Tools for "speeding up a pc"

[Den]

It most likely means that it's to much trouble to write one for Linux as you would only infect about one percent of computers.

[axisofevil]

Much less than that.
Personally, I don't other with setting up a special firewall.
My router (and NAT) gives me sufficient protection.
I don't fire up a load of services, listening on well known ports like your average Windows user.

[D-Dan]

There is no doubt - as Linux matures (more and more quickly) it will become the defacto OS - eventually. Wine allows most windows programs to run, and a VM will catch the rest, but until Linux gains the support of gamers (and the games to go with it), Windows will reign supreme.

Maybe one day. 

[Niall]

Give me a link to specific virus/malware
Wikipedia says
Which while not definitive makes think that a search would be a laborious job.

As I said, a simple google search will supply you this. While they do mention the route access you mention, there are still a few pages of google hits regarding this.

[axisofevil]

Results 1 - 10 of about 9,680,000 for linux malware. (0.11 seconds)

Help!

[Niall]

What exactly is the problem? I don't understand what you want. You've obviously found a lot of pages about viruses/malware, start reading them if that's what you're asking. 

[juiceuk]

Windows Live safty scanner
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

The TweakGuides Tweaking Companion - The TweakGuides Tweaking Companion (TGTC) is the complete system optimization guide for Windows users.
http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html

[Simon]

Thanks. 

[Nitz]

Firstly, apologies for kicking up an old thread.

There is a tool currently in Beta that is available called "Soluto - Anti-Frustration Software".

What it does is scans your PC boot up and displays which processes loaded, how long they took and gives you the ability to remove/delay/pause the service.
It has the added twist of being "hive connected", where the software provides suggestions on what to do with specific services based upon what the majority of users did.

It's a nice idea and helps to make modifying your start-up programs a breeze!

What it isn't

• Malware Scanner
• Virus Scanner

[DorsetBoy]

  http://www.idnetters.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=22254.0  there is indeed, I tried it the other day and it is useful in someways BUT ..... it is yet another app that runs at start up and reports to base all the time it is in use. I also found that the reported boot times it produced were decidedly "odd". Boot once at .41 minute, boot again and it reports 2:00 minutes despite the fact that boot clearly finished in less than that time.

It is still worth running to prove just what does start on your machine at boot.

[Lance]

I remember using bootvis from MS years ago.