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Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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Posted by jannaz (My Page) on Sun, Nov 8, 09 at 11:02
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I should have done it a long time ago, I know.
Will it conflict with the AVG and Spywareblaster already on my PC (win XP pro, Acer)?
thanx
Jann |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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| No it will not. Malwarebytes is on-demand scanner, does nor run on the system. |
RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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| OHm'gosh - got it downloaded and ran quick scan which shows three "baddies" under Vendor it says "Disabled.security" then under category "Registry data" then under items "HKEY-LOCAL-MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Micro..." It's waiting for me to tell it what to do with them and I don't have a clue. Help!!!! Jann-the-terrified |
RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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| At the end of a Malwarebytes scan you've got a list of baddies. No reason to be terrified. Let the program remove/quarantine the things it found so your system gets cleaned up. There are no complex choices to be made: just click the button that finishes the work. |
RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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| Thanks, Kudzu. Let me rephrase, now that my panic attack has subsided. Is there any way to have the baddies quarentined rather than removed with the free version? Or can I assume anything Mwbts wants to remove can be removed without compromising the PC? Thanks,
Jann-the-new-user |
RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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| Let Malwarebytes remove everything it finds, reboot after running it. |
RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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| OK, will do, and thanks for the tips. Now I'm gonna go put it on hubby's PC Cheers,
J |
RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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that is why I gave you the link to the tutorial with all the directions on how to use it.
Definitely let it clean what it finds. |
RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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| Thanks, Raven - I did visit the link but wanted to clarify how to proceed. It seems like I read somewhere you should always quarantine first, then remove if computer still functions properly. I'll go back and re-read. The boss put MWB on our library computers and is very pleased with it. Cheers,
J |
RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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| Um, can I suggest that a "complete scan" may be better than a "quick scan"? |
RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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| A good suggestion Shax. I always run a full scan on my computers. Start it and walk away for an hour or so. |
RE: Malwarebytes - gonna get it, but...
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| I too always run the full scan after updating of course. |
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