subject: My Computer is Running Slow and Full of Malware - Here Is How To Fix it [print this page] What do you do if you keep seeing pop ups all over your screen and your search results on Google or any search engine keep sending you to annoying advertisements you do not want to see and you find your computer is running slow?
First of all you need to know what is causing this problem. It is caused by adware and in some cases spyware. Adware and spyware not only are annoying but they can and do slow your computer down and cause no end of problems for you.
Where do they come from?
Adware and spyware usually get onto your computer in one of several ways.
#1 visiting sites that host malicious files that install on your computer.
Solution.
Install the firefox browser and that will automatically warn you if sites are malicious and direct you away from them with a warning screen.
#2 Downloading toolbars and other add ons.
This is one of the biggest ways you get adware and spyware onto your computer without even realising it.
Solution. Check everything you install carefully. Do not just click yes to everything that wants to install on your computer this is one way of ending up with a computer that is running slow. Download and run a system and registry scanner to check for this if your computer is running slow.
#3 spyware and adware masquerading as antivirus software..
This is one of the biggest problems people face with software telling you it is something it is not and you do not know until it is too late.
Solution. In many cases you do not know what is going on until it is too late. By the time this has happened the only solution is this. You need to scan your system for spyware and adware with a system and registry scanner.
#4 Malware including spyware and adware keep reinstalling. The other problem you will face is this. Some adware and malware as it is called which includes spyware will attempt to prevent removal. The only way to do this to eradicate the registry entries for the spyware and adware and then remove them.
Solution. Run a system and registry cleaner which will remove the entries and then anti-spyware and an adware remover which will get rid of malware for good.
These are the main ways that adware and spyware get onto your system. Getting rid of them can be both time consuming and difficult. The easiest way to do this is to use software that will quickly find all the adware and spyware for you instead of spending hours trying to remove it yourself and will stop your computer running slow. Click here to scan your computer now and stop it running slow.
My Computer is Running Slow and Full of Malware - Here Is How To Fix it
