OOPS!, forgot to state that MS will never be able to sell me *, therefor, I'll
never be able to help much with it, though Google will tell us what it is that
is wrong and how to overcome the problem that 8 will continue to have and be
vulnerable to. That's Windows, right?
Every some Tuesday of the month they issue some patches, don't they?, but NEVER
all of them.
armando
--- On Sat, 6/2/12, brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Portable Program Question
To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, June 2, 2012, 9:59 PM
Just one question final question.
AVG had a nice feature I didn't have with Avira or now with
MSE-Email scanning.
This interface was sure a painless affair:
No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2425/5038 - Release Date:
06/01/12
Is there an email scanner I can use that is as inviable and
simple as the one in AVG was,
since I don't think the Thunderbird does a scan.
Brian
==============
On 6/2/2012 7:19 PM, brian wrote:
Armando,
OK, Thats good enough for me.
MSE will be my new full time program!
Thanks for the advise.
Brian
============
On 6/1/2012 9:27 PM, armando barreiro wrote:
I install MSE in
all the systems that come to me or that I build and MSE
is the only one that I use in the two Windows boxes that
I still have.
Armando
--- On Fri, 6/1/12, brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From: brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Portable Program Question
To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, June 1, 2012, 1:01 PM
Armando,
I didn't mean to convey that the listing I
posted is things I have on my computer; it
was just a list of programs that install
tool bars.
It could be used by anyone was wondering
if a particular programs bundled a tool
bar with it.
Fortunately I did a quick view of the
items on the list and don't have any of
them!
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
I had used AVG for a number of years, but
I switched to Avira a while ago (I think
you recommended it at that time)
After you had mentioned Microsoft
Security Essential in a posting a few weeks
ago I did installed it.
I kept Avira and switch
between the two deactivation the other
while using one of them at a time to
evaluate.
Then I saw a review of all the free anti
virus programs for 2012 and AVG was on the
top again.
Fondly remembering AVG, I then kept
Microsoft Security Essentials deactivated,
deleted Avira, and started using AVG.
I had since noticed that in the Windows
Secrets Newsletter • Issue 326 •
2012-02-16, Is your free AV tool a
‘resource pig?’
Fred Langa personally recommends MSE. (
http://tinyurl.com/6wd6wj2
)
He said in the posting:
"For me — for now — nothing in
these numbers would alter my
recommendation — and personal use — of
Microsoft Security Essentials."
I still have MSE installed, but it is
inactive and
only use if needed. Both of them are much
easier to use than Avira.
Since I can only keep AVG inactive until
the next boot, I don't want to switch MSE unless
you think there is a big difference in the two.
Your advise
would be appreciated.
Brian
==================
On 6/1/2012 1:55 AM, armando barreiro wrote:
Re
list of installed stuff, a quick browse
over the list you submitted leads me to
think that there are things installed
that you don't need.
In the first place, I use but Microsoft
Security Essentials only, though I did
install McAfee's links security advisor
toolbar. No need for Zone Alarm, IMO, at
all.
To check your list of stuff see
<http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm>
Best wishes,
Armando
--- On Thu, 5/31/12, brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From: brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Portable
Program Question
To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 11:01 PM
Howard,
Chuck, & Armando,
Thanks for all the great tips.
"just deleting all the
files. If you use a
registry cleaner"
Howard, I had stopped using a
registry cleaner since I
thought W7 runs it
periodically.
But that is sure good to know
I can delete and then scan
the registry
!
"unwise.exe
"
I had wondered for a long time
what Unwise.exe was-- it
sounded nefarious!
But that sure got rid of Sotonic-Eng7!
I had used uninstall but never
unwise.exe
"If
it's listed in your
installed programs then
it's not portable"
Armando, I had been following
that line of thinking but
Softonic wasn't listed in
Add/Remove.
I think something I may had
done back a while ago could
have eliminated some installed
programs from the
Add/Remove list because they
were also not listed in other
uninstaller apps I check.
"all
sorts of rogue
junk that gets
added on when
you install
lots of
programs"
Chuck, I spent much of the AM
checking for tool bars; I have
a couple that were unwanted
and deleted them.
I must have been paying
attention when installing
programs and unchecked nearly
tool bar options that had that
option before installing the
program.
I was surprised that I didn't
have a problem.
It is nice to learn a
few more tricks.
And although I may not know if
a program is portable for
sure, I know how to delete it
and compensate for left overs
with a registry scan.
NOTE:
For anyone checking on their
tool bars they have I have
included a listing below.
Thanks for the help again.
Brian
=================
The list is reproduced here
from Calenderof updates forum,
with a few edits.
4 shared Desktop - Toolbar.
Ad-Aware - Google Chrome
Adobe Flash Player - Google
Toolbar
Adobe Reader - eBay Desktop
Advanced SystemCare formerly
known as Iobit advanced one care
- Yahoo Toolbar (selecting
no will still do changes on the
system)
Aero Fox addon for Firefox -
Ask toolbar.
Any Video Converter – Google
Chrome.
