Free Anti-Malware any where now?

On 16/09/2013 17:00, wrote:
Well, I managed to get on the fouled up machine and down load
malearebytes. It ran and detected 1397 "objects" -- I have no idea
what an "object" is too MWB ---but when I tried to delete them, MWB
won' until I pay --- ie MWB is no longer free.
So, my question,: Is there a free antivirus software now?



You are obviously way out of your depth. Take it into a local shop and
get it fixed properly.

On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:00:25 -0500, Pfsszxt wrote:

Well, I managed to get on the fouled up machine and down load
malearebytes. It ran and detected 1397 "objects" -- I have no idea what
an "object" is too MWB ---but when I tried to delete them, MWB won'
until I pay --- ie MWB is no longer free.
So, my question,: Is there a free antivirus software now?

This is a windows-8 group. I thought that came with installed anti malware.

On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:55:20 +0100, John wrote:

Suggestion: in the future, *before* you download something, post a
message here with an exact copy of the link you are planning to use.
Wait for responses from the multitude before downloading and installing
it.

Even better, go to this link for their homepage:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
or this link to download the *FREE* version:
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/47...i-malware.html
the actual download is on a button near the centre of the page with
the word "DOWNLOAD" in it. This links to:

Sorry, my advice was more far-reaching and more valuable than yours.

I am suggesting to Pfsszxt that he do the above for *any* downloads that
he is planning to do.

Let me requote part of my remark: "in the future, *before* you download
something".

Note that there is no reference to any one program, such as
MalwareBytes. Instead, I used the non-specific term "something". I used
that term consciously and intentionally.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:02:09 +0100, John wrote:

On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:06:03 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:55:20 +0100, John wrote:

Suggestion: in the future, *before* you download something, post a
message here with an exact copy of the link you are planning to use.
Wait for responses from the multitude before downloading and installing
it.

Even better, go to this link for their homepage:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
or this link to download the *FREE* version:
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/47...i-malware.html
the actual download is on a button near the centre of the page with
the word "DOWNLOAD" in it. This links to:

Sorry, my advice was more far-reaching and more valuable than yours.

I am suggesting to Pfsszxt that he do the above for *any* downloads that
he is planning to do.

Let me requote part of my remark: "in the future, *before* you download
something".

Note that there is no reference to any one program, such as
MalwareBytes. Instead, I used the non-specific term "something". I used
that term consciously and intentionally.

Fair enough. I was only trying to help with the one problem Pfsszxt
seemed to have at the time to get his machine working. Generalised aid
and succour I was leaving to a less urgent thread. I thought that even
my sister could follow my advice. I thought Pfsszxt might need leading
by the hand a few times to fix his current problems one at a time and
that while doing so he might learn to distinguish valid downloads from
invalid ones. I've used this specific-to-general approach to good
effect with a number of pupils, but if you think it's a bad idea, I'm
cool with that.
Apologies for butting in.
I will leave future help to others.
J.

Butting in is normal and expected behavior in these parts :-)

What you might not have been aware of when you posted your comments is
Pfsszxt's posting history in recent weeks. He claims many years of
experience in personal computers, yet has managed to report making a
shambles of many things he tried to do, and he has consistently failed
to follow good advice that was posted in response to his queries. He has
also been accused of being a very clever troll.

IOW, helping with "the one problem" is not feasible with that
poster...and is what led to my generalized suggestions.

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Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)