Trouble cutting and pasting all of a sudden.

Just in the last hour my computer has stopped being able to cut and paste. I have changed no settings. I can cut, and the text will disappear, but cannot paste. Also, it shows no 'reaction' when I do a command-c (copy), as it normally would.
Another interesting development, at the same time this started, various applications began quiting by themselves. Anytime I close a window on AOL IM for example, the application quits.
Is this a virus, or did I mess something up?
EDIT:
Noticed some more:
I cannot drag files in the finder, or in between apps.
Files on the desktop appear fuzzy, or 'old'. A Word file has big blocky lettering on it that looks out of focus.

Hello Jon:
Welcome to Apple discussions.
Try running repair disk from your software install DVD.
Run permission repair from your HD.
Trash the finder preference file (com.apple.finder.plist)/
FYI, there are NO viruses that affect a Mac running OS X.
Barry

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