It is said that ninety percent of all computers connected to the internet are infected with Spyware. Spwyare can cause a lot of frustration to internet users. From popups to the stealing of personal information, spyware can cause all different types of damage and annoyances.
Several retail stores and local computer shops offer basic optimization of your computer for a hefty price. Anyone can speed up their own computer with the use of a few tools and a little time. In this first article about fixing your slow computer, I will discuss the basics that will increase the speed of your computer.
Steps to a faster computer:1. Spyware Removal: It is very important to remove the spyware that your computer is infected with. There are numerous spyware removal programs that can be used, some free and some not. The best free spyware removal programs that I have experience with are:
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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware-
Ad-Aware Free-
Spybot Search & DestroyFeel free to search Google for Spyware Removal programs and choose one that suits you best!
2. Use EasyCleaner: ToniArts EasyCleaner is one of the best programs to find and fix problems with your computer. Some of the features provided are: Registry Cleaning, Unnecessary File clean up, Start Up Management, Add/Remove Programs, and several other useful tools.
Download EasyCleaner
HERE:
Use the following tools from EasyCleaner to help speed up your computer:
- Registry Cleaner: Find and delete all registry errors.
- Unnecessary Cleaning: Find all types of files that are unnecessary to be on your computer and use the "delete all" button to get rid of those files.
- Startup Manager: Manage what programs start up when your computer boots! Get rid of those unnecessary programs that you never use and slow down your computer. Make sure you know what the program is before disabling it!
3. Update your Windows: Keeping your computer up-to-date is important. Use Windows Update to ensure that you have the latest updates for Windows.
4. Disk Clean-up: It is always smart to do a disk clean-up about once every couple of days. To run a disk clean-up, do the following:
1. Click on "My Computer"
2. Right Click on Local Disk(that you want to clean) and click on properties.
3. In the "General" tab, there will be a button "Disk Clean-up". Click this.
4. It will gather information regarding how much space will be freed up. When a screen pops up, ensure that all check boxes are checked. Click OK.
This is something that should be done every couple of days. It takes a minute or two, depending on how much cleaning is necessary.
These are the basic steps to cleaning up your computer and making it faster! Whenever you notice that your computer is running a little slow, follow these steps to getting the speed you desire back!
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When we think of April Fools, we think of funny pranks and jokes played on our friends. This April Fool's day is another story. "Conficker C", a nasty computer worm, is said to have infected between 5 million and 10 million computers as of today! To put it simple, this is not your ordinary computer worm. As a result, we have seen many worried, microsoft offer a $250,00 reward to find the author, and top security software firms trying to prevent the worm from spreading.
"Conficker C" is a different type of worm because it has been proven by the authors of the worm that they are in complete control of it still, even when it is on other computers. This is scary because they are able to code the worm to do whatever they feel like, which they have said will be done April 1st, 2009. Whether it is just a prank, steals personal information, slows our computers, or erases hard-drives, we will have to wait and find out.
What you can do to surf safe:Because Microsoft realizes the potential damage this worm could do, they have done what they can to help protect their users. Head over to
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm and run a system scan. Also, ensure that you have all of the windows updates by going to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
Also, you will want to make sure that your anti-virus is up and running and has the up-to-date virus definitions. It is a smart idea to run a complete system virus scan at least once a week.
Lastly, you should always avoid websites that you are not familiar with and that could be home to viruses, worms, and malware.
I will be posting an article tomorrow about how to effectively clean your computer of malware and others tips on how to get more speed out of your computer.
*** For More Recent Articles Pertaining to the Conficker C Worm:
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Millions of people in the United States don't turn their computers off at night. Are you one of them? Well, what is the reason you don't turn it off every night? I'll admit it, I'm one of those people. After reading an article over on Yahoo (http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/130078), I will be turning my computers off each night.
How much money do you think is wasted yearly in the US by computers running overnight?
$10 million?
$100 million?
$1 Billion?
Well guess again! $2.8 billion dollars. The US alone wastes $2.8 billion a year, which many consider nothing in today's world.
This article also made another interesting point. This amount of wasted energy each year is the cause of 20 million tons of CO2! It says that is the amount produced by 4 million cars on the roads!
To the Reader: Turn your computers off at night! Save money! Stop adding to the pollution problems in the states!
Heck, if you don't care about that stuff, turn your computers off at night because it will make them run smoother and more efficiently for a longer period of time!
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