Recent content by bluecheese1

Is there a chance I have something else? I already know Malwarebytes doesn't pick it up. In fact, something on my computer keeps deleting malwarebytes every time my computer either starts up or shuts down, which led me to believe this was more than normal adware. If it's not the win32 malware...

I recently ran a virus scan using the free version of avast, and it discovered the threat "Win32:GenmaliciousA-UMO [Adw]" in C:\Users:\(user)\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\SH7IW974\Setup[1].exe|>$QUICKLAUNCH\OAS\oas.exe I have no clue how or when I got the virus, but I believe it...

Which version of Windows did you upgrade from? Kaspersky doesn't have an actual desktop icon, but they have an app or gadget depending on your version of Windows. They also have an icon in the system tray. Where did it disappear from?

I'm no help explaining the legality of the method above, but I always just viewed torrents as piracy. I could have very well been wrong as far as legality goes. As for whether people could steal the information after the laptop was thrown away, I was answering in the context of the question...

Have you tried using any other antivirus? If you have the free version of malwarebytes then it shouldn't interfere with another antivirus. If you have the paid version you will probably have to disable malwarebytes temporarily. No single antivirus is perfect, so ideally you check with another...

I really have to advise against torrenting an OS. Not only is it illegal, but a lot of torrenting websites are "use at your own risk" a.k.a. files can come with viruses already in them. A safer (and more legal) solution is to either spend the $100 or so to buy a new OS, or get rid of the...

Adjust your MMS settings so your phone doesn't automatically accept all MMS messages. From the research I've done, it seems stagefright is sent by MMS message. If you adjust that setting you will be able to manually decide whether you want to accept an MMS message or not. That way whoever may...

Viruses are pretty much just strings of code. Without a power source the computer can't run anything, including the virus's code. Hammering your computer won't be necessary to stop the virus, but if you really don't care about the computer I'd destroy the hard drives in case somebody would...

If you want to download music from iTunes in specific, you need to buy an iphone. If you're okay downloading music from anywhere, just buy any cheap smartphone that you can download music with. I personally prefer to just search for songs I want to listen to on the internet without keeping them...