Finally, a constructive idea, thanks Babaganoosh. The weird thing it was that it didn't show on my processes list, that's why I didn't care too much about it.
Initially, I thought sitevacuum.exe was a process of avast but it's not, it belongs to vlnet1.com - SiteVacuum.
Description: SiteVacuumClient.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows XP are 421,965 bytes (28% of all occurrence), 372,736 bytes, 479,323 bytes, 471,117 bytes, 479,309 bytes.
The file is a file without information about the maker of this file. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run). File SiteVacuumClient.exe is not a Windows system file. The program has no visible window. Program listens for or sends data on open ports to LAN or Internet. SiteVacuumClient.exe is able to record inputs, monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 52% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as SiteVacuumClient.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder.
I wonder how it got into my computer... oh well, shit happens.
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