is my machine infected??!!

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Al

running under win2k
1-my machine is running very slow
2-it takes ages to open Outlook it then freezes on send/recieve
3- cant see the content of \winnt...invisible although teh view is set
to show hidden files
4- can't copy%paste
5- Microsoft windowsupdate site is blank!
6- Microsoft knowledge base search is all blank
7- can't search my own pc Start-Search- for files or
folders....nothing happens

My McAfee virus scan is uptodate but when running no virus is detected
what is happening to my PC? if infected how can I get rid of it?

Cheers
Al
 
Look in Event Viewer for any pertinent errors and use Task Manager
[ctrl-alt-delete/Taskmanager] to see if a lot of cpu or memory useage is
hapening even with nothing running. Check the proces tab to see if any
process has high cpu useage other than system idle process. I would also run
a parasite scan detection and removal tool as described in the link below.
It may also help to boot into safe mode with networking to see if
performance improves. If it does, you have a problem with a startup
program/service/driver that you can troubleshoot with a copy of msconfig
from an XP box or downloaded from the internet. You may also have a harware
problem with overheating cpu [dead/dirty fan], flaky power supply, and flaky
memory being top problems. --- Steve

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
 
running under win2k
1-my machine is running very slow
2-it takes ages to open Outlook it then freezes on send/recieve
3- cant see the content of \winnt...invisible although teh view
is set to show hidden files
4- can't copy%paste
5- Microsoft windowsupdate site is blank!
6- Microsoft knowledge base search is all blank
7- can't search my own pc Start-Search- for files or
folders....nothing happens
Click to expand...

You have probably inadvertently downloaded and installed adware,
spyware, parasite, trojan or a browser hijacker from some web site:

http://www.geocities.com/googlepubsupgenfaq/#popups
 
running under win2k
1-my machine is running very slow
2-it takes ages to open Outlook it then freezes on send/recieve
3- cant see the content of \winnt...invisible although teh view
is set to show hidden files
4- can't copy%paste
5- Microsoft windowsupdate site is blank!
6- Microsoft knowledge base search is all blank
7- can't search my own pc Start-Search- for files or
folders....nothing happens
Click to expand...

You have probably inadvertently downloaded and installed adware,
spyware, parasite, trojan or a browser hijacker from some web site:

http://www.geocities.com/googlepubsupgenfaq/#popups
 
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