Critical Error

When I turn on my Toshiba laptop computer I get 4 critical errors that show up:

1) Windows can't find hard disk space. Hard drive error.

2) Damaged hard drive clusters detected. Private data at risk.

3) Ram memory usage is critically high. Ram memory failure.

4) Hard drive not found. Missing hard drive.

HELP!!

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We are going to be using a Windows Recovery Environment to help disinfect the system so it may boot again.

Download the OTLPE Standard REATOGO Windows Recovery Environment.

• Place a blank CD-R disc in to your CD burning drive.
• Download OTLPEStd.exe and double-click on it to burn to a CD using ISO Burner.
• Reboot your system using the boot CD you just created.
  
  Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from CD follow the steps here
  
• Your system should now display a REATOGO-X-PE desktop.
  
• Double-click on the OTLPE icon.
  
• When asked "Do you wish to load the remote registry", select Yes
  
• When asked "Do you wish to load remote user profile(s) for scanning", select Yes
  
• Ensure the box "Automatically Load All Remaining Users" is checked and press OK
  
• OTL should now start. Change the following settings
  • Change Drivers to Non-Microsoft
    
  • Press Run Scan to start the scan.
    
  • When finished, the file will be saved in drive C:\_OTL\MovedFiles
    
  • Copy this file to your USB drive if you do not have internet connection on this system
    
  • Please post the contents of the OTL.txt file in your reply.

I went to one of the forums on Malware removal and downloaded Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and followed the instructions and the computer seems to be working properly now.

Please advise what to do now.

Thanks for the help in the other forum.

ESET Online Scan

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• Click Start
  
• Make sure that the options Remove found threats and the option Scan unwanted applications is checked
  
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• Use Notepad to open the logfile located at C:\Program Files\EsetOnlineScanner\log.txt
  
• Copy and paste that log as a reply to this topic

Still with us?

We need to know any other issues that are plaguing your computer. Kindly give a summary so we know how to continue from here.

Many of the things to note for us would be:

• Slow computer
  
• Error messages
  
• Fake antivirus alerts or the icon in the system tray
  
• svchost.exe running at 100%
  
• System crashes or blue screen of death