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Windows 8 Discovering and Removing the Ask Toolbar with Hitman Pro: Experiences and Insights
I've just been introduced to Hitman Pro, an alternative malware scanning software that does a pretty decent job. Running this malware scanner it found a toolbar (Ask toolbar or something like that) that was loaded arbitrarily in my Chrome browser. If found it and removed it when no other...- Jimbo22
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- browser issues chrome desktop hitman pro malware scan security software alternatives spyware
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 HP F4180 problem
trying to get this all in one printer to scan and save items as pdf, but when I start the HP solution center, the only selection I have listed under "start an activity" is make copies. Anyone else have this problem?- bnewt
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- all-in-one hp f4180 issues pdf printer scan solution center support troubleshooting
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows Hardware
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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...- MikeHawthorne
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- interface legit malware malwarebytes paid version scan security software suspicion update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows 7 Saying Not Valid, sound not working as well help!
Hey all, I have a mac that I installed windows 7 pro (legit disc/serial been running for 2 yrs) on the partition running via paralells, no issues till very recently. It all started about 2-3 days ago I noticed firefox was saying every page in my bookmarks was untrusted, this was only on the...- Bill Austin
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- antivirus audio issues boot issues chkdsk computer management error firefox legit installation malware not genuine parallels red x error scan system restore time settings troubleshooting user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 who can solve some real hard faults
some solfare or fault occured and left these problems the hards drive has benn scanned for fauts and and virus I have tries so mant w fixes and suggestions I think these are all related to one problem with w7 1 sfc/ scanno wil not operate even cold boot method , same result serurity...- 3doz
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- audio boot configuration control panel diagnostics error fault hard drive homegroup installation network scan security settings sfc software troubleshooting update visual c++ windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Batch converting images
Hello. Once upon a time I had a free program that allowed converting images to quite consistent ones, in batches, via control of white. I've lost it, and now I can't find anything but Adobe Photoshop, unless counting ones that include coding. It's for my dear Uncle, who makes an effort to scan...- Pauli
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- batch processing california color correction image conversion image editing old pictures photography photoshop scan software recommendations
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Multimedia
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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...- MikeHawthorne
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- antivirus bandwidth blue screen comcast firewall home network internet java update malware malwarebytes mse performance pop-up ads pups router scan security speed superantispyware technical issues
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Finally fixed blue screens on friends computer!
Hi I posted about my friend who was unsure whether the virus message he was getting was real or not. He finally figured that it was real and clicking on it got rid of the message at least. But I mentioned that he was getting constant blue screens when booting. Yesterday I went to his house to...- MikeHawthorne
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- 3d display blue screen computer diagnostics maintenance malware mobogenie performance registry scan security sfc software troubleshooting virus virus removal windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Kaspersky Pure 3.0: How to Control Constant Scanning Issues?
This AV seems pretty good, with one exception...it seems as though it never stops scanning, which causes other programs to respond slowly. I set it to check updates only once a day, early in the morning, hoping that it would only scan with a new update, but that isn't the case. I've gone...- seekermeister
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- antivirus control fix kaspersky performance scan settings slow response software update
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Security
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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...- MikeHawthorne
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- blue screen cleanup computer safety diagnostics firewall infection malware malwarebytes popup registry scan security security essentials support technical issues trojan user help virus win32 windows defender
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Trouble with Barcode Scanner: Issues with Specific USB Port on My Computer
I have a barcode scanner that hasn't given any problems in the past, but now when I connect it to one of my front USB ports, it lights up and pings to indicate that it is working, Windows chimes indicating that it is connected, and when I scan a barcode, it chirps to indicate that it is read...- seekermeister
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- device connectivity devices front ports hardware issues scan software troubleshooting usb windows
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Window display manager stopped working
Hi there, Sometimes when I use the internet, my laptop freezes and it times some time to fix it. It happens vigorously when watching a video on my laptop sometimes accompanied by an error message "window display manager stopped working". How do I fix it? I have seen in some forums that...- Rafid Mahbub
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- display error fix freezes internet laptop manager scan system video
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 HDD led light on laptop keeps blinking all the time please help.
i think this started happen after i insert a disc few days ago but i have taken it out tho but it still keeps happening. i also ran a full scan of my computer but that didn't find anything.. please help me. thank you- alinaee
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- blinking disc hdd help issues laptop led scan
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Intermittent Windows Clock Errors: Time Jumps and Potential AV Infection
It's never been a problem before...at least not like this. At about 4:00 A.M. I noticed that Windows time was 2 hours behind the actual time, so I ran a sync on time.nist.gov, which corrected it. However, just ~20 minutes later, I was dismayed to see it had gone back again, but this time 3...- seekermeister
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- anti-rootkit av infection bios computer issues configuration issue tracking kaspersky ntp progressive errors scan software system clock tech support time server time synchronization time travel troubleshooting user experience windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows XP I Want To Choose Where I Install Printers
Hello I've got a printer and a printer/scanner - ie 2 devices. I want the software for them on my external harddrive. When I run the installations for each device, neither of them will give me an option of where to put the software, the installation process just picks my PC harddrive. Is...- robzrob
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- drivers external drive installation printer scan software space management troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Scan document to PDF
This is what I'm doing, and it's a drag. So, if there is a better way, I'd like to know about it. I have a 7 page document, with graphics, that I want to save to my harddrive as a pdf file. I right click the printer/scanner that I have, and select "start scan", then click the button that says...- CharleyGarrett
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- documents efficiency files graphics hard drive pages pdf printer save scan software suggestions user experience windows workflow
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Concerns After MBAM Detects Trojan.Banker and Malware in Recent Video Files
For some reason, I just ran MBAM, even though it had only been a couple of days since I last ran it, and it found the malware shown in the screenshot: I don't know what 4 of them are about, but trojan.banker caught my eye right away. I had MBAM delete them and am now also running a full scan...- seekermeister
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- banking kaspersky malware mbam scan security threats trojan video files youtube video
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- Forum: Windows Security
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Windows 7 hi :dllhost.exe COM surrogate help
HI, can anyone help me on this, it keeps starting up every few seconds, i have no crashes or noticible performance issues, except the process wheel on arrow flashes every 3 secs. i have done file scans, CC cleaner, mailwarebytes, norton up to date, s&d spybot: all clean, also tried icon...- zerit99
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- ccleaner com com surrogate dllhost.exe help issues malware norton performance process scan spybot startup windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Exploring Simpler Computing Solutions for Seniors: Is a Chromebook the Answer?
Hello I have been fighting the good fight with Windows for years and due to age, health, Windows issues and complexities, would like to know if there is an easier way to compute? We do some banking, surfing, emailing and need to print and scan. Can a book like the Chrome book work for us. I was...- Peterr
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- banking chromebooks cloud solutions computing elderly email printing scan surfing windows
- Replies: 35
- Forum: General Computing
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Error message when you click New Scan in Windows Fax and Scan on a Windows-based computer
Continue reading...- News
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- computer error fax messaging microsoft scan support technology troubleshooting user guide windows windows fax
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)