• Intuit QuickBooks automatic backup vs scheduled backup

      Intuit QuickBooks automatic backup vs scheduled backup: J.R. does both, and both is best!    From with QuickBooks, select: File, Save Copy or backup, Backup Copy, Next:     Select “Local backup”, then Options:       Select the location for the Auto Backups to occur. I like to set “Remind” option to “1”, this…

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  • How to configure avast! Endpoint Protection for increased protection using the SOA console

      Here are the changes we make to the default settings of avast! Endpoint Protection versions (Plus, Suite, and Suite Plus) when managed using the avast! Small Office Administration console (SOA)       Open SOA, and go to Group view, pick the desired group, and Edit group settings:         Choose Shield…

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  • Don’t Fall For Deceptive Practices

    Don’t Fall For Deceptive Practices by Erin Dunn                   In the early days of computing, viruses and malicious software infections were relatively easy to spot and thus somewhat easy to mitigate. In the modern computer world it’s becoming extremely difficult to spot such threats. One of the most prolific types of infections that…

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  • How to configure avast! 2014 for maximum protection!

      Below is a detailed, step by step, process for “How to configure avast! 2014 for maximum protection”   Right click the avast! tray icon, and choose “Open avast! user interface:     Choose “Settings” then choose “Active protection” from the “avast! Settings” menu     Click on the “settings” gear icon to the right…

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  • How to migrate from avast! FREE for Home to avast! Internet Security

    This document is a step by step procedure to migrate from avast! FREE for Home to avast! Internet Security:    1. Download the avast! Internet Security and save on your desktop of your computer;  http://files.avast.com/iavs5x/avast_internet_security_setup.exe 2. Save the avast! license file to your desktop 3. Remove the existing avast! from add / remove programs  (or programs and…

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  • How to make an Acronis FULL image backup with Validation, step by step!

      This is how to create an Acronis FULL image backup with Validation.   This is a Disaster Recovery Backup for bare metal restore using Acronis True Image 2013.   This process will give you a guaranteed image for recovery from hard disk failure, corruption, or infection.    Make sure to plug in your external…

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  • Windows Deactivation! “Your using Pirated Software!” Doesn’t it make you feel ripped off?

      I have received many a panic phone call from users describing a Windows Deactivation. “They say I am pirating their software, what did you do?” And the blame is usually extended to your IT Department, or you System Provider (computer guy) “    I will guarantee it almost always has NOTHING to do with…

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  • Why I don’t like avast antivirus free for home!

      I personally do NOT condone avast! free for home use. There is NO free lunch, you just haven’t figured out how your paying yet!  AutoSandbox It is missing a critical element, that the rest of the avast! products use, which is the AutoSandbox.  When unknown code (new or rare), passes through all stages of A/V…

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  • How to strip Windows 7 and tune for SPEED!

    DEFENDER This is worthless as spyware gets (this should be a RED flag about Security Essentials!). Defender doesn’t stop infections while noticeably slowing down systems, so TURN IT OFF. The spyware issue is much better dealt with using Malwarebytes pay, or by virtualizing your browsing using avast! Pro Control Panel, Windows Defender, Options, un-check “Start…

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  • How to do a clean install of avast Pro using the avast removal tool!

    This REMOVAL process is specific to avast! 7 (or 8) upgrading over an avast! 4, 5, 6 or an avast! 7 installation (also use when upgrading avast! Free to avast! Pro or avast! Endpoint Protection) You will want to have your avast license file available for insertion during step nine (license.avastlic) 1)            Remove all avast! …

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  • How to properly use the avast! AntiSpam Filter for Outlook

    avast! AntiSpam Filter for Outlook When you open Outlook, you will see the avast! AntiSpam toolbar. You will be able to train the avast! AntiSpam toolbar for your exact needs, to save time and effort. There are basically only 3 different types of email, and each has a unique way to be correctly dealt with.…

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  • Windows 8; The Good The Bad and The Ugly

    Once again Microsoft has taken their flagship OS in a new direction in an attempt to chase down the pop culture of technology. As the world continues its perilous journey towards touch screen interfaces it is expected that the hardware and the software will experience some growing pains. From a technical standpoint it would appear…

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  • antivirus testing vs real world occurrences: How can you test what you can’t see?

    AV Comparatives March 2012 used 300,000 known samples.  Here testing relied mostly on definitions detection (DAT).  When using known samples, “Brute Force” definition detection is very effective and nets you excellent ratings, with the average at 96% for the top 15 AV vendors. However, this type of testing does NOT mimic real world occurrences.  Polymorphic…

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  • avast! AutoSandbox 7.3 and the Polymorphic Infection

    Cloud Services is now a must In avast! 7.3, gone is the prompt asking to run in the sandbox. The addition of the Cloud Services adds a highly mature white listing / black listing database with tens of millions of files. This database is too large to be housed on the PC, and requires the…

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  • How to clean an Infected Computer using “SCRAPE”

    1)If you have been using avast!, this is most likely NOT a virus infection, but a spyware infection!  The best antivirus programs in the world stop approximately 95% of virus’, and 70% of spyware.  We have been relying on Microsoft Windows Defender for years now, but that program has become worthless, and all it does…

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