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Corporate security with free antivirus
2005-12-14 12:39:00 IntroductionThis time I'll explain how to use antivirus programs to protect a whole network segment: for example a company one. In the company where I work we've got constant problems with viruses, spyware and trojans so we needed a global change in our protection system in order to deal with the constant infection problems.ProblemUsually when one computer gets infected then the virus uses the network to spread over the other computers. So instead of cleaning just 1 computer we ended up cleaning a whole network segment.Global solutionsThere are many possibilities to prevent trojans and viruses from exploiting your network. I'll emphasize on two of them:Honey PotsOne of them is called honey pots - fake alarm triggering actions implemented with Itrusion Detection System IDS on a linux/unix machine to trap the intruders(viruses/torjans/hackers). There exist complicated honey pot versions allowing to exploit the trojan horse and clean it automatically even before it has propageded ov... More About: Security , Virus , Antivirus , Free , Corporate
Spyware removal solutions - free and paid
2005-12-14 09:00:00 In this article I'll begin with the cleaning process of infected systems using a set of antivirus & antispyware programs. I'll use free antivirus programs such as: SpyBot-Search & Destroy and AntivirGuard as well as those that require license to work: Kaspersky Antivirus and Ad-Aware.The goal is to clean trojans and malware that had infected my system.After downloading the antivirus software do not forget to update!Free versions of SpyBot - Search & Destroy and AntivirGuard Rescue spyware cleaning with Spybot(from Patrick M.Kolla) The program updates its definitions every 2 weeks.Cleaning:Run SpybotGo to 'Check for Problems' and wait until the checking process ends.Then click on 'Fix selected Problems'.That will clean most of the trojans, adware, spyware and malware from your system. Teatimer - protection from bad internet pagesSpybot has the ability to protect currently installed applications on your system from further infection named Teatimer.How to enable Spybot's... More About: Spyware , War , Ware , Paid
Spyware - How do I clean my PC
2005-12-12 10:09:00 IntroductionWhen my system gets infected by a virus or an adware here are the steps that I take to clean up my computer. I hope that they'll make cleaning of spyware, adware, malware, trojan and other type of viruses easier for you.Information revealed here concerns beginners as well as advanced Windows OS users. I will emphasize on two types of programs: free (AntivirGuard, SpyBot, HijackThis, Pocket KillBox) and requiring license (Kaspersky Antivirus, AdAware).I'll use a combination of fast(rescue) cleaning - including removal of viruses affecting the actual system performance and ground(through) cleaning that will check every file on your system to prevent further infection. Without getting into bigger details let's move on to the actual process: EASY WAYIn wild exists so called "honest" type of spyware/adware so open Add/Remove programs and try to uninstall the suspicious elements. If the problem is solved - be happy, otherwise try the:HARD WAY Copy&Install the chosen from... More About: Spyware , Lean , War , Ware , Clean 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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