TOOLS

Antivirus/Malware
avast
malewarebytes
microsoft security essentials (win7 compatible!)

Information
Startup Item Locations (.txt)
Antivirus Removal Locations (.txt)

This reg file will fix all of the following:
-Active Desktop Notification
-Not able to change desktop background
-Not able to open the task manager
-Not able to open the registry
download (.reg - extract file and run)