Windows XP

[BackRoomKid]

Okay a list of things kinda came up ALL at once, if anyone knows about XP's ridiculous structure please help!
Norton recently found a virus installed on my computer and deleted it but here are the after affects:

Running Processes:
There's 50 Running processes right now which is WAAAY too much, last week i only had 40.

One program not working:
I use iTunes a lot and for some reason it just won't open. I did Start>Run the works! And it's running on my process box but there is no other signs of it on my computer

Not shutting down:
I click Start>shut down and nothing happens, except Norton closes and that's it.....very strange

anyone got a good program or some way to help me clean up my computer? Or anyone face the same problems?

[Yamaneko]

Wow, forty? What the heck do you guys run in the background? After boot up I have eighteen processes running.

Anyway, I would guess it's spyware / virus. Run the virus scanner again. Run Adaware and Spybot. Run that one Windows spyware remover. If all else fails, reformat.

[Samuraid]

Sounds like there's still something there, a phantom process or something along those lines. Try updating Norton and running a manual scan of your complete computer. After, run adaware and/or spybot Search&Destroy to remove any spyware that might be getting in the way.

EDIT: Yams, you beat me.

[Dreddz]

Im still getting used to Windows layout.
Even though Macs arent as good, they are far easier to navigate.....

[Vyk]

The virus or whatever replaced your itunes.exe with something else CALLED itunes.exe to fool you :D That iTunes.exe running in your processes is not your program. Have fun.

[Samuraid]

Either that, or a virus set the default association for executable files to itself...thus, if you try and run most executables and programs, the virus gets executed instead.

[ZeZipster]

I would go Start > Run > open msconfig > and the open up the Startup tab to see what's there.

[crono_logical]

I have 66 processes open right now And this is quiet as far as things I have open/things I'm doing simultaneously goes

[Vyk]

I dunno about you guys, but between having a Norton software suite thing, and a HP related computer, they both absolutely adore having a freaking TON of BS running in the background. I usually have 40-50 processes going without even opening an aplication =/ Not that it really hurts my performance..

[Samuraid]

Yeah, the standalone norton virus scanner is great (as long as you turn smartscan on instead of comprehensive scanning) but the "internet security suite" is very bloated and slow.

[DMKA]

[bipper]

I hate all norton. I just feel that the wole shehbang went downhill after 2002.

I use AVG, and have clients whom use/love it as well. It's free, and runs VERY smooth. An impressive find imo. http://free.grisoft.com I have no complaints on it.

As for a possible solution, don't forget about system restore. start>programs>accessories>system tools>resotre

It will save your butt at times, other times, it wont help squat.

Bipper

[Yamaneko]

I use Clam AntiVirus. Opensource all the way!

DMKA: That's because you have processes from ALL users running, and instead of logging off you switched users.

[rubah]

Is your scrollbar *supposed* to look like it could fit 363 processes, dimmkah?

[Dr Unne]

Reinstall Windows. Who knows what the virus did. After you reinstall Windows, don't install Norton. It's trash.

[qq=Samuraid]Either that, or a virus set the default association for executable files to itself...thus, if you try and run most executables and programs, the virus gets executed instead.[/qq]

Is it really possible to change the file association for executables? If so, my opinion of Windows has dropped from what I believed to be rock bottom, to somewhere a few feet underground. I thought handling executables was something built into the kernel.