My computer can't use Steam at all and I can't use certain games without doing it in OpenGL or safe mode.
Firefox crashes ALL the time. Chrome doesn't. Internet Explorer very occasionally will redirect me to a parked web page when I type in a huge URL (fake example: cnn.com takes you to a parked page, then hitting cnn again takes you to CNN). It is this thing that makes me think I got something.
I've run AdAware but nothing really showed. I don't know what it is, for I have downloaded very few things besides WoW patches and World of Goo and automatic Windows Updates.
I know there are tech forums out there where people suggest tons of stuff; what are some favorites? (I know PA has one but it's not the kind I'm really thinking of).
This forum right here is often pretty good for troubleshooting help.
Regarding your current problem, most people I talk to seem to say that AdAware and Spybot S&D are both so last year, and the stuff made by MalwareBytes is currently the bees' knees. Give their Anti-Malware tool a try, see how it goes. It's free to use for scanning, but you have to pay if you want the background protection module.
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Regarding your current problem, most people I talk to seem to say that AdAware and Spybot S&D are both so last year, and the stuff made by MalwareBytes is currently the bees' knees. Give their Anti-Malware tool a try, see how it goes. It's free to use for scanning, but you have to pay if you want the background protection module.