Help Possible Virus or Unexplainable System Behavior

Question

Okay I have an Apple PowerBook G4 which I got in winter 2003 with Mac OS X Jaguar 10.2.8 originally which I had shortly afterward updated to Panther and 10.3.9 has been working just fine till last couple of weeks when I have begun to notice the following problems:
1) system was freezing up -- Finder would either crash or freeze and would require force quitting Mac wouldn't respond so I ran Disk Utility and repaired Disk Permissions couldn't find anything wrong so I ran Disk Utility of the OS X CD to repair disk and it found some errors in the disk I tried fixing them unfortunately Disk Utility couldn't do so and is only app I have for disk repair at present.
So I end up backing all my files and reinstalling OS X Panther from scratch and all my applications. Microsoft Office X, Virex 7.2 anti-spyware software with definitions, Mac OS 10.3.9 Cobmined Update, the Apple Security Updates and Microsoft patches for their Mac products to fix vulnerabilities in Mac Office etc and any and all other apps I had.
Problem is even afterward the most bizzare things have been happening. Sometimes when I open my iTunes Music Library -- have some music and videos in there -- videos of course in .m4v iPod format -- the problem is 3 out of 5 times each time I quit and re-open iTunes it says that my iTunes Library file is damaged. How did it get damaged. I trash the damaged file and re-import my music. Is it okay to do this automatically? I mean I still have my files on the hard drive (since OS reinstall I copied everything back) and when I trash damaged file iTunes automatically scans the contents of my hard drive, finds and automatically imports pre-existing tracks into the Library -- I shouldn't have to delete the music files along with the damaged Library file and then re-copy the music when the working Library file is available.
Anyways iTunes occasionally reports the Library is damaged and I have done nothing to cause its damage. Sometimes in Safari -- another problem is also occuring.
You see I have popup blocking enabled in Safari and tabbed browsing on all the time. However, lately sometimes when I quit and re-launch Safari those features are disabled but they used to be on by default -- so I shouldn't have to manually turn them on each time I launch the browser.
Another problem -- maybe its the Apple Secuurity Update 2006-003's fault but since installing it in this period after last clean OS X reinstall (last time was a clean reinstall because of disk error) has caused some problems. Before applying it I was able to login to the AIM network -- i.e. AOL Instant Messaging Service easily and quickly via iChat but now iChat's feature to login to AIM is unavailable its not like its giving me the option to login but rejecting my login attempt -- not like I give it my username and password and it has a problem. iChat won't even let me attempt to login now.
As I recall when I first tried installing Apple Security Update 2006-001 it caused Safari to break I had to reinstall OS X to get it back and not apply the update. The iTunes 6.0.2 update which I heard also caused some problems for Windows users prevented me from running Disk Utility on my Mac for some time. It appears as if these Apple Security Updates occasionally are more trouble than their worth. Apple should take the time to test them in advance before rushing them to market or in this case the Internet for download by their customers/users that way they can make sure they are working updates and they don't cause any problems.
But yeah getting back to the point of this thread I seriously don't know what to do about this issue. I want it resolved permanently. Next time I quit iTunes and re-launch it I should not be told the iTunes Music Library file is damaged. Nor should my bookmarks in Safari be deleted automatically. When these things happen by themself it is usually somewhat of a cause for concern.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A VIRUS COULD HAVE GOTTEN ON MY MAC: I never open suspicious files -- I only accept attachments from people I know and I do attempt to update my Mac with newer security updates regularly so long as they don't give me grief -- I use Mac OS X's Internet Firewall software accessible via System Preferences in the Sharing Pane and the router in my home also has a firewall in it (that is a physical hardware based firewall) I have iTunes 6.0.5 now and the latest update of QuickTime 7 which enhances security and stability of the product. I even run anti-virus software and have never found viruses on my Mac -- also with the Mac's layer of security -- most programs require authentication on the user's part like a username and password to install software so spyware cannot slip in undetected -- software can only be installed manually not automatically so nothing could have been installed on my Mac without my knowledge.
THAT IS WHY I don't understand what could be causing the problem. What should I do? If any further information is needed please let me know I will be happy to provide it if a solution can be reached to my problem.

