Check out your Temp folder and see if you have any of those icons that look like normal .EXE files but are slanted and smaller with a turquoise bar across the top of the icon instead of Blue. I have...

Try to system restore to before you installed the active x component. It may have changed the settings concerning Google Desktop.
You can always go to the control panel and then to add and remove...

Just a thought but you may want to check your services and see if you have the services that concern recognition of new hard drive volumes set to automatic.

Depending on the type of device it...

I can only pray that you have a system restore point before you ran the virus programs.

This is from Yahoo! Tech-
"Reader Walter Leonard Jr. writes: I have read in a past column that there is...

While you have alot of unnecessary items, none seem particularly malicious. Couple of questions for you though, Do you happen to have more than one anti-virus software installed and enabled? If so...

We all have our favorites as far as freebie antivirus programs, I myself love avast.com. When you install the basic freebie it will ask if you want to run a boot time scan. A boot time scan will...

I am a bit curious about the 4 instances of Media Player-that has got to have hung your screen and given you a Not responding for a while right?

You also picked up a little bit of adware that...

The biggest culprit in there is an illegal instance of iexplore.exe this is actually only explorer when it says EXPLORER.EXE iexplore.exe is the command for a trojan or a virus to open up a hidden...

This is the manual way and the way you have to feel out for your self.
The best way to cut down on running processes is to open up Control Panel>Performance and Maintenance>Administrative...

Your best bet is to buy the best program for ez customization and optimization of your pc. For a mere 20 bux u should get the new system mechanic. U will be able to self customize your start up...

Have you called both microsoft and the manufactuer of the computer and told them of your situation?
What you can do is if you do buy the newer software (it has to be newer than what was in the...

I am a freak for cleaning my PC of garbage...I think I have tried every concievable proggie dedicated to this noble purpose.

Just to give you an idea of what you have going on in there and how...

Honestly, it looks like you have already found a solution for using Bittorrent anonymously. If you are honestly not using it then why are you using so many instances of Putty and what appears to be...