[triadtechtalk] Re: Portable Program Question
- From: Bodi Gormely <bodhigo@xxxxxxx>
- To: "triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 08:42:22 -0400
Armando in your response to Bryan you mention using System Restore to revert to
a pre-virus infection. I have Vista OS on my laptop computer and would like to
know step by step how to access and do a System Restore.
I do not have a virus but ow I do have a non responsive cursor. I can't figure
out how to do the Restore. I just want to get to a previous time when it was
responsive. I think I may have inadvertently disabled something related to the
functioning of the mouse when I pared down from a long list of things that were
automatically included on the Start-up menu. I used the CC Cleaner tools option
to do the disabling.
At the same time I did that I also installed a lot of Msft recommended patches.
Neither the touch-pad on my laptop nor a plug-in auxiliary mouse moved the
pointer when I restarted the computer several hours later.
The Windows key responds so if you or any other willing reader can advise me
from this point that would be the best help and I will be most grateful. Thank
you.
From Bodi
On Jun 3, 2012, at 8:08 AM, armando barreiro <armandobarreiro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I use various email providers, some of which are yahoo, hotmail, google, etc.
>
> I rely on them to spam anything that is junk and potentially corruptive,
> however, I will sometimes decide what may have been as potentially contagious
> and classified by them as junk. Of these, whenever I have insisted to open
> their contents, including some that had attachments, their av scanners have
> always prevented any attack or contamination, but then again, MSE would have
> also caught these various email provider's av scanners' shortfalls.
>
> But anyway, there's system restore to take you back to a previously
> uninfected system. Should any be a real BAD thing that they allow to come
> through, there's always a way to overcome it and not allow it to become the
> pest that it might have been intended to be.
>
> Please, keep in mind that I only use and have XP, Vista and 7 installed in
> order to help out others who will not change to any of the many of versions
> of Linux that are out there. The best one, of course, being that one which
> you feel you like. I, for instance, boot from a live thumbdrive and NOTHING
> can ever infect my system.
>
> 2.5 cents' worth, mine.
>
> armando
>
> --- On Sat, 6/2/12, brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Portable Program Question
> To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, June 2, 2012, 9:59 PM
>
> Just one question final question.
>
> AVG had a nice feature I didn't have with Avira or now with MSE-Email
> scanning.
>
> This interface was sure a painless affair:
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2425/5038 - Release Date: 06/01/12
>
> Is there an email scanner I can use that is as inviable and simple as the one
> in AVG was,
> since I don't think the Thunderbird does a scan.
>
> Brian
> ==============
>
> On 6/2/2012 7:19 PM, brian wrote:
>>
>> Armando,
>>
>> OK, Thats good enough for me.
>>
>> MSE will be my new full time program!
>>
>> Thanks for the advise.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> ============
>>
>> On 6/1/2012 9:27 PM, armando barreiro wrote:
>>>
>>> I install MSE in all the systems that come to me or that I build and MSE is
>>> the only one that I use in the two Windows boxes that I still have.
>>>
>>> Armando
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Fri, 6/1/12, brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Portable Program Question
>>> To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Date: Friday, June 1, 2012, 1:01 PM
>>>
>>> Armando,
>>>
>>> I didn't mean to convey that the listing I posted is things I have on my
>>> computer; it was just a list of programs that
>>> install tool bars.
>>> It could be used by anyone was wondering if a particular programs bundled a
>>> tool bar with it.
>>>
>>> Fortunately I did a quick view of the items on the list and don't have any
>>> of them! http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
>>>
>>> I had used AVG for a number of years, but I switched to Avira a while ago
>>> (I think you recommended it at that time)
>>> After you had mentioned Microsoft Security Essential in a posting a few
>>> weeks ago I did installed it.
>>> I kept Avira and switch between the two deactivation the other while using
>>> one of them at a time to evaluate.
>>> Then I saw a review of all the free anti virus programs for 2012 and AVG
>>> was on the top again.
>>> Fondly remembering AVG, I then kept Microsoft Security Essentials
>>> deactivated, deleted Avira, and started using
>>> AVG.
>>>
>>> I had since noticed that in the Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 326 •
>>> 2012-02-16, Is your free AV tool a ‘resource pig?’
>>> Fred Langa personally recommends MSE. ( http://tinyurl.com/6wd6wj2 )
>>> He said in the posting:
>>> "For me — for now — nothing in these numbers would alter my
>>> recommendation — and personal use — of Microsoft Security Essentials."
>>>
>>> I still have MSE installed, but it is inactive and only use if needed. Both
>>> of them are much easier to use than Avira.
