ANTIVIRUS AND SPYWARE HELP, PRODUCT REVIEWS, AND REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS
Dec 31
There are lots of problems associated with the use of PDF files (Portable Document files). No doubt, PDFs are good source of information communication or document exchange. Best thing about PD…
Dec 31
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More than 80 million computer users around the world go online safely, thanks to AVG. You didn’t buy your PC to worry about security. That’s why we’ve designed our software so you can work, play, surf, and chat online while we take care of keeping you safe. We’re so quiet and efficient, you won’t even know we’re there—but you can rest assured that we are. AVG’s unique LinkScanner is the only technology that checks Web sites and search results at the only moment it matters—when you’re about to click that link. AVG’s new scanning system only scans files changed since the last scan, so it won’t slow down your surfing, downloading, or online chatting. Here’s what we’re doing behind the scenes to keep you and your PC out of trouble: while you’re surfing and searching the Web, LinkScanner SurfShield ensures that every Web site you visit is safe—even before you go there. LinkScanner SearchShield gives safety ratings to all your Google, MSN, and Yahoo search results. LIVE Research checks to make sure that Web pages really are what they appear to be. And while you’re e-mailing, IMing, or on your social networks, WebShield lets you download and exchange files without risking virus infections. Email Scanner keeps viruses, phishers, and scammers out of your inbox. Whether you’re online or off, Anti-Virus makes sure you can’t get or spread an infection. Anti-Spyware keeps your passwords and other personal information private.Amazon.com Product Description
AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware—essential protection that won’t get in your way.
AVG’s new high-speed anti-virus/anti-spyware combo scanner is smarter than your average scanner. It keeps track of what’s already been scanned and found clean. Result: faster scanning that doesn’t get in your way.
AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware is simply smarter security that doesn’t slow you down.
It doesn’t waste your time. It just keeps you safe—online or off.
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AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware also has a secret weapon other anti-virus products don’t have. It has LinkScanner. LinkScanner takes over where your anti-virus doesn’t go—into the depths of web pages you haven’t even visited yet.
LinkScanner gives you a vital extra layer of protection you won’t find in other anti-virus software. And you can use it in combination with firewalls and anti-spam products from other companies with no loss of protection or PC performance.
Most web threats these days are literally here today, gone tomorrow. So the only way to protect yourself is to use software that checks the page behind every link at the only time that matters—right before you click on it.
Whenever you’re on the web, the moment you go to click on a link, LinkScanner analyzes the page behind that link to tell you whether there’s something nasty hiding there.
For added peace of mind, you also get safety ratings for your Google, Yahoo! and Bing/MSN search results.
We’ve designed our software so you can surf, chat, work, and social network while we take care of security. We’re so quiet and efficient, you won’t even know we’re there. But you can rest assured that we are.
It’s important to use the right level of protection for your needs.
See how AVG’s layered protection products compare.
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All AVG products give you:
And if you ever need help with your AVG protection, just head on over to our support website at www.avg.com/support and our experts will get you back on track—fast.
1For the term of your license.
2All security software uses memory and processor power, and can therefore result in slower system performance. AVG has been built to minimize these effects.
Dec 31
A password recovery system is a must for people who wish to secure ms office applications because loosing the valuable password is the worst nightmare that can happen
especially when one wants to…
Dec 31
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We know you want to focus on what’s important to you when you’re online, not worry about security all the time. We take care of your security for you. AVG’s unique Identity Protection is the world’s smartest ID theft protection, stopping thieves before they can access your passwords, account information, and credit card numbers. AVG’s patent-pending LinkScanner is the first technology to check websites and search results when you’re about to click that link. AVG’s new scanning system only scans files changed since the last scan, so it won’t slow down your system. Our redesigned firewall keeps hackers out of your computer but doesn’t get in your way and high-speed spam and scam detection cleans your inbox without holding up the mail. While you’re surfing and searching the web, Identity Protection keeps your private information safe from known and unknown threats. LinkScanner SurfShield ensures every website you visit is safe – even before you go there while LinkScanner SearchShield gives safety ratings to all your Google, MSN and Yahoo search results. Enhanced Firewall prevents hackers from seeing inside your computer and LIVE Research checks to make sure web pages really are what they appear to be. While you’re emailing, IMing or on your social networks WebShield lets you download and exchange files without risking virus infections. Email Scanner keeps viruses and phishers out of your inbox and Anti-spam blocks spammers and scammers from clogging your system. Whether you’re online or offline Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware makes sure you can’t get or spread a virus. Anti-Rootkit ensures even the toughest and most sophisticated threats are kept out. Game mode keeps you safe and doesn’t interrupt you while you’re playing. System tools optionally customize how Internet Security works with your system and Update Manager guarantees you’re always safe from the latest threats – automatically. 2009 Global Product Excellence Award – Security Solution for Consumers
Dec 31
Data loss is something that can be very traumatic. Whether its a business with important files and documents, or an individual with precious pictures and videos, losing data can be a very traumatic and stressful situation. If youve never experienced hard drive failure or losing data before, it can indeed be a situation where you find yourself wondering what to do.
