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[Winkler]

I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right forum or not... but here it goes. I have all kinds of "junk" on my computer, kazaa, smilies, toolbars... in any case I am assuming that this is what's causing my computer to be so darn slow. So programs I can remove through the add/remove software, but some just wont budge... any suggestions?

 

[aqsg72]

Things like this would be classed as 'adware', which you can remove with various spyware/adware removal software, like ad-aware http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Basically you just want to get one of these ad/spyware removers and run a scan on your system, it ought to find and flush out any of this junk you have.

 

[dansilva]

if u don't want programes i.e. toolbars, kazaa and smilies u can completely remove them by windows adding & removiing programes. another option is get Spybot S&D and do run-up.this programe is better for removing spywares. bare in mind that kazaa does comes with spywares.
if u wanna know more about p2p softwares n revies go here.....

http://www.webtechgeek.com/Mp3-File-Sharing-Programs.htm

 

[kb1ghc]

Some people like AdAware, i like Spybot Search and Destroy

It's Completly Free! and it really gets the job done.

Alot of people recommend running both, but Spybot Search And Destroy is enough

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

 

[Bittle]

Some people like AdAware, i like Spybot Search and Destroy

It's Completly Free! and it really gets the job done.

Alot of people recommend running both, but Spybot Search And Destroy is enough

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

I really like Spybot Search and Destroy too, as well as AdwareFilter

 

[superflysmith]

Are you letting kazaa and other programs like that run while you're not using them? That will slow you down big time if you are. Disable them from starting up when windows starts up.
The other thing like stated above ad-aware se and spybot. Download both do the updates and then run them.
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10319876.html?tag=lst-0-2
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10289035.html?tag=lst-0-2

 

[SFR]

I remember a few years ago when I first downloaded Kazza and morpheous... never fund out which one loaded most of them but I think I found something like 175 additions in my registry that should not have been there...


thankfully I found out about Adaware and the various other programs out there.... now EVERYONE is learning about spyware the easy way.. OR the hard way...