So slow :(

babes21

Hiya everyone

Having a few problems with my pc at the moment, it's running so slow .

Does anyone have any tried and tested free downloadable programs which will sort this out?

Any help will be greatly appreciated x

babes21

I've done a Norton scan and it says that my Antivirus is not up-to-date, can anyone recommend one?

spakkker

Download AVG free but don't install it yet. First get rid of Norton-I think there's a remove norton prog. on the norton/symantec site. Then install avg.

albertross_2

All of these:

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-spyware/us/frt/0

http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

http://www.bitdefender.com/site/Downloads/browseEvaluationVersion/1/42/


http://www.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-rootkit/us/crp/0

babes21

Bit confused.... what links do i use albertross? Do i need to delete the Norton security scan first?

Donnie

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

babes21

Right, i can uninstall the Norton via the program which it came with.

What should my next step be? What do i need to download from the links provided?

Sorry for all the questions x

albertross_2

Do you have a router, or a modem? Are you using norton firewall currently? If you have a modem, and are using norton firewall, you need to make sure a firewall is on when on the net. (not sure if the norton uninstall switches the xp firewall back on automatically)

I'd scan with all of them to see if they find anything before uninstalling norton. Then you need to leave a resident AV and antispyware scanner installed (e.g avast and superantispyware), and also make sure a firewall is installed (The XP one will do).

babes21

The firewalls are installed, all that it said i needed is a antivirus.

babes21

Should i download the avast?

Conor_3

babes21 wrote: »

I've done a Norton scan

Say no more. Norton brings computers to their knees. Remove it and watch the speed come back.