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my pc is trying it install update 1803 and it keeps telling me I have to uninstall Avira Anti Vis I do not have that prog/add/remove not in there , not on pc???

Hello, Hope someone can help me out. The last three days I have been getting a pop up that is warning me of a virus. It says to not shut down and call this number. Is this a scam? I don't want to call. I did run my anti virus and it doesn't show any problems. Can anyone tell me how to maybe...

I run occasional manual scans with Malewarebytes (free version). While on the Web, I got a pop up today from Malwarebytes telling me it had caught one malware. It found a Trojan (DNS changer) on my computer and I immediately quarantined it. I thought the free version had to be used manually...

Hi Today Windows Defender came up with Malware for the first time ever! It found "Trojan:Win32/peals.flcl" When I looked at the location it said it was in a file called Desktop Lara that's been on my computer for years. If offered to remove it so I did. I then ran Malwarebytes and...

Hi, I have something strange happing for a while now and cannot find a fix; or even identify what is causing it. This doe not happing all the time, like I was able to type this issue here. However, out of no where it will occur, and then stop at other times; or maybe it will happen and then...

Last week, we shared the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update has begun rolling out to customers and we highlighted some of our favorite features for people who love and use Windows every day. Windows 10 is running on more than 500 million monthly active devices and continues to gain momentum in...

I picked up 9 trojans at once with Win 10 defender and stock firewall at youtube while trying to read about a clean install of Win 10. I have windows defender and firewall with mbam and a router. Is there a more secure solution for a mid level user like me or was I just unlucky when I took that...

So I've officially dumped Kaspersky after years of being a loyal customer and moved to Webroot. I decided on Webroot because of all the good Customer reviews on forums and websites versus YouTube reviews. Which to be honest at first that YT reviews is what kept me away. But I've already noticed...

This focused security investment combines the best of Windows Defender ATP and the Windows security stack. We integrated Windows 10’s new prevention technologies, enhanced our built-in sensors to better detect script-based attacks, added new response capabilities and opened up powerful...

Hello, I have Windows 10 Creators Update installed, not an insider, and everything works just fine, except, I just noticed that I have both Windows Defender Antivirus (old) and Windows Defender Security Center (new). Isn't the old one supposed to be removed automatically? My Security Centre can...

Recently Microsoft and Kaspersky met to hash out their differences re' Windows 10. Kaspersky as well as others are unhappy about not getting the same level of exposure relating to their operation, use, and status on the OS. As from the Fall Creators Update Microsoft are to make changes...

For the last two weeks, every time I boot up Windows 10 Windows Defender find threats! I clear them out and more pop up the next time I reboot. This is something other than the threats. Maybe its buggy software in Windows 10. It's annoying more than anything else. Here's the threat...

A modification of the Petya ransomware is making the rounds today, and our threat labs shares information on the background of this variant, how it's infecting machines (the same exploit as WannaCry) and how to stay safe. We've blocked ~12,000 malware attacks today utilizing this exploit and...

Hello. I installed this update and now Kaspersky won't load. Anybody else having the same issue? Any suggestions gratefully received

Well, Microsoft graciously updated my computer to the creators update today. Curiously, they now name Windows Defender "Windows Defender Antivirus."I was under the impression it was already an anti-virus. Anyhow, that's a moot point since I'm using Norton Security. So far, computer seems normal...

Really wanted to share these with the WF community :) I'm proud of our team and our threat intelligence labs; in the end, we blocked over 1,000,000 WannaCry attempts. That was across 350 variants in 150 countries around the world. it's just a fraction of what we block every day though; on an...

Jakub Kroustek from the Avast Threat Labs has written a nicely detailed blog on the aftermath of WannaCry -- what some are calling the worst ransomware outbreak in history. We're proud to have kept over 250,000 Link Removed users protected during the outbreak; our threat labs also urge user...

Microsoft solution available to protect additional products Today many of our customers around the world and the critical systems they depend on were victims of malicious “WannaCrypt” software. Seeing businesses and individuals affected by cyberattacks, such as the ones reported today, was...

Today’s security updates include three updates that exemplify how the security ecosystem can come together to help protect consumers and enterprises. We would like to thank FireEye and ESET for working with us. Customers that have the latest security updates installed are protected against the...

Hello, Have this strange folders in my C:.../local/temp directory.. vs.mcj-113109805 File Folder vs.mcj-799792520 vs.mcj602733114 when click on that folder, I got msg That I don't have permission to access this folder. I have an option to get access to this folder. When click "continue" I got...