How can I remove all traces of Facebook, Yahoo, Google, and Twitter from my computer?
Hello. I have noticed some very annoying adware/malware/bloatware, whatever it is called. I can not seem to get Google, Yahoo, Twitter, and Facebook off of my computer. When I go to empty my cache and cookies etc from Safari these websites come right back into my top sites. What gives? I don't use these sites. How can I get this garbage off of my computer and keep it from coming back? It's like a virus or something with how annoyingly persistent it is.
Thanks.
Andy, thank you.
Question one:
I will investigate the .NET Framework Cleanup Tool, which Styxen (to whom I also thank) also pointed me at.
Question two:
I’m still confused.
I installed my new Windows 7 SP1 system on the 5 November 2013 and Windows Update subsequently offered a number of updates to .NET Framework 3.5.1 which are all successfully installed.
KB958488, KB979900, and KB982526 are all old updates now and, with the exception of KB958488, have never been offered by Windows Update and are not installed on my system.
As mentioned in my original post, KB958488 is installed on my system but I believe that it was installed without my knowledge by the installation of the Mouse and Keyboard Center or possibly by .NET Framework 4 Client Profile.
If Windows Update had independently determined that my system needed or could benefit from KB958488, your post appears to suggest that Windows Update would have offered
KB982526 instead.
And, of course, I still have no explanation as to why, if KB958488 is an update to .NET Framework 3.5.1, all its files appear to belong to .NET Framework 4 and my update history believes it belongs
to .NET Framework 4 as well.
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