PhreakInfinity
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Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2
OS Version: Microsoft® Windows Vista Home Premium, Service Pack 2, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 3934 Mb
Graphics Card: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family, 1839 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 295183 MB, Free - 171722 MB;
Motherboard: Sony Corporation, VAIO
Antivirus: None
My RM gave me an old laptop of his after breaking mine problem is it's likely very badly infected with adware, malware, and other things (He let me know this ahead of time.) I got the computer about two weeks ago now and I've taken a few preliminary steps that enabled it to function passably, so far I've tried; re-installing/resetting to defualts of the browsers, malwarebytes, and registry mechanic (Is this program even worth my time? It came on the computer and it seemed legit so I ran it.) It had a version of McAffee trial, or was trially activated (or something, I don't pay much attention to McAffe since it costs money) prior to my recieving it that I removed since it was expired but was likely on most of the computers life prior to this week (and when it got the adware).
These fixes worked for a week or so and then the browsers (Chrome/I.E.) all slowed way down, specifically when loading any e-mail site (loading would take +5 minutes for any inbox, whereas video-streaming/live gaming loaded as normal.) Shortly after they got adware; various tool bars, ads that replace google results, Video pop-ups, ect. Subsequently I had to reinstal the browsers because they were no longer usable at all, seemingly internet was conected but I think the various malware/adware progroms running at once ground the browsers completely to a stand-still. So at this point my fixes have pretty much completely not worked, though I'm now using Hotspot Shield while surfing the internet and on a fresh browser install/reset, the browser itself is running fine (though I haven't tested this extensively other then reinstalling and googling this forum to get help that can permently solve the problem.)
It's also possible that, this computer being publicly used in a house of five people, sometime over the past week has contracted some form of malware/adware from internet use (again.) So, in addition to help solving the strange browser problems than recur I would like a recomendation for a free browser that is generally less suceptible to these sorts of things, and/or if there is a malware program that is both good and forces users to enter a password to enter infected sites or anything like that would be super nice.
OS Version: Microsoft® Windows Vista Home Premium, Service Pack 2, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 3934 Mb
Graphics Card: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family, 1839 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 295183 MB, Free - 171722 MB;
Motherboard: Sony Corporation, VAIO
Antivirus: None
My RM gave me an old laptop of his after breaking mine problem is it's likely very badly infected with adware, malware, and other things (He let me know this ahead of time.) I got the computer about two weeks ago now and I've taken a few preliminary steps that enabled it to function passably, so far I've tried; re-installing/resetting to defualts of the browsers, malwarebytes, and registry mechanic (Is this program even worth my time? It came on the computer and it seemed legit so I ran it.) It had a version of McAffee trial, or was trially activated (or something, I don't pay much attention to McAffe since it costs money) prior to my recieving it that I removed since it was expired but was likely on most of the computers life prior to this week (and when it got the adware).
These fixes worked for a week or so and then the browsers (Chrome/I.E.) all slowed way down, specifically when loading any e-mail site (loading would take +5 minutes for any inbox, whereas video-streaming/live gaming loaded as normal.) Shortly after they got adware; various tool bars, ads that replace google results, Video pop-ups, ect. Subsequently I had to reinstal the browsers because they were no longer usable at all, seemingly internet was conected but I think the various malware/adware progroms running at once ground the browsers completely to a stand-still. So at this point my fixes have pretty much completely not worked, though I'm now using Hotspot Shield while surfing the internet and on a fresh browser install/reset, the browser itself is running fine (though I haven't tested this extensively other then reinstalling and googling this forum to get help that can permently solve the problem.)
It's also possible that, this computer being publicly used in a house of five people, sometime over the past week has contracted some form of malware/adware from internet use (again.) So, in addition to help solving the strange browser problems than recur I would like a recomendation for a free browser that is generally less suceptible to these sorts of things, and/or if there is a malware program that is both good and forces users to enter a password to enter infected sites or anything like that would be super nice.