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Everything looks clean. How's your computer running?

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Things seem to be opening quicker. I've opened Outlook and Excel and they both were rather quick where they did take some time to open. Web pages load quicker as well. I periodically would clear out the history to help.

So. What in the world did I have wrong with my system and how might I have gotten whatever it was that caused all of this? My original suspicion, the title of this post, was due to AVG saying that it had removed it from my external USB-connected hard drive.

Jim

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There were only a few minor infections found. Let's do some cleanup.

To uninstall ComboFix


  • Click the Start button. Click Run. For Vista: type in Run in the Start search, and click on Run in the results pane.
  • In the field, type in ComboFix /uninstall


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(Note: Make sure there's a space between the word ComboFix and the forward-slash.)


  • Then, press Enter, or click OK.
  • This will uninstall ComboFix, delete its folders and files, hides System files and folders, and resets System Restore.

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Click Start> Computer> right click the C Drive and choose Properties> enter
Click Disk Cleanup from there.

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Click OK on the Disk Cleanup Screen.
Click Yes on the Confirmation screen.

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This runs the Disk Cleanup utility along with other selections if you have chosen any. (if you had a lot System Restore points, you will see a significant change in the free space in C drive)
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Go to Microsoft Windows Update and get all critical updates.

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