SlimCleaner for Computers
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NO. Before you spend any extra $$ on software try the following with your Microsoft products. Defrag your hard drive, then run the disk clean up. If your wife has not done that before it will help.
You can a also down load a free copy of "C-cleaner" which is a deep file cleaner and does a great job.
Download and run the FREE version of ccleaner (Piriform - Download CCleaner - Millions of users worldwide!).
Download and install the FREE version of Malwarebytes (Malwarebytes | Free Anti-Malware & Internet Security Software).
Be sure to run the UPDATE part of Malwarebytes.
Run Malwarebytes.
Run Disk Cleanup (comes with Windows).
Run CCleaner. Click on the Cleaner button, then Analyze, then Run Cleaner button. Then click Registry button, click Scan for Issues button. Click Fix Issues button. You can click backup registry or not. Then fix all issues.
Run Defrag (comes with Windows).
If you require additional or more detailed instructions, let me know.
wyo-man
Download and install the FREE version of Malwarebytes (Malwarebytes | Free Anti-Malware & Internet Security Software).
Be sure to run the UPDATE part of Malwarebytes.
Run Malwarebytes.
Run Disk Cleanup (comes with Windows).
Run CCleaner. Click on the Cleaner button, then Analyze, then Run Cleaner button. Then click Registry button, click Scan for Issues button. Click Fix Issues button. You can click backup registry or not. Then fix all issues.
Run Defrag (comes with Windows).
If you require additional or more detailed instructions, let me know.
wyo-man
DWFAN
US Veteran
You seem to have this fixation with SlimCleaner. wyo-man gave you some real good advice. I'd listen.
DW
DW
venomballistics
Member
Mmmmmmkay....
The first thing you need to understand is the nature of the war your caught in.
You have the virus and malware thugs and the anti virus companies fighting them.
The ONLY thing that you can take at face value is that the virus writers are certainly a foe.
The anti virus side requires careful evaluation. It is in their interest to launch virus payloads in order to legitimize their existence and twist your arm into purchasing their solution.
choose your allies incorrectly and you can expect new problems that only they can fix, for a fee of course.
Long story short, going with off the wall titles with this kind of stuff is a great way to get raped though your pc
Here's the thing:
I started programming in 1966 on an IBM-360.
Moved on to a Honeywell mainframe that we programmed with 16 switches and a push button. Instructions were then moved to mag tape.
My IBM PC's serial number is earlier than the one in The Smithsonian.
I'm retired from programming in machine language, C, VB, and some proprietary languages.
I just wanted reviews of a specific product....
I started programming in 1966 on an IBM-360.
Moved on to a Honeywell mainframe that we programmed with 16 switches and a push button. Instructions were then moved to mag tape.
My IBM PC's serial number is earlier than the one in The Smithsonian.
I'm retired from programming in machine language, C, VB, and some proprietary languages.
I just wanted reviews of a specific product....
quneur
Member
Never heard of it. I wouldn't put it on unless its recommended by people you know. Too many malware are disguised as antivirus. Or like Norton which buries itself deep; so deep only speciality HD wipers can remove them.
JcMack
Member
Your experience is similar to mine except I started in working for NCR in '68 and did my early programming on a Sinclair. Have you run Malwarebytes or something similar on it yet? If you run task mgr. is there an application hogging processor time? Any system crashes should be logged in event log.. Microsoft is pretty good about supplying error info. After all, we're the G-pigs. Most of these speed up your pc cleaner programs use the shotgun approach. Increasingly I try to get to the specific issue interfering with my computer enjoyment, but then, I have naught else to do.
Jim
Jim
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wittmeba
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As stated there are many free programs available that will do all you need. Don't pay for something or someone until you have exhausted all other options.
Most programs will not make any single difference in performance that you will be able to notice. Doing some of the above will help but most internet speed related issues come from the internet itself.
A PC rebooting is a PC problem and could be serious - but fixable with utilities named above.
I have never heard of the program you are asking about but here are many others that I have used.
MalwareBytes, CCleaner, Wise Registry Cleaner are a few to mention that do clean up some issues.
VirusMalwareAdwarePrograms
Most programs will not make any single difference in performance that you will be able to notice. Doing some of the above will help but most internet speed related issues come from the internet itself.
A PC rebooting is a PC problem and could be serious - but fixable with utilities named above.
I have never heard of the program you are asking about but here are many others that I have used.
MalwareBytes, CCleaner, Wise Registry Cleaner are a few to mention that do clean up some issues.
VirusMalwareAdwarePrograms
MalwareBytes gets rid of a lot of malware, spyware, and what-not. I use it on other people's machines which are not locked down as tightly as mine.
I also scrub my hard drive once a year and reload the operating system and software.
I also scrub my hard drive once a year and reload the operating system and software.
NO PROBLEMS!
I really do appreciate your input.
Also - Her computer (Toshiba laptop Win7 Home) is just SLOW.
Turn it on and have a cup till Windows loads. Click on FoxFire and have another cup. Shutdown takes quite a while too....
Once you're online everything seems OK though.
