adware PC question
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adware PC question
Hello, I hope this is the right forum to ask this question. I have the personal adware SE for my spyware protection on my desktop. I haven't been able to do updates for several weeks now. A message "no update components are available" comes up everytime I try an update. My op/sys is windows xp if it matters. What does the message mean? How do I enable the update function? I'm not a computer buff so please explain as simple as possible. Thanks for any replies.
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Originally Posted by mauicruza
Hello, I hope this is the right forum to ask this question. I have the personal adware SE for my spyware protection on my desktop. I haven't been able to do updates for several weeks now. A message "no update components are available" comes up everytime I try an update. My op/sys is windows xp if it matters. What does the message mean? How do I enable the update function? I'm not a computer buff so please explain as simple as possible. Thanks for any replies.
I try to update and it freezes then I end up having to reinstall it.
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I use AVG anti-virus protection (auto update) and AVG antispyware (manual update only) both are free and both are great. Another one I am trying that Grisoft(AVJ) is promoting Advanced Windows Care and it is also doing a great job.
Do you have any kind of Norton's installed? It acts like spyware and will not let any other antivirus or anti adware be downloaded and installed. Took me forever to unistall the Nortons that came with my labtop.
Also try going to cnet downloads. Right click on the download you want. Save it to My Documents, then open and install the new version manually. Update it and go. Sometimes this will help.
You can also go back to a restore point without loosing you data and documents. Go back to a date that you know you adware SE worked. Update form there. You will have to reinstall any new programs you hae loaded since then. You can always reverse this restore point.
Do you have any kind of Norton's installed? It acts like spyware and will not let any other antivirus or anti adware be downloaded and installed. Took me forever to unistall the Nortons that came with my labtop.
Also try going to cnet downloads. Right click on the download you want. Save it to My Documents, then open and install the new version manually. Update it and go. Sometimes this will help.
You can also go back to a restore point without loosing you data and documents. Go back to a date that you know you adware SE worked. Update form there. You will have to reinstall any new programs you hae loaded since then. You can always reverse this restore point.
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Ditto on the Norton stuff! That Symantec stuff buries itself deep into your system and it's a job getting rid of all of it!
Norton is just not what it used to be.
Norton is just not what it used to be.
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I'm a certified service technician, and all the years I have been working with/on computers Norton has always been a BIG source of problems, the other being Internet Explorer. Norton might as well be a virus itself for the way it buries itself into your Operating System, and IE well it has far too many flaws in it. Majority of the viruses your going to get today are Trojan or Javascript. Rare are the mail bombs and the files that you have to execute.
If your using Peer to Peer file sharing, then I suggest downloading a copy of NOD32 (paid or shared). Avast is ok for free. AVG for a Free is probably one of the best. AVOID Norton, PC-Cillian or McAffee, these 3 are the worst of the worst.
For a browser, I suggest either Firefox (most well known), or Opera (almost unknown). Apple offers their own which is available for the PC as well. It is called Safari of which I know very little about.
For your Spam / Spyware
Windows Defender, Spybot Search & Destroy, Hijack This, are all better than what Adaware can provide. Spybot S&D is probably the best, Hijack this provides you with all the vital information as to what is hiding in your registry, Windows Defender is the only piece of software Microsoft hasn't screwed up.
If your using Peer to Peer file sharing, then I suggest downloading a copy of NOD32 (paid or shared). Avast is ok for free. AVG for a Free is probably one of the best. AVOID Norton, PC-Cillian or McAffee, these 3 are the worst of the worst.
For a browser, I suggest either Firefox (most well known), or Opera (almost unknown). Apple offers their own which is available for the PC as well. It is called Safari of which I know very little about.
For your Spam / Spyware
Windows Defender, Spybot Search & Destroy, Hijack This, are all better than what Adaware can provide. Spybot S&D is probably the best, Hijack this provides you with all the vital information as to what is hiding in your registry, Windows Defender is the only piece of software Microsoft hasn't screwed up.
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You could try this. Go to majorgeeks.com and scroll down and try to download updates from the link. You can also get a online Kaspersky virus scan. You can also download everything that everybody else has mentioned if you want to.
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Adaware did a significant revision a couple months back. My experience with about 8 PCs, work and play, is that when you tried to do a normal update, the new revision would not load and you would get an error message that didn't really help. What you need to do is download the new revision from one of the many sites.
The current version is Adaware 2007, revision 7.0.26, at least that is what shows up today and I haven't updated for a week or two.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
The current version is Adaware 2007, revision 7.0.26, at least that is what shows up today and I haven't updated for a week or two.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
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Keep telling folks to go to your alternate browser and the bad guys are going to
start writing bugs for those too!! Go to Downloads.com it is owned by Cnet and
get your stuff there. DO NOT type web addresses straight into the address bar
since one little letter missing or transposed will bring you to a fake site that is just
about identical and could steal your pass word at the least or worse put something
onto your machine whatever the OS, browser. Also if you do do a search and it is
usually for something vague and you pull up another search engine looking page
that is kind of generic looking DO NOT click on a single thing on that page!! It will
download a trojan or redirect you somewhee you definately don't want to be.
start writing bugs for those too!! Go to Downloads.com it is owned by Cnet and
get your stuff there. DO NOT type web addresses straight into the address bar
since one little letter missing or transposed will bring you to a fake site that is just
about identical and could steal your pass word at the least or worse put something
onto your machine whatever the OS, browser. Also if you do do a search and it is
usually for something vague and you pull up another search engine looking page
that is kind of generic looking DO NOT click on a single thing on that page!! It will
download a trojan or redirect you somewhee you definately don't want to be.
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Delete all your lavasoft adaware stuff. Go to lavasoft and download the free version of adware 2007.
Of course, before downloading anything it is good to clean your temp intnet files, scrub up the drive with your other virus programs, and shut off all other programs.
The new adware 2007 is kind of strange, doesn't seem as friendly as the ols SE personal edition. I give it a 3 of 5 stars.
BTW I never had a problem downloading stuff from Majorgeeks..I give that site a 4.5 of 5 stars.
Of course, before downloading anything it is good to clean your temp intnet files, scrub up the drive with your other virus programs, and shut off all other programs.
The new adware 2007 is kind of strange, doesn't seem as friendly as the ols SE personal edition. I give it a 3 of 5 stars.
BTW I never had a problem downloading stuff from Majorgeeks..I give that site a 4.5 of 5 stars.
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I have not ever hear of Spybot but I went and downloaded it after the comments. I thought my computer was clean but was I wrong. I had almost 100 entries of spyware. It seems like pretty good software.
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Originally Posted by obxredneck
I have not ever hear of Spybot but I went and downloaded it after the comments. I thought my computer was clean but was I wrong. I had almost 100 entries of spyware. It seems like pretty good software.