Rundll32 Errors On Attachment Of USB Devices

Hi all,

I'm sorry if this is a bit vague, but I keep getting rundll32 errors when I try to plug in various USB devices. It's not as if these devices are new to my laptop, I've used them before but it just doesn't seem to like some things, sometimes... It's really unpredictable, sometimes a scanner will work, other times it won't ect...

I don't have any error codes or anything right now, I'll haveto induce another error to get that, but it seems to be ok again at the moment...

Something that might be linked to this is that I'm unable to right click on some .exe's and shortcuts ect. Upon doing this, I'm faced with explorer crashing and restarting.

Might these problems be linked to a virus? I'm afraid I don't have a working antivirus at the moment, as my McAfee trial ran out and I can't afford to renew it.

I hope I'm not being annoying, I'm sorry if I am.

Many thanks.


EDIT: I forgot to mention, the rundll32 errors state that I don't have appropriate permissions... Hope this helps.

It could be related to a virus although I'm not 100% certain. To check this, First, uninstall McAfee, try installing Malwarebytes Antimalware. Perform an update and choose full scan, remove all malicious items. After this, try installing either AVG Free, Avast or Avira Antivir Personal, I recommend Avira Antivir personal. These are all free versions, Update, then choose full system scan. That generally should clear you from any viruses.