>>> Since I can only keep AVG inactive until the next boot, I don't want to
>>> switch MSE unless you think there is a big difference in the two.
>>>
>>> Your advise would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Brian
>>> ==================
>>> On 6/1/2012 1:55 AM, armando barreiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Re list of installed stuff, a quick browse over the list you submitted
>>>> leads me to think that there are things installed that you don't need.
>>>>
>>>> In the first place, I use but Microsoft Security Essentials only, though I
>>>> did install McAfee's links security advisor toolbar. No need for Zone
>>>> Alarm, IMO, at all.
>>>>
>>>> To check your list of stuff see
>>>> <http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm>
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes,
>>>> Armando
>>>>
>>>> --- On Thu, 5/31/12, brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> From: brian <brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Portable Program Question
>>>> To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Date: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 11:01 PM
>>>>
>>>> Howard, Chuck, & Armando,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for all the great tips.
>>>>
>>>> "just deleting all the files. If you use a registry cleaner"
>>>> Howard, I had stopped using a registry cleaner since I thought W7 runs it
>>>> periodically.
>>>> But that is sure good to know I can delete and then scan the registry !
>>>>
>>>> "unwise.exe "
>>>> I had wondered for a long time what Unwise.exe was-- it sounded nefarious!
>>>> But that sure got rid of Sotonic-Eng7!
>>>> I had used uninstall but never unwise.exe
>>>>
>>>> "If it's listed in your installed programs then it's not portable"
>>>> Armando, I had been following that line of thinking but Softonic wasn't
>>>> listed in Add/Remove.
>>>> I think something I may had done back a while ago could have eliminated
>>>> some installed programs from the
>>>> Add/Remove list because they were also not listed in other uninstaller
>>>> apps I check.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "all sorts of rogue junk that gets added on when you install lots of
>>>> programs"
>>>> Chuck, I spent much of the AM checking for tool bars; I have a couple
>>>> that were unwanted and deleted them.
>>>> I must have been paying attention when installing programs and unchecked
>>>> nearly tool bar options that had
>>>> that option before installing the program.
>>>> I was surprised that I didn't have a problem.
>>>>
>>>> It is nice to learn a few more tricks.
>>>> And although I may not know if a program is portable for sure, I know how
>>>> to delete it and compensate for left overs
>>>> with a registry scan.
>>>>
>>>> NOTE: For anyone checking on their tool bars they have I have included a
>>>> listing below.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the help again.
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>> =================
>>>>
>>>> The list is reproduced here from Calenderof updates forum, with a few
>>>> edits.
>>>> 4 shared Desktop - Toolbar.
>>>> Ad-Aware - Google Chrome
>>>> Adobe Flash Player - Google Toolbar
>>>> Adobe Reader - eBay Desktop
>>>> Advanced SystemCare formerly known as Iobit advanced one care - Yahoo
>>>> Toolbar (selecting no will
>>>> still do changes on the system)
>>>> Aero Fox addon for Firefox - Ask toolbar.
>>>> Any Video Converter – Google Chrome.
>>>> AnVir TaskManager - Dealio Toolbar, RegistryCleanerPro and some other
>>>> third party applications.
>>>> AOL Instant Messenger - AOL Toolbar
>>>> Apple’s Software Updater - Safari Browser, QuickTime, iTunes
>>>> Applian FLV Player - Yahoo Toolbar
>>>> Auslogics Disk Defrag - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Auslogics Duplicate File Finder - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Auslogics Registry Defrag - Ask Toolbar
>>>> Auslogics System Information - Ask Toolbar
>>>> Avast - Google Chrome but not pre-selected.
>>>> AVG LinkScanner, AVG Free, AVG 9 - Yahoo Toolbar
>>>> BitComet - Google Toolbar
>>>> BitTorrent 6.1.2/6.3 - Ask Toolbar
>>>> BurnAware Free - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> CCleaner (standard installer) - Yahoo Toolbar
>>>> CDBurnerXP - Ask toolbar, SpywareTerminator and Uniblue Registry
>>>> Booster.
>>>> ChrisTV Lite - ChrisTV Toolbar/Relevant Knowledge adware.
>>>> ClamWin - Ask Toolbar
>>>> Corel Paint Shop Pro X - Yahoo! Toolbar but not pre-checked.
>>>> CPU-Z - Ask Toolbar
>>>> CSmenu - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Cyberlink BD Advisor - Google Toolbar.
>>>> Cyberlink PowerDVD 8 - Google Toolbar and BETA of Moovielive
>>>> Daemon Tools - Search tool and sponsor ad module
>>>> Defraggler - Yahoo Toolbar
>>>> DexTop - RegistryBooster.
