I'm at a loss for ideas. I have a Windows XP machine, running AMD 2800+ that happens to crash randomly while surfing the net. I can't pinpoint the reason for instability.
Anybody have any tips? Thanks - Huy
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A "Quick" scans tell you nothing nowadays. Refer to my detailed spyware removal instructions here:
http://theflyingpenguin.com/spyware-removal.shtml
Trouble is that my page is out of date now. As of 3 months ago there's Malware out there that is almost impossible to detect and virtually impossible to remove.
If you're lucky, you've got some relatively tame stuff that my instructions will remove. If not, then your only choice is to backup your documents folder, favorites and anything else important, wipe the boot partition and re-install Windows.
The fact that it crashes while surfing may indicate that all it is is a malware hiding in a BHO. BHO Malware will cause stability issues only when IE or or any Windows Explorer window (My Computer, Control Panel, etc) is open.
If you do have to perform a clean re-install of Windows ultimately, do yourself a favor and invest in a 2nd or external HDD and a copy of Acronis TrueImage and make an image of your drive after you have it all setup the way you want it again, then re-image it every few months. This happens again you can restore it to an image before the infection occurred.
Hope this helps...
http://theflyingpenguin.com/spyware-removal.shtml
Trouble is that my page is out of date now. As of 3 months ago there's Malware out there that is almost impossible to detect and virtually impossible to remove.
If you're lucky, you've got some relatively tame stuff that my instructions will remove. If not, then your only choice is to backup your documents folder, favorites and anything else important, wipe the boot partition and re-install Windows.
The fact that it crashes while surfing may indicate that all it is is a malware hiding in a BHO. BHO Malware will cause stability issues only when IE or or any Windows Explorer window (My Computer, Control Panel, etc) is open.
If you do have to perform a clean re-install of Windows ultimately, do yourself a favor and invest in a 2nd or external HDD and a copy of Acronis TrueImage and make an image of your drive after you have it all setup the way you want it again, then re-image it every few months. This happens again you can restore it to an image before the infection occurred.
Hope this helps...
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