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UPDATE ALERT !
When you update your Windows
operating system, you usually need
to get additional Windows updates
and Microsoft Office updates.

Get the updates you need at:

Windows Update: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Office Update: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdate/default.aspx
Patch Site for various applications:
http://www.softwarepatch.com
  In today's computing world, everybody needs an antivirus program on their
computer. To help you choose one, here are links to several antivirus vendors.

 http://www.trendmicro.com
 http://us.mcafee.com
 http://www.sophos.com
 http://www.symantec.com
 http://www.f-secure.com  
 http://www3.ca.com/
 http://www.pandasoftware.com/
 http://www.viruslist.com/
 http://www.grisoft.com/
Step-by-step backup and recovery practices by Ira Wilsker
click here...
 
FTC for the consumer

Government-issued two-page pdf about spyware, who to contact and where to file a complaint. Read now and save for future reference. Download it here.

Other publications by the FTC at http://www.ftc.gov/.
Click on "For Consumers" on left navigation bar.

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Find out what's running on your machine and what may be slowing it down


HijackThis by Merijn Bellekom is a respected, free program that detects and removes hijackers.

It was demonstrated by Mike Lyons at the October 12 ORCOPUG meeting. You can download the program from the developer's site at: http://216.180.233.162/~merijn/downloads.html,
or http://216.180.233.162/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe. You can also find it at http://www.download.com

After you download the .exe file, clicking on it will run the program, there is nothing to install.

This program will scan your computer and create a log file by selecting "Do a system scan and save a log file." You need the saved log file to go on to the next step.

When you have the log file saved (be sure you know where you put it!) enter http://www.hijackthis.de/ into your browser's address bar. This will bring up the "HijackThis log file analysis" page. Enter your log file location into the appropriate entry box and click on the "analyze button."After a short time, the analysis will appear and you can view your system. If you see something that needs to be changed, go back to the HijackThis program and locate the line item that needs fixing. Put a check mark next to the line item and click on the "fix checked" box. WARNING: Be sure you want to do this, because the line item can contain programs or Registry items. There is no Undo feature.

(Note: You can also visit the forum at www.theeldergeek.com and ask forum members what items running on your machine that they would recommend that you remove.)

SHORT SLIDE SHOW BY PCWORLD ON HOW TO USE HIJACKTHIS!*
Click here to see the slides

Spyware Warrior logo - Adware installations of 2005

• Check out this site for anti-spyware feature comparisons. Given the bewildering array of programs and features available to users looking for anti-spyware applications, users may find it difficult to usefully compare anti-spyware programs and their feature sets. To remedy that potential confusion, this page presents two Feature Comparison Tables for the major anti-spyware programs currently available. http://www.spywarewarrior.com/asw-features.htm

• Take a look at this list of rogue/suspect anti-spyware applications. "Rogue/Suspect" means that these products are of unknown, questionable, or dubious value as anti-spyware protection. http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#products

• Check out Spyware Warrior's main page for a wealth of other resources to help you fight spyware and adware.
http://www.spywarewarrior.com

Thanks to Carl Westberg, ORCOPUG, for suggesting this comprehensive, helpful, and informative site. It's a computer users' "one-stop" for news about spyware. Plus, anti-spyware help, reviews, and downloads.



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Is your computer singing?
Are you looking for the MIDI file "FurElise"? This is the place. The column I wrote about "singing" motherboards when they overheat is still making the rounds of computer groups and bringing curious users to our site. Click here to download the zipped file.