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Programmes take longer than usual to load
Programmes function abnormally, crash for no reason
Available disk space decreases rapidly
Programmes access multiple drives
'Smileys' appear on screen
Programmes generate undocumented messages

What's the cure?

Turn off the PC
Boot from a clean write-protected floppy disk
Use an anti-virus programme to scan repair hard disk
Scan all floppy disks including back-up files
If all else fails, bring in the professionals