I am looking for a reliable online trojan scan. My PC is running slightly slow and spybot and spyware doctor tell me all is OK but I would like to hit the problem from a slightly different angle thanks
Could be it's not a trojan. If it's a WinXP system, it could be just getting "tired". i.e. disk too full, disk heavily fragmented, registry full of crap. This takes years to show itself. The easiest fix for tiredness is a clean re-install as long as you don't have too many apps to reinstall. Otherwise you could try defragmenting and running a registry cleaner. It was all I could do to not make a trojan joke.
Thanks sg, Yes it is XP and yes it is defraged, registry cleaned and yes I am trying to avoid a re-install, although there is not much on the PC as it is solely for trading. As I say, no Trojan is showing I am just open to ideas. thanks
Just to follow on The other day the machine just suddenly shut down, no warning, just instant shut down. I have cleaned it out added an extra fan, replaced the original two fans and all is well except that it's personality has slightly changed.
XoftspySE has the online scanner. You also need to look though Program files to remove uninstalled programs and then run a ccleaner to clean out your registry.
You can give this one a try. It is Trojan-centric http://www.swatit.org/ And I think SuperAntispyware has far superior detection than either Spybot or Spyware Doctor. Especially after the fact... http://www.superantispyware.com/
Check the list of running processes and disable from startup those that are not necessary: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm This website changed my PC life. Ron
'optimize services' and you'll see a noticeable speed increase: http://beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm i do a 'combofix' safe-mode scan once a week or so, but don't use an online trojan specific or other program, if you don't browse on your trading only computer a firewall/router should be enough http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic74900.html