Sounds as if you are infected, probably from using P2P software to Download. My guess is that it is still running. Furthermore, you could have duplicate copies [usually found on C: Drive] of the items that have been Downloaded. So, you will have to find those Folders and make the decision to Remove what you don't want. Meanwhile, run these:
a-squared Free 3.5.0.25 Publisher's Description: a-squared Free scans the computer for malicious software (Malware). The term Malware describes Trojan Horses, Dialer, Worms, Spyware and others. a-squared Free is specialized in finding and removing them securely. The disk scan checks all files on your disks for Malware. The scanner also scans for Spyware Traces and Tracking Cookies. The included Memory Scan detects Malware immediately without the need to scan the whole harddisk to make a quick security check. Currently more than 440,000 different types of Malware can be removed. After the scan has finished you can select which Malware files you want to remove automatically. Free daily online updates provides best protection against Malware. Secure your PC and stop hackers now. *Click on the Link below to view and or Download. http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ CCleaner 2.13.720 Publisher's Description: CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware. *Click on the Link below to view and or Download. http://www.ccleaner.com/ Thank you, Ivan [Lucid Geek] ________________________________ From: winegumsinsnow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 2:07:08 AM Subject: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Help! Free Space Rapidly Decreasing! I am losing my mind and maybe my computer here! microsoft xp home, sp3, hp computer intel pentium 4 My computer has always been somewhat slow and sluggish but recently it got worse. The light seems to almost always be on even when I am not using the computer. Then I noticed that I recently had 27% free space and now I have 1% on my c drive. I have not added anything much beyond emails and have been relentlessly deleting and uninstalling to try and save my space. I have done disk clean-up, defrag, and check disk. I removed extra restore points and lowered the space of restore. I have also used pc doctor and my hardware passed the tests. My virus checker cannot properly run with this low free space so I cannot do a proper scan. The online scan will also not load onto my computer so that is not an option? I use shaw secure (made by f-secure) I have googled the problem and find similiar questions but most of the answers fall into the category of cleaning up my free space. I do not believe that I used up 26% of my free space in less than 2 weeks without adding anything much. Also with all the deleting and uninstalling that should even out things somewhat. I don't believe the amount of free space is accurate. I don't know if this is relevant or not but I noticed my add remove programs seems off. My sp3 says last time I used it is 2 years before I installed it. Most of my dates are off. Also frequency of use is off. My hunches: 1)sp3 - seems things got worse after downloading this but I am not sure if that is relevant. 2)Since I cannot do a proper scan (real time still works) could it be a virus, worm, maleware, etc...? I would like to find the cause of this rather than simply keep deleting as a bandaid so if anybody has some troubleshooting tips I would be most grateful. This group is always so wonderful and helpful! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
