antivirus

  1. Windows 10 I can't get DirectX 9, 10 or 11 to work.

    I've tried everything I could find. I've tried disabling antivirus, I've tried downloading the SDK, ect. None of it works. Every time I get the same message, "An internal error occurred. Please refer to DXError.log and DirectX.log in your Windows folder to determine the problem". Here is what...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 freaking out

    I have a number or problems with Windows 10. I just did the upgrade from Windows 7. 1. The login screen freezing up. I got this to work by luck. You have 5 to 10 seconds to going into msconfig to put into safe mode. In safe mode I run my anti rook kit software and found 1 root kit virus...
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    Getting invalid security certificate warning on known good webpage

    I have 9 PC's in my home. 7 are running Win7 64bit and 2 are running Win8.1 32bit. All PC's are running Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2016. All of the PC's have the latest Win updates from Microsoft and Bitdefender updates. On 1 computer, there is one (and only one) webpage that reports an...
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    Windows 10 I really need help

    Ok, I have a windows 10 PC problem. Its either malware or a virus or whatever else there is. Antivirus didn't catch it. It wont let you open your start menu or search with cortana. After a while even the mouse stops working. I tried to press shift then restart from the login to do a system...
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    Windows 10 After MS hijack, can't set default apps

    One morning recently, I found that during the night an update had occurred and rebooted my pc without asking me for confirmation. The reboot caused it to come up in Linux, because I use the grub loader and have Linux as the default. When I rebooted into Windows, it finished the update, which...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 - defender / www-searching.com malware- PLEASE HEEEELP

    Hello everybody, have a problem. Somehow got www-searching.com and cannot get rid of it. Tried to apply some instructions from internet but cannot log on as Administrator, although I am the only person ever using this computer. Beside that my Defender is off but cannot switch it on, again needs...
  7. Windows 10 Several BSOD errors (dumpfiles attached)

    Hello, Since I have updated my Sony Vaio SVE1512P1EB laptop to Windows 10, several BSOD problems have occured. Most of the time it says 'Faulty hardware page corrupted' but sometimes a 'System thread exception not handled' error is given. A couple of days ago it also said 'Memory management'...
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    Antivirus for server 2012r2

    What is the best for our terminal servers running 2012r2. I have MSE running on them at the moment but it isn't really built for this operating system it seems as it needs to be installed with compatibility set to win7 and with a /disableoslimit switch It also seems to hog cpu at times freezing...
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    Windows XP Blocked From Using Hiren'S Boot CD By Strike F1 Error

    I have used Hiren's Boot CD a great deal, but now I am unable to. Whenever I click Enter on USB Flash Device in the menu, instead of opening up Hiren's Boot CD, it is giving me the message: When I strike F1, it just repeats the same message ad infinitum. I have Hiren's on a 4GB flash drive...
  10. Windows 10 From mac osx --> Windows 10

    Good day. Small introduction. I'm Rien from The Netherlands. 42 years old. In a few weeks 43. Things go FAST! Excuse my english, I'm doing my best. As the title says, i'm currently moving away from mac osx and going to Windows 10. Basically for economic reasons. My macbook has died on me, I...
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    Windows 7 80072efd error on windows updates and internet problem

    Hello guys, Today i started to experience a bizzare problem. Suddenly i could not connect to Origin, Steam, Guild Wars 2, and some programs like that. I also cant do the microsoft updates, it gives error 80072efd. I cannot surf the internet with Internet Explorer while i can do it with chrome...
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    Windows 7 Event Viewer - Found two problems

    Hello! I've found two problems in the Event Viewer on my newly installed Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I had some Peer Networking problems too but I fixed that from a post here on Windows Forums. :) But I don't know how to fix these two problems. First one is a warning (Logname: Application |...
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    Windows 7 problem to open jpg,pdf,word,video files

    Hellow guys I am new in the forum , please help me out to solve the problem . Few days ago I saw the old jpg pictures and words and pdf and video files not possible to open and this happened this time i never had experience of this problem . I explain the new word or jpg pictures and pdf is...
  14. Windows 10 Edge Browser - McAfee Security Software

    After installing Windows 10 and using the Edge Browse I have recently starting getting pop up type warnings that my COX IP supplied security software, McAfee, will not work or protect using the Edge Browser and I need to revert back to an old Internet Explorer Browser to be protected by McAfee...
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    Windows 7 Explorer now freezing

    Thank you for the help with my prior topic, but a new issue has arisen. I walked away from my computer for a while. When I got back, Chrome had frozen up, and it was so bad I couldn't even get Task Manager opened nor explorer responding in general. The other couple of windows I had open were...
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    Windows 10 Will Kaspersky or BitDefender work on Hyper-V?

    Can I install them and use for scanning files on a virtual host or in shared forlder ? I mean not special versions of antiviruses which intended for virtualization, I mean usual desktop versions.
  17. Windows 10 Fan speeding up with no reason in windows 10

    Okay having a very annoying issue with win10 as of late and its been baffling the heck out of me, my CPU fan without any good reason speeds up every so often in windows 10. It doesnt do it in Linux, I have tried an array of software removals, virus scans, system shutdowns, cleaning dust out my...
  18. Windows Vista news flash! wi-fi is now the new dialup

    seems like pc is acting slowly than normal. could it be from my anti virus? or chrome? or another application? i expect internet to be fast, no substitutions. but we all cannot have what we want, especially if using weak wifi from isp. iam not on ethernet btw. this pc, its old. bought in 2008...
  19. Windows 7 Various BSOD stop errors

    My PC will not stop BSODing and I can't figure out why. At first I thought it was the antivirus but I've since got a new one and it's still doing it. I have a few dump files attached that might help.
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    Windows 10 Windows Defender

    I looked at the Pauli/Drew exchange from 2013 and since my question is the WD/Avast/Malwarebytes but is now concerning the new Win 10 I am posting my question below> I am trying out the Win 10 upgrade from Win 7 and I noticed that Windows Defender is turned off. I am using Avast and...