Employee Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Ok I was wondering what computer clean up tools do you use? I mean like spyware removers and such. Please list if their free or you have to pay. I use AVG Free Spybot Search and Destroy - Free Ad-aware - Free and disk defrag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duelus Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 PC Duster and a surgeons mask :) every half year, plus some new thermal paste on the heatsinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I don't use any, they are fairly pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepwnt Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 hijack this and windows disc cleanup. I also have windows defender installed, but doesn't do much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I don;t even have that much, I rarly defragment any of my NTFS partions, except that one computer that I have setup to automaticly do it. The clostest thing I do to clean up my computer is empty the recycal bin, uninstall programs I don't want and disable explorer extensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepwnt Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 True, it's not a bad idea. But some people come onto my computer and do dumb shit, like use internet explorer. Then download from warez, and shit. So, I have to have something to clean up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duelus Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I love it when people come to my computer, and are greeted by fluxbox :P "wheres Start?!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artanyis Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 ok, the best suit of tools Ive found are as follows Clean-up HJT Ewido 4.0 Ad Aware SE Nod32 Corp And than a small pile of randum handmade tools. that and BFU is very usefull Bare in mind that I get to do this every day (highest count on 1 machine (7,382 infected files 1,320 diffrent viruses/spyware/adware) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepwnt Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I love it when people come to my computer, and are greeted by fluxbox :P "wheres Start?!" That's like my friends and my ubuntu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rFayjW98ciLoNQLDZmFRKD Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I use thermite, solves all computer probloms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadaender Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I use thermite, solves all computer probloms. Tactical nuke on a city for a litter problem? (quoted from VaKo) I use the following, sometimes: Ad aware, win-reg repair pro and the ocassional C: clean-up with defrag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingwray Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 C-Cleaner is a good util, i use it on other peoples machines when they are paying me for fixing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 fdisk has never failed me yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 fdisk has never failed me yet. I think for a personal computer, an anual Format>Fresh-Install isn't a bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordban Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Thermal paste won't actually be at 100% until a few months after application, so really you don't need to replace it THAT often. I use these programs on win xp Avast Anti-Virus Kerio Personal Firewall Ad-Aware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rFayjW98ciLoNQLDZmFRKD Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I use thermite, solves all computer probloms. Tactical nuke on a city for a litter problem? (quoted from VaKo) WOW! That would solve all garbage probloms, except now you have entire builting littering th streets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confuzed Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 for software: AVG Spybot and Perfect Disk for physical: compressor 1x a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Ok I was wondering what computer clean up tools do you use? I mean like spyware removers and such. Please list if their free or you have to pay.I use AVG Free Spybot Search and Destroy - Free Ad-aware - Free and disk defrag I use all of those, but unintall them after use. I need the space, and AVG free is annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degoba Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 A large bat, and a jar of thermite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocold Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I use most of what everyone else said. But I use http://www.iisoftware.net/index.php?clean.html iI system wiper. It can basicly clean all the junk out of your computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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