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Posted by admin on 12 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Pop Ups, Privacy, Security
If you truly believe that irritating pop ups are the only reasons that can justify your recent suicidal tendencies, I think it’s about time you started looking for the right solutions. Now, it’s true that there are plenty of solutions that can help you stop pop ups in their tracks, but since most of them require you to pay a hefty amount for getting the user license, it’s highly unlikely that you would be interested in them. If that is the case, then it’s quite obvious that you are looking for something that can stop pop ups for free.
Freewares and sharewares that claim to stop pop ups for free are readily available in huge numbers, but you just cannot rely on these because most of them either prove to be ineffective or contain malicious software codes such as viruses, Trojans, worms, spywares etc. If you install and use these software programs you can easily get a lot more annoyed and irritated than the pop ups might have been making you in the first place.
So, won’t I ever be able to stop pop ups for free? Well, you actually can, but you see there are a few strings attached. I say so because in the end you will always have to do some manual work for stopping the infuriating pop ups in their tracks. To start with, you will have to download and install the trial version of any of the popular pop up blocking software. Most of them will scan and identify the .exe files that create pop ups, but since trial versions generally do not offer the automatic pop up removal facility, you will have to do this manually. This is not all that difficult because all you have to do is follow the link to the .exe file and press Shift+Delete. By deleting all the identified .exe files, you can thus easily stop pop ups for free.
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Posted by admin on 12 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Antivirus, Pop Ups, Security
If you want to test the effectiveness of your antivirus program, I would recommend that you visit as many porn sites as you possibly can. I say so because it is usually the porn sites that contain most of the viruses, Trojans, worms, spywares and other types of malicious software programs. If your antivirus is good enough, it will definitely protect your computer, but if it is not then chances are high that your computer will itself become a porn site.
What you are most likely to see on your screen then are irritating pop-ups, containing graphic images and links to porn websites that you might have visited. And since they will reappear on your screen every 10 seconds or so, you can be sure that porn will stay on your computer until and unless you do something to remove them.
Getting rid of porn is necessary because not only do they waste your time, but also because there is always the possibility that the seemingly innocuous pop up might be downloading or running spywares in the background. If something like this happens, you can easily end up revealing your personal data such as your credit cards numbers, bank account numbers and passwords to third parties.
The easiest way of getting rid of porn is to avoid surfing porn sites. However, since porn can also come in due to the activities of other users on your computer, I would recommend that you install a pop up removal tool in your computer. Many of these are readily available on the Internet and you can download and use any one you like.
For complete protection, you would however require a fully functional computer security program. This is necessary because some graphic pop ups are so stubborn that they just cannot be detected and removed by a free pop up removal tool. It’s only after this can you be sure that graphic porn pop ups will never reappear on your computer screen. Then you could say that you have succeeded in getting rid of porn.
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Posted by admin on 08 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: HouseCall, Security, Software
Housecall.com basically refers to the link housecall.trendmicro.com, which offers users one of the most effective online scanning tools, named “Housecall”. This online scanning tool checks your computer for all types of malicious software codes such as viruses, Trojans, worms, and spywares. It effectively identifies them and removes them from your computer. The tool also identifies other loopholes that can easily be used by malicious programs and hackers to gain unauthorized entry to your computer. It also explains the problem and suggests remedial measures that can be used for resolving the issue.
You can bet that Housecall.com works quite effectively because it has been designed and developed by Trendmicro, a reputed name in the computer security business. The best part is that it works well even with a slow dial-up connection, although the whole process then takes a lot more time. I tested Housecall.com myself and found out that it was quite effective in identifying and removing viruses and spywares.
Using Housecall is also quite easy because all you need to do is visit housecall.trendmicro.com and click on the “Scan Now” button. When you do this, you will see a new window in which you just have to click on the “Launch House Call” button. Housecall will then automatically download the necessary files and start scanning your computer soon after. The time it takes to scan will depend on the type of files you have on your computer and also on the storage capacity of your hard drive.
