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ohheckyeah

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2. CNET has gotten

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 05:25 PM

Aug 2013

terrible about including a bunch of crap with downloads. Often the crap is a toolbar. You might check your programs in the Control Panel to see if there are programs that you don't recognize or know you didn't install on purpose. You can remove any of those from the Control Panel.

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My computer is very slow. I just downloaded some freeware from, what I thought [View all] rhett o rick Aug 2013 OP

Try MalWarBytes. eppur_se_muova Aug 2013 #1

Agreed. MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #3

Malwarebytes is more of an antimalware than antivirus program. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #5

MalWareBytes on Windows 8? MizzM Aug 2013 #10

works fine on 8 hobbit709 Aug 2013 #11

CNET has gotten ohheckyeah Aug 2013 #2

Norton is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #4

When I go to download Malwarebytes it looks like the download rhett o rick Aug 2013 #12

Start by going to Malwarebytes.org hobbit709 Aug 2013 #14

I have gone to Malwarebytes.org and they appear to use more than one rhett o rick Aug 2013 #15

Don't use Internet ExploDer hobbit709 Aug 2013 #16

Got it. Thanks. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #17

Just a quick note on download sites gvstn Aug 2013 #19

Sounds like a bunch of add ons in your browser ShawnRIN Aug 2013 #6

Good idea thanks. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #7

How do I find the add-ins? nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #13

IE and Firefox fo to the tools menu ShawnRIN Aug 2013 #18

Using Firefox. Thaks. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #20

computer is very slow. I just downloaded some freeware from, what I thought jamesedward Aug 2013 #8

I deleted two programs that were loaded with my software download, and rhett o rick Aug 2013 #9