[Boatanchors] Computer slow problem

[mac]

Sounds like good PC advice but you might also consider getting a  
Mac.  :^)

Dennis D. W7QHO
Glendale, CA



On May 19, 2010, at 8:06 AM, Carl wrote:

> Id start by going to the Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and  
> delete the
> junk that was added without your knowledge.
>
> Then use Spybot, Search and Destroy to scan and fix spyware and  
> malware.
> Also go to their list of your Startup programs and uncheck the  
> unnessary
> ones.
> http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
>
> Go to MS and download Windows Defender, run and select automatic  
> updates.
>
> Then run CC Clean to get rid of the deep buried residue. Run it  
> severl times
> until it comes back clean.
> http://download-free.programas-gratis.net/php/search.php?buscar=cc%20clean&viene=0
>
> Here are some other good ones that take limited resources.
> http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/
>
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
>
> Kaspersky is the best of the AV programs IMO. AVG and Avast free run
> together also work well. Norton and Mcafee are bloated junk and will  
> slow
> down any PC shor of a quad core.
> http://www.kaspersky.com/
>
> If youre not sure what to remove ask back here, there are several PC
> knowledgable folks.
>
> Above all keep all those programs updated and stay off the porn  
> sites (-;
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>