Could be a lot of things .
You could be full of spy files or have a virus .
Try these .
Internet Explorer 6 Starts Running Slow
http://www.subdiv.net/articles/xp/xp3.htm
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Free online Spyware detector
Click on > Scan without registering
http://www.pestscan.com/
Screen for Adware, Spyware, Scumware, Diallers, ’Jackers and othe
unsolicited commercial software .
http://aumha.org/a/noads.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Online Parasite Test .
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/
What are parasites?
‘Parasite’ is a shorthand term for “unsolicited commercial software”
that is, a program that gets installed on your computer which you neve
asked for, and which does something you probably don’t want it to, fo
someone else’s profit.
http://www.google.com/search?q=spyware+list
Filename or a startup entry Search
http://www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php
Remove Spyfiles by using these 5 programs .
Make sure you use the SpyBot/SpywareBlaster/Ad-aware/Bazooka/Swat It
Online > Update button regularly .
Once you have the program installed , open SpyBot and select th
"Immunize" icon on the left & Click on Immunize , in the new page .
Permanently running bad download blocker for Internet Explorer .
Select > Block all bad pages silently & click Install .
Then check the box "lock hosts file read-only as protection agains
hijackers".
Select your download site .
Open Spybot Search and Destroy. After clicking the button that say
"Search for Updates" you will see 5 items near the top of the window
"Search for Updates", "Download Updates", UniDo(Europe), "Show Log" an
"Help". Next to UniDo(Europe) you will see a "down" arrow. Click th
"down" arrow and you will see download site choices (3 in Europe, 1 i
USA and 1 in Australia).
http://beam.to/spybotsd
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.lsfileserv.com/
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?showtopic=11613
http://forums.net-integration.net/?;act=ST;f=38;t=3051
Bazooka
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
Swat It
http://swatit.org/
What does SpyBot-Search & Destroy?
SpyBot-S&D searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots
little modules that are
responsible for the ads many programs display. But many of thes
modules also transmit
information about your surfing behaviour and more to the net.
If SpyBot-S&D finds such modules, it can remove them - or replace the
with empty dummies in
case their host software won't run with its bot removed. In most cases
the host still runs
fine after removing the bot.
For a list of 'supported' bots see the feature lists below. Th
Spybot-S&D interface is so
easy, that updates just require replacing a file of about 80k in size
Those updates are
distributed by my software mailinglist, over this page and are als
available from inside the
programs update section.
Another feature of Spybot S&D is the removal of usage tracks, whic
makes it more complicated
for unknown spybots to transmit useful data. The list of last visite
websites, opened files,
started programs, cookies, all that and more can be cleaned. Supporte
are the three major
browsers Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator and Opera.
Make sure you use the SpyBot > Online > Update button regularly .
Select your download site .
Open Spybot Search and Destroy. After clicking the button that say
"Search for Updates" you will see 5 items near the top of the window
"Search for Updates", "Download Updates", UniDo(Europe), "Show Log" an
"Help". Next to UniDo(Europe) you will see a "down" arrow. Click th
"down" arrow and you will see download site choices (3 in Europe, 1 i
USA and 1 in Australia).
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http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it fro
ever being installed.
How? By setting a "kill bit" for the CLSIDs of spyware Active
controls, it prevents the
installation of any of them from a webpage. You can run Interne
Explorer with Active-X enabled,
but you will never even get a "Yes/No" box popped up, asking you to
install a spyware Active-X
control (Internet Explorer will never download or run it!). All other
Active-X controls or
plug-ins will work fine.
The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known spyware
Active-X controls. Make
sure you run the Check For Updates feature frequently to get the latest
database! (And make sure
you check the new items to protect your system against them!)
As a side benefit, setting this "kill bit" will also prevent the
spyware Active-X from running,
in many cases, if it is already installed on your system.*
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Ad-Aware
http://www.lsfileserv.com/software/adaware/
http://www.lsfileserv.com/support/download/
Get rid of spyware now!
Download the most recent version of our award winning, free multi
spyware removal utility.
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Bazooka
http://www.webgrid.co.uk/security_2.html
http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?17000000037943
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner detects a multitude of spyware,
adware, trojan, keylogger and trackware components; sources of
irritation that antivirus software does not deal with. The scanning
process will only take a fraction of a second and tell you how to
uninstall the invasive spyware or put you in contact with the spyware
developer for the most up-to-date and safe uninstall instructions.
Spyware and adware is often bundled with software such as Kazaa,
Morpheus, Grokster, Imesh, Xolox, Gnutella and a myriad of other
programs, and in many cases installed without your knowledge. Some send
information about your surfing habits to ad companies, which target you
with popup ads that fit your preferences.
Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner search for Gator, GAIN, Bargain
Buddy, CommonName, FlashTrack, IPInsight, n-CASE, NetRatings,
NewDotNet, SaveNow, Wurldmedia, etc. The complete list is available
here. To stay up-to-date with the latest spyware and adware software
Bazooka downloads the threat definitions from the web.
Bazooka is freeware and Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP compatible.
Click on the files found & you will be taken to a site that will show
you how to remove , either with a program or manually .
It reports on all drives & partitions , so remember to check all these
, when doing manual remove .
After the Download - It is important to remember that once the
installation of Bazooka is completed , that you should update the File
Signatures by clicking on the Update tab and check for an update .
Make sure you Update regularly .
Spyware and Adware Encyclopedia
http://tinyurl.com/2t6pu
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Swat It
http://swatit.org/
Swat It is a Completely FREE program that scans your files for Trojans,
Worms, Bots and other Hacker programs. Swat It can detect and remove
over 4000 different Trojan programs plus variants. Swat It was recently
independently tested against popular commercial scanning software and
we were absolutely delighted by the results.
We try our utmost to keep our software more up to date and current than
other similar software. The comparison results strongly indicated Swat
It's ability to detect and remove the latest Trojans that are in
circulation.
After the Download - It is important to remember that once the
installation of Swat It is completed, that you should update the File
Signatures by clicking on the Update tab and check for an update. All
Product and File Signature Updates are Totally FREE, this means that
you will never have to pay a single penny to get the very latest
version of Swat It or to update the File Signatures.
Beware of SpyHunter
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Run a virus check from 1 or all of these .
Online Virus check ( free )
http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx
http://housecall.antivirus.com/
http://www.coledata.com/virusalert.htm
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/html/misc/av.php
http://www.pandasoftware.es/activescan/activescan-com.asp
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/