After the scanning is over, Housecall.com will prompt you to take appropriate action such as “Ignore” or “Delete”. In case of detected vulnerabilities, Housecall will provide you links that might have more information on how to fix those issues.
Housecall.com may not be a replacement for a fully functional antivirus security program, but since it is quite good at providing basic level protection, you can always rely on it. By the way, don’t forget that it is complete safe and completely free.
The term “micro housecalls” basically refers to the process of scanning your computer for viruses, using the online scanning tool named ‘housecall’. The tool is designed and developed by TrendMicro, a reputed name in the computer security business. As such, you can rest assured that housecall will quite effectively identify and remove all types of malicious software codes from your computer. Since, the tool also identifies security vulnerabilities present in your computer and tells you how to fix those, you will easily be able to ensure that your computer remains protected in the long term as well.
Using housecall is quite easy because all you basically need is a broadband Internet connection. Housecalls also works fine with dial-up connections, but since the whole process then takes a lot more time, I would recommend that you avoid using dial-up connections while using Trendmicro’s housecall. For using housecall, you just have to visit housecall.trendmicro.com and click on the “scan now” button. After this, you can just sit back and relax while housecall downloads the required files and scans your computer for viruses, Trojans, worms, spywares, and present security vulnerabilities.
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Posted by admin on 29 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Anti Virus, Antivirus, Security, vil.nai.com
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger leads you to one of the best free virus detection and removal tools that are currently available on the Internet. This anti-virus software utility has been developed by McAfee Avert Labs, a reputed name in the world of computer security software providers. The best thing about this anti-virus software is that its total download size is just around 1 MB. This means that you will not have to spend much time on downloading this software. What is even more noteworthy is that Stinger is downloaded as a ready executable file and not as a setup file that is usually the case with other anti-virus programs downloaded over the Internet. You can thus start using the software as soon as the download is over.
Stinger is meant specifically for home users, evident from the easy to use Graphic User Interface (GUI) and the easily understandable scan and removal options. For using Stinger, you just have to add the Directories that you want to scan and click on the “Scan Now” button.
Stinger allows you to set your preferences such as what you would like to do in case an infection is detected. You can choose from options such as ‘report only’, ‘repair’, ‘rename’, and ‘delete’. I would recommend that you select the ‘delete’ option because Stinger recognizes only around 55 known viruses. As such it’s highly unlikely that you would end up deleting anything else other than the viruses that might have been detected.
The only problem with Stinger is that it cannot be used as a replacement for a complete computer security system. But, its still good because it is anti-virus software that does not occupy too much space, does not slow your system, scans faster and does exactly what it is designed for. Given below is the list of viruses that the Stinger can successfully detect and remove from your computer system:
BackDoor-AQJ
BackDoor-ALI
BackDoor-CEB
BackDoor-JZ
Bat/Mumu.worm
Downloader-DN.a
Exploit-DcomRpc
Exploit-LSASS
Exploit-MS04-011
HideWindow
IPCScan
IRC/Flood.ap.dr
IRC/Flood.bi.dr
IRC/Flood.cd
NTServiceLoader
ProcKill
PWS-Narod
PWS-Sincom.dll
W32/Anig.worm
W32/Bagle@MM
W32/Blaster.worm (Lovsan)
W32/Bropia.worm
W32/Bugbear@MM
W32/Deborm.worm.gen
W32/Doomjuice.worm
W32/Dumaru
W32/Elkern.cav
W32/Fizzer.gen@MM
W32/FunLove
W32/IRCbot.worm
W32/Klez
W32/Korgo.worm
W32/Lirva
W32/Lovgate
W32/Mimail
W32/MoFei.worm
W32/Mumu.b.worm
W32/MyDoom
W32/MyWife.d
W32/Nachi.worm
W32/Netsky
W32/Nimda
W32/Pate
W32/Polybot
W32/Sasser.worm
W32/Sdbot.worm.gen
W32/SirCam@MM
W32/Sober
W32/Sobig
W32/SQLSlammer.worm
W32/Swen@MM
W32/Yaha@MM
W32/Zafi
W32/Zindos.worm
W32/Zotob.worm
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