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Barbee

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OK... I'm not liking Vista very much.

1. I have the fastest cable connection possible and I just can't move around the Internet fast. I can download in a flash but moving from site to site is sloooooow.

2. And... after a year on Vista I am now getting popups. I thought it was supposed to stop them?

I update all the time. I have Vista home edition.:cry:
 

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You need an anti-virus, the one vista has juste isn't enought. Also look for something like adaware to remove the trojan you may have.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 6920G AKA Gemstone blue
    CPU
    Intel C2D T5750 2.0GHz
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS 512MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16''
    Screen Resolution
    1366X768
    Hard Drives
    320GB
Vista does not have anti-virus. I would recommend Avast for anti-virus and MalwareBytes to find Trojans and malware.
 

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  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
Use these:
Spybot Search and Destroy
Adaware AE
Spyware Doctor - (from the google pack)
Malwarebytes
CCleaner
Auslogics disk defrager
Auslogics registry defrager
Avg Anti-Virus or Avast Anti-Virus
Windows defender
Windows firewall

These are all free to use and download. You can get all most all of them from cnet.com/downloads. These will keep your computer running in tip top shape and you should see a big improvement when surfing the net. Depending on computer usage, this will determine how often you should run these applications. For a general rule of thumb....Heavy user...once a week, medium user....twice a month and light user....once a month.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 6000+ 3.0ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M4N78 Pro
    Memory
    3Gb PC2-5300 DDR2 @ 667mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Radeon HD 4770 512mb GDDR5
    Sound Card
    VIA HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual monitors: HP W1907 LCD 19" and Gateway HD Display 19" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 320 x 2-GB Hard Drive
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 80 plus 500 watts
    Case
    Ultra E-Torque ATX Mid tower clear side w/2 120mm fans
    Cooling
    Thermaltake MaxOrb cpu cooler w/120 mm blue led
    Keyboard
    OEM HP
    Mouse
    OEM HP
    Internet Speed
    Download 6885 kb/s upload 367 kb/s
    Other Info
    Optical: Super Muliti DVD burner w/lightscribe, Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800
I have Avast and it found nothing.


Congratulations!: No immediate threats were found. ()


--- Spybot - Search & Destroy version: 1.6.0 (build: 20080707) ---

Bass... do I need them all?
 

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That's up to you. The problem with only one or two programs from the mentioned list is that a one of cant find and fix everything. Some will find things the others miss and vise versa. Some will find the exact same problems. I'm sure there are others that use diffent apps to do the same thing and might have more options for those paid versions. These are all free and best of all they are free. I use them all.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 6000+ 3.0ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M4N78 Pro
    Memory
    3Gb PC2-5300 DDR2 @ 667mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Radeon HD 4770 512mb GDDR5
    Sound Card
    VIA HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual monitors: HP W1907 LCD 19" and Gateway HD Display 19" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 320 x 2-GB Hard Drive
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 80 plus 500 watts
    Case
    Ultra E-Torque ATX Mid tower clear side w/2 120mm fans
    Cooling
    Thermaltake MaxOrb cpu cooler w/120 mm blue led
    Keyboard
    OEM HP
    Mouse
    OEM HP
    Internet Speed
    Download 6885 kb/s upload 367 kb/s
    Other Info
    Optical: Super Muliti DVD burner w/lightscribe, Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800
Bass, I was very disappointe in Malwarebytes
... I downloaded it. Made changes to my registry and all and ran it and it claimed to find over 1000 errors (mostly Wild Tangent) but in order to clean them you have to buy the program that claimed to be free.

So much for free. Now I have to uninstall it. It is NOT free.
 

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It is not that much money for 1000 problems. Also, it does work for free and remove problems. Only the real time scanner costs money.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    pair of Intel E5430 quad core 2.66 GHz Xeons
    Motherboard
    Supermicro X7DWA-N server board
    Memory
    16GB DDR667
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA 8800 GTS 640 MB video card
    Hard Drives
    SAS RAID
HI Barbee,

I don't know what program you are describing - but it is not malwarebytes free edition.

I wouldn't normally post a direct download link , but in this case, I will.

