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This is a list of helpfull links, to help with you're computer problems. The links are provided with thanks to the people that helped provide them. <font color="#003366"><b><font size="4">Best Online Scanners:</font> </b><br /><li><a href="http://housecall.trendmicro.com/" target="_blank">HouseCall</a></li><li><a href="http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/" target="_blank">Panda</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/" target="_blank"> RAV AntiVirus Online</a></li><li><a href="http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx" target="_blank">eTrust Antivirus Scanner</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://virusscan.jotti.org/" target="_blank">Online malware scan</a> <i>(Utilizes multiple major Antivirus Scans to analyze individual files. Norman AV component provides detailed analysis)</i></li><br /> <b><font size="4">Libraries and further information:</font></b><br /><li><a href="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html" target="_blank">Symantec</a></li><li><a href="http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/" target="_blank">Trend</a></li><li><a href="http://vil.nai.com/vil/default.asp" target="_blank">McAfee</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/" target="_blank">Sophos</a></li><li><a href="http://www.pandasecurity.com/virus-encyclopedia.html" target="_blank">Panda</a></li><li><a href="http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/browse.aspx" target="_blank">eTrust</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://secunia.com/virus_information/" target="_blank">Multiple Vendor library and informational repository from Secunia</a> <i>(Excellent research resource)</i><br /></li><li><a href="http://lists.gpick.com/pages/Security_Intelligence.htm" target="_blank">Security Intelligence</a> <i>(A broad collection of informational sites)</i><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.antiphishing.org/" target="_blank">Anti-Phishing Working Group</a> and <a href="http://www.antiphishing.org/phishing_archive.html" target="_blank"> Phishing Archive</a> <i>(Learn about this increasingly popular and dangerous method of web site spoofing)</i><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.websensesecuritylabs.com/alerts/" target="_blank">Security Alerts from WebsenseSecurityLabs</a> <i>(malicious Web sites, phishing-based attacks, and other emerging threats)</i><br /></li><li><a href="http://cc.uoregon.edu/cnews/fall2002/spamreport.html" target="_blank">Spam and Fraud: Information and Reporting (courtesy of the University of Oregon)</a></li><br /> <b><i><font size="2">Spyware Database and research Links</font></i></b><br /><li><a href="http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/" target="_blank">Parasites (Descriptions and removal information from Doxdesk)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.securemost.com/articles/trou_3.htm" target="_blank">Parasites (Descriptions and removal instructions from PestPatrol</a></li><li><a href="http://www.spywareguide.com/" target="_blank">Spyware Guide</a></li><br /> <b><font size="4">Free fix and removal tools:</font></b><br /> <br /> <b>Viral:</b><br /><li><a href="http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php" target="_blank">Grisoft AVG Free Download</a> and <a href="http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?postid=1484135#post1484135" target="_blank"> AVG Update Download Options tip</a></li><li><a href="http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_ts_removers.php" target="_blank">Specialized Removal Tools from Grisoft AVG</a></li><li><a href="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/tools.list.html" target="_blank">Symantec</a></li><li><a href="http://www.trendmicro.com/download/tsc.asp" target="_blank">Trend Micro Damage Cleanup Services (uses the latest definitions, downloadable)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bitdefender.com/html/free_tools.php" target="_blank">BitDefender</a></li><li><a href="http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/" target="_blank">McAfee AVERT Stinger (Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses)</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx" target="_blank">From Microsoft (for Windows XP and 2K) Malicious Software Removal Tool: Online</a> and <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=890830" target="_blank">Downloadable</a></li><br /> <b>Specialized Trojan Removal Applications (Trial versions):</b><br /><li><a href="http://www.wilders.org/anti_trojans.htm" target="_blank">Wilders Security Advisors</a></li><br /> <b>Parasitic:</b><br /><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/about.mspx" target="_blank">Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta)</a> <i>(Highly regarded from Microsoft.)</i></li><li><a href="http://www.funkytoad.com/download/hoster.zip" target="_blank">Hoster</a> <i>(Will fix many "page cannot be displayed" and "DNS" errors caused by hijacked hosts file in all Windows versions.)</i></li><li><a href="http://tomcoyote.com/SPYBOT/index1.php" target="_blank">Spybot Installation and Usage</a></li><li><a href="http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/" target="_blank">Ad-Aware Home Page</a> and <a href="http://download.lavasoft.de.edgesuite.net/public/plvx2cleaner.exe" target="_blank">VX2 Plugin</a></li><li><a href="http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html" target="_blank">SpywareBlaster</a> and <a href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=49" target="_blank">Tutorial from BleepingComputer.com</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://tomcoyote.com/hjt/" target="_blank">HijackThis QuickStart</a></li><li><a href="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe" target="_blank">HijackThis direct download,</a> and <a href="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html" target="_blank">Tutorial</a></li><li><a href="http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm" target="_blank">lspfix (Layered