At 07:10 AM 8/18/2004, you wrote:
>Hey all, need some help.
>
>My brother's computer is a mess. Immediately upon boot, it's processor is
>maxed out at 100%, bringing the PC to a crawl almost immediately. He has
>the worst possible combination: DSL, no firewall, no AV, and KIDS!
>Needless to say, they've done some serious damage in a very short amount
>of time.
>
>I installed and attempted to run Spy Bot Search and Destroy yesterday, but
>it is never able to successfully finish removing all the spyware it
>locates. I'm not sure if the machine is simply running out of resources,
>or if a particular spyware is disrupting the Spy Bot so that it can't do
>its job (sort of like how some viruses attempt to disarm AV programs?).
>Halfway through its clean up, it just freezes.
>
>My plan was to clean out the Spy Ware first, then install an AV program
>and check for viruses. But i can't even get past step one. Any ideas on
>how to proceed next?
>
>Thanks all,
>
>Brian
>
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