I am starting to think I have a virus.

**scottishranger** · October 18, 2006, 07:37 PM

My computer has recently gotten alot slower and less responisve. Sometimes the internet will suddenly stop responding and shut down and sometimes when I click to run a program it does not start depsite my utmost efforsts.

I have run multiple scans using mcAfee and so far it has not found anything.

Any advice

**Erik** · October 18, 2006, 07:41 PM

Doesn't sound like a virus.

But you can check your active processes (ctrl+alt+del) and see if something is sucking up all your processor speed.

**fatsheep** · October 18, 2006, 07:45 PM

#1: Disconnect from the internet and see if performance increases.
#2: Try running scans in safe mode.

**scottishranger** · October 18, 2006, 07:45 PM

Well thanks Erik.

I did find out that Google toolbar is sucking up something awful.(no idea why)

I will check back if anything else happens.

**Erik** · October 18, 2006, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by scottishranger

I did find out that Google toolbar is sucking up something awful.(no idea why)

I don't think Google toolbar should consume many resources if your not using it.

I suspect it's indeed spyware.
Or maybe Google toolbar is locked into some kind of search loop?
Try disabeling Google Toolbar and maybe delete and re-install it.

**Sammur-amat** · October 18, 2006, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by scottishranger

I did find out that Google toolbar is sucking up something awful.

i think you up to sumthin here..i had last 2 days similar prob with "new Google toolbar" :hmmm: ...it tryin to inject/or whatever avp call it himself

into any network activity and startup process...kill the bastard

and it will go away...(unless you IE addict, then suffer

)

**HorseArcher** · October 18, 2006, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by scottishranger

I did find out that Google toolbar is sucking up something awful.(no idea why)

I advise everyone not to have any sort of toolbars installed. They are resource hungry (bandwith/memory) and quite useless, once you have firefox or opera.

I recommend people to use hijack this! program, to get rid of malicious software and useless - either - pre-installed or installed later - programs and browser hijackers, which you do not use and not needed. It is also great to sort out programs, that are running in the background.

**Erik** · October 18, 2006, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by LovasIjász

I recommend people to use hijack this! program

Do you have to pay for it?

**fatsheep** · October 18, 2006, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by Erik

Do you have to pay for it?

No download it here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php

**Erik** · October 18, 2006, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by fatsheep

No download it here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php

What I ment was: is it a trial version?

**Publius** · October 18, 2006, 07:47 PM

McAfee really isnt the best software to be using. If you have the means, get Zone Alarms Security Sweet (Costs maybe $30?). I have never once had a problem while using it.

Aside from that, sounds like you just have a really bad spyware problem to me.