OK somebody please tell me how the hell I can stop all these damned popup adds,, I cant get on much of any thing with out them popping up telling I have to call some number orrr my puter is gona blow up if I don't call and so on and son and so on,,, somebody please HELPPP
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Start with https://www.malwarebytes.org
Download and install the free version.
Once installed, run it.
It will update malware definitions (4-5 minutes), and then you will need to let it run against your computer.
It will take a fair amount of time usually.
DON"T STOP IT!
Eventually it will report what it finds, and offer to fix it, let it.
Sometimes it needs to restart to finish, let it.
If that fixes it, great, if not, post the specific detail of any messages you get
Download and install the free version.
Once installed, run it.
It will update malware definitions (4-5 minutes), and then you will need to let it run against your computer.
It will take a fair amount of time usually.
DON"T STOP IT!
Eventually it will report what it finds, and offer to fix it, let it.
Sometimes it needs to restart to finish, let it.
If that fixes it, great, if not, post the specific detail of any messages you get
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skeets.....
what cha got there is a virus.........
your computer aint gonna do nuttin but piss you off (more than already)
what antivirus do you have ?
and do you know how to do a full restore of your computer from a previous date?
As soon as i fired up windows ten.
Deleted a couple programs and it was good. For an hour. Dns responder i think is associated with it. Its super annoying.
Deleted a couple programs and it was good. For an hour. Dns responder i think is associated with it. Its super annoying.
Well Im still getting pop ups but the machine seems to be running better SIL hooked me up to Major Geeks and I down loaded a malware program called IObits,, ran it and it,,, supposedly found all kinds of things,,so we shall see what we shall see,, thanks guys. And yeah Im still with 7 I aint done 10 yet
Skeets,
When it comes back (sorry), run Malwarebytes as in my previous post.
For a comparison of malware programs, see the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P3fml12ggI
Malwarebytes will take care of most issues, but if not, there are other programs we can run that target specific nuisance problems.
JIm
When it comes back (sorry), run Malwarebytes as in my previous post.
For a comparison of malware programs, see the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P3fml12ggI
Malwarebytes will take care of most issues, but if not, there are other programs we can run that target specific nuisance problems.
JIm
You might end up with a virus that plants the seeds and every time you clean it up them pesky weeds just keep popping up.
Copy your data and reload will be the best solution.
May be less time as some of those programs take a long time to find things.
Ray
Copy your data and reload will be the best solution.
May be less time as some of those programs take a long time to find things.
Ray
My $0.02 for Antivirus, is Avast. There's a free and a paid version. They've been in business since '88. I use the paid version and my machine runs smooth as silk. I love it. Updates the virus definitions often without loading the computer down, and it also has options to run startup scans before Windows starts, allowing it to catch anything pesky that relies on Windows to run. Really easy to use too. Let us know your choice and experience.
Free options are:
AVG
Security Essentials (Microsoft)
Malware Bytes
and some other lower distribution variants.
Windows 8 & 10 have Defender (Security Essentials) built into them. The Win 7 version of Defender is very weak so you need to upgrade that to Security Essentials at the minimum.
I recommend having at least TWO anti-malware programs on your machine as there is no 'best'. All of them miss detection types.
Paid versions, go Kapersky and supplement it with Malware Bytes or Defender/Security Essentials. Avoid Norton and McAfee, while they work, they slow down the system considerably.
AVG
Security Essentials (Microsoft)
Malware Bytes
and some other lower distribution variants.
Windows 8 & 10 have Defender (Security Essentials) built into them. The Win 7 version of Defender is very weak so you need to upgrade that to Security Essentials at the minimum.
I recommend having at least TWO anti-malware programs on your machine as there is no 'best'. All of them miss detection types.
Paid versions, go Kapersky and supplement it with Malware Bytes or Defender/Security Essentials. Avoid Norton and McAfee, while they work, they slow down the system considerably.
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on another note .....
run adblock and abdblock pro in your browser......
both knock out ALL ads in OTT and youtube and other sites......
funny how one will stop some and the other stops others!
run adblock and abdblock pro in your browser......
both knock out ALL ads in OTT and youtube and other sites......
funny how one will stop some and the other stops others!
I'm with mudog 88 paid version of Avast and very few problems and i'm a total computer dummy. I have a son inlaw that can't fix his tractor so it's a fair trade for each of us.
I ran avast for years. Never thought about running it on my new laptop with newly loaded winows 10. Within minutes of loading 10 my issue started just like first post. Really? Minutes after windows 10. Zero issues before, other than 8.1 sucking.
My daughter just got a new laptop before going away for college this fall had windows8 with a free upgrade to 10 included. Downloaded it and had to take her new laptop back and get another one windows10 crashed the new laptop wouldn't even startup. Tried on her other new on and it wouldn't download failed every attempt.
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The aim for market share with a product for all platforms seems to be missing the mark. If a brand-spanking new machine out of the box cannot do an upgrade and survive, there are serious problems with that product.
I think this only proves that clinging to all legacy programs is a failure when it comes to reliability to the end user. If you are a service technician experienced in the peculiarities of the Windows system and can get it to upgrade and run, great for you. But for the average user, its another frustrating effort. It's another reason Linux is growing in market share, especially among business customers.
I think this only proves that clinging to all legacy programs is a failure when it comes to reliability to the end user. If you are a service technician experienced in the peculiarities of the Windows system and can get it to upgrade and run, great for you. But for the average user, its another frustrating effort. It's another reason Linux is growing in market share, especially among business customers.
New consumer grade machines come pre-loaded with bloatware/junkware. It sounds like that's what happened in this case to that new Win 10 laptop. That's not Microsoft's fault, it's a manufacturers cost saving feature to get the price of the machine down. It's also not malware per se, the ads and popups are there to get you to buy something, not hack your machine and steal your data. It can lead to malware though and you need to uninstall the junk ASAP. Sometimes the place where you bought the machine, if they have tech staff, will happily remove the junkware/bloatware from it for you at time of purchase. If you want to avoid this, purchase a business class or gamer type of machine. Neither put up with the junk on them. Caveat Emptor.
Linux is not a consumer grade OS. It's command line driven and even with the huge variety of GUI wrappers, it's a bit too convoluted for the normal home user. The Mac OS is the only truly successful consumer implementation of a GUI for the -IX platforms.
Linux is more popular in business because they can afford IT staff that knows the product and can work with it, then present it properly to the operators so they have a chance to use it correctly. That staff does everything they can to hide the OS interface from the operators because misapplying a command can kill it deader than a doornail. It's also popular with marginal businesses that run on a more razor thin profit margin.
Partnering with Microsoft is an expensive proposition to start. However, when you factor in all their tools and support over time, it's almost as inexpensive as other avenues (which explains their byzantine licensing structure) but that initial start up cost is tough for a small or marginal business to swallow. It's certainly less expensive than a Mac shop, but even Apple has brought itself down a bit more to try and be more competitive for business. iOS is doing well in business but less so the full Mac OS.
If Microsoft launches another albatross like Vista/Win8, I'd expect the defections to other platforms to avalanche. Businesses want stability, something neither Linux or Mac OS has been able to offer in the past. If Microsoft is going to go unstable as well, might as well seriously consider other less stable paths like Linux or Mac if you run the IT side for a business.
Having worked on all the OS platforms over the years, they are just ways to shuffle the 1's and 0's around, each with their advantages, failings, and quirks. I haven't seen a perfect OS yet.