Service Protocols) repairs damaged Winsock2 vxd associated with connectivity problems</a></li><li><a href="http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html" target="_blank">Winsock fix specific to XP </a></li><li><a href="http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php?cat=all#s-p" target="_blank">SpywareInfo: Detection, Prevention and Removal Tools, SpywareBlaster and others</a></li><li><a href="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html" target="_blank">CoolWebSearch -- Information and Removal Tool</a> <a href="http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html" target="_blank"><i>Version 2.15</i></a></li><li><a href="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html" target="_blank">Kazaabegone and other downloads from Merijn</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutsection=38" target="_blank">Other Tutorials from BleepingComputer.com</a></li><br /> <b><i>Alternate Download Sites for HijackThis, Spybot, CoolwebShredder (and others):</i></b><br /><li><a href="http://net-integration.net/main/content/view/109/26/" target="_blank">Net-Integration, includes HijackThis tutorial</a></li><li><a href="http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php#tools" target="_blank">Information, Advice and Specialized Tools from Aumha.org</a></li><li><a href="http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/" target="_blank">Lurkhere</a></li><li><a href="http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=tutorial" target="_blank">Spybot download and Tutorial at Safer-networking</a></li><li><a href="http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html" target="_blank">Anti-Spyware at Majorgeeks</a></li><li><a href="http://www.computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html" target="_blank">Merijn downloads and others at Castle Cops</a></li><br /> <b><font size="4">HijackThis Analysis</font></b><br /><li><a href="http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/htlogtutorial.html" target="_blank">Tutorial</a></li><br /> <b>Lists:</b><br /><li><a href="http://computercops.biz/CLSID.html" target="_blank">BHOs and Toolbars (02,03)</a></li><li><a href="http://castlecops.com/CLSID.html" target="_blank">Extra Internet Explorer Buttons(09)</a></li><li><a href="http://castlecops.com/LSPs.html" target="_blank">LSPs (010)</a></li><li><a href="http://castlecops.com/O18.html" target="_blank">Filter:text (018) </a></li><li><a href="http://castlecops.com/O20.html" target="_blank"> Appinit (020), SSODL (021)</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html" target="_blank">Startups</a></li><li><a href="http://www.tasklist.org/" target="_blank">Tasks and Processes (1)</a> <a href="http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm" target="_blank"> (2)</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://snakefoot.fateback.com/tweak/winnt/service/def.html" target="_blank">NT (XP/2K) Services list</a><br /> </li><br /> <b><font size="4">Free Firewalls:</font></b><br /><li><a href="http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp" target="_blank">ZoneAlarm</a> and <a href="http://www.markusjansson.net/eza.html" target="_blank">3rd party ZA Guide</a> <i>(Generally applies to "Pro" version, but still useful for the free)</i> <a href="http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs" target="_blank"> Zone Labs User Forums</a></li><li><a href="http://soho.sygate.com/products/shield_ov.htm" target="_blank">Sygate</a> and <a href="http://smb.sygate.com/support/documents/spf/spf5_toc.htm" target="_blank"> Manual</a> <a href="http://forums.sygate.com/vb/index.php?" target="_blank"> Sygate Support Forums</a></li><li><a href="http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_home.html" target="_blank">Kerio</a> and <a href="http://www.kerio.com/manual/kpf/en/" target="_blank"> Manual</a> <a href="http://forums.kerio.com/" target="_blank"> Kerio User Forums</a></li><li><a href="http://www.agnitum.com/download/outpost1.html" target="_blank"> Agnitum Outpost Free Firewall and Manual</a> <a href="http://www.outpostfirewall.com/forum/" target="_blank">User Support Forum</a></li><li><a href="http://www.wilders.org/firewalls.htm" target="_blank">More Firewall help and info</a></li><br /> <b><font size="4">Vulnerability testing, Information and Fixes:</font></b><br /><li><a href="http://grc.com/default.htm" target="_blank">Steve Gibson's Homepage</a> <i>(Are you safe? Gibson's site is a world of its own, with tests and fixes for many Windows security vulnerabilities)</i><br /></li><li><a href="http://lists.gpick.com/pages/Security_Testing.htm" target="_blank">Security Test Sites</a></li><br /> <b><font size="4">Microsoft Security Information:</font></b><br /><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/default.mspx" target="_blank">Security Updates (Bulletins)</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security/" target="_blank">Security and Privacy (Home Page)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/security/default.mspx/" target="_blank">Understand and Maintain Security with <font color="blue">Internet Explorer</font> (includes latest Critical Updates)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx" target="_blank">Security at Home: FAQs, updates and advice for all</a></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/default.mspx" target="_blank"> TechNet Security Resource Center: technical information and security updates for IT professionals</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=windowsxpsp2" target="_blank">Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Support Center</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx" target="_blank">Microsoft Network Security Hotfix Checker {aka Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer}</a><br /> <br /> If you have Windows NT/2K/XP and want to check your current update status without visiting Windows Update, this tool has a graphic interface (no command line action required despite the article) which will give you a detailed scan and analysis of your current configuration</font></li>