To: A CA Guy
I am going to make sure stupid things are turned off through msconfig The only program I allow in the Start Up list is the anti-virus program ... and I probably don't even need to do that.
I do not use IE, I use Waterfox (64 bit version of Firefox) as a browser.
Have you checked her PC with
Malwarebytes?
Have you tried
What's Running?
76 posted on
08/21/2014 1:50:34 PM PDT by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: oh8eleven
It’s a new computer my niece has just gotten. If it were going for a month I would conclude virus, but this is right out of the package.
I will check the offending computer out in two or so days. Usually the biggest offender of everything is a virus program in the operation of scanning a hard drive.
IMO, unless you go for Russian sites or porn you are not going to often get a virus. Also don’t click ads.
I have run clean through a wireless modem without a virus program for years without a hitch.
77 posted on
08/21/2014 3:06:46 PM PDT by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: oh8eleven
I do have a copy of malewarebytes for when we need it. Great, I agree.
I can look at task manager and figure out the things that should not be running more or less, but every generation has a new bug.
79 posted on
08/21/2014 3:08:40 PM PDT by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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