atw: Re: Cleanup utilities (was general question)

I can't comment on Peter's suggestions, but I find that PC Tools Spyware
Doctor and Desktop Mechanic do a pretty thorough job. www.pctools.com/en

On 29/09/2007, Peter Martin <peterm_5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Christine Kent:
> On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:05:22 +1000,  you wrote:
>
> > The process was good though as I learned about legitimate programs that
> do illegitimate
> > things on your computer.  I discovered the crimes of programs like
> mim.exe and
> > realplay.exe that run background processes without telling you.  When
> they gobble up
> > 98% of system resources without telling you what they are doing – you
> are  going to
> > have problems.  So now I want to know the best utility for spotting all
> these programs
> > and banishing them!  Anyone know?
> >
> >
> > Also, what is the best utility for cleaning up registry?
> >
> >
> > So what with virus checking, firewalls, spyware detectors, registry
> cleaners, rogue
> > program detectors et al – there must be one thing that does the lot –
> surely?  And what
> > have I missed?
> >
>
> Big range of choices. And your options vary according to what you want to
> pay.     One favourite of mine is WinPatrol which can alert you to lots of
> potential annoyances and also gives access to process-indentification (and
> killing) facilities.
>
> See: http://www.winpatrol.com
>
> And for all kinds of things, don't go past  SIW to find out things about
> your
> machine you never knew -- including all your processes, open ports,
> licence
> numbers and even the passwords you've been using on
> all those strange places you've been visiting on the net   :-)
>
> Small, neat and self-contained.  Stick it in your desktop or someplace
> handy.
> You never know when you might need it. And it's an education in itself.
>
> See: http://www.gtopala.com/
>
> I could go on...
>
> But first check Gizmo's list of free things ....  and even subscribe to
> his
> extended list ... can save you heaps.      He gives reviews and
> comparisons
> and does extend reviews to some tools you might be prepared to pay for.
>
> See:
> http://www.techsupportalert.com/
>
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>
> -Peter M
>
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