NEED to KNOW

[swinger]

Just received my new comp, Alienware X51 R2 from Dell. Win 7 Home Prem. 16gig.
No VIRUS or POPUP BLOCKERS program.
Would U suggest a workable one? Ads keep poping up on this web site plus
@ other locations, quite annoying.
Help would certainly be appreciated.
 

[The Fugitive]

For a browser I use Pale Moon (palemoon.org) and I installed the add-on AdBlockPlus Does a great job.

Avira Anti-virus (its free and works well)

[BluBerry]

Ads keep poping up on this web site plus

if ads are popping up on the HTC website or the forums, then you already have a virus buddy.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

if ads are popping up on the HTC website or the forums, then you already have a virus buddy.

Not necessarily. The OEM crapware may include a browser extension that will 'suggest' ads from website keywords. Probably a way to get extra revenue for the OEM. If it's not a virus it will show up in regular extensions.

What can I say except.. Dude you got a Dell

[swinger]

as we speak my comp is becoming a VIRGIN, by a proffessonal.
hope this rids the injected stuff by dell.

[swinger]

Hey Ripley: Checked with the comp doctors they have never heard of that kind of program, I showed them a copy of Ur statement. They are excited to see after their fix if this happens, If it's true , they will ALL experience a revelation in their learning years.
But thanks for bringing that up.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Hey Ripley: Checked with the comp doctors they have never heard of that kind of program, I showed them a copy of Ur statement. They are excited to see after their fix if this happens, If it's true , they will ALL experience a revelation in their learning years.
But thanks for bringing that up.

The 'doctors' don't seem very experienced Here's one example: http://forums.anvisoft.com/viewtopic-57-6521-0.html

This kind of stuff is commonly implemented in different freeware downloads these days and it wouldn't surprise me at all if OEM like Dell would include it in their crapware package called 'factory installation'.

[swinger]

Ripley: Thanks, checked my word layers etc. I'm clean.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Ripley: Thanks, checked my word layers etc. I'm clean.

You mean you don't get ad popups anymore? If you do and you don't see any extensions that means you have a more malicious version that doesn't let you see it / uninstall it.

[gyrene81]

The 'doctors' don't seem very experienced Here's one example: http://forums.anvisoft.com/viewtopic-57-6521-0.html

This kind of stuff is commonly implemented in different freeware downloads these days and it wouldn't surprise me at all if OEM like Dell would include it in their crapware package called 'factory installation'.

           Dell does indeed load a lot of crapware on their systems, but nothing like what you're claiming. by the sounds of it, Swinger clicked on something he shouldn't have on the internet.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

           Dell does indeed load a lot of crapware on their systems, but nothing like what you're claiming. by the sounds of it, Swinger clicked on something he shouldn't have on the internet.

Since I don't touch OEM crap with a ten foot pole I can't say if Dell includes stuff like that or not - but based on the OPs description there was a suspicion. And it is within the realm of possibility that OEMs would include crapware that's borderline offensive.

[gyrene81]

Ripley, you have a bad habit of tossing generalized statements around based on little to no first hand knowledge. you would have done better to not assume the OP had just unboxed his system and jumped right on these forums then got popups without having browsed any other website and/or moved files from his old system to the new one.

[swinger]

I did clip on bad something. ALL has been corrected & webroot has been installed and working fine. The comp is great on speed & clarity.
Thanks to ALL for Ur input, us SENIORS need help from the younger up to date people.
ED

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Ripley, you have a bad habit of tossing generalized statements around based on little to no first hand knowledge. you would have done better to not assume the OP had just unboxed his system and jumped right on these forums then got popups without having browsed any other website and/or moved files from his old system to the new one.

You have a bad habit on attacking me for no reason. The OP had malware and in the end it makes no difference if it was him or Dell that put it there.

[guncrasher]

Since I don't touch OEM crap with a ten foot pole I can't say if Dell includes stuff like that or not - but based on the OPs description there was a suspicion. And it is within the realm of possibility that OEMs would include crapware that's borderline offensive.

when you build a computer for somebody else isnt what you install OEM?  unless of course you build your own mobos, ps, vc...



semp

edit for example:  this version of win7 is listed as OEM   http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=windows+7&N=-1&isNodeId=1