Posts Tagged ‘AVG’
AVG Rescue CD
Posted by kglee | Filed under Software Fixes
AVG has recently changed their shareware Rescue CD into freeware, meaning anyone can use it to scan and clean virus infected machines without owning an AVG license. If you don’t know what is a rescue CD, it is a Live CD mostly used to recover a computer when the system cannot be loaded normally or will not allow normal operation, such as after an extensive or deep-rooted virus infection.
A powerful, free toolset for the rescue and repair of infected machines
The AVG Rescue CD is a powerful must-have toolkit for the rescue and repair of infected machines. It provides essential utilities for system administrators and other IT professionals and includes the following features:
* Comprehensive administration toolset
* System recovery from virus and spyware infections
* Suitable for recovering MS Windows and Linux operating systems (FAT32 and NTFS file systems)
* Ability to perform a clean boot from CD or USB stick
* Free support and service for paid license holders of any AVG product
* FAQ and Free Forum self-help support for AVG Free users
Key technologies
* Anti-virus: protection against viruses, worms and trojans
* Anti-spyware: protection against spyware, adware and identity-theft
* Administration toolkit: system recovery tools
Six Software Tools To Clean up a Slow PC and Increase the Performance
Posted by kglee | Filed under Software Fixes
Clients complain of the virus or slow computer performance. They say their computer crashes, or will not boot up. I get many jobs for my computer repair business due to this. The best thing to do would be a Windows reinstall, but that is the plan B. Usually it is only necessary to clean the PC to get it running smoothly. If the computer will at least boot into safemode, these items can be applied to get the machine up and running. These are the tools I normally use, to get the system running good enough to continue the PC software repair process.
Step 1: Uninstall all unnecessary programs
1. Uninstall all browser toolbars, as well as shareware spy-ware removers.
2. Uninstall all anti-virus and replace it with AVG free download, or AVIRA Free download
3. Uninstall unneeded programs
Use Revo Uninstaller. It gets rid of unnecessary stuff left over from removed programs, along with uninstalling normally.
Step 2: Make sure there is nothing unnecessary starting up with your account login or windows startup
This, by far, is the greatest cause of slow PC’s, in my opinion. Totally unnecessary items such as Adobe Acrobat have startup programs which do nothing useful.
Watch how many processes are running in the back ground as the unnecessary ones will degrade performance – Right click the system tray, click the task manager, press the processes tab, do a search in Google to see what they do. To disable them type in run box type msconfig click on startup tab, and uncheck said ones to disable on next boot.
A more advanced software for doing just this is Autoruns from Sysinternals download
Step 3: Delete all unnecessary files
An extremely handy software that will help you with this is CCleaner – an accredited software endorsed by many reputable sources. download
Try this tool to find what is on your hard drive – Windirstat
Step 4: Do a scan with Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware scanner download
Scan with your virus scanner, see above:
Step 5: Update your drivers with Device Doctor download
Step 6: Update Windows security patches
turn on your windows firewall, turn off automatic windows updates
Additional Advanced steps to speed up the PC
Add More Memory Crucial
Run a Hard Disk File Defragger or the one that comes with Windows