I'm having a problem where Vista is blocking SuperAntiSpyware during startup. I've tried ticking the "run as admin" box in the EXE's properties, but no joy. The only way to stop the blocking is to disable UAC. How can I reclassify SAS so Vista will allow it to startup?
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My son's HP laptop (Vista Basic, Firefox, 1.5 GB RAM) has been running quite well with MBAM, SuperAntiSpyware Professional installed for about a month.
All of sudden the free-to-try version of SuperAntiSpyware professional says it's expired after only 30 days. An uninstall and re-install did nothing.---the programs still says it's expired right after the install completes. It's possible that a system restore was done a few weeks ago for another issue.
If we tried to download a fresh version of the program to a flash drive and Run if from there, would that set the timer clock back to zero?
Does anyone have a work-around so that we can get either another year on this program or the rest of the time `due us' back?
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We were so very very happy and pleased that Malwarebytes free version helped clean out the InternetSecurity2010 virus/trojan infection, thereby resurrecting this Toshiba Satellite (WinXPMediaEdition2002,Sp3).
That.... we purchased a key code enabling Malwarebytes to run all the time
We did this despite some warnings by one or two posters on this site... '
well,
we have found out that Malwarebytes ... first...blocked access to one of our email IP host sites. After over an hour of searching, we found out how to add that site to the program's "ignore list' so that it stopped blocking that access.
Now we have discovered that Malwarebytes has disabled com port 3, which our internal modem was using to reach the internet.
SO, we have disabled Malwarebytes. We still appreciate the fine programmers at that company ... but the keycode fee to enable realtime operation of their program is, we regret to say, best donated to St. Vincent de Paul (or Goodwill or Starvation Army) instead.
Does anyone just happen to know how to fix this easily in Malwarebytes, (the Device manager is no help) or else we will defer buying all the additional licenses were were planning for our other computers....
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