We’ve shown you how spyware gets on your computer and how to remove it with Spybot Search & Destroy. Now we show you another program from our arsenal called Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware we will be using their free version to remove some spyware and malware infections that maybe Spybot missed.

First off, let’s head over to their website and download their free version. –>  Link Here

Now the free version is only a removal tool for malware that is on your computer and it does not in itself prevent malware from infecting your computer. You can check out the paid version or Install Microsoft Security Essentials if your are on Vista or Windows7 or if your are on XP check out Avira to help prevent malware infections.

Once you install it, it will check for updates.

Then go ahead and “Perform a quick scan”

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When Windows goes wrong, it can go really wrong. Worse: Often it’s extremely difficult to save your system from Windows itself. Here’s how to use a simple USB drive to free space, remove viruses, rescue passwords, and more from crunked Windows setups.

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What You Can Fix with this Method

If you or your in-need friends or relatives can’t boot into your Windows desktop, or you can’t actually do anything once you’re into it, booting up a live Ubuntu system from a USB thumb drive, or off a burned CD, can save your system, recover files, and pull off other miracles. Here’s the short list of things we’ll cover here:

• Clean a virus with a Linux-based anti-virus app.
• Recover files and save them onto that same thumb drive, to a web storage spot like Dropbox, or to another USB drive.
• Change your login password if you’ve forgotten it, or someone’s changed it on you.
• Analyze your hard drive to figure out what’s filled it, and resize partitions if you’re dual booting and need to free up more space. continue reading…

The best protection for you and all your computers in your house is layered protection.

We have shown you the best Anti-Virus software to run and how your computer can get infected with spyware.

Today we will show you how OpenDNS adds another layer of protection to your network and speeds it up a little bit.

A little brief explanation of what OpenDNS is and why you need it:

• Parental Controls
  Keeping your family safe online has never been easier. OpenDNS gives you more than 50 filtering categories to choose from. Simply check the boxes of the categories you want to block and watch your filtering take effect within minutes.
• Faster, More Reliable Internet
  Rid your household of annoying, intermittent Internet outages. Switch to OpenDNS and immediately notice a faster, more reliable Internet experience. Join the millions who’ve already unbundled their DNS service from their ISP’s Internet connection.
• Phishing Protection and Security
  Take the guesswork out of identifying phishing Web sites with OpenDNS’s industry-leading anti-phishing service. We’ll tell you when the site you’re trying to visit is fraudulent.
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First we showed you how easily your computer can become infected with spyware, crapware, and other unwanted software—and today we’ll show you how to clean your system with Spybot Search & Destroy.

Download Spybot Search & Destroy (version 1.6.2)

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