My computer is very slow. Since it has viruses. Can anyone out there tell me what I can download?

Question

to remove the viruses from my computer.

Please Help

Thanks
Nick

Answer 1

I'm a AVG fan because it just works, is fairly light on resources... http://free.grisoft.com/



There are so many applications and possibilities for optimizing Windows...



Disable some services you might not need...



Services are programs that run whenever you power on your PC. That means they are always loaded in memory, taking space and CPU time. Microsoft did their best and your PC runs services to print documents, to browse Internet, to run Windows Messenger or to allow remote connections to your PC.



But more likely than not, you just don’t need all of them! To really speed up your PC you need to disable many of the services.



Do not use "msconfig" to disable services, type "services.msc" in the Run box instead!



Press your Windows key and then hit the "R" button. This will open up your Run command box.



The Start icon on your bottom left tool bar, then in xp there is a 'run' on the menu. In vista you can go to start/all programs/accessories/run



The reason is because with msconfig and Hardware Profiles, you can disable services that may be vital to boot your system. With the management console (services.msc) you cannot. Also, msconfig, while unchecking the box, is disabling the service.



The "Disable All" button also scares me. It should not even be there as no reason exists to justify disabling "everything."



Go here for more info on what is safe... Configurations: http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/OS/OSguides.htm then pick your Operating System.



And try these Black Viper's Top 9 tweaks for a faster (and less annoying) Vista PC: http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/supertweaks.htm



For XP... http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/supertweaks.htm



There are of course other things you can do to speed up your computer. Look at disabling extra visual effects...



Adjust visual effects... You can optimize performance by changing how menus and windows appear.



To do this... Right Click on Computer on Desktop > Choose Properties > Advance System Setting > Under... Performance... Choose... Setting > Choose... Adjust for Best Performance > Then... Apply > Then...Ok



Turning off NTFS indexing and other tweaks. All of these can speed up your PC.

Answer 2

Well how do you know its had viruses if you've got no anti-virus software?? (and if you do why are you asking this question).



But yeah you can download, Spybot - Search & Destroy which will kick off any spy/ad/mal ware you have picked up, also to kick off any viruses use AVG 7.5.524 (not the newest version but the newest version slows down everybodys computers a lot) and is weekly updated!



Stopping programs at start up will help free up RAM also, go on run and type "msconfig" then click on the "startup" tab...untick everthing except you anti-virus and "ctfmon.exe" and you computer should be as clean as a whistle!



Cheers,

Shed

Answer 3

I like others here recomend grisoft avg, this is a very good antivirus program and it is Free. (http://free.grisoft.com) After you install this antivirus program do a scan right away. After the scan has finish run a Disk Cleanup and after the disk cleanup finishes run a Disk Defrag, by doing all of these that are mention here will increast your computer speed. Go to Start> All Programs> Accessories> System Tools> then disk cleanup and later disk defrag. Good Luck

Answer 4

There are several primary reasons could cause your computer to be slow and also some softwares you can download to speed up it.

First,Corruption and Errors within your registry.The registry is a main part of your computer's Operating System. With time, as you use Windows and install and uninstall programs, your registry will get congested and full of errors. So your computer could slow down. So, if you can clean it up this problem can be solved.Sometimes you can speed computer up by 300%. To clean up registry,You can download a software called regsitry cleaner---Clean registry,remnant,corrupt files and temp files,history,cookies,etc.. This site:

http://www.make-pc-fast.com

lists top 5 registry cleaner,you can download and scan for free.

Second,Your computer is loaded with spyware/adware.spyware/adware hamper your computer's performance.It use system resources and slow your computer down.



So, to speed up your slow computer, use a registry cleaner software and clean your registry files first. It will make all the difference, and provide you with the immediate fix you need for your slow computer.Then,download a good anti-spyware to get rid of spyware/adware in your computer.

Answer 5

Get rid of it! Delete it! Go to Add/Remove methods, and delete, then in Windows Explorer. Download CCleaner,(loose), and wipe it absolutely out. Then use different anti-undercover agent/virus application. You want the defense safety of direction, however I might recommend in contrast one. Email by way of Yahoo Answers should you wish to eliminate it, and feature problem doing so.

Answer 6

AVG Free Edition. Not only will it remove the viruses you have, it will protect you from future viruses.

Answer 7

you can try this click start, then run type in cleanmgr click OK click OK again check mark all boxes click OK let it do its magic could take up to an hour or more. do once a week .it might help if not lacate a Norton anti virus disc and install it.

Answer 8

All of these are free for home use and will work with XP and Vista.



AVG Free is the most popular free solution available at no cost to home users and provides the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers.



Easy to use, low system resources

Automatic update functionality

Real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/us/frt/0



Avast-

avast! 4 Home Edition works for 60 days after the installation in demo mode. You will obtain your FREE license key by E-mail after the registration. The license key is valid for 1 year. After one year you will need to just re-register.

http://avast.com/eng/home-registration.p...



Avira-(recomended)

free-av.com – Protection and security against viruses, worms, Trojans, dialers & more.

http://www.free-av.com/



PC tools-(recomended)

PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition feature highlights

Protects your PC as you are working, surfing and playing

Detects, quarantines, disinfects and destroys Viruses, Trojans and Worms

OnGuard™ protects your computer against threats in real-time.

http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/



Trend Micro's FREE online virus scanner.(recommended)

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/





Free spyware remover.....





SUPERAntiSpyware(recomended)

SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!

Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!

http://superantispyware.com





Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware.

http://www.spybot.info/







Adaware

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_a...



Ewido.(recommended)

Go to the left of the page where it says,"Scan your computer now online

and clean it for free!"

http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/



AVG anti-spyware-

AVG Anti-Spyware Free Edition is a popular free antispyware solution available at no cost to home users and provides a high level of detection capability.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/us/frt/0

*Never install more than one anti virus, as they may conflict with each other.On the other hand, is always good to use more than one anti spyware.

Answer 9

Go to www.cnet.com. Get the free version of AVG. It works well and is free.

Answer 10

Check http://www.pcoptimizerprodownload.com

With pc optimizer pro you can safely clean, repair and optimize your computer.

It will help improve your system performance.

Good luck!

Answer 11

try NOD32 or any freeware and check out the reviews of it, and turn on your firewall pal



Be good

Answer 12

free.grisoft.com , avast.com, housecall.trendmicro.com



-all free