Hi Jess37,
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I didn't see an option for the Google drive dowload, but one for mcaffee or something like that... I unchecked the box
When installing software you always want to be on the look-out for 3rd party add-ons. If the option is available during an install to choose "custom install", choose that option. This way if there is 3rd party "stuff" included you should be able to opt-out of having that installed alongside the program you intended to install.
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After delfix, there was tweaking and malware bytes left, I uninstalled them from the control panel as it was said.
That is fine. But just for general knowledge Malwarebytes' is a good program to have on your computer and run periodic scans to stay clean. I would re-install it.
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then Google said it was already up to date, Firefox it needed an update and Explorer too
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I love Adblock, I have it in Google Chrome already.
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Should I download all 4 of the free antivirus ??????? Avira says Spybot is incompatible so I'm gonna stay with Avast.... And what should I do with HitmanPro?uninstall it? (honestly, I have no clue why it's on my laptop, probably my dad...)
You should only have one (1) Anti-Virus and one (1) Firewall installed and running at any one time. Having multiples of these type of programs will actually make you system more vulnerable to infection because they work against each other.
As for HitmanPro, unless it's a paid version I would uninstall it.
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I chose Online Armor Free for the firewall, but same question as antivirus, should i get 1 or the 3??? I chose the freeware option intead of the 30 days trial. And the tutorial is really nice thanks
See my answer above. One (1) AV and one (1) Firewall. It's your choice which ones you select.
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I installed CryptoPrevent and WOT (only in chrome and explorer because it didn't want to install in firefox, connection problem it says)
:bigthumb: I would retry Firefox, it should install I have it on my machine using FF.
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What is the use of MVPS HOSTS? I have adblock plus that blocks these things, right?
No it does not. Here is a brief explanation as to what a Hosts file is and how it works.
Visit this link to see what a Hosts file looks like: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/misc/hosts
(an actual Hosts file is much larger, this is just a sample)
Take this Hosts file entry:
O1 - Hosts: 127.0.0.1 100sexlinks.com
The loop-back address to your computer is 127.0.0.1, if you tried to visit the 100sexlinks.com website your Hosts file would loop the search back to your own machine to try and resolve the search.
But if the IP was for the real 100sexlinks.com website, and I don't know what that is but let's just say 66.102.0.0 (not real, but Google's IP) then your computer would resolve the search and direct you to that website.
01 - Hosts: 66.102.0.0 100sexlinks.com - this entry would direct you to the sexlinks website if the IP was legitimate (really Google)
01 - Hosts: 127.0.0.1 google.com - this entry would block Google
I hope that explains it a little better.