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Note - becareful when using a rootkit scanner. Sometimes they come out false positives.

 

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Introduction : Just Precaution Tips + Recommendations Guide.

 

Note : If most of the parts contains Typing errors or Missing words

etc, that means currently editing and updating it. So come back later.

 

Firefox

 

•Under Privacy ,Un-Tick all the History Settings

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Does not Save or Store visited websites,downloaded and Form & Search bars Items

 

•Under Privacy ,Tick Accept cookies from site,Un-Tick Third Party cookies settings

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Affects Firefox,Means Accept Only First Party cookie

 

•Recommend Tick Always Clear data after close,Tick All of it in Settings

 

•Recommend Under Security,Un-Tick all the Passwords Settings

 

•Under Advanced,make Offline Storage to Zero Mb

 

Internet Option

 

•Under Security,Internet Medium setting

 

•Under Security,Local intranet Medium or High setting

 

•Under Security,Trust sites Medium or High 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 Content,Un-Tick all Auto Complete Settings

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Affects Internet Explorer Doesn't Save or Store visited websites,User names,Passwords forms etc

 

•Under Advanced,Un-tick the option Enable Third party browser extension

 

•Third party cookies is tracking cookies tracks Daily Browsing etc.

 

Anti Virus

 

•Only One Anti Virus per computer. If installing another one.

Must Exit active Browser and Off other to avoid Conflicts.

 

•Run Anti virus Full scan weekly,at least few times a week.

 

•Avira AntiVir

 

Top detection rate,Free version only contain Anti Virus protection against viruses, worms and Trojans,Anti Dialer protection against expensive dialers and Rootkit protection against hidden rootkits. Faster Scanning up to 20% faster. New Interface,Phishing protection against phishing. Lacks Anti Spyware and Web Shield protections etc.

 

•Avast

 

Anti virus,Anti Spyware,Anti Rootkit protection,all available in home free edition. Demo version is only for 60 days,may register at the website,then they'll send the code via email for a year of free license,after expire,you can register in the same way again. Developed by ALWIL Software.

 

*Restart if Prompt and Update

 

*Boot-time Scan setting, Include Archive File scan

 

***Under On-Access Protection Control Setting - Standard Shield

 

Under Scanner (Basic)

Scan diskette boot sectors

Scan OLE document on open

Scan executed programs

32/64 bit Windows (Win32/Win64) executable

16-bit Windows executable

MS-DOS based programs

Scan dynamic libraries on load (Window XP+ only)

 

Under Scanner (Advanced)

Scan files on open

Always Scan WSH-Script files

Scan created/modified files

All files

 

***Under On-Access Protection Control - Network Shield

 

Under Settings

Sensitivity to High

Show Warning messages

Allow Sending anonymous statistical information about blocked URLs (Optional)

Logging

 

***Under On-Access Protection Control - Web Shield

 

Under Basic

Sensitivity to High

Enable Web Scanning

Use Intelligent Stream Scanning

 

Under Web Scanning

Scan All Files

 

Anti Spyware

 

•Check updates for Anti Virus,Anti Spyware etc Before Surfing internet.

 

•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.

 

•Under Setting, Click Mode,to Advanced.

 

•Under File Sets and Tick These

 

*Usage Tracking

*Tracks.uti

 

•Spyware Blaster

 

Anti Spyware,Browser protections without running in background.

Developed by Javacool Software.

 

•Comodo BOClean

 

Effective Real time protection against Trojans,Spyware,

Adware,Keyloggers. etc,but no Manual Scanning. From Comodo.

 

•Ad-Aware Free

 

Includes Ad-Watch Live! Basic (integrated real-time protection),Customizable

Profile Scans,Rootkit Removal System and many more.Developed by Lavasoft.

 

•Under Scan Setting, Un tick

 

*Skip files larger than.

 

•Malwarebytes

 

Detects & Removal only in Free edition,Detects and removes malwares. Includes trojans,rogue software,browser hijackers and other spyware components. Developed by Marcin Kleczyski.

 

•Super Anti Spyware

 

Detects & Removal only in Free edition. Still effective for Spyware

and other infections. Developed by SUPERAdBlocker.com.

