SERIUOS ISSUES, DATA DISSAPEARING

[normishmael]

sounds like a spell to me  

try this: http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=49c606d8-3e85-42b3-8d6b-d1d29aba566c&bt=1&pl=1

Logos,Now Brother,that is just mean.(kinda of a wink,not really)

[hello123]

@+AdDicT+

Your saying your hdd space free dropped by 10gb in 1day?

Well anyways you know how SAS is by default set to ignore non  .exe files and files larger then 4mb?
I turned those features off and did a full scan. Nothing was detected but a cookie. Mbam full scan detects nothing and same with avast.


Look at this screen shot
If I right click and click properties for all files in the pic below and I add up size on disk for each files (hidden files are turned on) I get now were near the amount of space supposedly taken up on my drive.

In the picture of my c:\ drive were it says 277gb used to be 281gb few days ago.
Still can't account for missing files.

So why do you (seem) to think it's malware-related?
look to other causes.
Scandisk would be a good start, I'd think.
A look at the eventviewer to see what the crashes are related to would be another good place to look. (Don't ask me to decipher the codes, though!)

I don't think it's malware related, I just want to rule that out. How would I get to event viewer?
What Is scan disk?

[hello123]

I recall one instance were after a windows explorer crash avast ball disappeared.

[hello123]

Windows explorere crashes seems to have stopped.

[hello123]

Haven't seen any crashes.

[Tarq57]

Goody.
Scan disk:Right click the "C" drive under "my computer", select "properties>tools" then error checking. (The "defragment" option should be just below that.
Schedule an error check. Have it automatically repair errors. Reboot. Takes a while.

[hello123]

Nvm stil alot of windows explorer crashes. But i can do that.

[hello123]

One serious crash with windows explorer when i had no windows open other then firefox. Locked up computer. forze.

[hello123]

 I did the error check (but i didn't check eithe rof the 2 boxes it prompted me too) and then after a while it says everything was normal.

[Hermite15]

I did the error check (but i didn't check eithe rof the 2 boxes it prompted me too) and then after a while it says everything was normal.

for Christ's sake now right click again on drive C:\, go to tools, click on check and check the two boxes, you will be prompted to schedule a scan, say yes, and reboot, this will take a while, but just do it.

[hello123]

Definetly Malware related. I can't run windows update properly. It says i need administrator account but I am administrator!

[hello123]

Okay im trying Dr.web curit but since a barley put any data on this computer, im thinking of just reformatting the o.s. My manufacturer toshiba has a program called recovery disc creator, i need some blank dvds, will that work?

[Tarq57]

I'm not sure, but I think you would have needed to make the recovery disks before problems occurred. (Always the way, isn't it?)
Why not wait and see what the good Dr says? If this is malware related, DrWeb will hopefully reveal what it is.
Does system restore work?
Thought of using a BART disk?

[hello123]

Haven't done system restore. express scan for Dr.web is clean. BTW, i ran PC diagnostic supplied from Toshiba and its clean, BTW windows explorer didn't crash when i started the comp without being connected to internet.

[hello123]

I don't think dr.web came up clan, can i find a log or quartine somwhere?