Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware

Okay, I am sold on this free program. It is very impressive. It scans quickly and finds things Spybot does not find. Yesterday I ran Spybot and it finished up with the Congratulations, no problems found message. I then ran Marwarebytes' Anti-Malware  and it found 11 problems.

I have run it enough now on various machines to feel confident in letting it remove everything it finds.

Download it at download.com (see link below). It is easy to install. I opt out of the two icons they offer, but do leave the update now and run options checked. When it opens up, it will look for updates. Then for your first run you might just do a Quick Scan to see how it operates. Later on sometime do a Complete Scan.

As your comfort level increases with usage, check out the tabs up on top of the scan window, oh, and do click on the update tab to check for updates before you run it for the second time and thereafter.

When it finishes a scan, it will show you a log file in a separate window that it will open. So far I have not seen any value in the log, and will find out how to disable it eventually.

Please write me if you have any trouble downloading, installing, or running this tool.

Download Malwarebytes" Anti-malware here

Happy Thanksgiving!

Over the river and thru the wood,
To grandfather's house we go;
The horse knows the way
To carry the sleigh,
Thru the white and drifted snow, oh!
Over the river and thru the wood,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes,
And bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.

Over the river and thru the wood,
To have a first-rate play;
Oh, hear the bell ring,
"Ting-a-ling-ling!"
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day-ay!
Over the river and thru the wood,
Trot fast my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground,
Like a hunting hound!
For this is Thanksgiving Day.

 

I hope you all have a great day.

Keeping your system tuned and cleaned

I am not trying to convince you that you don't need my services, but folks, I am telling you in this blog just about everything I do when you hire me to tune and clean your system. So check out the tools I speak of. If you have problems installing or using them, just write me an e-mail for free assistance and avoid a costly house call.

If you don't use these tools or equivalent tools, yes, your system will slow down in time and will need a thorough cleaning. It's the old "stitch in time......." adage.

The Learning Teacher

It's a very ancient saying,
But a true and honest thought,
That if you become a teacher,
By your pupils you'll be taught.

Thank you Oscar Hammerstein!

I have learned a lot, especially recently it seems, from working with you, my customers. and for that I am grateful and glad that I am still capable of learning.

I have learned that SuperAntispyware is as good as, if not better than, Spybot.

I have learned that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is better than SuperAntispyware.

I have learned that RAM (computer memory) can be purchased at rock bottom prices from Crucial.com, and that the site crucial.com has a nice little applet that you download and it will scan your system, tell you what you have for memory, and show you the possibilities of upgrading, right along with the lowest memory prices I've ever seen.

The rogue programs that several of you have seemed to "acquire" on your systems lately have proven to me that stronger malware detection and removal tools are the order of the day. These rogue programs are particularly vicious and damaging to our systems.

The above-mentioned programs are all free. There's no need that I know of yet to purchase any "professional" versions. Next time I see you ask me about these newer, more powerful tools or go ahead and try them out yourself.

In any case, please heed my words to arm yourself with a complete security package. Mine is changing and now includes:

Windows Firewall

Windows Defender

AVG Free Anti-virus Version 8

Hosts File found at http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

CCleaner

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Super AntiSpyware

Spybot

These last three may seem redundant, but until I am convinced that that is the case, I will continue to use all. I may run AdAware once a month or so.

Top 5 Netbooks per PC World

That's not a misspelling. Netbooks are the latest craze among travelers who are tired of the much larger and heavier notebooks they have been carrying around. I have been reviewing whatever I can find on these 5. So far I like the Lenovo and the Acer (NOTE: MUST get the 6 cell battery, and this means more money, but still under $400).

Understand that these do have limited function. For example, no CD/DVD drive, which means if you really need one of these, it'll have to be an add-on ($$) external drive.

I definitely recommend some hands-on with whatever model you may be considering, and that is my next step in the evaluation process. Be sure to ask questions.

Top 5 Netbooks