Recent content by Tuasemper

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    False Firmware Update Tool

    I ended up not doing anything about it. I was nervous about deleting any files, & scans were still coming up clean. I decided to give it a day or two & see if ASUS would send out another update to override this one. By the next afternoon, it just stopped. The ASUS critical update was done, it...
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    False Firmware Update Tool

    Well at least we're all in the same boat then. Whew! I had gone back & read that link about the ASUS update too. I thought it was odd that the ASUS was a common factor. I'll try deleting the file & see what happens. I was hoping if it was something big & bad, it would iron itself out. Thanks for...
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    False Firmware Update Tool

    I haven't tried Safe Mode yet. I was trying a few other things first. I got rid of my temp files, & rebooted to see if that helped any. I noticed the ASUS Live Update was trying to do it's thing. After downloading the critical update, it gets stuck at 50% installing, & that's when this Firmware...
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    False Firmware Update Tool

    Hi. :) I have an ASUS GL753VD laptop that runs Win 10, 64 bit, 4 core. I've only had it maybe 3 months. I'm sort of PC savvy, so forgive my lack of info if it's needed. This morning a suspicious looking popup started right at login. It has a lot of broken English, & has no distinctive logos. I...