Answer 1

Okay for Safari I found the logs of the most recent crash report I could find and am looking at it to see if it offers any solutions for my problem with Safari -- is kind of long but anyways posting it here to see if anyone has any ideas -- I for one don't know what all of this means but hoping someone else might know a little more than me on how to interpret the following:
Host Name: (snipped here).local
Date/Time: 2006-07-28 13:01:54 -0700
OS Version: 10.3.9 (Build 7W98)
Report Version: 2
Command: Safari
Path: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Version: 1.3.2 (312.6)
PID: 365
Thread: 0
Exception: EXCBADINSTRUCTION (0x0002)
Code[0]: 0x00000002
Code[1]: 0x005d9a80
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 <<00000000>> 0x005d9a80 0 + 0x5d9a80
1 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x928830c4 SendEventToEventTargetInternal + 0x174
2 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92887544 SendEventToEventTargetWithOptions + 0x28
3 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92893ba0 _Z29ToolboxEventDispatcherHandlerP25OpaqueEventHandlerCallRefP14OpaqueEventRefP v + 0x2b8
4 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92882f0c DispatchEventToHandlers + 0x20c
5 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x928830c4 SendEventToEventTargetInternal + 0x174
6 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92895530 SendEventToEventTarget + 0x28
7 <<00000000>> 0x93034a54 0 + 0x93034a54
8 <<00000000>> 0x92eb20a8 0 + 0x92eb20a8
9 com.apple.Safari 0x0001fbc8 0x1000 + 0x1ebc8
10 <<00000000>> 0x92ea4c4c 0 + 0x92ea4c4c
11 com.apple.Safari 0x0001d4ac 0x1000 + 0x1c4ac
12 <<00000000>> 0x92ead07c 0 + 0x92ead07c
13 <<00000000>> 0x92f69774 0 + 0x92f69774
14 com.apple.Safari 0x00007fc4 0x1000 + 0x6fc4
15 com.apple.Safari 0x00054944 0x1000 + 0x53944
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900078b8 machmsgtrap + 0x8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90007438 mach_msg + 0x38
2 com.unsanity.ape 0xc0001b14 _apeagent + 0x128
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024990 pthreadbody + 0x28
Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900078b8 machmsgtrap + 0x8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90007438 mach_msg + 0x38
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x901c2258 __CFRunLoopRun + 0x350
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x901c69e4 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 0x148
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a2d160 -[NSRunLoop runMode:beforeDate:] + 0xac
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a45d64 -[NSRunLoop run] + 0x4c
6 <<00000000>> 0x94ff3124 0 + 0x94ff3124
7 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a6a4b8 forkThreadForFunction + 0x6c
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024990 pthreadbody + 0x28
Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900078b8 machmsgtrap + 0x8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90007438 mach_msg + 0x38
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x901c2258 __CFRunLoopRun + 0x350
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x901c69e4 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 0x148
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a2d160 -[NSRunLoop runMode:beforeDate:] + 0xac
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a45d64 -[NSRunLoop run] + 0x4c
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a97ffc +[NSURLConnection(NSURLConnectionInternal) _resourceLoadLoop:] + 0x20c
7 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a6a4b8 forkThreadForFunction + 0x6c
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024990 pthreadbody + 0x28
Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000b46c select + 0xc
1 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a2296c _loadRunLoop + 0xd4
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024990 pthreadbody + 0x28
Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900078b8 machmsgtrap + 0x8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90007438 mach_msg + 0x38
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x901c2258 __CFRunLoopRun + 0x350
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x901c69e4 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 0x148
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a2d160 -[NSRunLoop runMode:beforeDate:] + 0xac
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a45d64 -[NSRunLoop run] + 0x4c
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a9853c +[NSURLCache _diskCacheSyncLoop:] + 0xa8
7 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a6a4b8 forkThreadForFunction + 0x6c
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024990 pthreadbody + 0x28
Thread 6:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90017238 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 0x8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000ea1c pthread_condwait + 0x270
2 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a7c598 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 0x44
3 <<00000000>> 0x92e7a0f8 0 + 0x92e7a0f8
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x90a6a4b8 forkThreadForFunction + 0x6c
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024990 pthreadbody + 0x28
PPC Thread State:
srr0: 0x005d9a80 srr1: 0x0208f030 vrsave: 0x00000000
cr: 0x84022222 xer: 0x20000004 lr: 0x92882e50 ctr: 0x005d9a80
r0: 0x00000000 r1: 0xbfffed90 r2: 0x00000001 r3: 0xbfffeef0
r4: 0x00355a70 r5: 0x00000000 r6: 0x005d9a80 r7: 0x01000000
r8: 0x00358350 r9: 0x01000011 r10: 0x00000001 r11: 0xa02b1224
r12: 0x005d9a80 r13: 0x00000000 r14: 0x00000100 r15: 0x00000000
r16: 0xa2ea14bc r17: 0x00000000 r18: 0x00000000 r19: 0x00000000
r20: 0x00000002 r21: 0x00000000 r22: 0x00355a70 r23: 0x0033a220
r24: 0xbfffeef0 r25: 0xffffd96e r26: 0x00000002 r27: 0xbfffee00
r28: 0xbfffedd0 r29: 0x0036b8f0 r30: 0xbfffedc0 r31: 0x92882d18
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Application Enhancer is a software plugin by Unsanity.com used in Fruit Menu and other software products by the ciompany for customizing Mac OS X -- which I have often used from time to time. I HAVE RAN DISK UTILITY TO REPAIR PERMISSIONS and TO REPAIR DISK a few times and it hasn't found any problems recently but still these problems have persisted. I thought it was a issue with the hardware -- there were some errors sometime ago but they were corrected and even after that these problems have lasted a while longer -- no more problems though are being found in hardware by Disk Utility.
I'll try running Apple Hardware Test again soon to see if that helps any.