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I recently bought a new laptop with Windows 7, so I am on a learning curve. I keep utilizing Windows Update, which includes definition updates for Windows Defender. I would like to do a scan with Windows Defender, but I can't find it. When I click Start/ALL Programs it is not listed. I can...

No Dump file, no peculiar events in Event Viewer. Acer TravelMate 5720, 3GB ram, Core2 Duo 2GHz, Windows 7 Professional. (Clean install) The bloody VGA: Ati mobility radeon "X2500" 256MB, you know, the one without a decent driver since its non-existence didn't begin. (as its x1700 in fact or...

I did a clean install to Windows 7 32-bit on a Lenovo 3000 C200. Everything has been going fine (save some expected slowness). I had Adobe Air installed and running fine, was using it to run TweetDeck. I went to open Tweetdeck today and got an error message on my applications bar. Installer...

Hi Any advice on how best to remove trojans? BACKGROUND At the bottom right of my Windows7 screen, the Action Center gave me the following alerts: - "Remove the W32/Gaobot.worm.genu - Win32/RBot.3eu!Worm virus" and - "Remove the Trojan.PWS.Legmir.AD / W32.Ahlem.A@mm virus" Strangely the...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Download ZoneAlarm 9.1 Firewall Free ! Having a good firewall installed is the first step to securing your computer. Firewall is the must required security application to protect yourself from hackers, worms and trojan horse. Many antivirus software like...

Hello everibody! I installed WIndows 7 Professional Edition on my laptop: Link Removed and I was surprised how good is this Operating System. But after a couple of days my WIndows broke down. I atach some print screens: Link Removed - Invalid URL. First time I beleve that was a virus, so I...

Hi all, I have just registered so I'm not 100% sure if this is the right place to be posting this. I have just pre ordered Windows 7 Home Premium and looking for a new anti virus to go with it that will hopefully work better than McAfee (which is totally annoying). I heard that Kaspersky...

I have noticed a lot that I cant delete folders, usually on my desktop. I have found a workaround, because it appears its mcafee that is "locking" the file, by going to the services and stopping all 3 mcafee services, then deleting the folders, then turning the services back on. Does anyone...

Kaspersky's next big release is Kaspersky Internet security 2010 which comes with new and improved components. Anybody tried it on Windows 7? I am running it smoothly on Windows 7 build 7317. Price is 59.95$/yr but you can taste trial version for free Link Removed due to 404 Error

This got a lot of positive responses. It's free, download from PC Magazine. Get a free CD. ( Don't forget to try the freebie File Shedder). Link Removed due to 404 Error (PC World says you can use it on Vista, although it doesn't say so in description) Anybody know of a file shedder for e-mail ?

I get a lot of program errors unless I run everything as Admin, Specifically in some home security software. I am logged in as admin but for example I cant view any of our security camera footage as even though I run the program as admin and am logged in as admin it says I don't have permission...

Is there a solution for getting many many repeated popups from Kaspersky dealing with SVCHost?? I have to click 'Allow' over and over again. Ive seen other posts.. but no solution other than to try something else. What other virus programs are decent that will work under Win 7?

installed latest windows 7 RC yesterday. since i have just installed bitdefender total security 2009 startup seems a little slower. any tweaks i can do to bring this back up to speed?

Hi All, I've come across a major problem with my windows 7 rc drive. It has been running perfectly for the last week and i've been loving the changes. Until today everything was fine, i had left my pc on to download a "linux mint" iso image whilst i was asleep. When returning to check on the...

Trojan Threat Alert for Windows® 7 and FIFA World Cup™ PC Tools has identified that cybercriminals are continuing to target major news stories and global events such as the recent release of Windows 7 and the FIFA World Cup. Thousands of Windows 7 builds downloaded on Torrent and P2P...

ok i install avg but now it is telling me i need to reinstall it again but each time i do it is not working and i cant uninstall it can anyone help plz. sorry forget to put in am using 64x wd7 7100

Hi all This to me seems a HUGE HUGE vulnerability in some current AV packages. I've got an ISOLATED machine which I use sometimes for specific AV testing. Anyway I decided to "Infect it" deliberately with some spyware and a key stroke trojan and then take an image of the system with...

Windows 7 I have posted this once b4 this is my last attempt :) Kaspersky Lab releases technical preview of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows 7 Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management systems, announces the release of a Link Removed of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows...

Ok Im running win7 build 7057 x32 for a week now, I started with Norton internet security 09. I had to restart my computer after i ran the liveUpdate thing. The computer boots and shows the Win7 splash screen but then goes blank like it ususally does then comes back up with the mouse only. Does...

My wife and I have separate e-mail accounts and we have an intermittant problem of this error message popping up when we log on to our e-mail. (The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'mail.comcast.net', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket...