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<blockquote data-quote="Payback" data-source="post: 98119" data-attributes="member: 4508"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #FF0000"> Hello people,I have made this <u>Noob</u> guide myself,enjoy. Many people lose their info cause of malware damage or other foolish things,so read this before doing anything related to security/system modifications</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p>1 : DO system-restore DAILY (System restore) : </p><p></p><p>Yes,many people are like "i'll do it later when I will get time,I am too busy cause I am eating a sandwich" and do some foolish things or get their computer infected by something that they don't know (Ex : Java vulnerability,system vulnerability,browser vulnerability,deep-web,or common exploit or trojan etc.),some good softwares for it are :</p><p></p><p>1 : Rollback RX (License : Trial 30-days free trial,after that need to purchase)</p><p> (Price : 69 (sixty-nine) dollars)</p><p></p><p>Main site : http://www.rollbacksoftware.com/</p><p></p><p>2 : Comodo Time Machine (License :? *about to be added*) Price : ? *about to be added* </p><p></p><p>______________________________________________________________</p><p>2 : Use VirusTotal,similar sites : </p><p></p><p>Yup,if you ever downloaded a file from a E-mail or a site that you've never visited or used before,use this solution : </p><p></p><p>First,go to VirusTotal.com,click 'upload' button,then you'll need to select that file (make sure to unzip it from 7-zip or Winrar *also will add links for them both*),and see the result,if you want to make it sure,just in case,here are some links to some-sites similar to VT :</p><p></p><p><a href="http://vscan.novirusthanks.org/" target="_blank">NoVirusThanks link</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/" target="_blank">Eset Online Scaner </a></p><p></p><p>______________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>3 : Use this site : </p><p></p><p>Yes,you MUST,use this site,for tips,news,useful articles etc. I've experinced it,and this is one of the "MUST USE" sites. I am fairly new and I love this site,but also I am a busy person,but for PC releated talks,this is my #1 site. Thank you,Jack.</p><p></p><p></p><p>_____________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>4 : Use popular browser : </p><p></p><p>Yes,you MUST (actually you must follow all these steps) use IE 10 (not bad as previous versions,but still not THAT recommended,cause IE avoides zero-month Malware,not Zero-week or Zero-day. big problem for Micro$oft),Chrome,Firefox. You know what? they're less dangerous than non-popular browsers (cause the company actually care,unlike small browsers).</p><p>______________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>5 : use,add-ons for <u>ANY</u>browser. :Yes,Mozila,Chrome. Does not matter if you have no extensions,your browser is 1% more secure than non-popular browsers,you must use things like No-script,Ad-block Plus,Browser UnHijack,DoNotTrackMe,MaskMe etc. They're the reason I use Firefox.</p><p></p><p>_____________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>6 : Keep your system up-to-date : Yes,companies like Microsoft does not use patches for their time-pass,it is for us,so download it,and I agree with one said 'Every version is vulnerable',but the previous vulnerabilities are actually fixed,and it takes some hours/days for a hacker to to identify it. Many techs suggest to turn on automatic updates. </p><p></p><p>____________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>7 : Read news : </p><p></p><p>Bob : Hey,Jim,did you read today's news?</p><p></p><p>Jim : Yeah,I did it man,they said Java is becoming more vulnerable every-day</p><p></p><p>Bob : Ohhhhh,I did not knew it,did you uninstalled Java? oh and thanks for it,I am going to uninstall it </p><p></p><p>(Were you expecting a funny conversation?)</p><p></p><p>You need to read news to avoid Malware infecting your PC,it is one of entertaining and useful thins,also MalwareTips offer it,we have a section for it if you have no noticed it yet</p><p>______________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>8 : Use Internet Download Manager : Internet Download Manager have many nice,cool features that you will enjoy,and actually be protected,you may ask yourself,HOW?,I must say,if you download a file with your browser,it cannot be detected by <u>SOME</u> anti-virus vendors (some,not all,do not rush my topic),while IDM checks for viruses itself.