explorer.exe uses 100% CPU

My computer's been full of viruses lately. And now when I try to start up the computer, the explorer.exe uses up 100% CPU and my computer goes extremely slow. What am I supposed to do to stop this?

Also, what's the best good and free virus scanner/removers?

Run virus/spyware scans in safe mode. 

Also, enjoy borked OS.  If I were you, I'd just back-up everything I needed then I would reload the OS. 

Windows is filled with AIDS
When you need a Real Man's O/S it's time for FreeBSD

Use Opera.

www.opera.com

>>3
real men use plan 9

Ok, listen.

If your computer is known to have been infected by malware of any kind, you can basically never be sure that it's completely under your and only your control again. I could start giving hints on how to try and clean the system but believe me, it's really not worth it.

Instead, backup all data that is somehow readable/viewable by humans onto another computer. This means: ABSOLUTELY NO PROGRAMS OR SETUP/INSTALLATION FILES. No binary files at all. At best you just ditch everything. But music/video files are probably alright. If you can't help it, ditch image files, back them up only if ABSOLUTELY necessary. Nowadays they can contain Windows exploits as well.

After you did this, make a clean sweep on your hard drive. Repartition if you want, format everything. Make sure nothing at all is left.

Reinstall WinXP with SP2 already integrated (or Vista if you use that). Then the first thing for you to do is set up the firewall of your choice and then setup the internet connection. Connect to the net and download&install all patches ASAP. Then reboot. Don't waste any time. After the reboot, go online and check for patches again. Do this until Windows Update offers you no more patches. Check (and adjust if necessary) your firewall settings again.

Now you can finally start installing actual drivers and programs. When you're finished you might want to create an image of your installation so you can speed up the whole process next time.

Finally don't use programs that are considered security hazards, like (sadly) Internet Explorer or Outlook if you can help it. And generally don't be a moron, don't download any random shit and don't execute any random .exe, .com or any other executable file.

Reinstall WinXP with SP2 already integrated (or Vista if you use that).
haha oh wow

>>7
Now what's wrong with that?

>>8
ULTRAFAIL
STFU+GTFO+DIE

>>9
Yeah sure. I've no idea what I'm talking about etc. Yadda yadda. Why don't you educate the retard that is me?

Or are you just one of the "WIN SUCKS USE ZOMGBUNTU LOL" people?

>>10
About vista ? Yes a lot. It sucks more than millenium, with DRM and pay for bug fixes as bonus.

>>11
Uh so what? I'm just giving the guy advice here. He seems to be using Windows so I gave advice about Windows. It's not my fucking problem what OS he wants to use and neither is it yours.

Dear asshole who likes Vista:

I hope you die. You had to stand there while I packed up my groceries and chatted happily with the cashier because I'd bought good food---even cheap meat is good when you guy fresh spices to go with it. I"m sure you think that you're somehow entitled to steal anything you can find because somehow you've been wronged. But consider this: this is who I am. You have just deprived me of one of my two methods of installing my own software, and my only method of downloading free music. I can feel the blackness sweeping in on me, a depression that a year of war somehow doesn't equal. In war people want to kill you. Evdiently your fellow citizens just want to screw you. I wonder if I were a young guy with muscles, a high-and-tight haircut, and the obvious look of a veteran if you'd have stolen their fair-use rights.

I hope you die. I have no way of consuming media without paying, or of beating off to loli-pron. That's what you did to me. That  operating system represented 1/2 of my yearly income and was a necessity. I had it exactly thirty days. You'll probably pop he activation key and use it to boast to all your shitty friends about the free OS license you scored. I paid for that key, and I hope karma tears you to shreds.

If anybody offers sympathy, I will scream. I want revenge. I want trial by combat. Oh, and by the way, Cub Foods? Tahnks for being so not helpful. There are assholes who steal, and then there are assholes who just shouldn't work with the public. Thanks bunches. I'll take it to corporate if I have to. I hate you.

>>13
tl;dr

I don't like Vista either. But I grew up and don't tell people which OS they should or should not use.

>>14
Except when using that browser would do that user and indirectly myself a lot of bad.

>>13
you think you have a right to disrespect an author's interest?

Dear assholes who cannot take a joke LOL SRSLY INTARWEB:

I hope you die. You had to stand there while I packed up my groceries and chatted happily with the cashier because I'd bought good food---even cheap meat is good when you buy fresh spices to go with it. I"m sure you think that you're somehow entitled to steal anything you can find because somehow you've been wronged. But consider this: this is who I am. You have just deprived me of one of my two methods of making jokes, and my only method of exposing your asininity. I can feel the blackness sweeping in on me, a depression that a year of war somehow doesn't equal. In war people want to kill you. Evdiently your fellow citizens just want to screw you. I wonder if I were a young guy with muscles, a high-and-tight haircut, and the obvious look of a veteran if you'd have stolen their sense of humor.

I hope you die. I have no way of laughing, or of having a light-hearted reaction to a chiding comment. That's what you did to me. That joke represented 0% of my yearly income and was a necessity. I had it exactly thirty days. You'll probably pop he Ctrl-V and use it to boast to all your shitty friends about how you're an internet badass. I paid for that joke, and I hope karma tears you to shreds.

If anybody offers sympathy, I will scream. I want revenge. I want trial by combat. Oh, and by the way, Cub Foods? Tahnks for being so not helpful. There are assholes who steal, and then there are assholes who just shouldn't work with the public. Thanks bunches. I'll take it to corporate if I have to. I hate you.