my computer has alot of viruses is there any way i can remove them for free? my computer make is dell

perry, January 2007

Perry,
IF you can access the Internet without major problems, I would advise going to McAfee's or Symantec's websites and running their online scanners. If they don't find anything, then I'd say (without having more info) that you need more RAM or your PC needs to load less items at start-up.

If the scanners find something (trojan, virus, etc), go to downloads.com and get Spybot Search & Destroy v1.4, Ad-aware SE Personal, Spyware Blaster v3.5.1 and AVG Free v7.5. Install ALL and update them.
Next, DISCONNECT from the Internet and run a scan with AVG. After that, run a scan with Spybot. Last, run a scan with Ad-aware. Delete EVERYTHING they find using the respective program's delete/fix function.
Lastly, reboot and see how your PC "acts". If it's still slow, come back and let us know. I have other options that can help you at that point.

CharlieJ, April 2007

ad aware proffesionalk pretty good as well, easy to locate on search engines, just scan before opening new download files

covlad71, February 2007

Free anti virus programs dont work. I use a program called avast.its not free but can get rid of allmost every virus on your pc and it has settings to scan as little or as much as you need.

http://www.avast.com/

MRDOWNLOAD, February 2007

just get AVG off the net, and the good thing is its free and it will update it every time you go on the internet so you will have the new one everyday

candleman1011, January 2007