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Using Blacklight to detect and remove Rootkits from your computer

Rootkits are scary and becoming a larger and larger menace to our computers every day. In the past if our computers were infected with a piece of malware, we simply removed it and we were clean of the infection. Now that rootkits are commonly bundled with other malware, this cleaning process has become even harder to do. This tutorial will cover how to use F-Secure Blacklight to scan your computer for rootkits and help you to remove them.
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Tutoriel HijackThis - Comment utiliser HijackThis pour supprimer les pirates de navigateur, les pubs & les espiogiciels

HijackThis ne doit être utilisé que dans le cas où votre navigateur ou votre ordinateur continue à avoir des problèmes après l'exécution de Spybot-S&D ou d'un autre nettoyeur d'Espiogiciels (Spyware)/Pirates (Hijackers). HijackThis est un outil évolué, et par conséquent il requiert des connaissances approfondies sur Windows et les systèmes d'exploitation en général. Si vous supprimez des éléments qu'il affiche, sans savoir ce qu'ils sont, cela peut entraîner d'autres problèmes comme la perte de votre connexion Internet ou des problèmes dans le fonctionnement de Windows lui-même. Vous devriez aussi essayer de nettoyer les Spywares/Pirates/Trojans au moyen de toutes les autres méthodes avant d'utiliser HijackThis. Si vous autorisez HijackThis à supprimer des éléments avant qu'un autre outil de suppression ne balaie votre ordinateur, les fichiers créés par le Pirate/Spyware resteront sur votre ordinateur et ensuite les outils de suppression seront incapables de les trouver.
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Hoe gebruik je HijackThis om Browser Hijackers en Spyware te verwijderen (Dutch)

HijackThis moet alleen gebruikt worden als de browser of computer nog steeds problemen ondervindt nadat Spybot Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware SE of een ander anti-spyware scanner gebruikt zijn.
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Wie HijackThis genutzt wird um Browser Hijacker + Spyware zu entfernen (HijackThis Tutorial in German)

HijackThis sollte nur benutzt werden wenn Ihr Browser oder Computer immer noch Probleme aufweist, nach dem Sie Spybot oder andere Spyware/Hijack entferner laufen hatten. HijackThis ist ein Programm für Fortgeschrittene und benötigt daher ein erweitertes Wissen über Windows und Operations Systeme im generellen. Wenn Sie aufgelistete Elemente löschen, ohne zu wissen was Sie sind, können andere Probleme wie nicht funktionierender Internetzugang, oder ein nicht mehr arbeitendendes Operations System die folge sein. Daher sollten Sie jegliche andere Möglichkeiten ausprobieren bevor Sie HijackThis nutzen. Sollten Sie HijackThis erlauben Elemente zu entfernen bevor ein anderes Programm Ihr System überprüft hat, werden die Dateien der Hijacker/Spyware immer noch auf Ihrem Computer verbleiben und zukünftige Entfernungstools werden nicht mehr in der Lage sein, sie zu finden.
- Security, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Making Internet Explorer Safer

Within this document I am talking about changing the contents of the Registry. Always be sure to make a backup before changing. You can do this in the Registry Editor by clicking File, Export and following the prompts.
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How to remove a Trojan, Virus, Worm, or other Malware

If you use a computer, read the newspaper, or watch the news, you will know about computer viruses or other malware. These are those malicious programs that once they infect your machine will start causing havoc on your computer. What many people do not know is that there are many different types of infections that are categorized in the general category of Malware.
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Tracing a hacker

Have you ever been connected to your computer when something strange happens? A CD drive opens on its own, your mouse moves by itself, programs close without any errors, or your printer starts printing out of nowhere? When this happens, one of the first thoughts that may pop into your head is that someone has hacked your computer and is playing around with you. Then you start feeling anger tinged with a bit of fear, because someone is violating your personal space without your permission and potentially accessing your private data. At these times instead of panicking, this tutorial will show what to do and how to potentially help you track down the hacker and report them to the authorities.
- Security, Applications
How to use CleanUp! to protect your privacy

CleanUp! is a freeware utility created by Steven Gould to protect your privacy. This tool has the ability clean your browser's history, bookmarks, favorites, cookies as well as other privacy related locations on your computer.
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Safely Connecting a Computer to the Internet

It is exciting to get a new computer. Think of all the applications and games you can now run, the music you can store, and the pictures you can share with friends. Your new computer is delivered, you quickly unpack it, and start plugging it all in. The computer boots up, the desktop appears, and just by clicking on your web browser icon you are suddenly connected to the wide world of the Internet and all the enjoyment you can derive from it.
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How to remove Home Search Assistant - CWS_NS3 - Only the Best Hijacker

There is a new CoolWebSearch browser hijacker infection that has become very common lately. Symptoms of this infection include your computer becoming slower, popups, and when you start Internet Explorer your web page gets redirected to a site that has a title of Home Search.

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