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February 16th, 2010

THE HARMFUL PROGRAMS TYPES

Trojans
These are the most known viruses containing some code that after execution makes your PC vulnerable for remote entrance. Pseudo hackers use them to break into PCs. Some Trojans are capable in deleting important files on hard drive or even in formatting it. Most of times Trojans are not viruses themselves and are just mean of transportation of harmful programs to your PC.

Polymorph viruses
They hide their destructive code inside the infected file by several ways. This virus type is the hardest one for antivirus detection.

Stealth viruses
They are the resident viruses modification (are kept in core memory). Stealth falsifies info on your disk the way the receiving software gets false data. Let’s say when hiding from antivirus stealth sets the uninfected files making your antivirus to presume the truly infected the clear one. Stealth virus masks the way that is hard to detect so not every antivirus is able to detect it.

Parasite viruses
These viruses change files’ contents by adding their codes the way infected programs continue working good enough. The code may be integrated into the beginning, the middle part or the end of program and is executed before, together or after the program depending on its placement.

Overwriting viruses
They substitute the program code by its body without any names changing making the infected program never ran because when you run it you actually run the virus and not the program code. Let’s say the virus places the spot of your word pad so running the word pad you run the virus with your own hands.

Companion viruses
As the previous one substitutes the infected program but unlike the overwriter the companion does not delete the file but renames or misplaces it. When you run the program you first run the virus code and then your PC starts running the original program with an illusion of having no problems.

Retro-viruses
They do nothing but search for antiviruses on your hard drive and delete them with all their components.

Logical bombs
Activate at specified time deleting files.

Droppers
They secretly install viruses and Trojans to your PC and are hard to detect.

Worms
Worms are self-duplicating programs transmitted via local and global networks. Some of them would demand some user’s action (as opening an E-mail attachment) and some pick and attack computers automatically.

Boot viruses
They infect your hard drive of diskette boot sectors. As in early days transmitting of info from one PC to another was done with diskettes these viruses were everywhere leading to your hard drive data complete loss. They also do not depend on type of OS on your PC.

Direct action viruses
They just perform their destructive functions and leave your core memory.

Macro-viruses
They infect PCs by means macro-commands harming only Microsoft Word, Excel, Office, PowerPoint and Access files. They are easily distributed among inexperienced users. I once worked for state organization with staff over 20 people where all Microsoft Word files were infected with micro-viruses. Gosh, it’s 21st century now!

Cross platform viruses
These ones are dangerous for affect more than a single OS as usually the viruses damaging Windows may not work under let’s say Apple.

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February 16th, 2010 04:48:46

Virus Is The Program That Is Able To Reproduce

February 13th, 2010

The viruses classification

With modern PCs the users have direct access to all machine resources which made the danger of PC infecting by viruses possible.

Still, there’s no formal definition to computer viruses and numerous attempts to define it failed. To feel its complexity try to define the term “editor”. You would either come up with general meaning or the list of editor’s tasks and both options would be acceptable. So, here we discuss the viruses’ special features that allow us to think of them as of certain class programs.

First of all the virus is the program. This statement busts lots of myths as to computer viruses’ possibilities. The virus can turn the picture on your screen upside down but can never turn the screen. Also, don’t take the legends about killing viruses that “kill users by picturing on the screen the lethal color sequence in form of 25th frame” seriously. Unfortunately, even some trustworthy magazines sometimes post the latest news that is nothing but rumors and misunderstanding of subject.

Ok, the virus is the program that is able to reproduce. This feature is common for all viruses though not only the viruses may reproduce. Any OS and lots of other programs are able to copy themselves. Still, the virus copies may not match the original or completely differ from it.

The virus may never act in isolated environment for it has to use other programs’ codes, file structures info and even the other programs’ names to gain your PC administration.

