Your computer is infected! Simple virus, spyware, Trojan Horse Removal Guide

Are you having this message "Your computer is infected" on your desktop background but your Norton Antivirus (expired) can’t find any infected files? You can’t run Hijack This, Malwarebytes MBAM or Kaspersky Antivirus 2009, ComboFix… The Taskbar, Windows Restore, Explorer, Firefox… programs are disabled. Basically, your computer is useless.
I recently had to deal with the above problems when I tried to help my neighbor fixing their heavily virus infected laptop.

There are no helps from many Tech forums because I can’t launch any programs (Hijack This, ComboFix..) that I was asked to run.  So, how did I fix that laptop? This is a simple way to remove Virus, Spyware, Trojan Horse. Read more

Buying Refurbished Laptops – Dell, Lenovo…

It is obvious that the biggest reason why one would want to buy refurbished is because of the price. You could get at least 20% off the price that you would have to pay if you bought the laptop brand new. So, what is the risk of buying “Refurbished Laptops”? For me, the risk level is very low or almost non-existent. I have been buying more than a hundred laptops for myself, relatives, friends, co-workers… from Dell, Lenovo.

What is refurbished laptops and where do they come from? Let take Dell for example, Dell offers three types of refurbished inventory: Certified Refurbished, Previously Ordered New and Scratch and Dent.

Previously Ordered New systems are PCs that were canceled orders, or PCs that shipped out to a customer who either did not open the box or decided to return the system without ever using it. Previously Ordered New systems do not have any Read more

Pronto - This product really works! It kills bedbugs right away! by Jaundiced Eye

Unlikely extremely negative reviews for other supposed bedbug killers, I can assure you that this stuff kills 'em DEAD. The catch-22 is that they also find it repellant, so they will run away from a sprayed area. The secret to success is spraying a wide area *around* the location with the infestation (a "cordon sanitaire" in military lingo), and THEN go after the bugs themselves. When they try to flee, they will run up against the chemical barrier you laid down first.

Del Pharmaceuticals sells a 6 ounce can of what they call "Pronto Plus" for six bucks. As far as I have been able to determine, this is exactly the same product as 10 ounce "Pronto," but at nearly twice the price. The problem I ran into with plain "Pronto" is that the last couple of ounces wouldn't spray out of the can, so I effectively had 8 ounces of usable insecticide.

I have tried regular ant & roach sprays on these d___d critters and they do NOT work -- bedbugs have a different physiology (and a grotesque life cycle - look 'em up on the net; there's at least one full web site dedicated just to them -- Cimex lectularius is their scientific name). Read more

Refurbished Laptops – As Good As New?

The general consensus of refurbished laptops is that they are out of date and undesirable, yet this is far from the truth. In fact, refurbished laptops are very much in date and are at the cutting edge of technology. They are the complete opposite to how they are portrayed, due to people’s preconceptions thinking that refurbished means that laptops are second hand and archaic, yet in truth they could potentially be cancelled orders from a computer store, which has resulted in the laptops being sent back to the manufacturers warehouse unopened. Some of the advantages of purchasing a refurbished laptop are that the costs are very low and they are reliable and these are the reasons more and more people are beginning to realize purchasing refurbished laptops is the way to go.

Buying a new laptop does have some advantages, for example the higher end laptops have the newest technology available; can be configured to suit one's needs, however the disadvantages, when compared to a refurbished laptop, far outweigh the advantages. The main disadvantage of buying a new laptop is the cost, whereas the main advantage of a refurbished laptop is the cost and this is the main reason why a refurbished laptop is the better choice of the two. The reasons why people purchase new laptops is due to the fact that refurbished laptops are not readily available and not many people know about this alternative. Read more