</p><p>____________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>9 : Make sure to download latest updates for Flash-Player,Adobe-Reader (if you have it,and do not want to uninstall it at ANY,I mean ANY cost)</p><p>: Self-explain title</p><p>______________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>10th : Upgrade your IS,AM,AS,AV to latest version,and check data-base version regularly,right after you connect your Internet connection,do NOT open your browser before checking for updates,trust me,you'll regret it if you do not check updates daily.</p><p></p><p>Bonus :</p><p></p><p>Download rogue-killer from here :<a href="http://www.majorgeeks.com/RogueKiller_d6983.html" target="_blank">Rogue-Killer,latest version,MajorGeeks</a></p><p></p><p>Rogue killer review : Hello people,we all know that Malware is big,Malware is bad,Malware is growing everyday,hacker are feeding it everyday.</p><p>But,one sun is still shining for us. Rogue Killer (it is not a advertisement if you are thinking it cause of my typing way),Rogue killer kicks any malware,it will kill Rogue softwares(Rogue anti-malwares,Anti-viruses etc. Example : Vista Anti-virus 2013),malwares,Ransomewares,delete their registry keys,terminate process of active malicious codes. Rogue killer is top software to be used on a infected (but still boot-able) PC,suggested by Techs/geeks. Also,it fixes DNS,and fixes MBR (Master Boot Record),my recommendation is install it in your PC As Soon,As Possible. Cause,it can detect any process/registry/file/MBR/host/DNS that MBAM (Malwarebytes Anti-Malware) MBAR (Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit),HMP (Hitman pro) can/will miss,so if you will,you can download it and make sure your PC is 100% NOT infected. This is one of the 'must use' softwares I have ever seen or used. Just download it and you'll notice (with false-positives while killing process,by the way) its magic.</p><p></p><p>______________________________________________________________</p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: #FF0000">Thank you for reading,this is my first tip article,and also huge it is. It took me 60 minutes to type it all. Please leave comments below,and my pleasure I could help you,thank you again. <u>Be safe</u></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: #FF0000"></span></span></p><p>- Payback</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Payback, post: 98119, member: 4508"] [b][SIZE=4][color=#FF0000] Hello people,I have made this [u]Noob[/u] guide myself,enjoy. Many people lose their info cause of malware damage or other foolish things,so read this before doing anything related to security/system modifications[/color][/SIZE][/b] 1 : DO system-restore DAILY (System restore) : Yes,many people are like "i'll do it later when I will get time,I am too busy cause I am eating a sandwich" and do some foolish things or get their computer infected by something that they don't know (Ex : Java vulnerability,system vulnerability,browser vulnerability,deep-web,or common exploit or trojan etc.),some good softwares for it are : 1 : Rollback RX (License : Trial 30-days free trial,after that need to purchase) (Price : 69 (sixty-nine) dollars) Main site : http://www.rollbacksoftware.com/ 2 : Comodo Time Machine (License :? *about to be added*) Price : ? *about to be added* ______________________________________________________________ 2 : Use VirusTotal,similar sites : Yup,if you ever downloaded a file from a E-mail or a site that you've never visited or used before,use this solution : First,go to VirusTotal.com,click 'upload' button,then you'll need to select that file (make sure to unzip it from 7-zip or Winrar *also will add links for them both*),and see the result,if you want to make it sure,just in case,here are some links to some-sites similar to VT : [url=http://vscan.novirusthanks.org/]NoVirusThanks link[/url] [url=http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/]Eset Online Scaner [/url] ______________________________________________________________ 3 : Use this site : Yes,you MUST,use this site,for tips,news,useful articles etc. I've experinced it,and this is one of the "MUST USE" sites. I am fairly new and I love this site,but also I am a