On Fri, 6 May 2005 00:12:02 -0700, POOR LULU <POOR
would like to know y after i installed the "spybot", my pc getting so slow
when i use MSN & internet...??!!! I tried several times to uninstall the
"spybot" and "MSN messenger"..but still as the same....really so "slow"...pls
help
You installed and used Spybot Search & Destroy from
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html ?
I would suggest also installing and running Ad-Aware from
www.lavasoft.de
and MS Antispyware from
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Be sure to update them to the newest definitions, then reboot and use them
from Safe Mode. None of them are 100% infallible so running all three of
those will help catch spyware the others miss.
After you've cleaned your system, you can leave those on the computer or
not as you wish. Their presence should not affect your Internet
performance.
You might want to check your Hosts file. Some malware alters it so your
Internet activity is redirected from the expected locations. It is found
in \Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc. The Hosts file normally just one line
after the boiler plate like this:
----------------------------------------
# Blah Blah Blah, boilerplate was here.
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
127.0.0.1 localhost