 

•Under Preferences,Scanning Controls,Untick These

 

*Ignore files larger than 4mb

*Ignore non-executable files

*Terminate memory threats before quarantining

*Scan only known files types

 

•A-Squared 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.

 

Cleaner

 

•Advanced Systemcare 3

 

Registry,Junks cleaning. Defragmenter,Spyware defenses all available in the

free version. Paid edition includes Deep scan,scheduling etc. Developed by IObit.

 

*Advance Systemcare 3 Function : ''Delete Window Temporary Files

Older than a week'' means Only delete temporary files older than a week.

 

•Under Maintain Windows,go Settings. Click Junk Files Clean,

Under Scan for,recommends Tick all of them listed below.

 

*Recycle Bin

*Temporary

*IE Temporary Files

 

•Under Additional : Enable Secure Deletion

 

•Ccleaner

 

Popular and Free Registry cleaner. Developed by Piriform.

 

•Under Setting, Tick this :

 

*Secure file Deletion to Gutmann (35 passes)

 

•Under Advanced : Un-Tick

 

*Only Delete Files In Window Temp Folder Older than 48 hours

 

•Comodo System Cleaner

 

Deep Registry Scan,Tuneup functions etc,entirely free.

Note : Never delete Unsafe to delete entries. Developed by Comodo.

 

•nCleaner

 

Effective Junk Cleaning & Tweaks & Real Time System Monitor

and lot more functions. Its entirely free as well. Developed by NKProds.

 

•Glary Utilities

 

More than a Registry Cleaner,100% Freeware for this version. Developed by Glarysoft.

 

•Comodo System Cleaner

 

Deep Registry Scan,Tuneup functions etc,entirely free.

Never delete Unsafe to delete entries. Developed by Comodo.

 

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.

Developed by Trend Micro.

 

Firefox add-on

 

•Adblock Plus

 

•Recommend using all of the available Subscriptions avoid loading of Ads.

 

•Web of trust

 

•Warns you about risky websites green for safe, yellow for caution and red to stop.

 

Website Recommendation

 

download.com : Safe downloads

 

filehippo.com : Quick & Safe downloads website.

 

comodo.com : Helpful Comodo software downloads.

 

glarysoft.com : Glarysoft software downloads.

 

virustotal.com : Effective for testing False positive and Detecting viruses in the submitted file.

 

secunia.com : Secunia inspector,Check for Updates of your software.

 

safeweb.norton.com : Many Safety Ratings,comments for Websites.

 

siteadvisor.com : Websites Ratings,Downloads and Email Test Review and Online affiliations etc

 

Obvious Symptoms Of Infection

 

•Accounts Got Hacked

 

•Slow downs,Crashing

 

•Weird Pops up on computer

 

•Being Directed to other websites

 

•Start page changed without permission

 

•Freezing or Blue screen of death

 

•High CPU usage (exclude from scanning times)

 

Window Update

 

•Install all High Priorities Updates

 

•Some stuffs Listed as Custom update,check them.

 

System Restore

 

•If Infected with Spyware,Trojans and attempt to System Restore,

it can reinfect your system,Decrease amount of spaces (to 1-3%)

 

Reformat

 

•Deep reformat only,Longer duration but effective

 

Scanning

 

•Turn off System Restore (can turn on after cleared all infections) - Optional

 

•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

 

•If can't remove the infections or lazy etc register and post

at forum for professional helps : Avast forum,Spybot Safer Networking forum etc

 

•Use Trend Micro Hijack This and run system

Scan and Save Logs, post whole logs at forum (Copy & paste etc)

 

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Computer Tips

 

•Don't click on Random or Unknown Online Ads or Links

 

•Don't go Porn websites (This is the easiest place to get infections)

 

•Don't Download or Install stuffs from Unknown websites

 

•Clear caches after finishing internet (By Registry Cleaner etc,or in Internet Option)

 

•Exit all Active browsers before leaving computer when AFK (Away from keyboard)

 

•Avoid Downloading from Limewire or other Similar Software.

 

•(If schedules available) Schedule Update settings in Anti virus,Anti Spyware programs etc.