deadpoet wrote:seems like that is definitely a virus/malware problem. What antivirus are you using, and is it up to date? Sometimes viruses can deactivate the antivirus software in place.
Try downloading another antivirus and scheduling either a boot time scan or do one yourself in safe mode.
I would recommend Avast! but for quickly identifying a problem, try Malwarebytes Antimalware - its a small download, and getting virus definitions should be relatively quick...
I have been using AVG. I have downloaded Malwarebytes Antimalware and scanned the system. It has detected and removed a trojan and I seem to have gained an extra 100mb disk space. Thanks.