Viruses, Trojans, and Spyware, A down and dirty tutorial by:  CraZyCaT

Viruses and Spyware usually make your computer run real slow with plenty of Pop-ups and problems.  What slows your computer down is that most of them are sending information someone, and also trying to infect other computers through the Internet.

Viruses and Spyware usually takes the form of an innocuous software program that unleashes a flood of malware or viruses after it's installed and run. Since attacks and ease of removal vary, and there's no one-size-fits-all solution. However, there are some common techniques for getting your computer running good and safe again!  Here are some fixes, and ways to keep your computer running safe and at peak performance.

Here are a few FREE tools to help you!  I use the following to protect my PC & this stuff is totally amazing and will not only speed up your PC but will protect it as well!  :

 A GOOD Anti-Virus!
Most Internet providers these days have teamed up with either Norton or McAfee and offer the FULL versions totally FREE-  If you can't find it at your providers Website or even call them directly!!! 

Search and Destroy (FREEWARE)
Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

SpywareBlaster (FREEWARE)
Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software!
Download the latest Spyware Blaster version and you'll be secured by the most powerful anti-spyware protection solution anywhere!
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SpywareGuard (FREEWARE)
A real-time protection solution against spyware and other potentially unwanted software.
Detect browser hijacking attempts and more as they are happening.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html

Download Doc Scrubber (FREEWARE)
Analyze and scrub hidden and potentially embarrassing data in Word documents.
http://www.docscrubber.com/

MRU-Blaster (FREEWARE)
Protect your privacy - find and remove over 30,000 MRU lists and other stores of hidden information.   http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/mrublaster.html

EULAlyzer (FREEWARE)
Analyze license agreements for interesting words and phrases!
License agreements can be a pain and a bore, but not reading them can be dangerous. EULAlyzer makes it all easy - download today!
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/eulalyzer.html

Ad-Aware, (FREEWARE) (The Personal Edition is Free)
Was the original commercial application designed to seek and destroy adware and spyware.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware


Hope this Helps, and Best Wishes to All!
CraZyCaT