Need some help with computer stuff

The Kizzy · Post by **The Kizzy** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:56 am

New job, at my desk, computer runs really slow. I keep getting pop ups. Norton found nothing, isn't there something I can download that will help? Thanks.

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:10 am

AVG will find any virus and remove it. You can download the free version here:

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

I've been using it for 2 months now. It's great.

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:12 am

i've always had good results with ad-aware, by lavasoft.

are you using firefox or IE? IE gets hella pop ups everywhere, but it's extremely rare with firefox. if you're still getting them with firefox then it's probably nasty spyware already installed.

go to start, run, and type msconfig. go to the startup tab and look for things that have weird names like wxxtd.exe, or shit like that. you can usually type the name of the file in yahoo, and one of the top links will tell you if it's spyware, or something important your computer needs. if spyware, then disable it from running on startup, and go to the directory it's at and delete it.

The Kizzy · Post by **The Kizzy** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:13 am

thanks guys

Captain Insano · Post by **Captain Insano** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:51 pm

also download, update and use spybot search and destroy in addition to Lavasoft's ad-Aware.

Post by **Martrae** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:57 pm

Hasselhoff wrote:also download, update and use spybot search and destroy in addition to Lavasoft's ad-Aware.

Those 2 plus AVG are what I use.

Naethyn · Post by **Naethyn** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:02 pm

http://www.clamwin.com

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Post by **Gidan** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:36 pm

Windows defender, very good for spyware.

Adivina · Post by **Adivina** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:49 pm

I have to second what Mart is saying, for real that is the best way to go.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:57 pm

Somehow I think the best anti-virus or anti-spyware for a computer is the presence of a penis.

So why is Kizzy having a problem? :wink:

Griever · Post by **Griever** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 5:35 pm

I use HijackTHIS!, Ad-aware, Spybot - Search & Destroy in no particular order.

Post by **Martrae** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 5:49 pm

Hijack This is dangerous to use if you aren't sure of exactly what you are doing. That's why I almost never recommend it.

The Kizzy · Post by **The Kizzy** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:21 pm

Windows Defender is installed, and it keeps saying that there is a really bad virus, so I tell it to remove it, then it says it has to restart, and the same bad virus is there again, so I try to run a scan, and nothing happens.

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:41 pm

might need to re-format, whoever had the computer before you was probly beating off to pr0n at work

Post by **Gidan** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:22 pm

What virus does it tell you is there?

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:35 pm

The Kizzy wrote:Windows Defender is installed, and it keeps saying that there is a really bad virus, so I tell it to remove it, then it says it has to restart, and the same bad virus is there again, so I try to run a scan, and nothing happens.

I bet it's a trojan horse virus. Download the AVG free download. It will take it out.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:45 am

Thon wrote:might need to re-format, whoever had the computer before you was probly beating off to pr0n at work

only pussies format

rrealk men fix it

DESX · Post by **DESX** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:41 am

I got a nasty ass worm a while ago, if you just get pop up's and it runs really slow it is probably just spyware though, anyway I had to reformat my whole fucking comp cause of this worm (thanks limewire). I found a few ways to fix it that was listed on symantec but you needed to edit the register on the computer and the fucking worm locked me out so it was impossible to fix it. Some of them just can't be fixed.

The Kizzy · Post by **The Kizzy** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:47 am

When I get in the office I will let you know.

Adivina · Post by **Adivina** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:31 am

Don't recommend Hijack this! to someone who doesn't know 100% what they are doing, if you do 99% of the time they end up deleting some essential system file.