• Removing avast! 2014 versions to migrate to avast! Endpoint Protection

      We finally have a partial solution available to uninstall avast! ver. 2014 consumer products on many machines at once to replace them with EP products. It is a modified version of “avastclear” and is provided on an as needed basis. You will need to contact me for this tool.this.   Commands Available:   /silent…

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  • Why we switched to avast antivirus after 20 years with Symantec!

    Avast Antivirus Software VS Symantec I would like to take a moment to let you know why our company, Advantage Micro Corporation, had to choose avast! over other anti-virus products like AVG, McAfee, Norton and Symantec – products that we had been selling for 20 years. During February 2002, we had over 100 computers come…

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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 for ipad – Do I need antivirus on my iPad?

    antivirus for ipad – iPad Anti-virus Issues and iPad Virus Protection FAQ There are two sides to the iPad anti-virus issue, so let me explain both sides, with cases. Apple iPad devices are fairly well protected even without any antivirus for ipad. There is not too much to worry about as long as your iPad…

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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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  • When all else fails, discovery and removal of antivirus leftovers!

    edited 05-23-12 by J.R. Guthrie   Antivirus software is the most invasive application we will ever install on our systems.  Even when the products are properly removed by “Add/Remove Programs”, pieces of code are ALWAYS left behind, and these leftovers can and do conflict with the current antivirus products installed in your system.  This situation…

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  • 15 causes of Hard Disk Corruption

    Everybody hates to lose data. Many of the issues proven to cause hard disk corruption can be avoided, if you know what they are. I have writen articles on almost every aspect of this list. Most are avoidable, some are not and we are just taking chances, such as Solar flare activity. We are in…

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  • QuickBooks multiuser network connection & speed issues

    These issues are the most common QuickBooks network connection and speed issues when working with a QuickBooks Multiuser network configuration 1) In multiuser mode, the QuickBooks Database Server Manager must be installed on the server, and activated to scan the data directory of the server. I recommend that this directory be named “QBData” 2) The…

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  • Correct Outlook Settings for MSN accounts

    Most posts for Outlook settings for MSN are wrong. So after trial and error, here is what works: In Outlook 2007, click on the Tools menu, and then click Account Settings. • Click the E-mail tab, and then click New. • Click to select Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP, and then click Next. •…

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  • Windows Registry Cleaning Exposed

    1) The Windows Registry is very fragile, like a raw egg. Every time you handle it, you risk breaking it.  Handle it enough, and it will break. 2) Due to the sheer size and complexity of the Windows registry, manually cleaning up redundant and invalid entries would be practically impossible. Registry cleaners try to automate the process of searching…

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  • Installing QuickBooks the right way!

    I have been selling and suppoerting Intuit’s QuickBooks programs for many years now.  And let me tell you, it is chocked full of bugs everywhere.  Here is the best advice you’ll ever get when installing QuickBooks.  DO NOT use the existing media that came with your package at this URL: http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/articles/INF12417 We found QuickBooks Pro…

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