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Helpful Security Programs
Hey there, Here is a list of Very good programs which i consider to be very useful in the protection of Computers.
AdwCleaner: (Cleans Adware From the Computer)
http://general-changelog-team.fr/fr/downloads/finish/20-outils-de-xplode/2-adwcleaner
Save to the desktop.
Close all open programs.
To run the program, right-click AdwCleaner.exe and select: Run as Administrator
Click on Search and confirm the prompt.
After the program finishes, a text file report opens.
To delete:
Run AdwCleaner once again.
This time click on: Delete
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware : http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free (Cleans any Malware that may be on your system)
* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
* If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform quick scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
Junkware Removal Tool (Rids your computer of potentially unwanted programs)
- Shut down your protection software now to avoid potential conflicts.
- Run the tool by double-clicking it. If you are using Windows Vista, 7, or 8; instead of double-clicking, right-mouse click JRT.exe and select "Run as Administrator".
- The tool will open and start scanning your system.
- Please be patient as this can take a while to complete depending on your system's specifications.
- On completion, a log (JRT.txt) is saved to your desktop and will automatically open.
Farbar Service Scanner (FSS) ( A useful program that gives a detailed report on the files, registries and services that are responsible for network connectivity.)
- Make sure the following options are checked:
- Internet Services
- Windows Firewall
- System Restore
- Security Center/Action Center
- Windows Update
- Windows Defender
- Other Services
- Press "Scan".
- It will create a log (FSS.txt) in the same directory the tool is run.
RogueKiller:
http://tigzy.geekstogo.com/roguekiller.php
Select the version that applies to the system.
Save to the Desktop.
After closing all windows and browsers, right-click the downloaded RogueKiller file and select: Run as Administrator
At the program console, wait for the Prescan to finish. (Under Status, it says: Prescan finished.)
Press: SCAN
When done, a report opens on the drive: RKreport.txt
Temporary File Cleaner (TFC)
http://oldtimer.geekstogo.com/TFC.exe
Save to your Desktop.
- Save any work in progress!! TFC closes open applications and removes unsaved work!! Close all windows.
- Right-click TFC.exe and select: Run as Administrator
- If prompted, click "Yes" to reboot.
Please note: These instructions were not created by me personally, you can thank the many guru's on the forum for them, if you have anything to add feel free to do so:)
Cheers
Last edited by ShamrockRig; 09 Dec 2013 at 19:56. Reason: replaced direct download link for JRT with source webpage link
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