Computer UpdateComputer UpdateMarch 2010

Just a Bit of an UpdateJust a Bit of an UpdateEquipmentSecurity

Download SitesDownload Sites

Cnet.comZdnet.comMajorgeeks.comTucows.comFilehippo.com

Your SystemYour SystemSecurity Review

◦Anti Virus: Resident

Avast AVG

Cloud Panda

Spyware◦Spybot Search and Destroy◦Ad-Aware

Your System ( Con’t)Your System ( Con’t)Malware

◦Malwarebytes◦IObit Malware Fighter◦Stopzilla $◦Webroot $◦Kaspersky $

Beware of Fakes – Ransomware

Your System (con’t)Your System (con’t)

Firewalls◦Microsoft (XXX)◦Zonealarm***◦Panda $◦Trendmicro $◦Semantic/McAfee $◦Webroot $ ***◦Lavasoft $

Your System (con’t)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)

Your System (con’t)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

Security SitesSecurity SitesTrend 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

Rogue Security SoftwareRogue 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

What Do I Do Now?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/ Stopzilla1. May require Boot Scan2. You might need to rename Security Software install name

Use a Rescue Disc AVG Rescue Disc

Wipe Drive and Reinstall from Back Up

What ya gotWhat ya gotSystem Inventory

◦Belarc Advisor (http://belarc.com/)

Your System (con’t)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

Your System (con’t)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

Your System (con’t)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

Your System ( Con’t)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

Your System ( con’t)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

Delete Your AccountsDelete Your AccountsLook 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/