Derek891

I came across this story during my browsing session this evening: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/01/ie_0day_widely_exploited/ "Carl Leonard, senior security research manager EMEA at Websense, commented: "Websense estimates that close to 70 per cent of Windows-based PCs are vulnerable to this exploit. Given the huge attack surface, the actors behind these campaigns are racing to target companies before a patch becomes available." "In addition, we anticipate that as more information of this zero day comes to light, the exploit will be weaponised and packaged into exploit kits rapidly, greatly increasing the number of attackers with access to this exploit," he added." At the end the author states that Microsoft may have a security patch available by Oct. 8. Hold your breath until then.

I currently have three browsers installed on my machine. First is I.E. 10, installed along with Windows 8. Pros: Versatile for accessing and playing multimedia content on the web. Cons: Probably the least secure, but not by design. If Microsoft made it easier to understand the multitude of security settings, it would be a big plus. The sliders that are used offer simplicity for the average user, but using the custom settings can be confusing and some settings could be better explained. (For instance - what is "render legacy filters"? - damned if I know!) At least some settings offer "recommended" and "not secure" as advice. And, no matter how you set the pop-up blocker, it seems to have no real effect, at least as far as I'm concerned. Second is Pale Moon. I've only installed this recently, and haven't found the time to explore all the security settings, so all settings are the defaults. I can't offer a yea or nay on this one. Only time will tell. Third is the Tor Browser for Windows. Pros: Anonymous in the fact it uses the Tor network. Your I.P. address is known only to the entry point of the network. Secure in the fact that history and cookies are not saved, bookmarks are placed in a hidden file, flash is not installed, javascript is installed but can be selectively disabled by the user on a site by site basis, and the HTTPS Everywhere and NoScript add-ons are already installed and enabled. And the Tor button allows you to establish a new route through the network, creating a new I.P. address for the exit point. Cons: Slow at start up, slow to change web pages, zero multimedia features. I use it to read articles on "politically oriented" websites - and I'll leave it at that.

I think it's time that the government step in and protect us from such a dangerous product, as well as ourselves. The new boot screen should probably include the following: "The Surgeon General of the United States has determined that using this product may cause nausea, dizziness, headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, profuse sweating, or skin rash. Do not use this product more than four times a day, limiting each use to one half hour or less. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery while using this product. Children under the age of four should not use this product. People who are prone to epileptic seizures should avoid using this product. Prolonged use of this product may cause distraction or inattentiveness, resulting in death when the user steps out in front of a city bus." Note: I do not practice sarcasm. I live it.

Thanks for your reply kroozer. My machine originally had C: drive set up at just over 900GB. Just over a week ago I used Partition Magic to repartition my drive to dual boot with Linux and shrunk C: to 100GB. I neglected to re-configure system restore with a higher percentage of C: drive allocated to restore points (2% of 900=18; 2% of 100=2). It's my fault for not checking. Thanks again for pointing that out.

Understood Nergal, that explains it. I have that enabled so that all of my .iso files aren't jumbled up with my system files. The two I downloaded this afternoon probably bumped one of the restore points when I defragged. Thanks for your help. Edit: And the light bulb goes on in Derek's head - a separate partition just for the .iso's would eliminate this problem in the future.

Nergal - thanks for the quick reply. No, I do not have Winapp2 installed. And no, I do not have wipe free space checked off. I have just over 40GB of data on a 100GB partition. I do have the option enabled to move large files to the end of the drive in Defraggler. Edit: I have 2 GB allocated for System Restore. Not enough for two restore points? Edit: I just figured out the answer to the previous question. The one restore point I have left is 170MB. Plenty of room.

It's a very strange coincidence that I read this thread just yesterday, and wondered why someone would bring this thread back up after several years of inactivity. And today I experienced just what everyone on the thread is talking about. This afternoon, I downloaded VMware Player 6.0, and prior to installing it, I set a system restore point and labeled it accordingly. This made a total of two system restore points on my machine. Then I spent some time online reading about how to use VMWare, and at the same time downloaded two Linux ISOs. After closing Internet Explorer, I ran CCleaner, did a quick defrag with Defraggler, then shut down my machine. Now, several hours later, I checked my restore points by opening CCleaner, and the earlier one was gone. I also checked by starting System Restore and having Windows tell me there was only one restore point available, the one I had created today. I'm sure there were two on my system, and I know I did not delete anything. I never had a problem with CCleaner affecting restore points prior to today. Does anyone have any ideas? (Note: I use the free version, so this is the only support available to me.) CCleaner v4.06.4324 64 bit and Windows 8 v6.2.9200 64 bit

In reply: I've posted several times today without incident, but they were much shorter. The browser I was using when I had the problem on Friday was I.E. 10 v10.0.9200.16688.

Believe me Alan, I didn't feel a thing, and I do use Windows 8, as you already know. As far as me getting my head examined BEFORE buying a machine with Windows 8, that is another question entirely!

