How do I get this trash off my computer?

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02-20-2021, 12:15 PM
AbuHossam

How do I get this trash off my computer?

Long story short I fucked up and downloaded bittorrent when I probably shouldn't have because I didn't think of other options and now my computer is loaded with malware from the installation even though I unchecked everything. My Firefox is messed up, I don't know what to do and I can't even get rid of the shit because it keeps coming back, thanks bittorrent. Any help would be appreciated sorry if this is a dumb post I'm just annoyed at this :dabs:
02-20-2021, 01:05 PM
IdolEyes787

Re: How do I get this trash off my computer?

https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport...removal_guide/
02-20-2021, 09:07 PM
anon

Re: How do I get this trash off my computer?

If you unpack Carrier.exe from the installer, you can have the client without the malware "offers". That would only leave the advertisements, call-homes and sponsored content crap they added throughout the years :)
02-21-2021, 09:32 PM
Caballero

Re: How do I get this trash off my computer?

Whatever happened to the good ole' FORMAT C: ???

It seems so underappreciated these days...
02-22-2021, 06:27 AM
anon

Re: How do I get this trash off my computer?

You mean FORMAT C: /U /AUTOTEST ;)
09-28-2021, 11:15 AM
mehak_sharma

Re: How do I get this trash off my computer?

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Originally Posted by AbuHossam

Long story short I fucked up and downloaded bittorrent when I probably shouldn't have because I didn't think of other options and now my computer is loaded with malware from the installation even though I unchecked everything. My Firefox is messed up, I don't know what to do and I can't even get rid of the shit because it keeps coming back, thanks bittorrent. Any help would be appreciated sorry if this is a dumb post I'm just annoyed at this :dabs:

All need to do is go to start menu > Click settings > Uninstall programs > Bittorrent > Uninstall.
09-29-2021, 08:19 AM
Zupper

Re: How do I get this trash off my computer?

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Originally Posted by mehak_sharma

Quote:

Originally Posted by AbuHossam

Long story short I fucked up and downloaded bittorrent when I probably shouldn't have because I didn't think of other options and now my computer is loaded with malware from the installation even though I unchecked everything. My Firefox is messed up, I don't know what to do and I can't even get rid of the shit because it keeps coming back, thanks bittorrent. Any help would be appreciated sorry if this is a dumb post I'm just annoyed at this :dabs:

All need to do is go to start menu > Click settings > Uninstall programs > Bittorrent > Uninstall.

I normally run an image backup program like Acronis Cyber Protect and I find it easier to just restore my complete system if for any reason things go sideways. You can also use the free tools that come with Windows to restore to a previous backup point.
10-01-2021, 10:51 PM
anon

Re: How do I get this trash off my computer?

I use either VMware or Sandboxie depending on the kind of program that must be run. The best solution is having a spare computer with DeepFreeze on it, though. Install, uninstall, break or fix anything you want... after a reboot, everything's back the way it was.
10-07-2021, 06:06 PM
stargazindreamr

Re: How do I get this trash off my computer?

I created a VM on my Synology NAS; the snapshots are very quick to roll-back to. Makes recovering from stupidity very quick. Also makes using time limited trial-ware easy. Revert to snapshot, reinstall.
10-11-2021, 02:32 AM
anon

Re: How do I get this trash off my computer?

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Originally Posted by stargazindreamr

Also makes using time limited trial-ware easy. Revert to snapshot, reinstall.

Clever, although I prefer using Process Monitor to find out where they store the install date and delete it :ninja: Made the Sandboxie and 2TWare trials last for years that way, when there wasn't a reliable crack...