Problems with Spyware over running your computer

	Problems with Spyware or Malware over running your computer! By Stephen Speregen Managing Editor
	Spyware is taking over and killing your performance, Computer's slowing down since you first got it?
	Chances are it is in some form or another that is plaguing your computer. Almost All Computers that is, including my own! You might think I haven't done a thing to deserve this but the truth is: you in most cases did absolutely nothing but go onto the internet and surf as you have done in the past or clicked on a link in an email.
	The Sasser worm and others have found a way to break into your computer and you did nothing but open a line out to the internet. Unfortunate as this is, there is no way to stop this as they come thru port 80 which is how you go onto the internet at this time. A new stream of Malware is creeping into a lot of computers under the pre text of being removal tools or "MicroSoft Anti Virus 2009" could also be listed as :2005 thru 2008. This malware has a few names like Winfixer, Vurtomundo. Both are root kits that place themselves in startup folders so when you reboot it will install itself again. They are pretty hard to shake loose and they are good at what they do! It took some time to get the right process for removing these malwares. It takes a trained professional to know where to go and remove what lines of code in the registry. Most trained professional would use There are tools (removal tools) but you need to know which to use and in what order so you don't mess up the registry. Good tools to have is hijackthis which shows all running process's on your computer. Trend Micro the anti virus people have taken over this product. Do a search to get the latest version. There are tools that help get rid of these nightmares and more, but that is another topic altogether.


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