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Windows 7 Experiencing Multiple Software Issues: Possible Malware or System Attack?
I hope this is the correct place to post, I trust it somewhat is. But I'm started to get pssssed, sorry 'bout the expression, but do we have some sort of attack going on? 1. I've used Google Chrome for a couple of years - now it suddenly breaks down once in a while! 2. I've used DVBViewer with...- Pauli
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- avast browser issues chrome dvbviewer feedback login issues malware privacy revo uninstaller scam security software issues system issues tech support troubleshooting update user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Security
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Windows 7 Windows Update Error Code 80072EFD
Hey, This is a relatively fresh install a couple months back I never updated then when I decided to I think it was two months ago, it just suddenly kept giving me this. Funny because it seems everytime I try and update windows **** like this happens and their a product of their own failure...- Tansen
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- 80072efd antivirus avast avg computer issues error firewall installation malware repair sfc software solutions sp1 system scan troubleshooting update issues windows 7 windows update windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 SOS Random BSOD W7 Pro 64bit [Complete Log Files Attached]
Hello everyone, it's nice to find a forum where people are taking their personal time to help others. You have my appreciation and thanks. I have recently formatted a old PC. Everything seemed to have gone as planned... until I was bombarded by random BSODs. They seem to happen at random; load...- Pixelation
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- avast bsod ccc corruption cpu diagnostics drivers formatting gpu hardware hdd logs performance ram random system specs troubleshooting update utilities windows 7
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Allow download through Windows Firewall
Hi, can I specifically allow a download of an execution file from a trusted website through Windows 7 firewall? I have excluded the file in webshield and real time shield of Avast Free. I have turned off SmartScreen Filter in IE9 and lowered IE9 security to medium. I don't have any other...- sheltiephil
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- avast cyberlink download file execution firewall internet explorer real-time protection smartscreen trusted sites windows 7
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Random CPU spikes + Proccess disappears once I open the task manager.
I'm having random CPU spikes that I notice because the fans of my laptop start up. This has happened while browing the web, chatting through skype, using photoshop and sometimes while idling even. This laptop is new (a month and a half old), 8GB RAM, drivers up to date. Those programs should...- Inkmancer
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- avast cpu detection drivers idling laptop malware monitoring performance photoshop process ram skype spikes support task manager troubleshooting usage virus web browsing
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Sudden HDD 100% useage Long boot time
Hi All, My PC was running great but when I started it from overnight sleep, which woke at the normal speed, I as always did a manual update to Avast definitions. It did the download as quick as always, but then during the "saving package" it hung. I left it like that for some minutes, and then...- toddpaw
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- 64-bit avast background processes boot time disk performance hdd usage manual update pc maintenance performance issues registry resource monitor safe mode shutdown sleep mode slow startup system restore tech support troubleshooting user inquiry windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 BSOD on startup after updating Avast!
Hey everyone ive got a BSOD happening on every boot up after running an update on Avast. It asked to reboot after, i did.. And BSOD noe on repeat. I can get on safe mode but it says i dont have any recovery options turned on (not true...) and it wont let me load chrome or ie to access the...- Mitch Tarala
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- avast boot issues bsod error codes internet access recovery safe mode startup troubleshooting update
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Weird mouse behaviour
Been having a weird problem recently. Only seems to happen when the computer has been unattended for some time. When I go into any application where you (use the mouse) to select one item, several random items are selected all at the same time. In Thunderbird, for example, selecting one...- rigsby
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- application asrock avast behavior explorer firefox graphics issues mouse problem processor ram random reboot selection service pack thunderbird ultimate usb windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 COM Surrogate has stopped working
SYSTEM: Core-i5 3470 - 8Gb Crucial 1333Mhz - XFX Pro Core PSU - Gigabyte H77 board - Samsung 840 SSD Hi Ive recently been having problems on my PC which started when I ran a program called DSL Stats alongside Avast Internet Security that had replaced Norton Internet Security (uninstalled, then...- 1Bit
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- avast boot issues com surrogate corrupted driver dllhost.exe drivers error event viewer lockup pc freezing processor random disconnects rpcrt4.dll system stability troubleshooting usb usb issues windows windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Defender vs. Avast
I just noticed some conflict between Windows Defender and Avast. I couldn't update Avast, and Windows Defender wouldn't start. It's been going on for some two weeks. Just to give you the info. There seems to be some conflict, I solved it by closing Defender. Best of all. :)- Pauli
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- antivirus avast conflict performance security software system troubleshooting update windows defender
