One of the very first things that many people do when their computer starts slowing down is run a virus scan on that computer. Well, this is a good start; however, it is not the only thing that you need to focus on. You are doing good to run your Anti-Virus software. You might also want to run any Anti-Malware software that you have too. As well as checking for any Spyware that was installed without your knowledge. This is all very important these days especially with computer crimes and Identity Theft on the rise.

The way that you determine what is really going on is going to take some time to go through, so you are going to need to be patient. There are some pretty nasty computer viruses out there that are disguised as something very innocent looking! Spyware and Malware – malicious software – and Trojan Win32s also disguise themselves as something that you would not think twice about. More often than not they are pretty deeply imbedded in an add-on for your browser or come up as a pop-up ad that really gets your attention.

You need to have some very good computer maintenance software installed. You also need to remember to use it often. There are many different anti-virus programs out there and each is different. You also have different types of Spyware and Malware scanners/removal software. And many types of routine maintenance programs as well. Sometimes there is no way to tell what is causing problem without maintenance scans.