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She hardly uses this 2-year-old Dell....booting it maybe once a month. Her 10-year-old twins get on it, though, and I wouldn't be surprised if there is spyware or similar on it. Explorer in particular is very very slow, though Speedtest.net shows good connection speeds when I tried it with the FireFox I downloaded. (I cleared the Explorer cache).
I just know that some of these "spyware" programs are essentially spyware themselves, so I was wondering what the current recommended product might be.
Edit: I'll run a full system scan next time I'm there and have a moment.
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Malwarebytes is your best bet for nuking most spyware.
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Number 2 and number 5 fill me with rage and loathing. 2 & 5 are exactly why I'd rather do 2.1 Forgot about Malware killers. Good idea. Also, check and see how much bloatware came pre-installed on it when it came from Dell. Un-install all the crap, again possibly sending you back to 2.1 <snicker>. Also, what is it using for a firewall/antivirus? Some are slower than others. Also, if a third party firewall is installed, disable the Windows one (or whichever you trust the least.) Double inspecting everything is also a time killer. . . . Aren't you glad you deleted your post?
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Well, it's too bad you deleted the post because you probably would have gotten some good advice on speeding up a PC.
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Well, it's too bad you deleted the post because you probably would have gotten some good advice on speeding up a PC. It's a Dell. Put go cart wheels on it and push it down a hill. They go superfast. Heck, i bet Dell even sells those wheels.
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Dell isn't that bad....but try speaking to an english person about a problem. Might change your mind!
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