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Some Cleanups - D/M/Y - 4/2/2009 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 Introduction This Thread not Meant to be Popular/Spam, hopefully benefit someone. It's one man's work so updates might be slow. Anyways my Forum name just some random names. This Thread offers - Basically as stated below Recommended Software (Anti virus,Anti Spyware etc) Registry & Junk Cleaners (Mostly added Freewares except Advanced SystemCare has Free & Pro version) Other Software Recommendation (Rootkit,Defragmentation and Registry Cleaner) Download Links (Official sites or trusted websites like Download.com & Filehippo.com) Useful Firefox Add-ons Recommended Settings (Included Screenshots etc) Useful Websites (Bottom section) Basic Tips Forum Links Useful Article section (Might be a hassle to locate them at official website so i just listed the links here) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Green - Title Blue - Tips/Recommended Red - Indication Bold - Important --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Browser •Mozilla Firefox  •^Under Privacy ,Tick Accept cookies from site,Un-Tick Third Party cookies settings •^Under Advanced,Click Network - Offline Storage to 0 Mb  Recommended Firefox add-on •Adblock Plus ^https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 •NoScript ^https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722 •BetterPrivacy ^https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623 •Web of trust ^https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456 •Nuke Anything Enhanced ^https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/951 •DejaClick ^https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3262 •Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out (TACO) ^https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11073 •LongURL Mobile Expander ^https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8636 •WebMail Ad Blocker ^https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7560 •Speed Dial ^https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4810 •IE Tab ^https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419 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 ^ Quote:
•Mostly Third party cookies are tracking cookies tracks Daily Browsing etc - Block it and never accept Anti Virus ---------------------------------TIPS---------------------------------------- •Only One Anti Virus per computer. Two Anti virus will Conflicts & NOT Double protection •Download Stuffs with caution and Scan before Open the file. •Need Help to Remove Infection? Use Trend Micro HijackThis Scan,Save Logs to Notepad. Copy&paste Whole Logs at Forum •Don't click Unknown Online Ads/Links Or Download/Install/Stream stuffs from Unknown Websites •Clear caches after Finish internet-ing via Internet option or preferably Cleaner (CCleaner etc) •Suspect False positive? Submit the file to Virustotal.com •Schedule/Check updates Daily etc for Anti Virus (If Manual updating Spyware Blaster,Check updates Weekly) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- •Avira AntiVir Download anti virus for Linux and Windows, anti spam, recovery software tools •Avast avast! - Download Free Antivirus Software or Internet Security Registration Key License •Basically changed all Scanner's Sensitivity levels to High etc •Under Basic Settings and Show special scans in avast interface - Tick •Do not Scan verified system DLLs,to let it Scan thoroughly - Un-Tick  There's a page in Avast 5 that shows the expiry date for Registered License  Malware Protection More information? : •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. Download Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.2 - FileHippo.com •Go Setting,Advanced Mode. Under File Sets - Tick Usage Tracking Tracks.uti  •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. SpywareBlaster | Prevent spyware and malware. Free download. •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. Ad-Aware Free - Download security software for spyware removal - Lavasoft •Under Setting,Profile Scans - Un-Tick Executable File only 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. Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.44 - FileHippo.com •Super Anti Spyware Detects & Removal only in Free edition. Still effective for Spyware and other infections. SUPERAntiSpyware.com - Downloads •Under Preferences,Scanning Controls - Un-Tick Ignore files larger than 4mb Ignore non-executable files 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. a-squared Free - Free of charge Anti-Virus, Anti-Trojan, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Dialer and Anti-Worm Software - Freeware! •Under Scan PC,Custom Scan -Tick  •IObit Security 360 IObit Security 360, Free spyware remover, anti-spyware, anti-malware, PC Protection •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. ThreatFire AntiVirus - Behavioral Virus and Spyware Protection •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. Dr.Web CureIt! 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. Rootkit Buster - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •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. RootKit Hook Analyzer - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •Sophos Anti-Rootkit Anti-Rootkit | Free Rootkit Removal | Rootkit Detection - Sophos •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. •RootkitRevealer Download Rootkit Revealer 1.71 - FileHippo.com Junk/Registry Cleaner •Advanced Systemcare 3 Registry,Junks cleaning. Defragmenter,Spyware defenses all available in the free version. Paid edition includes Deep scan,scheduling etc. Advanced SystemCare Free - Reviews and free Advanced SystemCare Free downloads at Download.com *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  •CCleaner Popular and Free Registry cleaner. Download CCleaner 2.28.1091 - FileHippo.com Under Setting - Tick Secure file Deletion