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  1. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 Anyone know what this is?

    Hi When I booted my computer this morning this message box came up. I've never seen this before so I said no, and am running Malwarebytes. Link Removed The disturbing thing about this is that there is no identity as to what program is prompting this to display. Looking at View Certificate...
  2. S

    Windows 8 Same major problems no matter despite various laptops, different windows versions, or diffe

    Years of laptop anguish and literally despair from nearly four years of non-stop laptop issues. For years now, my laptop begins crashing windows even each time I have just started installation all over again, having just reset my computer back to default Windows and default only program (for...
  3. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 7 This has me stumped, any ideas?

    Hi I have mentioned in another post about my friend Paul who it inundated with malware and junk files. He didn't have this until he moved to a new home recently, he still has Comcast same as before and the same computer running Windows 7. To try and solve this I have installed Malwarebytes...
  4. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 New Malwarebytes interface?

    Hi I just opened Malwarebytes and it said that it needed to update. It didn't give me any options to say no, just downloaded the new version, tried to sell me the pay version and when I said no it opened a new interface. I'm always suspicious of stuff that just forced it's way in like this...
  5. Drew

    Windows 8 Malwarebyes has new versions

    Hi, Just making sure everyone knows Malwarebytes has new versions of their great product for BOTH the free and paid versions. The thing is you don't get these by just hitting Update on your existing Malwarebytes installation. You had/have version 1.7 and now it is 2.0. You must > the...
  6. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 New Paragon Backup and Recovery

    Hi I thought that some people might be interested in this. Yesterday I upgraded my Paragon backup software to the 2014 edition. I was surprised to see that there is quite a change from the one I used previously. Instead of asking you to choose a location the save a backup file to (you can...
  7. RainbowNipTips

    Windows 8 Having problems updating Windows/ Control panel crashes

    I had a program called StartIsBack installed on my computer, and after deciding that it was not needed, I removed it. Recently, when I log in, I can see that there are updates available to Windows. However, when I try to enter Windows Update in Control Panel it either does not load and crashes...
  8. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 Computer keep picking up malware.

    Hi I posted about my friends computer that kept blue screening. I finally got that fixed and the computer is running good, but he keeps picking up malware. Today while I was talking on the phone he had the Java Update thing pop up 4 times. Every time he runs Malwarebytes he finds PUPs and...
  9. D

    Windows 7 www.22find.com virus

    Whenever I go onto Internet Explorer, I get a warning from my anti-virus saying it was a high risk site. It directs me to 22find.com even though Google is set as the home page. I've restarted several times, changed the home page, reset IE, downgraded IE from 10 to 9, none of which worked. I...
  10. G

    Windows 7 Windows Update very slow - unusable

    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP 1 ASUS laptop K52F Windows update is extremely slow. Windows Update IS downloading updates but the download speed is so very slow - about 10 kbps - that Windows Update is unusable. I tested my download speed against other sites, for example updating...
  11. K

    Windows 7 Internet Explorer remains blank

    hi i run in to this problem...my internet explorer will not connect to internet and remains blank as shown bellow first started 2 days ago...i did try classic repair by restart run fix it run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware on it but result remains the same blank page however everything elce works...
  12. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 7 Virus or not a virus?

    Hi My friend Paul has a message keep popping up in the lower right hand corner of his monitor saying that it is Windows Security Essentials and that it has found a virus that needs to be removed. The thing is it doesn't look quite right to me, the window is yellow and doesn't look like...
  13. W

    Windows 8 2 identical PCs, 1 is unstable (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL)

    My brother and I built identical Windows 8 PCs earlier this year, we were both virgin system builders. His has been stable but mine has been crashing a lot, something in the order of 50 BSoD in 5 months. I've been trying to solve it myself but I'm running out of ideas. It has never been stable...
  14. JamesBrawner25

    Windows 7 Blue Screen Problems and Windows Installer

    Been having some problems with blue screens for a while now. I recently managed (I think) to deal with ones related to fwpkclnt.sys, thanks to some help on the web (probably from poking around in this very forum). But today I started having problems again. DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS THAN EQUAL and...
  15. JamesBrawner25

    Windows 7 Blue Screen Problems and Windows Installer

    Been having some problems with blue screens for a while now. I recently managed (I think) to deal with ones related to fwpkclnt.sys, thanks to some help on the web. But today I started having problems again. DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS THAN EQUAL and tcpip.sys were the two names I managed to catch...
  16. B

    Windows 7 Windows 7 64 bit - Explorer has stopped working

    I have a client pc, that is Windows 7 64-bit SP1. They complained about getting pop ups, initially thought it was spyware. However, after going on-site it is a an error of Windows Explorer has stopped working. I was able to copy combofix from a flash drive to the hard drive using cmd prompt...
  17. Tita Luna Matulin

    Windows 7 Understanding .exe*32 Processes and Troubleshooting Slow Laptop on Windows 7

    I recently noticed that my laptop has slowed down. When I checked the processes in task manager, I noticed the following: firefox.exe*32 chrome.exe*32 AvastUI.exe*32 skype.exe*32 yahoomessenger.exe*32 mbam.exe*32 This is most unusual. What's the ,exe*32? What does it do? Is it an infection? How...
  18. zenongreat

    Windows 7 2 Files are secretly downloading

    One of the files is called: iLiVid_setup ( I believe ) and the other is: video_downloader -------------------------------- I need help to try and remove this from happening, I checked when they were modified to see when they were downloaded and the video_downloader says it was 3am when it...
  19. S

    Windows 7 folder will not show me content

    Recent my Window7 Prosesional 64 bit has lately behaving strange After some hours when I have used several programs, and try to open an folder( like computers) they are empty !!!! no content !!! If I lock off and then lock in again everything is OK. I am running 24/7, using Link Removed ...
  20. B

    IE 10 and other browsers

    Not sure what is going on here. I had firefox running and suddenly this browser has taken a turn for the worse...adverts up the ying yang. Now it appears I have lost functionality of Windows IE9 browser. Browser says I have IE10 installed...I hit the home icon and I am taken to Firefox. What...
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