Got Popups? Slow Computer? You've probably got some kind of infection in your computer.
Download the following programs, install them, check for updates, and then run a full scan, and fix whatever it finds.
| Spybot Search & Destroy |
download |
Free AntiSpyware |
| MalwareBytes |
download |
Free AntiMalware |
| SpywareBlaster |
download |
Free, prevents future spyware infections |
| AVG Free |
download |
Free AntiVirus |
| HijackThis |
download |
Used to thwart browser hijacking. Useful in removing programs started at boot up. |
| Crap Cleaner |
download |
Used to remove all temporary files, scour the registry for unused and old entries for file extensions, activeX controls, ClassIDs, and more. |
Note: AVG Free is an antivirus program. Only install AVG Free if you either do not already have an antivirus
program running on your computer, or you believe that your existing antivirus program has been compromised.
If AVG Free finds any viruses and you already have an antivirus program running on your computer, then you should
uninstall AVG Free when it is done fixing things and reinstall your existing antivirus software so that it can
prevent the infection next time.
Further Note: At any one moment in time, you should never have more than one of each of the following classifications of software
running on your computer. Multiple firewalls will conflict with each other. Multiple anti-virus programs will conflict with each other, etc.
- Firewall
- Anti-Virus
- Anti-Spyware