| Well, if that would have been said to me
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| | regions and Time zone. When finished, the
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| by my father when I was 2 years of age, I
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| | computer will re-boot and during next
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| would have understood. But when today, my
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| | re-boot it may ask some drivers of your
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| own computer tells me that when I am 34,
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| | Sound Card, VGA, Network, or other
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| I wonder why I spent $1500 on my computer
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| | devices attached. Provide the requisite
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| hardware and software just to enjoy the
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| | driver CDs and locate the paths of the
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| (un-realized) benefits of this great and
| |
| | appropriate drivers. If you are not sure,
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| revolutionary information
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| | leave it like that and press NEXT to
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| technology?Today’s cyberspace is
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| | ignore. When your windows installation is
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| hazardous. None of today’s PC users
| |
| | complete, you can install Microsoft
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| can claim that they never had a computer
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| | Office, setup internet connection and
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| virus issue or a PC security breach. Now,
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| | start using it as normally as you would.
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| if you count today’s number of PC
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| | Please make sure you install all the
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| users worldwide, they will soon be 1
| |
| | security software such as anti-virus,
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| billion by 2010 according to analysts.
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| | anti-spyware, adware, and other software
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| When I see all the computer viruses,
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| | as mentioned in the next section.2. USE
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| infections, trojans, and what not around
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| | SOFTWAREInstalling Anti-Virus: Download
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| me, and compare it with the 1 billion
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| | free AVG Antivirus software and install
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| innocent computer users around the world,
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| | it. Make sure you get its free key from
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| I simply feel sorry not only for those
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| | their website by registering. This
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| billion users but for myself too. But
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| | software is not auto-updated for critical
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| again, as a common user myself, I must
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| | viruses and for an auto-update version,
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| admit it was not all doomsday for the
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| | you will have to pay. If you wish to pay,
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| whole industry since 1987 when I started
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| | we would recommend world’s most
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| to use computers. So, as a responsible
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| | popular brands Symantec, McAfee and Trend
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| member of this great IT revolution, I
| |
| | Micros instead. No matter what Anti-Virus
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| must share some of the best tips and
| |
| | software you install, make sure you
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| tricks that I learned to use to make the
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| | enable its Auto-Protect feature for
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| minimum room for productivity on my
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| | automatic protection of your
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| computer.Please note this is a tutorial
| |
| | computer’s resources and in-coming
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| for someone who has basic know-how of
| |
| | or out-going emails from any virus
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| computer usage. For those who are
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| | attack. Some software even allow you to
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| newbies, I would recommend asking a local
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| | setup silent detection and destruction
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| expert’s help before trying
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| | without any disturbance to your work.
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| anything out mentioned in this tutorial.
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| | Further, they are auto-updated via
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| In that case, make room for payment from
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| | internet at the regular interval that you
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| deep pocket. For your own convenience,
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| | setup. Hence, you can rest assured that
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| print this tutorial for step-by-step
| |
| | whenever a security threat is spread all
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| instructions.Whenever my computer is
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| | over the world, your software will
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| infected, I act on any of the following
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| | automatically download the requisite
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| options;1. FORMAT HARD DISK: I back up
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| | updated version and install its defense
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| all of my data on a CD-Writer if it is
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| | on your computer.BROWSER SECURITY: To
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| still accessible. And then format the
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| | setup your browser (Internet Explorer on
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| whole hard disk drive and re-install each
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| | Windows) for maximum security against the
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| and every application.2. USE SOFTWARE: I
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| | usual threats, follow this procedure;i)
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| exhaust all anti-virus and other software
