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captain queeg

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13. YeH it was that wavebrowser thing. I don't know if it's a legitimate ap or I got a corrupted version

Reply to canetoad (Reply #12)

Sun Mar 20, 2022, 02:20 PM

Mar 2022

But I never asked to install it anyway. Not sure where I picked it up. My son screwed around with it so I don’t know all the details but he said it had turned off my windows protection, I assume he meant Defender. I haven’t used it since I got back. One of the things he had to do was shut off my touch screen function which I never use anyway. I know it came in thru Google chrome which I don’t regularly use anyway.

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Recent glitch preventing me from logging on to my computer [View all] captain queeg Mar 2022 OP

Borrow a wired keyboard from a neighbor Tetrachloride Mar 2022 #1

Yes I was thinking that would probably be my next step. Thanks captain queeg Mar 2022 #3

Sounds like keyboard or mouse issue. honest.abe Mar 2022 #2

I have some spare stuff in my storage room which is such a mess I'd never find anything. captain queeg Mar 2022 #4

When you say windows, do you mean browser windows or other applications? LuvLoogie Mar 2022 #5

I know what you are talking about with the phony pop up and locking of the computer captain queeg Mar 2022 #6

The FBI one may be a variation of the Microsoft tech support lock LuvLoogie Mar 2022 #7

I can reboot. It took many tries, both hard and soft captain queeg Mar 2022 #8

I'm starting to think it's some malware trying to get in and my computer security is fighting it captain queeg Mar 2022 #9

Yeah, run a windows defender offline scan if you can. LuvLoogie Mar 2022 #10

Thanks. Assuming I can getting it running off line. captain queeg Mar 2022 #11

Nope, don't think a hardware issue canetoad Mar 2022 #12

YeH it was that wavebrowser thing. I don't know if it's a legitimate ap or I got a corrupted version captain queeg Mar 2022 #13

That browser canetoad Mar 2022 #14