MacBook Pro. 500g, Got a virus. now runs crappy.

MacBook Pro
Don't know my operating system but I updated it very recently, as in within the past two weeks.
got a virus about a year ago. thought we'd "encapsulated" it but machine is running slow and quirky
tried running system help on it. No good.
Don't want to lose my apps if I have to erase it.
Help!

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Model Name:          MacBook Pro
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