I recently downloaded uTorrent, and downloaded only one or two items before I noticed my computer slowing down. I have antivirus software, and it didn't report any issues, but my browser in particular was really slow (I use Firefox).
I've deleted uTorrent and all the associated downloads. But when I open Firefox, it often freezes the computer. And I mean actually freezes it when I Force Quit the browser, I get the rainbow wheel of death and I have to force a shutdown.
But it's not just Firefox. This happens with Safari too. And I've redownloaded Firefox but it doesn't help.
What could be causing this? Maybe it's not a torrent issue at all. But it's strange that it affects all of my browsers.
(Also, I bought a brand new harddrive and 4GB ram recently, so it's not your typical "slow computer" issue.)
I've deleted uTorrent and all the associated downloads. But when I open Firefox, it often freezes the computer. And I mean actually freezes it when I Force Quit the browser, I get the rainbow wheel of death and I have to force a shutdown.
But it's not just Firefox. This happens with Safari too. And I've redownloaded Firefox but it doesn't help.
What could be causing this? Maybe it's not a torrent issue at all. But it's strange that it affects all of my browsers.
(Also, I bought a brand new harddrive and 4GB ram recently, so it's not your typical "slow computer" issue.)