Primitive Garbage makes me extremely angry!

[Larry666]

I would ask the creators of this archaic computer system I'm stuck with to get with the 20th century, if I thought I could be that optimistic. It couldn't be a more annoying, frustrating waste of time unless they tried even harder than they are to make it so. To the people at Microsoft, Windows, and everyone else who has a hand in making this backwards abomination, then doesn't help me with it: THANKS! I hope I can return the favor someday.

 

[windude99]

I would ask the creators of this archaic computer system I'm stuck with to get with the 20th century, if I thought I could be that optimistic. It couldn't be a more annoying, frustrating waste of time unless they tried even harder than they are to make it so. To the people at Microsoft, Windows, and everyone else who has a hand in making this backwards abomination, then doesn't help me with it: THANKS! I hope I can return the favor someday.

Are you talking about bloatware that comes with computers that are not custom built or something else?

 

[paulpicks21]

I would ask the creators of this archaic computer system I'm stuck with to get with the 20th century, if I thought I could be that optimistic. It couldn't be a more annoying, frustrating waste of time unless they tried even harder than they are to make it so. To the people at Microsoft, Windows, and everyone else who has a hand in making this backwards abomination, then doesn't help me with it: THANKS! I hope I can return the favor someday.

Larry, is this some kind of cryptic post? What is the purpose of it?

Please explain for one what exactly you are talking about.


Paul.

 

[Larry666]

On April 9, I inadvertently downloaded a virus called "sweetIM" aka "start.sweetpacks.com", a browser hijacker. After a week of trying to minimize the effects of this trash, I have Google and Internet Explorer back, but I'm obviously running something in the background I can't see, because loading becomes slower and slower, and eventually whatever I am trying to run becomes unresponsive. Three different companies ran an online scan, followed by asking me for money to "fix" my problem. Windows helps these scammers by not providing simple information. I think they are in cahoots, or have their own similar scams they don't want to expose.
Could there be an instant fix for my problems? Of course not, electrons don't travel as fast through wires as photons do in a vacuum.

 

[DavidE]

Looking at your other threads it looks like you have or had Malware problems.
It also looks like you don't use safe surfing and PC usage habits.
When people here try to help you, you need to reply with your results and/or questions.
You are the one sitting in front of your PC.
Maybe the problem is sitting in front of the keyboard.

 

[paulpicks21]

Have you tried running some scans from software you can download yourself such as Malwarebytes? - Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware download

 

[Kari]

Looking at your other threads it looks like you have or had Malware problems.
It also looks like you don't use safe surfing and PC usage habits.
When people here try to help you, you need to reply with your results and/or questions.
You are the one sitting in front of your PC.
Maybe the problem is sitting in front of the keyboard.

Exactly.

A bit strange logics, making it Microsoft's or Windows' fault when a self inflected malware infection causes issues.

 

[Larry666]

Primitive! Where's the info I need so I don't have to ask anyone? It's hidden.

 

[Dude]

Primitive! Where's the info I need so I don't have to ask anyone? It's hidden.

Right here

Good Info

 

[Larry666]

Wow, thanks Dude
If too much information is better than not enough, I'm in business. I'll be an expert in a matter of weeks.
They sure don't make it easy.

 

[Dude]

Yes it is a lot of information, and I understand your frustration. I thought you would like to read up on something by searching the tutorials, instead of just asking. If you post questions here, there are many helpful members that will help you.

Your first post in this thread was you venting your frustration, I was trying to help.

 

[Larry666]

Yes, a week of chasing this problem made me really tired. I started to identify with the icon on my screen, going around in circles forever. I appreciate the help.

 

[Dude]

I looked at other post like here and saw that some members wer helping you. I would follow through with cottonball's post and continue from there. Good luck, it can be frustrating but a solution is attainable.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Larry it sounds like you need to do a clean install and start over.....doesn't a clean start sound good?

 

[keebsuk]

Larry, have you finished with Cottonballs help?

There is a lot of brilliant advice to be had from this forum but it requires a fair degree of patience if you are having problems. Remember that most, if not all, that offer their help are doing it in their spare time and are not getting paid for their help.

As has been mentioned, take a look at your "surfing" habits. Make sure that you have a decent and fully up to date AV running at all times but don't rely on it 100% to keep you out of trouble. If you need to download something then do a bit of research first, do you need to down load it in the first place?

Finally, if you do need to do a fresh install then follow the tutorial from start to finish and don't be tempted to cut corners.

If you stick with it you will get your system running perfectly. Good luck mate.

Andy

 

[Cr00zng]

Larry, have you finished with Cottonballs help?

There is a lot of brilliant advice to be had from this forum but it requires a fair degree of patience if you are having problems. Remember that most, if not all, that offer their help are doing it in their spare time and are not getting paid for their help....

Excellent help by Cottonball, but...

Larry666 has a point, all the crapware that installs without the end users' knowledge and/or consent is getting ridiculous. Legitimate software updates may want to install other software as well and if the end users are not paying attention, they may end up with Chrome as the default browser, ask.com browser plugin, etc. And that's just the legitimate side of the software. The adware and other crapware don't even seek end users' consent to install and not easy to remove some of them. Take for example the MS owned atdmt.com based advertiser network, good luck getting rid of that on Windows...

Following one of the suggested solution by Cottonball for junkware removal, my system with IE10 gives this error message:



Disabling MSE's real-time monitoring didn't help, the same error message popped up. Downloading the same file with FF had no such issues and the program ran just fine with MSE real-time protection enabled. So it's not Windows 7 or MSE, it is IE 10 that decided to block this executable. It's probably due to some "lack of certificate" for the program...

The point is that most people don't know, don't want to know all about this. They just want to use their computer and chug along. Certainly, Larry666 does have point from that perspective...

 

[Faladu]

OP is sounding like a troll, took me 1 minute to find the info/solution:

Remove SweetIM toolbar and search.sweetim.com (Uninstall Guide)