>>>> Digsby instant messenger – Yahoo Toolbar, MyFreeze NetAssistant for
>>>> Firefox, Smart Shopper, WeatherBug, Regsitry Power Cleaner, Relevant
>>>> Knowledge Toolbar, changes browser homepgae to My Freeze.
>>>> Additionally, if uses your bandwidth to crawl the web for stock
>>>> market research.
>>>> DivX - Yahoo Toolbar/Norton Security Scan
>>>> Driver Sweeper - Open Candy.
>>>> Duplicate Cleaner - Bing Toolbar and Search Helper Extension in
>>>> Firefox.
>>>> DVDx - Ask Toolbar
>>>> FLV Player - Yahoo! Toolbar.
>>>> FormatFactory - ebay shorcut and/or Ask toolbar.
>>>> Foxit Pdf Reader - Ask Toolbar and ebay shortcut in desktop
>>>> Freecommander - ebay shortcuts.
>>>> Free Download Manager - prechecked and bundles Software Informer
>>>> Free YouTube to MP3 Converter - DVDSoft Toolbar, search engine.
>>>> Game House Installers - Google Desktop Search and/or Google Toolbar
>>>> for IE.
>>>> GameVance Installer - Ask Toolbar and Weather Channel Desktop
>>>> GetGo Download Manager - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Glary Utilities - Ask Toolbar
>>>> GOM Player - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Google Earth - Pre checked Google Toolbar installation or Chrome
>>>> browser.
>>>> Google Talk - no addon but will change default search setting of IE
>>>> Hotspot Shield - Hotspot Shield Community Toolbar (by default) from
>>>> Conduit.
>>>> ICQ - ICQ Toolbar
>>>> IE7Pro - Offering ProgSense. Installed Grab Pro Toolbar (using Ask
>>>> search).
>>>> IM ToolPack - Crawler toolbar.
>>>> ImgBurn - Ask Toolbar and Uniblue Desktop icons.
>>>> IMMUNET - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Incredimail - MyStart Homepage and Search Page
>>>> IOBit Security 360 - IObit Toolbar.
>>>> IOBit Smart Defrag - Yahoo Toolbar/Search Settings.
>>>> IObit Advanced SystemCare - Yahoo Toolbar.
>>>> IrfanView - Google Toolbar for IE and Google Desktop Search
>>>> Isobuster - Ask Toolbar
>>>> IZArc - RegistryBooster.
>>>> Logitech Setpoint - Logitech Yahoo! Toolbar
>>>> ManyCam Virtual Webcam - Ask Toolbar and Norton Security Scan.
>>>> Maxathon 2 - Facebook Sidebar Plugin
>>>> McAfee Site Advisor update - Yahoo! default browser search
>>>> MediaCoder - Registry Reviver.
>>>> MessengerPlus! Live - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Miro - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> MP3 WMA Converter - Yahoo Search and Delio Comparsion Shopping Toolbar
>>>> MooO Connection Watcher - AutoComplete Pro
>>>> MyPhoneExplorer - offering ebay shortcuts
>>>> Nero Free, Nero Burning Rom or Nero 9 Essentials and Nero BurnLite 10
>>>> - Ask Toolbar
>>>> Norton products - Ask Search in Norton toolbar. No option to remove
>>>> and it was pushed by including in a Norton patch.
>>>> Office Live add-in - includes Silverlight as add-on
>>>> OpenCandy - offering third party software. Report says that even if
>>>> you do not install the 3rd party software, there is modification in the
>>>> registry, files and will add tracking cookies. There's also Conduit
>>>> Toolbar in the page
>>>> PalTalk - Ask Toolbar. There's a nag screen prompting to upgrade from
>>>> free to paid edition. No way to turn off the nag.
>>>> Panda Cloud AV - Yahoo Search Assistant and a pre-checked toolbar.
>>>> PC Tools Spyware Doctor - Google Toolbar
>>>> PC Tools Firewall Plus - Google Toolbar and Threatfire
>>>> PC Tools ThreatFire - Google Toolbar.
>>>> PC Wizard 2010 - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> PDFCreator - Yahoo Toolbar. Also offers PDFforger Toolbar and Widgi
>>>> Toolbar (mybrowser bar).
>>>> PDF-XChangeViewer - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Perfect Utilities - Relevant Knowledge (RK) toolbar
>>>> PhotoFiltre - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Picpick - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Quick Media Converter HD - Ask Toolbar, Ask Search, Ask Homepage (by
>>>> default).
>>>> Quicksys RegDefrag - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> RapidTyping - Bing Toolbar.
