Steve:
Well, for now, I have the free version of malwarebytes, but am seriously
thinking of purchasing the pro version, since it was a real pain to get rid
of those audio clips once they started appearing, and I'd rather be
proactive then reactive.
I'm going to keep adwCleaner in mind too, especially if problems re-appear
and Malwarebytes doesn't catch them. I am under the impression that
adwCleaner is a bit more accessible with Jaws too.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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Subject: Re: Off Topic: Update On Windows 7 Home Computer Situation
Tom,
I don't have time to comment on everything...but Malware Bytes is fine; =
particularly if you have the Pro version which scans actively; the free =
version you need to scan manually so it does nothing until yoo invoke a =
scan.
Adwclearner is a diagnostic cleaning tool, it is not an active scanner. =
If you don't run it periodically, you need to go back to the site and =
download a new version; it does not stay resident on your machine.
Steve, K8SP
Lansing
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From: Tom Behler=20
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Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 12:15 PM
Subject: Off Topic: Update On Windows 7 Home Computer Situation
Hello, everyone.
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As some of you may recall, I had been having multiple problems with my =
main Windows 7 home computer over the past few weeks. As a result of the =
many very helpful suggestions that I have received from a number of list =
members, both on and off list, I think I have finally gotten the computer
back up = and running.
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First, with the help of an I T technician from my University, = Malwarebytes
has been installed and run several times. As a result, I believe I have =
now finally gotten rid of those audio clips that were randomly appearing =
from time to time.
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Regarding my Outlook 2010 issue, where Outlook was often not launching
correctly, and Jaws was extremely sluggish, I conpacted the .pst = Outlook
data file. As some had warned, this took very long, but that file is = now
much more manageable in size. Specifically, it has been reduced from = its
original 10 gig size to approximately 730 megabytes. In addition, based =
on a suspicion that my A V G anti-virus software was conflicting with =
Outlook, I uninstalled that program, and have gone to the free version of
Avast, = at least for now. This seems to work well, and does not appear to
be = creating any issues of concern. In fact, Outlook, Avast, and Jaws seem
to play = very nicely together.
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I still have a few things to decide:
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1. Do I stick with Malwarebytes as my main Malware protection, or go to
adwCleaner as others have suggested?
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2. Do I continue with the free version of Avast, or purchase the more
robust program?
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3. Do I try to delete Outlook add-ins, and the journal, or just leave =
well enough alone for now?; and
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4. How often do I want to schedule the compacting of the Outlook PST = file
that gave me all the trouble?
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Anyway, I'm making progress now, and appreciate all of the help that I =
have received regarding the difficulties I was having.
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Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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