I REALLY HATE working on someone else's computer (anyone else's for that matter). Sometimes you're just stuck with it
FoxFire
Maybe I should go back to a pencil and notebook
wittmeba
US Veteran
Firefox is not the problem. If her PC takes a long time (more than perhaps 2 minutes to boot, there is a problem. Mine (Vista Ultimate) will boot from a dead cold start to operational in about 50 seconds.
A check you can do with CCleaner - left column click Tools - Click Startup - identify what is there.
There is always fear of deleting/un-doing something that might make the PC not work at all. This can happen to anyone.
In the CCleaner start up list you have the option to disable rather than delete. Use it until you know and are comfortable with deleting.
There are many programs that start automatically and are not needed.
Almost all programs will start when needed or an application requires a DLL loaded, etc. These things happen automatically.
Try disabling some of the options (many are obvious - some are not). Disable them (write them to a text file and save it). Reboot your PC and see if the performance improves.
A check you can do with CCleaner - left column click Tools - Click Startup - identify what is there.
There is always fear of deleting/un-doing something that might make the PC not work at all. This can happen to anyone.
In the CCleaner start up list you have the option to disable rather than delete. Use it until you know and are comfortable with deleting.
There are many programs that start automatically and are not needed.
Almost all programs will start when needed or an application requires a DLL loaded, etc. These things happen automatically.
Try disabling some of the options (many are obvious - some are not). Disable them (write them to a text file and save it). Reboot your PC and see if the performance improves.
pluspea
Member
JcMack
Member
O.K. Sorry to go off topic. msconfig still works in win7. Run it and see whats starting up.
msconfig still works in win7. Run it and see whats starting up.
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE ABOVE. It's all true.
quneur
Member
Its initiating all the background programs, ie. Toshiba utilities, malware blockers, wifi utilities, etc. My laptop is running Win7 and its also slow on boot up and starting Firefox.
Attach an external HDD to the computer and drag the user profiles to it. Check the external drive to make sure ALL of your valuables are there. Remove the external drive from the computer. Initiate the restore partition from the system drive. Reload all your apps and copy your data from the external drive back to the default locations.
Yes, nuke it, it's the only way to be sure.....
Yes, nuke it, it's the only way to be sure.....
SEATTLE - The Washington Attorney General's Office - a nationwide leader in enforcement actions against scareware purveyors - announced an agreement today with yet another collection of companies accused of using deceptive warnings and "free scans" to sell anti-spyware programs and registry cleaners.
The companies are owned and operated by Mississippi resident Bruce Christopher Cope. They include e-Next Media, Inc.; c-Net Media, Inc.; 2Squared Software, LLC; Antispyware, LLC; PC Utility, Inc, and C&C Networks, Inc.
Their products are sold on numerous Web sites and include SpywareStop, SpywareBot, Spyware Remover, MalwareBot, Ad-ware Alert, RegistryBot, Error Killer, RegRecall and others.
According to the Attorney General's Office, the defendants marketed the programs by encouraging consumers to download a "free scan" that always found spyware infections or registry errors. Several of the programs routinely flagged harmless Internet cookies as "parasites" or "infections."
In order to fix the problems, consumers were required to purchase a full version of the software for as much as $39.99
In addition, users who registered certain products received messages such as "You've reached this page because your PC has errors or corrupt files which need to be removed or repaired ?" and "If your PC has any errors or corrupt files, it could be a matter of time before your PC will crash!"
Many of the sites used identical consumer testimonials.
The agreement filed today in Thurston County Superior Court doesn't require the defendants to admit any wrongdoing. However, they agree not to engage in marketing practices that violate the state's consumer protection laws and to reimburse the state $9,000 for attorneys' fees and investigative costs.
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Wikipedia has mention of negative reviews, but evidently they also post many false positive reviews from the people in the company.
Bruce Cope is listed as the owner of SlimCleaner.
The companies are owned and operated by Mississippi resident Bruce Christopher Cope. They include e-Next Media, Inc.; c-Net Media, Inc.; 2Squared Software, LLC; Antispyware, LLC; PC Utility, Inc, and C&C Networks, Inc.
Their products are sold on numerous Web sites and include SpywareStop, SpywareBot, Spyware Remover, MalwareBot, Ad-ware Alert, RegistryBot, Error Killer, RegRecall and others.
According to the Attorney General's Office, the defendants marketed the programs by encouraging consumers to download a "free scan" that always found spyware infections or registry errors. Several of the programs routinely flagged harmless Internet cookies as "parasites" or "infections."
In order to fix the problems, consumers were required to purchase a full version of the software for as much as $39.99
In addition, users who registered certain products received messages such as "You've reached this page because your PC has errors or corrupt files which need to be removed or repaired ?" and "If your PC has any errors or corrupt files, it could be a matter of time before your PC will crash!"
Many of the sites used identical consumer testimonials.
The agreement filed today in Thurston County Superior Court doesn't require the defendants to admit any wrongdoing. However, they agree not to engage in marketing practices that violate the state's consumer protection laws and to reimburse the state $9,000 for attorneys' fees and investigative costs.
___________________________________________________
Wikipedia has mention of negative reviews, but evidently they also post many false positive reviews from the people in the company.
Bruce Cope is listed as the owner of SlimCleaner.
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