I am able to log into net but my system will not like me open any windows. My mouse will freeze and screen also. I have been told that using spy bot will clean my computer up but my problem is I can't get in to down load it. It will start to down load than freeze up. Help mamarose

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Okay, well, in the meantime, restart to safe mode and run your AV, just to see if anything comes up. You have symptoms of adware/spyware, but oft times that can be a trojan. So, when you go to safe mode go to your system restore and disable it: Right click My Computer, click Properties, click performance, then file system, then trouble shooting. At the bottom of the check list check the box marked "disable system restore"--check it, and restart if it indicates. Trojans hide in system restore. Leave it disabled until you are cleared out. Once you do that-- AV and disable system restore in safe mode, then restart and see if you have any luck getting onto the net. If you do, go right to SpyBot and download it, UPDATE it immediately, and then run it in "default mode". "Fix" everything it finds, everything. If you have been visiting game sites, gambling sites, porno sites, you might want to think about not going there again. Or if you have dowbloaded Kazaa or Kazaa Lite, you will need a special tool to get rid of them, they are loaded with malware. This is my canned Win Me schpiel: ARE YOU UPDATED ON WIN ME, OUTLOOK, YOUR AV, AND IE? If not, do that first. I run Adaware, Spybot and I update and run them every three days or less, plus Script Sentry, MRU Blaster, Spyware Blaster in the background, and A Squared once a week or so just to double check; update it also every three days. But Adaware and Spybot should be sufficient. General clean-up: Expose Hidden Files: http://www.xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4155-1916458,00.html Go into safe mode and run Adaware, Spybot, your updated AV, and then do this: Use these in order: Trojan Hunter trial version: http://www.misec.net/ Trojan Scan: http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/ SWATIT: http://swatit.org/download.html reboot, back into safe mode: Tools > Intenet Options> General Tab > Delte files > check the box to delete off line content > click ok > delete cookies > click ok. %TEMP% files: Dble click My Computer icon on desk top > type %TEMP in the address bar > click enter > delete all you can delete. Empty recycle bin. Go to start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Run disk clean up, then scan disk, if scan disk tells you there are programs running in the background--ctrl+alt+delete and end-task on everything except sytray and explorer, the run scan disk > then defragmenter. Read this yet?: Me set up page, Trev: http://www.burzurq.com/forum/trevtweak.html If you do not have a firewall or want a great free service, I use: Free Sygate firewall: http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm If you have trojans you either need a firewall, or new settings on the one you have. Diagnostics: Jason’s Browser Security Test: http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/ Gibson tests: http://www.grc.com/default.htm I use LeakTest, DCOMbobulator, ShieldUp, and UnplugNpray Thresher