AnVir TaskManager - Dealio
Toolbar, RegistryCleanerPro and
some other third party
applications.
AOL Instant Messenger - AOL
Toolbar
Apple’s Software Updater -
Safari Browser, QuickTime,
iTunes
Applian FLV Player - Yahoo
Toolbar
Auslogics Disk Defrag - Ask
Toolbar.
Auslogics Duplicate File
Finder - Ask Toolbar.
Auslogics Registry Defrag -
Ask Toolbar
Auslogics System Information
- Ask Toolbar
Avast - Google Chrome but
not pre-selected.
AVG LinkScanner, AVG Free,
AVG 9 - Yahoo Toolbar
BitComet - Google Toolbar
BitTorrent 6.1.2/6.3 - Ask
Toolbar
BurnAware Free - Ask
Toolbar.
CCleaner (standard
installer) - Yahoo Toolbar
CDBurnerXP - Ask toolbar,
SpywareTerminator and Uniblue
Registry Booster.
ChrisTV Lite - ChrisTV
Toolbar/Relevant Knowledge
adware.
ClamWin - Ask Toolbar
Corel Paint Shop Pro X -
Yahoo! Toolbar but not
pre-checked.
CPU-Z - Ask Toolbar
CSmenu - Ask Toolbar.
Cyberlink BD Advisor -
Google Toolbar.
Cyberlink PowerDVD 8 -
Google Toolbar and BETA of
Moovielive
Daemon Tools - Search tool
and sponsor ad module
Defraggler - Yahoo Toolbar
DexTop - RegistryBooster.
Digsby instant messenger –
Yahoo Toolbar, MyFreeze
NetAssistant for Firefox, Smart
Shopper, WeatherBug, Regsitry
Power Cleaner, Relevant
Knowledge Toolbar, changes
browser homepgae to My Freeze.
Additionally, if uses your
bandwidth to crawl the
web for stock market research.
DivX - Yahoo Toolbar/Norton
Security Scan
Driver Sweeper - Open Candy.
Duplicate Cleaner - Bing
Toolbar and Search Helper
Extension in Firefox.
DVDx - Ask Toolbar
FLV Player - Yahoo! Toolbar.
FormatFactory - ebay shorcut
and/or Ask toolbar.
Foxit Pdf Reader - Ask
Toolbar and ebay shortcut in
desktop
Freecommander - ebay
shortcuts.
Free Download Manager -
prechecked and bundles Software
Informer
Free YouTube to MP3
Converter - DVDSoft Toolbar,
search engine.
Game House Installers -
Google Desktop Search and/or
Google Toolbar for IE.
GameVance Installer - Ask
Toolbar and Weather Channel
Desktop
GetGo Download Manager - Ask
Toolbar.
Glary Utilities - Ask
Toolbar
GOM Player - Ask Toolbar.
Google Earth - Pre checked
Google Toolbar installation or
Chrome browser.
Google Talk - no addon but
will change default search
setting of IE
Hotspot Shield - Hotspot
Shield Community Toolbar (by
default) from Conduit.
ICQ - ICQ Toolbar
IE7Pro - Offering ProgSense.
Installed Grab Pro Toolbar
(using Ask search).
IM ToolPack - Crawler
toolbar.
ImgBurn - Ask Toolbar and
Uniblue Desktop icons.
IMMUNET - Ask Toolbar.
Incredimail - MyStart
Homepage and Search Page
IOBit Security 360 - IObit
Toolbar.
IOBit Smart Defrag - Yahoo
Toolbar/Search Settings.
IObit Advanced SystemCare -
Yahoo Toolbar.
IrfanView - Google Toolbar
for IE and Google Desktop Search
Isobuster - Ask Toolbar
IZArc - RegistryBooster.
Logitech Setpoint - Logitech
Yahoo! Toolbar
ManyCam Virtual Webcam - Ask
Toolbar and Norton Security
Scan.
Maxathon 2 - Facebook
Sidebar Plugin
McAfee Site Advisor update -
Yahoo! default browser search
MediaCoder - Registry
Reviver.
MessengerPlus! Live - Ask
Toolbar.
Miro - Ask Toolbar.
MP3 WMA Converter - Yahoo
Search and Delio Comparsion
Shopping Toolbar
MooO Connection Watcher -
AutoComplete Pro
MyPhoneExplorer - offering
ebay shortcuts
Nero Free, Nero Burning Rom
or Nero 9 Essentials and Nero
BurnLite 10 - Ask Toolbar
Norton products - Ask Search
in Norton toolbar. No option to
remove and it was pushed by
including in a Norton patch.
Office Live add-in -
includes Silverlight as add-on
OpenCandy - offering third
party software. Report says that
even if you do not install the
3rd party software, there is
modification in the registry,
files and will add tracking
cookies. There's also Conduit
Toolbar in the page
PalTalk - Ask Toolbar.
There's a nag screen prompting
to upgrade from free to paid
edition. No way to turn off the
nag.
Panda Cloud AV - Yahoo
Search Assistant and a
pre-checked toolbar.
