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Honestamente, sobre o uTorrent, há um sério problema. É o único que ainda roda mais de 2500 torrents utilizando poucos recursos e sem crashear . Infelizmente nunca ficou provado que esse minerador era automaticamente instalado. Desde a primeira versão 3 o utorrent passou a usar aquelas opções no instalador. Mas há algumas builds famosas do uTorrent que superam fortemente alguns clients.
uTorrent 2.2.1 é a mais limpa possível. A última a aparecer antes do uTorrent introduzir adwares no instalador. Perde algumas coisas, como ver a lista de peers e arquivos no webui.
Eu particularmente sempre uso a versão mais nova quando os trackers colocam na "lista branca". Sempre bom andar com o software atualizado.
Há duas formas de contornar os problemas dos adwares. Usando o Unchecky (o computador da sua vó agradece). A outra é baixar o executável do utorrent e colar direto na pasta C:\Users...\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent Outra dicas são: Usar o Pimp My uTorrent pra remover as propagandas (o que ele faz é simplesmente desativar umas opçoes que dão pra fazer manualmente. Sempre ter o backup dessa pasta C:\Users...\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent
Lá ficam gravados os settings, os torrents adicionados, etc. Sem contar que dá pra carregar em qualquer Windows essa pasta e instalar o utorrent colando o novo executável. Fica sempre portátil.
Bom, são 11 anos de experiência com torrent e uns bons +/- 9 anos com uTorrent e nunca tive problema com o ele.
Unchecky has saved me several times from this: https://unchecky.com
It automatically monitors installs and unchecks boxes that would result in unwanted extras being installed. It doesn't work all the time, but it's worth having (free) for the times it does!
Unchecky is a great little utility that unchecks the extra things a lot of installers come with. Also consider putting an adblocker on her browser. Be careful with CC Cleaner. I accidentally cleared the "recent files" lists for someone and they weren't happy about that.
Eh. They've got Google ads on the site, and I doubt it requires much upkeep aside from keeping the site up and watching the bug reports for tips on new installers to tinker with if the program doesn't auto-detect 'offers' properly. Their privacy policy is pretty legit, too; anonymous info used only to improve the program and never sold to third parties.
If their systems don't already have it, get Unchecky, which helps a bit. Otherwise adblocking is a big deal. If you can't trust them to stick with a browser with a good adblocking extension set up, you can still do it at the DNS level (or both); set up a piHole for them, or a pfSense system/gateway with an appropriate blacklist subscription.
I strongly, strongly recommend installing Unchecky on every family members' PC (and yours too). It unticks all those "Install VirusToolbar and change my start webpage to www.totallynotamalware.srsly" bullshit automatically when you install stuff.
CNET is a very popular tech website, and it's indeed legit. They are rated safe by all antivirus as you can see here on VirusTotal.
I think you are mistaking malware (as in an actual virus, spyware, and such) with adware. Some softwares downloaded on websites such as CNET can contain adwares, but it is usually not harmful and easy to avoir by declining it upon installation.
To avoid problems when downloading softwares, you should always download directly from the editor's website when possible. Also Unchecky is a useful software that automatically decline the installation of such adware on installers, and it's free.
I install unchecky on all machines I come across because of this. It tries to remove/uncheck unwanted software offers for you and warns you if you are about to click the wrong option
Try unchecky should solve all your shovelware problems; it automatically unchecks and declines all offers to install shovelware (it also warns you if you click on something that may install shovelware).
Here is a 2 minute demo of unchecky so you can see what it does (just be warns, while it catches 99.9% of shovelware, there is that 0.01% that will slip through; overall though, it's pretty good)
This is terrible advice. Never intentionally install malware.
If you regularly get malware after installing software from KissAnime or EmuParadise then stop installing software from those sites. You can get free open source emulators such as mednafen or dolphin and there is no reason to install software if you're downloading anime.
If you happen to install malware having Unchecky installed might save you but it's not a substitute for not being an idiot and being careful what you install.
