Ad-Aware, Firefox and Other Tips to Keep Computer Running Smoothly

Cleaning computer ad ware: Some easy tips to show you how to be a computer friendly user. Basically, that means taking responsibility for what crap gets installed on your beloved machine.� Most of this is geared to those who frequent the Internet, and all its glory. Some of this may seem harsh, but please don't take it that way.� I understand how frustrating a computer can be when it doesn't seem to do anything right and I'm trying to save you a trip to anger management, so here it goes.�

Adware Removal Tools

1) If you are being offered something in a pop-up, just say no.� They paid for someone to create a program that would invade your privacy, monitor what pages you visit, and then show you pop ups based on what you have been looking at. While this may be creative advertising, the problem is, they, are not the only ones, and before long you'll have 100 or more of these buggers, running on your computer� and there is the problem: not only are the pop ups annoying,� but you've got 100 little programs running in the back-round at the same time. That is why it gets�so slow, your machine has to constantly process this information, on top of the work you are intentionally giving it.� The quick and simple answer: "Just Say NO".� don't click on that pop up at all. Instead, find it's anchor on the task bar, and right click it,� hit close. this should work for 90% of them, some of these guys even manage to hide the anchor. there's a fix, just bear with me.

2) Go to www.lavasoftusa.com and get the free version of ad-aware, as of me writing this the latest version is 1.06 SE and it works. the best part, it's free for individuals, not so free for corporate entities, or if you want to benefit from the automated features where it will update and run itself then you gotta pay, but the basic version�is free, forever.� Be careful; a simple misspelling of the page or program name in your search engine, or Internet browser will lead you to a bogus and very malicious version of this program. So just click the link I provide you with at the end of this.