computer problem help required please

[woodwarm]

Problems loading & viewing.

We use Firefox & BT wireless.

Program Viewster,com continually loads over any page I'm reading, so press X to remove. Can't find the program to uninstall.

do not want & did not download Viewster.

Confused & aged, so any help gratefully received.

Thanks Robert.

[Albannach]

http://www.safebro.com/remove-viewster-com-virus

[andyverran]

....and get an anti- virus program and firewall installed.

[woodwarm]

....and get an anti- virus program and firewall installed.

Easy for you to say................ young man

[woodwarm]

http://www.safebro.com/remove-viewster-com-virus

Thank you.

have followed instruction for Firefox.Can not find Viewster to uninstall.

[andyverran]

Robert, its unlikely you'll find a virus in an uninstall menu...scan your machine with AVG and also with spybot would be my advice.
Or pop it round and I'll take a look....

..PS not sure I can claim "young" anymore

[woodwarm]

Thanks for kind offer Andy.

Bet Kirsty keeps you young.

[andyverran]

Thanks for kind offer Andy.

Bet Kirsty keeps you young.

Lol.

[woodwarm]

Thanks all.

Viewster.com deleted,gone,

Computer has slowed right down

[andyverran]

Thanks all.

Viewster.com deleted,gone,

Computer has slowed right down

Set the page file to 4096 (if xp its in control panel, system, advanced), down load mydefrag and run the daily defrag, deleat hidden files in windows folder named $somelettershere$

[woodwarm]

Sorry Andy

You're talking to an idiot here

[andyverran]

Sorry Andy

You're talking to an idiot here

I can't really type better instruction on my phone....Google for how to set the page file....
Then Google "download mydefrag" and run it.

page file and other optimisations:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308417

files to delete in Windows folder:
c:\windows\$Uninstall----$
These $uninstall----$ folders are used whenever you want to uninstall a windows update. If you delete them, you can not uninstall the update(s), but if the updates are working fine for you, there should be no reason to remove updates. Who removes updates anyway, just delete these files, thay take up a lot of drive space.

Mydefrag:
http://www.mydefrag.com/Manual-DownloadAndInstall.html

download and run this:
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download
Use the file cleanup and registry cleanup (when it asks you to back up the registry say yes).

Don't forget to empty your recycle bin....

In ccleaner you can also look at programs that run at startup, disable anything you don't use every time you start your PC (leave virus checkers and firewalls alone).

The best order to do that lot in is:
Set pagefile
Delete $.....$ files
Run ccleaner
Run mydefrag

Your PC should be wizzing along like new after that.