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I have two friends whose computers run like paint drying! And their internet connects are dodgy.
They are both cursed with Windows 7

On my XP computer I have
Prevex 3.05.220
Teamviewer 177152237

Is it possible for me to copy (which files of?) Prevex and Teamviewer onto a thumb drive
and TAKE IT to them and plug it in and thus HELP them?

Many thanks hopefully from all THREE of us!

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Short answer: you can help, but do not copy program folders from one installed machine to another. Installed apps depend on registry entries, services and drivers; bring the official installer or a certified portable build prepared on a clean PC. There is a real risk a dirty machine will write malware onto any removable media, so treat the thumb drive as disposable or plan to fully wipe it afterward. and were right to warn about infection risk, and ’s autorun caution is sensible.

Safe on-site workflow (prepare this on a known-clean computer first):

  • Format a spare USB, download official installers or portable tools and scan those files with up-to-date AV before copying.
  • Put tools and an empty folder for logs on the drive. Bring a dedicated, inexpensive USB you can reformat on return.
  • At the friend’s PC do not run files directly. If possible boot into Safe Mode (or boot from a rescue USB) and run offline scans before launching any support tools. If internet is too unreliable for remote support, work locally from the prepared USB.
  • Capture a few diagnostics (Task Manager -> Processes and Disk view, installed programs list) so you can compare before/after changes.

Startup and disk-space practicals:

  • Use msconfig or Task Manager > Startup (or Sysinternals Autoruns for deeper inspection) to disable non-Microsoft startup items temporarily. Leave security software, display and chipset drivers, and items in C:\Windows alone. Google unfamiliar filenames before disabling them.
  • Windows 7 minimum requirements are 16 GB (32-bit) and 20 GB (64-bit), but performance requires more free space; aim to keep at least 10-20% of the drive free (or 15–20 GB minimum). To free large space quickly, use Disk Cleanup and consider disabling hibernation to remove hiberfil.sys:
powercfg -h off

If cleaning and freeing space don’t restore reasonable responsiveness, back up personal files and plan a clean reinstall. Wipe the USB afterward (full format) or discard it.

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once a program is installed you cant take parts of it to another computer ,try running malwarebytes , or superantivirus on there computers

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I agreed with caperjack above. What have your friends be doing with their laptop that cause the problem. Have they downloaded any suspicius files or go to any suspicious web site. Try doing a scan. About the file copy thing i am not too sure follow caperjack advice since he has more experience

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I agreed with caperjack above. What have your friends be doing with their laptop that cause the problem. Have they downloaded any suspicius files or go to any suspicious web site. Try doing a scan. About the file copy thing i am not too sure follow caperjack advice since he has more experience

Thanks jingda and caperjack

How can I be sure that if I take a thumb drive up there the malware does not get written onto it while plugged into the infected computer!
Is that a risk?
With Teamviewer is that taken care of?

What startup files SHOULD BE permitted and ARE required?

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once a program is installed you cant take parts of it to another computer ,try running malwarebytes , or superantivirus on there computers

Thanks caperjack

How can I be sure that if I take a thumb drive up there the malware does not get written onto it while plugged into the infected computer!
Is that a risk?
With Teamviewer is that taken care of?
As their internet connects are too dodgy the only way to get malwarebytes , or superantivirus to them is on my own not-yet-infected thumb drive

What startup files SHOULD BE permitted and ARE required?
And how much working space does Win7 need?

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i have no knowledge of teamviewer .
if there computer work and get online ,just connect to inter net and download malwarebytes and run the full scan and fix what it finds.

free antivirus program that can be installed onto your thumbdrive .info below

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Thanks Guys!

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your welcome ,good luck

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i have no knowledge of teamviewer .
if there computer work and get online ,just connect to inter net and download malwarebytes and run the full scan and fix what it finds.

free antivirus program that can be installed onto your thumbdrive .info below

forge what i said about this antivirus program ,i tried it and at no point to give the option to install it to my thumbdrive.

if you have good antivirus program on you computer it should catch the virus when you plug it back to your computer ,if you should get anything on a thumb drive

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If you take a thumbdrive and plug it into an infected computer there are 80% chance that your thubdrive will be infected. Try not to use teamviewer it often crash.

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Teamviewer can be run without installing so you should be able to run it from your thumb drive. Just make sure you copy the setup file to the thumbdrive. If you are concerned about your thumbdrive becoming infected then just wipe it when you are done. I suggest you set your own PC to NOT AUTORUN to protect yourself from malware on thumbdrives. Trend Micro provides a downloadable program called HouseCall (free) which you can use to create a bootable virus scan which you should run against the infected computer.

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