Antivirus.net- Rogue Antivirus

PC Virus Doctors' Computer Repair has ventured across another rogue antivirus called Antivirus.net on a laptop repair. This fake antivirus is stealthy and it appears it entered the system via a Java exploit. One clue is that Java reports that updates are available, however, Java will not update nor will Windows 7 allow Java to be uninstalled.

Another characteristic of Antivirus.net is that Internet Explorer (IE) would not connect to the internet and only some antimalware programs would install while others would not install. Also Kaspersky would not uninstall even with Kaspersky's removal tool.

Disk checks can sometimes get users out of jams and helps to avoid PC repairs. Sometimes the system files can get corrupted and not allow some of the functions like the above problems.

Add to Egypt's Great Dead- the Internet

Security sources confirm that Egypt's shutting down of their internet is the world's worst in internet history. 97% if the internet has been severed in Egypt which has disrupted social networking sites such as Facebook and twitter but the cell phone service has also lost signal. The only carrier supplying any internet capability at this time is the Noor Group which supposedly connects Egypt's Government and banking organizations to the world wide web.

The internet was cut off Thursday at 2234 GMT simultaneously with four major internet providers whom have said they have a legal obligation to respond to such requests. World leaders have urged Egypt to restore the internet and the social networking sites but it appears the country's leader is ignoring any requests. The unrest continues as people are defying curfews to protest.

The implications are great as not only social networking sites are down but also the ability to communicate in times of health and welfare.

Also people referring to the internet to do business and carry-on business has been disrupted which could have devastating effects on the economy. PC Virus Doctors depend on the internet to perform computer repair and laptop repair on software systems and we would also be crippled if such events took place.

Open Source Internet Security Suite- FREE

PC Virus Doctors' Computer Repair is constantly on the lookout and spreading the word about freeware and keeping computers as locked down and secure as possible as security threats loom about. ClamWin has always been suggested as a 2nd backup antivirus if pc users are utilizing another free edition of a proprietary antivirus.

An open source internet security suite is Spyware Terminator and ClamWin that can be integrated allowing HIPS, a Host Intrusion Protection System; this system notifies users when exectubles are activiting during normal computer use. Users may then examine the exectuble(s) and have the choice to either allow or disallow.

Here is how to get this exciting open source internet security suite for free:

1. Download ClamWin
2. Install and Update ClamWin
3. Download Spyware Terminator
4. Install Spyware Terminator
5. Now Integrate ClamWin into Spyware Terminator within the GUI (Graphics User Interface) of Spyware Terminator.

Both programs may be configured to update at your particular time of day that you may be on the internet and both programs can be configured to automatically scan your system when users' desire unlike other antimalware freeware programs.

Spyware Terminator also has a security feature, "Web Security Guard" that incorporates incorporates into Internet Explorer (IE) or Firefox that may also easily be enable or disabled.

This is a cool little addition to have ready in case of a web attack while utilizing other security tools to make sure one can keep their PC running while defending against aggresive malware.

These open source tools are licensed for business and personal machines so be sure and install your new open source internet security suite for extra safety. This is a cheaper security solution versus a computer repair or laptop repair.

Flash Cookies- Privacy Concerns

Lawsuits are being filed against some companies utilizing flash cookies and storing them on personal computers without the knowledge of web surfers. The flash cookies are stored in separate locations unlike html cookies that can be controlled and deleted by users in browser settings, according to a NY Times report on flash cookies.

PC Virus Doctors' Computer Support always clean cookies from users machines during malware removal and now will check to make sure all flash cookies are removed to the best of our ability. Many times their are several gigabytes of tracking cookies deleted that can eventually slow computers due to the shear number of cookies which can be tens of thousands.

Some media companies are tracking users across multiple websites and the technology also is involved in mobile media where they track web surfers on their cellphones.

PC Virus Doctors' Computer Repair are testing a flash cookie remover that can be added on to CCleaner, called Click & Clean from HotCleaner.com and listed below if readers would like to try it. There are other versions available also for Chrome browsers and Firefox browsers that may be installed as add-ons.

