How Egyptions Stayed Connected

The Egyptians still had a few ways to communicate although they were struck down by lack of internet due to the Government demanding the ISPs cut the channels. Several old school ways of communication allowed the few dedicated techs to accomplish 'work-arounds' to the blacked out internet.

One of the old school ways was to revert to ham radio which allows voice and also data communications although data can be much slower than through wires. Another old school technique was for the Egyptians to resort to dial-up where they were able to connect through outside connections.

A set of instructions was available on 24-7israel.com. The dialup connections allowed some Egyptians to remain connected if they were able to access the dialup information or have it delivered to them via ham radio or a set of instructions printed and hand-delivered. 

The crisis that appears to be continuing although the internet has reportedly been restored. Perhaps now they are able to restore and repair their computers if they received cyber attacks prior to the internet going down. They can download antimalware signatures and perform computer repair and laptop repair if the opposition was able to successfully infect and damage computers before chaos errupted.

Beware of Valentine Spam

Valentine spam has already began as reported in a blog on Symantec's website. PC Virus Doctors would also like to warn about possible malicious scripts buried in the emails that may deliver malware. Once an email is opened the script is generated that can be the beginning of the end if users do not have proper anti-virus or other anti-malware installed to notify users of potential problems or to actually stop malicious activities before they have a chance to gain foothold.

A good practice is to not allow oneself to be duped by emails or tempted to open them by just checking those boxes and reporting them as spam or simply deleting unsolicited emails. Refraining from these 'tempting Valentine's offers' may easily save a computer repair or laptop repair.

Intel Reports Sandy Bridge Recall

Intel is recalling the Sandy Bridge chip, according to an article by the Guardian. It is reported that Intel may have to spend up to One Billion Dollars to repair the design flaw. The setback will affect hundreds of models of computers and the delay will last about three months.

Sandy Bridge combines processing power and graphics into one chip but the flaw would eventually affect DVD drives and hard drives, according to the article. The chip's design flaw effects more than 500 models and is slowing the current downturn of new computer purchases in the Unites States and other regions.

Intel reports that 5% of the processors would have caused failure over a three year period if the flaw had gone unnoticed, according to the Guardian. The new silicon chips must be redesigned and manufactured so the newly designed chip will most likely not be available until April.

If Intel had not corrected the design flaw in the Sandy Bridge chip it would have led to inevitable computer repair and laptop repair.

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.