OT computer related

[darryl]

What's this proxy host I have suddenly, right after an update that I couldn't stop? Edge wanted to be my browser, and I didn't want the change- but it did anyway. Now I have a wait state while the browser I chose to keep fights for control.

[dian]

good question. i have a "proxy server" that seems to delay downloading.

edit: sorry, "proxy script being downloaded" is the message.

[darryl]

That few seconds of delay is long enough to scan a download history, or a surfing history- who knows what it's being used for-

[danlb]

Which OS and computer type are we discussing? IOS, Win10, Ubuntu or android?

If win10, which update was it?

[mechanica]

sounds like you accidentally installed Crapware
also known as Spyware.

[bob_s]

Which OS and computer type are we discussing? IOS, Win10, Ubuntu or android?

If win10, which update was it?

windows 10 update KB4559309.

It also deletes all of your system restore points, and makes it impossible to uninstall the update.

If you work with Visual Basic it also eff's up the configuration in Visual Studio making it impossible to use "Edit and Continue"

[darryl]

Win 10 home. Damn! Looks like my computer caught the Microsoft 19 virus-

[Mike Amick]

Win 10 home. Damn! Looks like my computer caught the Microsoft 19 virus-

Don't I feel silly, I actually looked that up.

[darryl]

I'd rather feel silly than how I really feel- I feel like I've been abused. My computer was fine, now it's not- and I had no option to say no. Since this 'update', today was the first time I got to see 'end task' for Edge. For the past few days there was no such option. Time to restart and see if the 'wait state' is gone- I'm guessing that it will still be there, and maybe even worse than before.