Monitor Goes Blank....Computer Runs Slow. PLEASE HELP!

[mark34game]

OK,

A few days ago I was browsing on somesons YoUTube channel and, suddenly, my
monitor screen went black and then cmae back on again. When I scrolled down a
web page, it will go down slowly and my computer mouse will move slower than
usual.

I think it's a flash player problem because when I try to watch a video on
YouTube with fullscreen, it comes up with a white screen.

I have tried the following:
Re-installed my video cards driver
Reinstalled flash player and shockwave player

Usually to get it working, I re-install my video card drivers and flash
player and restart my computer....but, the screen will go black again and it
will be slow again.

Does anyone know what the problem could be:

My PC Specs:
Windows XP Service Pack 3
Intel Pentium 4 2.80Ghz
1208 GB Ram
Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 Graphics card (with up-to-date drivers)

 

[Leonard Grey]

Malicious software ("malware") could be installed on your computer.

Make sure that your anti-malware software is running, then download the
latest signatures and run a full scan.

Comprehensive anti-malware software scans for all types of malicious
software in the background, on demand and on schedule. If you don't have
comprehensive anti-malware software, you're a sitting duck.

For now try scanning your system with /several/ of the better online
scanners, such as:
Kaspersky Antivirus (http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner)
Panda ActiveScan (http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan)

Download HijackThis from www.trendsecure.com. Run it, save a log, and
post the log at one of the many sites that support HJT, such as
spywarewarrior.com, bleepingcomputer.com, and http://aumha.net -- but
not here. Within a day you'll have step-by-step advice from an expert on
cleaning up any malware infestations.

Even the best detection and removal software can't fix every malware
infection. If none of the above remove the infection, you may want to
show the computer to a professional. You might need to erase your hard
drive and start over.

 

[Gerry]

Mark

Have a look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for
Errors and Warnings and post copies here. Don't post any more than 48
hours ago.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Control Panel,
Administrative Tools, and Event Viewer. When researching the meaning
of the error, information regarding Event ID, Source and Description
are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427/en-us

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double
click on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a
button resembling two pages. Click the button and close Event
Viewer.Now start your message (email) and do a paste into the body of
the message. Make sure this is the first paste after exiting from
Event Viewer.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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