Category Archives: Virus-Malware etc

Virus and Malware Solutions

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Thanks to Patrick and Veroncia for these solutions to an infested computer. It’s about 28 minutes into their show. http://revision3.com/tekzilla/new-ipad-hidden-problem 1. Combofix 2. TDSSKiller 3. Note – my favorite solution is to restore the disk from a drive image.   … Continue reading →

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Free Rescue CD

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

AVG – one of my favorite free anti-virus programs also has a free CD download to help you rescue your computer if it’s infected with a virus. Since malware and viruses change so quickly, I’m not sure how they plan … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Norton Antivirus

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

I was in the local Best Buy lustfully looking at the new Windows 7 laptops and overheard a conversation about antivirus programs.  The sales associate was trying to encourage the new computer buyer to get the extended anti-virus program so … Continue reading →

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Protecting the Kids with OpenDNS

Posted on May 25, 2009 by

One fairly easy and free way to protect the kids (and yourself) on the internet is to use OpenDNS as a way to connect to sites. It has parental controls with 50 filtering categories plus phishing protection. You can even … Continue reading →

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Conficker Test for Your Computer

Posted on April 16, 2009 by

Click on the link below to see if your computer is infected by the Conficker Virus. (Conficker Test)

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Free Antivirus Software

Posted on March 29, 2009 by

AVG Free is the program I use for my day to day antivirus protection. A comment by Steve from GRC however indicated that Avast Free discovered 50% more infections than AVG . Either way, I’d definitely install one or the … Continue reading →

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Viruses and Malware – How to Get Them

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

If you want to get a virus or malware don’t do any of the below. 1. Use Windows Update – have it turned on to “Automatic Download and Install.” 2. Don’t run as an “Administrator.” 3. Use Sandboxie.com to sandbox … Continue reading →

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Scanning for Malicious Software

Posted on January 30, 2009 by

One way to run Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool on your own terms is this simple task. Go to Start – Run and then type in mrt and then click on the “ok” button. The software starts and just follow … Continue reading →

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Sandboxie

Posted on December 3, 2008 by

I’m trying out a new program which “Sandboxes” your applications. www.sandboxie.com Note that there is a FREE version of the program without all the bells and whistles. The free version is OK if all you want to do is surf … Continue reading →

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