No matter what you happens, you shouldnt stress out or let the situation get the best of you. Although computers are great to have and hard drives work very well for storage, they are both machinery and are bound to fail at some point in time. No matter how sophisticated hard drives get, they will never be able to completely avoid crashes or failure.
In most cases, your data can be recovered, which is always good news. When your hard drive first crashes or you notice that your data is missing, you should immediately take it to a local specialist. The specialist will be able to evaluate your hard drive, find out what the problem is, and then tell you. The evaluation process could take anywhere from 1 day to a couple of weeks, so you should always prepare yourself for anything.
Once the hard drive has been evaluated, they will go over pricing with you and tell you what options you have. At this point, you can decide if you want to go with their offer, or how you want to proceed. Keep in mind that this can be very costly, although at this point it may very well be the only chance you have for recovering your data.
The smartest way to avoid data recovery altogether, is to create a backup of your files and keep backing them up. Companies and those who do their work with computers should always back things up at least once a day. This way, if your hard drive happens to crash or you lose all of your data, youll have the back up files safe and sound. Then, when you take your hard drive to a specialist to be recovered, youll have the files to keep on working. Also, at this point, you can choose whether or not you want to have the hard drive recovered, or just scrap it and get a new one - as youll have all the files backed up and ready to use.
In the event of data loss or hard drive failure, you should always remain calm and know that there are options out there to help you recover your data. If youve been backing up your information, you wont need to worry near as much. From backing up your data to data recovery specialists - youll have the options you need to keep your sanity and recover your lost data.
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Dec 31
Ad-Aware is the forefather of them all among adware and spyware removal programs. Lavasoft has been providing Ad-Aware to eliminate malware and spyware since before most people knew it existed. For some people, finding out about Ad-Aware was the way they first discovered that there were such things as harmful programs that could be put on their computers without their knowledge.
And now the software is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The much acclaimed version 8.0 is a product that has undergone several stages of up-grading and development. After being in existence for ten years, how is it faring?
Reviews have tended to be inconsistent. Many people consider the good reputation of Ad-Aware to be well deserved. They note differences between the confusing free version and the more explanatory paid version. In the latter, there you have been many improvements like faster startup and scanning.
In general, the anniversary version is considered to be a step forward. One problem, though, is that the TrackSweep feature is incompatible with the Google Chrome and Apple Safari web browsers. That feature wipes out your web browser history, so this is a definite minus. You may want to buy the Ad-Aware Pro version since the free program doesn’t include real-time registry protection or heuristic detection.
Some professional reviewers hold this opinion, but do amateur users like you agree? These opinions are much more varied. Some people will tell you that Ad-Aware is the only program that could find certain spyware on their systems and completely eliminate it. However, some people ran such programs as Spybot after using Ad-Aware multiple times and they still had malware. This is clearly a reflection of the fact that no one program ever finds and eliminates everything, since you read reviews saying exactly the same thing about pretty much every anti-spyware program that exists.
Many of the negative reviews note major differences between the Pro version and the version available for free. The free version doesn’t provide enough protection to justify its use for many people. Some people complain that it failed to remove malware that it supposedly should have eliminated, and that the developer provided no tech support. Neither was a refund offered when all solutions had been tried and failed. In one or two cases, the most recent version of the software actually froze the person’s computer, and the user finally had to downgrade back to the previous version to use it at all.
Yet on websites with rating scales of 1 to 5, the average score is generally in the region of 3.5 to 4. What this seems to imply is that while the tenth anniversary version of Ad-Aware may not be the absolute best, it’s still pretty good, and worth looking into if you’re shopping around.
Along with a good anti-virus program, spyware removal software should be a priority to ensure the security of your computer and your personal information. The good news is you don’t even have to pay for it if you use freeware spyware remover software, which you can download from numerous websites that offer freeware spyware removal tools.
Dec 31
There are many fraudulent security programs out there and System Antivirus is one of them. These programs seek to take your money and destroy your computer. These fraudulent applications lie to people, try their best take their money, and then they don’t even deliver what they promised. There are ways of stopping them from completing their missions, however. If you read on, you will discover how to protect your computer from certain disaster.
System Antivirus is a rogue antivirus program. It is modeled after other antivirus programs as well as other rogue antivirus scams. System Antivirus does its best to look professional so as to try the infected user.
