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[Shroomfarmer]

I have some sort of virus on my PC, which has affected my computer in the following ways;

Google and other search engine links redirect me to random sites

I cannot run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware or Spybot SD or any other anti-spyware for the most part. When I try to run them they will run once only to disappear a few seconds into the scan. When I try to run them again I get the following message, "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access them." (I am the administrator)

A program called Windows Antivirus Pro appeared on my computer and was creating popups and changed my background image, however I think I got rid of it using a program called Stopzilla so this isn't as big an issue.

I've tried running MBAM and Spybot in safe mode and I get the same error message. Spybot usually runs before startup but it fails then also.

I am using windows xp home with service pack 3. Any help anybody can give would be greatly appreciated.

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