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  • ampersand
    ampersand Posts: 9,665 Forumite
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    To buy the optimise package to fix the rest of the malware errors and tweaks.

    I won't buy anything, because I'm also aware that Martin and others have said over the years that there is no need.

    No, santer - I googled 'antimalware free download' and used their own prog.
    Was this wrong?
    CAP[UK]for FREE EXPERT DEBT &BUDGET HELP:
    01274 760721, freephone0800 328 0006
    'People don't want much. They want: "Someone to love, somewhere to live, somewhere to work and something to hope for."
    Norman Kirk, NZLP- Prime Minister, 1972
    ***JE SUIS CHARLIE***
    'It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere' François-Marie AROUET


  • waddler_8
    waddler_8 Posts: 3,588 Forumite
    ampersand wrote: »
    Right - have finished the malwarebytes thing. It says '2470 registry errors and tweaks were remaining and your Junk Status was caution.'

    That's definately not Malwarebytes you've downloaded.
  • TakeThis
    TakeThis Posts: 2,909 Forumite
    ampersand wrote: »
    To buy the optimise package to fix the rest of the malware errors and tweaks.

    I won't buy anything, because I'm also aware that Martin and others have said over the years that there is no need.

    No, santer - I googled 'antimalware free download' and used their own prog.
    Was this wrong?

    :eek: :eek: :eek:
  • ampersand
    ampersand Posts: 9,665 Forumite
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    waddler_8 wrote: »
    That's definately not Malwarebytes you've downloaded.
    ##############
    Eeeek!
    I did it from this:
    http://shop.malwarebytes.org/lpa/342/3/7268/index_b.html?gclid=CN-i-fG3xasCFYUMfAodrT2I3A
    CAP[UK]for FREE EXPERT DEBT &BUDGET HELP:
    01274 760721, freephone0800 328 0006
    'People don't want much. They want: "Someone to love, somewhere to live, somewhere to work and something to hope for."
    Norman Kirk, NZLP- Prime Minister, 1972
    ***JE SUIS CHARLIE***
    'It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere' François-Marie AROUET


  • TakeThis
    TakeThis Posts: 2,909 Forumite
    Download, install, update and run a Quick Scan with Malwarebytes' AntiMalware. When complete, choose 'Remove Selected' if there is anything to remove and Reboot your computer.

    After restart, open the program again and go to 'Logs'. Double click on the log produced for today and post the contents here.

    Click on the bold blue type.
  • ampersand
    ampersand Posts: 9,665 Forumite
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    edited 30 September 2011 at 6:03PM
    santer wrote: »
    An option to buy what?

    This is what you ran just now?

    http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/

    ########
    santer - I am sorry, but I do not know which bit to hit. Is it the PC repair on the left, the headline band above , or the righthand side Download latest version 9.4MB? I am scared of hitting wrong things, which is why I went hunting on google.

    Just spotted your further help TakeThis - shall start again.
    CAP[UK]for FREE EXPERT DEBT &BUDGET HELP:
    01274 760721, freephone0800 328 0006
    'People don't want much. They want: "Someone to love, somewhere to live, somewhere to work and something to hope for."
    Norman Kirk, NZLP- Prime Minister, 1972
    ***JE SUIS CHARLIE***
    'It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere' François-Marie AROUET


  • TakeThis
    TakeThis Posts: 2,909 Forumite
    ampersand wrote: »
    ########
    santer - I am sorry, but I do not know which bit to hit. Is it the PC repair on the left, the headline band above , or the righthand side Download latest version 9.4MB? I am scared of hitting wrong things, which is why I went hunting on google.

    Use the link in my post.
  • ampersand
    ampersand Posts: 9,665 Forumite
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    Crossed posts TT - thankyou again,
    CAP[UK]for FREE EXPERT DEBT &BUDGET HELP:
    01274 760721, freephone0800 328 0006
    'People don't want much. They want: "Someone to love, somewhere to live, somewhere to work and something to hope for."
    Norman Kirk, NZLP- Prime Minister, 1972
    ***JE SUIS CHARLIE***
    'It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere' François-Marie AROUET


  • santer_2
    santer_2 Posts: 4,406 Forumite
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    Hopefully Malwarebytes is running now, in future, with File Hippo, download the latest version is almost always the link to click, otherwise, the poster may have picked a different version and the link would be in the same place with a download this version link
  • TakeThis
    TakeThis Posts: 2,909 Forumite
    santer wrote: »
    Hopefully Malwarebytes is running now, in future, with File Hippo, download the latest version is almost always the link to click, otherwise, the poster may have picked a different version and the link would be in the same place with a download this version link

    Huh? What? :D

    I prefer not to leave any margin for error. Direct links all the way.
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