How's it goin,
Ok, I've spent the last couple of weeks (mostly weekends) trying to fix a friend of mine's computer. The computer run's fine, but it's infected with tons of virus, spyware, adware, the works. I try to run Mcafee virus-scan but the computer shuts down every time. I've tried running various Malware detection/removal programs, but they all end in the same frustrating, disappointing way...either freezing or completely shutting down the computer.

If anyone can provide any type of insight as to why this is happening and/or how to fix it...I'd be very grateful.