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Google Chrome appeared on my compuiter

Kulindahr said:
I already said that CCleaner and Malwarebytes found nothing. Nor did an earlier AVG scan.
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Sorry - I should have been more clear. I meant is it possible your virus protection is running overtime? Windows updates downloading? Backups on overdrive ? I am just throwing out guesses on processes that might be running.
 
See if the heatsink is clogged with dust if all is well, run a memtest. The memtest may take a bit, let it run overnight if you want.
 
borg69unimatrix said:
Sorry - I should have been more clear. I meant is it possible your virus protection is running overtime? Windows updates downloading? Backups on overdrive ? I am just throwing out guesses on processes that might be running.
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If any of those things are happening, that should show in usage in the Task Manager, shouldn't they?

It behaves the same whether the wireless is on or disabled. It also behaves the same whether a browser is running or not.
 
The only thing I can think of is, how many processes do you have running, how big is your hard drive, and how full is it?
When was the last time you deleted TEMP files, cleared Temporary Internet files,... and Defraged?

I leave my desktop PC on 24 hours a day at home, and it bogs down after a while and needs to be rebooted (shut down and started back up) now and then to clear out all the temp memory. My Firefox needs shut down and reopened because of all the surfing I do. Or Perhaps you don't have enough RAM to run everything you're attempting to run?

Depending on what software programs you have installed, a lot of those will check for updates behind the scenes which depending on how frequently they do it can be a pain and a resource hog too.
 
borg69unimatrix said:
The only thing I can think of is, how many processes do you have running, how big is your hard drive, and how full is it?
When was the last time you deleted TEMP files, cleared Temporary Internet files,... and Defraged?

I leave my desktop PC on 24 hours a day at home, and it bogs down after a while and needs to be rebooted (shut down and started back up) now and then to clear out all the temp memory. My Firefox needs shut down and reopened because of all the surfing I do. Or Perhaps you don't have enough RAM to run everything you're attempting to run?

Depending on what software programs you have installed, a lot of those will check for updates behind the scenes which depending on how frequently they do it can be a pain and a resource hog too.
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Processes, as I said, are down to several dozen. Defrag runs automatically every Sunday night. Hard drive is 30 gig and only 38% full. Temp files get killed with every defrag. Temporary internet files get wiped every time I close my browser.

4 gig of RAM. All automatic updates are off.

And it doesn't matter what programs I'm running, the solitaire game is still so slow I can watch the cars being dealt.

Right now the computer is being disassembled for cleaning.



. . . . and apparently my mom's computer has a sticky 'd' key.:mrgreen:
 
If you don't have 'SuperAntiSpyware' try that too, sometimes it'll get things AVG or MalwareBytes miss.
Also if your internet router keeps logs, take a look through them and see where all your computer is connecting to..

You could always try doing a System Restore using a restore point from the day before it started acting up.
 
72-Jay said:
Chrome contains spyware (only active within the browser itself) so uninstalling it was a good thing LOL

If you don't have 'SuperAntiSpyware' try that too, sometimes it'll get things AVG or MalwareBytes miss.
Also if your internet router keeps logs, take a look through them and see where all your computer is connecting to..

You could always try doing a System Restore using a restore point from the day before it started acting up.
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I forgot about SUperAntiSPyware -- thanks.

And I'm thinking of a system restore.

Meanwhile, the dismantling has revealed a spot by the battery that seems to have overheated -- not sure yet if that's significant.
I'm also learning that laptops are a pain in the butt compared to desktops.
 
Stay away from system restore. I've never seen it work, only cause more problems.
 
This is one of the reasons I finally gave up on Windows. I used to maintain all of the computers in my office myself, and it was fairly routine for inexplicable problems like this to crop up. You can spend quite a lot of time trying to troubleshoot this. In my own experience, I was seldom successful in tracking down the specific problem. And, I agree with liam. Restore didn't usually work, in my hands.

To save time, I fairly routinely just re-formatted and re-installed Windows. When Microsoft began hassling us with "Windows Genuine Advantage" (Microsoft's program for preventing you from re-installing legitimate licenses of Windows without their permission), I finally gave up on Microsoft, and switched as many computers as I could over to Linux.

The three "Rs" of supporting Windows: Reboot, Reformat, and Re-install.
 
T-Rexx said:
This is one of the reasons I finally gave up on Windows. I used to maintain all of the computers in my office myself, and it was fairly routine for inexplicable problems like this to crop up. You can spend quite a lot of time trying to troubleshoot this. In my own experience, I was seldom successful in tracking down the specific problem. And, I agree with liam. Restore didn't usually work, in my hands.

