Comments on: Extricating Spyware http://helpmerick.com/extricating-spyware.htm Easy to understand computer help Wed, 23 May 2012 11:31:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: tom bell http://helpmerick.com/extricating-spyware.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8631 tom bell Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:38:27 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=197#comment-8631 Rick, I noticed You don't have AVG on your links anymore, Why??? Is the new version too much of a pain or what? Rick,
I noticed You don’t have AVG on your links anymore, Why??? Is the new version too much of a pain or what?

]]> By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/extricating-spyware.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8600 Rick Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:50:24 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=197#comment-8600 How much luck are you having with your clients actually using/following this advice? How much luck are you having with your clients actually using/following this advice?

]]> By: Computer Cleanup and Virus Removal, Lake Geneva, WI http://helpmerick.com/extricating-spyware.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8540 Computer Cleanup and Virus Removal, Lake Geneva, WI Sun, 24 Oct 2010 00:55:22 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=197#comment-8540 Familiarity with the Windows Task Manager is one of the things I stress repeatedly to my clients. I tell them to a) Remove the Windows Task Manager, b) Replace it with Process Explorer (from SysInternals.com), and c) Look at it from time to time. Know how many processes should be running on your machine. What kind of system resources are being consumed in normal usage? Task Manager or Process Explorer can be the best indicator(s) that something isn't right with your Windows PC. Karl A. Krogmann Aging Uber Nerd Familiarity with the Windows Task Manager is one of the things I stress repeatedly to my clients. I tell them to a) Remove the Windows Task Manager, b) Replace it with Process Explorer (from SysInternals.com), and c) Look at it from time to time. Know how many processes should be running on your machine. What kind of system resources are being consumed in normal usage? Task Manager or Process Explorer can be the best indicator(s) that something isn’t right with your Windows PC.

Karl A. Krogmann
Aging Uber Nerd

]]> By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/extricating-spyware.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8332 Rick Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:37:45 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=197#comment-8332 Great Link...thanks Matt! Great Link…thanks Matt!

]]> By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/extricating-spyware.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8331 Rick Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:37:23 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=197#comment-8331 Yes...it is true. Yes…it is true.

]]> By: Matthew Kettlewell http://helpmerick.com/extricating-spyware.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8305 Matthew Kettlewell Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:31:35 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=197#comment-8305 Steve - Linux systems (of which Ubuntu is one flavor of Linux) aren't susceptible to virus's, spyware, etc like Windows machines are. Linux is still vulnerable to other things, but are much more resilient against spyware, and their security model is much more coherent and intuitive than Windows. Here's a nice article that talks a little bit about Ubuntu security that might help you as well. http://www.itsecurity.com/features/ubuntu-secure-install-resource/ Steve –

Linux systems (of which Ubuntu is one flavor of Linux) aren’t susceptible to virus’s, spyware, etc like Windows machines are.

Linux is still vulnerable to other things, but are much more resilient against spyware, and their security model is much more coherent and intuitive than Windows.

Here’s a nice article that talks a little bit about Ubuntu security that might help you as well.

http://www.itsecurity.com/features/ubuntu-secure-install-resource/

]]> By: Steve http://helpmerick.com/extricating-spyware.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8303 Steve Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:35:38 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=197#comment-8303 Is it true that you don't get Spyware problems in Ubuntu? Is it true that you don’t get Spyware problems in Ubuntu?

]]> By: Jeannie http://helpmerick.com/extricating-spyware.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8302 Jeannie Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:25:53 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=197#comment-8302 have cleaned p over 10,000 (ten thous.) machines from nasties with combofix in regular mode AFTER turning off sysrestore. Works every single time. No need to run it in safemode. have cleaned p over 10,000 (ten thous.) machines from nasties with combofix in regular mode AFTER turning off sysrestore.
Works every single time. No need to run it in safemode.

]]> By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/extricating-spyware.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8279 Rick Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:22:46 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=197#comment-8279 Again, be careful to be sure. And also keep in mind that sometimes the shortest and only route to completely fixing an infected system is reformatting and starting over. Again, be careful to be sure. And also keep in mind that sometimes the shortest and only route to completely fixing an infected system is reformatting and starting over.

]]> By: Bruce http://helpmerick.com/extricating-spyware.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8253 Bruce Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:23:58 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=197#comment-8253 I am with Cody. I have managed to kill a few (barely) bootable computers with Combofix. If Combofix tries to repair Windows OS critical files it may completely prevent the PC from booting. Someone who does not know how to salvage a corrupt Windows OS or how to re-load Windows should leave Combofix for the experts. I am with Cody. I have managed to kill a few (barely) bootable computers with Combofix. If Combofix tries to repair Windows OS critical files it may completely prevent the PC from booting. Someone who does not know how to salvage a corrupt Windows OS or how to re-load Windows should leave Combofix for the experts.

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