If you need any more help come back here or try the OS forums I have suggested above. 'recommended' is an early warning clue (but not always)Ĭustom install might give an option to not install adware, but some sneaks will not reveal there hidden crud-ware. they have heaps of tutorials and clever contributors.ĪVOID installing any program using 'Normal/default' install instructions. live installs can also be dangerous territory. there are some risky download sites around. VirusTotal, Bitdefender and Malwarebytes are tools in your arsenal to protect your PC/OS sometimes you will get lucky and find a hit on a Bitdefender thread google the name of the 'risk' and see what other people have got to say. (reported as a risk when the download is not a risk)

Then I check the downloaded file with Bitdefender AND Malawarebytes before attempting to install anything. I run ALL my downloads through VirusTotal. Virus and malware crooks are always looking for holes to sneak their 'mess' into our PCs.īitdefender update the virus list every 2 hours, and they can only know about a virus if people report them. My wife would never backup in spite of my showing her how, her PC hard drive crashed and she lost EVERYTHING.

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