Chinese bought up all the simple editors like CorelDraw. Beware that if you change computer you will get screwed trying to reinstall. They want you to buy new again.
They act like they are honoring your previous purchase, but you just go round and round and can never complete the install.
They bought up CorelDraw, Painter, Word Perfect, PaintShop, VideoStudio, and WinZip. Corel Home page has Chinese characters in upper left corner.
They also hiked the prices 2X. Went from $50 to $100 now.
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Last edited by budwzr; 10th Mar 2019 at 15:18.
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LOL i've never had any luck with things like "lifetime" licenses, any time the companies stop making money they sell out and the lifetime license goes poof...
that one won't bother me, i was never a fan of any of their stuff.--
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I only looked at the websites for CorelDraw, WinZip and PaintShop Pro, but they still seem to be owned by Corel.
"Copyright © Corel Corporation" can be found on each page and there doesn't seem to be a shortage of Corel logos. How did you discover they're now owned by a Chinese company? -
Here it is
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Doesn't show Chinese here. And "About" says their HQ is in Ottawa CA. Maybe you got hacked?
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are you here - https://www.corel.com/en/ - and not redirected somewhere else? no chinese at this end either. there is a dropdown in the upper right to change languages but none look like your image.
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Corel apparently sells software internationally. There are language settings on Corel's website, one of which uses Chinese characters. Perhaps you were directed to the Chinese page by mistake.
The Chinese language home page could look exactly like your attachment if cropped.Last edited by usually_quiet; 11th Mar 2019 at 13:23.
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Yeah, my attachment was cropped from upleft hand corner. Maybe Amazon mistake or International version. I didn't get hacked, I got both firewalls on.
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Last edited by budwzr; 11th Mar 2019 at 15:39.
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Google found a page about removing the Bytefence and its redirects which says the following: "ByteFence is a legitimate anti-malware suite that is occasionally distributed as a 'bundle' with other software."
In other words, you probably installed Bytefence unknowingly along with some other software that you intentionally installed.Ignore list: hello_hello, tried, TechLord, Snoopy329 -
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Now Im stuck with Yahoo Search that I cant get rid of. Anybody have this issue? Doesnt uninstall with add/remove Programs Manager.
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Important to know how that toolbar got on your computer. You have to search what installed program contained it in its installer. For the future.
If you have an unused HDD/SSD swap your windows drive with it install a throwaway windows and install everything you need and check when it got installed. Bad guy found.
If done swap the drives and use your old windows just like before, but if you are like me, simply delete all partitions on another drive and begin from scratch. Some settings can be reused from folder of program settings, I don‘t know its name right now, it is hidden and it is in the same directory of Downloads Music Videos and Pictures. -
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I dont know where that mudder fudder crap came from. All I know is it wont uninstall via Programs and features, but it is listed there. -
got a good one there. if you miss any piece of the installed malware it will just re-install itself. many anti-yuck programs required to get rid of it all. - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-yahoo-powered-and-us.search.yaho...com-home-page/
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Yeah, it's a nasty one. Doesn't seem malicious though, YET!
I dont recommend this "fix" to anyone. Seems like it just adds more malware.Last edited by budwzr; 20th Mar 2019 at 19:08.
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I use malwarebytes free version to get rid of the nasty stuff other viruses pass over.
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all the programs that are used can be un-installed after. no easy way to fix what you got. step 8 can be skipped.
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STEP 2: Use Rkill to terminate suspicious programs.
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STEP 4: Scan and clean your computer with Zemana AntiMalware.
STEP 5: Use AdwCleaner to remove adware from a computer.
STEP 6: Reset browsers back to default settings.
STEP 7: Use HitmanPro to scan your computer for badware
STEP 8: Run Secunia PSI to find outdated and vulnerable programs.--
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Last edited by budwzr; 20th Mar 2019 at 20:13.
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Glad that fixed your problem,any program that's a nuisance i label a virus cause they act like them.
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Some third-party software publisher might get paid a small amount of money for bundling it with their free software, but Malwarebytes is unlikely to be behind it.
Seeing your screenshots jogged my memory. I think that the Yahoo search toolbar was installed on one of my PCs a couple of times.Ignore list: hello_hello, tried, TechLord, Snoopy329
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