My wife’s laptop computer is very slow. We’ve tried Spyware Doctor to get rid of spyware and we have McAfee Virus protection and AOL firewall protection. It is just so slow and locks up continually when she’s on the internet. Her computer has been used by temps and family so I’m afraid there’s a good chance there is an infection.
First off, you’re using two programs that are known to use up alot of resources (slow your computer down), Mcafee and AOL. Also, anything related to AOL "is" spyware, get rid of it completely. Uninstall Mcafee, and replace it with "AVG" anti-virus, it’s light on resources and it’s FREE!! You want a good free firewall, get "SunBelt Kerio", it’s TOP-RATED!! To clean out your registry after uninstalling these programs, use "CCLeaner". DO NOT, and I mean, DO NOT ever use "Internet Explorer" as your browser, it’s a spyware magnet…..use "FireFox" instead.
Get "AVG" anti-virus here…….
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/1
Get "SunBelt Kerio" here……..
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/
Get "CCLeaner" here……..
http://www.ccleaner.com/
Get "FireFox" here………
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
As far as spyware cleaners, you’ll want to make sure that you install the free top-rated best. You’ll need "AdAware SE", "SpyBot Search & Destroy" and "Spyware Blaster".
Get "AdAware SE" here…….
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Get "SpyBot Search & Destroy" here……..
http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html
Get "SpyWare Blaster" here…….
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Be sure to install, update, and run, all of the above mentioned software, only after, you have uninstalled those other two programs……and be sure to keep them updated regularly, at least, twice a week. You should have a MUCH smoother running system afterwards.