System Antivirus usually tends to find its way onto peoples computers through a security exploit that already exists on the user’s computer. This exploit is usually through a Trojan horse program. Trojans are malicious programs that lower security settings and download other programs onto a computer without the user’s permission.
Once System Antivirus infects a computer, it starts to harass the user with system error messages, fake warnings about imaginary infections, and pop up ads that advertise System Antivirus. The ultimate goal is to trick the user into downloading the full version of System Antivirus. That is why System Antivirus offers a free scan.
The free scan that System Antivirus offers only gives false reports about viruses infecting the computer. While it is true that the infected computer is in danger, it isn’t from the made up threats that System Antivirus tells the user about.
After the free scan, System Antivirus then tries to get the infected user to buy the full version of System Antivirus by saying that System Antivirus is the only way to remove the viral threats. If the user were to fall for this scam, the full version of the program would be a complete waste of money. It would not offer the slightest bit of protection. What is astonishing is that System Antivirus would actually download more malicious software onto the user’s computer.
This flood of malicious software would cause your computer to be ruined. The adware that would be downloaded would bog your computer down and make everything work at slug like speeds. The spyware programs would put the user’s personal information at risk. The Trojans that would be added would only help to add more malware to the PC. All of this together would result in a worthless computer that couldn’t do anything.
In order to prevent this from happening to you, you need to install a legitimate antispyware program that offers quality protection. As has been made obvious by System Antivirus, there are many rogue security programs out there, so be sure to do your research on a product before you buy it.
When looking at an antispyware program, you should always look for a guarantee to remove 100% of spyware from your computer. Without this guarantee, the product just won’t be good enough at protecting your computer. Make sure that you get complete protection or System Antivirus may make worm’s meat out of your computer.
To scan your pc for free and find out if you have System Antivirus click here.
Carl runs a site devoted to helping you rid your computer from all sorts of spyware and malware at http://www.spyzooka.com/
Dec 31
Online dating has brought the most unlikely world’s together and can be attributed to connecting many different cultures including local connections between men and women that otherwise would never had crossed paths. And as the rise of online romance booms, criminal element activities are also weighing in.
Looking for love online? Know what potential dangers lie ahead before you start clicking. What many people are not fully aware of is that organized groups of online criminals pose as legit lonesome singles on many dating sites, and will lure in the vulnerable and lonely in order to ruin you both mentally and financially.
During your search to find the right online dating site for you, you are certain to come across many free dating sites. These particular sites are often the target for online scammers because of the fact that they are free and easy to access. Certainly this is not to say don’t consider joining such a site, but contact the site owner to check if they except members from non local IP addresses. If they do - choose another site. Such sites are easy for foreign scammers to join.
The most experienced scammers are clued up to such measures that have been taken to prevent them joining, and will employ other tactics to avade detection, so with most things in life, it pays to do your own due diligence before excepting advances from someone online you have just met.
Online scammers often set up fake profiles posing as beautiful women, but are commonly men of African origin working tirelessly to bring you down. If you are approached by a beautiful woman who immediately talks about love, marriage or sex in the first instance, you can assume it a safe bet that your personal security is under threat.
Someone who is very straight forward sexually or asks you to pay for their travel expenses to come and see you or has a sleazy profile username should also be avoided. The most astute online daters are those who think with their head and not their heart.
To establish trust when you start communicating with someone new online should be your first priority to say the least. How would you react if a complete stranger walked up to your front door and asked you for financial assistance? You would probably shut the door and call the police! - a similar request online should be treated with the same apprehension.
Looking for a real online dating connection? Meet single girls and women in Perth, or visit www.single-women.com.au to meet single women and girls in Adelaide who are looking for love.
Dec 31
Do you wish to learn how to completely remove the spylocked spyware infection with a high quality online Spyware Remover Program? Spyware has the main function of infiltrating a PC system to secretly steal information and monitor the user’s activities without the awareness of the user.
If left un-removed, it is quite possible for malicious programs to steal many types of information that are very costly to lose, such as personal banking details, email addresses, usernames and passwords, web surfing history and other confidential data that are stored on the PC.
1. How to Completely Remove the Spylocked Spyware Infection?
To ensure that you keep yours and your family members’ information safe, you should download high quality spyware remover software to run a scan and fix on your system. By keeping this protection program running in the background, you can schedule it to run scans regularly and also prevent malware from entering your computer.
2. Online High Quality Spyware Remover Review
There are many online security companies that have specialized spyware removal software programs that deal with viruses and malware. Before you download and start using it, it is highly advisable that you first do your due diligence and find out more about the various software brands available. I managed to download a highly popular tool with power virus and spyware removal capabilities that helped me get my PC working like new again.
