OK, anti-spyware works differently from anti-virus.

While you can only have ONE anti-virus, you cannot have enough anti-spywares.

I would recommend the following free ones:

AVG anti-spy(yes, it is the brethren of AVG anti-virus and they look alike on your desktop, so becareful which one you think you are running. LOL)

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti.../lng/us/tpl/v5

spybot S & D:

http://www.spybot.info/en/mirrors/index.html

super anti-spy:

http://www.superantispyware.com/

and then there are many others, but you can add a pay one to your repertoire with either spyware doctor or adaware

spyware doctor:

http://www.pctools.com/spyware-docto...FRS-Sgod7n3EEQ

adaware (pick the one most suitable for you)

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/...ur_product.php

and that should do it for the most part. You'll probably have to download others from time to time and switch around. But that's for down the road.

now, I suspect that if you have a virus, it has introduced malware,greyware,spyware,silverware, underware, etc., OK, maybe NOT underware(at least not soiled ones. LOL)

as with the anti-virus. Make sure you update as soon as you've installed them.

Now, I would run the AVG in safe mode after you've installed and updated it. I would also unplug your internet connection while you are running anything in the safe mode.

(to get into safe mode, tap F8 repeated as soon as you start your PC)

after you've run AVG in safe mode and get rid of the bad stuff, run all others in regular mode and then run AVG in safe mode again.

See if your computer runs faster.

IF, there is any reason that these don't do the trick. We will have to go to the alternative, but that is a whole another enchilada and we'll have to find the time to do it. Either way, I wish you success and hope these helped

GG