In my last post I briefly went over how I use Sandboxie and how I encourage my family and clients to actually use it. In this post I’m going to show you how to configure Sandboxie so that it’ll automatically delete anything that gets downloaded into the Sandbox (like some fake (rogue) anti-virus for example). [...]
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In case you didn’t already know Sandboxie is a free application that can automatically launch your web browser in a “Sandboxed Environment”. A sandboxed environment is basically a virtual computer inside your computer. Anything that you accidentally download (like a virus or fake antivirus) is caught inside this virtual computer and cannot harm your real computer. [...]
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The only rogue I’ve been seeing this month (over and over again) is the AntiVir Solution Pro (a.k.a – Antivir Security Suite). This rogue (fake) Anti-Virus installs itself instantly and then: prevents the user from using the internet. loads generic porn sites. tells the user that a “key logger” may have been installed or their [...]
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I had one hell of a mystery on my hands the other day. A client called me and said she had a blank screen every-time she booted up her Windows XP computer. I was pretty busy, so I told her I’d pick it up and work on it over the weekend. I just figured it [...]
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A few of our engineers at work approached me about protecting their USB flash drives when they go to customer sites and I found a pretty good solution: http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-protect-usb-drive-from-virus-when-attached-to-infected-computer/ Unfortunately I can’t seem to find an antivirus solution (I’ve only done 3 google search though), however making the drive read only is a pretty good idea [...]
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Tonight, one of my new clients asked me to clean up a rogue anti-virus app and install his new anti-virus, Trend Micro Titanium (…whatever that means). I popped the disc in, clicked install and bam! Check out the screen shot below (click to enlarge): Are you F’n kidd’in me? Trend Micro is NOT compatible with [...]
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In this video I kinda get personal and give ya a quick look at Immunet. Immunet is another cloud based anti-malware solution that runs alongside your current anti-virus. So this is a solution to all those people asking me “Can I run 2 anti-viruses at the same time?” Yes, with Immunet you can. Tags: anti-malware [...]
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Just a “head up”. I’ve been dealing with this Rogue called “Antispyware Soft” all week. Antispyware Soft completely takes over the users PC preventing them from opening anything or accessing the internet. It’s really easy to get rid of, here’s how I do it. Start the PC in safemode with networking (or safemode). Install and [...]
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