I would download and run AdwCleaner to remove all of the crapware installed by DaemonTools.
Unchecky might be worth installing too, to prevent it happening again (unless you switch to one of the alternatives like WinCDEmu or VirtualCloneDrive).
If you > have never had to go antivirus shopping before
then you won't have to now either. Keep Windows and your web browser and other programs updated, and use adblockers extensions like uBlock Origin or AdBlock Plus, run suspicous files in Sandboxie, and use Unchecky to avoid accidentally installing adware.
Didn't you say you were going to use it for gaming? Antivirus products cause as much problems as they claim to fix, as well as slowing the computer down. Also if you are going to use Windows 10, get Winaero Tweaker and use it to disable telemetry in Windows.
In addition to no admin access, no matter what browser you use, make sure you have an adblocker.
Unchecky is still useful even if it has no admin access, programs can still install into users %Appdata%
The inbuilt anti virus is ok if she has no admin access.
It's definitely an adware. A virus that hijacks all of your browser and shows advertisements. Sometimes also spies you and steals your private data and passwords. Usually bundled with download "helpers"/"managers" on rehosting sites. I'm suggesting to get rid of it as soon as possible.
You can do it by two ways actually: Nuking and re-installing your Windows and formatting your disk (it won't leave possibility of virus being hidden somewhere, everything will be gone and you'll have clean system) or using antivirus programs.
For the second option, I suggest using AdwCleaner, then Malwarebytes Antimalware and then scan with normal antivirus. It should get rid of everything, but as I said - still leaves possibility of missing something.
To avoid this in future, NEVER download things by using download helpers, install programs only from developer's site, do not use cracks/pirated stuff and install Unchecky program. Not hasting and using common sense will also help.
I took a look at this last time it was posted, and it seems like it has to maintain a static list of software installers.
I couldn't find a comprehensive list of all the installers it works with. (I did read the changelog to get an idea, but the list of software listed there didn't seem terribly long)
Any Idea how it works?
If it's just detecting from a regularly updated list of installers, it would seem like a Sisyphean task to maintain, as the sheer volume of shit out there that tries to drive-by install stuff is an ever growing list.
Not that it couldn't get to a critical mass, but I was unable to easily find more information about the volume of stuff that it blocks.
I love the idea of it, though, and I hope it is either a more mature app than I intuit, or that it eventually become so.
Thanks for the post though.
Hey, thank you. This is the first award I've ever got, you've made my day.
If it somehow changes back to some other Home Page or Search Engine you didn't set yourself, try downloading Malwarebytes to scan your PC for malware that could have been trying to hijack your Search Engine and Homepage. Malwarebytes is the most widely recommend malware removal tool recommend here on Reddit.
I'd also recommend Unchecky , it automatically unchecks "I'd also like to install this Sponsored software" when you're installing new programs. Some of the sponsored software could be Search Engine & Homepage Hijackers. Though Unchecky probably won't catch everything so you should always pay attention when installing new software.
There's also unchecky but I haven't tried it myself.
Edit: just to clarify I don't think that's the issue here - it doesn't matter how many boxes you untick if you click on bad stuff and run as administrator.
ok i think i know what the issue was and it seems like nvidia drivers had no or a very little to do with this.
it seems like this little tool called unchecky https://unchecky.com/ that automatically unchecks those "you definitely and forever want to set yahoo as your homepage and default search engine, in all of your browsers" type things from installers.
it had turned on the accessibility features in firefox, and for some reason that is what caused this.
i will now try to turn that unchecky back on and restart firefox to see if 1080p 60fps videos are broken again.
i will report back soon.
I'd let MalwareBytes fix because it seems like a few bad things are going on the computer.
>RiskWare.BitCoinMiner, C:\USERS\HAGAZPACHO\APPDATA\ROAMING\GAMEMACHINE\MINERS\EWBF\GAME_MACHINE_MINER.EXE, No Action By User, [919], [467508],1.0.5745
>Trojan.BitCoinMiner, C:\USERS\HAGAZPACHO\APPDATA\ROAMING\GAMEMACHINE\MINERS\NHEQCPU\GAME_MACHINE_MINER.EXE, No Action By User, [526], [491732],1.0.5745
You got bitcoin miners aswell.