Presently over 5000 programs viruses are known and they can be classified by:
• Habitat
• Infecting ways
• Actions performed
• Algorithm specialties

By their habitat the viruses may be the network ones, the file ones, the downloaded ones and file-downloaded. The network viruses are transmitted via different nets. The file viruses integrate into executed modules (com and exe extension files). Sometimes they integrate into other files but never get administration rights and lose their reproductivity. The downloaded viruses get into Boot-sector or Master Boot Record. The file-downloaded viruses infect both files and Boot-sectors.

By infecting ways the viruses are resident and not-resident. The resident viruses leave in core memory their residential parts that detect OS addresses to infected objects (files, Boot-sectors) and integrate there. Staying in core memory the resident viruses are active till PC shutdown or reload. The not-resident viruses don’t infect the core memory and stay active for a limited time.

By actions the viruses are:
• Not dangerous as they don’t mess with PC operations but shorten the space of free core memory
• Dangerous that lead to different PC malfunctions
• Very dangerous that may lead to loss of software, data termination and info erasing at disk system areas.

It’s rather hard to classify viruses by algorithms because of their variety. The simple viruses change the files and disks structures and may be easily deleted. The worms copy themselves to different network addresses. The stealth viruses are hard to detect for they set the uninfected disk parts instead of their body. The copies of mutant viruses would never have the same bite chains. Finally, the Trojan viruses though not being able to reproduce still mask as useful software destroying your Boot-sectors.

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And it is very important that you follow some general tips – today the online technologies give you a truly unique chance to choose exactly what you need at the best terms which are available on the market. Funny, but most of the people don’t use this opportunity. In real practice it means that you must use all the tools of today to get any information that you need.

Search Google and other search engines. Visit social networks and check the accounts that are relevant to your topic. Go to the niche forums and join the discussion. All this will help you to build up a true vision of this market. Thus, giving you a real opportunity to make a wise and nicely balanced decision.

P.S. And also sign up to the RSS on this blog, because we will do the best to keep updating this blog with new publications about the market of spyware blockers and any changes on it.


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February 13th, 2010 00:02:58

Trojans And Key Loggers

February 11th, 2010

Hints to remove spyware and adware with HijackThis

All harmful programs can be classified as viruses, Internet-viruses, spyware, Trojans and key loggers. Though, the difference between them is being more and more faded out still, these programs have different mechanisms of infecting your PC and perform various actions.

Let’s see how to remove harmful models from your PC with HijackThis taking into account that this software is a diagnosis tool and all final decisions are taken by you only. Though, you won’t have 100% cure guarantee it is still good software when you don’t want to reinstall Windows.

Ok, you decided to cure your PC so, follow these step-by-step instructions.

1. Check the HOSTS file for some harmful module may add some lines to it to block antispyware download. So, delete all lines from this file – it won’t hurt your PC. For Windows XP and 2000 the route to the file is C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32DRIVERSETC, for Windows 98/ME the route is C:WINDOWS.
2. Download and install HijackThis.
3. Do your complete system back-up (log back-up minimum).
4. Run HijackThis and scan your PC shutting down all programs in advance.
5. Disable harmful modules BHO. HijackThis log will identify these lines O3. Check them via Internet and if they would be said to be harmful modules components mark them for further removal.
6. The same way check the programs which automatically run from the log (O4 identifier). Mark the ones to be removed after words.
7. Check the programs which automatically run with Windows configuration files (F2 identifier). If you see the lines with this identifier in your log than be sure they were added by spyware or the virus.
8. Pay attention to the R3 and O3 lines and mark the shady for removal.
9. Then look at lines identified as O20 – O22 for they correspond to start-up of some Windows essential parts and may be used by spyware for own running.
10. In conclusion when looking through HijackThis log pay attention to O23 identified lines. They relate to automatic Windows services and sometimes also might be used by spyware for start-up. So, check’em carefully.
11. After you’ve marked all the lines needed click Fix Checked.
12.Reload your PC and see if your problems have disappeared.

