Need help with my very old crappy pc

well. i know this is going to sound unreal, but i still have a very
old pc that is the only one i use.

its dial up, windows 98 5.6

Im probably the only person on this planet that still has it...we
will get a new pc eventually but right now are not in a financial
situation to, so for now this one will ahve to do...

I think i got something on it (spyware or viruses) that shouldnt be
there...i saw some unusual items i dont think were there before on
the c drive

such as winhelp.exe wenhelp32.exe wjview.exe, uninst.exe uninst16.exe
unvise32.qt upwuzun.exe

i use to use

www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.exe but that doesnt seem to work any more
neiter does adaware or spybot...

does anyone know of any other kind of legit free website that
removes viruses, spyware and stuff like that? otherwise, does
anyone know how i can remove these by going into the registry edit? I
dont want to go in there unless i know what im doing..

thanks so much! Jyll

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Hey, no need to upgrade as long as the pc you've got does what you need
it to do. I know several people still on dial-up with Win98.

Here's a good site to lookup startup entries you mentioned:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
Here's what I found for the ones you mentioned:
winhelp.exe - do a system search for this file. If it appears anywhere
'but' C:Windows, then it is likely a worm.
wenhelp32.exe - can't find a thing on this one. Are you sure you
spelled it correctly?
wjview.exe - this one is probably ok. It's a MS utility to view Java
files from a command line.
uninst.exe - this one might be ok too. Sometimes it appears in AV apps
as a false positive.
uninst16.exe - this could be a legit Win98 system file.
unvise32.qt - this is just one of many Quicktime files.
upwuzun.exe - couldn't find anything on this - is it spelled correctly?

So maybe you aren't too infected yet. What are the symptoms? Have you
looked at the Startup tab to see what items are checked? Start/Run,
type Msconfig, then click the Startup tab. Look up all the checked
entries at the website mentioned above.

Good luck,
Donk

marcsmommy9 wrote:
> well. i know this is going to sound unreal, but i still have a very
> old pc that is the only one i use.
>;
> its dial up, windows 98 5.6
>
> Im probably the only person on this planet that still has it...we
> will get a new pc eventually but right now are not in a financial
> situation to, so for now this one will ahve to do...
>
> I think i got something on it (spyware or viruses) that shouldnt be
> there...i saw some unusual items i dont think were there before on
> the c drive
>
> such as winhelp.exe wenhelp32.exe wjview.exe, uninst.exe uninst16.exe
> unvise32.qt upwuzun.exe
>
> i use to use
>
> www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.exe but that doesnt seem to work any more
>; neiter does adaware or spybot...
>
> does anyone know of any other kind of legit free website that
> removes viruses, spyware and stuff like that? otherwise, does
> anyone know how i can remove these by going into the registry edit? I
> dont want to go in there unless i know what im doing..
>
>
> thanks so much! Jyll
>;
>

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This is where you can get AVG for free. As to the files you are
unsure of, I would suggest going to google and doing a search for
each one.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

-Lisa

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<marcsmommy9...> wrote:
well. i know this is going to sound unreal, but i still have a very old pc that is the only one i use. its dial up, windows 98 5.6

Im probably the only person on this planet that still has it...we will get a new pc eventually but right now are not in a financial situation to, so for now this one will ahve to do...

I think i got something on it (spyware or viruses) that shouldnt be there...i saw some unusual items i dont think were there before on the c drive such as winhelp.exe wenhelp32.exe wjview.exe, uninst.exe uninst16.exe unvise32.qt upwuzun.exe

i use to use www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.exe but that doesnt seem to work any more neiter does adaware or spybot...

does anyone know of any other kind of legit free website that removes viruses, spyware and stuff like that? otherwise, does anyone know how i can remove these by going into the registry edit? I dont want to go in there unless i know what im doing..

thanks so much! Jyll

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Jyll,

> well. i know this is going to sound unreal, but i still have a very
>; old pc that is the only one i use.
>; its dial up, windows 98 5.6

If the truth be known there are probably lots of foks who use old PCs and
dial up and often by choice. Having the latest and greatest is not a
necessity except on rare occasion, like for someone who is in business.

