Disc space vanashing?

[wireddj]

Hey everyone i'm new to the forum so hi. I'm really hoping someone can help me as i'm getting really frustrated. I have a Acer Aspire x3200 desktop with 3 gig memory, vista sp 2 32 bit. Basically my comp has been fine until i switched it on this morn. The problem is that all of my disc space keeps disappearing! Ages ago i had a similar problem & sorted it by lowering the limit of shadow space being taken up by system restore which sorted it out. So this time i am not sure why my space is vanashing?! It's weird cause as we speak it is going down constantly by a couple of hunded mb every few mins. I have run a virs check with avg which did show 2 trojans which i removed am rescanning now. I have also run spybot which got rid of a load of **** & am now running windows defender. I am at a loss as what to do so am hoping someone can help me please? Thanx in advance

Oh sorry just wanted to add that i didn't have this problem until today, i've not installed anything new but i did update windows defender yesterday. Surely that couldn't be the problem could it? 1 more thing when i reboot i get the space back but then it goes again whilst comp is running

[Starbuck]

Hi wireddj and welcome.

 

There's no harm in checking for malware, it has been know to do this sort of thing.

Let's see if we can rule out a malware problem:

 

• Download OTL to your desktop.
  if you have problems, try this download link:
  OTL
  
• Double click on the icon to run it. Make sure all other windows are closed and to let it run uninterrupted.
  
• When the window appears, underneath Output at the top change it to Minimal Output.
  
• Check the boxes beside LOP Check and Purity Check

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/starbuck50/new/newOtl2.png

Now copy the lines in the codebox below.


netsvcs
msconfig
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\*.exe
/md5start
eventlog.dll
scecli.dll
netlogon.dll
cngaudit.dll
sceclt.dll
ntelogon.dll
logevent.dll
iaStor.sys
nvstor.sys
atapi.sys
IdeChnDr.sys
viasraid.sys
AGP440.sys
vaxscsi.sys
nvatabus.sys
viamraid.sys
nvata.sys
nvgts.sys
iastorv.sys
ViPrt.sys
eNetHook.dll
ahcix86.sys
KR10N.sys
nvstor32.sys
ahcix86s.sys
nvrd32.sys
symmpi.sys
adp3132.sys
/md5stop
%systemroot%\*. /mp /s
%systemroot%\system32\*.dll /lockedfiles
%systemroot%\Tasks\*.job /lockedfiles
%systemroot%\system32\drivers\*.sys /lockedfiles
CREATERESTOREPOINT

• right click in the Custom Scans/Fixes window (under the blue bar) and choose Paste.
   
  http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/starbuck50/new%20forum/scan-fix.png
  .
  
• Click the Run Scan button.
   
  http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/starbuck50/runscan.png
   
  
• Do not change any settings unless otherwise told to do so. The scan wont take long.
  
• When the scan completes, it will open two notepad windows. OTL.Txt and Extras.Txt. These are saved in the same location as OTL.
  
• Please copy (Edit->Select All, Edit->Copy) the contents of these files, one at a time, and post them with your next reply.

 

Thanks

[wireddj]

ok thanx for the reply. Will do that & post back.

[Starbuck]

http://fc07.deviantart.com/images3/i/2004/146/9/1/Two_thumbs_up.gif ok.