Fake Antivirus/Pop-Up Virus

[RJay0890]

I recently came home from college to find my family's pc heavily infected. As I have not been the one using this computer I cant give you any real idea where these viruses came from but here are the problems they are causing

-Unable to run hijackthis log/any antivirus/multiple random programs (such as games) because I get the error message "Application cannot be executed. The file ___.exe is infected. Do you want to activate your antivirus software now?"

-Fake security alearts are popping up under the pretense of being from windows security center but both do the same thing which is described directly below

-Clicking yes takes me to this website "http://os-guardpro2010.com/purchase?r=57.7" and starts a random virus scan that I know wasnt previously downloaded manually

What I believe to be a seperate virus is causing these next set of problems

-The website viagra.com pops up by itself at random times

-The website porno.com pops up by itself at random times

As stated I am unable to run the logs you want so any more info you need please let me know. I am no computer expert but I do know sometimes and ill provide you with all the info I can.

Thanks in advance for any help!

[NonSuch]

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