Andavari
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Could just be crappy new drivers or drivers your system doesn't like, try an older version of drivers and see if they give you any issues.
Could also be the GPU (graphics card) is starting to die. At 2 years old that's the longest any of them have ever lasted in my system before needing replacement - and I don't play any PC games.
If you have another GPU that's not being used anymore which is compatible with your system you could use it to test with to figure out if that MSI GPU you have is starting to fail.
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I don't think Super Antispyware will be around much longer either. I don't think people have much need for a stand-alone anti-spyware anymore
SuperAntiSpyware ("SAS") really isn't an anti-spyware removal tool anymore at least not in my thoughts, it's really an outdated name they're using on it. It's more in line of being an anti-malware nowadays in my opinion, although some YouTube reviews of it don't paint it as being any good I still think it's relevant. It really should get a name change in my opinion and be called an anti-malware. It still finds and removes junk that some other scanners don't. Although I can't personally use it anymore on my XP system, something they updated in it maybe three months ago in a new version will result into a random BSOD when attempting to scan with it - just glad I never upgraded to the professional version as it would've been a waste of money being I can't use it.
SAS is what I put onto my mothers Win10 laptop last month after Dell tech support's rubbish attempt to disinfect it using Trojan Remover (hadn't even thought of that product in like 10 years). I scanned with Malwarebytes and Windows Defender but they didn't detect anything, I then scanned with SAS and it detected the problem and disinfected the system.
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A similar recent topic here about it:
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If you're running that manually created shortcut from an account with Admin privileges there shouldn't really be issues. However if running from an account without Admin privileges some things may not work.
One way to test if it's working is to just create a test file such as a New Text Document (it can be left empty) in a temporary folder like the 'Windows\Temp' or 'UserProfile\Temp', then run CCleaner using that shortcut, and then see if that New Text Document was deleted.
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Most standalones are very old and not given any attention anymore which I suspect was the antivirus vendors just testing them and getting feedback before including them in their antivirus products.
You can enable rootkit scanning in Malwarebytes, AVG Antivirus, etc.
For a standalone that still receives some rare updates I use Trend Micro RootkitBuster.
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Note that while Trend Micro RootkitBuster is a standalone it will create and leave behind a driver even if you delete the program off a system, the driver is located at:
%windir%\system32\drivers\tmcomm.sys
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See if there's any Nvidia cleaners in the community winapp2.ini file here:
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The quotes around the path in the registry shouldn't really confuse a well written registry cleaner since the quotes are required by Windows itself for files and paths that have spaces in the naming. What confuses registry cleaners are often cryptic looking settings in the registry that have other data tagged onto them, or weird symbols.
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CC has shown it as a Firefox browser and cleans it.
That's how it will clean most browsers that are based upon another one such as Firefox or Chrome/Chromium.
Additional cleaning may be available in the community winapp2.ini file:
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More info is needed:
* Your operating system.
* Which version of CCleaner.
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After downloading the latest ZAM setup file v2.72.0.388 and looking at the Properties tab they are using Inno Setup.
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I don't know why they'd want you to run that, I thought the installer they used for Zemana was Inno Setup which shouldn't leave references behind for Windows Installer packages (.MSI).
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It should be cleaned by the Chrome cleaners built into CCleaner. Use the browser a bit, then right-click Chrome in CCleaner and choose Analyze to see if it finds anything.
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Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but if I follow the link to download recuva portable, it takes me back to the main piriform page. The only download which works is the main installer.
I can confirm what you've reported as I'm having the same problem as you, even when using the HTTPS version of the page. And it's happening about 14 hours after you posted about it.
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There's an unofficial Mozilla forum at: http://forums.mozillazine.org
That's the one I always use, and it's helped me in the past.
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I wonder if using something like OpenDNS would be a way to get around it.
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It's coming directly from the publisher, so what's there not to trust, you did after all contact them.
You can always upload files to VirusTotal to have them scanned by multiple antivirus scanners.
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The solution topic also downloads the free version. For anyone using a licensed version they only need input their registration into the free version by going into Options >About, then click the Upgrade to Pro button.
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See this old topic about the USN Journal (that is if you wish to mess with it as some security software requires it):
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Interesting, but I don't use any of them. This is the second time around for there being malicious apps in there in recent years.
I'm thinking one of them even has a TV commercial to download the app.
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Since it keeps coming back after rebooting I'd just right click it and exclude it. Multiple antivirus' have what seem to be invalid keys to registery cleaners, but the antivirus will often just re-enable the keys if they're removed.
I'm personally in the camp of not letting registry cleaners touch my installed antivirus, so if something is detected as invalid I just exclude it as leaving it alone will break nothing.
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That's when you can have some fun with them if during uninstall they open a feedback page asking "why did you uninstall us", then tell them you're upgrading to something else that isn't a nagging nuisance.
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and if you get a mouse with the middle button as a wheel, you can tilt it left and right
Not all mice with that middle wheel button have left/right clicking ability. I had to learn to stop trying to use that feature I had gotten used to with some pricey wireless Microsoft mice (now I only use Belkin USB wired mice) because I was breaking less expensive mice one after another that didn't have that feature.
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You can click on the file in Defraggler to see what it is. If it's a locked system file like the pagefile/swapfile a boot time defrag can defragment it - might take a good amount of time to defragment it though.
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You have Monitoring enabled which could be the cause.
Go into Options > Monitoring, just like in your 3rd screenshot and untick/disable everything in there. Then restart Windows to see if that remedies the issue.
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I don't necessarily think they'll disappear, sure there may be more buyouts like when Avast bought AVG, and perhaps they'll reduce their prices - they'd surely be more desirable if they were $19.95 to $24.95 per year versus what they are now.
While if I had a compatible system that could run MSE/Windows Defender I'd use it - if it were optimized. You may find the MSE/Windows Defender reviews on the TPSC YouTube page interesting, as in it failing.