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| | Start up your browserii)
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| options. This is usually my first
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| | Go to IE > Tools >
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| priority as compared to formatting the
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| | Windows Update > Product Updates, and
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| whole computer hard disk drives.Now, let
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| | selected Security Updates to be
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| me explain both options in
| |
| | automatically updated. Microsoft releases
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| detail;PRE-REQUISITES: Make sure you
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| | patches and security patches from time to
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| have a CD-Drive (Writer), empty writable
| |
| | time to make sure your system's security
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| CDs, Windows OS CD (bootable) that
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| | is up-to-date.iii) Now, go
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| contains files such as Format.exe,
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| | to Internet Options/Security/Internet,
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| Scandisk.exe, FDisk.exe, and Attrib.exe
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| | press 'default level', then OK. Now press
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| files. Microsoft Office CD, Anti-Virus
| |
| | "Custom Level." In the ActiveX section,
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| CD, GoldenHawk CD Writing Software in DOS
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| | set the first two options ("Download
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| (copy2cd.exe and cdtools.exe), Serial
| |
| | signed and unsigned ActiveX controls) to
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| Numbers of your License, Driver CDs of
| |
| | 'prompt', and 'Initialize and Script
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| Motherboard, VGA, Network, Sound and
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| | ActiveX controls not marked as safe" to
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| Modem devices. Optionally, download
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| | 'disable'. Now you will be asked whether
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| (using or these software from any
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| | you want ActiveX objects to be executed
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| Internet Café when your own computer is
| |
| | and whether you want software to be
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| inaccessible and save it on a CD so that
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| | installed. Sites that you know for sure
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| you can use it anytime for security
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| | are above suspicion can be moved to the
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| purposes;Golden Hawk DOS based CD Writing
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| | Trusted Zone in Internet Option
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| SoftwareHTech Fireman Windows based CD
| |
| | security.If you use another browser such
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| Writing SoftwareDriver Genius
| |
| | as Firefox or Netscape, see their
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| ProPartition MagicAVG
| |
| | documentation on how to securely set it
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| AntiVirusSpywareBlaster &
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| | up against any such internet
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| SpywareGuardSpybot Search &
| |
| | threats.Installing Anti-Spyware: Spyware,
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| DestroyAd-AwareIE-SpyAdZoneAlarmHiJackThi
| |
| | adware, browser hijackers, and dialers
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| s & CWShredderI have intentionally
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| | are some of the fastest-growing threats
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| avoided mention of many commercially good
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| | on the Internet today. By simply browsing
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| and more friendly software’s
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| | to a web page, your computer may become a
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| mention here as I wanted everything to do
| |
| | victim. You can install SpywareBlaster
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| FREE without any additional costs apart
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| | and SpywareGuard to effectively guard
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| from the usual OS licenses. For your own
| |
| | your computer from such internet
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| convenience, you can research Google or
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| | threats.It includes Fast Real-Time
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| Yahoo search engines find further
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| | Scanning engine for known spyware and
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| information about such commercial
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| | heuristic/generic detection capabilities
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| software and their availability /
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| | to catch new / mutated spyware and
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| pricing.1. FORMAT HARD DISKI know it is
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| | Download Protection along with Browser
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| painful and surgical type of solution,
| |
| | Hijacking Protection in real-time.Simply
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| but sometimes, it is the ONLY solution
| |
| | download the software (free) from their
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| left after exhausting all of our efforts
| |
| | website and install it on your system.
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| to revive our computer machine after a
| |
| | Make sure you download its latest update
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| virus attack. Follow this
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| | too or enable its Auto-Update feature to
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| procedure;Booting Up: Try booting your
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| | be updated automatically in the
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| computer normally first and see if you
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| | background. Now, when you are ready, run
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| can login easily. If you can’t or
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| | the software to check the spyware on your
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| your computer hangs up, try holding F8
| |
| | computer. When spyware are found, it
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| key when starting Windows and you will
| |
| | reports accordingly. Press "select all",
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| get the Safe Mode. Even if you
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| | then press option "kill all checked".
