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You most likely have a browser hijacker. What is a browser hijacker? A fun little guy that makes your web browser go were it wants it to. This is called redirecting, your browser, and there is something that you can do about it. You can get rid of the hijacker and get your browser back. Here is how to do it. Download and run Malwarebytes and that should clean it  [ Read More ]

The first thing to do is consider the age of the computer. If your system is getting close to 4 or 5 years old it might not make much sense economically to repair the computer. If you want to save the data on the computer that is easy enough to do but that is for a future post. Let’s say that your computer is newer, just after the warranty expired,  [ Read More ]

Did your internet service provider promise free antivirus software with your internet? They may not have told you that you need to download and install it on your computer. If you don’t have an antivirus program installed on your computer you are not protected. Your internet provider can not just filter it on there end. I have been removing a lot of viruses lately from computers people thought were protected  [ Read More ]

Crazy things are happening on your computer. You have programs you have never heard of popping up and telling you your computer has problems, that you need to pay them to fix them. DON’T fall for it. These are scams, programs that do bad things to your computer and steal your money. These types of programs are called rogue anti-spyware programs, and even though they are hard to remove, it  [ Read More ]

This a free update to the recommendations that I have made about anti-virus software. I have and still do think that Avira AvitVir is very good software. It is very effective and for home use free. However I have had many problems lately getting it to update. I can’t my systems to update, or any of my customers at there different locations. I have had very good experiences lately with  [ Read More ]

One of the biggest problems I run into when reformatting a computer harddrive is finding the right drivers for all the components afterward. Maybe you have had that problem. System drivers can be elusive and search engines can’t always help you find them. I will tell you one of my sources for good system device drivers. Try Driverguide.com they provide a comprehensive list of legacy drivers and current drivers. It  [ Read More ]

I have a friend who just got a netbook and he likes it except for one thing. It is very slow! I have noticed that most netbooks only have 1 gigabyte of memory, and they run Vista or Windows 7. The problem is, that is the minimum memory for that OS. It runs much better with more. So if you are getting a netbook make sure it has a least  [ Read More ]

Wow, I have had a lot of computers in the shop this week with different fake programs claiming to be virus removal programs that have detected problems on a users computer. These scam programs often try to mimic Microsoft so that they look official. They offer to remove the problems for a price. If you give them any money things get worse on your computer not better. So How do  [ Read More ]

How can I speed up my computer? I hear this question all the time. You might be defragging your computer, deleting your temporary internet files and running a spyware removal program and it is still slow. All of those things are important to keeping your computer running well, and fast. Sometimes it is just not enough. What else can you do? One thing is check your storage space. If you  [ Read More ]

Spyware, your computer was loaded you finally got them removed and now you can’t get online no matter what you try. You reset the router, rebooted your computer, nothing. You probably have a problem with a Winsock error. That basically means that your Windows registry was damaged by the spyware or virus and now it needs to be fixed. It isn’t that complicated to fix but does require a few  [ Read More ]