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Remove Sujin.com.np from Internet Explorer title bar

We often see that our title bar of the Internet Explorer shows Sujin.com.np written over it. Whether we refresh it or replace the homepage it doesn’t go. Actually the problem is caused due to a virus named VirusRemoval.vbs
This virus does some alterations in the registry that makes the Internet Explorer to show sujin.com.np on the [...]

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Steps to Write Protect your USB Pen Drive

It was yesterday when I got some data transferred in my pen drive at my College that made me think that I need to Write Protect my pen drive. I just put the drive in a system for about 10 seconds and there were about 7 different types of viruses in my Pen Drive (really [...]

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Remove Happy Birthday virus easily

The Happy Birthday virus is picking up great deal of popularity and is spreading a lot faster as compared to other virus. This virus mostly spreads through E-mails and flash drives like pen drives.

Following are the problems that this virus causes:
1.    Disables registry editor, folder options and command prompt.
2.    Shows a tool tip near the [...]

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Solution to remove Write Protection from USB Pen Drive

This seems to be the problem of most of us these days and some of our readers who wanted to know the methods how they can remove the Write Protected error from their USB drives like Pen Drives and memory cards.

What is Write Protected error and why it happens?
In the Write Protected error, we can’t [...]

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Fix the problem of Show hidden files and folders getting reset

This is a common problem these days that the option of “Show hidden files and folders” always gets reset each time when we set it to show the hidden files. This is sure a case of infected system either with Trojan or virus.

Possibly the system is infected by a virus named “amvo.exe”. So let’s remove [...]

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Steps to remove Virus Alert that comes on system tray

There are several different types of viruses and malwares getting produced day by day. One such virus produces a label “Virus Alert” on the system tray besides the clock which keeps blinking. When we click on it then some site gets opened that displays virus and spyware remover software.

If these things has happened to you [...]

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Beware of Spyware behind Obama Sex Video e-mail

Even if you are interested in reading about politics over internet then also you should not believe everything that you come across on the net. The latest news spreading over internet through E-mails is about the democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

There is a malicious spam e-mail spreading that claims to have a sex video of [...]

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Remove ntde1ect.com or avpo.exe virus easily

ntde1ect.com is a virus whose name is such chosen that it keeps you confused. Actually Windows need a very important file called “ntdetect.com” for its booting and running purposes, removal of which will crash the system. ntde1ect.com resembles this important file. This virus is also known as avpo.exe

This virus may cause several problems like:
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Double click on drive opens in new window

Are you screwed by the problem that when you Double click on some drive it opens in a new window? Then do not worry you can fix this problem manually in seconds.
First of all check if by mistake you haven’t ticked the option under General tab in Folder Options. If not it means that the [...]

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Remove W32.Babelloh virus

W32.Babelloh is a worm that has affected many systems and can open backdoor port on infected computer allowing remote unauthorized access. This worm is capable of copying itself to other drives to infect them.

The worm creates following files that you must have seen:
•    %DriveLetter%:\RECYCLER
•    %DriveLetter%:\autorun.inf
•    %DriveLetter%:\RECYCLER\desktop.exe
•    %DriveLetter%:\RECYCLER\desktop.ini
•     %SystemDrive%\spoolsv32.exe
•     %SystemDrive%\wmiprvse.exe
Steps to remove W32.Babelloh worm:
1.    Disable System [...]

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Remove Newfolder.exe Virus easily

Now that we know the difference between virus, worm and Trojan lets get on the work to detect and remove some common viruses. This tutorial will help you remove the Newfolder.exe virus from your computer and let it breath free.

Removal through Tool:
Run the following tool in safe mode and the virus cleaned in seconds, yes [...]

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What are viruses, worms and Trojan horses?

Before discussing further topics on viruses and their removal let’s first have a look at the differences between viruses, worms and Trojan horses. For sure, these are some malicious programs that can cause damage to our computer and the data stored on it.

What is a virus?
Virus is some computer code written in some language and [...]

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