Is downloading mouse pointers safe and free from spyware?

I want a new mouse pointer but i dont want any crazy viruses or any of that, so can any of you give me a good site to download from that doesnt have adware/spyware?

Is downloading mouse pointers safe and free from spyware?spyware

oh trust me ive been lookin all over and my friends say thhe only way to get them clean and free is by making them yourself or hacking them.

Is downloading mouse pointers safe and free from spyware?virus scan

Most of these site that advertise cursors, smileys, pointers etc are quite full of spy-ware. Have you actually exhausted all the different possibilities with themes and other mouse pointer options that are already bundled with windows?

Reinstall Windows 2000 - How do I reformat my hard drive?

If I reinstall Windows will it get rid of viruses that are currently on my computer that I can't find?

It's windows 2000 - I have a popup that keeps coming up that seems to be very aggressive. It is from antispystorm saying I have adware on my computer and do I want to do a scan. I've tried 2 antivirus programs and 3 spyware programs to see if I could catch it, but have been unable. Now my computer runs so slow that it takes 30 minutes to pull up any program.

I'm using Defender Pro antispam, firewall and virus protection. I also have McAfee. I used Spybot and AVG to find the spyware/malware-

I got several answers that said I need to reformat my hard drive. How do I do that?

Reinstall Windows 2000 - How do I reformat my hard drive?stinger

If your computer is branded: HP, Dell etc, just stick in the quick restore cd that was shipped with it, follow the wizard and you should get to a blue screen that willask whether you want to format the hard disk. If you dont have a quick restore cd, you can use your windows XP cd (or any other OS cd). Stick it in the drive and restart your computer. You will be asked do you want to boot from cd? choose yes and you should eventually get to the blue screen I mentioned earlier. if that doesnt work, the cd drive is probably not the first boot device. to change that, restart your pc and before the OS logo loads, look out for text similar to "enter F8 to enter setup". hitting F* or Del repeatedly before the OS logo loads sometimes does the trick. Goo luck

Are there any programs where you can im people with just one messenger instead of having yahoo mess.

without spyware/adware

Are there any programs where you can im people with just one messenger instead of having yahoo mess. and aimsuzuki

there is a web service Meebo.com that allows you to sign in and use your existing im login and friends list. it doesn't replace all the various brands, but it does allow you to walk up to any pc and connect to the im that you normally use.

Are there any programs where you can im people with just one messenger instead of having yahoo mess. and aimvirus

zango messenger, u can have yahoo aim msn and more, you can aslo get mail alerts . just search for zango messenger in yahoo. u can change your colors and fonts and more
Gaim...

http://sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/
Trillian is a popular favorite. I don't use it %26 use Yahoo %26 AIM seperately. Trillian has a bad habit of not delivering messages to your friends, family, etc. I also like to use the colors on Yahoo %26 AIM, where on Trillian, you're stuck with basic Arial.

Everything yahoo wont work.?

I can access my email inbox but when I click on a message to view the page wont load. When i search i get results but can load links i click. On yahoo news articles cants be loaded. On this web site i cant ask questions cause when i click submit, the page wont load. It only happens with things yahoo. Gooogle, msn, etc work fine. I have tried anti-virus, adware, spyware, and registry mechanic, although i doubt the problem is related to any of these things. I have also tried different web browsers. I have also uninstaled every yahoo aplication i have to, such as instant messanger and the yahoo browser. Please Help.

Everything yahoo wont work.?symatec

Go into control panel....click on internet options icon,on the box which appears click delete cookies button,,do same with temp files button,,last clear history..then restart your computer

Everything yahoo wont work.?vista

Get firefox

What's wrong with my computer?

Alright, my computer has been acting weird. All of the icons on my desktop either have the whole icon or just the text surrounded by blue. Whenever I'm on Firefox sometimes the page will switch itself over to an avertisement page. Usually when I get on I got into taskmanager and get rid of all the unneeded programs that are running. I'm pretty sure I have adware, too, since so many popups keep coming up when I'm on the web.

What's wrong and how do I fix it without spending any money?

What's wrong with my computer?systemworks

Go to Ad-Aware SE and download their free program. Also, go to www.download.com and go to the spyware section and get spydoctor. That'll clean up the crap and keep your page from redirecting. Good luck, and watch our for that porn.

What's wrong with my computer?windows

reformat your computer and reinstall windows
download spyware cleaners. google it up.
go to www.download.com and download ad-aware and spybot, update them both and run them to get rid of all the spyware that's prob on your computer
spybot S%26D

Windows Defender

Mcafee.com has free antivirus scan and manual removal tools

I'd get Adblock plus for firefox with the filterset.G updater

Run Defender and S%26D in safe mode. After that run msconfig if you are using XP (start --%26gt; run --%26gt; msconfig enter). Go to startup and remove any program that doesn't look critical to your daily operations. Good luck
sounds like spyware or adware, get adawarepersonal se it fixed it for me although i have to run it at least once a week.
Probbaly a virus.get a firewall.

Did i help any?
You should get a firewall also, in addition to everyone elses suggestions. I would recommend a hardware firewall, but since you want free- I run Sygate Personal Firewall (currently owned by Symantec), and it doesnt come up on download.com any more since being bought out, but you can find it if you search around a little bit. And the best part is, its free and works great

I have pop-ups appearing even when IE is not running.?

they say "messenger service in an official looking window" but are advertisements for adware products. i have tried about 5 different programs to stop them including spybot and AVG.

I have pop-ups appearing even when IE is not running.?triumph

They are using the messenger service on your computer to transmit the messages to you. click on "Start", then "Run". Type "services.msc" into the box (no quotes). In the window that pops up look for the "messenger" service. Double click on it and choose "disable". Hit OK and exit. The messages should stop.

I have pop-ups appearing even when IE is not running.?worms

just download a pop up stopper. go to "panicware pop up stopper" and download the free pop up stopper, its pretty good at stopping those annoying pop ups. hope this helps, good luck

Noises/Ads on my computer when nothing is open?

PROBLEM #1

Okay, so i've been having a lot of trouble with my computer lately. Theres some kind of adware, malware on my computer that can't get fixed until this friday.

Every so often i'll get an erorr message saying "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close." Then at the bottom it'll ask you so "Send erorr report or don't send"

#1. I dont use Internet Explorer

#2. The message comes up all the time, EVEN when i don't have any programs open.

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PROBLEM #2.

Also, just a few minutes ago i was cleaning my living room and i starting hearing an ad on my computer for a skateboard company. I heard skateboard sounds and an ad for them. I go to my computer because I KNOW i don't have any programs running .. and sure enough, NOTHING is on my desktop, nothing is open.

What could these 2 problems be?

Noises/Ads on my computer when nothing is open?trojan

Hey whats up? Still too many problems huh? Listen first off Install AVG antivirus from:

http://free.grisoft.com

You hmight have probably done this allready.

Download Spybot search and destroy from:

http://www.download.com

Its probably the best malware remover.

Let me give you to the best firewall out there which is also free, beleive me its the best. Its called Comodo firewall. Its great really. You can get it free at: