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  1. Windows 10 SOLVED- Cannot access 2 of 3 networked PC's shared folders on Win 10 network

    On Windows 10 Pro Version 22H2 OS Build 19045.3086 I have three PC's all on the same wireless network. All set to Private networks. All running 19045. All in workgroup WORKGROUP. None have passwords, all are Administrator accounts.There are no credentials. In Sharing settings, all PC's are set...
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    New Hard - drive

    My New Hard - drive , keeps restarting with a blue screen this computer must restart . At least 4 times i have had trying computer repair , and i still can't get online anymore . I tried to download a free anti - virus i think the make was avast or avira . I tried installing it after a few...
  3. Norton/Avast meger

    Norton and Avast are merging into an $8 billion antivirus empire The deal combines decades of cyber security experience. www.theverge.com
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    Windows 7 A lot of blue screens slowed my computer drastically

    Recently I ran into a BSOD loop which made me restart my computer many many times by hand because sometimes my computer froze instead of showing BSOD, now after I managed to fix it my computer is REALLY REALLY slow, tried so many things chkdsk /f sfc /scannow removed hiberfil.sys (to clear...
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    Windows 10 High CPU causing laptop to be slow(task manager)

    Hello. My dad gave me his laptop just to check an issue. His Laptop when first given to me check was constantly running high CPU when checking task manager with it running 100% and I couldn't identify what was making it do this. So a quick restart (off and back on) the laptop was doing the same...
  6. Windows 10 Uninstall Avast Antivirus

    Can anyone tell me How to Uninstall Avast Antivirus in Windows 10 completely. I searched on google about this problem but couldn't get proper solution. Need a perfect solution to uninstall it completely.
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    Windows 10 VPN Avast

    On my windows 7 pc, I just downloaded a VPN by Avast which is good to use on 5 devices. Can I put that on the Dell? It is not the anti virus program - just the VPN. Thanks.
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    Windows 10 security programs help and first run setup help

    ok today i was trying to get the fingerprint scanner to work and it messed up my pc so i had to do a complete restore. i one time i had a bunch of security programs installed and i'm thinking they made the pc sluggish. so a few weeks ago i took everything off and installed norton antivirus from...
  9. Avast Code Injection Vulnerability

    If you're using Avast and are on a version below 19.8 you probably should update. Avast Vulnerability Potentially Allows DLL Hijacking
  10. Windows 10 Hi, need help with Dos?

    Hi I'm still trying to get rid of the Avast folders on my wife's laptop. I decided to try and remove it using the command prompt, or the Power Shell in this case. What I want to delete is the folder at C:\Windows\Program Files\AVAST Software "Avast Software" is the folder I want to delete...
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    Windows 10 Slow Boot Issues After Installing Avast Cleanup Premium

    I recently installed Avast cleanup premium. Since then my PC has been very slow to boot. (Can't find a way to ask Avast!!)
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    Windows 7 Can't uninstall Avira on Win7 PC...Why??

    I have installed Avast while I disabled Avira. Now Avast is on system and I am logged in as Admin in order to uninstall Avira. Unfortunately, Avira will not let me uninstall saying I need permission from Admin. Can someone give me a clue as to how to get this off my system... Help asap...
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    Windows 10 Hidden administrator account: No password

    An elderly neighboor has a HP laptop that was managed mostly by her deceased husband. It has one Local account on it and she /we have the password full access to all their documents etc. She says the unit has become very slow, not sure why an i am starting to help her clean it up, backup all...
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    Windows 10 Uninstall Avast Free Antivirus .

    Afternoon all , I was wondering if anyone knows how to Uninstall Avast Free Antivirus . I installed it by mistake last night that and another program something with byte in its name . The program I installed was Daemon tools free , I have a large Disk image video file . And I thought Daemon...
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    unusal behaviour - windows or PC?

    Anyone come across this unusal behaviour of my PC? It seems to at random turn off at the base unit; I have to unplug it at the back and then plug it Could this be Windows 10 problem or the PC? It is an Intel i5 1tb hard drive 6GB Ram Windows 10 Pro make is a Fujitsu Q9000 No viruses or...
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    Windows 7 Cannot uninstall Avira on Win7 pc

    I have installed Avast while I disabled Avira. Now Avast is on system and I am logged in as Admin in order to uninstall Avira. Unfortunately, Avira will not let me uninstall saying I need permission from Admin. Can someone give me a clue as to how to get this off my system...
  17. any comodo(av) gurus here?

    to all comodo(av) gurus … [i am needing advice] for matters of discussion … pls understand i am using the "free" version. also, am using windows default firewall. have used avg (and, recently, avast) … dislike them because of nagware and other reasons. • avg...
  18. Info on today's Petya-based worldwide attack

    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...
  19. Some interesting stats in the wake of WannaCry

    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...
  20. An update from the Avast Threat Labs on WannaCry

    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...