Recent content by JoshRoss

I would recommend trying these options: Data Recovery Pro to restore files encrypted by Jigsaw Data Recovery Tool is a handy program that offers its help for those who accidentally removed their files or got infected with ransomware. Make sure you follow the setup wizard to use it properly. 1...

I checked your AdwCleaner report and I think that you need to get rid of this Clim Cleaner. Also, I would recommend going thru all your programs and making sure that all of them are trustworthy. If you can't remember installing some program or if you don't know its developer, it might be the one...

Have you also received an error message saying “The Requested Resource is in Use”? If your answer is yes, then it might be that you are dealing with some kind of rootkit. Download Malwarebytes (there is such tool as Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit Beta version that you should try as well) and identify...

Have you tried simply uninstalling this Total Security? You should look for 360 Total Security AND 360 Total Security Essential. Besides, program's developer recommends finding "360” folder and deleting it as well. I am pretty sure this is the main reason why people keep struggling with its...

You are definitely not wrong with that one.

Regardless if it is me or someone else that has a problem, antivirus software shouldn't have issues. And it is not just one user (me). Discounting all of the experience that I have had with these solutions and plenty of people who I had to fix and deal with problems caused by incompetent...

Thanks for the heads up. I was thinking about something similar. However, I am aware that such variations exist, I am just curious which one it is. I haven't seen any major ones active for a while now, just concerned :)

Thanks for keeping us updated. Sorry, we couldn't deal with the problem without reinstalling Windows. By the way, I completely missed that you were using KMS and a "gamescannerservice" One of the two might have been the issue, but doubtfully. Please be safe when downloading or activating...

Asking for permission, because it deletes system level files. Make sure you use Avast uninstaller (as per post above) and restart your PC afterward.

Hardware problems, generally, shouldn't cause such prolonged boot times, no matter the cooling. HDD/SSD or bios issue could be an indication. But as people mentioned, Malwarebytes and Adwcleaner to remove potential malware and then disable Windows Fast Startup. Just for testing, try booting...

If you need multiple opinions, Cryoburner sums it up. Seconding his opinion with not much to add. And no, this is not a commonly asked question (Not as far as I am aware). It affects scanning time (In theory it is related to performance)

Interesting. Thanks for reporting, will investigate this matter on my own time, to see if there are known malware that matches your description.

What a weirdly unique issue. Glad you got that sorted out. I wonder what kind of a file or virus that was. Unfortunately, you completely removed it (I don't blame you). If you have any more problems, let us know, and hopefully, we can solve it.

Avast, Kaspersky, Avira, Comodo, MAYBE Bitdefender and that would be pretty much it. Anything else I wouldn't trust. Also, make sure you are restarting your PC after installing antivirus software.

Will confirm, anything you do is going to be questionable at best and nuking will assure that there are no issues left. If they didn't install or launch anything, you are good then.