PC Fix: Make Your Computer Run Faster

As you may know computer speed is mainly dependent on your hardware configuration and partly on software performance. In time your computer may become slow as a result of errors in the registry and execution files, viruses, malware and excessive load of unnecessary files.

Therefore a cleanup and a fix up of your computer are necessary to keep it running as fast as it was when released from factory.


Surfing Internet Faster

Common browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc can create errors that render the computer slow or freeze it completely.


Registry Scan and Cleaning

Registry cleaning is very important for a smooth running of your computer system. Whenever you delete a file from your system, the registry does not remove this data. Thus, a reference to the deleted file remains in the registry. Gradually as the registry gets filled up with these databases, the computer gets slower and slower. Check this article on why it is necessary a registry cleaning.


Using PC-Fix to Restore Your Computer Speed

PC Fix Cleaner is a software that prevents system slowdowns, freezing or crashing problems, Windows start up issues, obsolete application shortcuts, Missing DLL & OCX files, JavaScript errors, browser and ActiveX errors and Outlook Express wrongdoings.

Using a high performance Windows registry detection algorithm and a very simple and intuitive user interface, PC Fix analyzes your entire system registry and repairs all PC errors to restore your PC optimum performance and stability.

PC Fix scans deeply and effectively; defragments & compresses the system registry so your PC runs faster and smoother restoring initial performance of the computer.

The scan results are clearly displayed at the end of each PC scan to enable you to manually select each registry entry for custom repair (of course, you may as well opt for the simple quick automatic repair). Automatic scan and repair process takes from 2 up to 3 minutes on average.

PC Fix automatically creates a backup of your PC registry at each PC scan. You will be able to recover past configurations of your PC registry at any time if required.



Main Features of PC-Fix Cleaner Software

Registry Cleaning

By default, PC Fix searches your registry for all types of errors. For example, PC Fix will search Installed Fonts, Shared Files, Help Files, Shared Tools, Application Paths, Windows Shortcuts, System Drivers, as well as Config and System_User files. PC Fix compares your registry to a default factory registry by using a previously set library of definitions. It reports all errors, and then restores your computer to its original health.

Registry Log

PC Fix utilizes an easy-to-use log that appears once your scan is complete and reports changes to your Registry. It informs you about specific changes that have been made to your registry in addition to your computer’s available memory capacity before and after the scan.

Custom Scanning

This option can be used to search for particular types of errors in your registry. You can choose specific entries to remove from the list of errors provided at the end of a scan.

Scheduler

You can schedule PC Fix to scan the registry whenever you wish (i.e. once a day, a week, a month, etc…).

Backup

Before you remove any entry from your registry, PC Fix automatically creates a data backup, just in case you wish to restore the changes made.

Repair Windows Errors

Old software fragments still living on your computer’s registry cause conflicts and errors on your PC. PC Fix Enhanced Error Detection Scan is a powerful tool that rapidly locates these errors and removes them from Windows.

Personalized Support

Support is provided by a HelpDesk Support representatives. Custom Solutions are provided for special requirements or assistance by software engineers to personally look into your problem and find a custom solution for your computer.

Available in Many Languages

PC Fix is provided in many languages to support local communities and users’ preferences. Languages include English, French, German and Italian.



Benefits on Computer Performance of Using PC Fix

Surf the Internet Faster

PC Fix automatically detects and repairs errors in your internet browser. ActiveX and other common errors are taken care of, so you can just surf the internet without suffering any freezes or crashes.

Boost PC Speed

Defragmentation technology in PC Fix optimizes your Windows registry and restores your computer’s original performance. With a faster PC, you will just become more productive at work and in your spare time!

Prevent Crashing or Freezing

Frequent Windows crashes or freezes are mostly caused by invalid registry entries. By using our software to locate these entries, you will no longer have to deal with such irritating problems.

Save Time and Money

PC Fix allows you to safely repair a very large set of problems (ActiveX, Windows Registry, Missing DLL, OCX, Runtime, Blue screen, System32, Application Paths, File Extensions, etc). This is a time and money saver as most of the common problems get fixed without the need of expensive technicians.

Windows Registry Management

Windows Registry is the “Play Maker” of your PC. PC manufacturers advise to use a Registry repair tool on a regular basis to keep your PC performance always on top. PC Fix 2011 will do the job in a process that takes 2 to 3 minutes.

PC Scan is free; PC repair is free for a limited number of registry sections.

Typically when you hear the word “hacker” it you get the idea of someone who, with evil intent, searches for ways to mine your personal/company data and destroy or replace data.

