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Offline Maxwell5

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WAN Miniports yellow flagged Infection?
« on: February 08, 2016, 11:59:44 AM »
I recently noticed that the WAN Miniports are "Yellow Flagged" on my laptop but I do not know if this means I am infected or how to update or otherwise repair them.

Attached is an image of how they appear on my laptop.

Also images that show up when I attempt to search the internet or browse my laptop to update them.

When I attempt to "Uninstall" these WAN Miniports the attempts fail.

Am I infected?

How can I repair them?

Thank you

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Re: WAN Miniports yellow flagged Infection?
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2016, 12:58:18 PM »
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I recently noticed that the WAN Miniports are "Yellow Flagged" on my laptop but I do not know if this means I am infected
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see here  >>  http://lmgtfy.com/?q=device+manager+show+wan+miniport+as+yellow


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Re: WAN Miniports yellow flagged Infection?
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2016, 02:27:13 PM »
I apologize but I do not understand the response above.

The link just takes me to a generic Google Search of which I have no way to know what I am to do with.

If, in fact, I am not infected where might I go within this venerable forum to get the Yellow Flagged Miniports repaired?

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Re: WAN Miniports yellow flagged Infection?
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2016, 02:30:43 PM »
you google search your problem ... as the link provided will do, then check the hits found for a solution


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Re: WAN Miniports yellow flagged Infection?
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2016, 02:35:27 PM »
You need to install the drivers for them.
Get them from the manufacturers website (if there any for your OS)

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Re: WAN Miniports yellow flagged Infection?
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2016, 02:57:34 PM »
My Laptop is a Dell N-5110.

I went to the Dell Website yesterday and attempted to utilize their “System Detect” feature.

In running Dell’s “System Detect” for Drivers a message popped up saying: “No Updates are Available.”

In the next step in the “System Detect” process the “Obtaining Selected Diagnostics” process ran for several hours with nothing happening.

Insofar as Dell’s System Detect indicates on the one hand that “No Updates are Available” and after hours of attempting running the “Obtaining Selected Diagnostics” process no message comes up indicating that I need to install drivers for them or if I do need to install the drivers for them how am I to do this.

As a computer technology novice this is quite confusing.

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Re: WAN Miniports yellow flagged Infection?
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2016, 04:02:12 PM »
This is avast support so i suggest Geeks to Go forum, they help with all kinds of stuff  >>  http://www.geekstogo.com/

see Categories listed on right side


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Re: WAN Miniports yellow flagged Infection?
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2016, 04:12:02 PM »
Thank you.