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Spyware Madness!!!
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Posted by: Zera986
Even as I write this message, the words are appearing a minute after I've already typed them. Now, I'm not sure if this is really spyware or not, but it is really po'ing me that my brand new, week-old laptop Dell XPS is lagging like this.
Someone please help.
Posted by: NyGulkuk
Have you done the standard scans with UPDATED Spybot Search and Destroy and AdAware? If not do so:
Using Spybot - Search & Destroy to remove Spyware from Your Computer
Using Ad-Aware SE to remove Spyware & Hijackers from Your Computer
It's best to remove spyware containing programs through add/remove programs first, then use these tools to clean up the leftovers.
Posted by: redwench
although those should do the trick, that is a symptom of a cws variant. if necessary, download cwsweeper and run it.
Posted by: Zera986
I did the Spybot and AdAware stuff, but my comp is still freezing up alot.
You think it's cws? How do I get cwsweeper?
Posted by: redwench
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...per&btnG=Search
Posted by: Zera986
Thanks. Although, my comp still lags a bit. I don't get it. Maybe I should run all three at the same time. I'll get Spybot, AdAware, and cwsweeper to run at the same time. Maybe they'll catch more collectively?
Maybe some of the spyware is covering some other files so you have to remove some and then come back and scan for the rest?
Posted by: redwench
no. the stuff isnt that sneaky.
make sure you have the latest version of all of them, and updated detections. run them sequentially. youll probably want to install spywareblaster as well.
i would say that if your computer is slow, you have too many things running. presumably you have checked for viruses, and updated your OS.
Posted by: Zera986
yea. I found what I did wrong now. After running AdAware, I only deleted the critical objects. there were several neglible items as well. I just deleted them and now my comp is running back at tip top shape.
Thanks so much red. And also thanks to NyGulkuk. I owe you guys my comp's returned performance. Thank you.
Posted by: Rkirt
All on the thread. http://forums.thatcomputerguy.us/index.php?showforum=39 is a great place to get help and diagnose spyware/virus infections. Sometimes you get a slow response but they will help you until your problem is resolved.
Rkirt
Posted by: Zendu
also, switch to firefox to prevent this from happening again, i also suggest spywareblaster
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