Hey Randy. No, it won't stop the software, but it will help you clean it up afterwards by finding all the registry entries etc. That is all I meant. It's not prevention, but a cure. Not all this unwanted software is easily uninstallable from the control panel, I think.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Randy Barnett Sent: October 24, 2017 8:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Game Sites Installed Malwarebyts is not going to stop software from getting installed if it is coming in as part of another program. For us it can be very hard to notice the added software at times. You have to just uninstall it. On 10/24/2017 3:41 PM, [email protected] wrote: > 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/ -- Sincerely: Randy Barnett (Owner) Soundtique Grants Pass, Oregon. 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/
