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unwanted chinese/korean program installed unable to remove it from any where
I reverse-image searched the icon:
and it turns out the program is "Tencent (QQ)PCMgr".
"Tencent PC Manager is a free antivirus program available for for Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating ...
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How to permanently disable Windows 11 upgrade nag screen?
There are a number of online tips to stop the nag screens. In my opinion, the safest is to add a Policies value so that Windows 10 updates (what's left of them, about a year, at this writing) can ...
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Remove Github Actions from Visual Studio Solution Explorer
Apparently, it wasn't intentional this node showed up for all solutions. A MSFT employee stated:
VS 17.8 Preview 2 includes a fix that stops the new node from showing up when the repo is not hosted ...
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Remove new type of ad on Windows 10 search bar after Windows update
Right click task bar -> search -> uncheck "Show Search Highlights" and it disappears
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How to permanently remove Avira Web Protection from Google Chrome?
Here's how to uninstall globally installed Chrome extensions:
https://www.howtogeek.com/140464/how-to-manually-uninstall-a-globally-installed-chrome-extension/
Make a system restore point and ...
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ShellExperienceHost.exe Adware removal - Solved was Chrome notification
Looks like those are Google Chrome notifications.
Check Settings --> Advanced --> Site Settings --> Notifications.
Check what's in the allow list.
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I updated Windows 10, now "Microsoft Teams" starts each time I log in?
Disable it from the Task Manager's Startup tab.
Or better yet uninstall both "Microsoft Teams" and "Teams Machine-Wide Installer".
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Completely remove FlexNet Connect software
My only experience is with FlexNet and Dragon Naturally Speaking. It seems that Flexnet connect is a third part updater Nuance uses. There isn't a supported way to uninstall it but blocking the ...
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Why does Firefox POST to https://www.google.com/gen_204?atyp=csi&ei=?
GET http://www.google.com/gen_204 is the URL google apps/extensions use to check if the client app/browser is connected with internet or more specifically they use this URL to check if the user can ...
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Why does Firefox POST to https://www.google.com/gen_204?atyp=csi&ei=?
A HTTP code 204 means 'no content'. Therefore it seems the purpose of the URL is to generate an empty response. This answer might also be relevant in determining what it does - namely, some sort of ...
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Chrome trying to download something?
The extension ID fhnlapempodiikihjeggpacnefpdemam used to belong to the "Easy PiP" Chrome extension, which has since been removed from Chrome Store – seemingly due to reports of it ...
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I updated Windows 10, now "Microsoft Teams" starts each time I log in?
Have you tried to do the following?
Open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc)
Switch to Startup tab.
Find Microsoft Teams and disable it.
Hope that helps. Otherwise you can just try to uninstall it:
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Why does Firefox POST to https://www.google.com/gen_204?atyp=csi&ei=?
Is google your homepage? because if you open a new tab, or restart firefox, and google is your default search engine, its likely the browser is already rendering something relating to it.
Check your ...
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how to block pushedwebnews.com advertisement in browser?
Aside from the usual advice (get yourself an ad-blocker, disable rogue plug-ins, etc.), a way to accomplish this would be to implement a sinkhole for that domain.
In C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc ...
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Remove Adware from Installer.exe before Installation
The installer downloaded from the link https://www.freefilesync.org/download.php has many malwares. Here is the VirusTotal report of that 9.3 Windows installer. The installer is an Inno Setup. It ...
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How to get rid of "Rockettab powered by addonjet"?
I have been stuck in a similar situation myself with RocketTab ad/malware and it is particularly bothersome, because it is often bundled with other malware that is much more intrusive or dangerous (...
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Tracking adware that opens ads/phishing websites through your default browser
I redownloaded and rexecuted the virus using a Sandboxed web browser and a Sandboxed Windows Explorer, respectively. It was fascinating to watch, like locking a spider in a cage and dropping bugs in. ...
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Malware: how to remove annoying extra argument when Firefox & Chrome processes start
Ok, so I fixed my own problem.
The problem was not found in the registry.
There was no need to reinstall neither Chrome nor Firefox either.
The solution turned out to be way easier than I expected. ...
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unwanted chinese/korean program installed unable to remove it from any where
Yes that happened to me. I was installing a program and like a dummy I gave it "administrative" privileges.
Solution:
Make sure Microsoft Security Essentials is installed. Install Malware Bytes (...
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