Programs, help needed please?

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I seem to notice that there are alot of programs that I havent installed on my computer. How is that possible? Most of them are "security programs", unfortuneately I know no-one else uses my computer but me, and EVERY update/installed program is set to where I know about it. The ones in question arent, theyre just there.
How is this so? Ever since these things have come on, the computer is acting slow. I get rid of one, and another one appears within a day or two?

My personal ones that I have are "Malwarebytes", secure Firewall, "Microsoft Security Essentials" , "McAfee", and "Comodo". Unfortuneately it looks like someone has replaced or gotten rid of the "Comodo, Microsoft Security Essentials, and the McAfee.

I havent uninstalled these programs, but they are gone! Instead I have programs that I dont even know about, and the 2 programs that are left(Malwarebytes, and the Firewall) are so slow on scanning the pc that they usually freeze or pick up nothing*. I have left them scanning(at different times) for over 10+ hours and still they dont even finish scanning*

I swear on the "affected" computer, that I hear "ad clicking sounds" as well, even though there are no ads.


Whatever it is, is starting to affect the other computers in the house hold as well.

Sorry this post is so long, but some help would be appreciated. I have tried System Restore up to 2 weeks, and that helps but I cant be doing this every week.

first of all, never run multiple intersecting real time antivirus programs at once, sometimes they intersect in a way that leaves you vulnerable with no way to tell.

the exception is microsoft security essentials, they already have support for many third party programs including the ones you mention there, it might just turn off if an alternative is detected.

what are the names of the new software?
not that i think it is anything other than malware.

disconnect from the internet, start your pc in safe mode and remove all your antivirus software and any offending programs, restart your pc and reinstall one of the antiviral packages you had before,
personally i use comodo, but malwarebytes is also a good alternative, mcafee is in my experience and several reviews not as effective at removing rootkits and some of the nastier blackware out there.

now remember you can still install and use several non real time scanners but usually that is far from neccesary, you still cannot scan with two scanners simultaneously.

should I start in safe mode for all the pcs? The main one thats screwy is my dads computer, unforutneatly no-one is allowed to touch it but him
even if its just running one program?

if a pc is infected but only has one av suite then a full scan should do the trick.(remember to update)

if that doesnt work one should reinstall the av suite in safe mode like the others, some malware will literally destroy any av suites it can find if it first gains access, removing a corrupted version is neccesary.

also if you cannot update said av suite then it is a fair bet that it is corrupted and should be reinstalled, remember to check that you arent in safe mode for the update itself.

Ok I have done safemode still no difference
I update a program and make sure it installs and it keeps changing what it says like it says -"database outdated by 17 days-" please update, so I do that, and the next time I boot up itll still say -"database outdated by 8 days-" and it keeps changing.

There is now something called MyWinLocker, synaptics POINTING device, Sophos Virus Removal Tool GUI, SecunIa PSI, AND Panda Cloud Antivirus. WTF-? I never installed these programs.....

I'd be a little careful around MyWinLocker. I had the same thing, however, mine appeared when I downloaded McAfee SiteAdvisor... I removed every single one of those things, including McAfee SA. Cleared it up, to a certain extent, and my family is still having the same problem. Our modem stops periodically, and our router happens to go off and on constantly. It's a bit scary .