how to get rid of annoying spyware and popups

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

just wondering if anyone knows how to prevent spyware from messing up your computer and where i can download safe things to prevent spyware

thanks

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[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

dont go to **** sites..

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

well i let a friend of mine borrow it and i think he did bc it was working fine b4 he used it but he swears he didnt go on **** sites

and it pisses me off i just had a new motehrboar put in the computer

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

well i let a friend of mine borrow it and i think he did bc it was working fine b4 he used it but he swears he didnt go on **** sitesand it pisses me off i just had a new motehrboar put in the computer

Motherboard has nothing to do with it running slow

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

no i put a motherboard in it bc it went bad and then i let him use the computer for like a week and i get it back and its slow and has spyware all on it how can i make it back to the speed it was when i first got it and how can i clear out the entire computer

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

one thing to use is spy bot search and destroy... best program i have ever used..

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

i was told that will add more virsues to your computer is that true

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

hell no.. that is the best program hands down

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

Spybot S&D is the best one out there. There are others that are actually spyware. Stick to a brand that you have heard of. Spybot s&D is HIGHLY reccommended

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

Never ever ever ever let friends use your pc without you there. I left my pc at someones house since I was going to move into another house the next couple weeks, well I accidentally left the computer on while he was there and I wasnt, and I come back and the screen kept flashing, and everytime I click on something It would not let me do it and flash more. I walked away and come back to see the screen is blue and flashing. Luckilly my mom knew how to fix it whew. But lesson learned, dont let friends use your pc, its called a personal computer for a reason

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

On infected computers, I usually run ...

http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/ (has to be run in IE 6/7)

http://usa.kaspersky.com/products_services/kav6.0.3.837_sosen.exe

http://www.spybotupdates.com/files/spybotsd15.exe

http://www.spywareterminator.com/download/download.aspx

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

ok thanks does anyone know how i can reboot the whole computer to where its all the originial stuff that was on it when i first got and nothing else

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

you could do a system restore..and go back to a different date before you gave him the computer.

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

ok thanks does anyone know how i can reboot the whole computer to where its all the originial stuff that was on it when i first got and nothing else

Put in your recovery discs or access the recovery partition ...

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

ok thanks does anyone know how i can reboot the whole computer to where its all the originial stuff that was on it when i first got and nothing else

If it was a preassembled computer (Dell, Gateway, etc.) then you should have a "restore CD/dvd" that has the original image of the hard drive on it and can put it back to the way it was rec'd. But you will lose everything

EDIT: I was beat to it