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Index of Subjects Toni: I am concerned! I went to www.lavasoft.com and downloaded their latest version as you suggested. My AVG virus detector went on red alert and told me I had downloaded infected files, I think that was the term. I tried to heal and remove them according to their prompts but the program said they could not be healed. Checking further info the prompts told me ( I think) that the problems in question had been move to a vault presumably to safeguard them. Have I just infected my computer? What should I now do about the downloaded lavasoft program, or can I assume it has been prevented from accessing my computer? I believe I am using the latest version of Firefox. Presumably that had the AVG feature that announced the alert. Prior to downloading the lavasoft program I attempted to go into my options file and flush my cache. I am running vista and there did not seem to be an option to flush my cache or anything that resembled the term. My recycle bin is already empty. I did try file clean up and removed temporary files and error reporting files (nervously) but left anything related to windows for fear of removing something essential. I started to do the same looking at my recovery files but wimped out and canceled the application. Sandy Quoting CCN Help <ch1@chebucto.ns.ca>: > > Hi Sandy, > > Go to: www.lavasoft.com and download the latest 'free' version of > Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition. It looks for an entirely different > criteria than SpyBot and often finds a lot of stuff that SpyBot > didn't. There are things called 'tracking cookies' placed on your > system by malicious websites and Ad-Aware is really good at > detecting those and allowing you to remove them. I find that can > speed things up a lot. > > Also, you mention your wireless feed is also slowing down. Your > browser may be a fault here. Are you using the latest version of > Firefox. It's a much better and much more secure browser than > Internet Explorer and can be set up to _NOT_ allow websites' > attempts to strat scripts in the background to snoop around on your > system. Firefox uses an add-on call NoScript for this feature and I > love it. It totally shuts down browser-slowing scripts everywhere. > > As well, have you flushed your cache lately? A full cache on > many of the newer computers can total as much as 500 gigabytes (not > kidding here, I saw one recently). Since your computer attempts to > index everything and keep track of everything it really doesn't need > to, your cache can slow your browser to absolute crawl or shut it > down completely. Go into your options and flush your cache the next > time you run your system. > > Next, have you emptied your Recycle Bin lately? This is a > travestry thrust upon the PC world by those trying to create a > Trash-caching system like the Mac world had (and it never really > worked all that great there either). Your Recycle Bin holds > everything you think you've deleted but you've, basically, just > moved into another folder and which your computer, of course, will > attempt to index, slowing everything down again. Have you tried > running Disk Cleanup in your Programs/Accessories/SystemTools?. This > will allow your computer to also find stuff it no longer needs needs > and will clean it out. > > I wouldn't really run any registry cleaners unless you know > exactly what you're doing. Cleaning out needed registry pointers > and codes can crash your system even before you get back up to your > desktop as generic registry cleaners can take stuff out that is > needed by other programs and, although you can reverse the cleaning, > sometimes you can't get the computer up to the point at which it > gives you the option to un-clean and then you're in trouble. Best > to leave the registy out of this for now and work on cleaning up the > stuff which won't mess up your computer. > > Tony @ CCN Help > > ------------------- > > On Wed, 11 Aug 2010, Alexander E. Mackinnon wrote: > >> Hi Userhelp: >> >> I have a particular vexatious computer problem that has occurred >> within the last couple of weeks. >> >> My computer has become very slow ?logging? on to the internet but >> even when I have Internet access it can be slow ?logging? on to >> various sites, so much so I eventually have to give up. There have >> been times lately when I have been unable to log into chebucto >> despite having access to Google, or once I am into the Chebucto >> home site it takes so long to access my mail I am timed out. >> >> Frankly, however, the problem is not longer isolated to Chebucto. >> It happens lately when I try to access most internet cites. It >> seems more pronounced with respect to trying to access Chebucto but >> it no longer is isolated to Chebucto. >> >> I have checked (by Phone) and confirmed Google is working fine. >> >> Other background information that may be useful, I access by >> computer by wireless with permission from a neighbour who lives in >> the apartment immediately next door. It has worked fine up until >> now. I have also run a virus check with both Spybot and Avira ( >> free) anti-virus programs I have installed and they report no >> problems. >> >> I would like to say the problem is periodic ,and there are times >> when I can obtain access to Internet and progress to other cites in >> a timely manner, but lately not so much . It is becoming almost a >> chronic problem. >> >> I did receive advice recently ,during a call to Chebucto, to check >> via the Command Prompt to see how quickly the server Allaint was >> processing and it seemed normal ( according to the tech). I am >> aware Alliant sometimes is part of the problem but this seems to be >> a new or different problem. The suggestion was made that it may be >> electronic interference or even the weather which all seemed >> plausible with the stormy humid weather lately but the situation >> persists and I am back looking for more advice. >> >> I would appreciate your suggestions please. ( Keep in mind computer >> is essential for my communication . I use it everyday but I am not >> very knowledgeable about technical aspects. ) >> >> I have checked on the Internet and see a program called Registry >> Patrol at this cite: http://registrypatrol.com/ that seems like it >> may offer a good diagnostic service . Would this be a safe and/or >> wise program for me to use? >> >> Sandy >> >> > >
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