Internet speed slowed down?!

Evangelist · 08-17-2006, 12:13 AM

Ya, recently i downloaded a bunch of spyware removers to help my computer, they were bps spyware, epest by etrust or something. they were getting really annoying since they didnt work with each other, i already has spybot, adware, and defender. i uninstalled bps and etrust, etrust didnt fully uninstall and still left the icon at the bottom right, so i reinstalled it but it didnt install but it got rid of the icon, i also deleted all traces of etrust. but my computer has been slow recently, the internet download speed dropped significantly, im not sure if it was the etrust or something, but will the file restore thing where u can restore files to a certain date fix it?

PC eye · 08-17-2006, 12:38 AM

Running the system restore utility should be used only when you have to restore the system after a bad software installation. Download speeds always vary at times due to the amount of users logged onto a server there. If you see downloads from certain sites drag simply go there at a different time of day when there is less activity. Noticing Spybot S+D, AdAware, and Windows Defender are already on your system a pair of other freewares would be better to go with then the BPS or EPest you have been running.
For an effective antivirus as well malware spotter, http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 AVG has performed great here!
For an effective spy blaster recently acquired by Grisoft, http://free.grisoft.com/doc/ewido-an.../lng/us/tpl/v5 Ewido has also been doing a good job so far. Give these a good run.

08-17-2006, 12:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Evangelist New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3	Internet speed slowed down?! Ya, recently i downloaded a bunch of spyware removers to help my computer, they were bps spyware, epest by etrust or something. they were getting really annoying since they didnt work with each other, i already has spybot, adware, and defender. i uninstalled bps and etrust, etrust didnt fully uninstall and still left the icon at the bottom right, so i reinstalled it but it didnt install but it got rid of the icon, i also deleted all traces of etrust. but my computer has been slow recently, the internet download speed dropped significantly, im not sure if it was the etrust or something, but will the file restore thing where u can restore files to a certain date fix it?

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08-17-2006, 12:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,687	Running the system restore utility should be used only when you have to restore the system after a bad software installation. Download speeds always vary at times due to the amount of users logged onto a server there. If you see downloads from certain sites drag simply go there at a different time of day when there is less activity. Noticing Spybot S+D, AdAware, and Windows Defender are already on your system a pair of other freewares would be better to go with then the BPS or EPest you have been running. For an effective antivirus as well malware spotter, http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 AVG has performed great here! For an effective spy blaster recently acquired by Grisoft, http://free.grisoft.com/doc/ewido-an.../lng/us/tpl/v5 Ewido has also been doing a good job so far. Give these a good run.