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Don’t be Held at Ransomeware

July 14, 2017 by Andy Thompson

 

With two prominent malware attacks occurring back-to-back during the past two months, you’re likely familiar with the term  – “Ransomware” – a cyber-crime gaining worldwide attention. In this article we explore ransomware in depth and offer recommendations and instructions to prevent it from happening and to protect your PC.

Ransomware defined:

You can think of ransomware as “data kidnapping”. It is the result of a malware attack that blocks access to a user’s PC data. Once infected, the attackers try to force you into paying money so you can regain access. In some cases there is a threat to publish or delete the data unless the ransom is paid. Data and access is blocked by using strong file encryption.

Computers can be infected whether at home or in the work environment. This includes PCs on an enterprise network or government agency servers.

Some ways of infecting your PC include:

  • Surfing to unsafe or fake websites.
  • Opening emails and email attachments from unknown sources.
  • Opening malicious links in emails, Facebook, Twitter, and from online chat apps such as Skype.

The two main types of ransomware are: Lockscreen and Encryption.

  1. Lockscreen ransomware prevents you from accessing your PC or files and instead displays a full-screen message saying you have to pay a ransom to regain access.
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Filed Under: Antivirus, CompuClever Antivirus PLUS, online security, PC security, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 Tagged With: antivirus, PC Security, Petya, Ransomeware, Wannacry, Windows Update

A Quick Start Guide for Digital Care ReadyBoost USB Disc

July 10, 2017 by Andy Thompson

 

Thanks for choosing Digital Care ReadyBoost Disc, featuring Microsoft ReadyBoost technology. Before you start, please save all your documents and exit all running applications. Follow the steps below to install your Digital Care ReadyBoost Disc and optimize your PC.

Step 1. Insert the Digital Care ReadyBoost Disc to a USB slot of your choice.

Step 2. If AutoPlay/AutoRun is enabled, you can click the Speed up my system using Windows ReadyBoost option.

Alternatively, you can open Windows | File Explorer (or use keyboard shortcut: Windows Key + E), right-click the newly discovered removable drive and select Properties from the menu. Select the ReadyBoost tab from the Properties dialog box that appears.

If Windows states that “This device cannot be used for ReadyBoost – The device does not have the required performance characteristics for use in speeding up your system“, follow the instructions of Reformatting Your Digital Care ReadyBoost Disc below. And then come back to this step.

If Windows states that “ReadyBoost is not enabled because this computer is fast enough that ReadyBoost is unlikely to provide additional benefit“, this probably means that Windows is installed on an SSD and no performance gain is possible. Continue reading...

Filed Under: computer fixes, improving performance, increasing speed, PC hardware, PC TuneUp Maestro, ReadyBoost, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows tips Tagged With: PC Speed, ReadyBoost, User Guide

FAQ – Digital Care ReadyBoost USB Disc

July 7, 2017 by Andy Thompson

 
Q: What is ReadyBoost and how does it help my PC speed?

A: ReadyBoost is a Microsoft Windows technology that allows you to use ReadyBoost compatible USB flash drive, such as Digital Care ReadyBoost USB Disc, as an additional memory. Doing so, ReadyBoost improves your system’s performance by providing quicker access to data compared to accessing the information from the hard drive. To learn more about the ReadyBoost technology, please read this blog post.

 

Q: What’s the System Requirement for Digital Care ReadyBoost USB Disc?

A: Digital Care ReadyBoost USB Disc supports Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and Windows 10

 

Q: Do all USB flash drives support the ReadyBoost technology?

A: No. A USB flash drive must meet the minimum random ready and write speeds requirements to support the ReadyBoost feature.  In order for ReadyBoost to work, it requires a USB storage device to have at least: 64MB, USB 2.0, read at 3.5 MB/s, and write at 2.5 MB/s. Our Digital Care ReadyBoost USB Disc well exceeds this requirements.

 

Q: Aren’t Hard Disks faster than flash? My HDD has 80MB/sec throughput.
A: Hard drives are great for large sequential I/O. For those situations, ReadyBoost gets out of the way. Continue reading...

Filed Under: improving performance, increasing speed, PC hardware, ReadyBoost, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows tips Tagged With: PC Speed, ReadyBoost, TuneUp, USB Flash Drive

Repair Windows 7 with Your Recovery Disc

April 10, 2017 by Andy Thompson

A Windows Recovery Disk can repair Windows 7 and restore Windows to its factory default state. If you don’t have a Windows 7 Recovery Disc, you can get from our CompuCleverGEAR site.

How to Repair Windows 7

This process will repair your systems Windows files and is useful for correcting issues within the operating system itself; the process will not delete your personal files or data.  Windows Store programs are also safe, but you may need to reinstall third party programs in some cases.

Insert the USB key, Restart your system. Wait for the first screen to pop up, then, click F8 or F12 (you can see which shortcut key on the screen) to enter the boot menu. Then select USB HDD option on the boot menu.

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Select the Time and Keyboard options, and click “Next”

Win 7 image 2

Click “Repair your computer”

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Select the first option: “Use recovery tools that can help fix problems starting Windows. Select an operating system to repair”, click “Next”.

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Choose a recovery tool base on your computer problem:

1)  If you have issues about starting, click “Startup Repair”. If it detects a problem, it will automatically fix the problems that are preventing Windows from starting. If not, please select another option. Continue reading...

Filed Under: Uncategorized, Windows 7 Tagged With: Recovery Disc, Repair Windows 7, windows 7

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