Computer running really,really slow

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by jmy350z, Jul 15, 2006.

  1. jmy350z

    jmy350z Private E-2

    My computer has been running super slow. I just ran Ad-Aware and Spybot and nothing was found. Can anyone tell me what else I can run to see if there are is anything wrong? What should I use?
     
  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Apart from running slow which may or may not be a direct result of malware, do you have any issues like popups, changed homepage, a running process taking too much CPU time ( this info can be determined by running Task manager > processes or http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4566.html < Process Explorer )

    But do please follow our standard cleaning procedures which my highlight any malware issues and is necessary for us to provide you support. Also there are steps included for installing, running, and posting HijackThis logs as attachments.

    - Run ALL the steps in this Sticky thread READ & RUN ME FIRST Before Asking for Support

    Make sure you check version numbers and get all updates.


    After doing ALL of the above you still have a problem make sure you have booted to normal mode and run the steps in the below link to properly use HijackThis and attach a log:

    Downloading, Installing, and Running HijackThis


    When you return to make your next post, make sure you attach the following logs and that you have run these scans in the following order too (these scans are covered in steps 6 & 7 of the READ & RUN ME sticky)
    • Bitdefender
    • Panda Scan
    • HijackThis
     

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