Computer running slow or need some cleaning? Follow these steps!

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  1. typeOnegative13NY

    typeOnegative13NY Well-Known Member

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    I have a site in my history that won't go away even when i clear it. I have the latest norton. any idea why this is and why it won't go away? Thanks in advance.
     
  2. pats-hater

    pats-hater Active Member

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    Cleared your temp folder and Internet cache folder.

    Norton sucks btw.

    Download ccleaner via cnet, it'll remove everything.

    Go with the Gutman cleaning.
     
  3. pats-hater

    pats-hater Active Member

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    Microsoft Security Essentials is free. Download it and dump Norton.

    Enjoy real protection for free.
     
  4. GQMartin

    GQMartin Go 'Cuse

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    I can't get this fucking Antvira or Anti Vi malware off my computer.

    Malwarebytes detects it and quarantines it and it comes back.

    any ideas?
     
  5. pats-hater

    pats-hater Active Member

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    When did it show up first?

    Restore?

    Might be in the registry now.
     
  6. GQMartin

    GQMartin Go 'Cuse

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    like 2 days ago.
     
  7. The Green Dude

    The Green Dude 2008 Best Avatar Award Winner

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    Start in safemode then run malwarebytes from there... should work. Check and see if it's in your system start up too.
     
  8. GQMartin

    GQMartin Go 'Cuse

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    that's the thing, I don't know how to do safe mode from an HP...

    it says to mash f8 but it doesnt work.
     
  9. pats-hater

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    I would just do a restore from 3 days ago.
     
  10. The Green Dude

    The Green Dude 2008 Best Avatar Award Winner

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    Try the second method shown if F8 doesn't work... if all else fails I live in Syracuse too :beer:
     
  11. GQMartin

    GQMartin Go 'Cuse

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    I just restored to 2 weeks prior to be safe. Re-scanned with Malware, found nothing. Thanks pats.


    Thanks TGD, much appreciated. I only lived in 'Cuse for the duration of college. I live in Bergen County, NJ now.

    We should hit up a game at the dome sometime maybe...
     
  12. typeOnegative13NY

    typeOnegative13NY Well-Known Member

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    Thanks. yeah,i'm not gonna get Norton again once it runs out. I'll go with MSE.

    Even ccleaner wouldn't get this thing off my history. it was a guitar tab site that i had never used before. I ended up going to indexing and that did the trick.
     
  13. gustoonarmy

    gustoonarmy 2006-2007 TGG.com Best International Poster of the

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    My XP disc has been badly damaged ........Is there somewhere in the microsoft cosmos where I can download windows XP home edition (I have a product key).
     
  14. Cman68

    Cman68 The Dark Admin, 2018 BEST Darksider Poster

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    You can probably find it on a torrent but those usually carry a poisonous payload as well. I would really consider upgrading to win7 if it were my machine.
     
  15. gustoonarmy

    gustoonarmy 2006-2007 TGG.com Best International Poster of the

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    Cheers Cman, yeah I don't think I would have been that desperate ...yet. Money is just so tight now and luckily for me, a friend has a copy shes willing to let me have. :)
     
  16. fenwyr

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    This is a great tip. 7 is a great OS.
     
  17. deathstar

    deathstar Well-Known Member

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    You all got any solutions for Firefox...

    I have one addon only and while visiting websites my firefox freezes up for about 10-15 seconds...

    Addon is Adblock btw....I have no other addons...
     
  18. Hemi

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    I know this post was from eons ago but yea, system restores are a lifesaver for me, I have used them on several occasions.
     
  19. Rockefella

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    Uninstall and download Chrome or Opera
     
  20. Poeman

    Poeman Well-Known Member

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    I have an issue with youtube videos and their website now...if i go on the site the adobe flash crashes and literally freezes my Firefox and IE.

    What can i do?
     

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