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rjc1944



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Computer problem - not LR related

Please can anyone help me? My laptop has been invaded by a rampant problem calling itself "Ads by Nitrodeal". Whenever I look at Facebook or any of the other sites I access via Google Chrome on my Toshiba this thing pushes adverts, spurious phishing warnings and all sorts of rubbish onto the screen. It's making laptop life impossible. I've seen a couple of sites supposedly telling you how to remove it but the problem is it doesn't show up in my list of programs so I can't just uninstall it. Anyone else had this and cured it? Cheers for help. Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
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Post #269528 14th Jul 2015 9:48 am
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The Doctor



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Have you got Spybot search and destroy? Free download and works alongside normal anti virus software. I had it in my PC days and it picked things up that the anti virus software missed LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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tim_roberts



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you could try microsoft's own free security scanner here:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx
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EYorkshire



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It's adware/spyware and not a virus so download the best in the business, Malwarebytes free and let it scan.

https://www.malwarebytes.org/
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Badger1970



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Or just get a Mac... Whistle Foraging near Gaydon....
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Reeventu



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Mac who ?????? Confused
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The Doctor



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To be fair, Macs aren't immune (I have a MacBook Pro), it's just that the vast majority of the spyware and viruses are written to attack windows based systems. I have Sophos software on my Mac which received good reviews. LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Reeventu



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Mac who ?????? Confused


Or was it a raincoat ????
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Badger1970



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The Doctor wrote:
I have Sophos software on my Mac which received good reviews.


I HAD Sophos on my 2008 MB Unibody, and when the pin-wheel situation was getting worse and worse, it transpired that there was coding in the kernel that was being damaged by the Sophos product and slowing the entire Yosemite OS down. Removed Sophos 5 weeks ago, and machine works like it did when it was new 7 years ago!

Local indy Mac specialist that assessed MB said that all these "products" that I had, i.e. CleanMyMac/MacScanner/Sophos et al are both unnecessary and bad for the health of the machine overall. I took his advice (somewhat cautiously) and have seen a massive improvement in performance, with no virus' to date (touch wood) Foraging near Gaydon....
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MY12 HSE 2.2 SD4, Sumatra Black - gone after 10 months/43,000 fault-free miles
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The Doctor



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To be honest, since getting an SSD fitted, its many times faster on all fronts than it ever was new. It can handle many programs without faltering. Best upgrade I ever made. LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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npinks



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mac's are prone to this, i wanted to download some editing software for video, and i ended up with a very similar adware program, which took some deleting to get rid Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis
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The Doctor wrote:
To be honest, since getting an SSD fitted, its many times faster on all fronts than it ever was new. It can handle many programs without faltering. Best upgrade I ever made.


If you're clued up on things like this would like your opinion on this please,

http://www.ebuyer.com/544877-seagate-1tb-d...Openers_FS
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The Doctor



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I haven't seen one of those before but it certainly seems like good value. I purchased a 2TB Seagate HDD for the purpose of Time Machine backups and then purchased the SSD to replace the internal HDD on the Mac.

I did it all myself and just followed YouTube tutorial videos. I made a complete up to date backup and a bootable version of the OSX on a USB drive before fitting the SSD. Once switched on, it detected the OSX in the USB and then gave me the option of a new system or re-storing from a backup. I selected backup and I was back to my computer just as I left it but many times faster. Boot up and shutdown times are unreal compared to HDD. LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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SYFL2



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Much appreciated thank you.
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rjc1944



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Thanks guys - a combination of malwarebytes and a clued-up wife fixed the problem. Ours - 2008 Stornoway Grey HSE Auto
Tricia's - 2006 Royal Blue Beetle Cabriolet Auto
Mine - 2014 Vespa GTS 300 Super Sport Matt Black
Ours - 2007 White Bailey Pageant Champagne
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