my dad plays both poker stars and party poker and now his computer is super slow and you get so many random pop ups all the time... i would like to be able to fix this problem for him some how... i am broke but i suppose i am willing to spent money, however i would like to be able to find a program that will fix this for no expense
2007-12-11 07:12:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Anti-Virus Avg Free http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/ run scan. Then download Spybot http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html and Adware 2007 Free http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php run 1 at a time.
Delete Temp start/run %temp%
Defragment.
Also worth stopping items that startup and don't need to Startup inspector http://www.windowsstartup.com/startupinspector.php
Hope this helps.
2007-12-11 07:46:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download Spybot Search and Destroy, Ad-Aware, HiJackThis, and Avira Antivir.
Restart the computer in Safe Mode (start tapping F8 as soon as the computer starts to boot up, then choose Safe Mode with Networking).
Install the software. I'm assuming you don't have other AV software, but if you do, it's probably a good idea to uninstall that and install Avira Antivir, because obviously the last one wasn't up to the task of keeping you clean.
After installing, make sure to update the software to get the latest definitions (this is why we chose Safe Mode with Networking).
Attempt to run the software from Safe Mode. You may have to restart the computer to complete installations. If you do, just go back into Safe Mode. Run what software you can (not all software can be run in Safe Mode; I'm not sure if Ad-Aware can), then restart into normal mode and run the software again.
N.B. By default, HiJackThis will give you "false positives" because it wants you to see everything that's there and have you decide what should be there and what shouldn't be. make sure to find out what needs to be taken off. You can check online forum for help, e.g. http://www.techsupportforum.com/security-center/hijackthis-log-help/
2007-12-11 12:19:05 · answer #2 · answered by monterey_princess 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Also try Ewido. Ewido is the best tool for scanning the computer because it is made to find trojans. It will find things that all the other programs miss. Once you find a trojan it means you should reinstall everything from scratch because the computer is not safe anymore. To prevent further problems, stop using Internet Explorer and use Firefox instead. It is more secure.
2016-05-23 02:20:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a good anti-spyware program. Start with a product from lavasoft.com called adaware. It's free and should clean up most of it.
There are numerous other spyware utilities out there.
2007-12-11 07:18:36 · answer #4 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download two programs... AVG free and Spybot. You can search on google for both of these, and they are both free.
Run them both. Byebye yucky computer junk :)
2007-12-11 07:21:02 · answer #5 · answered by Too Silly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may just need to run a disk defragmentation.
Or, clear up unwanted junk files.
You could use windows to do both of these things.
They are called "Disk Cleanup" and "Defragment".
Google them.
2007-12-11 07:16:26 · answer #6 · answered by SWIFT 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You could also scan for spyware etc with this free download from:
http://www.superantispyware.com
2007-12-11 07:19:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try http://www.stopannoyingpopup.com
Prevents from any unwanted popup ads immediately and automatically.
Block 100% unsolicited popups.
Run quietly in your system tray using very little resources.
2007-12-14 19:25:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
just uninstall . . . . . or you can always block pop ups under tools, it should give you a pop up blocker option & you can change it there.
gl & peace!
2007-12-11 07:16:39 · answer #9 · answered by =_èP1ç_= 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