Computer Maintenaince- Disk Check with Microsoft XP

Microsoft Operating Disk Checks should be performed monthly, advised by PC Virus Doctors. The drive repair can be done several different methods but one of the easiest methods is to disk chick is:

1. Go to "Start" and left click
2. then go to "Computer" and left click, now you should see all your 'drives' in Explorer
3. Right click the drive you wish to repair (if not technically savvy your "C" drive should be the most concerned with to begin and continue with additional drives if needed).
4. Go down to "Properties"
5. Then up to the "Tools" tab
6. Then open the radial button entitled, "Check Now"
7. Check the "Automatically fix file system errors" next
8. Check the "Scan for and attempt repair of bad sector errors"
9. You should now receive the '....would you like to schedule a disk check'
10. Click "Yes"
11. Now go to "Start"
12. Then to "Turn Off Computer" on the right
13. Now click "Restart" and the computer/laptop will reboot

This may take some time and is recommended to do overnight because of time to "repair" may be several hours.

Trojan Hiloti

Trojan:Win32/Hiloti.gen!A has showed up on a computer repair and this is one of those that is embedded within the registry and continues to rename itself upon each bootup and apparently placing the new registry entry into other parts of the registry.

This computer problem also shows a Java scripts exploit that has been quarantined. Microsoft reports the  Hiloti trojan as "severe".

Please make sure your security software, including Windows Operating System remains up-to-date.

Trojan Krazy

SuperAntiSpyware has spotted a unique trojan entitled Trojan.Agent/Gen-Krazy. This appears to have altered one customers computer within the registry and will allow only limited boot time in "safe mode" and will not boot to Windows but will restart with the "blue screen of death".

If you see this trojan scan with all your malware removers because this can be accompanied by other malware that has been discovered on this particular laptop repair.

Scan PDF Files for Trojans and Other Malware

Scan .pdf files for trojans and other malware. The MSNBC story reports that Symantec found 36% of malicious code delivered came from .pdf documents. Once opened, the code injects itself into the operating system using Java script.

One of the most damaging attacks using .pdf documents is Zeus which hides until users go to their bank accounts. Zeus then records all the banking information, after the banking session, Zeus then has money forwarded from the bank account to the cybercriminal.

*To scan .pdf files users should be able to right click the file and then scan it with an antivirus or anti-malware program to check for infections.

PC users needing assistance can always contact PC Virus Doctors' Dallas Virus Removal.

Stuxnet- Worm Dissected

Stuxnet, the computer worm damaging Iran's Nuclear Facility, is being dissected and is still amazing in its stealth and ingenous abilities according to the New York Times. The worm is reported to be a possible U.S. joint Israeli effort to derail or slow the Iranian nuclear ambition to create a nuclear bomb that Iran maintains is false. The Time reports that the digital trail appears to trace across several continents with which appears to have several authors contributing to Stuxnet.

Siemens, a German industrial manufacturer, allegedly manufactured the machines the Iranian's are using to develop nuclear energy. Idaho Naltional Laboratories, a United States Energy Department firm, appears to have examined the computer controllers of the Siemens' machines where it is speculated that they identified some hard to find holes that may have been exploited for use with the Stuxnet worm.

The Iranian's, according the the Times areticle, are trying to create nuclear facilities similar to Israel's who has continued to deny it has nuclear weapons.

Apparently 1/5 of Iran's Nuke facility has been damaged or destroyed by the stuxnet worm. Dallas Computer and Laptop Repair is concerned about such destruction but it appears to be isolated only to Siemens machine controllers and not other hardware distributed by other desktop or laptop manufacturers such as Dell.

Dump Temporary Files

Dallas Computer Repair is amazed at times with the amount of temporary files that are left on drives,
Get rid of that crap by going to temporary file cleanups and delete the trash. Download Ccleaner to help. Freeing up non-needed or no-used files and folders will help speed up the computer and less clutter that the computer has to keep up with.

Deleting old restore points can free up as much as 20 gigabytes of data that PC Virus Doctors' Dallas PC Repair sees in many desktops and laptops that are over 3 years old.

Hard to Find Drivers for Laptops and Desktops

Drivers can be difficult to find and match with the particular hardware and operating systems being utilized simultaneously needing specific drivers to run the peripherals on the computer machines.

