Re: ad stopper
[Re: kjos]
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09/21/14 01:37 PM
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I can't be the only one that's downloading software from the internet and picked up some virus. I've been scanning for virus every day. So far everything is good. Haven't downloaded anything yet. Thanks Jenny. Richard
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Re: ad stopper
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09/21/14 02:46 PM
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That's right - IE especially blocks all downloads and you have to approve them. I thought you said you had uninstalled Firefox? I'm also suspicious that you have malware lurking somewhere too. It's really not normal to be that badly infected so quickly. Of course, just one bad download can do it. Especially if you got Firefox from a site other than Mozilla. It's available at CNET and they have become one of the absolute worst for including adware and spyware in their downloads.
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Re: ad stopper
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I downloaded Fire Fox from the web site that Jenny gave me. Worked out real good. I'm using MSN.com most of the time. I never use IE at all. There is no spyware at all on my PC. I'm glad. thanks Richard
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Re: ad stopper
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YAY! That was the right place to get it. But unless you change the security settings, it's always going to prompt you about downloads. I am glad to know you can get WOT from Firefox though... thanks, Jenny, I didn't know that. That's a very handy little add-on to help you know whether a website is going to be a problem or not.
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Re: ad stopper
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09/21/14 04:07 PM
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That SUPERAantivirus Professional is a great one to have it gets some where the other ones missed. Once a week I scan my pc. Found a lot of cookies I know they don.t hurt my computer much I know I need some of them. What is SKYPE when I start up my computer it pop up. It's annoying. I have no idea what it is. Another one that keeps coming up A lot of the time is Windows Live Messenger(offline) Another question I installed a few games from a disk and I got this message(missing .dll) Is it really missing from my PC. Richard
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Re: ad stopper
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09/21/14 05:33 PM
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hi kjos,
One more thing I would like to add, earlier on you said you use both "avast Free Antivirus and AVG 2015." Do Not use 2 Anti-Virus systems at the same time since they will conflict with each other, if it were me, I would use the AVG 2015 uninstaller and keep Avast, Avast is a very good Anti-Virus software and uses less resources than AVG, but wait for opinions from other users on this one..
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Re: ad stopper
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09/21/14 05:39 PM
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I never use two at the same time. I space them out between two days.
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Re: ad stopper
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09/21/14 05:58 PM
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How can I disable either one so only one can run at a time. I know the AVG is running all the time.
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Re: ad stopper
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Thanks Jenny I think I will disable AVG until I need it. Will keep AVAST running all the time and disable it when I using AVG. Great help. richard
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Re: ad stopper
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So Far, So Good kjos, But I would go as far as to Uninstall AVG and Keep Avast for awhile and give it a try, I would strongly suggest that You Not Flip flop between A/Vs, this is not good and you will never know which works for you.
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Re: ad stopper
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09/22/14 12:04 AM
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I agree with Starcom. You should never have more than one antivirus on your computer at the same time. I just worked on a computer last week which was crawling along. Somehow a free version of a second antivirus program had gotten installed. It was not supposed to be running in real time, but for some reason, it was still slowing things down like mad. Pick one or the other and uninstall the other one. I'd also suggest trying Avast first. If you don't like it, uninstall it and redownload AVG. I assume neither one of these are paid versions??
You mentioned Live Messenger and Skype popping up. Skype is software that allows you to "call" other people who also have Skype and talk to them with live video on your screen. This requires a computer video cam. Live Messenger is a part of Microsoft which has been discontinued in favor of Skype after Microsoft bought Skype. You should be able to uninstall both of these programs in the Uninstall a Program part of Control Panel.
I can't answer your question about the missing dll issue. Maybe some else will know.
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Re: ad stopper
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09/22/14 04:09 AM
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What other name would windows live messenger be under. I'd like to uninstall that to. Thanks. Richard
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Re: ad stopper
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Donald, I have two harddrives. Something to look into. One is local disk(C:) the other is Windows (D)
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Re: ad stopper
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09/22/14 09:50 AM
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If you uninstall Skype, Live Messenger may go away too. But if it didn't, you might just look for Windows Live and uninstall that... it's separate download from Microsoft that your builder must have installed. Unless you are using Windows Live Mail for your email, then you might not want to do that.
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Re: ad stopper
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Draclvr,I uninstalled the two of them. I went into programs and features. I located- windows live essential and uninstalled it. I don't have it anymore. I uninstalled SKype TO. RICHARD
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Re: ad stopper
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09/22/14 10:38 AM
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Good, then you shouldn't be bothered by them any more! Don't forget to email me if you EVER have any doubts about things like a download.
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