Make sure to scan your computer once in a while for malware
@Dramista (543)
June 1, 2016 3:27am CST
Guys, Just Scanned my computer and I found out I has 156 malware.
It was the reason why my internet was so slow. The malware kept on adjusting the browsers settings.
Just a friendly reminder, if your'e computers getting slow it might be some unwanted programs.
Good Day :)
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@annierose (18974)
• Philippines
1 Jun 16
Thanks for the reminder. I will definitely do that once my laptop arrives. Actually when I am starting to be busy, I somehow forgot to do those things. I think there should always be a note on my computer screen to remind me of such.
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@annierose (18974)
• Philippines
3 Jun 16
@Dramista But the computer becomes useless if my purpose will be to use the internet for searching.
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@Dramista (543)
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3 Jun 16
@annierose Yeah they are really annoying. Well at least they don't make your computer crash :)
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maybe 
@mypointsju (583)
• Westland, Michigan
1 Jun 16
Every month I run a list of programs and amazingly I have no new malware/spyware. How is this possible? I run 2-3 plugins for firefox (they are also on chrome) that blocks connections to known virus, malware sites. Yes it is not fool proof, but every month I run malwarebytes, spotbot to check for malware. Then I usually will advanced system care to make sure that my junk files are cleared up and many other areas are fixed. Then I run smartdefrag to defrag my computer and finally I run AVG antivirus scan. Yes, it is a long process, especially when I have 21 TB data that it must read through, but usually 8 hours later all the process are done.
I also run drivebooster. This program keeps your drivers up to date.
I have been thinking of only doing this every 2 months, instead of every month because no spyware and just cookies are found. My problem is that I would forget which Month I did it last, so for now, I am going to do this Monthly.
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@Dramista (543)
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2 Jun 16
Really helpful advice, this comment here is a pure gold!! Just realized that the reason I had so many malware and PUP was because of a program that downloads other malware. I think it was a trojan or something.
Well anyway here good sir. Have my like! :)
@praveenkumar06 (4077)
• Hyderabad, India
1 Jun 16
First add addon on any browser u are using
WOT Web of trust , if site is have virus or any bad content like pop us and other infection files it will give us one advise to continue or exit page u will mostly saved from virus files to be automatic download to system, update and scan entire system of u antivirus every weekend
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@succeednow (1633)
• Singapore
1 Jun 16
Yes, it's a good idea to scan your computer regularly for virus. I don't like to install an anti virus software that runs all the time as that will slow my computer terribly. I like to use CCleaner once in a while as it's free and effective.
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@Dramista (543)
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1 Jun 16
Yeah I turn of my antivirus most of the time since its taking too much memory. I scan it once a month to check for anomalies or if my computer suddenly starts acting weird :)
