trojan detected , deleted , computer starts slow

[halokid224]

my pc starts so slow i use an compaq persario with an intel celeron D processor and windows XP service pack 2

[GX1_Man]

Details, details, details.

The psychics are all off today.

[halokid224]

lol i need help this is annoying waiting 5 mins for my icons to appear

[Fed]

Download ccleaner, run the cleaner and also scan for issues.
Do a defrag then re-boot, if it's still slow then re-boot again.

[halokid224]

ok....so this will make my pc faster right and what do u mean by cleaner registry cleaner? i did that already i used a CD key off the net , no registry errors well not anymore

[Fed]

http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1149558249

[halokid224]

 omg....i rebooted my pc after a few hours the defrag took forever and my pc only takes 2 mins for the icons appear but ...my pc responds too slowy

 im scaning with my new sophos antivirus program and its found 2 adware programs and one trojan that was last time i had to reboot my pc cause it crashed now its rescaning

[Zylstra]

Download Ccleaner from here:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

Then scan for issues by clicking in the issues tab, and make a backup of the registry first (save it in an easy to find location, like C:\)

The registry isn't all for the CD keys that you use to install a program. In this case, they are the keys that run at the start up of your computer, and they allow programs to run.

Do you have an antivirus scanner?

[halokid224]

sophos found some trojans but im afriad to delete them cause they are deep and i mean DEEEEEEEEEEEEP within my system not hardware wise though i mean file wise

[halokid224]

i did what u said ........ok now what

[dl65]

halokid224......  Take a deep breath and lets get at it .....

The first thing to do .....
Turn off system restore on all drives .  Most important as trojans love to hide in those files .
Make sure you have Ewido installed on your machine and has the latest updates ...... get it at .....  http://www.majorgeeks.com/Ewido_security_suite_d4677.html

Next ...... Reboot into safe mode

From safe mode , run your anti virus ....make sure to do a comlete scan.
remove anything it may find .......

Reboot back to Normal
Now run Ewido

Reboot and then ....... run a scan with  hijackthis , save the logfile and post it here .

I have assumed you have run ccleaner and it is configured as directed in the link that GX1_Man posted.

dl65  

[halokid224]

i have trojans in system restore.....i know i do i ran a virus scan with sophos....but i hate safemode its evil well ill do it anyway

[GX1_Man]

Don't get distracted by your preconceived notions. Just follow the instructions EXACTLY and watch how much your system improves.