How can I fix a computer that is literally too slow to do anything?

How can I fix a computer that is literally too slow to do anything?(superuser.com)

3 points by nemoto 13 years ago | 1 comment

unfamiliar 13 years ago |

> a program called 'Optimizer Pro' is demanding money to 'remove 5102 files slowing down my computer'

Have the malware applications that do this sort of pitch have the ability to "slow down" the computer without anything strange showing up in the task manager? If so, how do they accomplish this and how to fix the problem?

unfamiliar 13 years ago |

> a program called 'Optimizer Pro' is demanding money to 'remove 5102 files slowing down my computer'

Have the malware applications that do this sort of pitch have the ability to "slow down" the computer without anything strange showing up in the task manager? If so, how do they accomplish this and how to fix the problem?