HELP! my internet is running slow because of virus?

Question

for some reason my internet is running really slow.

i recently got this virus-error cleaner,spyware malware remover, and another.i got rid of them and they deleted alot of things on my desktop after i deleted the virus and got everything running again my internet started to run very very slow.im using a good computer with unlimited downloads so it shouldnt slow down at all it just started when the virus got on my computer.does anyone have any answers?????it isnt the connection or anything like that it has something to do with the virus.

can anyone help me with this problem? i cant download anything and i just barely load pages. my download speed was roughly 560kb/s now its like 3-6kb/s.if you could help me it would be most appreciated. TYVM =) and the virus deleted all my system restor points.so thats out of the question any answers? besides buying new hardware.is there anyhting in my c drive or windows file that i can delete??????ive ran alot of scans using all diffrent softwares. tyvm

Answer 1

First fo all, make sure there's nothing on your malicious on your computer:

A very good, free anti-virus available to download is AVG 8 Anti-virus:

http://www.free.grisoft.com

And for any spyware problems, get SpyBot - Search and Destroy:

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirro...

Also, for protecting your personal info and files, use Ad-Aware 2008 Free Edition:

http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_fr...

All of them are free, as powerful as paid programs, like Norton and McAfee, and don't use up as many resources.

Just boot into Safe Mode (Press F8 when turning on the computer) and run full scans.

Now, there are some things you cna do to speed up your computer and free up space and memory for free:

Go to the Start Menu> Run

Type in "appwiz.cpl"

Uninstall whatever you don't need.

Next, go to Start> Run and type in "msconfig".

Go to the Startup Tab and uncheck everything you don't want to startup. If you want, you can uncheck everything, and your anti-virus will still restart itself when you log on.

Now go to My Computer> Hard Drive> Documents and Settings> [USER NAME]> Local Settings> and delete everything inside the Temp Folder. (This is a hidden folder so you will need to have "show hidden files and folders" checked in Folder Options) All the files in this folder are just temporary files that your Internet stored for certain websites.

Next, you should install CCleaner, it will get rid of alot of temporary files on your computer. It also has a registry repair system, which is easily the best free one available on the Internet:

http://www.ccleaner.com/download

Another option is to try defragmenting your computer.

Go to the Start Menu and go to All Programs

Go to Accessories and System Tools.

Choose Disk Defragmenter and when it loads click defragment.

Next, go to Device Manger (Start> RightClick My Computer> Properties> Hardware Tab> Device Manager) and expand all listings. Now rightclick and update all drivers.

Another thing I would say is to compress your files if you already haven't.

Open My Computer and right click on your hard drive

Check the Compress Drive button and let it do it's thing.

Finally, make sure your Hard Drive doesn't have any bad sectors. Go to My Computer> Right Click Hard Drive> Properties> Tools Tab> Check Now> Check both boxes and Start. It will ask you to reboot, so reboot. This will clear out any bad sectors on your Hard Drive.

These are short-term solutions however. the easiest way is to just upgrade the RAM on your system, but at least the ways above are free.

Good Luck =]