I have a DELL Dimension 3000 and it runs on Windows XP 2003. Some spyware got on the computer and even though i have quarantined it, the computer is still running very slow. So I wanted to start fresh by restoring the computer to factory conditions. Hope you can help.

I have a computer that is running a little slower than it should. I tried to defrag and delete files that I no longer use, but I think there is spyware on my pc. There are sexual pop-ups on my pc and stuff about icons and smiley faces!! I do want to say that we have downloaded limewire on my pc and we use internet explorer to access the web. Pls help.

I have had all the best spyware programs & virus protectors but somehow they manage to get through every program. Its annoying!

I think the question is self-explanatory. I need programs that will detect AND remove spyware . Free downloads please.

I have never had a problem with spyware before, and I have had this laptop for over a year. I have Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition, which I run scans through at least once a month. I have a pop-up client through Yahoo and Symantec which has never failed me until recently.

The past few weeks I have been getting full-window-sized pop-ups, often times after I have been using Yahoo search. The pages generally pertain to what my searches had been about, but they are spam pages. I also get warnings from the Symantec for Trojan viruses and another virus called InfoStealer. Symantec can usually quarantine them.

I do not want to have to wipe my hard drive clean – I have over 5000 songs on my computer, multiple digital family photo albums, and all of my classwork for school.

Please help!