Lockerz Collect points and get free items

How many hour do you spend in facebook, friendster, twitter youtube and other networking and entertainment sites? at the end what do you get??? well i stumbled upon this site called lockerz.com and its pretty much just logging in watching videos and inviting friend to collect points, point which give you a chance to get some cool item, when i mean cool item i meant really cool like ipods, ipad imac mac notebook ect..depending on point you collect. It is a invitation only site so if you want to joint just leave me your eamil address and ill invite you... Check the site You have nothing to loose but your time already taken up by other networking and entertainment site Peace.

99 Ways to make Your PC Faster

Well i was kinda bored and i came upon this on the internet, and its quite helpful thanx to the guy who wrote it Aseem. using some softwares, cleaning, tweaking, and maintaining your pc will make it perform better, i hope that this guide will be helpful to you.. enjoy reading and Tweaking

1. Defragment your computer hard disk using free tools like SmartDefrag.

2. You should also defragment your Windows pagefile and registry.

3. Clean up hard drive disk space being taken up by temporary files, the recycle bin, hibernation and more. You can also use a tool like TreeSize to determine what is taking up space on your hard drive.

4. Load up Windows faster by using Startup Delayer, a free program that will speed up the boot time of Windows by delaying the startup of programs.

5. Speaking of startup programs, many of them are useless and can be turned off. Use the MSCONFIG utility to disable startup programs.

6. By default, the size of the paging file is controlled by Windows, which can cause defragmentation. Also, the paging file should be on a different hard drive or partition than the boot partition. Read here on the rules for best paging file performance.

7. In Windows XP and Vista, the Windows Search indexing service is turned on for all local hard drives. Turning off indexing is a simple way to increase performance.

8. If you don’t care about all the fancy visual effects in Windows, you can turn them off by going to Performance Options.

9. You can optimize the Windows boot time using a free program called Bootvis from Microsoft.

10. Clean your registry by removing broken shortcuts, missing shared DLLs, invalid paths, invalid installer references and more. Read about the 10 best and free registry cleaners.

11. One of the main reasons why PC’s are slow is because of spyware. There are many programs to remove spyware including Ad-Aware, Giant Antispyware, SUPERAntiSpyware, and more.

12. If you have a deeper spyware infection that is very hard to remove, you can use HijackThis to remove spyware.

13. Remove unwanted pre-installed software (aka junk software) from your new PC using PC Decrapifier.

14. Disable unnecessary Windows services, settings, and programs that slow down your computer.

15. Tweak Windows XP and tweak Windows Vista settings using free programs

16. Disable UAC (User Account Control) in Windows Vista

17. Tweak your mouse settings so that you can copy and paste faster, scroll faster, navigate quickly while browsing and more. Read here to learn how to tweak your mouse.

18. Delete temporary and unused files on your computer using a free program like CCleaner. It can also fix issues with your registry.

19. Delete your Internet browsing history, temporary Internet files, cookies to free up disk space.

20. Clean out the Windows prefetch folder to improve performance.

21. Disable the XP boot logo to speed up Windows boot time.

22. Reduce the number of fonts that your computer has to load up on startup.

23. Force Windows to unload DLLs from memory to free up RAM.

24. Run DOS programs in separate memory spaces for better performance.

25. Turn off system restore only if you regularly backup your Windows machine using third party software.

26. Move or change the location of your My Documents folder so that it is on a separate partition or hard drive.

27. Turn off default disk performance monitors on Windows XP to increase performance.

28. Speed up boot time by disabling unused ports on your Windows machine.

29. Use Process Lasso to speed up your computer by allowing it to make sure that no one process can completely overtake the CPU.

