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Geek Culture / Remove SPYWARE. And clear your Startup group.

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NargRoth
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Posted: 31st Aug 2004 08:34
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http://sourceport.gotdns.com

I asked the members in this forum for help and they did really good helping me fix my computer. It was so slow and running like garbage. They have info for clearing out the startup group so everything isn't running behind Windows. And for clearing off spyware. Even have a simple simulation for using Adaware to remove spyware.

Just thought I would let you guys know incase your computer is having problems like mine was.

NeverB4
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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 31st Aug 2004 17:06 Edited at: 31st Aug 2004 17:07
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Had a nightmare 2 days ago with a blue screen saying.....


Error
Windows protection fault!
You must reboot.

Then I could only boot in safe mode.

I fixed it by removing my graphic card drivers in the system folder.
Something must have messed them up. The computer rebooted, and reinstalled my drivers, and everything is better than ever.

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NargRoth
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Posted: 31st Aug 2004 17:10
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Good to here you system was able to be recovered. Did you install any new programs or change anything that might have caused that?
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NargRoth
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Posted: 31st Aug 2004 17:17
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I was thinking alot of people could probably benefit from you documenting what the issue was and the steps you took to fix it. Maybe even post it on the SourcePort Tech Forums? I know that this site needs some help getting some more info cause it was kinda slim last time I checked.

Anyway just a thought.
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TravisP
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Posted: 31st Aug 2004 17:24
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ive posted at the forms *wich is like a desert) and fixed few things in Dark Basic post

Good thing everyone here is a figment of my imagination.

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ionstream
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Use Spybot Search and Destroy (download.com). It's free, frequently updates, and does much more than just remove spyware.

"Trying is the first step towards failure." - Homer Simpson
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Fallout
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 02:00
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Good tip. I cleaned up my startup group and now my computer boots up much quicker. Also, I\'ve now god right of all that memory resident rubbarb, like real scheduler, quicktime updater etc. etc. which just doesnt need to be there - parasitic rubbish.

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GothOtaku
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Quote: " Use Spybot Search and Destroy (download.com). It's free, frequently updates, and does much more than just remove spyware."

Or you can get it at the main webpage: http://www.safer-networking.de/
I highly recommend Spybot, it works wonders.
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