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  1. Thanks for the detailed explanation. ;-)
  2. I've read it,it's because of excessive pop ups at the main website. Cheers.
  3. Bring up my thread,note...thread located at comodo forum has been closed.
  4. Thanks for your wonderful comment. I'll edit and update it,Thanks.
  5. I see,i went check. It's because of excessive pop ups. Sorry didn't notice because was using Firefox + Adblock plus. ''I had to copy the plain text as this forum only permits 10000 characters per post compared to your original 14000+.'' You mean you copied the whole colored text from there then to here it's whole plain text? so that means you didn't delete any of the words in the settings etc?
  6. Computer Tips (Part4) File Recovery •Pandora Recovery http://www.pandorarecovery.com/ •Recuva http://www.filehippo.com/download_recuva •JFileRecovery http://www.jfilerecovery.com/ Updates Analyzer •Secunia Basically analyzes your computer,all programs for newer updates if available http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/ •Update Checker http://www.filehippo.com/updatechecker/ •Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer http://www.filehippo.com/download_mbsa/ Basic Information and Tips •Infected by Malwares Malware that installed on computers and collects information about users without their knowledge. Slows down computer,System crashes, most commonly changes your browser page without permission,Unknown disconnects from internet etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus •False positive Scan result Indicates that file being infected. But in Fact They didn't contain Any infections. Which sometimes may lead to deletion of important files which might cause system crash,unstable performance etc. Post at Forum (example if use Avast,then post at Avast forum) •Firewall Basically like a shield to allow or block access for programs in your computer,also can block malicious software,hackers etc. Every computer must have a Firewall installed. Only One Firewall per computer,if not will conflict (crashing etc). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall http://www.microsoft.com/security/firewalls/faq.aspx •Reformat Deep reformat only,Longer duration but effectively erase all the file. Though not permanently,still useful for clearing up the junks and stuffs. •Window Update Install all High Priorities Updates,Some stuffs Listed as Custom update, make sure check all of them before installing. Since it'll took quite sometime to install all of it. •System Restore Useful for Reverting back to Any Saved points when accidentally deletes Registry Stuffs or Others. If Infected with Spyware,Trojans and use System Restore,can reinfect your System. Decrease amount of spaces to 1~3%. Thorough Scanning Steps Restart computer in Safe mode F8 Key. Under Control Panel then click Folder Options Shows hidden files and folders Un-tick hide protection operating system files Un-tick hide extension for known file types One scan at A time Website Recommendation Download.com (Useful downloads,not 100% free of spyware,Be careful of what you download) Filehippo.com (Useful downloads, not 100% free of Spyware,Be careful of what you download) Comodo.com (Comodo products) Glarysoft.com (Glarysoft products) Virustotal.com (Testing False positives in Files) Secunia.com (Secunia inspector and more information) Safeweb.norton.com (Many Ratings/reviews on different websites ''is this Safe?'') Siteadvisor.com (Same as Safeweb norton)
  7. Computer Tips (Part3) Junk/Registry Cleaner •IObit Toolbox Includes Registry cleaners,Registry Defrag, Privacy sweeper etc. http://www.iobit.com/toolbox.html •Advanced Systemcare 3 Registry,Junks cleaning. Defragmenter,Spyware defenses all available in the free version. Paid edition includes Deep scan,scheduling etc. http://download.cnet.com/Advanced-SystemCare-Free/3000-2086_4-10407614.html?part=dl-6271865&subj=dl&tag=button *Advance Systemcare 3 Function : ''Delete Window Temporary Files Older than a week'' means Only delete temporary files older than a week. ►Go Settings,Junk Files Clean. Under Scan For - Tick Recycle Bin Temporary IE Temporary Files ►Under Additional - Tick Enable Secure Deletion http://i49.tinypic.com/nf2o74.jpg •CCleaner Popular and Free Registry cleaner. http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/ ►Under Setting - Tick Secure file Deletion to Gutmann (35 passes) http://i37.tinypic.com/11jbtyh.jpg ►Under Advanced - Un-Tick Only Delete Files In Window Temp Folder Older than 24 hours http://i36.tinypic.com/2zq5z61.jpg •Comodo System Cleaner Deep Registry Scan,Tuneup functions etc,entirely free. Never delete Unsafe to delete entries. http://system-cleaner.comodo.com/ •nCleaner Effective Junk Cleaning & Tweaks & Real Time System Monitor and lot more functions. Its entirely free as well. http://www.nkprods.com/ncleaner/ ►Go Info (Top Right Corner) ,Under Statistics. Click More ,Under General of File Security - Tick Shred Files (secure but slower) using Gutmann (35 Pass) http://i35.tinypic.com/t54p43.jpg •Glary Utilities More than a Registry Cleaner,100% Freeware