I have some sort of spyware accidently installed on my computer?  how do i get rid of it??  it slows everythng
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For spyware solutions, Spybot Search & Destroy is great.  If you are willing to try Microsoft's beta, consider MS Defender.  Both are currently free.\n\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&DisplayLang=en\n\nDon't forget to always update the spyware definitions before scanning.\n\nThe best way to prevent spyware is to not go to suspicious websites, open unknown attachments, click on links from spam, etc.  Also, clear your cookies and run your anti-spyware program from time to time.
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Hi\nDownload, Install and update the following programs\nSpybot\nAdaware\nSpyware Blaster\nAlso get the Microsoft Defender\nSpyware Blaster will stop spyware installing on your computer. Whereas Adaware and Spybot you run just like your Antivirus software!!
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M to delete spyware...make sure when you scan your computer for spyware or any other threats, make sure is up to date. \n\nWhat you need to do:\n1. Install any Spyware program, make sure is a well-known spyware program such as Microsft Defender Beta, McAfee...\n2. Update it!\n3. Close all programs\n4. Scan your computer under an Administrator account\n5. After finishes, if spyware was detected, remove or deleted\n6. If it did not detect anything, then two things are true:\na. You do not have spyware\nb. You have scan under Safe mode\n* If you don't know how to go under Safe mode, do the following:\nYou have to be fast!\n\nAfter you turn your computer on and before Windows starts:\n1. Press F8. \n2. A menu of choices will appear--one of them should be "Safe Mode"\n3. Select its number and Windows will start in safe mode\n\nThen just everything else is the same, do the steps for scanning.\nHope it helps!
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- Download and install Spyware removal\n- Download and install adware removal\n- run some good antivirus with lates patches and virus information.\n- find out the type of virus or spy/ad/malware which affected.\n- if you find no result at the end then better take a back up of your files and wash(format) your system.\n- all the best.\n------------------
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If your machine ran faster a while ago (like just after your got it), it's importatn to look back on your use of it. If it began to slow down after you added that program (<whatever> it was), or after you changed a graphics card or some such, ... that may give a clue. You don't suggest such a thing, but it's worth trying to think about. \n\nIn general, if your machine is a Windows machine, it is particularly subject to infestation by malware. These are viruses, Trojans, spyware, and so on, which have been silently installed on your machine. Use a good antivirus program (recently updated) to detect and remove them from the entire machine. And use at least two spyware programs (also recently updated) to identify and remove spyware programs. (Two, because not all spyware programs, even the good ones, catch them all.) Examples of well respected programs for Windows (all available in limited freely downloadable versions, include: AVG antivirus, Avast antivirus, Spy Bot, Spy Catcher, AdAware, ...). But you say you've done that. \n\nAll of this, even if successful, may leave the Windows Registry in a messy and clogged state. There are some 'Registry cleaners' available, but if this is the cause, you may be better off by making a backup copy of all your data files, then reformatting the hard disk, and finally reinstalling Windows. This will result in a clean Registry. Using a Registry cleaner is not likely to do as well, though it may be enough.\n\nIn all, remember that, for Windows systems, the rule of thumb is reboot, reinstall, then reformat.  \n\n=========\napplication slow down\n\nIf one particular aspect of your machine (eg, Internet use, heavily computational tasks, heavily disk loaded tasks, ...) is the slowdown winner, this may give a clue. sow applications suing a specific hardware driver may indicate a defective or damaged drive. Removal and reinstallation may clear the problem. Indeed, a cold restart may be enough, since it will clear memory and then rebuild the system (including the drivers) from copies on the hard disk. slow doewn after a system which has had more and more simultaneous processes added to it (virus scanning, spyware scanning, firewall operation, ...) may be due to insufficient system RAM (add more), or too small virtual memory assignment (under Windows), or to conflict between DLL packages. Some applications include DLLs which replace existing ones, with bad effects on existing applications. Reinstallation of the existing applicationa will replace the  then existing, possibly making the new application exhibit problems.   \n\nFinally, it may be that your hard disk has become too fragmented for reasonable response and is spending much of its time thrashing instead of actually reading / writing to the disk. Defragmenting the hard disk may help. Recent bundled Windows defragmenting programs work adequately, but some of the commercial programs are quicker and more flexible.\n\n===========\nrecords\n\nKeep good notes about what you do. Something like, suspect overly fragmented hard disk. Applicaiton foo takes 4 minutes to complete. Defragmented hard disk on 0x/0y/0z at a:bc. Application foo takes 2 minutes. Good improvement, but not enough since application bar still is very very slow. \n\nThe purpose of this is to be able to pass on to someone else if necessary, what you've tried and what results there were, if any. And to keep straight in your own mind what you've done. Experience speaks when I say that it will help, even when you can't see now quite how.
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use Ad-aware SE Personal software to remove all adware and spyware!!! it's #1 best software in 2004 and 2005..it's free\n\nDescription and Download here:\nhttp://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
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Reinstall your anti-spyware software and try running it again.\n\nOtherwise, check out other software.  For spyware solutions, Spybot Search & Destroy works very well.  If you are willing to try Microsoft's beta, you can also consider defender.  Both are currently free.\n\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&DisplayLang=en\n\nAlways remember that an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure.  That said, do not visit unknown websites, open suspicious emails and attachments, or click on links that you don’t know what it’s for.  Also, always keep your anti-spyware and antivirus programs on.  These simple guidelines will save you from hours of headaches with pop-up ads and computer slow down.\n\nGood luck and have a nice day!
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Sounds like your browser has been hijacked.  Download Windows Defender and run it, it will help you with any spyware you may have inadvertinly installed on your machine.
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SpyWare!\n\nGet Ad-aware and SpyBot Search & Destroy from www.download.com\n\nRun these to clean up your computer, before it is too late.
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I recommend Adaware\n\nhttp://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5\n\nI find it to be very effective, and is good at finding and removing the majority of spyware on your computer.\n\nOh, and it's free free free - my favourite kind of price
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goto www.download.com and then search in the downloads, they have a registry cleaner there I think its called Regclean, I've used it a few times to get rid of spyware.
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Clean your PC... remove programs that you dont use and those that are loaded on start-up(the ones you dont require)...\n\n1) Go to Start --> Run --> type "msconfig" and press enter...\ngo to the "Startup" tab and deselect the programs that you dont require or the ones you think are not important... Click "Apply" and restart your PC...\n\n2) Go to the Control Panel and open "Add/Remove Programs"... Remove or Uninstall all those programs that you dont use anymore or the ones you think are of no use to you... restart your PC\n\nStep 1 helps in faster startup and step 2 helps clear unwanted programs on the hard disk...\n\nInspite of these actions, if the problem still persists, then you may have to check for spyware/malware that may have downloaded and installed on your system...
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spyware, its old, too many programs open etc...
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Scan for spyware with adaware and spybot\nhttp://www.jimmyr.com/security.php
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You have spyware on your computer                                                                                               What ever you do, dont download as you will be downloading more problems .What is the name of the software ?\nThat would help to find what it is and get others to steer clear.\n\n,Try downloading Ad-aware ,this is an excelent free antispy program which will get rid of crap like this
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Here you have some good and free anti-spyware programs:\nhttp://askcomputerexpert.ws43.com/download/security.htm
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go to www.lavasoft.de download ad-aware to get the spyware of your computer then run disk cleanup, then disk defrag and then scandisk your computer all of the disk programs can be found by going start<Programs<Acessories<System tools and there all in that folder that should do it.