[Michelle]

Oh ok, if you set that, then your log is clean!

How is it running??

(earlier I thought you said that was not supposed to be your startpage, but I went back and looked at your post again )

Edited by bananafanafo, 28 May 2005 - 10:12 AM.

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my downloads seem to go faster,...i have dsl but it was strange it was only downloading things at like 30 kb a sec or less

when we first got this it ran at least 80-90 kb

(we have the lowest speed that sprint offers....we arent stocked with cash i guess) lol

[Element9846]

my downloads seem to go faster,...i have dsl but it was strange it was only downloading things at like 30 kb a sec or less

when we first got this it ran at least 80-90 kb

(we have the lowest speed that sprint offers....we arent stocked with cash i guess) lol

[Michelle]

If you're not having any other problems, then here are my recommendations.

You need an anti-virus program! AVG or Anti-Vir are both free.

Congratulations your log is clean! Great job on the clean up

I recommend checking the http://www.microsoft.com website periodically for critical updates to install.

Here are some tips, to reduce the potential for spyware infection in the future, I strongly recommend installing the following applications:

Ewido Security Suite <= Protection against Trojans, Worms, Dialers, Hijackers, Spyware, and Keyloggers.

Detect and Remove Programs:

• How to use Ad-Aware to remove Spyware <= If you suspect that you have spyware installed on your computer, here are instructions on how to download, install and then use Ad-Aware.
• How to use Spybot to remove Spyware <= If you suspect that you have spyware installed on your computer, here are instructions on how to download, install and then use Spybot. Similar to Ad-Aware, I strongly recommend both to catch most spyware.

Prevention Programs:

• Spywareblaster <= SpywareBlaster will prevent spyware from being installed.
• Spywareguard <= SpywareGuard offers realtime protection from spyware installation attempts.
• MVPS Hosts file <= The MVPS Hosts file replaces your current HOSTS file with one containing well known ad sites etc. Basically, this prevents your computer from connecting to those sites by redirecting them to 127.0.0.1 which is your local computer
• Google Toolbar <= Get the free google toolbar to help stop pop up windows.

Other necessary Programs:

• AntiVirus Program<= An AntiVirus program is a must! Whether it is a free version like AVG or Anti-Vir, or a shareware version like Norton or Kapersky, this is a must have.
• Firewall<= A firewall is definitely a must have. Two good free versions are Sygate and ZoneAlarm.

[Element9846]

couldnt have done it without you.......geeks to go owns all other people that try and help others

ha.

geeks to go......ill refer this site to MANY of my friends with garbage in their pc lol

[Michelle]

Thank you I'm so glad I was able to help with your system!

[Element9846]

Ive downloaded everything even hosts...then i decided nooo...it got complicated...like overwriting files and renaming (which i can do) and files above 135kb will slow down pc and to go to

"services.msc"

etc it had me change settings so i just went back and changed what they said to change and deleted the file and moved on..i dont wanna screw up something

[Michelle]

That's fine, no worries! As long as you do the other recommendations you're good to go!

[Michelle]

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