01-21-2018, 08:35 PM | #151 | |
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01-21-2018, 08:37 PM | #152 |
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Avast and Avira don't play nice together. So when CCleaner installed Avast It killed my Windows. I tried to fix it but it was a lost caused. I've done a reset with keep files so far so good I have alot of installing to do.
By the way the new Avira isn't ready for real time. It's super buggy I'd advise staying away from the 2018 version for now. |
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01-21-2018, 09:33 PM | #153 |
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Why do you keep jacking around with free firewalls and virus scanners? They're all crap.
If you have Windows 10, just go with Windows Defender and the built-in firewall. Nowadays, they're more than adequate assuming you're not visiting the deep and rotted cesspools on the internet trying to pirate software or games. |
01-21-2018, 10:07 PM | #154 | |
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The same for Windows 7, and even Vista after SP?. On my rig Defender found the malware that infected CC Cleaner last year about the time Avast bought it - at the time none of the scanners at Virus Total found it. BR |
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01-21-2018, 10:14 PM | #155 | |
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All that said no high CPU usage after the reset. Well Windows Defender is still thrashing but it should settle down one search indexing finishes in a few days. Sent from my Nexus 7 Last edited by Blossom; 01-22-2018 at 03:27 AM. |
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01-22-2018, 04:00 AM | #156 | |
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01-22-2018, 04:18 AM | #157 | |
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01-22-2018, 07:16 AM | #158 |
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Another one I use as a portable tool for the occasional CD is CDBurnerXP. It also comes with crapware (but it does have an installer without it).
https://cdburnerxp.se/nl/download (Click the More Download Options link to see the portable version.) I always use portable versions for programs that I don't use daily, because often they run way behind with regard to updates when I do use them. In that case, I just get the config file out of the folder (if any), swap the folders, and copy the configuration back. Ah... the good old DOS way of working with software :P |
01-22-2018, 11:39 AM | #159 |
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I can strongly recommend the tool 'Unchecky'. It will ensure that a lot of malware packed in the installers will actually not be installed by ensuring the checkboxes that ask your permission to install (usually hidden...) are unchecked.
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01-22-2018, 06:32 PM | #160 |
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I can strongly recommend not to use any installers that come with crap.
If software _only_ comes with craploaded installers with no other options for installation, I won't use it, not even when the crap can be unchecked. |
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I think I've seen one open source installer with bundled crapware that couldn't be declined in the installation. That got a nastygram to the open source outfit, with a recommendation that they check what will be bundled in their installer and not include something that can't be declined. For the rest, it's a matter of running the installer, and unchecking the offer to install the crapware before proceeding, which is the work of about 5 seconds. I have no problem with the developers of open source software actually getting paid a bit for their efforts, so I don't mind a bit. ______ Dennis |
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The only thing is my fn brightness keys don't work. I need to find a fix. All other fn keys work though. Intel 4000 Graphics so it's a known issue but no given fixes work. I got my security lockdown thanks to some old friends from the old security forum I use to volunteer at. All light on the resources so I'm very happy. Sent from my Nexus 7 |
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01-23-2018, 02:29 AM | #165 |
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I just wanted to jump in to add my ***YES*** to portable software. More than 95% of my software is portable, since at least 2005. So I can sit down at any computer anywhere, and do my work and play, using my portable drive.
Two highly recommended sites: https://www.portablefreeware.com/ --- This one is very useful, with install and usage notes / instructions, and customer feedback comments. https://portableapps.com/ I must move from Win8 to a new Win10 laptop in the next few days, and hoping that goes smoothly. I have never had contact yet with Win10 -- our (government entity) office is still using Win7. Any gotcha's I should be watching for? |
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