Im in desperate need of some help, my PC is running extremely slow after getting a virus a few weeks ago.
The machine is: HP - Pentium 4 (2.66ghz) 760mb ram, 40gig HD with 28gig free space
I know its dated, but it gets me by for what i use it for. So a few weeks ago i got a virus (forget the name now) but it was a fake anti virus that would keep popping up and ask me to scan my PC. Long story short, found some info on google to remove it using safe mode and Malwarebytes scan tool.
The computer is now running really laggy, ill click something and have to wait 30 seconds to sometime 5 minutes before it responds and does the command. I have scanned the PC using:
-McAfee (i have it installed and up to date, it did shit to detect the virus i got)
-Spybot (latest upgrade as well)
-Malwarebytes (up to date)
I even ran the utility to check for hard drive errors.
Any recommendations on something i can use to fix this? I don't have money to replace it, and don't really want to wipe it unless completely necessary, and yes the computer ran fine before this virus. (not lightning fast but no lag)
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Edit: im downloading superantispyware now to see if this makes a difference.
The machine is: HP - Pentium 4 (2.66ghz) 760mb ram, 40gig HD with 28gig free space
I know its dated, but it gets me by for what i use it for. So a few weeks ago i got a virus (forget the name now) but it was a fake anti virus that would keep popping up and ask me to scan my PC. Long story short, found some info on google to remove it using safe mode and Malwarebytes scan tool.
The computer is now running really laggy, ill click something and have to wait 30 seconds to sometime 5 minutes before it responds and does the command. I have scanned the PC using:
-McAfee (i have it installed and up to date, it did shit to detect the virus i got)
-Spybot (latest upgrade as well)
-Malwarebytes (up to date)
I even ran the utility to check for hard drive errors.
Any recommendations on something i can use to fix this? I don't have money to replace it, and don't really want to wipe it unless completely necessary, and yes the computer ran fine before this virus. (not lightning fast but no lag)
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Edit: im downloading superantispyware now to see if this makes a difference.
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