Welcome to TalkGraphics.com
Page 2 of 4 FirstFirst 1234 LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 33
  1. #11

    Default Re: Getting Rid of the Simplitec PUP

    Well,
    What browser do you all use? I've always liked Chrome for web surfing, but if there is a less problematic browser out there I'd like to know which one is recommended by my associates here.
    R_o_n _a_l _d __C. __D_u_k_e

    x a r a . c o m..a r t i s t s ..g a l l e r y

    Xara's Facebook

    Xara Designer Pro X 16, Xara 3D7 Web Designer

  2. #12
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    21,283

    Default Re: Getting Rid of the Simplitec PUP

    ah there's a can of worms...

    I certainly wouldn't say chrome was a bad browser, certainly not bad enough not to use; any more than I would say don't use google search, although duckduckgo is a good alternative [I think you use that Gary?]

    All the major windows search engines browsers: Edge, IE, FireFox, Chrome are good, although IE is effectively depricated by MS so it should be phased out

    What it boils down to it how you use them - do you want them to work out of the box, or do you want to customise them so they behave in a way you prefer? - out of the box use any of them [except IE] - you will pay a price in terms of privacy and putting up with ads ... but everything has it's price - which ever you prefer

    So chrome is fine if you want to use a browser out of the box; the reason I don't care for it is because it is far harder to customise the way I like than Firefox which is my main browser

  3. #13
    Join Date
    Aug 2000
    Location
    Virginia
    Posts
    4,432

    Default Re: Getting Rid of the Simplitec PUP

    Opera is still my fave.

  4. #14
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Location
    SW England
    Posts
    17,746

    Default Re: Getting Rid of the Simplitec PUP

    I didn't appreciate the deep interaction Google has in Opera: http://laptopmedia.com/highlights/th...rfox-vs-opera/.
    I use Opera when I want to not be snooped on as it has in-built VPN. In such occasions, speed is not important.

    Acorn
    Acorn - installed Xara software: Cloud+/Pro+ and most others back through time (to CC's Artworks). Contact for technical remediation/consultancy for your web designs.
    When we provide assistance, your responses are valuable as they benefit the community. TG Nuggets you might like. Report faults: Xara Cloud+/Pro+/Magix Legacy; Xara KB & Chat

  5. #15
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    21,283

    Default Re: Getting Rid of the Simplitec PUP

    opera is not the same since it lost its independance - but it is still there and if you need a free VPN that is certainly a good point... although not sure I would want to use a free one.....

  6. #16

    Default Re: Getting Rid of the Simplitec PUP

    So, duckduckgo is really an add-on to Chrome, not an actual stand-alone browser?
    R_o_n _a_l _d __C. __D_u_k_e

    x a r a . c o m..a r t i s t s ..g a l l e r y

    Xara's Facebook

    Xara Designer Pro X 16, Xara 3D7 Web Designer

  7. #17
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    21,283

    Default Re: Getting Rid of the Simplitec PUP

    duckduckgo is a search engine, not a browser - sorry if I caused confusion there....

  8. #18
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    StPeters, MO USA
    Posts
    10,819

    Default Re: Getting Rid of the Simplitec PUP

    I used to opera and loved it. Switched to firefox and used that for a long time, however I like and use speed dial and that no longer works with firefox, a lot of things don't since they changed it, so I switched back to opera. I must admit though that opera is no longer the same easy to use browser I liked. I tried Chrome but that was not for me.
    Larry a.k.a wizard509

    Never give up. You will never fail, but you may find a lot of ways that don't work.

  9. #19

    Default Re: Getting Rid of the Simplitec PUP

    Thanks for the clarification, Steve.

    No you did just fine. I'm just very slow.
    R_o_n _a_l _d __C. __D_u_k_e

    x a r a . c o m..a r t i s t s ..g a l l e r y

    Xara's Facebook

    Xara Designer Pro X 16, Xara 3D7 Web Designer

  10. #20

    Default Re: Getting Rid of the Simplitec PUP

    Quote Originally Posted by Acorn View Post
    Ron, if you use Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features then that should have removed it.
    I installed it once, for a laugh, and it was cleanly removed.

    Was it running as the time of your uninstall?
    It might not go until you have Restarted.

    Does it still have content in a folder under C:\Program Files (x86)\ or C:\Program Files\?

    I use CCleaner as described in this article: https://www.online-tech-tips.com/com...om-add-remove/

    Acorn
    George,
    THANKS!
    I think that article you referred me to might have done. I searched to see if there was any traces of Simplitec on my hard drive. There wasn't. However, after I ran the "Registry Cleaner" in CCleaner and then rebooted, I haven't seen the Simplitec PUPs after running Malwarebytes or RogueKiller.
    So, this is hoping in future scans it doesn't appear anymore.
    R_o_n _a_l _d __C. __D_u_k_e

    x a r a . c o m..a r t i s t s ..g a l l e r y

    Xara's Facebook

    Xara Designer Pro X 16, Xara 3D7 Web Designer

 

 

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •