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Subject: Do i have worms? PLZ HELP!
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I am under a great suspicion that my computer has worms or something like that. one day after downloading a file my computer kinda slowed down, after that a while later when I turned it on again it was sooooooooooooooooooo slow, like molasses, it took up to 3 min just to open a file. So I deleted all unnecessary files, cleared all temporary internet files, defragged the disk space, did virus scans, spay wear and ad wear scans, even did a system restore, and nothing changed. Witch leaves me with only one other thing left that I can think of. Worms!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO00000000000ooooooooooooooo!
Dose this sound like worms or something else, and weather or nor it is what do I do?

  • 03.07.2005 3:41 PM PDT
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[color=orange]no it doesnt sound like worms. it sounds like SPYWARE dun dun dun. here are some of the things you can download to get rid of it.

pretty good
spy sweeper v3.5

your best bet
spyware doctor v3.1

pretty good
spybot search & destroy v1.3

great for adaware removal
adaware se personal v1.5

and if you have a valid windows key

not very good
microsoft malicious software removal tool

pretty good
microsoft anti-spyware beta [/color]


  • 03.07.2005 4:14 PM PDT
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thats what i thought, but i scanes it twise over with spybot and adaware, but i'll try that spywara doctor and see if they missed anything.

  • 03.07.2005 5:50 PM PDT
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ok, mate first thing is to do these:

1) DO NOT USE MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER!!!

This is basicly due to the fact that bcos it is by microsoft, everyone wants to hack it as its the most commonly used. if u dont know wher to get it from just go 2 www.google.com and type in the program name followed by download. it should generaly be the 1st one.
now instead use one of the folowing, (dont worry they are easy to use they just dont get hacked as easily)
a) mozilla firefox
b) opera
c) netscape

once u have done this it is best to set it as ur default browser, it should come up the 1st time u use it.


2) GET A FIREWALL

This basicly stops unwanted interent acess from other locations from intering ur pc without u knowing. chose one of the foolwing or ur own:

a) zone labs, zone alarm (this one is free and good too, i believe that u can get good software without having to pay 4 it, but dont get it if u havnt heard of it b4.)
b) norton internet security
c) norton 2005 has practicly evrything

now firewall my interfer with online gaming, but after u have used the program u want, eg hl2 it will say allow or block, if u know what it is then allow it, if not block it. if u have ne other problems with online gaming then just disable it. i doubt u will get ne adaware or hax while gaming.

3)VIRUS SCAN

this will obviously get rid of any viruses allthough some programs dont go into too much depth. these are the best that i have:

a) avg antivirus (this is free and gd)
b) norton antivirus, anything from 2003 upwards id good. so long as u update regually
c) anything else that some one has recomended.

you will only need one of the programs above. BUT remember there are other things like spyware adware, which i will tell u how to solve. now

4)adaware/spware

this is practicly anything that is from the net, including malware dataminers tojan horses,ect. these basicly get ur info or use up ur hard disk or worse.
download ONE of the following:

a) adaware se personal- this is free and not only scan ur basic files but ur regisry. SE is the best one out ther i think.
b) search and destroy-spybot basicly the same

i would recomend doing a FULL system scan the first time and a smart scan the next times. and only scan when u get pop-ups or any other things, otherwise u may delete something vital to windows, like i have learned.

6) REGISRY CLEANERS

okay, now ur registry is a very important part of the machine, if u dont know what u are dpoing then dont mess around with it, u will mess up ur OS or worse. i would onlyt get this allthough there are others, but this is what i use.

a) regclean/ regfix
this is like a adawre scan only meant to double check.

now i hope u have read and understood the above, and i hope it helps u all and any one else with pop-ups or worms.

o and by the way, make sure u scan regually (1 every 1-2 weeks) and onlt use adaware if u think u have pop-ups.

if u are not sure y ur pc is running slow, then try defragmenting it.
this is found in......
start/ allprograms/ acessories/ system tools/ disk defragmeter. this rearanges things to make programs run faster.

now if any of the above doesn't work then just post her or pm me. and i will be glad to help. but bcos im only 15 and i hav coursework and stuff i may b l8 in getting back 2 u.
i hope that all helps, as it took me a long time to write,*please forgive my speling erors i am an ass in a rush*

  • 03.08.2005 10:48 AM PDT
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yay! my computer is no longer slow!
thanx halodude9015 for spywear doctor v3, it found so many things spy bot missed, and thanx kissmaass for regclean/ regfix, zone labs and avg antivirus.
^.^ yay, no more slowness.

  • 03.08.2005 2:08 PM PDT
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[color=orange]No problem pollopesca, thats what im here for, and i also had the same problem. I know how it feels ;) [/color]

  • 03.08.2005 3:41 PM PDT
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since i'm here too late, let me atleast clarify something. a virus is what you thought you had. a virus forces you computer to run, and re run a program untill it occupies all of your CPU space, thus causing your computer to crash. a worm is a program that deletes a specific file (or specific files) from your computer. in this case you could have had a virus, not a worm.
back on the topic, prevent spyware from ever reaching your computer by instaling spyware blaster

  • 03.08.2005 4:01 PM PDT
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Well, looks like I saved the day...again!

  • 03.08.2005 5:07 PM PDT
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lool, ok. well i hope bungie can make htis sticky, bcos the amount of people hu get viruses and don't knwo wat to do is huge.
if i can help some one i would., but so long as they aint bull-blam!-ing,being -blam!- or i have to go far far outa my way, writing long soloutions does'nt bother me.

  • 03.09.2005 6:05 AM PDT
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ive got a big problem. Ive got halo 2. But i still want to play with the flame thrower in halo and all the other good things about halo 1. BUT my halo pc dosent work it freezes for quite a while then goes for about two seconds then freezes its not lag because it does it on the main menu to

  • 03.09.2005 6:32 AM PDT
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hmm... have u tried a reinstall of the game, and video card drivers?
also have u tried chnging ur settings to suit ur card, cos that will happen if u have it on a high res. wiv a crap card and with all sorts of crap like AA turned on.

wats ur specs?(well whats ur vgrahics card neway)

  • 03.09.2005 8:45 AM PDT