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Hello again Richard

In general I'm not able to answer your questions. You'll need to spend a bit of time learning about Windows and the software you've chosen to use on your system.

You could start by checking the Windows application and system event log files. Those log files will tell you about changes to Windows. Beyond that you'll have to carry out your own investigations as I have no idea what other software you have on your system.

That would entirely depend on the change.

I wouldn't say it's common but it does happen.

Sure... but most security software like AVG and Malwarebytes automatically install updates in order to protect you from new viruses and security threats (...because apparently new viruses are being created all the time). In other words: they (AVG and Malwarebytes) are changing all the time. Therefore there's no guarantee of ongoing trouble-free operation. Who knows, an automatic update may cause AVG and/or Malwarebytes to mistakenly treat MediaPortal as a security risk. That's exactly what happened in the last week with Avast.

Richard, this is a forum for getting help with MediaPortal. It's not the right place to ask questions about AVG or Malwarebytes. It's not that I don't want to help you. Rather, I simply don't know the answers. Last time I used AVG was more than 15 years ago and I've never used Malwarebytes. Please use Internet search engines and/or the forums for the corresponding companies/products (ie. AVG and Malwarebytes) to ask and get answers to those questions.

Regards,
mm

<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1220667" data-attributes="member: 82144">Hello again RichardIn general I'm not able to answer your questions. You'll need to spend a bit of time learning about Windows and the software you've chosen to use on your system.You could start by checking the Windows application and system event log files. Those log files will tell you about changes to Windows. Beyond that you'll have to carry out your own investigations as I have no idea what other software you have on your system.That would entirely depend on the change.I wouldn't say it's common but it does happen.Sure... but most security software like AVG and Malwarebytes automatically install updates in order to protect you from new viruses and security threats (...because apparently new viruses are being created all the time). In other words: they (AVG and Malwarebytes) are changing all the time. Therefore there's no guarantee of ongoing trouble-free operation. Who knows, an automatic update may cause AVG and/or Malwarebytes to mistakenly treat MediaPortal as a security risk. That's exactly what happened in the last week with Avast.Richard, this is a forum for getting help with MediaPortal. It's not the right place to ask questions about AVG or Malwarebytes. It's not that I don't want to help you. Rather, I simply don't know the answers. Last time I used AVG was more than 15 years ago and I've never used Malwarebytes. Please use Internet search engines and/or the forums for the corresponding companies/products (ie. <a href="https://support.avg.com/answers#!/feedtype=RECENT_REPLY&amp;dc=All&amp;criteria=ALLQUESTIONS" target="_blank">AVG</a> and <a href="https://forums.malwarebytes.com/" target="_blank">Malwarebytes</a>) to ask and get answers to those questions.Regards,mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1220667, member: 82144"] Hello again Richard In general I'm not able to answer your questions. You'll need to spend a bit of time learning about Windows and the software you've chosen to use on your system. You could start by checking the Windows application and system event log files. Those log files will tell you about changes to Windows. Beyond that you'll have to carry out your own investigations as I have no idea what other software you have on your system. That would entirely depend on the change. I wouldn't say it's common but it does happen. Sure... but most security software like AVG and Malwarebytes automatically install updates in order to protect you from new viruses and security threats (...because apparently new viruses are being created all the time). In other words: they (AVG and Malwarebytes) are changing all the time. Therefore there's no guarantee of ongoing trouble-free operation. Who knows, an automatic update may cause AVG and/or Malwarebytes to mistakenly treat MediaPortal as a security risk. That's exactly what happened in the last week with Avast. Richard, this is a forum for getting help with MediaPortal. It's not the right place to ask questions about AVG or Malwarebytes. It's not that I don't want to help you. Rather, I simply don't know the answers. Last time I used AVG was more than 15 years ago and I've never used Malwarebytes. Please use Internet search engines and/or the forums for the corresponding companies/products (ie. [URL='https://support.avg.com/answers#!/feedtype=RECENT_REPLY&dc=All&criteria=ALLQUESTIONS']AVG[/URL] and [URL='https://forums.malwarebytes.com/']Malwarebytes[/URL]) to ask and get answers to those questions. Regards, mm [/QUOTE]