Virus help

[Guest]

Hi i dont know if i have a virus or whats wrong but my computer crashes, if i
log on it says i have to log on as a different user temporarily, and my disk
checking kept copying the same thing over and over agin. I also cant emmpty
my recycliing bin.
Do I have a virus or what? IF SO HOW CAN I STOP AND FIX IT. pLEASE HELP THIS
IS MY FIRST VIRUS THINGY AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO fix it.

 

[Galen]

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Hi i dont know if i have a virus or whats wrong but my computer
crashes, if i log on it says i have to log on as a different user
temporarily, and my disk checking kept copying the same thing over
and over agin. I also cant emmpty my recycliing bin.
Do I have a virus or what? IF SO HOW CAN I STOP AND FIX IT. pLEASE
HELP THIS IS MY FIRST VIRUS THINGY AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO fix it.

First you probably have a corrupted profile... I'd deal with that first.

Corrupt Profile:
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/corrupt_profile.html

Then you probably have disk errors. I'd check that next.

Chkdsk, the reality:
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/chkdsk.html

Finally, after you've taken care of the basics, scan for and clean up any
malware issues that you might be having...

Malware Cleaners and Repair:
http://www.kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes

 

[Plato]

IS MY FIRST VIRUS THINGY AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO fix it.

Download avg and avast to a new folder. Boot to safe mode, install and
run.