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A first for me.. I need HELP, a free virus, pop-up, removal, protection..
Cooking With Chef Carlo ^ | Jan. 1 2014 | Carlo3b

Posted on 01/01/2014 10:42:51 AM PST by carlo3b

I am so sorry to take up space with such a stupid question, but my grandkids used my laptop, and computer over the Hollidays and must have picked up some tragic viruses on both of my computers..

I have downloaded Ccleaner, and Sophos Virus Remover, and some registry cleaner, but I still have problems with Pop-up, and slow..

HELP PLEASE!


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: popups; protection; tool; virus
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To: silverleaf

That’s what I did......
Why would a company have pop ups anyways. They are so annoying I wouldn’t buy anything they are selling


81 posted on 01/01/2014 6:30:37 PM PST by Yorlik803 ( Church/Caboose in 2016)
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To: Revolting cat!
Thanks for making note of C-Net at download.com is a major source of the worst sort of malware.

As 'Obi Won' would say, a wretched hive of scum and villainy.

82 posted on 01/01/2014 7:29:09 PM PST by lbryce (Obama:The Worst is Yet To Come)
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To: lbryce

Cnet is good for reading reviews and then getting the hell out of there!


83 posted on 01/01/2014 7:30:22 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: lbryce

Cnet is good for reading reviews and then getting the hell out of there!


84 posted on 01/01/2014 7:30:23 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: carlo3b

Someone may have already said to download adblockeplus!
It stops popups! and is a quick and easy DL.


85 posted on 01/01/2014 7:50:23 PM PST by DocJhn
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To: carlo3b

Just keep on, keepin’ on Sir

Take care


86 posted on 01/02/2014 5:35:47 AM PST by mabarker1 (Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!!)
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To: carlo3b

I use AVG (the free version) and haven’t had any problems.


87 posted on 01/02/2014 6:11:01 AM PST by Marie (When are they going to take back Obama's peace prize?)
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To: carlo3b
I'm not sure of the best method (outside of re-installing the OS) for getting rid of a computer virus, but that's probably because I run ESET NOD32 and don't get them in the first place. That is different from when I ran McAffee, AVG, Norton, etc.

In my view, an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure.

88 posted on 01/02/2014 1:21:51 PM PST by BlueMondaySkipper (Involuntarily subsidizing the parasite class since 1981)
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To: silverleaf

How do you know what programs to uninstall? I have been getting a plethora of pop ups to the point its driving me mad.


89 posted on 04/10/2014 8:35:25 AM PDT by diamond6 (Behold this Heart which has so loved men!" Jesus to St. Margaret Mary)
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To: diamond6

I go by date they were installed and figure out if I intentionally installed them or they were auto installed- or if my kids or some program they visited did- and what they do for me

I also look at the old ones and do we use them- especially programs installed by old games

Then clean house


90 posted on 04/10/2014 9:42:45 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: silverleaf

Thank you!!


91 posted on 04/10/2014 1:39:36 PM PDT by diamond6 (Behold this Heart which has so loved men!" Jesus to St. Margaret Mary)
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To: silverleaf

One more question?

When I click on a link it no longer takes me directly to the site, I have to hit the right side of the mouse to get a pop up option that says “open link”.

Any ideas on how to fix this?


92 posted on 04/10/2014 2:24:50 PM PDT by diamond6 (Behold this Heart which has so loved men!" Jesus to St. Margaret Mary)
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