However, an ethical hacker or white hat hacker is someone who practices the so called Ethical Hacking and could use his abilities to harm your business, but he makes the choice to help uncover security failings in your system and then help you to find ways to protect your company from other hackers.

Ethical Hacking and Ethical Hackers

Ethical hackers are, in this way, helpful to many companies and they can protect their online business by closing the backdoor entrance to -would be- hackers and company data can be safeguarded. Customers often experience an even greater level of trust and security in the online business resulting in improved performance in online sales and uptime.

Maybe this explains why so many of the larger online businesses seem to have less downtime and experience fewer problems. Most hackers know they will have a harder time getting into these systems than smaller companies that may not have the resources to investigate every possible security leak.

Therefore, it is important for any online business to make sure they take proper measures by installing anti-virus protection, spyware removal tools and firewall protection. This should not be a debated standpoint. Your customers deserve the safety that only you can provide through appropriate protective measures.

Hackers usually do not target a specific site since much as they do is to create software that looks to find an entrance to online business websites data and then they determine what can be found inside those sites they can infiltrate.

Some hackers even say they mean no harm; they simply are curious and have found new ways of finding out information. Too often this is information they should not have access to. Why do they do it then? Well, because they can.

Some hackers consider what they do is a mean of making the online environment safer for individuals and businesses. If they can disable an online store or take over a website they figure this proves what they have been saying all along: sites are not as safe online as some think.

It is fair to say that through hacker’s activity, we often have learned better ways to secure websites in general, and even more importantly, they have made clear that online business must remain vigilant in the safeguard of their company data.

Things have changed in an online sales environment and applying strong security measures to your site is not only in your best interest, but also the interest of your customers who place their trust in your ability to safeguard their data.

If an online company is large enough they might consider the ethical hacking services of a ethical hacker.

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This is a second post on the subject of spam protection. You can check the previous post clicking here: Fighting Spam I

The top 5 rules to protect from spam are:

Number 1: Do what you can to avoid having your email address out on the net

There are products called “spam spiders” or “spam bots” that search the Internet for email addresses to send email to. If you are interested, do a search on “spam spider” and you will be amazed at what you get back. Interestingly enough, there is a site, WebPoison.org, which is an open source project geared to fight Internet “spam bots” and “spam spiders“, by giving them bogus HTML web pages, which contain bogus email addresses.

A couple suggestions for you:

A) Use form emails, which can hide addresses or also

B) Use addresses like sales@company.com instead of your full address to help battle the problem.

C) There are also programs that encode your email, like jsGuard, which encodes your email address on web pages so that spam spiders will find it difficult or impossible to read your email address.

Number 2: Get a spam blocking software

There are many programs out there for this. Check the available PC Software Protection Programs. Whatever you do, get the software. It will save you time. The software is not foolproof, but they really do help. You usually have to do some manual set up to block certain types of email.

Number 3: Use the multiple email address approach

If you must subscribe to newsletters, then have a “back-up” email address, using free email addresses. It would be like giving your cell phone number to your best friends and the business number to everyone else.

Number 4: Never open attachments from people you don’t know

A common problem with spam is that they have attachments and attachments can have viruses. Corporations often have filters that don’t let such things pass to you. Personal email is far more “open country” for spammers. General rule of thumb: if you do not know who is sending you something, DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT. Secondly, look for services that offer filtering. Firewall Vendors offer this type of service as well.

Number 5: Email services now have spam baskets

If what you use currently does not support this, think about moving to a new vendor. The concept is simple. If you know someone, they can send you emails. If you don’t know them or it is unsolicited email, then you can check it as “spam” and it will be filtered accordingly. Spam Blocking software has this concept as well, but having extra layers seems critical these days, so it is worth looking into.

Check Online all of The PC Protection Software available to have a complete protection of your computer.

The Internet can be dangerous place!

There are twelve threats a Computer user should not ignore. These are:

1. viruses
2. spyware
3. spoofing
4. trojans
5. spam
6. adware
7. diallers
8. hijackers
9. hackers
10. phishing
11. hoaxes and
12. stranger-danger

The internet is undoubtedly a fantastic resource of information for families and offers a rich source of educational content. However, there are potential dangers: viruses, spam, trojans, pornography, spyware and other nasties you’re probably aware of.

The Top Twelve Threats Description

1. Viruses. A virus is a computer program that copies itself. They often disrupt your computer system or damage your data. Viruses are usually received by email attachments so be careful opening anything from a dubious source. They can affect anyone using an unprotected computer.

2. Spyware. It Sends information about you or your computer to somebody else. Spyware may send the addresses of sites you have visited or worse still, transmit personal information. With today’s concerns about identify theft this is a real worry. A known spyware, CoolWebSearch may hijack web searches, home page, and other Internet Explorer settings. Spyware is normally received as part of shareware or freeware downloaded from the web, so be careful with downloading software from unreliable sources.

