My computer has been running pretty sluggish lately and taking a long time to boot up when first turned on. I took a look at my process under task manager and noticed about 45 process running, when I haven't accessed anything. Is this normal? Could this be the cause of many of my probelems? If so....what should I do?
How current is your virus protection? Try these free online virus scans:
<
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp>
<
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp>
First, download LSP-Fix from <
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm>, and CWShredder
from <
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html>. Both free.
Next, run CWShredder. Have it fix all variants.
Now check for, and remove, spyware. Get HijackThis
<
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and Spybot S&D
<
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download>. Both free.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it here):
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http://forums.net-integration.net/>
<
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/>
<
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>
If removal of any spyware affects your ability to access the internet (some
spyware builds itself into the network software, and its removal may damage your
network), run LSP-Fix.
Please learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a bit safer
when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the internet -
never post your address unmunged.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
