Computer Problems

[ness]

All I do on the computer is surf the net, shop, email, pictures and talk on MP. I have never defrag but I'll do that right now. I don't know how to check my memory on my computer motherboard. Will uninstall Avast if the defragmentation does not work.
Thank you WeedHopper and CrashMagnet.

 

[CrashMagnet]

All I do on the computer is surf the net, shop, email, pictures and talk on MP. I have never defrag but I'll do that right now. I don't know how to check my memory on my computer motherboard. Will uninstall Avast if the defragmentation does not work.
Thank you WeedHopper and CrashMagnet.

You might want to uninstall Avast first. Defragging an NTFS drive takes a long time, especially when it has a lot of space used. Avast may also interfere with the process and slow it down more.

 

[oldfogey8]

All I do on the computer is surf the net, shop, email, pictures and talk on MP. I have never defrag but I'll do that right now. I don't know how to check my memory on my computer motherboard. Will uninstall Avast if the defragmentation does not work.
Thank you WeedHopper and CrashMagnet.

I use malwarebytes. The free version seems to work pretty well. I had Avast for a while and it missed things that the free version of malwarebytes would catch. I have also used Kaspersky’s root kit scan and removal program. Another thing I have had cause problems is if the cooling fan has stopped working or even dust bunnies clogging up the cooling vanes. I have used compressed air to blow out the buildup on the cooling vanes. It is best to do that with the computer shut down so the fan isn’t running.

Here are links to the software I referenced.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download
https://usa.kaspersky.com/content/custom/global/tdsskiller/tdsskiller.html

 

[CrashMagnet]

If you are concerned with security, you can download Malwarebytes for free (skip the browser guard),

I use malwarebytes. The free version seems to work pretty well. I had Avast for a while and it missed things that the free version of malwarebytes would catch. I have also used Kaspersky’s root kit scan and removal program. Another thing I have had cause problems is if the cooling fan has stopped working or even dust bunnies clogging up the cooling vanes. I have used compressed air to blow out the buildup on the cooling vanes. It is best to do that with the computer shut down so the fan isn’t running.

Here are links to the software I referenced.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download
https://usa.kaspersky.com/content/custom/global/tdsskiller/tdsskiller.html

Ha, I was just going to suggest that. Only I uninstall it after scanning. Earlier versions were less intrusive than the current one.

 

[WeedHopper]

All good information. Thanks guys.

 

[ness]

I use malwarebytes. The free version seems to work pretty well. I had Avast for a while and it missed things that the free version of malwarebytes would catch. I have also used Kaspersky’s root kit scan and removal program. Another thing I have had cause problems is if the cooling fan has stopped working or even dust bunnies clogging up the cooling vanes. I have used compressed air to blow out the buildup on the cooling vanes. It is best to do that with the computer shut down so the fan isn’t running.

Here are links to the software I referenced.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download
https://usa.kaspersky.com/content/custom/global/tdsskiller/tdsskiller.html

Thank you olfogey8. I shall download Malwarebytes as soon as I uninstall Avast.

 

[ness]

Hopper I check out Defragment and found out that the computer defrags weekly. I couldn't do it manually. Thank you.

 

[joeb631a]

Nice to have people in your life who care..

 

[oldfogey8]

If you hit ctrl-alt-delete(all three keys at once) you can open the task manager. That will show you the processes running on your computer. In the ‘processes’ tab, if you click on the column that says ‘memory’, it will arrange the processes in order of most memory used to least memory used. If anything looks suspicious and is using a high amount of memory, that could point you towards what is bogging things down. Right below ‘processes’ on the left hand side of the ‘task manager’ window there is a line that says ‘performance’. If you click on that, it will show you the percentage of the CPU, memory, disk(your hard drive), WiFi and GPU(graphic card) being used. Right under where it says Memory, you will see how much memory your computer has(the number to the right of the ‘/‘. Back in the ‘processes’ window, you can right click on specific tasks and choose ‘end task’ to stop that program from running. You could play around with that to see if things speed up when specific tasks are terminated.

