Hey, here's the steps everyone should follow to ensure you have a safe running PC.
1) First of all, the very first thing you should do is download all
critical updates from windowsupdate.microsoft.com
2) Then download "Lava Soft's Ad-Aware", at
http://shawcable.tucows.com/files2/aawsepersonal.exe
3) When finished downloading, install the software but do not run the
scan just yet, instead, download "SpyBot Search and Destroy" at
http://users.belgacom.net/bn657515/spybotsd13.exe
4) Install "SpyBot Search and Destroy" and it will ask you several
things during installation, one of them will ask if you want to
install "TeaTimer", (teatimer is a program that alerts you when an
application or spyware tries to modify system wide settings and you
can choose to allow or deny). I would recommend you install TeaTimer,
it has protected my computer 99.8% away from spyware unless of course
I press the Allow button by accident.
5) When finished installing,
SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY
--> Run "SpyBot Search and Destroy" and click on, search for updates
--> Check the box that saids "Detection Rules"
--> Click on the button, "Download Updates" at the top of the program
--> Go back to the left side of the program and click on "Search and destroy"
--> Click on check for problems and let it scan (This may take a while)
--> When done, there should be a white box FULL of red text
--> Go to the top of the program and click on "fix selected problems"
--> If you are using XP, it should automatically create a restore
point in case anything happens
--> It should ask for confirmation, "You are about to remove checked
entires, Do you want to Continue", click YES
--> When it finishes, go to the left of the program and click "IMMUNIZE"
--> On the right, click on the green plus sign that saids, "IMMUNIZE"
--> It will do a quick scan
--> Close "Spybot Search and Destroy"
LAVASOFT AD-AWARE
--> Open the program up
--> Click on "CHECK FOR UPDATES NOW" at the low bottom of the program
--> Then a new window should pop up, click on "CONNECT"
--> It Should say, "NEW REFERENCE FILE AVAILABLE"
--> Click on OKAY when it asks Download and Install this file
--> When finished, go to the left of the program and click, "SCAN NOW"
--> Then Choose, "Smart Scan" under Scan Methods
--> Click NEXT, then let it scan (May take a while)
--> When done, it should show a list of the remaining spyware
--> Right click, and choose, "SELECT ALL"
--> Click NEXT, and confirmation box pops-up, click OKAY
--> When it finishes, you can close the program
6) Click on this link, http://allsecpros.com/download/spywareblastersetup.exe
to download spyware blaster.
7) Install the software, follow the on-screen instructions, basically
just keep clicking next
8) When finished, run the program and follow these instructions
SPYWARE BLASTER
--> Click on up dates on the left side of the program
--> Then click on "CHECK FOR UPDATES"
--> It should connect to the server, then follow program instructions
--> When finished, click on PROTECTION on the left side
--> Depending on the browser, click on, "ENABLE PROTECTION"
--> Then it brings you to a new screen, check the box, RESTRICT ADWARE
--> Then Click PROTECT AGAINST CHECKED ITEMS at the bottom
--> Exit the program and you're done!
9) Pat yourself on the back, because you just made your computer
almost bulletproof to spyware, and I say almost because nothing is
perfect, as time passes, make sure you keep updating all the software
and do periodic scans with Ad-aware and Spybot. |
