A couple of months ago my computer was acting up on me. The computer was less than 2 months old, and for the last month the computer was getting slower by the day. I remember clicking on Internet Explorer, and it took 5 MINS to start the program. I wasn't sure what was wrong.
I spoke with a good IT friend of mine. She suggested that I may have Spy Ware on my computer. Here I have been running the default spyware program which came with the computer when I bought it. I told her I have been running Symantec Internet Security, and nothing is has been detected. I told her nothing is coming up when I do the scan.
Here I have trusted Symantec for years, and paid good money to maintain the support, and subscription. I could not understand why my computer was so slow.
Being a software programmer, I don't have time to keep up with the hot list of Anti Spyware. I work 70 to 80 hours a week on my own software project at a large software firm. I leave IT stuff to the IT people. I worry about programming.
She suggested that I download a free version of an anti spyware SpyBot Search and Destroy. I downloaded it later on in the evening. The installation was easy. I ran the software for the first time. Spybot detected 20 instances of Spyware, or questionable entries in my registry. I selected the option to delete /clean the questionable entries.
Just to be on the safe side, I restarted the computer. I clicked on Internet Explorer, and this time it took less than 3 seconds to start it.
This goes to show that the old adage you pay for what you get isn't quite true.
You can find SpyBot Search and Destroy by clicking on this link, and select the first entry in the main list.
tags: SpyBot, SuperAntiSpyware, Software
