Ok this is simple now. Just use Google and type edit registry and millions of hits appear. Look through the first few and you will find many tutorials with good graphics showing step by step. You are nervous and rightly so because of all the warnings about messing up a registry. HOWEVER, this is nothing more than making a correction to a spelling error if you look at it that way. First time just go into the registry working down to the needed page. Once there you can walk away and grab a coffee if you feel stress, or you can make the simple correction to the one entry in question. Those of us who help others always need to stress the importance of caution in the registry because of those who are so impetuous. my ex son in law is a good example, he goes into a computer like a bull in a china shop. Luckily I do not have to clean up behind him anymore :) Now I have learned how to put stuff into a flash drive and save my files. Why? You are going to back up the registry as a precaution, nothing more. To save your work, assuming it is stored in My Documents. Insert the thumb drive, cancel the popup right click Start click Explore Now you see Windows Explorer opened Look near the top on the left side and right click on My Documnts click Properties in the pop up Look to see how large the My Documents folder is and if you have enough room on the thumb drive. We'll assume you have room. OK.... Click My Documents to highlight On the right side click the top item to highlight Hold down the Shift key and tap the End key now all the right side is highlighted right click anywhere on the highlighted data click Copy in the pop up Scroll down the left side now to find the thumb drive right click on it in the pop up click Paste and the contents are copied to your thumb drive - or any other drive you designate. Done! Simple huh?

Coincidentally, just now when I went to update MWB, I got the identical error message. Tried 3 times, but same. Googled the error (quite a few posts with same problem), and ended up on MWB Home Forum. Waited 20 mins for it to try and download the correct page before I gave up in frustration. So I ran a complete MWB scan with my old version (Aug.8th), which came up clean. Opened window with left hand, held laptop in right hand, near window with intention of hurling it to the road below, but decide to give it one more attempt. This time, it updated as smooth as silk, no problems! Tough love, I guess. The laptop has become completely compliant now! Regards, Shax

I don't know Loralee. The way Adblock Plus is behaving for you is not typical. Normally, you just add the extension and you're set to go. I'm not a malware removal expert but I suspect you're infected with adware. Maybe I'm wrong. In addition to Malwarebytes, have you used Adwcleaner and the Junkware-removal-tool? I would think, if your machine is infected, trying to mask the symptoms with an ad-blocker is not the way to go. (And might not even work) Removing the adware should probably be the first step. Then, after it's clean, you can fortify your defenses. WOT, Adblock Plus, a little extra caution(not fear). And just in case... a backup to roll back to. (Cheaper than taking it to the shop) I'm just a user though, the little bit I know is mostly due to having made mistakes in the past.

When you install Malwarebytes it has 2 checkboxes... one of which says something about start the free trial... so you need to uncheck that at install to get the free version. I would hope the free trial version automatically changes to the free version when its two weeks is up.