Having major problems

Ever since I did a system update, I've been having major problems. The fan is making a loud noise, idvd won't recognize my dvd recorder as a superdrive, itunes is freezing up on me. Do I need to reinstall the operating system? Any ideas? Thanks!

Well it wouldn't hurt.
Backup, c boot from Tiger, Disk utility Erase w/zero option, install Tiger, Developer tools, and and extras if included, setup, avoid migration assistant totally, network, Software update until clear.
Clone the boot drive to a external drive for safekeeping.
Install apps from fresh sources, cds etc. if all possible. Update then repair permissions.
Clone the boot drive to the external again, disconnect.
Now slowly start adding files individually from backup, ones that you know are not trojans, metadata file exploits etc.
If you suspect a exploit, do not hook up the clone, c boot from Tiger and Disk utility Erase w/zero first, then option boot from the clone to reverse clone.
In fact it's best to have a third clone just in case. Saves a lot of time.
Visit Carbon Copy Cloner forums.

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