to Gutmann (35 passes)  •Under Advanced - Un-Tick Only Delete Files In Window Temp Folder Older than 24 hours  •Comodo System Cleaner Deep Registry Scan,Tuneup functions etc,entirely free. Never delete Unsafe to delete entries. System Cleaner Disk Registry Cleaner Speed Up PCs by Comodo •nCleaner Effective Junk Cleaning & Tweaks & Real Time System Monitor and lot more functions. Its entirely free as well. •Go Info (Top Right Corner) ,Under Statistics. Click More ,Under General of File Security - Tick Shred Files (secure but slower) using Gutmann (35 Pass)  •Glary Utilities More than a Registry Cleaner,100% Freeware for this version. Glary Utilities - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •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) MV RegClean 5.9 Download - Freeware Files.com - Utilities Category •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. ATF Cleaner - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •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. TweakNow RegCleaner - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •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. RegSeeker - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •Wise Registry Cleaner Wise Registry Cleaner - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •Wise Disk Cleaner Wise Disk Cleaner - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •Auslogics Registry Cleaner Auslogics Registry Cleaner - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •ToniArts EasyCleaner ToniArts EasyCleaner - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •Temp File Cleaner Temp File Cleaner - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •HLP Free PC Cleaner HLP Free PC Cleaner - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com Uninstaller •Revo Uninstaller Revo Uninstaller was designed to remove unnecessary files and registry entries left behind by Add/Remove Programs etc. Download Revo Uninstaller Freeware - Free and Full Download •Window Installer Cleanup Utility Use the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility to remove Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003 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. Download Defraggler 1.16.165 - FileHippo.com •Smart Defrag Increases PC speed,including automated defragger,easy to use interface and Low memory usage in background. Smart Defrag - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com •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. Auslogics Disk Defrag - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com File Recovery •Pandora Recovery Pandora File Recovery - Find and recover deleted files of any type - free. •Recuva Download Recuva 1.34.460 - FileHippo.com •JFileRecovery JFileRecovery - Recovers files from damaged hard drives, CDs, DVDs and Flash media. Updates Analyzer •Secunia Basically analyzes your computer,all programs for newer updates if available Vulnerability Scanning - Secunia.com •Update Checker FileHippo.com Update Checker - FileHippo.com •Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Download Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1.1 - FileHippo.com Useful Articles •Browse safely by blocking Web ads Browse safely by blocking Web ads | Workers' Edge - CNET News •Firefox: Heat and the CPU usage problem Firefox: Heat and the CPU usage problem | Nanotech - The Circuits Blog - CNET News •Windows Toolkit Must-have utilities for your Windows toolkit •Security Starter Kit CNET Security Starter Kit - Download.com •Windows Starter Kit Windows Starter Kit - Download.com •Utilities Starter Kit Utilities Starter Kit - Download.com •Firefox note-taking add-ons are Web supersavers Firefox note-taking add-ons are Web supersavers | Workers' Edge - CNET News •Little Firefox add-on makes simple macros Little Firefox add-on makes simple macros | The Download Blog - Download.com •First Mobile Firefox enters home stretch First Mobile Firefox enters home stretch | Deep Tech - CNET News •The 10 best new Firefox add-ons of 2009 The 10 best new Firefox add-ons of 2009 | The Download Blog - Download.com Information and Tips •Infection Malware that installed on computers and collects information about users without their knowledge. Slows down computer,System crashes, change browser page without permission,Unknown disconnects from internet etc •False positive Scan result Indicates that file being infected. 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). Firewall FAQs | Internet Security | Network Security Software ? Microsoft Security •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%. Quote:
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) Forum Links Avast A-Squared Comodo Spybot Lavasoft Norton --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last edited by usefullll; 02-03-2010 at 03:08 PM.. |
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04-13-2009, 03:22 AM
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Ultimate Hokage
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Re: Computer tips (detailed)
okay folks.....this thread will now serve as a useful reference point for non tech geeks like miself...........
so post useful tips here from now on........ again..thanks Tengux for sticking this thread
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04-13-2009, 11:24 AM
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05-03-2009, 06:32 AM
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06-29-2009, 05:36 PM
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06-30-2009, 09:08 PM
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Ultimate Hokage
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Re: Computer tips (detailed)
dont click the spam bot's link above
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advertising for the thread. Thank you Edited : If you felt its inappropriate,then I'll remove the link in my signature.
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