tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498062.post3228242172241807737..comments2023-08-07T03:28:04.333-04:00Comments on Opinionade: boring technical stuff: how to get rid of the nasty npdl adware pluginCharleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04343869580416843625noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498062.post-45893018306658647532007-01-22T22:01:00.000-05:002007-01-22T22:01:00.000-05:00I do use AVG and Windows Defender; I even scanned ...I do use AVG and Windows Defender; I even scanned the file with AVG before I installed it. Unfortunately this one seems to be pretty sneaky.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343869580416843625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498062.post-48097478071193498712007-01-22T20:34:00.000-05:002007-01-22T20:34:00.000-05:00Hi Charles,
I apologize the methods I mentioned i...Hi Charles,<br /><br />I apologize the methods I mentioned in my article didn't work. I actually scanned the file with VirusTotal before running it, so luckily, I didn't have to go through the pains of uninstalling it. I'll update my article and add a link to your fix on my page.<br /><br />I wanted to give you a couple other recommendations as to how to prevent the installation of spyware/malware/adware and how to remove it if you do get infected. All the software below is freeware.<br /><br />First, you always want to have a virus scanner installed and running. Grisoft makes a completely free antivirus called <a href="http://free.grisoft.com/">AVG</a> which anyone can download and use. It has free updates and does everything any other virus scanner will do, and it's completely free for life. Secondly, you want to always have a firewall running. If you have XP SP2 it comes with a built in firewall. Otherwise, <a href="http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp">ZoneAlarm</a> makes a free firewall that works very well. Finally, you always want to keep your system patched and up to date using either <a href="http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/">Microsoft Update</a> or <a href="http://www.autopatcher.com/">AutoPatcher</a>.<br /><br />There are also many good free anti-spyware solutions out there, such as <a href="http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html">Spybot</a>, <a href="http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/">Adaware</a>, and <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx">Windows Defender</a>. Another good program I highly recommend is <a href="http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html">SpywareBlaster</a>, which is essentially a program that doesn't have to be run in the background, but adds a list of unwanted and malicious sites to your blocklist in IE & Firefox, and prevents cookies from being accessed. All you do is update it every once and a while, and apply the protection and you're done. Be sure and keep all your security solutions up to date by checking for updates regularly.<br /><br />Anyway, I hope some of those suggestions help you and your readers to keep malicious software from getting installed on your machines in the future.poguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862473713302173479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498062.post-22299800395222543212007-01-22T20:29:00.000-05:002007-01-22T20:29:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.poguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862473713302173479noreply@blogger.com