mamac_9 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 help my slow computer run faster Link to post Share on other sites
flashh4 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Howdy mamac and welcome to BestTechie !!! My name is flashh4 (Chuck) and i will be assisting you with the cleaning of your computer.Run these 1 at a time & post each log as you get it ! Work them as your time permits you to !!If you don't understand something, please don't hesitate to ask for clarification before proceeding !!! You can PM me if you need to !!Perform all actions in the order given.Please stay with us until we give you the "All Clean Speech"! Just because the problem has stopped it may still need some clean-up ! Do Not Remove anything or run any tools/programs until advised to do so !Please note that all instructions given are customized for this computer only, the tools used may cause damage if used on a computer with different infections. If you think you have similar problems, please post a log in the Malware Removal forum and wait for help. ===================================AdwCleaner Please download adwcleaner by Xplode onto your desktop.Double click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool again. Windows XP : Double click on the icon to run it. Windows Vista, Windows 7 & 8 : Right click and select "Run as Administrator" *Click on the Scan button. *AdwCleaner will begin to scan your computer like it did before. *After the scan has finished ....... This time, click on the "Clean" button. *Press OK when asked to close all programs and follow the onscreen prompts. *Press OK again to allow AdwCleaner to restart the computer and complete the removal process. *After rebooting, a logfile report (AdwCleaner[s0].txt) will open automatically. *Copy and paste the contents of that logfile in your next reply. *A copy of that logfile will also be saved in the C:\AdwCleaner folder.NEXT Please download Junkware Removal Tool and save to your desk top. Shut down your protection software now to avoid potential conflicts. * Run the tool by double-clicking it. If you are using Windows Vista, 7, or 8; instead of double-clicking, right-mouse click JRT.exe and select "Run as Administrator". * The tool will open and start scanning your system. * Please be patient as this can take a while to complete depending on your system's specifications. * On completion, a log (JRT.txt) is saved to your desktop and will automatically open. * Post the contents of JRT.txt into your next reply ! Re-Boot your computer now !!NEXT Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (save it to your desktop). >>> http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_142716402237113&key=9b4efad421c8b103b2c94b796db973b0&libId=i7moiq1n01002u9u000DAjanrgva6&subId=ada8cd58e448a82cf9bb2f2782266d43&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.whatthetech.com%2Findex.php%3Fshowtopic%3D129391%26page%3D1&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.malwarebytes.org%2Fmwb-download%2Fconfirm%2F%3Futm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_medium%3Dsocial&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.whatthetech.com%2Findex.php%3Fs%3D49c36eb57530cd237bc7129892da2191%26showforum%3D27&title=can%27t%20download%20or%20run%20malwarebyts%20%5BSolved%5D%20-%20What%20the%20Tech&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.malwareby...m_medium%3Dsocial * Windows XP : Double click on the icon to run it. * Windows Vista, Windows 7 & 8 : Right click and select "Run as Administrator" * Select Scan tab.* Select type of scan to perform: * Threat Scan < --- Select this type of scan * Custom Scan * Hyper ScanNext click the Scan button.When the scan is complete, if no malicious items are found you can close the program.If malicious items are found be sure that everything is checked, and click Quarantine .When completed, a log will open in Notepad. Please save it to a convenient location and post the results. Note: If you receive a notice that some of the items couldn't be removed, that they have been added to the delete on reboot list, please reboot. Please post these logs as you get them , then continue with the next program ! 1. AdwCleaner Log2. Junkware Removal Log3. Malwarebytes log ThanksChuck Link to post Share on other sites
flashh4 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 mamac just checking in on you. If you have any problems just ask !You can place this topic into your bookmark for easy finding !! Chuck Link to post Share on other sites
mamac_9 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 I did what you said at the very beginning and this is the message I got. MZêˇˇâˆ@∫¥ Õ!âˆLÕ!This program cannot be run in DOS mode. Link to post Share on other sites
mamac_9 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 There is an icon stuck in the middle of my page, making it difficult to see all of the comments and instructions. Link to post Share on other sites
flashh4 Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Not sure what you are seeing for an "Icon" ........ don't know where you got a promp to run in DOS mode. ..... Try clicking this link >>> http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_14278595477289&key=9b4efad421c8b103b2c94b796db973b0&libId=i7y6on9e010071iz000DAn3dk228s&subId=426349e1e97defd00400867a08aa646c&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.besttechie.com%2Fforums%2Ftopic%2F34795-slow-computer%2F%23entry154555&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-changelog-team.fr%2Ffr%2Fdownloads%2Ffinish%2F20-outils-de-xplode%2F2-adwcleaner&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.besttechie.com%2Fforums%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcore%26module%3Dsearch%26do%3DviewNewContent%26search_app%3Dforums&title=slow%20computer%20-%20Malware%20Removal%20-%20BestTechie%20Forums&txt=adwcleaner And run it, remember to click the "scan" button for it to scan, then when it's threw with the scan click the "Clean" button. ================== If AdwCleaner does not run this time move to the next program and we will come back to it later ! ThanksChuck Link to post Share on other sites
flashh4 Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Since there has been no reply with-in 5 days this topic is now closed ! If you need it re-opened please PM me or any Mod ! ThanksChuck Link to post Share on other sites
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