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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 130520" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>A few years ago I cleaned up a computer that was so infested with adware that the browser they used (IE/Internet Explorer) wouldn't allow me to download SpyBot or AdAware. I had to download a new browser (I chose Opera, Firefox is another, more popular choice) so I could down load the programs to clean it up. </p><p></p><p>I hope your computer isn't as messed up as that one because it took me hours of downloading, turning off applications (in the msconfig Start Up file) that start when you boot the system, and shutting down programs in the Task Manager (alt/control/delete) to get the thing functioning. And the people who owned the computer failed to take any of my advice about browsers, running anti virus/SpyBot/AdAware, and clicking on every FREE thing that popped up that the computer was unoperable again within two weeks. </p><p></p><p>If you download SpyBot be sure to read the legal release (it's soo cute) and use the Immunize function.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 130520, member: 1498"] A few years ago I cleaned up a computer that was so infested with adware that the browser they used (IE/Internet Explorer) wouldn't allow me to download SpyBot or AdAware. I had to download a new browser (I chose Opera, Firefox is another, more popular choice) so I could down load the programs to clean it up. I hope your computer isn't as messed up as that one because it took me hours of downloading, turning off applications (in the msconfig Start Up file) that start when you boot the system, and shutting down programs in the Task Manager (alt/control/delete) to get the thing functioning. And the people who owned the computer failed to take any of my advice about browsers, running anti virus/SpyBot/AdAware, and clicking on every FREE thing that popped up that the computer was unoperable again within two weeks. If you download SpyBot be sure to read the legal release (it's soo cute) and use the Immunize function. [/QUOTE]
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