I'm in serious need of help

[Vic]

Alright so heres the problem.

After I install some updates that windows wants me to install, the internet on my laptop starts to run extremely slow. It takes about a minute to load a page on BTF! We all know thats hell for us.

This has happened in the past, and I ignore it and just format the entire laptop, but I don't want to do that everytime. I'm not to sure which update it is, but it might be some service pack or something.

Has this happened to anyone before?
Or does someone know how to fix it. Its so annoying:S

 

[musafir12]

bro i think u got spyware on yr laptop
it usually does that if u have a spyware
so install an anti-spyware software just to check if u got anything
wat kinda protection do u have for yr laptop?

 

[musafir12]

try downloading spybot search and destroy
thts a good anti-spyware software
and webroot spy sweeper is a good one also
download those and scan yr laptop
i m pretty sure u got a spyware messing around with yr laptop

 

[Navkarn]

bro what you are describing is almost definitely a case of spyware

i recommend these 2 sites ... i suffered from the same prob and ran both of these programs and had great success

Spybot Search and Destroy (download link) : http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

also try this, worked for me

Trendmicro Housecall (scans spyware online, no download needed) : http://housecall.trendmicro.com/


if those 2 don't improve performance, looks like a reformat is in store for you

 

[musafir12]

lol yah definetly a spyware case
try spy sweeper also as i said up there

 

[Navkarn]

p.s. - if your case is eventually solved, i recommend you keep Spybot S&D anyways and update it weekly and run it once a week as well ... one hell of a great free program

 

[musafir12]

haha hell yah!
spybot is really good! but i had it for a long while but after that it started taking too much of mah CPU usage percentage
like the shield thing it has u know..so i installed spy sweeper n so far its working out pretty good
i agree wit the spybot thing thou
one hell of a anti-spyware software and its free lol

 

[Velli]

uh oh..... i so have spyware

 

[zagreus]

yep...without a doubt, that's spyware.

 

[musafir12]

haha yup if your laptop is acting like Vic's laptop
you have got a spyware, lol.

 

[Kush]

Personally I use Ad-Aware. Best free product i've ever downloaded or used. Have it on all computers in the house, keeps thigns like this in check.

 

[Cherag]

AVG's pretty legit too

 

[Vic]

Thanks guys. I'm going to deal with this right now.

 

[musafir12]

Personally I use Ad-Aware. Best free product i've ever downloaded or used. Have it on all computers in the house, keeps thigns like this in check.

yah but the thing is with ad-aware is it dont work on vista and the 2007 series of it..SUCK!

 

[musafir12]

AVG's pretty legit too

AVG is one of the best ones but its like an overall anti-virus/spyware/malware and everything else
it doesnt focus only on one thing, that is why spy sweeper and spybot are the best ones, in mah opinion

 

[Temurzai]

GUYS!
help.


i have seem to have a ridic virus which has disabled my ability to run system restores! it also doesnt allow me to adjust time settings, and control panel cannot be accessed!

a small window pops up with an exclamation point and says, " The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system adminstrator."

LAME. wat do i do

 

[Jeeti]

I don't know how many times I've had to tell you, but ease up on the adult videos bro.

 

[Temurzai]

i used spybot to fix the problem. wow.


also, jeeti u need some handmadeee..hamvataniii....firrrsst kilaass....product. haha