>PUP.Optional.GameHack, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\CHEAT ENGINE 6.8\STANDALONEPHASE1.DAT, No Action By User, [8021], [393793],1.0.5745
Cheat Engine one is fine.
>ProxyGate
Uninstall/Let Malwarebytes do its thing against that and install Proxifier if you want to use proxies.
>Reimage
Probably should delete that aswell.
I'd also recommend installing Unchecky.
Use Unchecky, this nice little program disables all the little checkboxes with additional software for you.
NOTE: Some installers might still have some checked since Unchecky isn't able to unceck absolutely everything but for the most part it works. So just keep an eye out on that.
Decided to look up Lavasoft Web Companion. Seems to be a third-party adware program that gets bundled with installers. You might wanna run a virus scan.
While you're at it, you might wanna check out (no pun intended) Unchecky. It filters out unwanted crapware such as Lavasoft that gets bundled with installers.
It's shitty since I use CDBurnerXP and it also comes with Opencandy. What I did was just download the portable version of both programs, so it's ready to run out of the box, portable so you can throw it on a flash drive, and you don't have to install it and risk installing bullshit.
Also I would recommend you download Unchecky, which will automatically deselect bloat, PUPs and other bullshit if you are a person who likes to click next and not read when installing software (which is a bad thing, but whatever). https://unchecky.com/
It's probably the most useful application I have closely followed by unchecky which, unchecks boxes in programs (maybe websites) that are considered junk programs or anything else malicious. Seriously, check it out. I'd list all the programs I've found to be really useful but that'd take ages.
Goodnight :)
Always use custom>uncheck everything or just use Unchecky. But you can block domains in uBlock. Try adding "* yahoo.com * block" as a custom rule.
Edit: Are people still using uTorrent? qBittorent and Deluge exist...
Unchecky As the IT person for everyone i know I always install this program. It automatically unchecks the scammy boxes for tool bars and extra programs during install. Its a good idea to read the installation prompts but a lot of people have pop up blindness and just click ok on whatever.
A research conducted by Google last year found that most of the complaints are regarding adware/crapware that people accidentally download on their machines. All antivirus products are terrible at detecting these bundled adware. The best "antivirus" in this case would be an ad blocking software like "uBlock Origin" to block ads, and unChecky to automatically reject bundled adware crap that might sneak in with your downloads.
The above combo will block most of the "viruses" that people get now a days.
As for traditional "exe" virus detecting engines, I recommend Emsisoft because they use two engines (one from BitDefender), and they don't spy on your internet activities. Most antivirus programs will send your browsing habits to the antivirus vendor. Emsisoft is one of few that doesn't do that.
Antivirus programs like Kaspersky and BitDefender (but not its engine itself within Emsisoft) are dangerous because they do MITM attack on your web traffic by replacing security certificates with their own certificate. This is dangerous and may cause some websites not to work.
Stay away from any antivirus that offers "web security plugins". If you can, uninstall the plugin. It's a security hazard for your computer. It increases the vulnerability surface and doesn't increase the security.
EDIT: Don't get obsessed with AV comparison results. There is no real life practical difference between 97% and 99% detection.
Run diagnostics on workstations once a year. I like to use HDSentinel for quick hard drive checks because I'm paranoid about drive failure. Update software. Install Unchecky and uBlock on computers that are Internet-facing. Inventory your systems like /u/Whataboutthatguy said, and recommend replacing any horribly old systems.
Try Revo Uninstaller to get rid of all its registry keys and files.
In the future, do not rush trough installing software, always make sure to check what youre accepting first, you can also try Unchecky https://unchecky.com/
FileZilla isn't a virus, and if it downloads extra things in the installer just make sure to unselect checkboxes that you don't want installed. A useful tool that can do this for you is https://unchecky.com/.
