Author Topic: Need urgent help with computer (Read 817 times)

Capt. Pork · « **Reply #15 on:** November 24, 2003, 12:26:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Charon
Sounds Spyware related as zmeg noted. I had some similar problems and used "Spybot - Search and Destroy" to get rid of them. http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=start

For comfort, I would even back up essential files and reformat (or even FDisk/reformat) and use a browser like Mozialla or Opera. You can get rid of adware, but sometimes it has corrupted the browser, etc. leading to poor system reliability.

Charon

Thank you very much Charon.

Just installed and ran it. Found the PC equivalent of 35 pounds of compacted fecal matter in its small intestine. Computer works about 300% faster. Of course the program did say 'use at your own risk' at the top, and I've yet to discover the side effects, but this is a great start.

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 24, 2003, 12:55:53 PM »

Run AdAware too. SpyBot has not been updated in almost a month and AdAware finds lots of stuff that SpyBot misses.

Rude · « **Reply #17 on:** November 24, 2003, 01:17:24 PM »

Run This

newguy · « **Reply #18 on:** November 24, 2003, 01:27:12 PM »

Yea try adaware or something like it. There is also the possibility that hard drive could be failing.

OIO · « **Reply #19 on:** November 24, 2003, 01:45:18 PM »

if you have so much junk, just format the thing.

Capt. Pork · « **Reply #20 on:** November 24, 2003, 01:47:10 PM »

It's starting to get back to its former glory now. Thank you everybody who gave me advice.

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