Hello,
Hoping someone out there can give me VERY simple help...I'm NOT computer savy.
I have an old sony pc running with windows 95. I would like to bring this computer somewhat up-to-date so my 7 year old son can use it for some old games and occasionally get it on the internet.
This PC hasn't been used on the internet for 2 years (and then it was only briefly when my newer PC was down) and not full-time for 4 years. I KNOW that there is spyware in the system (my browser has been hijacked) and I'd like to get rid of it.
Yesterday I spent all day and most of the night trying to find a free spyware removal tool that I could download. I still haven't found anything that works.
I used Spybot S&D and AdAware on my newer PC. I was thrilled to hear that I could still use SpyBot 1.3 (I have it on a disc) so I tried to install it. I ran the suggested updates (phew...brutal on a 56.6 dial-up and a slow moving machine) the best that I could. I spent hours re-booting after each update (no I never did the updates as they came out)...in the end it was a failure.
I get two error messages saying Spybot cannot be run because of missing files....I'm done...stick a fork in me...done!
I've uninstalled SpyBot, re-installed SpyBot...nothing works. I must've done something wrong or out of order in the updates I ran.
I did some reading on here about some advanced way of making some of the newer spyware programs work...it's all gibberish to me! I'm sorry but I'm just not able to figure all this out.
What I was hoping to find is a really simple, small, spyware REMOVER tool that I can download and use safely. It would be a blessing if it were also free...but I'll pay if it truly works. NOW~ I don't think I need a really aggressive spyware program...remember this PC hasn't been on the internet really for 4 years (so newer spyware isn't an issue) and it won't be on the internet much now. I did download the free version of WinPatrol just to be sure...but that program won't scan and remove spyware already installed.
So if anyone out there can respond with a great idea for me...I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!
Helen in Minnesota