Links to Helpful Resources on the Web

Here is a list of some very helpful links that we at Computer Ease use on a regular basis. If you have any suggestions for additional links, please contact us with your suggestions.

Virus / malware / spyware removal

Avira Anti-vir - One of the best free antivirus programs presently available. Their products were very highly rated by Consumer Reports

MalwareBytes.org - A very intuitive scanning/cleanup utility for removing malware and trojans from infected Windows PCs

BleepingComputer.com - ComboFix page - One of many excellent pages at this very helpful website. Allows you to download "ComboFix", a fantastic little utility for removing rootkits, trojans, and various types of malware.

Safer Networking - The home of SpyBot Search & Destroy, a long standing favorite of techs and users for cleaning up spyware

Support forums / driver & app downloads

Experts Exchange - An exclusive forum site on which people post questions, then have an expert answer them

PC Hell - A good site for advanced computer troubleshooting techniques

Driver Guide - A site through which you can locate and download device drivers for many common PC peripherals (e.g. modems, Ethernet adapters, video cards, RAID controllers, and more)

Softpedia - A very popular download site for freeware, utilities, etc

Download.com - A great site where you can download almost anything you can think of

Major Geeks - A great site for advanced programs, up-to-date virus definitions, tweaks, etc.

Major software and O/S makers

Microsoft Corporation - Makers of the "Windows" operating system, "Office" business productivity software, and so much more

Apple Corporation - Manufacturers of the MacIntosh series of computers, iPods, iPads, iPhones, iTunes, etc.

Symantec - The creators of the "Norton" series of antivirus products and other computer secutity software

Direct download links for specialized utilities

Angry IP Scanner - Scan a range of IP addresses and determine which hosts are live, what the hostnames are, etc.

Winsock XP Fix - Fixes common web browsing problems that can result from the removal of spyware/malware

LogMeIn Rescue - Creates a remote connection to your computer through which our technicians can assist you with computer problems




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