If a spyware virus has been on my computer for a while, and  i remove it, will my computer still be slow?
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No. If i were you i would get Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition to maintain your computer. Try to defrag it once in a while. Try to clean out your disk space.
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Try downloading Adaware SE from http://www.lavasoft.com\n\nIt's a free program that will rid your comp of any spyware ad-ware and malware - all of which can slow your comp down considerably.
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It's best to scan with several virus/spyware programs. There's several online ones free that you can use. I like panda and bitdefender best because they've found the most viruses. Bitdefender is slower but supposedly high rated. Norton causes crashes on startup sometimes. AVG is a lemming that tells you where the virus is and doesnt really remove it. Adaware is best for removing spyware.\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/security.php
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download adaware it scans and removes spyware from your computer
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spyware, its old, too many programs open etc...
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Virus Scan. Spyware Scan (and removal). Defrag. Run fewer programs. Get rid of Windows :D.
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no such thing really.\n antivirus&#92; spyware cleaner\n clean out temp files,disc cleanup,empty prefecth folder,\ndefrag. <important\ni use http://www.tune-up.com  its good little proggy\n mainly cleans temp stuff,registry.
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It's no bad for free,  I also use spyware blaster,  spybot search and destroy,  and Microsofts windows defender.  It's a shame to have to go thought so much to keep my machine free of c@@p.
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You insatll a standard antivirus soft ware such as Norton,  AVG , Avast ( free antivirus software  and Ad-aware, Ewido ( free spyware removers). You can download free softwares at\nhttp://fixit.in/antivirus.html and http://fixit.in/spywareremover.html\nIf  antivirus and spyware remover software does not work,  you can try to restore the computer to an older working configuration. Detailed instructions are posted at http://fixit.in/systemrestore.html
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Spyware makes your computer slow because once you get one piece on your system, others will work their way on.  \n\nSee, spyware is a guaranteed money maker because it uses your bandwidth to provide free advertising and free data mining to a company, and that is worth money.  \n\nLeaving out the identity theft aspect, if one person clicks on a spyware caused pop up ad out of let's say 1000 machines, that still is profit for the spyware maker because he can demonstrate to the people who buy ads through him that he generates traffic.  \n\nSimilarly, the data mining aspect can be worth a lot of money.  See, if a company knows that you, who happens to be an avid motorcycle enthusiast, visit your local newspaper's webpage usually a few minutes before supper, (and lets say for arguments sake they find out a lot of motorcycle enthusiasts also check the same page near suppertime) then they can know that such a time would be perfect to put a motorcycle ad on that web page.  (I'm oversimplifying massively here, but I hope you get the general idea)\n\nI know I'm being a bit long winded here, but since I've shown you (hopefully) that it is valueable for an unethical company to infest your computer with spyware, I hope you can see why it would slow down:  The more spyware you put on a computer, the slower it would get.  Like for instance when you open twenty two windows and have them all running in the background.  \n\nThe point is that more spyware = more profit for a spyware company and they wouldn't care if your computer runs well (if at all).
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AVG is widely recommended to be one of the best. You might also want to conside an antispyware program such as Spybot S&D to keep the spyware and adware from slowing your computer down.
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All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.\n\nAVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF\nhttp://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5\n\nSpybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\n\nhttp://superantispyware.com/\nSUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!\nEasily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!\nMake sure after you download any of these, that you update them.
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it depends on your connection to the Internet being one factor.\n\nAlso you need to check if you have enough memory and space on your hard drive. \n\nMake sure you have an anti-spy ware program like spy doctor or ad aware that you use regularly to clean your computer to check for viruses and spy ware that may be causing your computer to slow down or even stop.
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Try Spy Sweeper, Webroot has a free trialware good for 15 days.  If you aren't going to any other websites after cleaning your system and reinfecting it, someplace on your computer they are being rewritten.\n\nSpy Sweeper has never let me down, it even cleaned out the last vestiges of the nefarious CoolWebSearch that Adaware and Spybot missed.  But, it slows my computer to less than a crawl.
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Virus protection and Spyware protection are two completely different types of scanners.\nI recommend you run both.
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Run a virus scan from one of the online guys, get a anti virus program and keep it up to date, run a virus scan. Does the PC seem slow, does it seem to do things on it's own, do you notice network activity when your not doing anything?
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CCleaner doesn't check for spyware.  This is from their own advertising information: "CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware! :)"\n\nThe best way to learn about CCleaner is to go back to their website and read through their "quick tour".  It explains what each of the four modules does and how to run each of them.\n\nhttp://www.ccleaner.com/\n\nThen I'd suggest clicking on each of the sub-sections, especially Features, Screenshots and Help & Support.  \n\nHome - Features - Download - Screenshots - Reviews - Help & Support - Forum\n\nIn fact, the Help & Support section has a great FAQ.  I've been using CCleaner for over a year with zero problems.  When I use the Cleaner (which is the one with the Windows tab and Applications tab), I put a check in everything EXCEPT "Autocomplete Form History" because this would erase my stored passwords to various sites I visit. But this is my choice. I don't  bother cleaning the Applcations. Again, that's just my choice.  When I use Issues to clean my registry, I check everything and run it. Yes, I make a backup of the registry and save it on my desktop, but I've NEVER had to use it.  Hope some of this helps.\n\nplrr