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| don’t get the Safe Mode,
| |
| | Although it won't protect you from 100%
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| don’t worry.Power up your computer
| |
| | spyware, But it is a very important extra
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| and press DEL key or F2 key to login your
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| | layer of protection.Next, install another
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| CMOS. In CMOS, go to Boot Preferences and
| |
| | software that is called Spybot Search &
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| make CD Drive as boot drive as your first
| |
| | Destroy. It works exactly like
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| boot drive and change the hard disk drive
| |
| | SpywareBlaster, but it never hurts to
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| as the second boot drive. If you
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| | have a double layer of spyware detection
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| don’t see your CD Drive in the
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| | alongwith Spybot R&D.Installing
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| boot-up options, your CD Drive is not
| |
| | Anti-Adware: Adware is a common term used
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| properly installed. Check the connectors
| |
| | to describe potentially dangerous
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| or ask your CD Drive provider for
| |
| | websites and scripts that do data-mining,
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| instructions to install the CD Drive.
| |
| | aggressive advertising, Parasites,
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| Now, when your CD Drive is ready, insert
| |
| | Scumware, selected traditional Trojans,
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| your Windows OS CD in the CD Drive and
| |
| | Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and
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| restart your computer machine. When
| |
| | tracking components. There is a very good
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| prompted, select the option “Boot
| |
| | software called Ad-Aware available to
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| from CD with CD Option”. When you
| |
| | scan and remove such nuisances from your
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| get the prompt, Notice the CD Drive
| |
| | system.To start using it, simply visit
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| letter that was allocated to your CD
| |
| | Lavasoft USA website and download its
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| Drive when it installed the CD Driver. It
| |
| | free non-commercial version of Ad-Aware
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| is usually D: drive or the last drive
| |
| | Personal Edition. Run its setup program
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| letter depending on the number of your
| |
| | and install it. When prompted, ask it to
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| partitions. Note it down as it is the
| |
| | scan your computer. If there are any
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| actual drive letter where you will have
| |
| | adware found, it is detected and removed
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| to type a DOS command like d:You should
| |
| | automatically by Ad-Aware. Run this
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| now be able to run all software utilities
| |
| | software on a weekly or daily basis, if
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| such as Format, Scandisk, FDisk or
| |
| | possible to keep your system clean.In
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| Windows Installation Setup.exe files.
| |
| | addition to the Ad-Aware, Internet
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| Right now, simply make sure they exist by
| |
| | Explorer comes with a very handy tool
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| typing a DOS command dir at the CD drive
| |
| | that allows you to block specific sites
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| letter. If you don’t find it with
| |
| | that may carry well-known advertisers,
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| this simple directory command, use dir/s
| |
| | marketers, crapware pushers to the
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| filename to search the file. For example,
| |
| | Restricted sites Zone. If you had to
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| to search fdisk.exe file, type dir/s
| |
| | input 50000+ of such sites manually
|
| fdisk.exe.BACKING UP YOUR DATA: Before
| |
| | yourself, it would takes years. Luckily,
|
| formatting your hard disk drive, please
| |
| | there is a software that does it all
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| make sure you have proper back up of your
| |
| | automatically and it is called IE-SPYAD.
