Re: System is bogged down after adware / spyware cleanup
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Posted by kony on February 27, 2008, 10:54 am
Please log in for more thread options Reinstall the Symantec SW then uninstall. Wouldn't hurt to make a backup of the system as-is then if all else fails you're back where you started. | ||||||||||
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>I already have Ad Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy. Spybot was the only
>one that delt with the particular malware that was bugging me. The others
>gave me a clean bill of health when it was evident that wasn't the case!
>
>Where I am now. I keep getting an error message that Symantec Service
>Framework needs to be shut down. It won't dismiss and keeps coming back in
>an endless loop. None of the installed programs have detected anything
>virus, adware or otherwise. I must assume that something got "broken" in
>the clean up process. I can't even uninstall Norton AV because of that
>infernal error message! The other problem is response time of my computer
>is at best cludgy. OS: Win XP SP2 Home Ed. From Logon I now usually wait 10
>minutes before the desktop populates with icons. Clicking any icons takes 5
>minutes before the application launches.
>
>Once an application starts running response time goes back to normal for
>that application.
>
>I am wondering if a repair install of XP might fix things or, would it only
>make matters worse.
>
>Everybody, thanks for your help so far. I hope with your help, we can bring
>this puppy home. :}