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Cheers Brett, forgot about the restore, gave it a try but it wouldnt go back far enough to before the virus.

Sam, thanks mate, pressed F8 and did all the above, computer is working fine again now

It's probably easier to just back up your important files to a USB stick and do a factory reinstall of Windows on your netbook (pressing something like F11 when you turn it on should bring up a recovery menu).

It is normally possible to remove malware but it's a pain in the ass and very time consuming.

Is there not usually a restore in those cases on a separate partition?

I've managed to get the type of virus, it is:

Generic.virtob.2.65FC13C8

The reason I'd like to avoid formatting is I don't have a windows 7 cd and also the computer is a notebook with no disk drive

I know you said no format, but I seriously would advise it as it's probably the easier option (albeit depending on the type of infection).

One of my laptops has a virus on it which has managed to make its way past the anti-virus, causing the computer to run terribly slowly, what are the best ways to remove a virus other than the complete format?

Any help would be great