I use Teamviewer 7 to fix family PCs all over the country. Wish I never started that trend 
The REO Lounge - Part III
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No offense meant toward Norton fans but I would bet that is your problem. I've seen that do some goofy things to machines before and once it was removed and replaced with another program the oddities went away.
Like Racehorse said MS Security Essentials is free and I normally use AVG Free. I've never had a virus using it, although I'm a little more careful on the web than most.
I believe Norton itself is a virus, that's how many problems it has caused me...
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No offense meant toward Norton fans but I would bet that is your problem. I've seen that do some goofy things to machines before and once it was removed and replaced with another program the oddities went away.
Like Racehorse said MS Security Essentials is free and I normally use AVG Free. I've never had a virus using it, although I'm a little more careful on the web than most.
I agree....I had Norton a long time ago on a different pc and I vaguely remember ( I vaguely remember most things..) that it sucked.
Think I'll go uninstall it, get malwarebytes and AVG ( ummm... is that how I google it?
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When all the yellow lights that show it's charging stop blinking, it's fully charged, the time depends on how drained they were.
There..i got to offer some advise instead of always asking
I agree....I had Norton a long time ago on a different pc and I vaguely remember ( I vaguely remember most things..) that it sucked.
Think I'll go uninstall it, get malwarebytes and AVG ( ummm... is that how I google it?
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I took HRHcat to the vet, come back and everyone is talking foreign languages in here
Sounds like you are going to get up and running soon Kay!
I took HRHcat to the vet, come back and everyone is talking foreign languages in here
Sounds like you are going to get up and running soon Kay!
It's foreign language to me, too! One computer class in Junior High and one in college. I treat them like cars...run 'em till they won't run no more. I keep an antivirus on them and let them do their own programmed maintenance, clear cookies and caches before a big sale night and that's about all I know.
I do know that the laptop that Feisty gifted me over a year ago has never missed a beat. The best computer I've had, hands down.
Thanks Alice....I know you spent some hours getting it ready for me.
I do know that the laptop that Feisty gifted me over a year ago has never missed a beat. The best computer I've had, hands down.
Thanks Alice....I know you spent some hours getting it ready for me.
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The first thing I do, when I get a new computer, is to disable any and all remote connect software and services.
That solves the problem pretty nicely.
I will say that MS Security Essentials works very well, and I have not had an infected system since the day it was installed.....and it's free. Independent testers in Germany, as well as PC publications ran it thru the mill and it came out with pretty durn good scores in the 98th percentile for detections as well as rootkit deletions.
I know people like to bash MS, but they do get quite a lot of things right....just like the USPS.
i've used Security Essentials since i read the first independent review. i've convinced most of my friends to get rid of their subscription AV and convert to MSSE. i also run EMET which can detect a variety of exploits, which can lead to rootkits.
MalwareBytes is a must-have.
i made a living for 25 or so years writing software, mostly for MS platforms. i still get a monthly royalty check for some DOS based software i wrote back in the 80's. i've earned the right to bash MS
you may have heard of the place my royalty check comes from. a quaint little place in Kentucky called Churchill Downs
antivirus scanners that run the background and scans everything you run slows you computer waaaaayyyyyyy down
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Scott, you are so funny! I hope you don't mind me posting in your thread?
Scott, you are so funny! I hope you don't mind me posting in your thread?
I always thought it was how much ram you have that makes your pc faster.
can you tell i'm not a geek
can you tell i'm not a geek
the only anti virus i have is called common sense
which is why i run all the scanners that i do
oddly enough, i just spent the last half hour or so remotely fixing a friend's computer...
which is why i run all the scanners that i do
oddly enough, i just spent the last half hour or so remotely fixing a friend's computer...
When I worked the help desk at EA you'd be surprised how many gamers I had to remotely help install our games
When I worked the help desk at EA you'd be surprised how many gamers I had to remotely help install our games
why are you not a happy camper Gill ?
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