If you still don't want to use FileZilla, you can try WinSCP
+1 for this. Ninite is always the first thing I head to on a new pc. The second thing is Unchecky, which prevents apps from installing their "extras" (no need to do this for a ninite installer as it automatically removes the extras anyway)
I had those toolbars happen a lot with people I sometimes helped out with IT stuff.
Most of the time, people didn't even realize that they installed it themselves by installing some freeware application which bundled one of those pieces of crap.
Eventually, I discovered the tool https://unchecky.com/. Installed that the next time they called. Helped a ton! Sadly it was discontinued a few years back and the DB is getting more and more out of date, but toolbars are less of an issue nowadays.
No, so long as you got it from one of their sites (which you did), then it's all good. What you've done will have removed what was added. Few people have use for their Pro/Ultra versions, so they have to pay the bills some way else, i.e. being paid to bundle annoying crapware :/
Unchecky is very useful, usually helps you avoid a lot of this. Kaspersky's Application Manager module in their IS software does a similar job.
I don't necessarily think that your AV is failing, you just might be doing a good job at avoiding malware, which is a good thing! You could try other manual based/standalone anti malware programs, like Malwarebytes, Clamwin, or Mcafee Stinger to double check but again chances are you don't have anything. I would wait until your Kaspersky subscription runs out and then you should not renew it and stick with Defender. You usually don't need to go overboard and pay for AVs anymore as you can set up other defenses to prevent malware and to avoid a lot of it altogether. You should seriously use an Adblocker most times, something like Ublock Origin is highly recommended. Then I would change your DNS and use something like Adguard DNS https://adguard.com/en/adguard-dns/overview.html, which will block ads and malicious websites at the DNS level. Try not to pirate games and software, be sure you get your software from the original site or reputable sites, and stick with free open source software if you can. You can also use Unchecky https://unchecky.com/ which will automatically decline any 3rd party offers when installing software, so it helps if you can't avoid software that always pushes crap on you.
Also a slow computer could be many things. Too much junk running in the background, a failing hard drive, you not using an SSD or an NVMe m.2 drive, it doesn't always have to be malware.
Looking at the scan results that you posted, a lot of the issues came from PUPs being side-loaded when installing other software. Unchecky would have helped a lot there.
Also, giving him a Premium licence for MBAM so these issues would be picked up in real-time would save you from having to worry a lot about this moving forward.
Chromium is often packaged with sketchy installers from around the Web. If I see chromium on a computer and know that the person isn't a dev or into OSS, I know that computer has seen some shit.
To help prevent that in the future I often recommend unchecky which tries its best to unchecky everything you weren't trying to download, and warns you if you accidentally click something you may not want.
Always download from the official site, or an official download link, and not somewhere like Cnet or god forbid softonic, as they are known to "wrap" software installers in a bundlewrapper installer that installs a bunch of shovelware before opening the actual installer (proper installer may also try to install shovelware, so keep that in mind)
I'd recommend a program called Unchecky. It automatically unchecks (or checks in some cases where they try to be sneaky) all boxes and selects all non-shovelware options for you so you don't download any junk. It isn't 100% effective, but it works 95% of the time (would say 99.9%, but don't want to oversell). It also warns you if an option that will install shovelware is selected and ask you if you really want to install the shovelware.
Link to Unchecky: https://unchecky.com/
I recommend people install Unchecky. This is especially useful for people that have kids and for their older parents.
"Unchecky automatically unchecks unrelated offers, both saving you mouse clicks and making it less likely to miss a checkbox of an unwanted offer."
My advice is to download Unchecky for PC. It unchecks all the prechecked boxes when installing software so you can check only what you want without accidents.
To skip the ad installation just uncheck the checkbox for "agree" and click the "accept" button - ad will NOT be installed this way, 100% confirmed.
Alternatively you can use this: https://unchecky.com/
I recommend Revo Uninstaller to get rid of those odds and ends some programs leave behind.I've had less technical problems with Shade when sandboxing.
