So mad at myself!! stupid computer

UGH! Sorry you gotta deal with all that..... :rolleye2:

There were a few I quarantined, I believe one was called trojan horse. I may be wrong

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

There were a few I quarantined, I believe one was called trojan horse. I may be wrong

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If they were quarantined what made you think you needed to reload your computer? Typically quarantined means that the virus software has found the virus and lock it up...so it cannot do any more damage.

Just FYI - Trojan horses are a type of virus (meaning they come hidden in a good file...hence the name) this is just a descriptor we would need the actual virus name to be able to find any info on it. :(

My computer is slower than dial up and I never got pop ups before, now I have several while working online

Defrag! I can't tell you how often a simple defrag takes a dog slow computer and gives it back some pep!

Yup, defrag and run Spybot and Adaware. Housecall is a good link, too.

Get Linux!! and get Opera or Fire Fox... I prefer Opera.. less spy wear that way. over 80% of spywear programs and viruses are made for windows, netscape AOL and expoler (sp?)

I was a die hard windows fan untill I got a PacMan Virus. Not fun.

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Originally Posted by TekWarren

Defrag! I can't tell you how often a simple defrag takes a dog slow computer and gives it back some pep!

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Where do I find it?
Thanks everyone for the help. It probably wouldn't hurt to get some classes on computer maint. if they have such a thing!

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

Where do I find it?
Thanks everyone for the help. It probably wouldn't hurt to get some classes on computer maint. if they have such a thing!

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I'm assuming that your running Windows XP.

This is the way I prefer to run a defrag.

Start->Run->type in "cmd" and hit enter->at command prompt type "defrag c:\" without the quotes.

The above is assuming that your hardrive is named C.

GUI version(probably easier)

Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Disk Defragmenter->select your drive(most probably C) and click on Defragment

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Originally Posted by iceman25

I'm assuming that your running Windows XP.

This is the way I prefer to run a defrag.

Start->Run->type in "cmd" and hit enter->at command prompt type "defrag c:\" without the quotes.

The above is assuming that your hardrive is named C.

GUI version(probably easier)

Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Disk Defragmenter->select your drive(most probably C) and click on Defragment

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That sounds easy enough!! Thank you. I'll try that as soon as I get home!!:sunny: