turned on laptop moments ago…
16,365 updates were applied prior to loading Windows

The laptop is powered up everyday. Why so many updates today?

I believe, but I could be wrong, that my friend acquired a great deal of their malware, but not all, from music and video downloads. Apparently, they have been oblivious to the mass warnings and advice distributed everywhere on how to be safe surfers, plus they weren’t running an anti-virus program.

QUESTIONS:

[ol]- Should all their music files be deleted?

  • What do you know about the following? RaRa Music, Zya Music, FrostWire 5? Should or can the folders be deleted safely? None are listed in Control Panel —> Uninstall Programs.
  • What does one do with files and folders of programs that were uninstalled? (ie: Spybot, MyPCBackup, WeCareReminder, Norton and others)
  • Are there any utilities to search out and delete unsafe programs and remnants of “uninstalled” programs?[/ol]

Delfix log is attached.