When analyzing the log be extremely careful for if you delete some useful lines you may harm the operation of either OS or some preset software.

Unfortunately, the present virus developers learned the ways to go over the HijackThis detection primarily because the software owners show no interest in updating its databases or modifying its modules. So, if HijackThis log doesn’t reveal anything and your computer is still not running right, visit the web-site about spyware, malware and adware would make you learn more about these harmful models and their detection and removal.

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And it is very important that you follow a final piece of advice – today the online technologies give you a really unique chance to choose what you want at the best terms which are available on the market. Funny, but most of the people don’t use this chance. In real practice it means that you should use all the tools of today to get any information that you need.

Search Google or other search engines. Visit social networks and check the accounts that are relevant to your topic. Go to the niche forums and participate in the discussion. All this will help you to build up a true vision of this market. Thus, giving you a real chance to make a wise and nicely balanced decision.

And also sign up to the RSS on this blog, because we will do the best to keep updating this blog with new publications about the market of spyware blockers and any changes on it.


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February 11th, 2010 06:57:11

Spyware Terminator

February 07th, 2010

Spyware Terminator

Computer security has become a question number one among users ever since computers began to spread to businesses and homes. Every person who uses computer wants to protect his/her machine against all potential threats and undesirable things and attacks.

Do you want to feel confident of your Internet Security? Do you want not to have problems of spyware and other unwanted programs?

Nowadays spyware and other unwanted programs appeared in your computer has become a popular problem for many users. Many removers can be proposed to solve your problem and to help your computer to work good again. There are such removal programs like Spybot S & D, Ad-Aware AE, Microsoft Windows Defender, Webroot Spy Sweeper, Counter Spy and many others.

Do you have a risk to get a spyware? Of course, nobody can be sure 100% that his machine is protected from such problems. Everyone can los? one day their privacy and find out that their computer is seriously damaged.

This article will not tell you about different programs that can help you (though you know there are many of them), it will tell you about Spyware Terminator so that you can decide if it is the program you need or maybe you will try another one. Here are just few words about Spyware Terminator.

Many people today rely and trust Spyware Terminator as it has won many rewards and have not the last ratings among other removal programs which help to detect, delete, protect from spyware. You can use it you can enjoy it without any restrictions as it is a free removal program. Today you can find very few products in the markets that offer free real protective programs, isn’t this so? But this is program are among them.

Features of Spyware Terminator:

- It scans your computer seeking for any harmful programs and then gives you a report that is easy for understanding
- All entries receives rating and classification in a manner you can decide what to delete and what to leave
- Unlike others removal programs Spyware Terminator remove threats free
- It proposes the possibility to install and download updates automatically.
- You can see the support which is also included for free
- requires minimal computer resources
- as ultra fast scanning speed
- The specialists can answer all your questions through e-mail and its forums
- It can be used home and in business

This article doesn’t force you to buy and use this program to protect your computer. We are just telling you about it, but you will make a choice yourself.

A new Version 2.6.5.111 has appeared. It contains improved schedule scan and updater.

But this is a real fact that Spyware Terminator will help your machine to feel protected and make your battle with unwanted guests easier.

If you need to find a nice remove spyware infection or any helpful information about the topic of spyware blockers, please visit the hyperlinked web site.

And it is very important that you follow some general tips – today the online technologies give you a truly unique chance to choose what you want at the best terms which are available on the market. Strange, but most of the people don’t use this opportunity. In real practice it means that you must use all the tools of today to get any info that you need.

Search Google and other search engines. Visit social networks and have a look on the accounts that are relevant to your topic. Go to the niche forums and participate in the discussion. All this will help you to build up a true vision of this market. Thus, giving you a real opportunity to make a wise and nicely balanced decision.

P.S. And also sign up to the RSS feed on this blog, because we will do the best to keep this blog tuned up to the day with new publications about the market of spyware blockers and any changes on it.


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February 07th, 2010 06:29:40