hi ICit2lol, ran the last program which was bleeping computer. It now takes up to 30sec to open a site or a document but once open the machine navigates through it at a reasonable rate. Along the way I got a request to install Java - twice - so I did that...
the only thing now is it seems whenever I switch on my machine it seems to run its scans in the background and will take a while before I can do anything at a reasonable pace. thanx for the advice mate. cheers, i'll close this off soon..
My Computer
At a glance
Windows7 Home Premium 32bitAMD E-450AMD Radeon HD 6320Radeon 256MB
One other Desktop (tester) and spare Toshba laptop both with SSD's
Running Kaspersky 2016 ISS on all machines config'd identically
Logitec audio stereo systems on each machine (x3)
Canon MG5250MFC
Router/modem TP-Link running WPA2SK
If the last thing you installed and run was AdwCleaner from Bleeping Computer their is no way it is running in the background. It is a on demand program.
Check your msconfig/Startup and see if something has been added. Also check Non Microsoft services and see if Adobe has added a auto update checker.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pr...Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home made Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU
Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard
ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory
Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution
1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Hard Drives
INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
PSU
EVGA Platium 1200W
Case
Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling
XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Keyboard
Das 4 Professional
Mouse
Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
Internet Speed
100 mbits
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser
I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
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LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
Sorry Rich I thought you meant was running scans in he background per se' as Layback says ADW you need to run it from scratch each time - do as he says and maybe look in All programs just to see what you have got in the way of AV stuff in there and let us know what they are.
If there more than two real time ones running it is very possible the ongoing scans are being cause d by that.
Now it could be that you may have removed an AV program form the machine but it has left remnants behind as you should always use the specific removal tools for ant specific AV.
My Computer
At a glance
Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap A...Desk1 i5 3750K / Laptop i7 GTX 860M / Desk2 i...Desk1 8GB (1866) / Desk2 16GB (1333) / Laptop...Desk 1& 2NVidia GTX 650 & Laptops on board Intel
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Own build (new) Desk1 / Asus ROG Win 7 / Desk2 1st build
OS
Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
One other Desktop (tester) and spare Toshba laptop both with SSD's
Running Kaspersky 2016 ISS on all machines config'd identically
Logitec audio stereo systems on each machine (x3)
Canon MG5250MFC
Router/modem TP-Link running WPA2SK