3. IP Spoofing. This a technique to gain unauthorized access to computers, whereby the intruder sends messages to a computer with an address indicating that the message is coming from a trusted host.

4. Trojans. A trojan is an apparently legitimate computer program that is really intended to disrupt and damage computer activity by sending information, perhaps even passwords onto a third party without you knowing. As an example, recent emails entitled “Osama Bin Laden Captured” attempted to download the “Trj/Small.B.” Trojan if the embedded URL was clicked. This trojan attempts to hijack the PC.

5. Spam. It is an unsolicited email often promoting products of a dubious financial or sexual nature. Don’t leave your email address on websites and internet bulletin boards as they are harvested by spammers.

6. Adware . It puts advertisements on your screen. These take many forms including popups, popunders and advertisements that appear later, even if your browser is closed. Some are sent using the Windows Messenger service which allows a spammer to direct an advertisement straight to your computer by sequentially sending messages to IP addresses. Irritating as they are, they are also often of a pornographic nature as this kind of advertisement is not allowed in most websites.

7. Dialers. These effects those of us still with dial up modems. A dialer program redirects calls to a very expensive number.You won’t know until you get the bill.

8. Hijackers. Hijackers take control of your web browser and may reset your home page, search bar and search pages. They can redirect you to undesirable sites or stop you going to particular sites. Most hosting companies are taking action to prevent this from happening to their customers by enforcing the security measures.

9. Hackers. With so much personal data available online to anyone with a password you must be sure your password is secure. If you are using your mother’s maiden name, your cat’s name or your birthday then your password is at risk. Here are two tips for making a secure password.

Method One. Pick two random unrelated three letter words and two digits. Mix them up and what do you have? A secure password such as “red19cat” or “hotpin73″.

Method Two. Pick a short sequence of words such as ‘Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent Made Glorious’ and you have a password of “nitwoodmg”. You could even change the I’s and O’s to digits.

10. Phishing - Emails presumably coming from reliable sources such as Paypal, Ebay or your bank. Often wanting you to verify your account details, they can look very realistic but are generally scams to harvest usernames and passwords. Always open a new browser window and type the address there, rather than clicking on the link provided.

11. Hoaxes. Chain letters, scams, false alarms. At best they take up time and bandwidth but some vulnerable people can be victims of fraud. Have you ever received an email from unknown people telling you that you’re a winner of a prize?

12. Stranger-danger . For those of us with children, please pay attention: Do you know what they actually do when they are online? Are they working on homework tasks, downloading illegal music or pornography? Or are they chatting to strangers in chat rooms? You should consider blocking access to undesirable sites and logging their activity with a surveillance tool. Computers should always be kept in a family room and never in children bedrooms.

Three Step Action Plan

There are three essential steps that should be taken to ensure your PC is kept threat-free.

Firstly, be sensible when opening attachments or following email instructions from apparently reputable sites.

Secondly, make sure you are using the latest service pack of Windows as Microsoft is continually closing loopholes to tighten up security.

Finally, there’s a range of low cost tools such as firewalls, antivirus, spam blockers and spyware killers available. Check online for the available resources where you can choose and compare from different manufacturers:

Computer Security Products

How prevalent is Spam? According to Scott McAdams, OMA Public Affairs and Communications Department (www.oma.org):

“Studies show unsolicited or “junk” e-mail, known as spam, accounts for roughly half of all e-mail messages received. Although once regarded as little more than a nuisance, the prevalence of spam has increased to the point where many users have begun to express a general lack of confidence in the effectiveness of e-mail transmissions, and increased concern over the spread of computer viruses via unsolicited messages.”

In 2003, President Bush signed the “Can Spam” bill, in December of 2003 which is the first national standards around bulk unsolicited commercial e-mail. The bill, approved by the Senate by a vote of 97 to 0, prohibits senders of unsolicited commercial e-mail from using false return addresses to disguise their identity (spoofing) and the use of dictionaries to generate such mailers.

In addition, it prohibits the use of misleading subject lines and requires that emails include and opt-out mechanism. The legislation also prohibits senders from harvesting addresses off Web sites.

Violations constitute a misdemeanor crime subject to up to one year in jail.

One major point that needs to be discussed about this: spam is now coming from other countries in ever-greater numbers. These emails are harder to fight, because they come from outside US country’s laws and regulations. Because the Internet opens borders and thinks globally, these laws are fine and good, but do not stop the problem.

So what do you do about this?

In the upcoming posts we’ll discuss the top 5 rules to do to protect from spam. Stay tuned