Category Archives: Malware Protection
Quick Q & A: 2
Here are some quick answers to questions I’ve received from comments, emails, and search queries. You can find Part 1 of this segment in the Quick Q & A category. How much physical RAM can I add to my Windows 7 computer? The amount of RAM (and type of RAM modules) your computer will accept depends on a few factors you need to look into. The primary interest is the motherboard itself. This is the [...]
Posted in: Malware Protection, Quick Q & A, Web Browsers, Windows
Tagged: Chrome, download, email, Feeling Lucky, Firefox, Google, malware, motherboard, operating system, Quick Q & A, RAM, Task Manager, web, web browser, Windows 7
Quick Q & A: 1
In this new segment, I’ll offer quick answers to questions I’ve received from comments, emails, or search queries. Can I install AVG Free 2011 over 9.0? You do not need to uninstall AVG 9.0 before beginning to install AVG 2011. During the installation, version 9.0 will be removed automatically before version 2011′s files are in place. You may be requested to reboot your computer during 9.0′s uninstall process. Any quality program will overwrite the predecessor. [...]
Posted in: General Apps, Malware Protection, Office, Quick Q & A, Web Browsers, Windows
Tagged: Adobe, anti-virus, application, AVG, ipconfig, MAC address, networking, operating system, PDF, PrimoPDF, print, Quick Q & A, services.msc, web, web browser, Windows 7, Windows XP
“Secured By AVG LinkScanner” In Facebook Posts
The recent update to AVG Anti-virus Free 2011 also included an update to their LinkScanner tool, which you may have noticed if you’ve since posted a web address on Facebook. The text is automatically posted with your shared link and doesn’t display until you click the Share button. To some, this is shameless self-promotion of the product. To others, it provides a sense of security for the posted link. There is an easy way to [...]
Installing AVG Free 2011
On September 28th, AVG Technologies released the latest version of their anti-virus client AVG Anti-virus 2011 (a.k.a. AVG version 10 as it’s called on the program’s About window). It comes in three editions: Internet Security, Anti-virus, and Anti-virus Free. For those that use a different anti-virus client, you can still use the free LinkScanner tool for safer online web browsing. It is built into all three editions of AVG Anti-virus. Now, let’s install AVG Free [...]
Disable Drive Autorun
Most people have seen these autorun windows after inserting a CD/DVD into the disk drive or a Flash Drive into the USB port. They can be real helpful to startup the media’s installation wizard or load your favorite media player to watch a DVD. This autorun behavior works because of a script found on the CD/DVD and USB Flash Drive. Just as autoruns load an installation wizard for your favorite game or program, they can [...]
Posted in: Malware Protection, Windows
Tagged: autoplay, autorun, disable, drive, flash drive, Group Policy, malware, media, operating system, USB, virus, Windows XP