LPM

I've got a major problem.

Sometime when I wasn't looking, my computer got a nasty virus. it changed the wallpaper to sway "Your system is infected with a virus" followed by a paragraph riddled with spelling errors and grammar fails that tells me to get some obviously phony spyware protection thing.

The only program i could run when i got it was internet explorer (which opened up to the virus page) and Firefox. everything else closed with an error that said "this file is infected, please run your anti virus software now."

after a long quest of browsing other forums and articles, and after a malwarebytes scan, and AVG 8.5 scan and a Microsoft OneCare scan, the problem has gone away...sort of.

programs no long close with the error message, now they just crash and lock up the computer if its anything more complex than say notepad or a browser. the wallpaper is still there, and when i go to properties to change it, the entire background tab is grayed out and i cant change it.

i'm waiting for my computer to reboot now so i can run a hijackthis, but last time i ran it it froze the computer. If i manage to get a hjt log, I'll post it here later.

If anyone has any ideas on how to get rid of the rest of this damn virus, PLEASE bring it to my attention. I'd love to get this solved and done with ASAP.


Regards,
LPM

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HJT still freezes when i try to run it.
even worse, trying to boot in safe mode just makes my computer bluescreen.

shit, now what?

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