for this version. http://download.cnet.com/Glary-Utilities/3000-2094_4-10508531.html?tag=mncol •MV RegClean An advanced registry cleaner for Windows that can clean and repair problems with your registry. It can help fix problems with the Windows registry that are a common cause of crashes, slow performance and error messages. (Taken from Freeware file site) http://www.freewarefiles.com/MV-RegClean_program_34489.html •ATF Cleaner No Install required and Freeware,its provides cleaning for Windows,User,All User temp,Cookies,Tempo files, History,Prefetch,Java Caches and Recycle bin. Includes Firefox and Opera cleaning too. http://download.cnet.com/ATF-Cleaner/3000-18512_4-89432.html?tag=mncol •TweakNow RegCleaner Suitable for Safe registry cleanups. Its Freeware,Publisher Description : When applications fail to remove their own Registry entries when uninstalled, TweakNow RegCleaner will help you get rid of them. To keep your computer at top performance, it is recommended you periodically clean your Windows Registry to prevent slowdowns. TweakNow RegCleaner has been designed to do this. It has been made to quickly remove unwanted registry items accurately. http://download.cnet.com/TweakNow-RegCleaner/3000-18512_4-10262639.html?tag=mncol •RegSeeker Powerful Registry cleaner that can displays can display various informations like your startup entries, several histories (even index.dat files), installed applications and much more can search for any item inside your registry, export/delete the results, open them in the registry. RegSeeker also includes a tweaks panel to optimize your,also includes a file tool to search for duplicate files, bad shortcuts and more etc. http://download.cnet.com/RegSeeker/3000-18512_4-68382.html?tag=mncol •Eusing Free Registry Cleaner http://download.cnet.com/Eusing-Free-Registry-Cleaner/3000-2094_4-10521691.html •Wise Registry Cleaner http://download.cnet.com/Wise-Registry-Cleaner/3000-2086_4-10605508.html?tag=mncol •Wise Disk Cleaner http://download.cnet.com/Wise-Disk-Cleaner/3000-2086_4-10613345.html?tag=mncol •Auslogics Registry Cleaner http://download.cnet.com/Auslogics-Registry-Cleaner/3000-2094_4-10909814.html?tag=mncol •ToniArts EasyCleaner http://download.cnet.com/ToniArts-EasyCleaner/3000-2094_4-10529179.html?tag=mncol •Temp File Cleaner http://download.cnet.com/Temp-File-Cleaner/3000-2094_4-10628816.html?tag=mncol •HLP Free PC Cleaner http://download.cnet.com/HLP-Free-PC-Cleaner/3000-8022_4-10880685.html?tag=mncol Uninstaller •Revo Uninstaller Revo Uninstaller was designed to remove unnecessary files and registry entries left behind by Add/Remove Programs etc. http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html •Window Installer Cleanup Utility http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 •Advanced Uninstaller http://www.iobit.com/advanceduninstaller.html Defragmentation •Defraggler Under the same CCleaner Developer,Use Defraggler to defrag your entire hard drive, or individual files. This compact and portable Windows application supports NTFS and FAT32 file systems. Easy to use and small file size as well. http://www.filehippo.com/download_defraggler/ •Smart Defrag Increases PC speed,including automated defragger,easy to use interface and Low memory usage in background. http://download.cnet.com/Smart-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10759533.html?tag=mncol •Auslogics Disk Defrag Disk Defrag will speed up your computer by optimizing file system. It can defragment files, consolidate free space and move system files to the faster part of the disk. Also includes simple user interface, defragmentation report,Low system resources usage. It's also freeware. http://download.cnet.com/Auslogics-Disk-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10567503.html?tag=mncol
  8. usefullll

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    Updates I'm more active at animecrazy forum, i've got a thread there - same as here and same username Sorry folks, I've sold my computer away due to personal reasons. Seems like i can't updates major stuffs anymore, Avast software and others don't works on PS3. PS3 basically a gaming system - harddrive etc and a seemingly outdated javascript browser. For your information, my school provides laptops but only for projects, so mostly no internet connectivity.. even if have also risky to login at public usage computers. I'll try to access through my PS3 Internet Browser (it's crashes sometimes) but so far i think there's sufficient updates and i hope it'll benefit more and more users. Take care everyone. My PSN is Fallenism_25 (I've changed new psn) add me if u play FIFA 11 or DS Pokemon etc. Introduction Forum name ''usefullll'' referring to this thread ''usefulness''... not anything else ;) This Thread offers - Basically as stated below 1)Recommended Anti Virus - Anti virus,Anti Spyware etc 2)Software Recommendation - Registry Cleaner,Anti Rootkit,Defragmentation,Recovery 3)Recommended Settings - Including Firefox,Spybot,Avast etc + Screenshots etc 4)Useful/Recommended Firefox Add-on - Plus those Hardly known ones yet useful 5)Download Links - Added sites are Official or Trusted/Safe websites like Download.com & Filehippo.com 6)Useful Websites - Bottom section 7)Basic Tips - Thorough Scanning tips ,Reformat or Basic tips for Anti virus etc Recent Updates Updated official Avast 'get license' link - Updated on 10th of Jan 2010 Emsisoft Malware image updated IObit Toolbox, EEK (Emsisoft Emergency Kit) added Added links Redirect Remover and Form History Control add-on Articles and Official Forum links section Removed Panda, McAfee Rootkit, Eusing Free Registry Cleaner Links 3 CNET Articles Links added A-Squared Anti Dialer,Advanced Uninstaller Links Dr Web Link Checker and Click&Clean add-on Links KeyScrambler Personal, Nightly Tester Tools, CookieCuller 5 Articles links added and Avast image updated Some Cleanups Avast 5 Images File Recovery section - Recuva,Pandora & Jfile recovery Auslogics Registry,ToniArts & Temp File Cleaner Links Defraggler download link updated Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer TACO,LongURL,Webmail Ad,Speed Dial & IE tab add-on Links Wise Disk,Registry Cleaner link DejaClick add-on Removed underlining in titles for easier to read Several new articles links added Article section Download Links to all listed software Separated Some Links from titles Updates Analyzer section Firewall section,Wikipedia,FAQ Links Rootkit software and Comodo updates A-Squared Image and Links cleanups Window Cleanup Utility link Nuke Anything Enhanced add-on ATF,Regseeker,TweakNow added & Defragmentation section Ad-Aware,Spybot,nCleaner,CCleaner,SAS Images Ad-Aware section updates Cleanups ,Colors updates MV RegClean added Offline Storage Firefox interface Image added Avast,Spybot,Lavasoft,A-Squared,Norton Forum Links IObit 360 Link and Settings Updated Avast Registration Link & nCleaner Settings Websites Information Updated Infection section Revo Uninstaller & some Cleanup System Restore update IObit 360 section False Positive Basic Information Avast Image ThreatFire software Firefox Add-On Links Spyware Blaster issue - Firefox 3.5 Updated Firefox Image How To Enable Spybot Paranoid mode Avast Wikipedia Link Edited Doubled section of Comodo BOClean. Comodo BOClean been Removed since Discontinued Avira Wikipedia Link Avast Recommended Settings,Tick and Unticks Browser •Mozilla Firefox http://i43.tinypic.com/1213guo.jpg ►Under Privacy ,Tick Accept cookies from site,Un-Tick Third Party cookies settings ►Under Advanced,Click Network - Offline Storage to 0 Mb http://i39.tinypic.com/34h6omp.png Recommended Firefox Add-On •Adblock Plus ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 •NoScript ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722 •BetterPrivacy ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623 •Web of trust ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456 •Nuke Anything Enhanced ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/951 •DejaClick ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3262 •Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out (TACO) ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11073 •LongURL Mobile Expander ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8636 •WebMail Ad Blocker ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7560 •Speed Dial ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4810 •IE Tab ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419 •KeyScrambler Personal ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3383 •Nightly Tester Tools ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6543 •CookieCuller ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/82 •Dr.Web Anti Virus Link Checker ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/938 •Click&Clean ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3100 •Redirect Remover ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/537/ •Form History Control ►http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12021/ Internet Option Setting •Under Security,Internet Medium setting •Under Security,Local intranet Medium or Custom setting •Under Security,Restricted site High or Custom settings •Under Privacy,Click Advanced & Block Third party cookies. Accept or Prompt for First party cookies. •Under Advanced,Un-tick the option Enable Third party browser extension •Under Content,Un-Tick all Auto Complete Settings ► Anti Virus -------------------------------TIPS------------------------------------- ►Only One Anti Virus per computer. Two Anti virus will Conflicts & NOT Double protection ►Download Stuffs with caution and Always Scan before Open the file ►Need Help Remove Infection? Use Trend Micro HijackThis Scan&Save Logs&Paste whole logs at Forum ►Don't click on Unknown Online Ads/Links ►Clear caches after Finish internet by Internet option or preferably Junk Cleaner (CCleaner etc) ►False positive? Suspicious link or website? Upload to Virustotal.com with over 30 Scan engines - How? ►Schedule/Check updates Daily etc for Anti Virus (If Manual update Spyware Blaster,Check updates on weekly basis --------------------------------------------------------------------------- •Avira AntiVir http://avira.com/en/download/index.php •Avast http://avast.com/index •Avast Free License http://www.avast.com/registration-free-antivirus.php ►Basically changed all Scanner's Sensitivity levels to High etc ►Under Basic Settings and Show special scans in avast interface - Tick http://i48.tinypic.com/10f7wyc.jpg Under Maintenance,there's shows the expiry date for Registered License From its description ,meaning its Skip the scan on file if deemed clean previously so i prefer to let it scan again to ensure computer safety. Including scanning operating system files too ►Do not Scan verified system DLLs, To let it Scan thoroughly - Un-Tick http://i44.tinypic.com/2pradsp.jpg
