virus remover, my pc takes forever to start can any body recomend something, goin barmy here, and some tips on how to use it
2007-02-05 05:57:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
AVG has never let me down
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
2007-02-05 06:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by nc_hull 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do a online scan (see link below), AVG is a good virus program but it misses a lot of viruses.
Just because you computer takes a long time starting up does not mean you have a virus - when the last time you defrag or run scandisk ?
2007-02-05 14:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by Sly_Old_Mole 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also check for spyware. A typical antivirus application may not catch spyware applications.
Also how many programs do you have autorunning at bootup? Getting rid of these may cut your bootup time. Download http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx and see what is listed under Login.
Check to make sure your system is also showing the correct amount of memory. I have seen a pc boot slow because a memory chip was bad. After swaping it out the system booted normally.
2007-02-05 15:30:33 · answer #3 · answered by ruloopy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have spyware begone, it seems to keep my computer clean, and spyware, virus free and all cookies free. It does its thing when I turn on my computer in the morning and if there is any other danger it stops that from happening also. Besides its free for home users.
2007-02-05 16:04:56 · answer #4 · answered by twentyeight7 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like AVG too.
2007-02-05 14:18:50 · answer #5 · answered by beachloveric 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