MY COMPUTER HAS BECOME REALLY SLOW

Hi, I am new to this form and am really feeling gr8 to be amongst the elite, coz I am not so savvy, after after going thru some of the posts I realized that you guys are really good and could definitely help with my problem.

My computer has become really slow, which I believe is because there is a virus or worm in it. Whenever I open a folder, I always see another folder by the same name in it. And there is some problem of ‘autorun.ini’ or some such problem. I am right now not on my computer hence I cant remember what the exact problem is, but I do remember autorun.ini. Ofcourse I do have avast installed on my computer and do run a scan on it whenever possible but, it has not helped to restore the earlier speed of my computer. Can sombody please help!

Hi deb_amal,

Try a boot time scan with avast! Right click the scanner screen, select ‘schedule a boot time scan’ and reboot when requested. (Or open the tab at the top left of the scanner screen and select the boot time option from there.)

Try a scan with DrWeb CureIT!

Try the usual free adware/spyware scanners.

SUPERAntiSpyware Free
a-Squared Free
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware

Download, install and update the programs.
Always select the option to quarantine any malware found rather than delete it, then you will be able to restore files or registry entries wrongly identified as malware- a rare but not unknown event for any malware scanner.

:slight_smile: Hi :

“Autorun.ini” means you MAY use Flash Drives with your computer !? If true,
then you should use the FREE “Flash Disinfector” and start with the Info at
http://experi3nc3.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/flash-disinfector-by-subs .