  9. Computer Tips (Part2) Anti Malware More information? : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware •Spybot Search & Destroy Spybot-S&D written by the German software engineer Patrick Michael Kolla. Developed by Safer Networking Limited. Spybot's has Immunizations,while SD Resident blocks Bad downloads TeaTimer monitor changes and HOST file entries,blocks unwanted sites and Paranoid mode that asks on any Unknown changes. http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/ ►Go Setting,Advanced Mode. Under File Sets - Tick Usage Tracking Tracks.uti http://i36.tinypic.com/2hoe7es.jpg ►Enable Paranoid mode. Right click Spybot Notification icon,include Paranoid mode (its Tick-ed when its On) •Spyware Blaster Anti Spyware,Browser protections without running in background. http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html •Ad-Aware Ad-Aware is an anti-spyware and anti-virus program developed by Lavasoft that detects and removes malware, spyware and adware on a user's computer. It detects spyware, viruses, dialers, Trojans, bots, rootkits, data miners, aggressive advertising, parasites, browser hijackers, and tracking components. http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php ►Under Setting,Profile Scans - Un-Tick Executable File only Skip files larger than http://i33.tinypic.com/2jfynaf.jpg •Malwarebytes Detects & Removal only in Free edition,Detects and removes malwares. Includes trojans,rogue software,browser hijackers and other spyware components. http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/ •Super Anti Spyware Detects & Removal only in Free edition. Still effective for Spyware and other infections. http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html ►Under Preferences,Scanning Controls - Un-Tick Ignore files larger than 4mb Ignore non-executable files Scan only known files types http://i33.tinypic.com/fe1ac3.jpg •Emsisoft Anti-Malware Free Scans computer for malicious software, including Trojan Horses, Dialers, Worms, Spyware, and Adware. A-squared Free is specialized in finding,removing them securely etc. http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ ►Under Scan PC,Custom Scan -Tick http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/8814/35864151.jpg •A-Squared Anti-Dialer http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antidialer/ •IObit Security 360 http://www.iobit.com/security360.html •ThreatFire Install Without Anti virus version,Free And Paid protection against zero day attacks. Works well with Well-Known Anti virus like AVG,Avast and Avira etc. http://www.threatfire.com/ •Dr. Web CureIt Basically For me ,i use as Extra Scanner (Not protection) for virus removal. Description below. Easy to use FREE curing utility to clean your computer infected with viruses and various unwanted codes by the Dr.Web Anti-virus updated once or several times an hour. Paid version includes virus protections. http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/ •Emsisoft Emergency Kit http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/eek/ Anti Rootkit •Rootkit Buster Scans hidden files, registry entries, processes, drivers, and Master Boot Record (MBR) rootkits. In addition,can also clean hidden files and registry entries. http://download.cnet.com/Rootkit-Buster/3000-8022_4-10720133.html?tag=mncol •Rootkit Hook Analyzer Thoroughly analyzes the computer threads to detect rootkits and reveals its location. Doesn't provide removal along with the software but manual removal is possible. http://download.cnet.com/RootKit-Hook-Analyzer/3000-2086_4-10461093.html?tag=mncol •Sophos Anti-Rootkit http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/sophos-anti-rootkit.html •F-Secure BlackLight F-Secure BlackLight is a tool that detects files, folders and processes hidden from the user and other programs. BlackLight is also able to remove hidden malware by renaming them. Note: F-Secure BlackLight is a Response Lab Tool and is intended for use in customer cases. Product support is not provided. http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/security/security-lab/tools-and-services/blacklight/index.html •RootkitRevealer http://www.filehippo.com/download_rootkit_revealer/ •Panda Anti-Rootkit http://download.cnet.com/Panda-Anti-Rootkit/3000-8022_4-10717196.html •McAfee Rootkit Detective http://download.cnet.com/McAfee-Rootkit-Detective/3000-8022_4-10720121.html
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