Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Spyware and viruses can make your computer run slow

I have noticed that most of the users that i have helped at my job, have some sort of spy ware or malware or virus program on their computer. Believe it or not is very easy to get them on your computer. You have to take matters into your own hands to be able to get rid of them to improve your internet safety (personal information) and your computer performance (speed). One way you can do this is by stop using internet explorer and use something like firefox. Once you do this, lets start by cleaning up some of the stuff you have been accumulating on your computer, such as internet history, programs you no longer use, programs you delete and are still inside your computer, spam, files your computer doesn't use and registry that has been outdated. I use CCleaner to clean up my computer, its free and i recommend it. Once you have cleaned up your computer, you can start the spyware/virus cleaning. You can start with the spyware, by downloading ad-aware which is also free, and will clean up your system. After it fully scans your computer and you delete the malware, you should restart your computer, and then download Avira which is the best FREE virus scanner i know. This will wipe any virus from your computer, its great because its updated weekly. Once you are done, with the clean up, and deleted all that baggage that was keeping you from enjoying your computer, you can now download COMODO firewall .
Comodo firewall is a great firewall that will keep anything from accessing your computer without your consent, it also stops any program that wants to install on your computer as well. All these programs are free so you have no excuse to not protect your self against malicious programs that are out there

If you had problems with any of the programs above, shoot me an email at remotedesktops@gmail.com and i can help you set them up or walk you thru the problem you are having.

1 comments:

j said...

thanks for the suggestions!, I already installed the firewall and the antivirus. =)