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Usually Applications are "Well Known" because they work better. I've seen much better reviews for CCleaner than ATF Cleaner. Really it comes down to personal preference. I've used CCleaner on a wide variety of machines. Never have had any problems. Any negative reviews I have read is because they used the registry cleaner and not the temporary cleaner.

Copy and Pasta Job with f ull instructions not simple?

CCleaner gets much larger rankings on CNET http://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-2144....html?tag=mncol

My OS = XP Way faster Way better looking

Thats a pretty good point as well. I started my own business up here at my college (I'm a freshman) and of course I mostly see the porn infections. Another way I've seen that is common is the popup "You have viruses on your computer click here to run a free scan!"

These are all so dull I can't believe no one here has some class. I can't do a screenshot to sum up my Desktop so I made a video for you. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Incase we can't embed on this site (I'm new): Here's the link:

I completely agree, yet unfortunately 96% of computer users are stupid. The other 4% are techies.

"Never use MSConfig to disable startup programs no matter what others have recommended. MSConfig is for troubleshooting purposes only. If you use it to disable startups and then run the program, you may cause what is known as a memory leak which does all sorts of strange things to your system. And disabling programs and services with it can get you into trouble that only a repair install can get you out of. Please note the warning found on the Microsoft site concerning MSConfig.. Instead, use one of the following startup managers." This quote was posted in a forum that had been locked up above

Vista Tweak: Uninstall it and put XP on your computer.

Protip: Installing SP3 is a waste. Wait until 2011 for next Windows OS. Protip: Vista = Fail Protip: SP3 precursor of Vista's memory hogging.

Geeze not that good of a list so far. Allow me to step in. Anti Virus/Malware Avast Ad Aware 2008 MalwareBytes Maintenance Utilities Advanced System Care CCleaner Glary Utilities pagedfrg IOrbit Smart Defrag Productivity Utilities Foxit Reader AutoHotkey ObjectDock Standalone Stack Stack Docklet AveDesk Eye Candy Utilities TrueTransparency CursorFX Madotate BootSkin (Stardock) Microsoft Classic Player TrueCrypt YoutubeDownloader Infranview Protip: Getting a Firewall is a waste unless you are on a network.

Of course Porn Sites are more dangerous than other sites. What planet are you living on? Most Media Sites are well known and free of viruses. Lulz.

Its simple really. Every time she gets a blue screen most likely her computer restarts right after she gets it. On every blue screen there is a code. See here: http://www.resnetsymposium.org/wiki/images...ue-screen-2.jpg To prevent her computer from restarting automatically so you can right this down for me do the following. Go to My Computer. Click the Tools Menu Click Folder Options Click the View Tab Make Sure Hide Extensions for Known File Types is Unchecked. Then click ok and exit out of my computer Select the Following Text and copy it into a notepad. You can open a notepad by going

Switch to Avast. AVG 8.0 is way too bloated. AVG 7.0 was really good. Personally I don't use antivirus programs. Just a waste on resources. Plus I don't visit porn sites or download misc. executables.

Why the heck would you manually delete them? Just use CCleaner. Duh.

Are you sure you're blocking the correct MAC address? He shouldn't be able to access the web if its the correct MAC address. Edit: Removed the YouTube video link - no need to be rude.

If you can get me the blue screen code I can help. You have to add a registry hack to stop it from automatically restarting so you can jot it down. You can browse through my registry hacks, its in there. Then just make a .reg file and add it to her machine. If you don't know how to make one I can help you with that.

Vista *frowns* Just get ObjectDock for a replacement. It looks x100 better, takes up hardly any system resources. You can have the functionality of a Mac for 1/2 the cost.

While in safe mode go to start run and type msconfig Go to the startup tab. Disable all software except for your antivirus software. Then log into your regular account and install Ad Aware (google it its free) Do a scan with AVG and AdAware. We have malware experts on this site. OP should follow Pete's advice on posting a HJT log. -TT75-

You can use some of these for Vista. Adding them won't hurt vista (I've tried) If you could help me discover errors, add your own suggestions etc. That'd be just great. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;Registry patch for Windows XP ;This file is merged into the registry by a line in the CMDLINES.CMD file. ;The entries in this file are added to the "Default User" profile. ;Please document each entry with a comment ;----------------------------------HKEY CLASSES ROOT------------------------------- ;----- Disables Preview of Movie file formats (allowing you to move/rename/delete without e