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    Windows 10 S Version and Microsoft Defender Web Protection

    I have a Windows 10 S laptop purchased this year. Today I checked the Windows Defender settings - Firewall and Anti-Virus is turned on but Web Protection shows "No Providers". There does not seem to be a provision to select or add any service provision to “defend” the Web. I am thinking that as...
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    John McAfee: Anti-virus creator found dead in prison cell

    BBC News - John McAfee: Anti-virus creator found dead in prison cell https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57589822
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    John Mcafee charged with fraud, an irony

    https://news.sky.com/story/anti-virus-software-creator-john-mcafee-charged-with-fraud-in-cryptocurrency-scam-12237417
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    Windows 7 Words Being Automatically Deleted

    Greetings! I've got an issue I'm baffled by - I can type words fine, but when I use the cursor to go back to previous words I've already typed, the words I've just typed in front of it are being deleted one-by-one automatically, all the way back to where the cursor is. I've turned off Overtype...
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    Windows 10 Directx internal error

    I was trying to get sound back in one of my games and was told to download directx and i tried but I got an internal system error I followed the tutorials on youtube and paused my anti-virus and everything else but I still get the internal system error I am downloading latest version please help
  6. Need Anti-Virus Recommendations

    My current subscription to Webroot SecureAnywhere is going to expire in a few weeks. I've had it for a year and it's been good and quite. Quite meaning that it's been non-intrusive and not a big resource hog. So that's been great! But I'm always on the look out for what's better since the...
  7. Windows 7 Which Anti-Virus should I use?

    I have a normal desktop PC with following specifications: Intel Pentium G630 with 2.7GHz speed 6 GB (5.71 GB usable) RAM I want a lightweight Anti-Virus for my PC and want it to run without any problems. Any suggestions will be appreciated! Thanks for taking your time to read the post! :)
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    Windows 10 Can't connect to Bluetooth Wireless speakers

    I have Windows 10 on my desktop and laptop computers, but neither one will connect to my Creative T-30 Bluetooth Wireless speakers. When I add a Bluetooth device (in the Bluetooth settings window) the speakers are detected, but connecting fails. I have run the troubleshooter, restarted services...
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    Windows 10 SAMBA connection problem; proven to be on the windows side.

    I have a linux share on a freshly installed newest version fedora 27 box. And I dnf'ed the latest standard samba. Windows 10 (pro) can't connect to it. I've tried for literally 20 hours accumulated over the past 10 days. Windows is to blame. How do I know? Because another linux server can...
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    Windows 10 Password issue

    I have a Dell PC which has accounts for all members of the family - W10 Myself as admin others as users I don’t use it … as I have my own PC. Daughter advised me Anti-virus about to expire – went to install new license and W10 does not accept (or I have forgot) my password. Is there a way of...
  11. TA16-336A: Avalanche (crimeware-as-a-service infrastructure)

    Original release date: December 01, 2016 | Last revised: December 14, 2016 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Overview “Avalanche” refers to a large global network hosting infrastructure used by cyber criminals to conduct phishing and malware distribution campaigns and money mule schemes...
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    What's s2prcuen.zd3.vbs?

    Hi, I did take a look at my firewall log at Kaspersky and I did see that a file s2prcuen.zd3.vbs had showed up. When I google on the file I can't find anything about the file. I did also look after the file but it's gone, I have also been looking at my backups for 21:00 and 00:00 at the same...
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    Is a anti-virus program needed?

    Hi, As windows have a built in anti-virus software (Defender) and it seems that they are updating it regularly etc. Is a 3rd party anti-virus software needed? I'm running Kaspersky now I have always been running it without any issue. But, if I don't need it I'll uninstall it and save the...
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    Windows 10 Assist on BSOD stop code "System License Violation" Windows 10

    Hi All Expert, I have a user using dell windows 10 64 bits is getting it getting "Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We'll restart for you. BSOD Stop Code "System License Violation", this happen when she is using browser and outlook, yesterday was fine and no windows update this...
  15. TA16-336A: Avalanche (crimeware-as-a-service infrastructure)

    Original release date: December 01, 2016 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Overview “Avalanche” refers to a large global network hosting infrastructure used by cyber criminals to conduct phishing and malware distribution campaigns and money mule schemes. The United States Department of...
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    Windows 7 An app unexpectedly quits immediately. Any monitor program?

    I have an app that worked perfectly a month ago, but now it quits almost immediately after launch. I've disabled my anti-virus and my firewall, but it still won't run long enough to show the GUI or produce any error messages. No log files are created as a result of this failure, so I'm utterly...
  17. Here's a list of Anti-Virus Uninstallers

    Hi Here's a list of Anti-Virus Uninstallers by ESET! I think they have covered the field. You can always Google, but It's nice to have them all in one place!;) Sense everyone is helping members with issues today, thought I would add this. As always with my threads; move, delete, or what needs to...
  18. Windows 10 Windows 10 Powershell based virus detector

    Here's a neat script I put together today. If added as a scheduled task it will loop and monitor running processes. The only thing needed is to sign up for an account on virustotal.com to get an API key then replace the F's with your api key Function Get-ProcessReport([string]$FilePath...
  19. TA15-337A: Dorkbot

    Original release date: December 03, 2015 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Overview Dorkbot is a botnet used to steal online payment, participate in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and deliver other types of malware to victims’ computers. According to Microsoft, the family of...
  20. Windows 10 Random folders appear on all my drives

    So I have various desktops and all have more or less the same issue. In the root of each drive there are randomly named folders generated. Names like: 2b174a7b6cd269132e8dd780 52aebd6aec88ceb00badbc 32601669e81d70e5b9c7c8 ae888118d1365c5a165784ed221b20 So the only common thing seems to be that...