Hi, Thanks for the suggestion.
I ran Malwarebytes and it discovered three things, which i removed. I then since have run system restore four ot five times and it keeps doing it but although I select a restore point of say 12/03/13 when it has restored it says 'system has restored to 13/04/13 so is only going back 2 days even though i am telling it to go back a month.
Looking now and running Malwarebytes it looks like i may have got the three issues back again... although i'm not sure, could they be regestary faults?
Also, the computer keeps stripping google chrome every time i system restore and/or shut it down so i have to keep re-installing that too just to have a reasonably good working browser.
Still no nearer recovering my uni work for my dissitation due in in 3 weeks :-/
Please help?
Thanks you
Ned
Log looks like this by the way -
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.70.0.1100
Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware download
Database version: v2013.02.24.06
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x86 NTFS
Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.19088
Ned :: NED-PC [administrator]
13/04/2013 16:50:34
MBAM-log-2013-04-13 (17-13-18).txt
Scan type: Quick scan
Scan options enabled: Memory | Startup | Registry | File System | Heuristics/Extra | Heuristics/Shuriken | PUP | PUM
Scan options disabled: P2P
Objects scanned: 259500
Time elapsed: 21 minute(s), 33 second(s)
Memory Processes Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Detected: 3
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{C1ED9DA0-AFD0-4B90-AC6A-D3874F591014} (PUP.Datamngr) -> No action taken.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{F34C9277-6577-4DFF-B2D7-7D58092F272F} (PUP.Datamngr) -> No action taken.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{F34C9277-6577-4DFF-B2D7-7D58092F272F} (PUP.Datamngr) -> No action taken.
Registry Values Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data Items Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
Files Detected: 0
(No malicious items detected)
(end)