busy person,but for PC releated talks,this is my #1 site. Thank you,Jack. _____________________________________________________________ 4 : Use popular browser : Yes,you MUST (actually you must follow all these steps) use IE 10 (not bad as previous versions,but still not THAT recommended,cause IE avoides zero-month Malware,not Zero-week or Zero-day. big problem for Micro$oft),Chrome,Firefox. You know what? they're less dangerous than non-popular browsers (cause the company actually care,unlike small browsers). ______________________________________________________________ 5 : use,add-ons for [u]ANY[/u]browser. :Yes,Mozila,Chrome. Does not matter if you have no extensions,your browser is 1% more secure than non-popular browsers,you must use things like No-script,Ad-block Plus,Browser UnHijack,DoNotTrackMe,MaskMe etc. They're the reason I use Firefox. _____________________________________________________________ 6 : Keep your system up-to-date : Yes,companies like Microsoft does not use patches for their time-pass,it is for us,so download it,and I agree with one said 'Every version is vulnerable',but the previous vulnerabilities are actually fixed,and it takes some hours/days for a hacker to to identify it. Many techs suggest to turn on automatic updates. ____________________________________________________________ 7 : Read news : Bob : Hey,Jim,did you read today's news? Jim : Yeah,I did it man,they said Java is becoming more vulnerable every-day Bob : Ohhhhh,I did not knew it,did you uninstalled Java? oh and thanks for it,I am going to uninstall it (Were you expecting a funny conversation?) You need to read news to avoid Malware infecting your PC,it is one of entertaining and useful thins,also MalwareTips offer it,we have a section for it if you have no noticed it yet ______________________________________________________________ 8 : Use Internet Download Manager : Internet Download Manager have many nice,cool features that you will enjoy,and actually be protected,you may ask yourself,HOW?,I must say,if you download a file with your browser,it cannot be detected by [u]SOME[/u] anti-virus vendors (some,not all,do not rush my topic),while IDM checks for viruses itself. ____________________________________________________________ 9 : Make sure to download latest updates for Flash-Player,Adobe-Reader (if you have it,and do not want to uninstall it at ANY,I mean ANY cost) : Self-explain title ______________________________________________________________ 10th : Upgrade your IS,AM,AS,AV to latest version,and check data-base version regularly,right after you connect your Internet connection,do NOT open your browser before checking for updates,trust me,you'll regret it if you do not check updates daily. Bonus : Download rogue-killer from here :[url=http://www.majorgeeks.com/RogueKiller_d6983.html]Rogue-Killer,latest version,MajorGeeks[/url] Rogue killer review : Hello people,we all know that Malware is big,Malware is bad,Malware is growing everyday,hacker are feeding it everyday. But,one sun is still shining for us. Rogue Killer (it is not a advertisement if you are thinking it cause of my typing way),Rogue killer kicks any malware,it will kill Rogue softwares(Rogue anti-malwares,Anti-viruses etc. Example : Vista Anti-virus 2013),malwares,Ransomewares,delete their registry keys,terminate process of active malicious codes. Rogue killer is top software to be used on a infected (but still boot-able) PC,suggested by Techs/geeks. Also,it fixes DNS,and fixes MBR (Master Boot Record),my recommendation is install it in your PC As Soon,As Possible. Cause,it can detect any process/registry/file/MBR/host/DNS that MBAM (Malwarebytes Anti-Malware) MBAR (Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit),HMP (Hitman pro) can/will miss,so if you will,you can download it and make sure your PC is 100% NOT infected. This is one of the 'must use' softwares I have ever seen or used. Just download it and you'll notice (with false-positives while killing process,by the way) its magic. ______________________________________________________________ [SIZE=6][color=#FF0000]Thank you for reading,this is my first tip article,and also huge it is. It took me 60 minutes to type it all. Please leave comments below,and my pleasure I could help you,thank you again. [u]Be safe[/u] [/color][/SIZE] - Payback [/QUOTE]
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