I’ll give it a try. I wish they hadn’t crapified AVG. I used it for years and don’t like any of the ones I’ve auditioned as a replacement nearly as well.
I think if I had had AVG on my machine it would have stopped it. AVg has been generally good but I think they are trying to move away from freebie versions. It is a hard business because of so many companies out there.
I had Norton on there from the factory - it is 2 years old. I use it so little on the net that I was lazy. Once I got this Parite crap it was almost impossible to get rid of. PC Tools took care of it in a breeze.
See the thread for a freebie suggested by another FR member called Malwarebyte. Nice little program.