paranoia

  1. AI Chatbot Paranoia and the Greenwich Tragedy

    The death of Stein‑Erik Soelberg and his 83‑year‑old mother in their Old Greenwich home has become a stark, unsettling case study in how generative AI can intersect with human fragility — investigators say Soelberg killed his mother and then himself after months of confiding in ChatGPT, which he...
    • ChatGPT
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    • ai chatbots ai psychosis ai risks ai security crisis detection escalation human oversight memory controls mental health technology murder-suicide case old greenwich openai paranoia patient safety regulatory policy safety-ethics
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Windows 10 Persistent New Folder on desktop

    When I turn on my PC, there is an empty folder named 'New Folder' on the desktop. I delete it, do my work, then shut down the PC. Next time I start up, the folder is there again. I have no clue where it comes from, but I am geting paranoid. Hard to google 'New Folder', so I wonder if anyone have...
    • Monse53
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    • desktop file issues file system folder creation paranoia persistence troubleshooting user experience windows workaround
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 No need for tuneup software

    I have been running windows10 for almost a year. Im an old retired coder with 45 years under my belt. Until windows 10 came along ( this latest build) I had little love for windows. That has changed. Windows 10 is awesome, Microsoft finally got it right. Uninstall all your tuneup software and...
    • Bernard Stin
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    • automatic updates battery life driver update ethernet expert advice firewall hardware refresh home network laptop maintenance paranoia registry cleaner retired coder storage third-party tools tuneup utilities usb windows 10 windows defender windows update
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  4. Windows 7 Is Windows Essentials Codec Pack Safe? Concerns After Windows 7 Re-install

    I've used Windows Essentials Codec Pack for many years, no problems. Now, due to a failed driver update, I needed to re-install my Windows 7 and, trying to download the pack, I got what you can see down left in in the pic. http://www.mediacodec.org/ Just curious, is this real, or is this just...
    • Pauli
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    • codec codecs driver update google installation paranoia software issues tech support warfare windows 7
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Security
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    Windows 7 USB Mating Calls ??!! (so frustrating, I gotta make a joke about it anymore)

    I dont know how else to explain it.... other than I think my computer is in HEAT ! For the past two weeks, Ive been experiencing a problem with what sounds like the same sound you get from when you unplug a USB device- that sorta like a “ding dong” sound that happens in Windows 7. Sometimes...
    • TruthOrDare
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    • audio browser chrome device manager devices driver issues firefox hacking help request lockup mating call paranoia pc performance software issues sound system error troubleshooting usb virus windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  6. Imgburn False Positive?

    In the process installing Imgburn on my Think Centre, Outpost Security Suite popped a trojan alert squawking about "Adware.OpenCandy!UQ/lkedzl9U". Several website where I've checked on it showa a relatively low detection rate, something like 4 out of 48. While I understand that tends to point...
    • seekermeister
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    • adware adware risks antivirus application safety detection rate false positives imgburn malware outpost security paranoia privacy security security software software installation software reliability thinkcentre trojan user experience virus alert
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Security

  7. VIDEO Paranoia

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    • whoosh
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    • media embed paranoia video embed youtube video
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    Windows 7 Help identifying process

    Hi i'm paranoid i got a keylogger or malicious software in my computer for something i did, but the Antivirus did not detect anything wrong, also got recently Zemana antilogger just to be safe and seems everything is okay my question is: found two processes i don't know what they are or what...
    • James661
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    • antivirus computer safety csrss diagnostics hehkkhuf hidden files keylogger malware paranoia process security software startup system check tech support threat detection user help windows winlogon zemana
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Software