Focus 6 Startup: Delete? Computer Access Damaged

filegrrrl

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Hello~

[Computer:

Windows Vista Home Premium
32-bit
Toshiba Satellite Laptop
Memory (RAM) 1014
26.5 GB free of 110 GB ]

Searched here, other forums, Google, etc., and found no information about a program called:

Focus 6 Startup -
29.3 MB

The icon for it is the plain piece of white paper icon with the top
right corner folded over.


Found it in Add/Remove Programs. Not sure if I should delete it. Have been following pre-help instructions at another site (the one oher place where I posted my situation) and asked about Focus 6 there. I'm sure if someone can help they will - but so far have not learned of an answer. Do not recall ever installing it myself. Of all the unfamiliar programs I checked that was the only one not found on a search anywhere.

Have been having major problems just in the last 24 hours or so with my computer. I think this is the correct place to post this. I will also add the rest of the info below in case it helps - an overview of what has been happening:

[One thing I remembered after starting to work on this issue is that I saw in the Restore Point choices that it looks like an Install Windows Update had happened a few days ago. Also on two different dates shortly before that event are System Schedule Checkpoints.

Not sure if that is anything to be concerned about because: I disabled automatic Windows Updates c/o every single time I did allow it after the first few timed it did not work. It would go through the whole process and then after ages it would complete and then say the updates did nto install. Not even when I tried to initiate it manually. Same thing, nothing installed. I just gave up on it. I realize this could be a contributing cause for my current problems - but would there be a legitimate Install Update I did not initiate even though I disabled the automatic update function?]

The rest if the story in case it is helpful:

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Why I am seeking help:

With and especially after booting up the machine is unbelievably slow. Cannot effectively use my computer in Normal mode so have to keep returning to Safe Mode ("Safe Mode with Networking" is what I chose since I was not sure I could access the internet net otherwise):

Cannot access (in normal mode) via the Start Up menu or otherwise the following programs:

Control Panel:
Pretty much anything in the Control Panel that might be helpful is
slowed down to be impossible to access in Normal Mode- even with trying to access it as the administrator.

From any location:

A-squared Antitrojan
(this did finally load up once- when I came back to my computer after an incredibly long period of time passed I saw it had opened. It scanned & found nothing)

Spybot
(able to use in Safe Mode - after a very long wait it ran but found nothing)


Windows Security Systems were off and inaccessible (I did find a page while in Safe Mode here at the Vista 64 forums that told me how to turn it back on)

The regular Restart or Shutdown command (unfortunately when
in normal mode I have to keep doing it manually)


Firefox or IE browsers

I have been able to access Firefox in Safe Mode. Did not try IE.

I have McAffee Antivirus Suite[/b] which keeps turning off. I've used all of these programs successfully for almost 2 years until this happened.

I was able to do in safe mode. It said it would not work which was true. But when I rebooted in Normal Mode it had been reset after all. BUT the problem is that it turned off again. Back and forth like this it goes. Is this because I keep going to Safe Mode?

Either way I still cannot use the computer in Normal Mode. Everything is unbelievably sluggish no matter what. But eventually I can access, so far, what I've needed in Safe Mode in order to get to this point in the process.

One thing I have noticed is that when surfing (quite often) a rogue automatic Adobe Acrobat file of some kind tries to open or access my computer. I have seen at least one of the security systems stop it each time I've noticed it happening (just not recalling which one).


If anyone can help me figure this out, many thanks--
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite A135-S4527
    CPU
    Intel Dual Core Genuine Intel (R) CPU
    Memory
    2GB + 2GB Flash Drive (with Readyboost)
    Graphics Card(s)
    [Mobile Intel (R) 945GM Express Chipset Family, Integrated]
    Monitor(s) Displays
    The one that came attached to the laptop - no external monitor right now
    Screen Resolution
    1200 x 800
    Internet Speed
    256k+
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