Task Manager
If you’re using Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, XP or Vista and are seeing decreasing performance but don’t know what direction to take to improve the situation, take a look at Windows Task Manager. To get there, right-click on your task bar and select Task Manager or click Start > Run and type taskmgr.exe and press enter. The graphic shown here is the Performance tab of Windows Task Manager.
There are two basic areas displayed in this view: CPU and Page File. The CPU graph will show how much of your CPU (e.g. Intel Pentium 4, AMD Duron, etc.) is being used to support your Operating System (OS) and currently running programs and processes.
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When is a virus not a virus? The answer is very simple and so can be the solution. A virus is not a virus when one overlooks the more simple steps (which are usually the least time consuming) involved in troubleshooting Internet connectivity anomalies before diving into the much more interesting and complex intricacies of operating system files, program mutations, obscure strains of viruses, spyware and malware.
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