Hello everyone! Sorry for not following the guide at first as suggested. I have done so now, and my computer "feels" normal again (at least to the untrained eyes of a novice like myself)! It is running at full speed, the computer fan has stopped, and the browser no longer quits automatically when I come to this thread! Well, here are more details:
1. I uninstalled Norton to install Avast. For some reason, the uninstall process deleted my spybot also.
2. The SuperAntiWare said I had no infection, so I don't have a log for that.
3. The MalwareByte said I had 200+ infections! Please see the log.
4. After I restarted, I ran MalwareByte again to see if I would still have any infection. It turns out I do. This time it says I have 130 infections. Attached is log #2, I know you guys didn't ask for this but I thought it wouldn't hurt to include it here.
5. I got the latest Java Runtime and then deleted all old versions.
6. Hijack this wouldn't work for some reason. Then I saw you guys said to change the file name to sniper and then it worked again. Cool! Can someone explain why changing the file name worked? Anyway, attached is the new log.
Thank you guys so so much. I know I still have tons of infections but my PC seems to be working perfectly again and that's all I can ask for.
Please let me know what to do next! I will listen I promise
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