Rogue Anti Spyware

Recently, what do people worry most about their PC safety are not only virus, but rogue software. Rogue anti spyware which disguise themselves as legitimate, approved software actually are fake, and even waste your money out to pay for virus cleaning. Beware of this scamming tactics. Once you're infected, you must do something in order to prevent further problem. Here are few info & tips about this rogue software.

1. IDENTIFY THE SOFTWARE.

Don't ever be fooled by name. Most of this rogue software uses pretty nice name in order to confuse the user, for example, Personal Antivirus, Green AV, Antivirus System PRO, Vista Antivirus 2010. Usually, user will be fooled by fake alert telling that their PC suddenly being attacked and infected by a lot of viruses. Why do you have to be infected by a lot of viruses in a sudden? Remember, if you have carefully installed the antivirus software and frequently scan your system, they won't be any problem. With the real time protection available on most antivirus software, it will detect any threats instantly and remove it. So, why do you have to pay to remove it?

2. USE THE REMOVAL SOFTWARE.
Here i posted a removal software for any of you who have been infected by those rogue/fake antispyware programs. You can also use HijackThis to scan your system in order to get to know any infection signs. But i ONLY recommend HijackThis to expert user since the logfile are pretty hard to be analyze. You can use FakeAntivirusRemover which can be downloaded here. Just install it, and run the remover. It works against a lot of fake antispyware though it does not cover all.


3. SCAN YOUR PC FREQUENTLY.
Most important things is frequently scan your PC and remember the safe surfing method. Install the latest anti virus software and frequently update it. Its better to stop it rather than to deal with it. Virus are pretty hard and nasty to be handled when you caught one, especially the dangerous one. So, be smart. Use a good anti virus software, update & scan it, and surf safely.

Simple Tips To Boost Up Your PC

A fast & efficient  PC are important to all. Yes, not only to optimized your programs but also important for your security software to work perfectly. So, do you have a fast & efficient system? Here are a few tips to boost up your PC.


1. Defrag Your PC


Did you notice that, the longer you use your PC, the slower it became? More files are saved, more times are taken to open the folder? It happens because your files are highly fragmented.  In order to make your PC goes faster, you need to do Hard Disk Defragmentation. You can access Windows Disk Defragementer via Start> Accessories >System Tools>Disk Defragmenter. Or you also can use 3rd party software to defrag your PC. I recommended AusLogics Disk Defrag. Its fast, stable and easy to use. And its FREE. You can get it here. Or maybe you can try Piriform Defraggler, also for FREE. Download it here.



2. Clean Your Registry & Files


When you uninstall a programs, sometime it left a traces in your Windows registry. Thus, it making your Windows to work extra-hard in order to load this registry. And when you surf the internet, the temporary files will eat up your spaces;sometimes up to 300MB! So, how to fix this? No worry. You can either used Windows Disk Cleanup or try the Piriform CCleaner.


3. Fix Your Startup Entry.


Does it take a long time for you to load your Windows during startup? If yes, then you have to fix your startup entry. The more programs on your startup entry, the longer it will take to load your Windows. There's a method to overcome this by manually setting up your startup item with MSCONFIG, but it's better safe than sorry.  So, you can optimized this by using Advanced System Care by IObit. Its free, and offer you more than enough solutions with just 1 click.


4. Close any unneeded programs.


More programs are running, more memory are consumed and your system will become practically slow. So, you can close any unneeded programs by preventing autostart on certain programs as mentioned above and also, you can close any unneeded background process. You don't need that much actually.


5.  Stay Safe

After all, if you have done all those thing, it is meaningless if you don't follow the basic rules-STAY SAFE. Don't harm your computer with malicious software, viruses and any threats as it also become one of the major cause. So, stay safe and worry-free.