PC Tools Spyware Doctor -
Google Toolbar
PC Tools Firewall Plus -
Google Toolbar and Threatfire
PC Tools ThreatFire - Google
Toolbar.
PC Wizard 2010 - Ask
Toolbar.
PDFCreator - Yahoo Toolbar.
Also offers PDFforger Toolbar
and Widgi Toolbar (mybrowser
bar).
PDF-XChangeViewer - Ask
Toolbar.
Perfect Utilities - Relevant
Knowledge (RK) toolbar
PhotoFiltre - Ask Toolbar.
Picpick - Ask Toolbar.
Quick Media Converter HD -
Ask Toolbar, Ask Search, Ask
Homepage (by default).
Quicksys RegDefrag - Ask
Toolbar.
RapidTyping - Bing Toolbar.
Recuva - Yahoo toolbar
RealPlayer - Google Chrome
pre-checked.
Risingware Fast Start Genie
- installs Fast Start Genie and
Risingware i-Desktop.
Shockwave Player - Norton
Security Scan or Google Toolbar
SIW (System Information for
Windows) - Crawler Toolbar. The
installer of SIW (free version)
will offer SnagIt (report
here)or PC Tools Registry
Mechanic (report here) but not
pre-checked.
Skype - Google Toolbar and
Browser Highlighter
Spiderplayer - Bing Toolbar.
Spyware Terminator - Web
security guard, Crawler
StarBurn - installs StarPort
DVD-ROM Emulator and
SaveTubeVideo tools
Sun Java RE (online
installer) - Google Toolbar /
Live Search for Windows Toolbar.
There's report too that
Carbonite Backup is being
offered (depends on your
location)
Sun Java - OpenOffice.org
Thoosje Sidebar - Amazon or
eBay toolbar.
Trillian - Ask Toolbar,
Weather Channel Desktop and
RegistryBooster
Unlocker 1.90 - eBay Desktop
shortcuts and Bing Toolbar (with
30 seconds waiting for
proceeding to install if you'll
uncheck Bing Toolbar install).
uTorrent - Ask Toolbar.
Vdownloader Plus - Ask
Toolbar and eBay shortcuts.
Veoh media player - Yahoo
toolbar, search engine change
& search protection
VSO Image Resizer - Ask
Toolbar.
WeatherBug - Ask Toolbar.
Webroot SpySweeper - Ask
Toolbar
Wildfire CD Ripper -
Download Energy Torrent toolbar
Winamp - Winamp Toolbar
Windows Live Installer -
Windows Live Toolbar and Sign-in
Assistant
Windows SteadyState -
Windows Live Toolbar
Winzip - RegistryBooster and
Google Toolbar
xplorer2Lite - Conduit
toolbar
XP-Antispy - eBay Shortcuts.
YaHoo! Instant Messenger -
YaHoo! toolbar, with ‘YaHoo!
Search Protection’ and homepage
change to YaHoo!
ZoneAlarm - Conduit toolbar.
Search powered by Google.
===================
On 5/31/2012 9:01 AM, Howard
wrote:
From:
ChasM49@xxxxxxx
Sent:
Thursday, May 31,
2012 9:41 AM
To:
triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:
[triadtechtalk] Re:
Portable Program
Question
Brian
... I agree totally
with Chuck in OK!!! If
a computer comes to me
for repair, I go
through the add/remove
programs and remove
ALL toolbars.
If
there are any tool
bars on the computer
that are not in the
add/remove, I simply
delete them and run my
registry cleaner to
remove the stuff left
in the registry. Many
of them read your
keystrokes and send
the info back! They
also eventually add a
lot of bars across
your browser and take
up a lot of viewing
area on your monitor.
They cause more
problems than some
viruses.
Try
to stay away from
installing as a lot of
them piggyback on
other installs and
need to be unchecked
to avoid installing
them.
Howard
Brian
keep in mind there
are all sorts of
rogue junk that
gets added on when
you install lots
of programs....
most of them are
near useless and
when comes to toll
bar helpers I dump
them totally have
no use nor want
any jerk outfit
taking my control
for their advert
trash bag junk.
And if after
deleting the
toolbar trash a
particular program
wont work to me it
simply means came
form the garbage
can since needs
trash to make
money for the
company.Keeo\p it
simple stupid
still is my game
plan and I will
not allow or keep
any of the rash
drive by add-ons
that get stuck in
with lots of
programs..... and
near all the big
outfits sucker you
into it...... ask
your self... how
many times have
you seen the
Google junk added
in when installing
programs? to me
way too many and I
do use Google but
not as a toolbar
and the rest of
the junk it wants
to add so they can
make money.To me
seems you have
been out searching
the dumpster's and
finding so called
needed programs
that have dumped
stuff on you
unknowingly. keep
in mind there are
no more free
lunches...... its
all advert trash
generally..........
chuck in Ok
No virus found in
this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus
Database: 2425/5036 - Release
Date: 05/31/12
No virus
found in this message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database:
2425/5038 - Release Date: 06/01/12
