Virus / Spyware Removal

Every internet user dreads the possibility of a corrupted system. It happens more easily than you might think. Perhaps you download something from the internet or open an unidentified email. The next thing you know, advertising pop-ups appear out of nowhere or your browser is redirected to a sight you’ve never heard of. Your computer … [read more]

Onsite with a client today we saw that the Inbox toolbar malwalware can remain the default search provider in Firefox even after purging from system via Add/Remove through a hidden setting. So if you are removing InBox and you see firefox, open a new tab in Firefox to about:config, scroll down to keyword.url, right click … [read more]

This is a new virus that was discovered yesterday 12/7/2010.  This is not your standard run of the mill virus that has been going around.  What it does is infects and wipes the “0″ (zero) sector of the hard drive rendering your machine unbootable. So please if you receive any email with “hallmark postcard” attached … [read more]

Here are some basic steps for upgrading to the latest version of AVG.. What you need to do if you are going to download their new free version, first you must uninstall AVG from your machine.  That would require you going to Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs (or Programs and Features if using Vista or … [read more]

Disconnect your PC from everything. No internet, no thumb drives from friends, no cds, nothing. This way obviously is not practical. If the email is not from someone or some entity you know, delete it. If you are at all unsure, delete it. If the FROM email is your email or some variant of your … [read more]

Most Antivirus software vendors will hate us for saying this, but we never recommend that homeowners use ANY of the paid anti-virus solutions. Period! Our current favorite is Miscrosoft Security Essentials. Yes a product from Microsoft that is actually free and REALLY WORKS WELL! Read our post on Microsoft Security Essentials and learn how to … [read more]

Many MePush customers call and want to know what anti-virus software to use. We always recommend the free solutions (read here for more explanation why not to pay for AV software). Currently, our favorite is MS Security Essentials. Watch the video below for a easy to follow and basic installation guide.

Tons of clients ask us what is the best PC anti-virus product. We recommend the following two: AVG Free Edition AVAST Free Edition We typically use AVG Free Edition as a part of our toolset to clean infected PCs when they come in for repair and we install it on almost every machine before they … [read more]

Lately, we have received a number of calls and fixed a number of machines infected with XP Antivirus 2008. This piece of malware, like other malware, pretends to be a valid anti-virus tool, but it is actually a virus. Follow the steps outlined at this link.