> Im probably the only person on this planet that still has it...we

I would literally be willing to bet that you are NOT. 98 was a good version.
The only real drawback is that MS has now withdrawn support for it. And the
only support that they provide that is worth caring about is updates. This
does mean that security may not be as good as you need. Just use an
Anti-virus program. Dial up has some security advantage over always on since
the window of opportunity for malware is smaller.

> I think i got something on it (spyware or viruses) that shouldnt be
> there...i saw some unusual items i dont think were there before on
> the c drive such as winhelp.exe

I have it on my XP too, it's a legit program.

wenhelp32.exe

I assume that this is a typo and is really winhelp32.exe. I didn't find that
one. or the others.

> i use to use
> www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.exe but that doesnt seem to work any more
>; neiter does adaware or spybot...

As in, they don't run or they don't find anything.

I think that the general view re. spyware is that while thay may be able to
stop it in some cases or find it after it's on your comuter, they are
generally helpless to get rid of it after the fact.

My own view when computer problems seem to be mounting up is to re-install
everything. If your machine came with rescue disks, mine did way back with a
Sony PII, the you can run the disk and it will reinstall the OS and the
bundled software. It won't reinstall programs that you have installed
yourself, but if you have the install disks you can reinstall them. The one
tricky thing is your data files. What I do is partition my hard drive so
that I have a separate partition for data., but unless you have Partition
Magic or some other partitioner, you will first have to save your data to
some external media like a burnable CD drive or DVD drive. These or an
external hard drive are a computer users best friend.

I you don't have rescue disks but do have the install disks for the programs
that you want to reinstall you can just reinstall the OS, assuming that you
DO have the install disk. Another thought is to look on Ebay for a used copy
of XP, but keep on mind that it could be un-activatgable.

If any of this makes sense and you want to try it just write back and I will
help if I can.

Jim

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When I was running Windows 98, I would reformat and reinstall about every 6 months to keep it running well. You might want to do that if the system has slowed down and you can't find a cause.

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Jyll,

If the truth be known there are probably lots of foks who use old PCs and dial up and often by choice. Having the latest and greatest is not a necessity except on rare occasion, like for someone who is in business.

wenhelp32.exe I have it on my XP too, it's a legit program. I assume that this is a typo and is really winhelp32.exe. I didn't find that one. or the others.

My own view when computer problems seem to be mounting up is to re-install everything. If your machine came with rescue disks, mine did way back with a Sony PII, the you can run the disk and it will reinstall the OS and the bundled software. It won't reinstall programs that you have installed yourself, but if you have the install disks you can reinstall them. The one tricky thing is your data files. What I do is partition my hard drive so that I have a separate partition for data., but unless you have Partition Magic or some other partitioner, you will first have to save your data to some external media like a burnable CD drive or DVD drive. These or an external hard drive are a computer users best friend.

I you don't have rescue disks but do have the install disks for the programs that you want to reinstall you can just reinstall the OS, assuming that you DO have the install disk. Another thought is to look on Ebay for a used copy of XP, but keep on mind that it could be un-activatgable.
Jim

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Loy,

> When I was running Windows 98, I would reformat and reinstall about every
> 6 months to keep it running well. You might want to do that if the system
> has slowed down and you can't find a cause.

It did take me some time to develop my strategy, I started with Partition
Magic so that I can change partitions without destroying data. Next I got
Ghost which will clone a whole partition, if your computer get messed up,
viruses, spy. bad installs.

Jim

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Donk, Lisa, Khobar, Jim, Loy, Jster, everyone who has offered me some
advice, thank you very much for your input...i will write down
everything all of you have told me and try it all... thanks
again..Jyll

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