May 092012
 
internet-safe-surfing

Remember to be careful which website you access. There are many websites on the internet that are there to do harm to your computer/ laptop. These websites can infiltrate some nasty adware, malware and trojans viruses into your computer/ laptop. It is recommended that you install some very cool plugins on your browsers apart from the already installed anti virus, security software and firewall in your computer / laptop.

Have a read on one of my post virus hoax about a particular e-mail hoax that has been sent many times to many e-mail addresses.

Here is a list of some of the tools, utilities and programs I recommend.

  1. Ccleaner To clean all the rubbish and maintain a healthy registry
  2. Comodo Internet Security for anti virus, firewall and secure my system
  3. AVG is the antivirus tool that I am using with my windows 7
  4. Spybot search and Destroy to clean and control adware, malware and spyware
  5. Partedmagic I use for editing my partition and troubleshooting other issues that might arise in windows or linux
  6. Ubcd I use to test and troubleshoot issues with windows and linux
  7. Filehippo to monitor some of my tools
  8. Virus Total: VirusTotal is a free service that analyzes suspicious files and URLs and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware
  9. Spyware blaster
  10. Trend Micro
  11. HijackThis A very cool little tool that helps you check to see what is going on in your boot up sequence. It also checks to see what is running in the background.

Here are a some links to websites that provide information in regards to e-mails, shopping online and websites. This is very important as many keep falling for hoax e-mail and reveal very sensitive data and purchase products that don’t exist. Remember the GOLDEN RULE if it is too good to be true chances are that it is a hoax, fraud and a lie.

  1.  Hoax-slayer: Hoax-Slayer is dedicated to debunking email hoaxes, thwarting Internet scammers, combating spam, and educating web users about email and Internet security issues. Hoax-Slayer allows Internet users to check the veracity of common email hoaxes and aims to counteract criminal activity by publishing information about common types of Internet scams. Hoax-Slayer also includes anti-spam tips, computer and email security information, articles about true email forwards, and much more. New articles are added to the Hoax-Slayer website every week.
  2. Snopes:Welcome to snopes.com, the definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation. Use the search box above to locate your item of interest, or click one of the icons below to browse the site by category.
  3. Review FBI: Ultimate Reviews On Wholesale, Dropshop & More. This link is very important if you do a lot of online shopping and some sites offer drop shipping.

If you require any information about protecting your computer/ laptop running windows operating system or have some issues with your system leave a message here and I will be glad to assist you. If you have other recommendations please share with everyone by posting here.

Have a safe internet surfing experience :)

Oct 052010
 

For all your computer cleaning just install ccleaner. This is a very small utility for Windows Operating Systems. It does a great job for a free tool. I have been using ccleaner for many years now. I always use it to clean my client’s computers/ laptops. It is one of the tools in my arsenal ;) to defeat all the issues that arise from time to time with computers. This little gem of a tool will clean all your rubbish that is accumulated from all the downloads that you do over the internet and from all the removal or installations that you carry out. Files are stored somewhere in your computer and after a period of time it just accumulates and clutters your computer and slows down the performance substantially even freezing your computer. As you are aware computers will always play up no matter how great they are and they always need attention. It is better to be safe than sorry.

So remember always check to see if you have the latest version of ccleaner installed. They keep updating to implement new software updates and new hardware technologies. Check it out it is free, click on ccleaner to download the latest version. Any problems just drop me a line here ;)