Has anyone besides me had problems posting recently? Last Friday night (9/27/2013) I made a lengthy post in the Software section, and when I hit the Post button, there was a very long delay. When my post finally appeared, at first I thought it was completely screwed up. Then I realized that the entire text was displayed as one continuous line, as if I had never hit the Enter key once. I had to re-edit, then repeatedly put the cursor in the proper places and hit Enter to get it all straightened out. Has anyone else had this happen? Also, has anyone noticed the offline/online indicator showing you as being online when you're actually not? Because after I logged out during the same session, I went back to check and see if all my links were working properly, and I noticed it showed me as being online. But when I came back to the main page of the forum, I was not listed as being online at the bottom of the page. I just thought I would mention this. If anyone else has had any similar problems, please reply.

"The online pregnancy test uses a technological advance known as "Zeta Waves", a type of non-invasive radiation emitted from all computer monitors." I think you're spoofing us Dennis. I held my head right in front of the monitor and couldn't feel a thing. Otherwise, thank you very much.

Hello Alpo and welcome to the forum. It looks like you were the victim of a thread hijacking, so in order to point you in the right direction, I'm posting a link to a previous thread on the topic, with a good explanation by one of the moderators: http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=35972&hl=%2Bdisk+%2Bhealth That's about all I can do, I'm not an expert on the subject, nor would I pretend to be.

Hello George Reading your post got me curious, so I performed a little experiment on my machine. I have a utility, Zemana AntiLogger, that starts along with Windows. I disabled it using CCleaner and rebooted. After reboot, I opened CCleaner and Task Manager side by side, and this utility was shown as disabled by both. Then I used CCleaner to re-enable it, rebooted, and it was shown as enabled by both CCleaner and Task Manager. I repeated this process using Task Manager to disable and re-enable Zemana, and the results were identical. So whatever you do with CCleaner to change startup items makes the same change in Task Manager, and vice versa. Please ask your friend the "expert" to do some research of his own before giving you any more advice.

Here are some utilities that I use a lot, are installed on my machine (or USB), and are free! Rufus (v1.3.4) Download: http://rufus.akeo.ie/ Description: An easy to use and versatile utility to create a bootable CD, DVD, or USB stick from an ISO image. Works with DOS, Windows XP SP2 through Windows 8.1, many Linux distros, Hiren's Boot CD, Parted Magic, Trinity Rescue Kit, and Ultimate Boot CD. Supports 32 and 64 bit OS, supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, UDF, and exFAT filesystems. Supports MBR (for BIOS or UEFI boot) and GPT (UEFI boot only) partitioning schemes. Options to check USB for bad sectors before starting write, quick format, and creating label and icon file on USB for easy identification. Comments: I've only had one image fail to boot, and I traced it back to the image itself - my fault for using it! Mini Tool Partition Wizard (v8.0) Download: http://www.partition...on-manager.html For install to hard drive http://www.partition...m/download.html For install to CD or USB - scroll to bottom of page Description: Probably the most complete and full featured partitioning tool available as freeware. So many features I will not attempt to describe them all here. The most powerful one: the ability to resize or move a partition while maintaining the integrity of the data on that partition. Works on Windows XP through Windows 8, 32 or 64 bit. Can be installed on hard drive, CD, DVD, or USB stick (this is what I use and the reason I mentioned Rufus first). Comments: I admit I have not tested or used every single feature, like partition copying or recovery for instance. I'll play with that at a later date. Linux Live USB Creator (v2.8.24) Download: http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ Description: If Rufus is so great, why do I use this utility? Two reasons: First, it supports more Linux distros than Rufus does. Second, if you use a distro based on Ubuntu, it allows you to enable a feature called "Persistence" prior to the creation process. This installs a second partition on the USB stick after the ISO is installed, allowing you to download and save files while running in live mode. For Linux ISO only, does not support Windows or Mac OSX. Comments: Between this app and Rufus, you've got a lot of operating systems available. WinMD5Free (v1.20) Download: http://www.winmd5.com/ Description: Why do you need this utility? It's simple - CD's and DVD's make lousy beverage coasters - there's a hole in the middle! Use this to verify the MD5 Checksum first, waste less money on useless media, have more money for beer. TreeSize Free (v2.7.0.168) Download: http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/ Description: A great analysis tool if you're trying to figure out why the available space on your hard drive is evaporating into thin air. Displays the size of directories, folders, and files in descending order so you have a clearer picture of where to look first. Comments: I give credit where credit is due, Alan_B recommended this one to me and it's been on my machine ever since. TCPView (v3.05) Download: http://technet.micro...s/bb897437.aspx Description: Displays all processes using a TCP/IP connection on your machine in real time. Displays process name, I.D. number, TCP/IP protocol, port number, I.P. address, and more. Run this and Task Manager(click the Details tab) simultaneously, then sort both by process I.D. number, and then compare the two. What are you looking for? A process that is displayed by TCPView that is NOT displayed by Task Manager, and has accessed a port and I.P. address. Why are you doing this? It could indicate the presence of malware or spyware installed on your machine. A good article to reference is here: http://www.bleepingc...acing-a-hacker/ Also, once you have the I.P. address in hand, go here to get a good idea of where it is: http://cqcounter.com..._ip_address.php Comments: I haven't had any cause to use this, but it's nice to know anyway. Zemana Antilogger Free (v1.6.2.293) Download: http://www.zemana.co...-free/overview/ Description: Very simple to configure, loads when Windows starts, and encrypts your keystrokes. Comments: When I tried to download the keylogger simulation test app from their website, Norton blocked the download. I would assume that Norton views this app as a threat. That wraps it up for now. It's getting late, but I do have a few more to add at a later date.