|
| critical data files such as Microsoft
| |
| | Once you merge this list of sites and
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| Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc files on a
| |
| | domains into the Registry, the web sites
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| CD or any other media for backup that you
| |
| | for these companies will not be able to
|
| have access to. In this tutorial, we
| |
| | use cookies, ActiveX controls, Java
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| assume you have a CD-Writer installed for
| |
| | applets, or scripting to compromise your
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| taking backups on Writeable CDs. Their
| |
| | privacy or your PC while you surf the
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| capacity is usually 700MB or less. Here,
| |
| | Net. Nor will they be able to use your
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| you should seriously consider using
| |
| | browser to push unwanted pop-ups,
|
| Zipping software like WinZip or
| |
| | cookies, or auto-installing programs on
|
| WinRAR.VIA WINDOWS: If you can luckily
| |
| | your PC. It is not an ad blocker. It will
|
| login to your Windows OS, you should run
| |
| | stop top unwanted crapware from being
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| the CD-Writer software such as HTech
| |
| | installed behind your back via
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| Fireman to back up all of your data on an
| |
| | "drive-by-downloads"; prevent the
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| empty CD. If you don’t know how to
| |
| | hijacking of your home page.This
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| do it, read their user manual for
| |
| | Restricted sites list is based in part on
|
| detailed instruction set. If you
| |
| | info from: discussions in the SpywareInfo
|
| can’t access your Windows OS, read
| |
| | Forums and other forums that specialize
|
| on.VIA DOS: Some of the files that you
| |
| | in crapware removal major crapware
|
| wish to make back-up, may be hidden. To
| |
| | reference sites: doxdesk, cexx.org,
|
| un-hide them, use attrib *.* +r +s
| |
| | Kephyr.com, PestPatrol and
|
| +h.Now, use the software from Golden Hawk
| |
| | SpywareGuide.To start using it, simply
|
| file named as copy2cd.exe to backup your
| |
| | download it from their website and run
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| data files or directories on a writeable
| |
| | its install.bat file. Make sure you run
|
| CD. Before using this command, make sure
| |
| | its update as well soon after its
|
| you are in an appropriate path on the
| |
| | installation.INSTALLING FIREWALL: A
|
| computer such as E:/ where the actual
| |
| | firewall software acts as a defense
|
| file copy2cd.exe file resides;Copy2cd
| |
| | shield against hackers, intruders, and
|
| c:data*.* f:Here we assumed that f: is a
| |
| | blocks access attempts to your computer.
|
| CD Writer drive. Now, repeat the same for
| |
| | ZoneAlarm is a professional firewall
|
| all of your files to back up. When
| |
| | software that works in a stealth mode
|
| finished, run cdtools.exe command i.e.
| |
| | automatically and makes your computer
|
| cdtools f: to finish by selecting option
| |
| | invisible to anyone on the
|
| “Disc Finalization”.If you
| |
| | Internet.Download it from ZoneLabs
|
| can’t back up your data using the
| |
| | website and run its setup for
|
| above-mentioned procedure, either ask an
| |
| | installation. I recommend you use its
|
| outside expert’s help personally or
| |
| | Express Settings which automatically
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| via internet. If all fails, forget your
| |
| | configures your most commonly used
|
| data forever and carry on installing a
| |
| | software like browser, chat messengers,
|
| new OS as mentioned in this
| |
| | ftp software to access internet, while
|
| tutorial.Backing up Your Drivers: An
| |
| | blocks every other internet traffic in
|
| interesting tool to mentioned here is a
| |
| | real-time. If any software or service
|
| software that automatically backs up all
| |
| | tries to upload or download any data, it
|
| of your drivers of CD, modem, sound card,
| |
| | pops up an alert whereby you can allow or
|
| vga, usb, printer or just about anything
| |
| | disallow such internet traffic.Computer
|
| that is currently installed on your
| |
| | Slow Down: It is very common to see many
|
| system. But this software works only in
| |
| | complaining about their computer
|
| an operational windows OS, and not in
| |
| | slow-down. The fastest and easiest cure
|
| DOS. It is a good and time-saving
| |
| | is using Windows’ built-in
|
| practice to keep a backup of all of your
| |
| | Defragmenter utitlity that you can find
|
| drivers on a CD by using such a software.
| |
| | in Startà Programs à Accessories Ã
|
| Its name is Driver Genius Pro and it is
| |
| | System Utitlities à Disk Defragmantor
|
| commercial software, not a freeware.USING
| |
| | and run thorough defragmantation. It will
|
| FDISK: You may skip this option and go
| |
| | take a while before it ends.If your
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| straight to Formatting Hard Disk option,
| |
| | system’s performance does not
|
| if you wish to use other useful
| |
| | improve after running defragmantation
|
| partitions that may contain your data.
