Well, if it was told by my father when I was 2 years old, I understood. But as today, telling me my own computer when I’m 34, I wonder why I spent $ 1500 on my computer hardware and software just to enjoy the (not realized) benefits of this technology information and great revolutionary?
Today, cyberspace is dangerous. None of the PC users can say today that they had never had a problem of computer viruses or computer security breaches. Well, if the number of PC users today are in the world, they will soon be one billion in 2010, according to analysts. When I see all computer viruses, Spyware, Trojans, and it’s not for me, and compare them with a billion innocent computer users around the world, I’m sorry for all not just for the billions of users, but also for me. But again, as a common user interface, I must admit that it’s not all doomsday for the industry since 1987 when I started with computers. So, as a responsible member of this great technological revolution, I must agree with some of the best Tips and tricks that I use to make the least productive part of my computer learning.
Please note that this has a tutorial for someone who has experience in basic computer use. For those who are beginners, I recommend asking a local expert help before everything mentioned in this tutorial. In this case, to make way for the payment of the deep pocket. For your convenience, print this guide for step by step instructions.
Every time my computer is infected, I’m doing one of the following options;
1st Formatting the hard drive: I save all my data on a CD-Writer if it is still accessible. And then format the hard drive and reinstall everything every application.
2nd USE OF SOFTWARE: I have exhausted all anti-virus and other software options. This is usually my first priority over the formatting of the entire computer hard drives.
Well, let me explain in detail the two options;
Prerequisite: Make sure you have a CD drive (Writer), blank, recordable CD, Windows OS CD (bootable) contains files such as Format.exe, Scandisk.exe, and Fdisk.exe Attrib files. exe. Microsoft Office CD, anti-virus software for burning CD GoldenHawk DOS (and copy2cd.exe cdtools.exe), serial numbers of your license, driver CD of the motherboard, VGA, network, sound and modem devices. Optional Download (with or http://www.download.com http://www.tucows.com) the software from any Internet café, if your computer is not accessible and save it to a CD so that you can always used with effect for the purposes of security;
Golden Hawk DOS-based CD-burning software
HTECH Fireman CD-burning software-based Windows
Driver Genius Pro
Partition Magic
AVG AntiVirus
Spyware Blaster and Spyware Guard
Spybot Search & Destroy
Ad-Aware
IE-SpyAd
Zone Alarm
HijackThis and CWShredder
I have deliberately avoided talking about a lot of good and friendly commercial software that I wanted to do this for free at no additional charge beyond the regular license mentioned. For your convenience, you can access Google or Yahoo search engines to search for more information on commercial software, such as price and availability.
1st Formatting the hard drive
I know it is painful and surgical type of solution, but sometimes it is the only solution, after exhausting all efforts to revive our machine computer after a virus attack on the left. Follow this procedure;
Boot time: Try to start your computer and see a rule, first, whether you can connect easily. If you can not or crashes your computer, try holding F8 key when Windows starts and you get the safe mode. Even if you do not get the safe mode, do not worry.
Turn on your computer and press Del or F2 key to connecting your CMOS. In CMOS, for settings and start the CD as the startup disk as the boot disk first go and change the hard drive as the startup disk second. If you are not your CD in the boot options, your CD is not installed correctly. Make sure the connections or ask your supplier of CD for instructions to install the CD. Well, if your CD is finished, insert your Windows CD into the CD-OS, and restart your computer machine. When prompted, select the option “Boot from CD with CD option. When the command prompt, you notice the CD letter that your CD has been assigned when it installed the drivers CD. It is usually drive D : or the last drive letter depending on the number of partitions. Note that this is the drive letter where the type is a DOS command such as D:
You should be able to run all the software utilities, such as Format, Scandisk, FDISK or the Windows installation file Setup.exe. Currently, so make sure you enter a DOS dir command, the CD drive. If you do not find it with this simple command directory using dir / s filename to locate the file. For example, the file Fdisk.exe, type dir fdisk.exe s /.
Backup: Before you format your hard drive, please make sure you have good backup of your important files such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint files, etc. on a CD or other backup media you have access to. In this tutorial we assume you have installed a CD burner for backups to recordable CD. Their capacity is usually 700 MB or less. You should seriously consider using software such as Winzip or Winrar Zipping.
VIA Windows: If you connect successfully to your Windows operating system, you need to store the software on CD-Writer as a firefighter HTECH all your data onto a blank CD. If you do not know how to read the user guide for detailed instructions. If you do not have access to your Windows operating system, read on.
