Extremely Slow System

[F083153WM]

You guys helped me in the past. My son has been on the PC and god only knows where he was, but the PC is running extremely slow now.
I don't know if he picked up some virus, or spams or worms or whatever.
I am running Microsoft XP on a Dell PC.
Where do I start to check out if something got into my PC?
Thanks for your help again!!

[mikeandike22]

if you have mcafee or norton then do a virus scan if not you might want to get a virus protection program. Then scan using ad-aware and spybot S&D to scan fro spyware and delete those files. Now you should also clear your internet temp files and set the browser cache to a lower level by going opening internet explorer goto tools

[mikeandike22]

www.pcpitstop.com will give you more ideas on how to fix your system by scanning your system

[F083153WM]

I'll try your recommendations when I get home tonight,
Thanks again!!!

[dlh6213]

if you have mcafee or norton then do a virus scan if not you might want to get a virus protection program. Then scan using ad-aware and spybot S&D to scan fro spyware and delete those files. Now you should also clear your internet temp files and set the browser cache to a lower level by going opening internet explorer goto tools

One more program to look for is imesh.

[caperjack]

Get The latest Version of Hijackthis 1.98.1

Download 'Hijack This!'. HERE

Unzip (extract) it to a folder of its own.Like c:\HJT\hijackthis.exe ,

Then Doubleclick HijackThis.exe (in the new folder), and hit "Scan".
When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save

Log" button.
Press that, then Ctrl-A to Select All, and copy its contents here. for

hijackthis,most of what it lists will be harmless or even essential,

don't fix anything yet.

Reboot and post a new log