The first step is to go to the manufacturers website and going to their "support" or "driver downloads" or "support and drivers" or verbage that is similart.

Once computer users locate the area where desktop and laptop manufacturers offer their drivers one must enter that they are:

• Using desktops or laptops
• Identify the operating system
• Identify the model number
• Identify the hardware on the laptop or desktop that the drivers operate

Many times the necessary drivers are not listed in the list of drivers for particular models and it may be necessary to go to the laptop or desktop manufacturers hardware's website.

PC Virus Doctors are going to bring more online help that will help for driver installations.

Old Hard Drives- Clone Drives

PC Virus Doctors' are recommending cloning drives that are 2-3 years old because of the bad sectors that develop on the platters that are storing the digital data before data is lost and data recovery. Once bad sectors develop on these old hard drives it becomes a "domino affect" where the drive will slowly deteriorate and degrade. Once this happens the only "repair" is to replace the drive.

Dallas Computer Repair is recommending moving data from infected drives over to new installed drives after the data has been scanned and is cleaned from malware. These old hard drives may and often will not survive long scans and the malware authors infect these drives where they will not be viewable if slaved to other computer systems for cleaning.

Dallas Laptop and Dallas Computer Repair recommends replace hard drives every 2-3 years to avoid pain and loss of data which is often family pictures, business data, etc.

Cloned drives will look exactly like the old drive that is replaced including all the data and drivers. Users will never notice a change with the new drive for the exception that the desktop or laptop runs much better.

Antivirus IS Basic- Rogue Program

Rogue Antivirus' can be extremely difficult to remove at times and Antivirus IS Basic is a rogue program that falls into the difficulty category.

The laptop recently worked on was infected with three rogue programs, that's right, three. Many of the security vendors do not have a fix on the current rogue malware version that PC Virus Doctors is about to clean and remove so we are using independent tools not commercially available.

Several commercial vendors either do not find the rogue malware or Windows reports the other commercial antimalware scans have stopped.

The scanning and cleaning are slowly about to come about and the files have been found, now it is just a matter of eradication.

REMEMBER> Keep ALL Your Tools Updated.

This is a previous customer who deleted all of the programs PC Virus Doctors gave to him except one that was updated 3 months ago. Had the customer updated his antivirus and antimalware he should have been able to get rid of Antivirus IS Basic on his own. Call PC Virus Doctor's to remove rogue programs proclaiming to belong to Microsoft.

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PC Virus Doctors' Computer Repair continue to receive desktops and laptops that are not properly backed-up and should because of personal and financial data. PC Virus Doctors' online backup solution is very affordable at just over $1/week and is available for individuals and small businesses.

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iPhone Alarm Fails Again

Apple's iPhone has once again failed to sound its alarm on Jan.1, 2011 or Jan. 2, 2012, according to Reuters. The amazing thing is that individuals alway themselves only one device, once again, for security; this time the simple fact of waking up which is why this iPone bug has people so upset.

Apple has replied that everything with the alarm will be fine starting Jan. 3, 2011, nice.

Intel Sporting New Chip- Sandy Bridge

CNN.net reports that Intel is rolling out what it calls the next generation, 2nd generation Intel Core Chip, Sandy Bridge. This chip will integrate the graphics processor into the main processor. The new technology would eliminate 3rd party graphics vendors such as NVidia, Advanced Micro Devices and others potentially.

Dallas Laptop- PC Support hopes Intel can keep the temperatures at a minimum or the computer manufacturers also take note and provide plenty of fan and cool temperature issues addresses properly to keep the laptops temperature as cool as possible.

Moscow Spammer Arrested in U.S.

Spammer MasterMind Busted

A vacationing or business trip took a man to jail for spamming. The 23 year old Moscow resident is reported to have been under investigation since 2007 and has ended up in Federal Court in Wisconsin. The botnet "Mega-D" is the catalyst the spammer used to gather computers into a botnet to send the reported millions up to billions alleged messages per day, accounting for 32% of the world's spam (?...really, one-third of emails?). Supposedly he is the "mastermind" behind the indulgence of email spam.

The alleged emails sent by alleged subject was reported at around ten billion daily. Supposedly the botnets were used to sell counterfeit goods.