Click this:

Thank you for downloading Malwarebytes Anti-Malware from Download.com

This is the homepage:

Malwarebytes.org

Rt click an Run as Administrator to install it . Update and scan .

There is a paid version, but you do not have to buy it. If you update and scan manually , it will present anything it thinks is nasty and will remove it if you ask.

Hope it helps
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
I just googled the name and downloaded from the page. The page said free but it isn't. I'm trying the link you provided.

It's not that I'm too cheap to buy it, but that I want to try something before paying $40. If the trial removes the bugs and my computer performs better... then I will buy it.

I downloaded from the link provided... found 427 errors but surprise! It only will remove 20 of them. Therefore, I will NOT buy it since I have no idea if this is a rip off or not. The other scan found 1000... how do I know this will improve my performance? How do I know these are real. I will not buy it. I'll keep the bugs.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
What about Windows Defender? Isn't that supposed to be included in VIsta?
 
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Hi Barbee,

Something strange going on there. I have never heard of it finding 1000 entries to remove, or of it demanding payment like that.

I use it myself.

Perhaps you had better try Superantispyware.

SUPERAntiSpyware.com - Downloading File

SUPERAntiSpyware.com - AntiAdware, AntiSpyware, AntiMalware!

If that acts strange, too, then d/l a bootable anti - nasty, like this:

http://www.free-av.com/en/products/12/avira_antivir_rescue_system.html

Avira burns itself to cd .

Or this:

Dr.Web LiveCD is a software product that features a standard, Dr.Web scanner

Burn it to a cd with this :

View attachment boot-cd-iso.zip

Do not format the cd - if Autoplay pops up , just close it.

Boot from the cd and scan your machine.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Barbee said:
I just googled the name and downloaded from the page. The page said free but it isn't. I'm trying the link you provided.

It's not that I'm too cheap to buy it, but that I want to try something before paying $40. If the trial removes the bugs and my computer performs better... then I will buy it.

I downloaded from the link provided... found 427 errors but surprise! It only will remove 20 of them. Therefore, I will NOT buy it since I have no idea if this is a rip off or not. The other scan found 1000... how do I know this will improve my performance? How do I know these are real. I will not buy it. I'll keep the bugs.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
What about Windows Defender? Isn't that supposed to be included in VIsta?
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I dunno much about Defender, but I do know is that the "trial" versions of those types of programs try to scam you out of your money, saying you have an exaggerated amount of errors, like the 1,000 you mentioned, and will only fix a few; they're trying to make you think your computer is bugged beyond repair and promise to remove them all if you buy their full version.

I hate those kind of companies who try to "persuade" the unsuspecting consumer into buying their product to make money. It'd be better if they actually had truths in their sayings.

I apologize if I have the whole idea wrong, it's just my interpretation. :)
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP-Compaq Presario CQ60-215DX Notebook PC
    CPU
    AMD Athlon™ X2 QL-62 Dual-Core Processor
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce Go 8200M
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 (15.6'' Diagonal)
    Hard Drives
    250GB SATA hard drive (5400 rpm)

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Biostar
    CPU
    AMD Athlonx64 Dual Core 3800+ 2.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Biostar MCP6P-M2
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CIBOX
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 160GB
Barbee
I just want to add to your remarks. I run TrendMicro because Comsumer Reports rated it the best. I don't know anything about such things so I took their advice. It apparently does the job and takes care of the errors. I also ran Malwarebytes. It came up with over a 1000 errors. I can not believe TrendMicro would miss that many. Is it possible that Malwarebytes is causing the errors in order to sell their product? I deleted it. Bob
 

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There are companies that do exactly what Kazuto said.

I suspected from Barbee's post that what had been downloaded was a registry cleaner of some kind, and not Malwarebytes.

Curious to find out what was going on there, as I use Malwarebytes and have never seen that kind of behaviour.

I just ran a newly installed copy, downloaded from that link a few days ago.

It found 1 suspicious entry, which it would have removed, with no mention of payment.

MBAM-2-2009-04-05_215055.jpg

From the PCWorld review :

Note that you can use Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware program for free to scan and disinfect your system. But if you want to enable real-time protection to stop your PC from being infected in the first place, and to schedule scans, you'll have to register it.
Click to expand...
 
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
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