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From: Ken Blake, MVP on 18 Apr 2010 13:35
On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:23:02 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:

> On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:08:01 -0700, Wolvie145
> <Wolvie145(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > > I'm usually against worrying very much about slow startups, but 12-15
> > > minutes *is* a very long time.
> > >
> > > I think the most likely cause of your problem is malware infection.
> > >
> > >
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> > The computer was taken to a company who wiped it of infections supposedly
>
>
> What company? Some are good, but some are terrible.
>
> How many infections? If there more than just a couple, the chances of
> successfully getting things back to normal are very poor. Since you
> use the plural word "infections," I even more strongly suspect that
> that's the problem. Your best (perhaps only) course of action at this
> point may be a clean reinstallation of Windows.
>
>
> > and then installed 3 different protection programs.
>
>
>
> What programs? Again, some are good, and some are terrible.
>
>
> > Of course, as soon as the
> > owner got it home they start fighting and locking up the system. I had to
> > kill them all to keep the system from freezing up. We're going to install a
> > good program and I'll run another check to make sure all are gone. What to
> > you recommend as a good way to check for virus? It seems all the programs out
> > there are flawed in some way.
>
>
>
> The best program is NOD32. If you want a free program, there are three
> good choices, not quite as good as NOD32, but still good):
>
> Avaira


Sorry, typo. That should have been "Avira."


> Avast
> Microsoft Security Essentials
>
> Besides an anti-virus program, you also need anti-spyware. I recommend
> that you run *both* MalwareBytes AntiMalware and SuperAntiSpyware
> (both free).
>
>
>
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