To save time, I fairly routinely just re-formatted and re-installed Windows. When Microsoft began hassling us with "Windows Genuine Advantage" (Microsoft's program for preventing you from re-installing legitimate licenses of Windows without their permission), I finally gave up on Microsoft, and switched as many computers as I could over to Linux.

The three "Rs" of supporting Windows: Reboot, Reformat, and Re-install.
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After a while, I just imaged each of my computer's drive once it was all setup. When it comes time to reinstall (like tonight, windows kept rebooting on shutdown) I take the drive out, into the server it goes and I dd the image back on to it. But, all data is centrally located so I don't have to worry about salvaging data.
 
After a while operating systems just become slow and eventually need to reinstall it all. My Vista PC had so many issues but I found it a pain to do 7 hours of installing programs just to get it back up to normal. Be thankful you don't have Windows 8 it's a nightmare trying to get things to work on it.
 
I'm not claiming victory yet, but I'm hopeful. I ran MalwareBytes, and the problem came back; I ran SuperAntiSpyware, the problem came back; I used CCleaner, and the problem came back. So I got bold and ran all three at once.

MalwareBytes caught a pile of hidden little things like tracking cookies, SuperAntiSpyware cornered a pair of trojans, and CCleaner every bit of free space and all the things the other two found. Now Firefox is no longer freezing, my game programs run smoothly, etc.

I'm wondering at this point if what said it was google Chrome really was, because it took three times uninstalling to get rid of it -- the third uninstall was with CCleaner wiping and overwriting as it went.

So I wait to see if the serpent rears its nasty head again.
 
looseliam said:
Stay away from system restore. I've never seen it work, only cause more problems.
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Worked for me last time I needed it...maybe I just got lucky LOL


T-Rexx said:
I finally gave up on Microsoft, and switched as many computers as I could over to Linux
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I had setup Linux on a PC years ago, & have been wanting to try it again for awhile now ... just so happens recently was given a computer free (drive reformatted/no OS or anything, so rather than put Windows on it...Whats a good Linux version as far as ease of instillation/reliability/etc?


Kulindahr said:
MalwareBytes caught a pile of hidden little things like tracking cookies, SuperAntiSpyware cornered a pair of trojans, and CCleaner every bit of free space and all the things the other two found. Now Firefox is no longer freezing, my game programs run smoothly, etc.
I'm wondering at this point if what said it was google Chrome really was, because it took three times uninstalling to get rid of it -- the third uninstall was with CCleaner wiping and overwriting as it went.
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Coulda been the trojans..some of that crap is really tough to get rid of
Or maybe some "leftover bits" of Chrome since it wouldn't uninstall cleanly?
I might have to download CCleaner sometime.


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Started having some computer issues of my own last night...I think the harddrive on my other computer might be going out, computer was making some weird sounds (mechanical/didn't sound like a fan) & it kept locking up. Once warmed up it was fine (but I immedently ran a backup to grab the last few new files I'd saved or updated since the last one) . Uggg :eek: now I may have to get a new drive if I can even find one for that thing..
 
72-Jay said:
Worked for me last time I needed it...maybe I just got lucky LOL
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Aye, I'd say it did. But I guess it's just a matter of how often one uses it. Most people just have an original roll-back from when the OS was installed. If one used it prior to every application install, etc., it may be of some help.
 
72-Jay said:
Worked for me last time I needed it...maybe I just got lucky LOL
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I've had it work. The biggest problem is the little changes I've made to settings and got so used to the regress seemed like it had screwed things up. The only real problem was from jumping back three configurations at once -- it was a mess.

72-Jay said:
Coulda been the trojans..some of that crap is really tough to get rid of
Or maybe some "leftover bits" of Chrome since it wouldn't uninstall cleanly?
I might have to download CCleaner sometime.
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CCleaner is great -- I've had Windows uninstall leave crap behind, but never had a single problem when I use the CCleaner uninstall; it not only tells the files they aren't there any more, it will overwrite them if you want.

I'm going to have to look to see if there have been any reports of nasties masquerading as Chrome.
 
<sigh>

Now I'm not sure the problem is gone. It isn't as bad or often, but it keeps freezing.

My next attempt will be help from a friend who happens to have some licensed Win7 copies around.
 
My other thought is perhaps what bit rate you're operating, and/or if you have indexing turned on? Fat32? Those might affect your speed.
 
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