jetayre

Today is so HAPPY. I have been fighting the computer for months and it has been getting harder and harder to do anything on it. It was such a chore to view the QB....popups, long waits and more pop ups etc, etc,etc. Finally went to my local service provider to get their help. First I had been infected by malware, conduit and then other gems. It took about 9 hours before the mess was cleared up and I could open QB....Voila!!!!! I can't believe I can now get instant openings. I will save hours just today opening, closing, reading, searching. WOW! I am not a techie so don't know how to do lots of things but I finally suffered it out...searched, experimented for three days and I am now having a good day. Warning...if you see conduit in any thing on your computer you have been invaded with malware. Norton missed it and several others could not clear it. Had to go to a higher level.

ManiacQuilter2

What virus software do you have?? I have McAfee but it is so hard on this old XP computer and was thinking of changing to Norton.

jetayre

[QUOTE=ManiacQuilter2;6759475]What virus software do you have?? I have McAfee but it is so hard on this old XP computer and was thinking of changing to Norton.[/QUOTE

I have used Norton for years and been happy. I am not a techie but as I understand it...there are different levels and some stuff in the modern world works its way around the regular layer. I think you can buy a higher level but not sure. There are a lot of techies here and maybe the can answer your question. McAffee may have a higher level.

Judith1005

Your not kidding. I got it also. It's horrible!! Messed up my computer bad!

BerninaGirl

I use Viper software. Works really well.

Chasing Hawk

We use Avast on both my computer and my laptop. Saves me a alot of headaches.

I use Adblock plus, I don't open any links in an email I don't know who sent them.
Avast also notifies me of bad websites that are suspicious. The page will not even open for viewing if it is deemed unsafe.

Also keeping your start up and background programs to a minimum help with the speed
of your computer. I have noticed with DSL, pages and videos take longer to open and play.
Cable internet is faster in that regard.

Also make sure your computer is clean of dust bunnies. Take it into the garage and blow it out,
make sure you also blow out the video card, it collects dust too. The power supply needs it most of all, dust clogs it up and burns it out quickly.

PurplePassion

"Warning...if you see conduit in any thing on your computer ". What is conduit?

beaglelady

That's my question too. What is conduit?

Chasing Hawk

This is what I found: Google Chrome is famous for this especially when updating Adobe products such as the flash player.
Always read everything when updating software, make sure to UNCHECK and boxes relating to "so called free offers and trials", and software wanting to add Google Chrome or some other search engine.

http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-...-search-virus/



Most problems can be eliminated by being extra cautious with downloading stuff off the internet. I have noticed a lot of issues with computers here and a connection to these social networking sites.

I don't use any of them, and I don't have any problems. Just be diligent in keeping your computer clean.

I defrag weekly, run a virus and malware program twice a week. And blow the dust bunnies out monthly.

scarlet14

My son is a IT and he installed VIPER on ours---don't know anything else about it but you should bwe able to find it on Google