Technology MY PC a problem?

[Outla Spirit]

OK, im havin a real problem...

when i switch from window to window on my PC it is really slow, im listenin to a track right now and when i click a link the music stops playin for a bit... and once the links loaded it plays again...

why is my PC all of a sudden so sloooow?

i have anti-nortin-virus gear

 

[Cooper]

get more ram, free up hd space, run a spyware scan.

 

[choppa]

Sounds to me like you need more RAM, or your CPU is outdated. Show us your PC specs.

Oops, didn't see your post. ^

 

[Outla Spirit]

get more ram, free up hd space, run a spyware scan.

ok, im not a computer man

1. How do i get more ram?

2. How do i free up HD space?

3. Norton doesnt do spyware, just viruses?

:thumb:

how do i show pc specs...etc?

 

[choppa]

1. You need to buy more RAM. Go to websites like NewEgg and ZipZoomFly, but of course, you need to find out what kind of ram you got.

2. Use a program like CC Cleaner to free up hard drive space.

3. Get Spywbot Search & Destroy.

 

[Outla Spirit]

it says i have 224MB of Ram...

i dont have a clue what that means? My pc use to run smoooth now its a slow ass bitch

 

[Cooper]

to remove spyware...

Free Anti-Spyware Programs:
*When it comes to anti-spyware programs, the more the merrier*
Ad-Aware Personal: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Spybot: S&D: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Microsoft Anti-Spyware (Beta): http://www.microsoft.com/athome/sec...re/default.mspx

Spyware Blaster:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
*Doesn't remove spyware, but stops spyware being installed. Use in conjunction with one of the above.*

 

[Outla Spirit]

thanks... everyone who helps get's a rep...

what about my ram, does that look low?

224MB of ram?

 

[Cooper]

224's ok if it was running fin before, just sort out the spyware

 

[Outla Spirit]

224's ok if it was running fin before, just sort out the spyware

i found 8 spywares... it deleted 7 of them, the one left... which norton now throws up as a "HIGH RISK VIRUS ALERT" is -

Bloodhound.Exploit.6

i quaranteened it in Norton and then deleted it, and it still is showing up on the system...

Anyone help me and tell me how to get rid of this virus, ill rep and appreciate that ish

 

[Illuminattile]

You might need to restart your PC in safe mode for Norton to successfully remove the Trojan. If you don't know how to start your PC in safe mode, read this.

If you're using Internet Explorer I strongly suggest you download Firefox and use that instead.

 

[Outla Spirit]

yea... i use IE... but why use Firefox? whats the difference... and why not just simply restart the PC?


sorry for my ignorance on this topic, im not one for computers really

EDIT: JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS... MY PC HAS GOT SOME OF IT'S SPEED BACK... NOT SUCH A LAG... BUT I HAVENT TRIED PLAYING AUDIO AMONGST IT YET... WILL KEEP YOU POSTED... ANY MORE INFO ILL GLADLY ACCEPT ALSO :thumb:

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

yea... i use IE... but why use Firefox? whats the difference... and why not just simply restart the PC?


sorry for my ignorance on this topic, im not one for computers really

EDIT: JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS... MY PC HAS GOT SOME OF IT'S SPEED BACK... NOT SUCH A LAG... BUT I HAVENT TRIED PLAYING AUDIO AMONGST IT YET... WILL KEEP YOU POSTED... ANY MORE INFO ILL GLADLY ACCEPT ALSO :thumb:

Why use firefox is because for me the one that invades your computer is mostly through Active X with Internet Explorer. Active X is where mostly all the new computer users click ok on everything and eventually have viruses and spyware on your computer. Also Firefox blocks popups for you much easier.

Also defrag your computer and you will see even more gain. To defrag your computer open up My Computer right click on your hard drive and go to properties. Click on the tools tab and click on defrag now.

 

[Outla Spirit]

Why use firefox is because for me the one that invades your computer is mostly through Active X with Internet Explorer. Active X is where mostly all the new computer users click ok on everything and eventually have viruses and spyware on your computer. Also Firefox blocks popups for you much easier.

Also defrag your computer and you will see even more gain. To defrag your computer open up My Computer right click on your hard drive and go to properties. Click on the tools tab and click on defrag now.

thanks... ill get firefox!

i defrag my computer... twice a week already

 

[bigmack]

disable virus scanner. you will see a huge speed improvement.

virus scanners are crap anyways. just make sure you know what ur downloading from. i can usually spot a virus infected file without a virus scanner.

 

[Illuminattile]

If you'd been using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer you wouldn't have contracted the Bloodhound exploit in the first place.

The exploit was patched a while back, you can download the patch here. Norton might still say you have the virus even if you don't. Clear your cache and cookies in Internet Explorer.

 

[Kryogenikz]

and 256 MB of ram is ok, but i'm sure u would see a big difference if you were 2 upgrade to even just 512. Just need 2 buy one stick of 256 MB or RAM, would probably run ya for about 50 bucks or so, maybe less.