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Comment from eli on 2008-12-02

2008-12-02T11:17:55Z

hi
please help me
my cool disk has a terrible problem.
when i have a data in it sudenley all folder change to folder that their name is unintelligible and when i open this folder it apear nothing in it. and i cant delet them. i had to format my cool disk to delet . i use avg antiviros or remove run auto paly but it dosent work.please help me

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Comment from Putra on 2008-11-10

2008-11-11T01:58:08Z

My answer is why when i open properties from ny computer icon the taskbar will autokick in a few second that mean i cannot view or use properties.

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Comment from Mr. Man on 2008-02-18

2008-02-18T12:40:46Z

Also Chris, NOD32 is gewd. But viruses are in the breeding constantly, antiviruses look for attributes and actions of viruses, and in most cases, viruses are in the form of windows files, making a reinstall neccisary, and etc, and most antiviruses wont catch new malware for at least a day, thats many computer infected, by the milliuons, so there is never a complete security.

Sorry I completely butchered me spelling, its too early in the mosrning.

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Comment from Mr. Man on 2008-02-18

2008-02-18T12:36:21Z

Hello, as a fellow quote unquote "G33K", there be many ways of clearning your nasties (otherly known as bugs, worms, trojans, viruses, and etc). The most promenant way of clearing these is of the use by the avarage anti-virus cleaner. These are for your everyday use and most people think with the mindset that if these dont pick up anything, then your clean, this is a wrong usumption. Often scan with tools other than your antivirus, and make them a different brand, dosn't meen you need to go spend 400 dollars, 200 british pound or etc on software, I did mine all for free.

AVG free is for simple cleaning once a week. I recomend you do a complete scan with every tool I mention. You do not need to use these to keep in mind, but alternatives are also usefull. I often just use trials of programs, and just uninstall them when done or crack, buy, torrent, p2p or get ripped versions of them (don't, most people will regret this since doing this can often result in malware). Ad-aware is usefull, until about the first week when the trial expires. That is one thing I should say to the mom. It is good that you buy the program because it will not update after then. Use command prompt utils availible at both Nortan and Macafee (both free for IT peoples that know what they be doing) and when buying as a normal persons, you be buynig for the contant security and visual boggieness, use this to scan about once a week or ever seven days, or you know what I mean.

As an ex-virus writer, to mindset is of the most important, to catch me, or the billions of others, then you must think like us. Protect your sensitive material, make your computer safe with a good firewall, even if that means getting zone alarm.

One thing you should know, is that I turned to programming as my professions, it be much more chalenging (although much in the same as virus programming), it actually has a purpose for macking legal money these days, and thats what I do. Like I said, use a good fire wall (that means patching and securing your routers too, they are easy to get into and kill yer computers if they are left unsecure since all I have to do is walk up to yer be's house with a laptop and wireless card and start 'a' tappin' on the keys and I can make your computer a living zombie to do anything I say, send me all your cached files, install keyloggers and etc and make your bank accout virtualy open to the world, not to scare yall, but this is the risks of viruses at the extreme.)

Now a good malware remover (take in mind microsoft is new at this, that is why they have so many holes in windows, they are novice antivirus writterns.), antivirus, firewall, spyware remover, adware remover (often packaged with spyware removers) and etc, and just scan, dont download anything that seems to not be needed, and scan weekly, this should help yer daily persons.

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Comment from Chris on 2007-08-12

2007-08-13T00:16:56Z

Just another thought. There is nothing more safe than having your Virus scan turned on at all times. Catch the threat BEFORE you get infected. I've had to many times, after a fresh windows install, pass on installing an AV till the end. Biggest mistake ever each time, yet I sill do it thinking I would be safe... Never am...

I do install backup software first before anything though :)

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Comment from Chris on 2007-08-12

2007-08-13T00:14:04Z

I hate this question cause it's happened to me so many times before..... I can not stand just a single, standard AV run to catch everything... I have to do a fully detailed scan with NOD32 (my recommended av)with all the options checked and let it run for as many hours as it needs. I then have to do the same with another av to make sure and then another scan with a mal/spyware checker.. All this while disconnected from the internet, just in case something is trying to communicate outside... It's such a hassle, but it's 99.9% guaranteed to catch it all.. I would then connect back to the internet, download the latest virus defs for both AVs and run them both on detailed scan again if there were new update.

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