dialer on comp

[mnko]

how do you get rid of a dialer on your comp? think that may have something to do with comp being slow?

[alunrw]

run anti-spyware progamme such as Lavasoft Ad aware (free download) and also run your anti-virus, this should tell you the type of dialer/trojan you have - there may be specific removal instructions for different types of diallers/trojans, so if you have the name, let us know and will have another look.

Ad-aware should point you in the right direction as a start.

[vehelpfulguy]

In your previous append you say you have 3Gb download speed.

Now you say you think you have a dialler.

If you are using broadband you do not use the dialler and the dialler will make no difference.

I think you are clutching at straws.

[j2buttonsw]

Some background: a dialer is a rouge piece of software that will dial up expensive phone numbers through your 56k telephone modem. If you don't have a 56k modem or your 56k modem is not connected then you won't suffer directly from it. If you are on broadband then you have a different type of modem that does not use the telephone system and so is not affected by a dialer. IMO, alanrw is spot on with doing a spyware scan (using spybot or adaware) as spyware always slows your computer down. You also seem to have ignored all the advice from your previous question regarding not having two antivirus programs (which I also agree with). norton and mcaffee are both very resource hungry so i would go with a more efficient antivirus (like free AVG).

[strugglin']

Try A-squared free version. Even though you are broadband. You do not want software like that on your computer.
If you want to see how good your firewall is go to Gibson Research. www.grc.com/
Scroll down to the Shields up option and run the program.