Help!!!!

[Xena1]

I have window seven Hp pavillion 64 bit, 4 ghz sp1, computer and I have never had so many problems...

I have done at least 4 system restores.
The screen flashes, I have adjusted monitor display size

computer will not complete a backup
I hear my dvd drive making noises
The computer is slow
could not install adobe reader until last night

my last index number was 3.3 to 2.6 and now it says 3.3
I dont know what my default browser is, fire fox, and windows tell me they are not

How do I find out if I have malware, virus and or browser is jacked? My pririe form cleaner shows me my computer is colloecting large files or daily activity.

Also, I want to know if my computer is recording, how can I tell? I want to make sure the back door is closed. I have scanned with Norton, Windows Defender, Avast and AVG over the time and I have had at least 4 items to return. 3 items were removed 1 quarantined and I have done restores since then.

I miss my XP

 

[gregrocker]

Work through these troubleshooting steps