Nope. I unticked the boxes & nothing else was installed.
Stopped using Spybot ages ago. Found that Malwarebytes was a better scanner.
No. Windows & Linux LibreOffice are different beasts. Though it runs on both the platforms, the executables are different.
A cd version of Mint doesn't have the apps/codecs installed as there is not enough space. Download DVD version for everything.
Great. Now wait for somebody to look at those logs & advise you further.
You have to post those logs in the Malware and Virus Removal section under a new thread describing your problem so that an expert can have a look...
So you don't have an anti virus & no patches. Windows Defender definitions would be old & it won't be able to detect anything. Read this...
CCleaner is a good cleaner. Just use it to clean the junk & don't use Registry option at all.
Most probably a malware. What AV solution are you running & did you check the authenticity of the file ?
Registry cleaning sometimes can create more problem than it seems to solve. It could be his problem too.
Are you running the Cleaner part or the Registry part ?
No. There isn't.
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If both the drives are of the same capacity, I would create a RAID 1. That way everything would be protected.
There is NO connection between CCleaner & MSE. CCleaner only clears temp files,logs & internet history/cache.
Yes. If the hard disk is in the warranty, get it replaced.
Download ISO image from http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/support/seatools/SeaToolsDOS223ALL.ISO. Burn this image onto a cd, boot the computer...
You need to uncheck the option for "Saved Password" in Internet Explorer. If you use FF, unchek the same option from Applications->FireFox.
I meant whether you Uninstalled the program through Control Panel or just deleted the files.
ok. That would work.
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