>>>> Recuva - Yahoo toolbar
>>>> RealPlayer - Google Chrome pre-checked.
>>>> Risingware Fast Start Genie - installs Fast Start Genie and Risingware
>>>> i-Desktop.
>>>> Shockwave Player - Norton Security Scan or Google Toolbar
>>>> SIW (System Information for Windows) - Crawler Toolbar. The installer
>>>> of SIW (free version) will offer SnagIt (report here)or PC Tools Registry
>>>> Mechanic (report here) but not pre-checked.
>>>> Skype - Google Toolbar and Browser Highlighter
>>>> Spiderplayer - Bing Toolbar.
>>>> Spyware Terminator - Web security guard, Crawler
>>>> StarBurn - installs StarPort DVD-ROM Emulator and SaveTubeVideo tools
>>>> Sun Java RE (online installer) - Google Toolbar / Live Search for
>>>> Windows Toolbar. There's report too that Carbonite Backup is being offered
>>>> (depends on your location)
>>>> Sun Java - OpenOffice.org
>>>> Thoosje Sidebar - Amazon or eBay toolbar.
>>>> Trillian - Ask Toolbar, Weather Channel Desktop and RegistryBooster
>>>> Unlocker 1.90 - eBay Desktop shortcuts and Bing Toolbar (with 30
>>>> seconds waiting for proceeding to install if you'll uncheck Bing Toolbar
>>>> install).
>>>> uTorrent - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Vdownloader Plus - Ask Toolbar and eBay shortcuts.
>>>> Veoh media player - Yahoo toolbar, search engine change & search
>>>> protection
>>>> VSO Image Resizer - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> WeatherBug - Ask Toolbar.
>>>> Webroot SpySweeper - Ask Toolbar
>>>> Wildfire CD Ripper - Download Energy Torrent toolbar
>>>> Winamp - Winamp Toolbar
>>>> Windows Live Installer - Windows Live Toolbar and Sign-in Assistant
>>>> Windows SteadyState - Windows Live Toolbar
>>>> Winzip - RegistryBooster and Google Toolbar
>>>> xplorer2Lite - Conduit toolbar
>>>> XP-Antispy - eBay Shortcuts.
>>>> YaHoo! Instant Messenger - YaHoo! toolbar, with ‘YaHoo! Search
>>>> Protection’ and homepage change to YaHoo!
>>>> ZoneAlarm - Conduit toolbar. Search powered by Google.
>>>>
>>>> ===================
>>>> On 5/31/2012 9:01 AM, Howard wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: ChasM49@xxxxxxx
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 9:41 AM
>>>>> To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Portable Program Question
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian ... I agree totally with Chuck in OK!!! If a computer comes to me
>>>>> for repair, I go through the add/remove programs and remove ALL toolbars.
>>>>>
>>>>> If there are any tool bars on the computer that are not in the
>>>>> add/remove, I simply delete them
>>>>> and run my registry cleaner to remove the stuff left in the registry.
>>>>> Many of them read your keystrokes and send the info back! They also
>>>>> eventually add a lot of bars across your browser and take up a lot of
>>>>> viewing area on your monitor. They cause more problems than some viruses.
>>>>>
>>>>> Try to stay away from installing as a lot of them piggyback on other
>>>>> installs and need to be unchecked to avoid installing them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Howard
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian keep in mind there are all sorts of rogue junk that gets added on
>>>>> when you install lots of programs.... most of them are near useless and
>>>>> when comes to toll bar helpers I dump them totally have no use nor want
>>>>> any jerk outfit taking my control for their advert trash bag junk. And if
>>>>> after deleting the toolbar trash a particular program wont work to me it
>>>>> simply means came form the garbage can since needs trash to make money
>>>>> for the company.Keeo\p it simple stupid still is my game plan and I will
>>>>> not allow or keep any of the rash drive by add-ons that get stuck in with
>>>>> lots of programs..... and near all the big outfits sucker you
>>>>> into it...... ask your self...
>>>>> how many times have you seen the Google junk added in when installing
>>>>> programs? to me way too many and I do use Google but not as a toolbar and
>>>>> the rest of the junk it wants to add so they can make money.To me seems
>>>>> you have been out searching the dumpster's and finding so called needed
>>>>> programs that have dumped stuff on you unknowingly. keep in mind there
>>>>> are no more free lunches...... its
>>>>> all advert trash generally.......... chuck in Ok
>>>>> No virus found in this message.
>>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>>>>> Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2425/5036 - Release Date: 05/31/12
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No virus found in this message.
>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>>>> Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2425/5038 - Release Date: 06/01/12
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