TO HELP
PREVENT VIRUSES FROM LOADING
ALWAYS
FOLLOW
THESE
EMAIL RULES
BEFORE
OPENING EMAIL ATTACHMENTS
Do not open the attachments of messages
with a suspicious or unexpected subject.
If you want to open them,
first save them to your hard disk and scan them with an updated
antivirus program.
Delete any chain e-mails or unwanted
messages.
Do not forward them or reply to their senders.
This kind of messages is considered spam, because it is undesired
and unsolicited and it overloads the Internet traffic.
To see SAFE and DANGEROUS EMAIL
FILES EXAMPLES OF WHAT TO DOWNLOAD
click here
JAVA VIRUS
Java frequently picks up Viruses from rogue websites
AVIRA will automatically detect delete these Java viruses
They are located in the Java Cache Folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\<user_name>\Application
Data\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\
The entire Sun folder can simply be deleted without
affecting the Java installation
EVERYONE SHOULD CHECK THIS! SLOW COMPUTER? VERY SLOW HARD DRIVE PERFORMANCE?? Has your hard drive performance degraded to very slow transfer speeds? Both problems' solution is: Somehow, Windows has reset the Hard drive's Go to DEVICE MANAGER, IDE ATAPI, find affected
slow drives, look in Advanced Settings - |
THE
SIX STEPS TO
KEEP
YOUR COMPUTER HEALTHY
PRIVATE,
and FAST...
Follow my
suggestions below to run
the latest and greatest security, virus detection software,
spyware detection, and email tips
ALL SAFE & FREE TO YOU !!
Believe me, a
licensed engineer, and computer geek since before there were
desktop computers.
If you don't run these recommended programs, especially SPYBOT,
your computer will definitely be FULL of spyware, secret ads, and
expensive dialers that take control and secretly command your
computer
in such a way that it robs your system of internet speed,
efficiency, and privacy.
1) I LOVE THIS FREE
CLEANER
It will REMOVE all of your old TEMP files that WINDOWS
doesn't delete.
It has deleted VIRUSES and ROGUE temp files that no other programs can
find
And it will fix BUGS from VIRUSES in MEDIA PLAYER and other
programs
It will find files so old you thought were gone YEARS AGO!
If you do a lot of internet surfing, run this program after an extensive session
DAILY.
Run CCleaner
and then set this option in CCleaner:
Click OPTIONS, ADVANCED,
then UNCHECK
"Only delete files in Windows Temp folders that are
older than 48 hours"
2) SPYWARE REMOVAL
To clean your computer from SPYWARE:
Spyware will rob you of your speedy connections, slow
your computer down, and compromise your privacy,
running in the
background without your knowledge or consent.
I used to use SPYBOT, but I no longer like this program. It can actually
slow your computer down
when it installs thousands of rouge websites that it says are dangerous. I
found ZERO use for that.
So if you have SPYBOT, I recommend to UNINSTALL it! Read below (#6) for
how to complete a true uninstall of SPYBOT.
Once all traces are removed - including the 1000's of rogue websites in Internet
Explorer don't ever use it again.
Now I use the FREE EDITION of
SUPERANTISPYWARE
The free edition wont run automatically...so I just run it myself
once a week or so.
If you use ccleaner regularly...your computer will be mostly clean anyway as
spyware will generally be deleted by ccleaner.
Be careful during the install of this program
(and during any other program install),
NOT TO INSTALL any TOOLBARS from GOOGLE or BING.
There is a checkbox sometimes during the install process to clear!
*** And Check UPDATES once a month or sooner ***
3) VIRUS DETECTION
Most Highly recommended - follow the program's automatic scheduling
I run this program update and check DAILY!
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Some other antivirus programs one time
scans:
I hardly ever use the programs below:
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Go here :
Click FREE SCAN ONLINE
And it doesn't require any updating...since it is automatically updated with every online scan you make.
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And another FREE:
Kaspersky here
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Single file analysis:
submit file here virusscan
or here Virustotal.com
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Download COMBOFIX
from Bleeping Computer here
Download, save and run from your desktop
Instructions
When finished with combofix uninstall it - click START, RUN
combofix /u
NOTICE...this can be a destructive program (like
HiJackThis a favorite program of mine)
and may require expert knowledge,
Although ComboFix has always worked flawlessly for me.
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A sample history of virus killer programs - run in
this order:
From
http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=73155
ccleaner
MalwareBytes
HiJackThis
SuperAntiwareSpyware
turn off System Restore
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Below is included for super advanced problems...I used it maybe once:
http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/
Make sure that the option Remove found threats is NOT checked, and the
option Scan archives is checked.
