bawldiggle
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- Australia (East Coast)
Helping my daughter connect her Dell to our WiFi.
- our router is visible (along with all our neighbours) but connection fails
- the default Windows "Help me solve connection problems" is a dead loss ... a perpetual cycle of going nowhere
- and I know very little about WiFi setup ... count that as "Nil"
My ISP could not connect via LAN cable using TeamViewer. The ISP tech told me the laptop probably has an infection.
Without an AV on the PC I am stopped.
- no AV I just dont believe it :shock:
I have installed and run (without internet-connection) ... SuperAntiSpyware and free Mawarebytes ... no problems found.
Not having any experience (nor much faith) in free AV, I came to eightforums.com to get some help
- before I did, I found Latest version of Avast Antivirus but it reads that free Avast is a cloud install with adware "Chrome"
Free Bitdefender download is 158KB ... obviously a cloud install.
- I dont want to expose the Dell to the web without some sort of AV
- I want an AV that will scan for virus infections.
The Dell is extremely slow ... it has only one app installed a Book-keeping program
- my daughter is an Apple fan ... need I say more. Its like pushing a rope uphill.
Would appreciate any help ... have I missed anything ?
Thank you in advance
- our router is visible (along with all our neighbours) but connection fails
- the default Windows "Help me solve connection problems" is a dead loss ... a perpetual cycle of going nowhere
- and I know very little about WiFi setup ... count that as "Nil"
My ISP could not connect via LAN cable using TeamViewer. The ISP tech told me the laptop probably has an infection.
Without an AV on the PC I am stopped.
- no AV I just dont believe it :shock:
I have installed and run (without internet-connection) ... SuperAntiSpyware and free Mawarebytes ... no problems found.
Not having any experience (nor much faith) in free AV, I came to eightforums.com to get some help
- before I did, I found Latest version of Avast Antivirus but it reads that free Avast is a cloud install with adware "Chrome"
Free Bitdefender download is 158KB ... obviously a cloud install.
- I dont want to expose the Dell to the web without some sort of AV
- I want an AV that will scan for virus infections.
The Dell is extremely slow ... it has only one app installed a Book-keeping program
- my daughter is an Apple fan ... need I say more. Its like pushing a rope uphill.
Would appreciate any help ... have I missed anything ?
Thank you in advance
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.0/7
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Various
- Antivirus
- KIS-2015
- Other Info
- Various laptops & rigs