Infections

 

How to start up in SAFE MODE:	Turn on your computer and as soon as you see text on the screen press and hold down or continuously tap the F8 key until you see a menu. Once the menu appears then select SAFE MODE and the computer will start up with a minimum of drivers loaded up and you can try to fix things through this method. Expect the screen to look funny as it will be displayed at (640x480 resolution) and only in 16 colors.
Checking or cleaning up your start-up	Got to START - RUN and type: msconfig then [OK] You then click on the Start up Tab and look at what is being loaded. This is where you can start unchecking what you don’t want to start when the computer starts up. The next place you need to go is into the Windows Explorer to clean out the garbage. This can be found in: Windows 98: •        Windows/cookies •        Windows/Temporary Internet Files •        Windows/Temp Windows XP •        Documents and Settings/owner(or user or your name)/Local Settings/temp •        Documents and Settings/owner(or user or your name)/cookies •        Documents and Settings/owner(or user or your name)/Local Settings/ Temporary Internet Files  Then go into your control panel and then into your add/remove programs and uninstall all the search bars that you may find there or anything else that is a Spyware program. Spyware can also be found in: •        Program Files •        Program files /common files
Links to On-Line infection removal tools	Symantec's infection removal tool Page ----> Go there
Online infections checking and removal site	TrendMicro's computer cleaning tool site -----> Go there
Online infections checking and removal site	Microsoft's version of the online computer cleaning tool  ----> Go there

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