Computer problems!?....Help

[Fox-Gal]

Originally posted by dukedogsmom
Adaware and Spybot search and destroy are two great programs that are free downloads and do a great job of keeping your computer clean.

Yeah these two are the only good FREE downloads I've found out there. Some people make the mistake of downloading what says is a spyware removal and in truth it is spyware. Stick with one of these two, it's safer.

Cinder & Smoke right about removing some needed files. Just because something comes up on on spyware removal, doesn't mean you can remove it. Make sure it's not a program that came with your putters set up. My husband made that mistake once and removed everything it had on the list and we needed one to download files off the internet. Now he can only download if he hits save, he can hit open this file and run and there are some other problems he made happen by doing that, I won't get into.

It sounds to me like this site that I friend of mine did, it makes certain words links to other sites. It was to make things easier to search for info. I wish I could remember the name of it. Sorry. Have you gone into your add and remove programs to see if theres something new in there? I know thats how she removed her problem, if you can figure out what it is. I belive it was connected with hotbar, I think not sure though. Hotbar is the worse, never get it!!!

I hope it all gets working out for you soon. I hate saying this but if all else fails, do a system recovery. start back to square one, when all else fails. Your putter will be faster. lol

Good luck to you.

[trayi52]

There was a program, that would do seaches, and it would underline words it thought you would be interested in. I installed something like that a little over a year ago. I didn't like it, so I uninstalled it. It was nothing but a dern spyware.

It would underline certain words, and make them into links. I cannot remember the name of the program, but I was able to uninstall it through the control panel.

I use Spybot and Adaware. I also run Nortons Internet Security. I don't have any pop-up any more either.

Willie