Many messages keep popping up on my computer along these lines:
"Privacy threat!"
"Security Breach!"
"Spy-ware Detected!"

All of these say something along the lines of spy-ware being on my computer. Well I don't even know what Spy Ware does. Also, I cannot open any program except for Internet programs (although Internet Explorer doesn't work, I had to download Firefox from Google Chrome). The only way I can open Microsoft Word is if I open up one of my current saved documents. Once that happens, it works fine.

But here is the fishy part. Whenever I click on any of these messages from my computer saying my computer is infected, it just wants me to buy something. I already have a virus scanning software and I used it already. I couldn't run it untill I chose to run it as an administrator. I scanned and found some viruses, and it said it got rid of it. All of the viruses it found were some kind of cookie too.

Also, when I open Firefox now, at first it worked fine, but now it doesn't remember my log in information for any website.

So basically, what is going on? Do I need to clear my hard drive or something? Or is this just Microsoft trying to rip me off again? (I have Vista if this helps)

Dr. Drew wrote:

Scam scam scam. The spyware warnings are themselves the spyware. That's a Trojan horse.

The scanner you have already is probably Norton or McAfee, which needs to go. As hheartstrongg recommended, reinstall Windows and get WebRoot SpySweeper.

Alright, thanks, both of you. I didn't even know you could reinstall windows