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.

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• 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

So I went searching for the steps to make a bootable USB thumb drive with the Windows 7 install files on it, and got lucky when I found an excellent 7 step guide on CrunchGear. I’d recommend going to view that if you need the steps explained all along the way. But I’ll put them here, short and sweet.

1. Since you can’t download the Release Candidate anymore that eliminates the first step.
2. The second step is to download WinRAR, I use and recommend 7-Zip for all your unzipping needs, and it does the same job we need it to do in step 3.
3. The third step is to extract the files from the ISO you downloaded (hopefully before Microsoft stopped offering it for download in August).
4. Next step is to format your thumb drive to NTFS, and you need at least a 4GB thumb drive for the Windows 7 install files.
5. That was pretty easy right? Now the hard part. Basically copy the bootsect.exe file from the /boot subfolder in the Windows 7 directory you created in step 3 to your C: drive
6. Open the command prompt and go to the C: drive (or wherever you copied the bootsect.exe file), and type in this command:

   “bootsect /nt60 f:”

   (without the quotes and replace ‘f’ with the letter of your thumb drive)

   That should copy the Windows 7 boot files to the thumb drive, then…

7. Copy the Windows 7 files to the thumb drive

That’s it. It worked beautifully for me and I’m now enjoying Windows 7 on my new Acer netbook. Everything works great and I can’t wait for the final version of Windows 7 to come out on October 22nd.

Mark your calendars. Mine is already marked.

Read the original 7 step guide at CrunchGear

• October 15, 2009 -- Internet Connection Hosed? Try Winsock XP Fix
• August 30, 2009 -- MalwareBytes Anti-Malware Won’t Run? Here’s How To Fix It
• August 30, 2009 -- Lock Windows With Your USB Flash Drive

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