HOW TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY COMPUTER!

Basic Solutions
Simple Stu
!eep t"ese t"in#s in min$ %"en usin# &ou' compute'(
)*on+t open E)Mail attac"ments 'om people &ou $on+t ,no%- an$ i &ou $o ) .e ca'eul- 'un a /i'us
scan on t"em .eo'e openin#(
)*on+t 'un iles &ou $on+t t'ust- especiall& i t"e& a'e 0ust .a'e (e1e iles 'om a $o$#& sou'ce(
Once &ou+/e $o%nloa$e$ a ile- 'un a /i'us scan on it( 2ust to ma,e su'e- it can+t "a'm &ou(
)I &ou' anti/i'us tells &ou &ou+/e #ot a /i'us in &ou' temp inte'net iles- stop .'o%sin# t"at pa#e
imme$iatel&( Close all inte'net pa#es- clea' t"e tempo'a'& inte'net iles an$ 'un a ull s&stem
scan(
)Beo'e 'unnin# a /i'us scan- clea' &ou' temp inte'net iles an$ clean out t"e Sun 2a/a
Temp ol$e'(
Pa& close attention to t"e tas, mana#e'- i &ou see a ne% p'ocess t"e'e- an$ &ou "a/en+t installe$
an&t"in# ) .e cautious- it ma& .e le#it ) .ut $o some c"ec,in# an&%a&(
3oo#le t"e p'ocess name- an$ 'un a /i'us4a$%a'e scan(
Win$o%s 5P Se'/ice Pac, 6
I &ou+'e usin# Win$o%s 5P- an$ $on+t "a/e Se'/ice Pac, 6 installe$ install it!
W"en &ou install sp6- "e'e is a list o t"in#s t"at &ou s"oul$ pa& attention to7
C"ec, "e'e o' p'o#'ams t"at mi#"t .e"a/e $ie'entl& %"en usin# Se'/ice Pac, 6(
C"ec, "e'e o' p'o#'ams t"at ma& stop %o',in# %"en usin# Se'/ice Pac, 6(
Bac,up all essential $ata- M& *ocuments- #ame sa/e iles- p'o#'am coni#u'ations etc(((
*o a ull s&stem scan o' /i'uses- usin# all t"e anti malicious sot%a'e p'o#'ams &ou "a/e( T"is is
co/e'e$ mo'e in $ept" .elo%(
C"ec, o' special up$ate inst'uctions 'om &ou' compute's manuactu'e'(
Once &ou+/e ma$e .ac,ups- scanne$ o' t"'eats- an$ installe$( Instantl& c"ec, o' Win$o%s
Up$ates 8see .elo%9(
Win$o%s Up$ate
Alt"ou#" t"is %ill not spee$ &ou' PC up- it %ill ,eep it sae- 'un Win$o%s Up$ate 'e#ula'l&( 8Onl&
%o',s in Inte'net E1plo'e'9
Oice Up$ate
Alt"ou#" t"is %ill not spee$ &ou' PC up- it %ill ,eep it sae- 'un Oice Up$ate 'e#ula'l&( 8Onl&
%o',s in Inte'net E1plo'e'9
Up$ate E/e'&t"in# Else
I can+t tell &ou %"e'e to #o to up$ate &ou' p'o#'ams( But I can tell &ou( Loo, t"'ou#" e/e'&
p'o#'am &ou "a/e- an$ $o%nloa$ e/e'& a/aila.le up$ate o' it( T"e p'o#'ams &ou "a/e ma&
contain i1es in t"e p'o#'am- o' secu'it& 'elate$ issues(
AutoPatc"e' seems to .e a #oo$ p'o#'am o' #ene'all& up$atin# all installe$ sot%a'e(((
*e'a#ment
:e'& simple solution- $e'a#ment &ou' Ha'$ *'i/e( T"is simpl& 'ea''an#es t"e iles in &ou' "a'$
$'i/e into a lo#ical o'$e'- meanin# &ou' compute' %ill spen$ less time loo,in# o' t"e iles(
;o' a .ette' *is, *e'a#mente'- see Pe'ect *is, .elo%(
*is, Cleanup
T"is simple p'o#'am inclu$e$ %it" Win$o%s- $eletes 8 4 comp'esses9
some unuse$4unnecessa'& s&stem iles- suc" as7
*o%nloa$e$ P'o#'am ;iles
Tempo'a'& Inte'net ;iles
Oline We. Pa#es
