21-05-2015, 02:57 PM
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WindApp
I have desktop,laptop, and I have bought a few weeks ago notebook I think its called, like a small laptop.My daughter set it up for me and there was all sorts of pop ups and adverts appearing on screen, she said a lot of rubbish can be installed on them and by-gum there was. There is one that I can not get shut of, its called WindApp, if I click to uninstall it doesn't uninstall it starts to load, every 2 days it appears saying its an update and I minimise it till I have finished then on shutting down it says this WindApp is stopping shutdown, I then click shutdown anyway, and everything is ok till next time.
It doesn't appear to be doing or interrupting anything while I am online, but I don't want it, does anyone know an easy way as I am not brill on technology.
21-05-2015, 03:05 PM
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Re: WindApp
Hi Marj
Windapp is nasty 'adware 'and you need to get rid of it . I don't know about notebooks, what browser do you use..Something like Malwarebites may get rid of it there is a step guide here for various browsers..
http://malwaretips.com/blogs/ads-by-windapp-removal/
21-05-2015, 03:31 PM
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Re: WindApp
Originally Posted by Meg
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Try also putting remove Windapp and your browser and operating system into Google so mine would be ......Chrome/Windows 8.1 remove Windapp .
so I have saved it and will get my daughter to do it for me.Thank you for your help.
21-05-2015, 04:52 PM
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Re: WindApp
Originally Posted by Marj
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Thank you, I copied and pasted the above and it told me how to get shut of it, it would seem in needs someone more savvy than me so I have saved it and will get my daughter to do it for me.Thank you for your help.
I have been know to sit up half the night removing one
I will not have them sitting there doing what they like with my computer.
21-05-2015, 07:48 PM
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Re: WindApp
Originally Posted by MKJ
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Might be a good idea to get someone even more savvy than your daughter to check whether any other 'nastie's are on it. Probably find there are.
Norton antivirus was finding high risk things and getting shut for a good 3 weeks, now everything sorted and I scan daily but just this WindApp thing, that Norton never finds anything wrong about it.
Doesn't do anything and I wont update it, it just comes every 2 days as if it wants you to update.
Thank you for your input.
21-05-2015, 07:49 PM
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Re: WindApp
Originally Posted by Meg
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..they are devils these things just like the toolbars that insinuate themselves upon you without your permission.I have been know to sit up half the night removing one
I will not have them sitting there doing what they like with my computer.
Thanks again, it was helpful.
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