Interesting advice from kfierle, and it may well work - kinda depends on what the problem is - Tango generally appears to believe that the root cause of the problem is due to malware of some type, and loading all these programs or apps (an ugly word) i.e. * CWShredder * Stinger * SuperAntiSpyware * Malware etc. will address the problem. I've noticed some anti malware virus checkers (particularly Norton & Macafee so I've heard) slow down processing and cause assorted problems themselves. In my book lgefrerer might want to look at some of the software he has installed over time - any un-needed s/w should be removed. Given that removal of some s/w is not always effective, sometimes a complete re-install of the OS might be an idea - it can be done without having to reload all your 'apps' but you may need help to do this. As a footnote I have been running various IBM PCs from day one (1982 I think) and have no anti malware pgms installed and have only got nailed once - I used a floppy disk from a friend. I find that common sense, never open emails or attachments from unknowns, access only safe web sites and the built in safegards in Firefox and my router work for me. OOps I lied - I use openDNS to prevent phishing.
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