Oice Set Up ;iles 8I &ou "a/e it9
Rec&cle Bin
Tempo'a'& ;iles
We.Client4Pu.lis"e' Tempo'a'& ;iles
Comp'ess ol$ iles
Catalo# iles o' t"e Content In$e1e'
;o' mo'e ino on #ettin# 'i$ o 0un, on &ou' compute'- c"ec, CCleane' .elo%(
A$$4Remo/e Unuse$ P'o#'ams
I &ou installe$ a p'o#'am to t'& it- an$ $i$n+t li,e it( UNINSTALL it- %"& ,eep it l&in# a'oun$ in &ou'
Ha'$ *'i/e< O' i a p'o#'am $oesn+t %o',- uninstall it( O' i &ou 0ust plain $on+t use it o' an&
'eason- uninstall it(
MSconi# ) Onl& o' mo'e a$/ance$ use's
T"is is anot"e' "an$& unction Mic'osot "as "i$$en in Win$o%s( It allo%s &ou- amon# ot"e'
t"in#s to c"oose %"ic" p'o#'ams loa$ in t"e tas,.a' at sta't)up(
T"en- unclic, t"e t"in#s &ou $on+t %ant to sta't %"en &ou' s&stem $oes(
T"i'$ Pa't& Solutions
Mo=illa ;i'eo1
A sae' Inte'net .'o%se' t"an Inte'net E1plo'e' an$ uses less Memo'& 8RAM9(
An$ "as ot"e' useul unctions- suc" as .uilt in 3oo#le sea'c" .a'- ta.s- almost no pop ups(
Anot"e' a$$e$ .onus- is t"at t"e'e a'e no Acti/e5 cont'ols in ;i'eo1( Mo=illa+s
Once &ou+/e installe$ ;i'eo1- &ou+ll nee$ some plu#)ins to ma,e some sites %o', p'ope'l&( Li,e
0a/a- >uic,time- 'eal pla&e'- s"oc,s%a/e etc((
??NE:ER Uninstall Inte'net E1plo'e'- &ou nee$ it o' 'unnin# Win$o%s Up$ate(
Pe'ect *is,
T"is p'o#'am ma,es &ou %on$e' %"& &ou e/en use$ t"e Mic'osot *is, *e''a##e'(
Amon# ot"e' t"in#s- it $e'a#s &ou' H**8s9- an$ optimi=es t"e iles- $e'a#s &ou' s&stem pa#e
ile- an$ t"e maste' ile ta.le( Alto#et"e' t"ese t"in#s ma& seem insi#niicant- .ut to#et"e'- t"e&+/e
spe$ up &ou' PC immensel&(
CCleane'
3'eat p'o#'am to 'emo/e unnee$e$ iles 'om &ou' compute'(
Also "as a .asic 'e#ist'& cleane'( 3'eat all 'oun$ cleanin# p'o#'am(
Re#Cleane'
T"is #'eat p'o#'am sea'c"es &ou' 'e#ist'& o' un)nee$e$ 'e#ist'& ent'ies an$ $eletes t"em( 8It
also ma,es a .ac, up- .eo'e &ou sta't9(
Once installe$ &ou nee$ to allo% it to clean t"e 'e#ist'& automaticall&@ to $o t"is select AOptionsA B
ARe#ist'& CleanupAB AMet"o$A t"en select AAutomaticA( To t"en clean t"e 'e#ist'& select t"e
AToolsA option B ARe#ist'& CleanupA an$ t"en A*o t"em AllA(
Ce'ulean Stu$io+s T'illian
T"is IM client inte#'ates MSN- ICC- AIM- YIM an$ IRC( So &ou $on+t "a/e to "a/e D p'o#'ams
open at once eatin# up &ou' RAM(((
:i'us4T'o0an4A$%a'e4Sp&%a'e P'o.lem E ;i'e%alls
All o t"e a.o/e can slo% &ou' compute' $o%n an$ &ou' inte'net connection(
So- ma,e su'e &ou "a/e a i'e%all- an$ also anti/i'us %"ic" a'e ,ept up to $ate(
Anti)sp&%a'e
Mic'osot Win$o%s AntiSp&%a'e
Seems e1cellent- an$ i &ou ,eep it 'unnin# in t"e .ac,#'oun$ it >ue'ies most suspicious
acti/ities( Up to &ou %"et"e' &ou ,eep it 'unnin# in t"e .ac,#'oun$- .ut $einitel& $o%nloa$-
install an$ 'un a scan e/e'& so oten(
Mic'osot "as a #ui$e on "o% to install an$ coni#u'e t"e p'o#'am!
