All background software is crashing - computer unusable.

[Twan__]

Hi there!

After I installed a program called AirFoil, I got a pop-up saying:

'Integrity check has failed. Common causes include incomplete download and damaged media. Contact the installer's author to obtain a new copy.

More information at:
http://nsis.sf.net/NSIS_error'

Then after that pop ups are appearing continuesly that tell me that all my software in the background is crashing. The all give me the same well-known pop-up saying '*name of the software* has stopped working'. Even apps in my google chrome browser crash, and I cant use my computer anymore.

What I tried to do to fix it so far:

- Run my virusscanner (BitDefender), it didnt find anything.
- Run HitmanPro, it found some malicious software and a trojan, but it didnt fix the problem.
- I ran a disk check on the C drive by windows, it didnt find anything.

What could i furthermore do to fix this problem? It makes my computer unusable.

Help is much appreciated!

 

[gbb0330]

Hi there!

After I installed a program called AirFoil, I got a pop-up saying:

'Integrity check has failed. Common causes include incomplete download and damaged media. Contact the installer's author to obtain a new copy.

More information at:
http://nsis.sf.net/NSIS_error'

Then after that pop ups are appearing continuesly that tell me that all my software in the background is crashing. The all give me the same well-known pop-up saying '*name of the software* has stopped working'. Even apps in my google chrome browser crash, and I cant use my computer anymore.

What I tried to do to fix it so far:

- Run my virusscanner (BitDefender), it didnt find anything.
- Run HitmanPro, it found some malicious software and a trojan, but it didnt fix the problem.
- I ran a disk check on the C drive by windows, it didnt find anything.

What could i furthermore do to fix this problem? It makes my computer unusable.

Help is much appreciated!

backup important files
format hard drive
reinstall windows

 

[Twan__]

backup important files
format hard drive
reinstall windows

With my kind of work and software I have installed that would take me several days to get my computer up and running again.. I'd rather look for other solutions first before going that way!

 

[theyeti87]

Try malwarebyte's antimalware if you havent already.

 

[wpgwpg]

If this happened to me, the first thing I'd do would be to uninstall that AirFoil program. If that doesn't fix the problem, I'd do a System Restore from a recent image. If I still had the problem, I'd restore from a recent full system backup I have. If you haven't made full system backups, maybe this is a learning experience for why you should.