| |
| | utility, consider scanning your computer
|
| Before going ahead with this option, Make
| |
| | via a software utility called HiJackThis
|
| sure there is no useful data left on your
| |
| | which you can download and install on
|
| computer to be backed up. This option
| |
| | your system. Use this tool carefully as
|
| will delete all of the computer
| |
| | it is intended for advanced users only.
|
| partitions and create new ones.i) Boot
| |
| | HijackThis is a tool, that lists all
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| up your computer using Windows OS CD.ii)
| |
| | installed browser add-on, buttons,
|
| Run this command
| |
| | startup items and allows you to inspect,
|
| fdiskiii) Press option 3 to delete all
| |
| | and optionally remove selected items. The
|
| current partitions.iv) To create a new
| |
| | program can create a backup of your
|
| partition, select option 1 and select Y
| |
| | original settings and also ignore
|
| to answer the maximum size question by
| |
| | selected items. Additional features
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| the program.v) Next, select option 2vi)
| |
| | include a simple list of all startup
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| Press Esc key to quit and restart your
| |
| | items, default start page, online updates
|
| computer toSee the URL for detailed
| |
| | and more.CWShredder is a utility for
|
| instructions alongwith screenshots. Now,
| |
| | removing CoolWebSearch (aka
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| that you have created the primary
| |
| | CoolWwwSearch, YouFindAll, White-Pages.ws
|
| partition, you can continue to format the
| |
| | and a dozen other names). This tool will
|
| newly created partition. There is a very
| |
| | find and destroy all traces of the
|
| user-friendly but commercial software
| |
| | CoolWebSearch (CWS) hijacker on your
|
| called Partition Magic by PowerQuest to
| |
| | system including redirections, IE
|
| manage your partitions easily after
| |
| | slowdowns, start page changes,
|
| installation of Windows.FORMATTING HARD
| |
| | un-authorized addition of sites in IE
|
| DISK: Now that you have created new
| |
| | Trusted Zone, and blocking access to IE
|
| partitions, It is time to format them so
| |
| | options or setup.Download CWShredder from
|
| that you can start installing Windows.
| |
| | their official website only as there is a
|
| This is how you make your C: drive usable
| |
| | similar named virus/trojan on the loose
|
| by your Windows OS for installation. Boot
| |
| | at various websites which you may
|
| up your computer with Windows CD and type
| |
| | accidently download and install, hence
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| format c: command at the prompt. When
| |
| | become more infected than being cured
|
| prompted for maximum size, press, YES.
| |
| | instead. When it is installed
|
| After complete processing you will be
| |
| | successfully, run the software to scan
|
| presented with the successful report
| |
| | your local machine. Select the fix button
|
| about the formatting of the C: drive.
| |
| | & it will get rid of everything related
|
| Select your new drive name and press
| |
| | to CoolWebSearch. Close ALL other
|
| ENTER to finish.INSTALLING WINDOWS:
| |
| | programs & windows, including IE, before
|
| Microsoft has made it very easy for a
| |
| | running CWShredder. Reboot after doing
|
| newbie to install a completely new OS on
| |
| | this.I know there is still a lot left,
|
| a newly formatted partition. It is all
| |
| | but as I wanted to keep this tutorial as
|
| wizard based and you simply have to click
| |
| | brief as possible, hence I covered only
|
| NEXT each time whenever asked a question.
| |
| | the critical elements here. I am sure you
|
| Boot up your computer from the Windows CD
| |
| | will have fewer breakdowns (if not ZERO0
|
| and select Start with CD Option. When on
| |
| | and more productive hours on your
|
| DOS prompt, change to the CD Drive that
| |
| | computer. I would recommend you to setup
|
| it just created which is usually d: if
| |
| | all the software’s auto update and
|
| you have only one partition C. Now type
| |
| | auto-check options to free your time for
|
| command setup.exe to start the windows
| |
| | more productive things than just playing
|
| installation process.During installation,
| |
| | hide and seek with spywares, adwares or
|
| make sure you properly name your PC as
| |
| | viruses. Happy and safe computing!
|
| per your preferences and select your
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| |
|
