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My current "scanner" is Norton Protection Center/AntiVirus and has a Spyware
Protection.
Is that not a good program to use?
"Malke" wrote:
> FensterBos wrote:
>
> > There are times when my computer seems to be running a tad slow and I
> > think it might have to do with the fact that my computer is running
> > about 80+
> > "processes"; however, I did not start most of these programs. I've
> > tried "exiting" these programs in my tray and uninstalling some other
> > programs, but the processes are still pretty high.
> > Is there a way to prevent these applications from running? Is this
> > number
> > actually average and I'm worried about nothing? I do not think they
> > are adware/spyware because I have installed an updated scanner and it
> > cannot find anything.
>
> That's really a lot. Since I don't know what your "updated scanner" is
> and how you scanned, it would be wise for you to go through these steps
> just to make sure your computer is clean:
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
>
> When you know the machine is clean, use the System Configuration Utility
> to see what is set to run at startup:
>
> Start>Run>msconfig [enter]
> Look at the Startup tab.
>
> How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
> support.microsoft.com/?id=310560">http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560
>
> Also review your services.
> Start>Run>services.msc [enter]
>
> Here are sites where you can look up what you find:
>
> castlecops.com/StartupList.html">http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
> www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm">http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
> www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm">http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm
> www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/">http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/
> www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php">http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php
> www.processlibrary.com/results/">http://www.processlibrary.com/results/
> www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php?source=bottomlin">http://www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php?source=bottomlin
>
> Malke
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> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
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