Virus Antivirus Trojans

Simple Guide On How To Keep Your Windows Computer – PC – Laptop Safe From Virus, Trojans, Worms, Rootkits, Dialers, Spyware and Malware etc etc. And How To Clean VIRUS from your PC – Laptop.

Please Also Go through The Identity Theft Guide! Its a big thing in UK/U.S.

Note: PC Trojans are usually after your credit card details and internet banking passwords. Read the bottom of page if you are more interested in details on that topic.

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Virus Protection : Before Your PC – LAPTOP Got Infected..

If you think your PC is already infected, scroll down a bit more)

1) Download Free SpyBot S&D and Free Avast AntiVirus and do a full system scan with both. These Two FREE Utilities can save you from 99.99% of VIRUS INFECTIONS scattered on Internet.

2A)Then You should also download and install “trusteer” from your internet banking site. Around 60 UK banks offer trusteer for FREE. This software won’t allow any hidden trojan in memory to record/steal your internet banking password. Read more about trusteer here trusteer.com

2b) Windows Defender (Click Here To download) – Free Utility (Comes Inbuilt with Vista And newer versions of Windows- downloadable from Microsoft Site for Win XP) – Always have it Switched ON. It protects your system from Trojans or Its variations. Even if it doesn’t clean your system, It scans all Incoming/outgoing connections to Internet from your PC/System

3) Always keep an eye on what Internet Explorer- Add Ons Are Running In Memory, while you are browsing the Internet. Never Download and Install Useless toolbars like uploaders/radio/300 smileys etc etc. Some of them have hidden trojans which record all your keystrokes and passwords when you type them on Internet banking/shopping forms. Show little carelessness in this matter and you are doomed!
Sane Advice – in most cases you won’t really really need any toolbar except Google/Yahoo toolbars .
To Disable unwanted addons in Internet Explorer (IE) in the Menus – Go like this , TOOLs -> Manage Addons -> Enable or Disable Addons. Then Disable any Addons you don’t recognise from a trustful source or Any Addon you don’t use anymore.

4) Download Free Security Task Manager for Win XP – www.neuber.com/taskmanager/ It scans your memory and shows you lots of details about programs running in your memory. If you find something Dodgy, just Terminate And Send it to sandbox/quarantine. Better safe than sorry!

You should also
5. Immunize your system with SpywareBlaster or Windows Advanced Care.
6. Use SUPERantispyware, MBAM or Spyware Terminator (Editor’s Choice) to scan for spywares and trojans. If any infection is detected, better and safer is send the file to Quarantine than to simple delete them.
7. Check if you have insecure applications with Secunia Software Inspector (MUST..MUST…MUST..Do It Right now).

These days most home computers are connected through wireless routers, but the problem is most people don’t know how to Secure their wireless network because the Default Configuration the ROUTERs come with, usually, isn’t very secure. Always setup a WPA Key to secure your wireless network. Read your Router’s user manual for more help. So Click here for your own Safety. Plus If you know how, then change the wireless channel to 11 coz that Channel causes least interference with Microwave and Washing Machines etc. For all kinds of computer tech problems checkout http://help.expedient.net/techtips/index.shtml

For more Virus/Antivirus information please look here http://help.expedient.net/mailnews/viruses.shtml

Protection : After Your PC – LAPTOP got Infected

1. Disable System Restore and Re -Enable it after step 3. (That is if you know about what is System Restore- If you don’t, don’t worry too much about it. Proceed Anyway)
2. Clean your temporary files. Usually in C:\\Windows\Temp.
3. Schedule a boot time scanning with Avast AntiVirus with Archive(Zip files)Scanning turned on. If Avast does not detect it, you can try DrWeb CureIT! instead.
4. Use SUPERantispyware, MBAM or Spyware Terminator to scan for spywares and trojans. If any infection is detected, better and safer is send the file to Quarantine than to simple delete than.
5. Test your machine with anti-rootkit applications. I suggest avast! antirootkit or Trend Micro RootkitBuster.
6. If still in doubt and worry, Make a HijackThis log to post here or, better, submit the RunScanner log to on-line analysis.
7. Immunize your system with SpywareBlaster or Windows Advanced Care.
8. Check if you have insecure applications with Secunia Software Inspector.(MUST..MUST…MUST..Do It Right now)

Note Contd From Top: Nothing is 100% safe online or offline. When you use your credit card to pay for petrol on petrol pump (or at a grocery store), usually a CCTV is recording what your PIN is (If you don’t hide it with your hand)… and rest of the details on the magnetic strip of card can be easily copied from 10-100Mts away. Most of the credit cards get CLONED on Grocery Shops or Petrol Pumps and usually the owners are not aware of it. (Only way to prevent this is Always HIDE your PIN With your Hand, doesn’t matter how awkward it looks) And you can (in most cases) NEVER trace where it was CLONED. You will only realise, when you see fraudulent transactions on your Credit card statement. Report it to the Credit Card Provider immediately so that they can cancel the CARD with immediate effect. Usually by LAW(UK) you are protected against such fraudlulent use of your card. so You shoudn’t be made responsible to pay penny for the fraudlulent transactions if you report them in time.

USE a Credit Card always inplace of Debit Card if you can. All Credit Cards come with Fraud Protection (BY LAW) where you don’t have to pay for any fraudulant transactions if Its Not your fault (You fault like writing the PIN on a paper and keeping it in Purse and then loose the Cards in the Purse and Pin all together). The moment you write your PIN Anywhere and if It can be proved in court, you are not Protected for any losses.

Credit cards usually come with many Intrinsic Benefits-Promises (Always Always read the booklet which comes with the CARD) which most ppl don’t USE or are not AWARE OF… like… Purchase Protection, Price Promise, 1yr free Insurance on electrical goods (On top of 1 yr standard warranty), Travel Insurance, UnEmployment Insurance.. etc etc