Now click on Advanced Settings and select the following:
Scan for potentially unwanted applications
Scan for potentially unsafe applications
Enable Anti-Stealth Technology
OTM by OldTimer
Save it to your desktop
Here is example. You found a file in the est scan that could not be removed:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\{F14A989E-0102-460B-ADB5-BC208314A307}\OFFLINE\mFileBagIDE.dll\bag\FFToolbar.xpi
Copy the file paths below to the clipboard by highlighting ALL of them and
pressing CTRL + C (or, after highlighting, right-click and choose Copy):
Return to OTM, right click in the "Paste instructions for items to be Move"
window (under the light Yellow bar) and choose Paste.
Click the red Moveit! button.
A log of files and folders moved will be created in the c:\_OTM\MovedFiles
folder in the form of Date and Time (mmddyyyy_hhmmss.log). Please open this log
in Notepad and post its contents in your next reply.
Close OTM
4) MAKE
SURE YOUR WINDOWS SYSTEM RESTORE IS TURNED ON
ALWAYS
Start, Control Panel, System, System Restore, Uncheck - Turn Off System
Restore
5) IE, TOOLS, INTERNET OPTIONS, GENERAL,
TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES, SETTINGS:
Keep this setting low - to prevent hard disk searching. I
use 100 MB!!
6) AFTER INSTALLING SPYBOT and even after DELETING SPYBOT, check
this:
IE, TOOLS, INTERNET OPTIONS,
SECURITY, RESTRICTED SITES:
Keep these entries to a very small number - I use ZERO entries.
Manage this AFTER installing or better yet -->removing SPYBOT.
To manage large amount of entries, I use:
ZonedOut
JAVA UPDATES
FYI, I lost my browser’s history of WebPages visited. I tried everything…uninstalling IE8…for hours.
Even system restore to a date that HISTORY
was working…nothing worked.
Then B O I N G my dead mind remembered…HiJackThis – what a dope I am. I deleted
all the JAVA stuff, and it worked! Now I am spending hr getting everything back
to normal.
I think a box opened asking if I wanted to install a JAVA update…I clicked YES. I think one should always install a JAVA update from SUN only. If you get a JAVA update box…just say NO – and then go to SUN JAVA to see what’s up.
CHECK IF YOU NEED JAVA
UPDATE
To test your Java Run-time
http://www.java.com/...help/testvm.xml
Zone Alarm FREE Personal Firewall
Zone Alarm has a great FREE personal firewall and it's
a necessity for all desktop computers
connected to broadband Internet, using DSL, cable, ISDN, WiFi or
satellite modems.
If you have a particularly tough virus - that won't get cleaned away: 1.
Disable System Restore (Windows Me/XP). To disable
System Restore (Windows Me/XP) GEEKS TO GO |
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HiJack This |
DELETE OLDER VERSIONS OF JAVA & UPDATE TO NEWEST VERSION
Older
versions of Java Runtime Environment have
vulnerabilities that malware can use to infect your system.
Please follow these steps to remove the older versions of Java
Runtime Environment..
Please download the latest Java Runtime Environment.
After you have
installed the Java software on your computer, you must restart
your browser.
You can verify that Java Runtime Environment (RTE) has been
installed correctly by clicking on
the Verify Installation button on the JAVA
SOFTWARE MANUAL DOWNLOAD page.
DEFRAGMENT YOUR HARD
DRIVE
(Highly recommended - once
every two weeks)
CLICK START, PROGRAMS,
ACCESSORIES, SYSTEM TOOLS, DISK DEFRAGMENTER.
Just relax and follow the prompts -this will take about 30
minutes or so, depending on the size of your hard drive and the
speed of your computer.
This Microsoft Windows program will kind of put all the memory
bits on your hard-drive in order
so that your hard drive can read your files and fill your cache
in one quick pass,
rather than search in different places throughout your hard
drive.
I LOVE THIS FREE TESTER:
TEST YOUR COMPUTER SETUP
HERE
PC Pitstop: Free PC Diagnostics and Tune-ups
Just click "New
Members"
Not necessary to login or to register
Turn off all browser windows,
and other programs during the test
Also, temporarily turn off your antivirus program (AVG) &
firewall
Watch
what you download! |
PERHAPS MOST
IMPORTANT OF ALL |
Browser Search Page
Hijacked EARTHLINK SEARCH
HIJACK Not easy to repair
without the following fix: |
HOW TO AVOID RUNNING
VIRUSES & OTHER NASTY THINGS
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COMPUTER REBOOTING OVER AND OVER Exact instructions: START, CONTROL PANEL,
SYSTEM, ADVANCED, PERFORMANCE SETTINGS, ADVANCED, |
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