VIA DOS: Some of the files that you back-up can be hidden. For the UN to hide it, s use *.* attrib + r + + h
Well, the software file named as Golden Hawk copy2cd.exe backup of your data files or directories on a recordable CD. Before you check this command, at a similar path on the computer, such as e: /, where the file resides copy2cd.exe actual file;
Copy2cd c: data *.* f:
Here, we assumed that f: is a CD-Writer. Now repeat the same to secure all your files. When finished, run the command cdtools.exe cdtool f: finalize by the end of the selection “Disc”.
If you do not back up your data using the methods mentioned above or ask the help of an outside expert in person or online. If all else fails, remember to describe your data at any time and continue the installation of a new operating system, as in this tutorial.
Save your driver: a useful tool, is mentioned around here that software automatically saves all your CD, modem, sound card, VGA, USB, printer, or almost everything that is currently installed on your system. But this software only works in Windows operating system, not DOS. It is good practice and to gain time, to maintain a backup of all your drivers on a CD with this software. His name is Driver Genius Pro and it is a commercial software, not freeware.
With FDISK: You can use this option and go directly to the hard disk format option if you use other partitions that will contain potentially useful data. Before I continue with this option, make sure there are no useful data on your computer to save more. This option will delete all partitions and create new computer.
i) Restart your computer with Windows OS CD.
ii) Run this command
fdisk
iii) Press the delete option 3, to all current partitions.
iv) To create a new partition, select option 1 and select Y to answer the question of the maximum size of shipment.
v) Next, select option 2
vi end) Esc and restart your computer
See] [URL http://www.compguystechweb.com/troubleshooting/fdisk/fdisk_scr.html for detailed instructions alongwith screenshots. Now you have created the primary partition, you can still format the new partition. It is a very user-friendly software, but mall called Partition Magic from Power Quest easy to manage your partitions after you install Windows.
Disk format: Now you have created new partitions, it is time to get in shape so that you can begin the installation of Windows. Here is how you can use your C: drive of your Windows operating system to install. Restart your computer with Windows CD and type format c: command at the command prompt. When asked for the maximum size, press YES. will be successfully introduced, after a full treatment of the report on the formatting of the drive C:. Select the new drive, and then press ENTER to exit.
Installation of Windows: Microsoft is very easy to install for a novice to an entirely new operating system on a freshly formatted partition. It is all wizard based and click Next whenever asked. Restart your computer from the Windows CD and select Start with CD option. If the DOS, change the CD only has he created what is usually d: if you give only one partition C Now you start the setup.exe installation of Windows.
When performing the installation, that the host name of your PC to your liking and select your region and time zone. When completed, the computer is restarted and the next re-start, it may be some drivers for your sound card, VGA to ask, network or other connected devices. Enter the required drivers CD and find the paths of its drivers. If you are unsure, have it so, and press NEXT to ignore. If your Windows installation is complete, you can use Microsoft Office, Internet connection setup and run it as normal as you like. Please make sure you install all security software like anti-virus, anti-spyware, adware and other software, as mentioned in the next section.
2nd USE OF SOFTWARE
Installing Anti-Virus: Free Download of AVG Anti-virus software and installing it. Get the free key from their website by registering. This software is not automatically viruses and criticism of a version update automatically updated, you will pay. If you want to pay, we suggest you place the most popular brands in the world, Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro. No matter what software you install anti-virus, you must activate the Auto-Protect for the automatic protection of your computer resources and future e-mails or mail viruses attack. Some software will even allow you to identify the configuration of silence and destruction, without any disruption to your work. In addition, they are automatically updated via the Internet at regular intervals you have installed. So you can be sure that if a security threat is spreading throughout the world, the software will automatically download the necessary updates and install his own defense on your computer.
Browser security: How to configure your browser (Internet Explorer on Windows) for maximum security against threats usually follow this procedure;
i) Restart your browser
ii) to IE> Tools> Windows Update> Product Updates Go, and some security updates are automatically updated. Microsoft releases updates and security patches from time to time to ensure that the security of your system is updated.
iii) Now, go to Internet Options / Security / Internet, press Default Level “, then click OK. Now press” Custom Level. “Section ActiveX, set the first two options (” Download signed and unsigned ActiveX controls) to “Prompt” and “Initialize and script ActiveX controls that are not safe,” marked “off”. Now you are asked if the ActiveX objects must be executed and whether you install the software. Sites want you to be sure, above suspicion, is moved to the Trusted Zone in Internet Option / security.
If you have another browser like Firefox or Netscape, see the documentation on configuring against Internet threats such as secure.
Installing Anti-Spyware: spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and some of the fastest-growing threats on the Internet today. By visiting a web page can become a victim of your computer. You can install Spyware Blaster Spyware Guard and effectively protect your computer against Internet threats such as.