3. How Do You Know if Your Computer System Has Been Infected by Spyware and Adware?
There are a couple of obvious symptoms that would start to show up once a system gets infected by spyware or adware. These would include the changing of the default web browser webpage, poorer system functions and processing speed, installation of unknown toolbars, increase in the number of pop up advertisements and more unknown desktop shortcuts being created. Only a powerful spyware and virus removal with updated signature definitions database can effectively get rid of malware permanently.
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Dec 31
(You may want to read the first half of this countdown first)
The tension is building, the champagne is nicely chilled, and I’ve crowbarred myself into a tuxedo, because it’s almost time to reveal the most popular postings I made on the Clu-blog during 2009.
Why’s this list interesting? Well, I’m not really sure. But it does reveal some of the hottest security stories of 2009 - not just the incidents and threats that interested us in our labs or in IT departments around the globe, but the ones which caught the attention of the general public.
And in some cases, as we see, they might uncover a more seedy side of what people might be hunting for on the internet..
So fill your glasses, as I now reveal the final countdown and our ultimate winner..
We’ve been banging on about Mac OS X malware since the first ever virus for Mac OS X was discovered in February 2006.
Since then we’ve seen Mac malware become (like its Windows-infecting cousins) become more financially-motivated. But still some Mac users seem to be living in a state-of-denial about the threat.
And so I made a video demonstrating a real world Mac malware threat, the OSX/RSPlug-F Mac Trojan horse which was being distributed by hackers in the form of a poisoned HDTV/DTV program called MacCinema.
There’s a really important lesson to be learnt here. Mac users are no different to Windows users - this is hackers using social engineering, plain and simple, to trick users into making bad decisions.
Chances are that if you are over 25 years old you’ve never heard of Leighton Meester, or the “Gossip Girl” TV show she stars in, but rumours that the young starlet had appeared in a leaked sex video stormed across the internet in June 2009.
Enter social media celebrity Guy Kawasaki, who is followed by over a hundred thousand people on Twitter.
I must admit I raised an eyebrow when I discovered a message on the former Apple Mac evangelist’s Twitter stream saying:
Leighton Meester sex tape video free download!
Of course, clicking on the link took unsuspecting internet users to a webpage hosting Windows and Mac malware (the appropriate flavour needed to infect your computer being automatically served up, posing as a plug-in to view the saucy video).
Yes, once again, it wasn’t just Windows users who were at risk. Mac users could also be infected if they were curious enough to click on the link on Guy Kawasaki’s Twitter page.
One of the really sneaky things about the Conficker worm (which also made an appearance in 10th place of this chart), was its ability to guess passwords used on your network, helping it to spread between computers which had been left poorly protected.
A good warning to everyone to never choose passwords like “qwerty”, “password” and “changeme”.
21-year-old Australian programmer Ashley Towns ensured that he will have a tiny footnote in the history books of computer security, when it was revealed that he had written the world’s first iPhone worm.
As the media went crazy, Towns admitted that he had initially infected 100 iPhones, that had not been properly secured by their owners, with his Ikee worm which changed wallpaper to a picture of 1980s pop star Rick Astley.
Fortunately, Ikee could only infect iPhones that had been jailbroken and had not had their default passwords changed after installing SSH. But that’s not to say that it was harmless, as my fellow blogger Paul Ducklin made clear in this podcast with Risky Business:
And what became of Towns? Well, he doesn’t appear to have demonstrated any contrition for his behaviour - indeed, his infamy earned him a job at an iPhone app firm.
Okay. It’s time. Brace yourselves.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I can reveal that the top Clu-blog post of 2009, with more views than the rest of the top 5 entries put together, is…
It’s perhaps an appropriate story to top the charts for the blog this year, as it contains many of the elements that contributed to the malware themes of 2009:
Sexy video? Check.
Female celebrity? Yep.
SEO poisoning? You betcha.
Mac malware? Yes sirree, and Windows too.
Social engineering? Naturally.
It’s hard not to feel incredibly sympathetic with TV sports reporter Erin Andrews, who had no idea that she was being filmed naked in her hotel room. The story saw a second burst of life when news broke that peeping tom Michael David Barrett had pleaded guilty of taping Andrews and posting videos on the internet.
There’s no doubt that many of the people who landed on my blog entry were, in fact, interested in finding the illicit video of Erin Andrews instead. Well, hopefully my video will have convinced some of them that they might want to get their kicks elsewhere in future.
Hackers, of course, have no qualms about taking advantage of hot news stories - whether it be the death of a celebrity, a hoax about a young boy lost in a helium balloon or Tiger Woods’ complicated marriage problems.
So, that’s it for another year. You now know the most popular Clu-blog posts of 2009.
Thanks for reading my blog, the guest bloggers who contributed such great content, and for everyone’s support during 2009. There were a stonking 604 posts (including this one) during the course of the year - and 2010 is likely to be even busier.
So stay tuned!
