Keeping your computer safety

I’m saying has some time: Piracy is no longer a better choice, we can have a lot of utility for free or sometimes for a small price or fee, what is required is a small effort reading articles.

I will sow here what can be done to get a fermium antivirus that has a good review in websites like Pcmag that wrote this about Avast:

“More recently I've added a new test that relies on a super-fresh feed of malicious URLs from MRG-Effitas. I specifically use URLs that point to executable files, since that makes measuring success easy. If the antivirus doesn't block access to the URL or quarantine the file on download, it failed. As more results come in, I'll give more weight to this test. It's worth noting that the highest scores so far, 79 percent, went to avast! Free Antivirus 2014.”

Techradar. Computing

“You don't have to spend long with Avast Free Antivirus to realize why it's one of the most popular security tools around.The program is simple to install; a straightforward interface makes it easy to use; a quick first scan should identify any potential threats on your PC, and this all has minimal impact on your system performance.”

Zdnet

“According to Steckler, Avast has reaped the benefits of a free model in the form of a vibrant global community. While the company can barely compete with other vendors such as Symantec and McAfee from a revenue perspective, it is one of the biggest--if not the biggest--in terms of user base, he told ZDNet Asia last week during a visit to Singapore.”

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You need to enter the license key in the program to continue to use it after the trial period expires (detailed instructions for inserting the license key are included in the email)

The email that I receive

Dear avast! user,
Your avast! Free Antivirus registration was successful. Your license key must now be inserted into the program.
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To insert your license key, please follow the instructions below:

1. Highlight the license key above, then right-click it and select "Copy".
2. Open your avast! Free Antivirus controls and select the "Settings" tab.
3. Next, click the "Registration" tab.
4. Click the arrow next to "Offline registration" to expand this option.
5. Click the "Insert the license key" button.
6. Right-click in the empty Registration box and select "Paste".
7. Click "OK" – your license key is now inserted and your avast! antivirus software can now be used free of charge for a further 12 months.
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I will post an article about Ransomware, asap, it will not be as a “how to”, I will write about what I have been collecting reading some magazines and security websites like: infosecurity and SearchSecurity.

“I've had to curtail my use of actual malware-infested virtual machines for testing, as I can't guarantee they won't bring in other, worse threats, malware that could cause damage outside my testing regimen. An opportunistic infestation of GameOver Zeus that appeared in one of malware-infested virtual machines was my wake-up call. Testing these cleanup-only tools will be harder going forward; I'm working on it.”    By Neil J. Rubenking april 23, 2014

GameOver Zeus isn’t a ransomware type but is a thief too:

GameOver Zeus (GOZ), a peer-to-peer (P2P) variant of the Zeus family of bank credential-stealing malware identified in September 2011, [1] uses a decentralized network infrastructure of compromised personal computers and web servers to execute command-and-control. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), is releasing this Technical Alert to provide further information about the GameOver Zeus botnet.

GOZ, which is often propagated through spam and phishing messages, is primarily used by cybercriminals to harvest banking information, such as login credentials, from a victim’s computer. [2] Infected systems can also be used to engage in other malicious activities, such as sending spam or participating in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

You can find help here:
F-Secure      http://www.f-secure.com/en/web/home_global/online-scanner (Windows Vista, 7 and 8)
http://www.f-secure.com/en/web/labs_global/removal-tools/-/carousel/view/142 (Windows XP)

Trend Micro
http://www.trendmicro.com/threatdetector (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2).

Sophoshttp://www.sophos.com/VirusRemoval (Windows XP (SP2) and above).

Microsofthttp://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx (Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP)