Totally Lost

I'm not even sure where to start with this issue. I guess my first noticeable issue was AV8Scan. When ever I got that message I just shut down the browser, waited a while and re-opened my browser. It generally created no issue other than occasionally popping up. I decided I would try to remove it from my system. Mistake #1 so far. I downloaded "Spyware Doctor" and from that point on my desktop has turned into mush. There are many files/programs I can no longer enter I get an error message "File System Error (-1073741819)" I cannot get into the control panel unless I use Explorer and most of the icons will give me that error message. My internet is slow beyond belief. I think dial-up might be faster. I have tried a couple of different ways to delete the Spyware Doctor program but with no luck. I did try to re-install windows but only succeeded in installing a second Windows. I was hoping to reinstall Windows over the original Windows in hopes that it would fix any corrupted files.

My operating system is Windows Vista (SP1)

Any guidance would be most appreciated. I attempted to download Hijack so I could get a log of the mess but that is a no go ??????

Sounds pretty bad. It sounds like you have a virus of some sort... If you can attempt to install HiJackThis and send a log here, I could read it and see what's wrong, or someone else can read it as well since I am not an official tech here.

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illuminati wrote:

Sounds pretty bad. It sounds like you have a virus of some sort... If you can attempt to install HiJackThis and send a log here, I could read it and see what's wrong, or someone else can read it as well since I am not an official tech here.

I attempted to do that but I cannot run HiJack ???? Just so you'll know I did re-post this question in the correct forum.

http://www.GeekPolice.net/t25720-av8scan-spyware-doctor#173814