And since I'm throwing out so many program recommendations I'd be remiss not to recommend Unchecky It automatically opts you out of PUP/"Offers".
Good Luck!
Get unchecky and stop turbo clicking the next button when you install stuff to blow past everything.
You don't have to read every detail, but should pause long enough to know what a step in an installer is doing.
Sounds like what you installed by mistake was a PuP.
https://www.howtogeek.com/232791/pups-explained-what-is-a-potentially-unwanted-program/
That's why I always have Malwarebytes installed in addition to using Windows Defender.
You can also use a program called unchecky
Windows Defender, for whatever reason, doesn't really stop you from installing PuP's. My guess is that some people would complain that it's too locked down, kinda similar to what happened with Windows Vista and their level of UAC lockdown, people just got in the habit of clicking yes, and messing up their PC's anyways.
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Automatically unchecks boxes in installs that you would want unchecked. It's a godsend if you are setting up machines for non computer literate types in your family or circle of friends as it stop them agreeing to toolbars etc when installing free software.
You can override it if you want but in many years of use it has never unchecked anything I would not have unchecked myself.
You should be fine as long as you use an adblocker and I would also advise you check out https://unchecky.com/
Unchecky has saved my ass a time or two from downloading malware or rando "toolbars"
> i think it's working
Yep good thing and if u r new to torrenting and stuff and don't know how to check executables for adware and malwares I would highly recommend to use Bitdefender or Malwarebytes with unchecky and this subreddit is contributed to analyze the activity and reverse engineering of modern ransomware and malwares
If you have relatives that will use the PC and like to install random software on it, I recommend unchecky.
Have you ever felt, while installing software, that the installer tries to push additional unwanted programs at all cost? Ever missed a checkbox, and spent hours afterwards removing adware? Ever opened your browser after an installation, only to find out that you have a new homepage, a new search engine, or even a new browser? Unchecky aims to keep potentially unwanted programs out of your computer.
https://unchecky.com - install this and forget upon even have it. My old uTorrent version, 2.goodversion, has an option under Advanced to disable the internal ads if you're intent on using uTorrent.
Stay far, far away from whatever latest uTorrent version they're hosting on the official site... I added it to my hosts file.
In this case you would press Decline, yes.
note how the installer doesn't say "cancel" or "abort" but "decline", so you would decline the offer to install the McAffee thing and then the actual installation continues.... or you get 3 more offers for other stuff ;P
Also NEVER use the "express" installation, always the advanced or expert version or you might not even get these kind of options displayed.
Of course they make it look like that would cancel the entire installation, which is shady as fuck because they know people will fall for it... this one especially is designed intentionally as a trick question.
also ... unchecky
I install unchecky and Ublock Origin on every computer I touch. If you suspect someone is more susceptible to these types of things (a dumbass), install Let Me Out
Even with all of that you still get caught in the occasional snare. I teach people how to soft reboot, use task manager to kill the browser process, or for the real dumbasses I tell them to hold the power button and to call me back if it doesn't come back up. Do not let these people take advantage of you and absolutely charge them every time if you are spending your valuable time on them. Boundaries are healthy.
I was recently working on a parents computer that reminded me of this post. Be sure and run updates as soon as you get their computer up so they don't run into any surprises, and configure their active hours settings. That way them inevitably leaving it on 24/7 will actually help it run updates and never get in their way. I also highly recommend enabling night light, and installing unchecky. I'm assuming you're their go-to IT person, it'll reduce the number of house calls you do significantly.
just checked the downloads it looks like they dont offer it anymore.
you can try your luck with the installer, unchecky may stop the extra install but you worst case you will have to clean the junk it install manually
No. never.
Windows Defender/MSE is fine.
If you think that you or someone else who uses your computer is particularly vulnerable, install unchecky, and an adblocker, like ABP, with a version for every browser or Ublock, safari, chrome, or firefox only to further lessen the likelihood of an unintentional infection.
If you're like me, and have been tasked with "fixing" family computers, you might want to remember those. They've saved my family (and by extension, me) a lot of pain.
