malware program slows down my pc

[kowaii]

hi, i'm not sure if it belongs here, and i'm really desperate :sad:

i'm new in the whole spyware and malware scene, thought that my pc needed a little more protection other else from norton since i found some weird files in my c:/ and downloaded prevx (http://www.prevx.com/); read that it's a really good malware cleaner. however, during full system scans, it freezes up halfway, not to mention, my programs were slow to load thus i uninstalled it (i'm bloody impatient :red:).

after uninstallation, my programs were still still to load (msn takes 5 minutes to start up) and i noticed my cpu usage is nearly 100% all the time with just one firefox window and msn running, causing inconsistent spike lags in my pc, which never happened before i installed prevx.

i also ran hijackthis after the prevx incident, but like i said, the log looks gibberish to me since i'm not really a computer person.

does anyone else uses prevx and have the same problem? or could offer advice on my dilemma? thanks :laugh:

-jun

[pskelley]

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You know I used Prevx for a bit so I could see what I was suggesting to members when I needed it and it slowed my computer dramatically. I also see you say you are running Symantec/Norton which is also a resource hog. Now having said this, I am still not sure why you posted in this malware forum. If you have Prevx issues, I would contact the technical support for that product, every program is not going to run on every computer. If you have a malware issue, you really need to read and follow those directions I posted above which are pinned to the top of the forum where you posted this topic.

Thanks