kcantre

Thanks. I'll probably install/scan/uninstall. Pay for a year, as MBAM helped in the past.

Is it possible to run in MBAM without installing it as a service? My PC accesses the internet only for windows update. Hobbyist/offline use. Years back I bought excel 2016 from microsoft.com. At that time, Microsoft had third-party ads. One of them kept trying an EXE. When I hovered over "save as" to download excel, a "run" appeared just as I clicked. A splash screen for some other install appeared, and I decided to just pull the plug. Data is backed up, hard drives are cheap. I got excel on the second try, and never saw any other problems. I would like to run MBAM, for a fee, like in the olden days, but I really don't want the background service. I'd also rather not "install and then uninstall" just for one scan. The current install package reads like it only installs a background service.

i've tried some more, just broaching the subject trips the anti-spam filter. It's really horrible that I can't ask a technical question

I spent some time explaining why I wanted to feature, but the anti-spam filter says I can't post it. I rewrote it several times. i'm trying this to see if it goes through.