Agreed. I set new computers up at my office with uBlock and it helps a bunch when someone gets a rogue ad that causes a browser redirect and tries install a bullshit Flash player update. I also install Unchecky for when they get updates and Adobe and Java want to change everything to Yahoo search or that new Intel bloatware. https://unchecky.com/
I got board one day and got tired of installing apps on clients computers when fixing them up so I also have a script to setup there computers including malwarebytes firefox google chrome (since I have wiped computers and used this as the default install package when giving people back there computer anew) windirstart unchecky adobe reader and 7zip. it makes me happy not having to ever open up IE or edge.
Everyone else is mentioning adblockers and that's great, but they're not perfect and grandma WILL find other means of getting adware/unwanted programs.
Another thing you can try is Unchecky: https://unchecky.com/ it will try to warn you when adware is being installed, and do its best to keep the checkboxes for bundled software unchecked.
My guess is you've installed something that uses resources. If you're not familiar with computers, you might want to consider unchecky to avoid installing apps inadvertently
This guide will help you optimize.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/26120-optimize-performance-windows-10-a.html
To help grandma proof a computer during installs, Unchecky can be helpful. When it encounters a situation with bundled crapware, it'll uncheck or check the relevant box to avoid installing it. (If there is no checkbox/radio button, you just have to hit decline, and if you hit "Accept" or "yes give me crap pls" it pops up a warning that the button you are hitting installs crapware, allow or deny).
Grandma has been toolbar free for about eighteen months and counting, which is tremendous considering she plays Pogo and Java tries to slip that in on every update (although there's an option within the java control panel to suppress sponsor offers on update).
> Non credi che un pc fisso con monitor da 24" sia una scelta migliore?
Io credo che il fisso con due monitor da 24" sia la scelta migliore (è quello che uso per lavorare). Mio padre no, e ho da decenni rinunciato a convncerlo di alcunché. Poi lui tiene normalmente il portatile sulla scrivania, ma (tipo una volta al mese) se lo porta via, e il tema sincronizzazione documenti lo lascerei perdere.
> https://ninite.com. > https://unchecky.com > ublock origin
TIL. Me li guardo, grazie.
In addition to everything said here, for future unwanted programs that try to sneak in use Unchecky. Small, effective, only pops up when you need it, updates itself, unckecks and prevents unwanted software as mentioned elsewhere here.
What you gotta do is install uBlock Origin. :P
That will help filter out the spammy links you can accidently click on.
An ad blocker is part of any good anti-malware arsenal! ^_^
Unchecky is helpful too:
Yeah a lot of the Webroot power users on our community like to use MBAM in combo with Webroot. The thing that MBAM does really well is taking a zero tolerance approach to PUP/PUA software and nuking it. We tend to allow bundleware as long as it follows the rules (i.e. has a checkbox at install time, and can easily be removed from add/remove programs). I'm a longtime fan of MBAM as well. Speaking of bundleware, there's a nice free tool called https://unchecky.com/ that unchecks those boxes automatically for you at install time. Take that Java!
That's weird as we just use the Windows Firewall that's built in and we adjust some of its settings. Something must just have been broken if a re-install was the fix. Sorry about that!
If you're running Windows 8/10 be sure Windows Defender is enabled and running constantly. (It is by default). If you have Windows 7, install Microsoft Security Essentials (basically, the standalone version of Defender).
Install Malware Bytes, run a scan with this once or twice a month to find any malware that Defender misses.
If you install a lot of freeware software, check out Unchecky. This little program runs in the background, and automatically unchecks any "special offers" that application installers try to bundle with their installations. It's a great preventive measure.
As others have stated, dust/clean the inside of your PC regularly. I'd say once every month or two, at least depending on your surroundings.
Anyone who doesn't have unchecky should get it. You know when you are installing a program and it tries to sneak in other adware and malware? This automatically checks/unchecks/tabs all the boxes required so nothing but the core program gets installed. I use it and also install it on everyone in my family's pcs.