This article explains a bit of what I was saying about heat inside your computer.

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_3894569-1692683-16

 

[ness]

If you hit ctrl-alt-delete(all three keys at once) you can open the task manager. That will show you the processes running on your computer. In the ‘processes’ tab, if you click on the column that says ‘memory’, it will arrange the processes in order of most memory used to least memory used. If anything looks suspicious and is using a high amount of memory, that could point you towards what is bogging things down. Right below ‘processes’ on the left hand side of the ‘task manager’ window there is a line that says ‘performance’. If you click on that, it will show you the percentage of the CPU, memory, disk(your hard drive), WiFi and GPU(graphic card) being used. Right under where it says Memory, you will see how much memory your computer has(the number to the right of the ‘/‘. Back in the ‘processes’ window, you can right click on specific tasks and choose ‘end task’ to stop that program from running. You could play around with that to see if things speed up when specific tasks are terminated.

This article explains a bit of what I was saying about heat inside your computer.

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_3894569-1692683-16

I checked the memory a different way this is what it stated:

Memory
%comitted Bytes in use 57,568
Available MBytes 3,21,000
Cache Faults/sec (Fluxuates) 291,000---0

I'll check it the way you say and see what it's all about. Thank you.

I check my memory through task manager it stated I have 66% memory and 3% CPU.

Thank you

 

[ness]

I tried to download Malware and it stated couldn't download Network issue what's up with that?

 

[oldfogey8]

I hope you meant malwarebytes. I had a laptop that had a virus and it wouldn’t let me access sites with virus scanning software. Can you try to download Microsoft’s malicious software removal tool? This is a link.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9905
If you get the same network issue error, it is likely your computer is infected.


If so, do you have a friend that could download it to a memory stick or SD card? You may have to download the software then execute the file and choose the memory stick or SD card as the destination.

 

[CrashMagnet]

Here's a link to the MWB setup program from my dropbox. It's an exe, so Windows will try to talk you out of getting it...

 

[oldfogey8]

Here's a link to the MWB setup program from my dropbox. It's an exe, so Windows will try to talk you out of getting it...

Very cool, crash. That workaround didn’t occur to me.

 

[ness]

I hope you meant malwarebytes. I had a laptop that had a virus and it wouldn’t let me access sites with virus scanning software. Can you try to download Microsoft’s malicious software removal tool? This is a link.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9905
If you get the same network issue error, it is likely your computer is infected.


If so, do you have a friend that could download it to a memory stick or SD card? You may have to download the software then execute the file and choose the memory stick or SD card as the destination.

Yes I did mean to say Malwarebytes Sorry. It looks like I might have a virus.

I can't download any programs. I'm going to have to bring it into the shop to see if it can be fixed.

Thank you oldfogey.

Just hope nothing else happens.

 

[ness]

Here's a link to the MWB setup program from my dropbox. It's an exe, so Windows will try to talk you out of getting it...

Thank you CrashMagnet but I'm done fooling around with it I'm bring it in for a check out.

 

[CrashMagnet]

Thank you CrashMagnet but I'm done fooling around with it I'm bring it in for a check out.

I'm thinking Avast locked your network when you uninstalled. Avast sets up a proxy network connection then uses that for internet addresses. These antivirus packages are notorious for failing to uninstall cleanly.

 

[oldfogey8]

I'm thinking Avast locked your network when you uninstalled. Avast sets up a proxy network connection then uses that for internet addresses. These antivirus packages are notorious for failing to uninstall cleanly.

McAfee is insidious that way.

 

[CrashMagnet]

McAfee is insidious that way.

It's pure extortion. Lots of stories around of people reinstalling McAfee to get their internet back. I didn't think Avast would stoop that low, though.

 

[oldfogey8]

It's pure extortion. Lots of stories around of people reinstalling McAfee to get their internet back. I didn't think Avast would stoop that low, though.

Well, John McAfee wasn’t known for his scruples. Neither is Bill Gates who ships out every install of Windows with McAfee preinstalled…