A$)A%a'e
A #'eat- Sp&4A$ %a'e solution( *etects an$ $eletes most Sp&4A$ %a'e(
;'ee $einition up$ates(
Sp& S%eepe'
A #'eat- Sp&4A$ %a'e solution( *etects an$ $eletes most Sp&4A$%a'e(
Sp&.ot ) Sea'c" E *est'o&
A #'eat- 'ee Sp&4A$ %a'e solution( *etects an$ $eletes most Sp&4A$ %a'e(
It in$s t"e same as A$)A%a'e- i not mo'e(
)))BNOTE7 ;o' .ette' 'esults &ou can use all o t"em- so i somet"in# is misse$ .& one app= t"e
ot"e' %ill pic, it up!
Sp&%a'e Blaste'
T"is #'eat p'o#'am stops sp&%a'e an$ a$%a'e .eo'e it e/en "its( It p'otects &ou a#ainst
malicious Acti/e5 p'o#'ams- coo,ies an$ muc" mo'e( Rea$ "e'e o' mo'e ino(
CWS"'e$$e'
T"in, &ou+/e #ot t"e %ell ,no%n T'o0an4sp&%a'e CoolWe.Sea'c" on &ou' compute'<
Well &ou can use t"is "an$& tool to #et 'i$ o it(
Hi0ac,T"is ) Onl& o' mo'e a$/ance$ use's
Se'ious sp&%a'e inestation< Especiall& %it" Inte'net E1plo'e'- t"is %ill "elp #et 'i$ o t"ose pes,&
sea'c" .a's t"at 0ust ,eep comin# .ac,( T"is p'o#'ams 'e>ui'es a sli#"tl& "i#"e' le/el o
compute' lite'ac&(
Anti):i'us
Online :i'us Scanne's
T"ese online /i'us scanne's can .e useul to c"ec, i &ou "a/e a /i'us- %"ic" &ou' anti/i'us "as
misse$(
T'en$ Mic'o
Nice online scan- can .e use$ %it" almost an& inte'net .'o%se'(
S&mantec Secu'it& C"ec,
3oo$ .ut &ou nee$ to use Inte'net E1plo'e'
2otti+s Mal%a'e Scan
3'eat scan utilities %it" man& /i'us scanne's to c"ec, i t"e ile( Almost .oun$ to in$ t"e /i'us(
Can onl& c"ec, one ile at a time- .ut t"is is /e'& useul(
Anti:i'
T"is 'ee anti)/i'us p'o#'am .& Anti:i' is one o t"e .est 'ee A: p'o#'ams out t"e'e( Acco'$in# to
t"is t"'ea$ at An$an$Tec" Anti:i' "as t"e "i#"est /i'us $etection 'ate amon# 'ee scanne's(
;i'e%alls
;i'e%all C"ec,
Want to c"ec, "o% eecti/e &ou' i'e%all is to e1te'nal elements<
3RC S"iel$s UP!
3'eat all)'oun$ scan- c"ec,s all commonl& use$ po'ts an$ mo'e(
S&mantec Secu'it& C"ec,
Nice scan .& S&mantec- sa$ t"e& t'& to sell &ou stu at t"e en$ FGH e/en i &ou pass pe'ectl&(
S&#ate Pe'sonal ;i'e%all
T"is 'ee i'e%all .& S&#ate is #ene'all& 'e/e'e$ as one o t"e .est 'ee i'e%all a'oun$(
Ione Ala'm
:e'& #oo$ i'e%all(
RAM ) Ran$om Access Memo'&
You' compute' nee$s t"is stu- an$ t"e mo'e t"e .ette'( An& J6.it CPU 8Intel Pentium J- K-
Cele'on( AM* At"lon 5P- Ba'ton- Semp'on9 can ta,e KLMNMB o' K3B o RAM( A NK.it CPU 8AM*
At"lon NK- Opte'on( Intel Pentium K %it" EMTNK- 5eon %it" EMT NK- Itanium9 can "an$le
"un$'e$s o 3B o RAM- .ut t"e amount a ce'tain s&stem can ta,e is limite$ .& t"e mot"e'.oa'$
an$ c"ipset(
One simple solution to spee$ &ou' PC up- is to .u& mo'e RAM o' it( 2ust c"ec, %"at spee$ o
RAM &ou' Mot"e'.oa'$ an$ CPU can ta,e- an$ %"at t"e ma1imum amount o RAM &ou'
compute' %ill ma,e use o(
I "ope to "a/e oun$ t"is "elpul((
Man&- e/en %ell ,no%n o' use$ sot%a'es a'e not liste$ .ecause o matte' o space an$
also o' t"e simple 'eason t"at it is impossi.le to list e/e'&t"in#((((
T"is is 0ust to #et &ou sta'te$(((!!!
I &ou %ant &ou can &ou' o%n e1pe'ience 8positi/e o' ne#ati/e9 %it" /a'ious sot%a'es in an&
cate#o'&((