Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is one of the most powerful malware fighting utility programs today and recently it has been updated to version 2.0. The new version has a new user interface which makes the product more friendly and more informative to the end-users. Also, the “Quick Scan” option has been renamed to “Threat Scan” (recommended scan […]
In a customer’s computer, after NVidia graphics (VGA) card replacement, his computer didn’t boot anymore in Windows 7 Normal mode. The first action we tried to resolve this problem was to boot into Windows Safe Mode and then to uninstall all NVidia drivers found there.
“Linkey / LinkeyProject” is a malicious browser hijacker program and upon installed on your computer, it modifies your browser search settings and homepage to “www.linkeyproject.com/app” in order to display advertisements from unknown vendors and make money.
“Plus-HD” is a "Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP)" and upon installed on your computer, it modifies your computer settings in order to make money by displaying pop-up Ads or by redirecting your searches into advertisements from unknown publishers.
“Safe PC Cleaner” (www.securebitin.com) is a Rogue antivirus software that gets on your computer as a bundled software when you download and install other free software from the Internet. When “Safe PC Cleaner” is installed on your computer, it runs on Windows Start-up and asks to enter (buy) a serial key to activate the program.
“AV Booster” (www.pcbooster.com) is a Rogue antivirus software that gets on your computer as a bundled software when you download and install other free software from the Internet. When “AV Booster” is installed on your computer, it runs on Windows Start-up and asks to enter (buy) a serial key to activate the program.
When your Office installation is corrupted (due to a virus attack, incompatible Add-on or unfinished installation) then you face problems when you are working with your Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). One common problem/symptom due to a damaged installation, is that you cannot open (Double-click) any MS Office documents
Cryptorbit virus is another nasty ransomware software and acts as the Cryptolocker virus. More specifically when it infects your computer, it encrypts all the files in it. The bad news with these viruses is that, once they infect your computer, they encrypt critical files with strong encryption and it is practically impossible to decrypt them.
One of the worst nightmares in the computer world is to lose our personal data due to a disk crash or due to an accidental data deletion. It is, therefore, of high importance to keep an up-to-date back up copy of all our important data (documents, emails, favorites, etc.) to another storage device.
One of my favorite cleaning and protection programs, is the CCleaner. I use this tool for many years now and I ‘m very pleased with its capabilities. CCleaner helps you to clean your computer from unwanted programs, cookies and temporary files from your Internet browsing and protects your online privacy.