Computer Update

1. Computer Update March 2010

2. Just a Bit of an Update • Equipment • Security

3. Download Sites • Cnet.com • Zdnet.com • Majorgeeks.com • Tucows.com • Filehippo.com

4. Your System • Security Review • Anti Virus: • Resident • Avast • AVG • Cloud • Panda • Spyware • Spybot Search and Destroy • Ad-Aware

5. Your System ( Con’t) • Malware • Malwarebytes • IObit Malware Fighter • Stopzilla $ • Webroot $ • Kaspersky $ • Beware of Fakes – Ransomware

6. Your System (con’t) • Firewalls • Microsoft (XXX) • Zonealarm*** • Panda $ • Trendmicro $ • Semantic/McAfee $ • Webroot $ *** • Lavasoft $

7. Your System (con’t) • Other Stuff • Keylog Detector • KL-Detector (http://dewasoft.com/privacy/kldetector.htm) • Rootkit Killer • Kaspersky TDSSKiller • (http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363)

8. Your System (con’t) Rescue Me.... Be prepared for the unexpected • AVG Rescue CD or USB Drive • Free Software • Removes infections, repairs files and recovers systems • http://www.avg.com/us-en/avg-rescue-cd#tba3

9. Security Sites • Trend Micro – blog.trendmicro.com/ • Lavasoft - • www.lavasoft.com/mylavasoft/rogues/latest • Kaspersky - ww.securelist.com/en/weblog • Microsoft - blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/ • CERT - www.cert.org/certcc.html

10. Rogue Security Software • Signs • Your Regular Security Software disabled • New Security Popups • Notification your computer is Infected • Offers to Run Computer Virus Scan • Pay for Full Version to get rid of Virus

11. What Do I Do Now? • Try to close the Program from the Task Manager • Don’t Close with X • ( Cntrl F4 or Control –Alt-Delete) Close in applications Tab • Run security software – Malwarebytes/ IOBit/ Stopzilla • May require Boot Scan • You might need to rename Security Software install name • Use a Rescue Disc • AVG Rescue Disc • Wipe Drive and Reinstall from Back Up

12. What ya got • System Inventory • Belarc Advisor (http://belarc.com/)

13. Your System (con’t) • Hard Drive • Space Utilization • Ridnacs • download.cnet.com/RidNacs/3000-2248_4-10864815.html • Defraging • Smart Defrag • www.iobit.com/iobitsmartdefrag.html

14. Your System (con’t) • Clean up: • Ccleaner • Cleaning and optimization tool (Files & Registry) • www.piriform.com/ccleaner • Start Up • Whatinstartup • download.cnet.com/WhatInStartup/3000-2094_4-10913139.html

15. Your System (con’t) • System Optimization • Soluto • Runs as a background service that watches your PC • detects slowdowns and trying to analyze the cause. • Analyzes Boot process, Web Browser , Remote Actions and Crashes • Tells you what is happening

16. Your System ( Con’t) • Duplicate Cleaner • download.cnet.com/Duplicate-Cleaner/3000-2248_4-10584403 • Find and delete duplicate files, mp3s, photos, old documents and much • Clone Spy • Free Duplicate File CleanUp Tool for Windows • www.clonespy.com

17. Your System ( con’t) • Permanently Erase Files • Eraserdrop Portable • eraserdrop-portable.en.softonic.com • Drag and drop eraser • Filekiller • http://sourceforge.net/projects/filekiller/ • Completely removes a file from your disk without leaving any track

18. Delete Your Accounts • Look for Your Accounts • Spoekeo - people search engine • http://www.spokeo.com/ • Delete those Accounts • Information on how to delete your account from all of the major social networking, blogging, shopping, etc. sites and services across the web. • http://www.deleteyouraccount.com/