It features fast real-time scanning engine for known spyware and heuristic / generic detection capabilities to new / mutated spyware Fang and download protection, and browser hijack protection in real time.
Simply download the software (for free) from their website and install it on your system. Make sure to download the latest update, or enable its Auto-Update will be updated automatically in the background. Well, if you’re ready, start the software to check for spyware on your computer. As spyware is found, he reports. Press “Select All” and then press option “kill all checked”. Although this does not protect you 100% of spyware, but it is a very important protection mechanism.
Then you install another software called Spybot Search & Destroy. It works exactly like SpywareBlaster, but it never hurts to double layer of spyware detection alongwith Spybot R & D. have
Install Anti-Adware: Adware is a term often used to describe web sites and potentially dangerous scripts that data-mining, aggressive advertising, parasites, scumware, selected traditional Trojans, dialers, malware, browser hijackers and tracking components do . It is a very good software called Ad-Aware to detect and remove these available to harassment from your system.
To begin using it, just visit Lavasoft USA and a free, non-commercial Ad-Aware Personal Edition. Run setup and install it. When prompted, ask them to scan your computer. If it found no errors, it is automatically detected and removed by Ad-Aware. Run this software on a daily or weekly, if possible, to keep your system clean.
In addition to Ad-Aware, Internet Explorer is blocking a handy tool that you can perform specific Web sites, the well-known advertisers, merchants, crapware pushers to the Restricted sites zone. When prompted for 50000 + of such sites were manually yourself, it takes years. Fortunately, there is a software that does everything automatically and it is IE-SPYAD called. Once this list of sites and domains into the merge Registry, the web sites of these companies not be able, cookies, ActiveX controls, Java applets, or scripting to compromise your privacy or use your PC while you surf the Internet. You will not be able to use your browser to push unwanted pop-ups, cookies, or auto-installing programs on your PC. This is not an ad blocker. It stops installed at the top unwanted crapware behind your back “drive-by downloads” to prevent the misuse of your homepage.
This short list of areas is partly on information from discussions in the SpywareInfo Forums and other forums, in the long distance crapware crapware reference sites specialized in: doxdesk, cexx.org, Kephyr.com, PestPatrol, and Spyware Guide.
To start it, just download from their website and run install.bat file. Make sure you run an update and shortly after his installation.
INSTALLATION of Firewall: A software firewall acts as a shield against hackers, intruders and blocks access attempts to your computer. Zone Alarm is a firewall software professional who works in a stealth mode automatically makes your computer invisible to anyone on the Internet.
To start download the Zone Labs Web site and its configuration, the installation. I recommend that the parameters Express automatically configures your software frequently used as a browser, chat, FTP access to the Internet, while blocking all Internet traffic to another in real time. When a software or service attempts to upload or download data, it seems a warning that you can allow or prohibit traffic on the Internet such as.
Computer Slow Down: It can be seen very often, many complain about their slow computers. Healing is faster and easier using the built-in Windows defrag utitlity you can find in Start Programs Accessories System Tools Defragmantor amenities on the hard drive and run defragmantation depth. It will take some time before the end.
If your system’s performance does not improve after delivery utility defragmantation, you should scan your computer using a software utility that allows you to download HijackThis and install it on your system. Use this tool with caution, because it is designed for advanced users only. HijackThis is a tool that all installed browser add-on lists, buttons, startup items and allows you to review, and if necessary remove selected items. The program can backup the original settings and also ignore selected items. Other features include a simple list of all startup items, default start page, online updates and much more.
CWShredder is a utility for removing CoolWebSearch (aka CoolWWWSearch, YouFindAll, white Pages.ws and a dozen other names). This tool will find and destroy all traces of the CoolWebSearch (CWS) hijacker on your system, including the recommendations, slowdowns IE Homepage changed by unauthorized sites in IE Trusted Zone and blocks access to IE or configuration options.
CWShredder download from the official website that it is also a similar virus called / on the earth at different sites that you can download and install trojans and therefore inadvertently be infected more than instead of being cured. When properly installed, the software runs on your local computer scan. Choose the Fix it & get rid of everything related to CoolWebSearch. Close all other programs and windows, including IE, before running CWShredder from. Reboot after doing this are.
I know there are many, but I wanted to keep this tutorial as short as possible, so I only covered the essentials. I am sure you will have less downtime (if ZERO0 hours and more productive on your computer. I recommend you to install automatic updates of all software and options for self-control in order to free up your time for something more productive than playing hide and seek with spyware, adware or viruses. safe and happy computing!