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Amvo is a dirty virus, It usually hides itself from being shown in taks manager, and eats our processing speed. It also affects USB devices a lot. Usual behaviour is * when drive is clicked to open, it will open a “Open with” dialog box * Will not show hidden files, even if you change the folder options it will not take effect. * Opens new window for for drives and folders in My Computer * All of the USB drives will be loaded with this and when USB is used on another system it will restart system on autorun and the virus will start working on the new system * Creates auto run files in all drives The worst thing about the virus is almost no antivirus software finds and clears it completely, I have tried Mcafee, sdat, norton. Atlast I found a blog post that a had solution for this, The writer of the the blog Praval has given a good script that works well with the me. If somebody would like to try the script you may get it here http://praval.moved.in/techie/clean-amvo-virus-f...

Threat: PSW.OnLineGames.NMY is a trojan that spreads by copying itself to removable drives. Manual Removal: Note: Please do not run the file because it will infect your drives and other removable drives attached 1. Start > Run then type cmd press ENTER 2. Select the virus affected drive X: 3. Type the following command to see the content of the drive DIR 4. Then remove all attributes of the unwanted files attrib -r -a -s -h *.* /s /d del /a /f X:\m88coaim.exe del /a /f X:\autorun.inf Note: X: is the drive that is infected with the malware 5. Type DIR again to check the content of the drive and to check if the malware still exist 6. If you see some .exe files and an autorun.inf 7. Just delete this files or delete it using an anti virus program

If you have your yahoo messenger logged in, it will automatically private message) your list, and it will say, “view this, its very funny” then will send you a file named ustscandal.avi.exe to your friends list. This worm also will send a link through yahoo messenger, then after you’ve click the link that they gave to you, kaboom, your infected with the worm. It can also duplicate itself on any removable media and network drives present in your computer. Here are the files of the WORM: * x: autorun.inf * x: xmss.exe * x: Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe * %Windir%\autorun.inf * %Windir%\xmss.exe * %Windir%\Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe Heres how to remove it manually: 1. Restart windows Start > Turn Off Computer > Restart 2. Boot in safe mode After the bios startup screen PRESS F8 this will let you choose “Windows Startup Mode” Select safe mode. 3. In the windows safe mode. Press Start > Run then type regedit 4. Now your inside the Registry Editor. Browse ...

Malware - Malware is programming or files that are developed for the purpose of doing harm. Thus, malware includes computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, hijackers, and certain type of adware. This article will focus on those malware that are considered viruses, trojans, worms, and viruses, though this information can be used to remove the other types of malware as well. We will not go into specific details about any one particular infection, but rather provide a broad overview of how these infections can be removed.For the most part these instructions should allow you to remove a good deal of infections, but there are some that need special steps to be removed and these won't be covered under this tutorial. Before we continue it is important to understand the generic malware terms that you will be reading about. Adware - A program that generates popups on your computer or displays advertisements. It is important to note that not all adware programs are necessarily consid...

Windows system key combinations • F1: Help • CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu • ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs • ALT+F4: Quit program • SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently Windows program key combinations • CTRL+C: Copy • CTRL+X: Cut • CTRL+V: Paste • CTRL+Z: Undo • CTRL+B: Bold • CTRL+U: Underline • CTRL+I: Italic Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects • SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands • SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu) • ALT+double click: Displays properties • SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin General keyboard-only commands • F1: Starts Windows Help • F10: Activates menu bar options • SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object • CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item) • CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the...

open notepad dump the following lines into it and save it with the name OEMINFO.INI in the c:\windows\system32 directory: [General] Manufacturer=Your Name Here Model=Your Model Here [Support Information] Line1=Your Name Here Line2=Your Address Here Line3=Your Email Address Here Save the file, then make a right click on my computer select properties, in the general tab a button will be highlighted (support information) make a click on it, you will be able to see the changes. Now if you want to display some more information then simply increase the line in the file. ex: Line4=Your Working Hours Here

Introduction Everyone wants their machine to run faster. We have compiled all the special tweaks we've made into this one handy article. We focus on settings that improve the performance of Windows XP and not on user interface tweaks. Note: You can disable most of XP's user interface candy and increase performance! These tweaks are designed for Windows XP both Home and Pro. Make sure you have at least 256 MB of RAM, any less and your machine will lag due to use of the hard drive as memory. 512MB is preferred. Backup your System before attempting any of these modifications! Microsoft covers performance in Windows XP. PC magazine found general application performance is faster on XP than on Windows ME. BIOS You need to ensure that you have configured your BIOS correctly. The BIOS is software embedded on your motherboard that loads and configures hardware before the operating system. Failure to do so can easily slow down CPU and disk performance. Consult your computer or motherboa...