Tips &
Tricks
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My
plan
with this page was originally to publish the tips and tricks I
have collected during the last years. I have changed this idea, most of
all
because there is so many sites out there doing the same, and with much
more information than I will ever be able to write. The problem can be
to find the best of them, so instead of writing the same stuff as you
can find elsewhere, I will make a small collection of sites, where you
will have a good chance to either troubleshoot your problem or find the
information you need. As always I will be happy to hear from you if you
find information I have missed, look at my profile page for my email
adress..
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| Files & Extensions |
Google will often give you
very
precise information about specific filenames and very often from one of
the sites below. Anyway, you could go directly to the source by
clicking one of the links:
BHO / CLSID List >>>
- List of legal and infected Browser Helper Objects and CLSID's
Dll-files downloads
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- If you get warning about a missing dll file you might it here,
information about each file too.
Driverworld
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- Find a driver by producent name. Danish site, but easy to browse for
anyone else than danes too.
Dynamic
Link >>>
- Information about various dll, ocx, sys, vxd and inf files.
FILExt
- The File Extension Source >>>
- Find information about and associated programs to any fileextension.
For exampel write "pdf" in the search box.
Liutilities Process Libary
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- Find information about Windows processes and process form typical
infected programs.
Startup Programs Knowledge Base
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- Database with programs that will or can start up with Windows, both
the legal files and files from infections.
Tasklist >>>
- Information about programs which you find in the Windows
taskmanager.
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| Security
issues and information |
If
you get
viruswarnings from your antivirussoftware, it will often provide you
with information about the specific virus or linkt to more information.
Ofcause this regards of the antivirus you use. The same will some other
malwarescanners. If you need more information about infected files or
removal of specific infections you can look at these sites. Some
provides you with information and removalinstructions, others with
tools that can do the job for you. Some sites also provides users with
news about new viruses and other malware.
Software to protect and scan for spyware and other malware you will
find on my software
page
CA Virus information center
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- Information about the latest malware.
McAfee
AVERT Labs >>>
- Search the McAfee database for virus information and malicious
programs.
Securityfocus
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- Overall site with general security information and advice.
Sophos virus analyses
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- Sophos has a very extended database with information about virus and
other malware components.
Viruslist.com
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- Another site with information about virus, hackers, spam and hoaxes.
Virustotal >>>
- Provides you with a grafical overview of the latest threats and
attacks.
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Active Scan from Panda
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- Online scanner from Panda. Scan your computer for virus threats.
Bitdefender Online scanner
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- Another virus onlinescanner provided by Bitdefender.
Doxdesk Parasite scanner
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- Will tell you if your browser is infected with known parasites.
GRC Portscan
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- Scan your ports from outside for possible securityholes. Press the
Proceed button.
Housecall from Trend Micro
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- Online scanning and removal for virus and some other malware.
MicroWorld AntiVirus Toolkit Utility
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- Deep scans your computer for virus, malware, adware. NOTE!: Will not
remove files, you have to delete manually.
Sygate Online Services
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- Several online tools to investergate your computer for security
issues.
Symantec Security Check
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- Oneclick test for security issues provided by Symantec
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A set of tools from GRC
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- Some free tools designed to close diferent securityholes and other
issues.
Bitdefender free removal tools
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- A collection of removaltools for specific viruses, provided by
Bitdefender.
F-Secure removal tools
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- A collection of removaltools for specific viruses, provided by
F-Secure.
Kaspersky removal tools
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- A collection of removaltools for specific viruses, provided by
Kaspersky.
Stinger from McAffe
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Offline virusscanner that scans for specific viruses. Check the list of
viruses on their site.
Symantec removal tools
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- A collection of removaltools for specific viruses, provided by
Symantec.
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| Troubleshooting |
Troubleshooting problems with
hardware, an
operating system or other software, can be a painfull activity if the
user looses track of the things. So the same rules counts here as if
you are going to troubleshoot your car. First of all, if the solution
you thought would work out failed, redo whatever you have done. To do
that, remember every new step you take. If you feel that you loose
track of the situation, stop for a while, make a cup of coffee, go for
a walk - and do NOT loose your temper. Even it might feel wonderfull at
the moment, no computer will ever be fixed by hammers, fists of by
falling out from any floor in any house.
I thing the best place to go for a specific solution is Google, if you
do a good and narrow search on the problem of any error message you
might get, Google often finds the direct way to the solution. If you
find some tips in a forum post, remember to read the rest of the
threat, to see if the tip actually did help the user...
Here are some sites that might help you too. Especially on Kelly's
Korner I have usually luck with finding solutions when nothing seems to
work.
Annoyances.org
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- Site with lots of bugfixes, troubleshooting tips and information
concerning Windows.
Error messages, list of
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- A hudge list of errormessages and links to solutions.
Kelly's Korner
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- One of the most comprehensive sites with solutions to XP promlems
with Windows systems.
Linux how 2's
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- An overall collection of tips to Linux users. Use the search engine
for troubleshooting
Microsoft Knowledge Database
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- Search the Microsoft database for problems with Microsoft software.
Suggest
a fix forums >>>
- Search other users suggestions to bugfixes, or problems with
troubleshooting.
Windows XP Repair issues >>>
- List of sites with diferent guides about repair of the XP system
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I'm
still working on this page. More to come:
- Tips and tricks regarding tune up and customazion
- Usefull tools and plugins for system and browsers.
- Places to download more software. |
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