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How can i tell if me viruse thingy is working proper :roll:
Got avg i think i do a scan it up dates regular but is that enough
Not sure why but mt pc is going slow lately could be all the sh ite i have on it but aint got loads
i wanna make sure its safe and secure so any help would be good ta
If you’ve scanned your pc with AVG and it’s still sluggish, there are one or two things you can try.
First of all you could run Disk Cleanup, followed by Disk Defragmenter.
Secondly you could download SpyBot Search & Destroy.
Install SpyBot, update it, then scan your pc. SpyBot also has a Immunise option to protect your pc from known threats.
Please let me know how you get on as I crave some positive feedback from JC. :wink:
Cheers owen will give it all a go got that botty thingy tho do it once a week and adwear
il let ya no and if it works il be posative if it dont il get back to ya for more help
Owen i’ve used Spybot S&D for a couple of years now. I started with version 1.2, progressed through version 1.3 and now I use version 1.4
Version 1.3 had a nasty habit with Win XP (Home or Pro) of deleting all the icons on the desktop. Not very helpful eh? Version 1.4 has fixed this. However I find the updates really slow to download and instal and i have had to uninstal and re-instal the programme three times now as it developed a ‘glitch’ and wouldn’t take down the latest update.
I do find the scanner is pretty slow and it takes around 10 – 12 minutes to scan an 80GB hard disc. It seems to find quite a lot of stuff but these are mainly Windows usage histories and suchlike.
I now rarely use it as it doesn’t remove spyware very effectively – I guess because the definitions files are not updated by the programme writers often enough.
What I now use are two programmes in conjunction with each other.
For spyware / malware removal and general cookie blocking etc I use Spyware Doctor (current version is 1.4). (check it out here >>> http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/?ref=google_sd ). This runs in the background all the time and you can set it to run a system scan when ever you want it to or you can do it manually.
The other programme I use is Window Washer.(check it out here >>> http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/windowwasher/ ). This ”cleans” all those annoying ‘hidden’ cache files, temp files and Windows usage files as well as IE history and so on.
Yes OK they aren’t Freeware so you have to pay to use them but they both offer free 30 day evaluations. Give them a go and see what you think. My guess is that you’ll really love Spyware Doctor.
Right Mr owen
DEFRAGED it disc cleaned up and scanned but stil slow
its only slow tho when i click on the icons on my desk top my shortcut thingys if that helps
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