Windows 7 ....ooops !

The only exception which comes to mind is one Typhoid Harry who I suspect's a porn addict and careless about what he downloads. After quite a few major cleanups I am having him buy the Malwarebytes real time version.

You could do that if you don't trust yourself or want extra assurance, since the Malwarebytes scanner is what we'd have you use to clean anything up that hasn't already eaten your System beyond repair.

I also think we owe it to Malwarebytes to start promoting their paid realtime version which really is far and away the best, since some users want to pay for something. Malwarebytes has saved many systems here almost daily for years.

MSE/Avast and Malwarebyes free or paid. Or paid ESET/Nod32 and Malwarebytes paid if you really want to pay for the best yet least bloated.

Mucafee is some of the worst crapware I've ever come across, damaging system files when trying to remove it's bloated infection.

gregrocker said:

I also think we owe it to Malwarebytes to start promoting their paid realtime version which really is far and away the best, since some users want to pay for something. It has saved the day here several times a week for years.

Good point. Actually, many should use the full version to their own benefit. Full time monitoring means they don't have to do anything but click 'remove'.

essenbe said:

And most of the paid ones get entries in all of your registry files that you will never get rid of. Been there done that-Thanks Norton.

Norton's blunder never dies, but somehow, neither do they. It's wrong.

Mr. Norton needs his new Rolls. Billions for bloatware = profit margins for low margin PC rigs.

Solution: Clean reinstall the PC you bought with a clean copy of the OS you own which came with it. They are your property to do what you want with.

Here's how: Reinstalling Windows 7

Gotta give it to him. His real genius is marketing. Anyone who can successfully market a product that is widely known as bloatware and problemware has something going for him. Too bad he uses his talent for evil...