It seems the filenames were corrupted somehow, the dates as well. Are these files from a computer, a camera? The only thing that looks consistent is the size of the files, all 1.8 to 1.9 GB.

A file from the future? Maybe a message or a warning to all mankind.

I'm not sure about this, but I believe Alan may be making an obscure reference to Windows 8 users. Are you Alan? Because I can attest just how well it's been working out for me.

.....and the class action lawsuit will soon be underway.

I'm sorry to say I can't offer any info with regards to either Vista or Windows 7. I went straight from WinXP to Win8. And I never said I liked Windows 8. I've had more than my share of problems. Let's just say I've learned to adapt.

Windows 8 v 6.2.9200 (64 bit) and I.E. 10 v 10.0.9200.16688 and CCleaner v 4.05.4250 (64 bit) This is getting more and more curious. I always transfer the installer to a USB stick every time I install a new application on my machine. This way in the event of a catastrophic failure, I can re-install Windows and not have to track down and download every other application all over again. So I performed an experiment to see if I was going crazy or not. I uninstalled CCleaner, did a system restart, and then reinstalled using the installer from my USB stick. No sign of the Google add-ons, the installer goes straight to the "Install Options" screen. Then I uninstalled CCleaner, did another restart, and downloaded the installer from the link you posted. Ran it, and again, no sign of the Google installer and straight to the "Install Options" screen. This is very strange, it almost seems that Windows 8 somehow bypasses that item, and Windows 7 allows it to appear. Maybe Windows 8 doesn't like it when you try to install another browser (very unlikely). The only other thing I can think of to explain this is the fact that my machine uses UEFI Secure Boot, and somehow does not allow software to be installed without the proper digitally signed key (somewhat unlikely). In any case, it seems the problem is with the installer and not with CCleaner itself. This is way over my head. Maybe one of the moderators or developers can step in and shed some light on this.

Hello PC Doctor and welcome to the forum. I find your post interesting for two reasons. First, my machine came with Windows 8 and I.E.10 pre-installed, and I had no problem installing the latest version of CCleaner, v 4.05.4250. Is this the same version you tried to install? Also, you are the second person on the forum who recently referred to the Google add-ons as being included in the installation process. And yet, when I did my installation, I distinctly remember that the Google add-ons were not included. I'm just curious, did you download from FileHippo.com, Download.com, or from Piriform.com? Or from somewhere else? Also, check the information here: http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=5739

Hello Lantakik and welcome to the forum. Start by selecting 'CCleaner Discussion', scroll down the screen a bit, and look for the black button on the right side marked 'Start New Topic'. And just a forewarning about duplicate file deletion - I wouldn't recommend using it. A lot of program files are duplicated in the program(x64) folder and the x86 folder, and deleting any of them could lead to disaster. I also take a hands-off approach concerning system files. One rule I always go by: If you're not absolutely sure about what you're doing, don't do it. But feel free to post your question anyway. One of the more knowledgeable members could probably offer better advice than I can.

One of the things Defraggler does is to minimize the number of empty disk clusters that exist in between disk clusters that contain data. It does nothing to compress the actual data. (1GB of data that is 10 percent fragmented occupies 1.1 GB of physical disk space. But you can't use Defraggler to make it any smaller than 1GB. Understand?) The only thing I could suggest is to bring the image onto your 2TB drive, clean out any files or folders you don't need, then use a utility like 7Zip to compress the other files and folders you want to keep.

I suppose it's only a matter of time before they accept acorns and hazelnuts as well.

I tried Ubuntu back in June and found the same problem you describe. I was very disappointed to say the least, and if I had any idea you were interested in trying a Linux distro, I would have steered you away from Ubuntu for just that reason. I have been trying quite a few different Linux distros for the past several months, and there's two I keep coming back to. First is Linux Mint 15 with the Cinnamon desktop. Very polished and very responsive, with what I think is the best desktop and start menu of them all. It uses Firefox as the browser. Second is Zorin OS7. If you were going to introduce someone to Linux who has only used Windows, this is the one. Wine is installed so you can install and run Windows based software. Chrome is the default browser, but you can also select Firefox, Opera or Midori from their browser manger/installer. Also included is the 'Zorin Look Changer', which allows you to change the desktop's appearance between Gnome, WinXP, or Windows 7. I downloaded the ISO's directly from their websites, used Rufus to create a bootable USB stick, and ran them live from system memory. Sometime between now and April I have to find a replacement for WinXP on my HP Mini 210, and it's probably going to be one out of these two.