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Windows News
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Windows 7 USB Joypad keeps failing
I have the following USB devices: USB Joypad Sony Miro Xperia mobile phone Wireless Transceiver for Keyboard and Mouse these are all in USB 2.0 ports. I ran a program called DSL stats that I have used before but was a new version, when I ran it there was some odd behaviour and the screen...- 1Bit
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- avast core i7 device manager driver issues driver reinstall dsl stats error code 43 gigabyte h77m-d3h hardware issues mobile power cycle reboot system restore troubleshooting usb usb 2.0 usb joypad windows 7 wireless transceiver
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 2 different BSODS
Hi guys. I am using: CPU: FX X6 6300, 3.5GHz MBO: ASROCK 970DE3 U3S3 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB, 1600 Mhz HDD: Toshiba 1TB, 32mb cache VGA: XFX 7850 PSU: LC Power LC6560GP3 V2.3 Monitor: 32" LG TV OS: Win7 x64 Ultimate I have BSOD issues. The PC is 10 days old, worked fine, temperatures are OK...- poweeer
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- analysis asrock avast bios bsod cold boot compatibility components dump files error g.skill hardware memory performance reinstall troubleshooting update windows 7 xfx
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Window Driver Framework Violation BSOD
Hi all! I gave my old computer an HP Pavilion Entertainment PC (Product Number WA718UA#ABA) to my husband. I bought it brand new from HP in 2009 with all of the fun upgrade. Anyway, I did a fresh install for him when I gave him the computer, basically just wiped everything. It has been working...- Jen Ohren
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- avast bsod directio disk check drivers error graphics driver hard drive heat issues hp pavilion installation nvidia performance reallocated count skyrim software troubleshooting upgrade windows wireless mouse
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Windows 7 Snipping Tool does not let me Save
Out of the blue, the Windows 7 Snipping Tool no longer lets me Save. I am still able to Copy the graphic to the Clipboard (which is usually what I want anyway), but the Save feature is not working. Any ideas would be much appreciated. I scanned with Malwarebytes, Avast and CCleaner just a couple...- kevphil
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- avast ccleaner clipboard graphics malwarebytes pro save issue snipping tool troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows 8 Antivirus
Which antivirus you are using on your windows 8? I was tried to install avast free edition but it doesn't work on windows 8. Please advice me. Link Removed- iftieaq
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- antivirus avast free version installation security software windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Trojan horse on a computer.
Hello, Sorry if i posted it in wrong place. I have program that tells me that i have lots of bad trojans such as Trojan.win32/agent trojan-spy etc. Program is called Advanced system care 6 pro. I installed it today and when I ran scan it said scanning trojan.win32/agent trojan.win32/vunto...- Lapiz
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- advanced system care antivirus avast backdoor computer help file scan malware malwarebytes performance issues safe mode scan security software removal spyware superantispyware system issues trojan trojan removal virus windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Flaw in Windows 8 Causing Slow Web Browsing on Chrome, Firefox, IE?
A couple of weeks ago I installed Windows 8 (fresh install from scratch, not an update) on my computer. I do a lot of web browsing and over the last couple of weeks I've been using Windows 8, I could swear the web browsing wasn't as fast at it used to be on Windows 7. I then noticed I was...- Consultant
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- avast chrome driver issues firefox firmware internet explorer mse multitasking network network testing page load performance comparison performance issues router speed test task manager user experience web browsing windows 8 windows defender
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows XP Internet connection, antivirus not working after removing trojan
Hello Everyone, Just a little bit ago i did a routine virus scan on my windows 7 Partition on my pc. I used avast!!, malwarebytes antimalware and superantispyware. Super antispyware detected an infection known as trojan.agent/gen-sirefef on my xp partition and the infection was sucessfully...- jhmax
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- antivirus avast boot issues ccleaner connection infection internet malware real-time shield registry reinstall safe mode sfc superantispyware system repair trojan troubleshooting virus scan windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows will not load ot recover, no safe mode.
Windows will not load or recover, no safe mode. Ok, so yesterday I tried to use the Win7 backup tool. I had a 200 gb hdd as a second drive that I usually keep copies of all my folders on. The backup utility said there was not enough space on that drive for a backup, so I formatted the drive...- ToMang07
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- avast backup bios bsod error file recovery formatting hdd memory scan music photos recovery safe mode system image system repair tech support upgrade video windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows 8 Activation Issues on Dell Inspiron N5050 - Blank Screen and User Profile Problems
Hello guyz I am using windows 8 enterprise 9200 x86 on Dell Inspiron n5050 Core i 3. My problem is When I am active windows with Windows 8 Pro Activator v1.0 Final (+ Windows 8 Personalization Enabler) or Windows 8 PERMANENT Activator 5-11-2012 so after restart Windows not open properly I mean...- farhan76242
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- activation avast blank screen dell enterprise error troubleshooting software issues windows 8 x86
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support