How do I get rid of TUVARO?

[jim.mar]

DAVE:  Achh,       How simple is that?  It worked.   I had already un-installed Firefox and Chrome so all I had to mess with was Internet Explorer.  Machine is working like a charm, thank you again       Question; I have purchased the Malwarebytes Pro.  Is it ok to run that together with Avast?
I can't begin to tell you how appreciative I am for your help.  Thanks   JIM

[SuperDave]

I have purchased the Malwarebytes Pro.  Is it ok to run that together with Avast?

Yes, MBAM Pro will go well with any AV. MBAM Pro is now a full-time scanner and a very good choice. Let's do some cleanup.

Click Start> Computer> right click the C Drive and choose Properties> enter
Click Disk Cleanup from there.



Click OK on the Disk Cleanup Screen.
Click Yes on the Confirmation screen.



This runs the Disk Cleanup utility along with other selections if you have chosen any. (if you had a lot System Restore points, you will see a significant change in the free space in C drive)
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Go to Microsoft Windows Update and get all critical updates.

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Check out Keeping Yourself Safe On The Web for tips and free tools to help keep you safe in the future.

Also see Slow Computer? It may not be Malware for free cleaning/maintenance tools to help keep your computer running smoothly.
Safe Surfing!

[jim.mar]

DAVE: 
Thank you.  Well something else has reared it's ugly head.  And it has been doing it for some time.  I though that we had gotten rid of it but NO.   Very frequently, when I am  on line OR offline, my screen will fog up and I get the message that "internet Explorer has stopped responding", online or "Widows Explorer has stopped responding", off line  or "Microsoft Office has stopped responding. Depending on what I am doing at the time.  Once that happens the computer is locked up for who knows how long?  I have waited for hours and it never recovered.  I go to Task manager and try to shut it down to no avail.   The only thing that I can do is do a Power forced shut down and reboot.  Did I miss something?  Other than that, the computer is running very well.

[SuperDave]

To Run the SFC /SCANNOW Command in Windows 7
1. Open an elevated command prompt.

2. To Scan and Repair System Files
NOTE: Scans the integrity of all protected system files and repairs the system files if needed.
A) In the elevated command prompt, type sfc /scannow and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: This may take some time to finish.



B) Go to step 4.

3. To Only Verify if the System Files are Corrupted
NOTE: Scans and only verifies the integrity of all proteced system files only.
A) In the elevated command prompt, type sfc /verifyonly and press Enter.

4. When the scan is complete, hopefully you will see all is ok like the screenshot below.
NOTE: If not, then you can attempt to run a System Restore using a restore point dated before the bad file occured to fix it. You may need to repeat doing a System Restore until you find a older restore point that may work.



5. When done, close the elevated command prompt.

[jim.mar]

DAVE:  Well the sfc scan did not reveal anything.  It is still acting up.  Usually it goes into a perpetual loop when calling up a site  and/or  it often does it when either shutting down or logging off.  Then I have to do forced or power off..  I don't think that I have a retour point that goes back far enough...

[jim.mar]

NOw it is doing it when I try to use WORD or EXCEL.

[SuperDave]

How does your computer work in Safe Mode?

[jim.mar]

DAVE:  Thanks for sticking with me.   Well it seems to work fine.  I am writing this in the safe mode (with networking) now.  however, it often works quite well for long periods in NORMAL mode.  Right now it is working, it did take a long time to respond when I clicked on REPLY though

[SuperDave]

Right now it is working, it did take a long time to respond when I clicked on REPLY though

Yes, it does that on my computer also but only on this site.

Please download  SREng

•   Extract it to Desktop and double click SREngLdr.EXE to run it
  
•   Select System Repair from the left pane.
  
• Click on File  Association
  
• Select all entries that has an Error  status click [Repair]
  
• Refer to this image for an  example:

•   In your case, it would be .EXE
• Close SREng now.

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[jim.mar]

DAVE:  Thank you.  Well I did it.  The machine seems to be running fine.  Only time will tell.  Thanks again.

[SuperDave]

You're welcome. I will lock this thread. If you need it re-opened, please send me a pm.