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I'm afraid to say that it sounds like your PC has been "hosed" by malware.
One of the standard malware functions these days is to disable your AV program.
Unless someone else comes up with a miraculous solution, I think that you'll just have to:
- Format your HDD.
- Re-install Windows.
- Re-install your programs.
Sorry.
IMO, if you decide to re-install everything:
- Create a backup image AFTER you've installed Windows and its updates.
- Create another backup image AFTER you've re-installed your programs and their updates.
- Don't surf the Internet UNTIL you've made the backup images (limit your surfing to updates).
- Remember to install NoScript for Firefox.
You should be "good to go" after that. :)