How do you get rid of a virus that spawns hundreds of meaningless icons at startup even though avast does not detect it?

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Download another Antivirus program...I recommend AVG by Grisoft. It's free, and very reliable. I would also recommend running a scan in "safemode". When starting the computer continuously tap the F8 key. When the options appear choose "Start in Safe Mode" When the desktop comes up, open the AVG antivirus and run a scan. Good Luck, some of them pesky viruses are tough to get rid of.

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