It was probably an accident. Malwarebytes is a little finicky, but it is accessible, and it will scan your computer on demand. The free version is good enough for me, and the realtime protection actually blocks some legitimate programs, so I'm not a fan of that. The realtime protection only works in the paid version though. It will work with Defender and is a good programme to have alongside it, because it is not a virus scanner. It has saved my butt a couple of times when Defender didn't even grumble.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: October 24, 2017 6:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Game Sites Installed As alwaysalway,s, thanks. I do not use malware bytes, but Defender. And I have removed the programs. One of them is BlueStacks. Another one is a pirate game. These appeared yesterday, and the only ones who had used my laptop were my son and myself. He is 17, and his answer was "I don't know". Anyway, will Malware Bytes work with defender, and I will assume that it is accessible. Is it free? Thanks again. -----Original Message----- From: JM Casey Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 5:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Game Sites Installed Hey jerry. I don't think being blind prevents you from playing games, but it is true that many of them are not too usable, and I well understand your frustration at having them appear on your computer without your consent. What games are these that are appearing? Microsoft actually packs a few with Windows now, I believe. Some applications, will you download them, will ask you to install other products, offering you "free stuff", basically. It's really easy to just check the boxes and carry on with the install and not necessarily be aware. This happened to me recently when I went to re-install Cdex (cd ripping software). There is no remedy other than just taking care, read all screens (using the JAWS cursor if you have to) when installing software and so on. If you are using Windows 10, I think your user Account Control will probably start complaining if software tries to install things in your programs folders. I personally chose to turn that feature off because it's a bit of a nuissance, but it's probably a good security feature, anyway. In the meantime, just go into control panel and remove all these unwanted programmes. If you run MalwareBytes, it can help you as well, by removing all unwanted stuff from the registry. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: October 24, 2017 5:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] Game Sites Installed Afternoon all. I have a question. Has anyone ever experienced a game being installed without your knowledge or consent? I have had several games show up in my programs folder, and, being blind, I myself have no need (or time) for games. And if this is happening, can anyone offer a remedy? I am running Windows 10, JAWS 17, IE 11 on a Dell laptop. Thanks in advance Jerry For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
