Category Archives: Ask & Answers
What will happen if I visited a virus-infected site for about 3 secs?
Theoretically, as a techy I can confirm that it only takes a split second for something to happen, but this is testament to the importance of antivirus and firewall software. If you don’t have these, then every OS comes with utility tools to maintain systems health, you can consult them if you feel the need but you’d be a lot better if you dealt with it head on by running a thorough scan over night or something. Like I said, it only takes a second, but it’s just as likely that you might have dodged it in time with just 3secs.
How to block the Windows 10 upgrade?
It’s nice of Microsoft to offer all of us a free upgrade to Windows 10. But it’s not so nice when they insist upon it.
Help I think I got an ILOVE YOU virus?
I see a lot of people here are just fooling around instead of answering your question, here is an honest low-down of ILOVEYOU virus.
ILOVEYOU virus is a Vbscript program that is usually sent an email attachments. When the attachment is opened, the virus spreads to the contact list in your system. The virus then looks into the recipient’s address book and re-sends the same mail to everyone, and later on, destroys the file types such as JPEG, MP3, VPOS, JS, JSE, CSS, WSH, SCT and HTA. It also resets the Internet Explorer Start Page and Windows Registry.
Sample ILOVEYOU Virus Mail:
Sender: (Someone that the victim knows)
Subject: ILOVEYOU
Body: Kindly check the attached LOVELETTER coming from me.
Attachment: LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs
Steps to Remove the virus:
How to stop pop ups free?
Answer:
You can use Adblock Plus, Adguard, or ublock. All 3 are extensions for Chrome or Firefox that block popups and help webpages load faster. We are using Adblock Plus which we still think is best but Adguard is lighterweight and does almost as good.
I forgot my administrator password! What can I do now my as my other account is effectively powerless?
I have a second account on my Windows PC (its a touch screen acer thing) but obviously its pretty much useless because I keep requiring the administrator password!
I know the picture password I set, but it wont let me enter the picture password now, only the written one.
Please help 🙂
Answer:
If its Windows 7, I’d suggest the SetHC hack. You’ll need a Windows 7 Installation DVD.
From first turning on your PC, do the following.
1) Insert the DVD into the DVD drive.
2) Boot from the DVD by either:
a) Setting the boot order in the BIOS/EFI
b) Pressing F8 (or whatever boot override key you have) and selecting the DVD drive.
3) Once booted from the DVD, you should see the Windows 7 Setup Screen. Click “Repair my computer” in the lower left.
4) It’ll search for existing Windows installations. Select your installation and click Next.
5) Click the Command Prompt link at the bottom.
6) Type the following commands:
1. cd c:\windows\system32\
2. ren sethc.exe sethc.old
3. copy cmd.exe sethc.exe
4. exit
7) Remove the DVD and click the Restart button.
8) Wait for it to start, you should be dumped at the login screen.
9) Once at the login screen, click the button in the lower left that looks kinda like a pie, or alternatively, hit shift 5 times. This should open a command prompt window.
10) Type the following commands:
1. net user administrator /active:y
2. net user administrator *
3. exit
11) You should now see an “Administrator” account at the login screen. If not, reboot.
12) Login as “Administrator”
13) Go to Control Panel > User Accounts and change the password for your account.
14) Go to Start > Run (or hit Win Key+R) and type cmd to open a command prompt.
15) Type the following commands:
1. net user administrator /active:n
2. exit
16) Logout
17) Login with your previous account.
