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• October 15, 2009 -- Internet Connection Hosed? Try Winsock XP Fix
• August 30, 2009 -- Lock Windows With Your USB Flash Drive
• August 20, 2009 -- 24 Killer Portable Apps For Your USB Flash Drive

The problem is, these Fake antivirus programs can be a real pain to get rid of completely. That’s where Remove Fake Antivirus comes in.

Remove Fake Antivirus 1.32 is used to remove:

• 1. Cyber Security
• 2. Alpha Antivirus
• 3. Braviax
• 4. Windows Police Pro
• 5. Antivirus Pro 2010
• 6. PC Antispyware 2010
• 7. FraudTool.MalwareProtector.d
• 8. Winshield2009.com
• 9. Green AV
• 10. Windows Protection Suite
• 11. Total Security 2009
• 12. Windows System Suite
• 13. Antivirus BEST
• 14. System Security
• 15. Personal Antivirus
• 16. System Security 2009
• 17. Malware Doctor
• 18. Antivirus System Pro
• 19. WinPC Defender
• 20. Anti-Virus-1
• 21. Spyware Guard 2008
• 22. System Guard 2009
• 23. Antivirus 2009
• 24. Antivirus 2010
• 25. Antivirus Pro 2009
• 26. Antivirus 360 and
• 27. MS Antispyware 2009

The program seems to be updated fairly regularly by the software developer, which is good because new rogue antivirus programs are released all the time, and hopefully will be added to future versions.

It is available for download from the developer’s site, where you’ll also find other useful utilities to protect your system.

[via ghacks]

• October 15, 2009 -- Internet Connection Hosed? Try Winsock XP Fix
• September 15, 2009 -- Re-Enable Fixes Windows Features That Have Been Disabled by a Virus
• August 30, 2009 -- Lock Windows With Your USB Flash Drive

I keep it on my thumb drive so I always have it when I need it. And although the name says XP Fix, it works in other versions of Windows as well.

The Winsockfix Utility will:

• Detect your current Operating System
• Release the IP address, taking you “Offline”
• Reset the TCP stack using Netsh.exe (Windows XP only)
• Delete the current Registry TCP and Winsock Values
• Import new “Working” Registry Values
• Backup any Current “Hosts” file
• Replace the “Hosts” file with a default one
• Reboot the Computer

Often times, as a computer repair guy, you’ll encounter someone who can’t connect to the internet, and when the problem doesn’t seem to be related to any network hardware, it’s probably related to the TCP/IP stack, the HOSTS file or some registry settings. This mostly happens when adware, malware or viruses change these settings or modify the files needed to connect to the internet. When you get rid of the problem source, the files it modified are still jacked up.

That’s where this program comes to the rescue. Make it the first thing you try, before spending countless hours troubleshooting other things or reinstalling programs, and you’ll have super fast resolution times and can move on to your next customer.

Download Winsock XP Fix

• September 15, 2009 -- Re-Enable Fixes Windows Features That Have Been Disabled by a Virus
• August 30, 2009 -- Lock Windows With Your USB Flash Drive
• August 27, 2009 -- Make a bootable USB installer for Windows XP, Vista, 7 with WinToFlash

Developed by Tangomouse the program has the ability to restore functionality to these Windows features:

• Windows Registry
• Command Line Tool
• Windows Task Manager
• System Restore Config
• Folder Options
• Run command

The ghacks article explains that:

The program will display all support functions in its interface. All are checked by default and a click on the Enable button will enable these again. Nothing will happen if they are already enabled. Users who only want to enable a specific function can uncheck the other options in the interface easily.

The file can be downloaded from Softpedia, it works with XP, Vista and Windows 7, and the best thing about it: It’s portable. So you can add it to your thumb drive and have it handy whenever you encounter a Windows installation that has been crippled by a virus.

• October 15, 2009 -- Internet Connection Hosed? Try Winsock XP Fix
• October 19, 2009 -- Get Rid of those Fake Antivirus programs with Remove Fake Antivirus
• August 27, 2009 -- Make a bootable USB installer for Windows XP, Vista, 7 with WinToFlash

Using a nifty utility installed on your USB flash drive called Predator you can:

A Windows session would be locked by simply removing the connected USB drive from the computer system. Connecting the USB flash drive again would unlock the system.

The user needs to specify a backup password as well. This backup password can be used to unlock a session if the USB flash drive is damaged or not available at all.

The screen will go black whenever the user removes the USB drive from the computer system.

Predator will write events to a log file that can be used to analyze attempts to access the computer system. The software will also change the keys on the USB drives frequently to prevent that a copied keyfile can be used to access the system.

• October 15, 2009 -- Internet Connection Hosed? Try Winsock XP Fix
• August 27, 2009 -- Make a bootable USB installer for Windows XP, Vista, 7 with WinToFlash
• August 20, 2009 -- 24 Killer Portable Apps For Your USB Flash Drive

Making a bootable USB flash drive for Windows Vista and Windows 7 isn’t all that tricky, but it’s always nice to find an app that simplifies things. Not only does WinToFlash make the process about as easy as it can get, but it can also create Windows XP, Server 2003, and Server 2008 installers.

The default options make it easy to roll a silent Windows install, or you can flip the custom switch and specify the exact setup parameters you want to use.

The handy app also has one more trick up its sleeve: moving Windows Preinstall environments. PE discs can be extremely handy for troubleshooting and repairs, and being able to painlessly zap them over to a USB flash drive means not having to burn a new copy every time someone’s haggard old optical drive decides to chew up your CD.

WinToFlash is a free download and is totally portable. It’s an excellent tool to add to your USB-related utilities.

Download WinToFlash.

• October 15, 2009 -- Internet Connection Hosed? Try Winsock XP Fix
• August 30, 2009 -- Lock Windows With Your USB Flash Drive
• October 19, 2009 -- Get Rid of those Fake Antivirus programs with Remove Fake Antivirus

Some of the apps I’ve used and would recommend are:

Truecrypt
μTorrent
CCleaner
All the Nirsoft Apps
Treesize Free
VLC
Foxit PDF Reader

Check out the full list at Download Squad: 24 Killer Portable Apps For Your USB Flash Drive

• August 30, 2009 -- Lock Windows With Your USB Flash Drive
• October 19, 2009 -- Get Rid of those Fake Antivirus programs with Remove Fake Antivirus
• October 15, 2009 -- Internet Connection Hosed? Try Winsock XP Fix