HELP!!!! (from all the tech minded folks)

[Kassidy]

I have for the last two days been having a weird problem with my computer which seems to be getting worse. Everytime i click on a link either from a e-mail, or from TERB here, the browser window freezez and i have to use task manager to close it. About 15 minutes ago, it actually ended up freezing my whole system so that I had to reboot.

Any helpful suggestions??

kisses
Emma

 

[wevildoer]

I have for the last two days been having a weird problem with my computer which seems to be getting worse. Everytime i click on a link either from a e-mail, or from TERB here, the browser window freezez and i have to use task manager to close it. About 15 minutes ago, it actually ended up freezing my whole system so that I had to reboot.

You've probably got any number of pieces of spyware running... many of which can result in your browser 'clogging up'.

Download and run any or all of the the following:

spybot search & destroy from download.com
adaware from lavasoftusa.com
CW-Shredder from www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/junk/CWShredder.exe

Or, switch to firefox, a pretty nice free browser from www.mozilla.org

I will accept any and all kisses

 

[Kassidy]

Well wevildoer......I actually found the answer on my own. I think i jsut blocked it from my concious mind cause I didn't want to have to deal with the "v" word. But when I broke down and did a scan I discovered that I had 8 infected files. Not sure what virus I had, atleast not until the scan is done, but apparently that is what ws causing my annoying little glitch.

This just irks me about the computer society. I mean what sort of pathetic thrill does some teenager in his parents basement get from creating a virus that just pisses people off?? And what is the point of me spending hundereds of dollars on anti viral software that apparently doesn't protect my system?? I auto update, scan once a week. And still I get a virus??!!

*end of pissy rant*

kisses
Emma