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Your bigger problem may be programs you didn't intend to install and don't want. Use CCleaner (or better, Revo Uninstaller) to uninstall things like browser bars, run the cleaner, then run the Registry Cleaner.
Use Microsoft Security Essentials for your anti-virus needs, and Spybot Search&Destroy if you feel you have deeper issues.
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A neat and excellent little program is 'GLARY UTILITIES' which is free, fast, and has lots of functions, and isn't greedy on older machines with less RAM.
The thing to do is to have several different cleaners installed, and run them separately. It seems nothing alone catches everything.
Don't forget Windows' own built-in registry defrag (as opposed to the disc defrag) which hardly anyone uses. It's on one of the disc clean menus and needs a reboot to complete.
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I've found Microsoft Security Essentials slows the computer and internet down and it doesn't do anything special that I don't get from a faster and easier to use program called Malwarebytes.
Another good progam I use to clean up the computer, is called Temp File Cleaner (by OldTimer). You have to log in as an administrator and it shuts down all programs though. So you have to either log out or restart the computer, as cookies get stored elsewhere in Administrator mode, making you think they've all been cleaned out. But it's a great program.
If you also want some more speed, try:
START > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup
After it's done running, which can take a minute or several minutes (if you've never done it before, probably several minutes), then a box will pop up with a list and check boxes so you can choose what to clear out. Then Defrag afterwards. If it's been a long time since Defrag or you have never Degragged, you can expect hours for the program to finish (you'll need to disable Sleep so it's not interrupted; some older versions of Windows can't Defrag while you do other things).
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