Re: Slow Computer Response:

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On Jan 17, 11:14 am, Robert <magine...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jan 17, 10:58 am, "Daave" <dcwashNOS...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Robert wrote:
On Jan 16, 7:56 pm, "Daave" <dcwashNOS...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Robert wrote:
Would you suggest I remove the following? Avast, Kapersky free trial
versions, Everest, Hijackthis, HD-Tune, Java(6 update 3),
PRO200WL,Shockwave, Spywareblaster v 3.5.1, Hive Cleanup, Quicktime?

I fully realize the issue lies with only 256MB of RAM but I'm just
trying to lean out my computer of programs I don't really need.

Robert, the key is not uninstalling as many programs as possible, but
rather to uninstall programs that are running in the background that
you have absolutely no use for (or at least to configure them not to
run automatically at startup if there is a use for them... remember
you can always manually start any program *when you wish*). If a
program you once installed isn't running, then it won't be requiring
any memory. If you think you may need to run it again eventually,
there's no waste of memory if you choose not to uninstall it.
I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, I'm not trying to randomly uninstall as
many programs as possible but am trying to do as you suggest. I just
don't know what some of these programs do, such as Shockwave and
Spyblaster. I have gone into Autorun and checked those programs I
didn't want to run at Start-up e.g. MoneyAgent, Microsoft Outlook, and
files not found.

You asked what I think you should remove. My point is that there is no
need to remove *anything* as long as it isn't running. Now if you're
just interested in doing some spring cleaning, you will have to be the
one who decides what you want to uninstall. Use Google to find out about
these programs. For instance, you will see that Shockwave is a plug-in
used for certain Web content. I don't know what Spyblaster is, but
SpywareBlaster is useful in preventing spyware by using Internet
Explorer's restricted sites and blocking a large number of potentially
harmful ActiveX controls (and some tracking cookies as well). If you hav
e it, it's important to keep it updated.

I ran A-squared last night and it found the virus and I deleted it,
then ran it a second time but it showed up again. So I guess I have to
wait for the experts on Bleeping Computer to advise me.

What's the name of the virus?

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I'm sorry, I didn't think to write the name of the virus down, my
fault. I'll run A-Squared again and get it.

I checked out the sites you gave and I went into msconfig and have to
tell you I was rather leary of doing so and clicked ok to the item
that was already checked (I think it said all startup items) and then
it came back with a message that I have to restart my computer for
changes to take  effect! That really had me sweating! I'm not at all
comfortable going into msconfig or what I'm suppose to do once I'm
in.

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I re-ran A-squared and it came up with no errors, strange, because as
I said I ran it last night it found a high risk virus which I thought
was the one I'm infected with. I tried deleting it, but when I re-ran
A-squared it showed up again. So I thought it would come up with this
scan.


Robert
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