Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: 100Coogn on February 15, 2015, 10:37:20 PM
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These programs were recommended for users by Carey Holzman, during a Dec 2014 presentation. Here is the link to that presentation. Carey Holzman-2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjPL22gv-CI)
It's 01:17:46 minutes long, but has some pretty good info.
The following programs are some that he mentions, along with the start-time at which he talks about them.
I'm sure some folks are familiar with them.
1. Unchecky (http://unchecky.com/) Sometimes when installing something like Adobe Flash Player, other offers try and sneak in the mix. McAffe is an example of such a program.
This program will uncheck other software offers for you automatically, so you end up just installing what you want. @32:43 min.
2. W.O.T. (Web of Trust) (https://www.mywot.com/) An addon for your browser. This program gives you a heads up of links that may or may not be safe,
based on other users recommendations. @47:38 min.
3. J.R.T. (Junkware Removal Tool) (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/junkware-removal-tool/) Name says it all. @52.24 min.
4. AdwCleaner (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/) Adware cleaner. @53.37 min.
These are all free programs. Hope they can help somebody.
Coogan
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Good info! Unchecky is new to me, but I've developed a habit of doing a custom install of any software anyways.
A little note of caution: Although Bleepingcomputer.com is a very reliable source for tools and advise fighting malware, their site is full of adverts for less safe programs! Adblock Plus (https://adblockplus.org/) is an add-on that prevents ads from showing and thus also minimizes the risk of accidentally clicking a misleading link.
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Good info! Unchecky is new to me, but I've developed a habit of doing a custom install of any software anyways.
A little note of caution: Although Bleepingcomputer.com is a very reliable source for tools and advise fighting malware, their site is full of adverts for less safe programs! Adblock Plus (https://adblockplus.org/) is an add-on that prevents ads from showing and thus also minimizes the risk of accidentally clicking a misleading link.
I really like Adblock Plus. It's real handy when watching YouTube videos. :aok
Coogan