30. Make icons appear faster while browsing in My Computer by disabling search for network files and printers.

31. Speed up browsing of pictures and videos in Windows Vista by disabling the Vista thumbnails cache.

32. Edit the right-click context menu in Windows XP and Vista and remove unnecessary items to increase display speed.

33. Use the Windows Performance Toolkit and the trace logs to speed up Windows boot time.

34. Speed up your Internet browsing by using an external DNS server such as OpenDNS.

35. Improve Vista performance by using ReadyBoost, a new feature whereby Vista can use the free space on your USB drive as a caching mechanism.

36. If you have a slow Internet connection, you can browse web pages faster using a service called Finch, which converts it into simple text.

37. Use Vista Services Optimizer to disable unnecessary services in Vista safely.

38. Also, check out my list of web accelerators, which are programs that try to prefetch and cache the sites you are going to visit.

39. Speed up Mozilla Firefox by tweaking the configuration settings and by installing an add-on called FasterFox.

40. Learn how to build your own computer with the fastest parts and best hardware.

41. Use a program called TeraCopy to speed up file copying in Windows XP and Vista.

42. Disable automatic Last Access Timestamp to speed up Windows XP.

43. Speed up the Start Menu in Vista by hacking the MenuShowDelay key in the registry.

44. Increase the FileSystem memory cache in Vista to utilize a system with a large amount of RAM.

45. Install more RAM if you are running XP with less than 512 MB or Vista with less than 1 GB of RAM.

46. Shut down XP faster by reducing the wait time to kill hung applications.

47. Make sure that you have selected “Adjust for best performance” on the Performance tab in System Properties.

48. If you are reinstalling Windows, make sure that you partition your hard drives correctly to maximize performance.

49. Use Altiris software virtualization to install all of your programs into a virtual layer that does not affect the registry or system files.

50. Create and install virtual machines for free and install junk program, games, etc into the virtual machines instead of the host operating system. Check out Sun openxVM.

51. Do not clear your paging file during shutdown unless it is needed for security purposes. Clearing the paging file slows down shutdown.

52. If your XP or Vista computer is not using NFTS, make sure you convert your FAT disk to the NTFS file system.

53. Update all of your drivers in Windows, including chipset and motherboard drivers to their latest versions.

54. Every once in a while run the built-in Windows Disk Cleanup utility.

55. Enable DMA mode in Windows XP for IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers in Device Manager.

56. Remove unnecessary or old programs from the Add/Remove dialog of the Control Panel.

57. Use a program click memtest86 or Prime95 to check for bad memory on your PC.

58. Determine your BIOS version and check the manufactures website to see if you need to update your BIOS.

59. Every once in a while, clean your mouse, keyboard and computer fans of dust and other buildup.

60. Replace a slow hard drive with a faster 7200 RPM drive, SATA drive, or SAS drive.

61. Changing from Master/Slave to Cable Select on your hard drive configuration can significantly decrease your boot time.

62. Perform a virus scan on your computer regularly. If you don’t want to install virus protection, use some of the free online virus scanners.

63. Remove extra toolbars from your Windows taskbar and from your Internet browser.

64. Disable the Windows Vista Sidebar if you’re not really using it for anything important. All those gadgets take up memory and processing power.

65. If you have a SATA drive and you’re running Windows Vista, you can speed up your PC by enabling the advanced write caching features.

66. Learn how to use keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Microsoft Word, Outlook, or create your own keyboard shortcuts.

67. Turn off the Aero visual effects in Windows Vista to increase computer performance.

68. If you are technically savvy and don’t mind taking a few risks, you can try to overclock your processor.

69. Speed up the Send To menu in Explorer by typing “sendto” in the Run dialog box and deleting unnecessary items.

70. Make sure to download all the latest Windows Updates, Service Packs, and hot fixes as they “normally” help your computer work better.

71. Make sure that there are no bad sectors or other errors on your hard drive by using the ScanDisk orchkdsk utility.

72. If you are not using some of the hardware on your computer, i.e. floppy drive, CD-ROM drive, USB ports, IR ports, Firewire, etc, then go into your BIOS and disable them so that they do not use any power and do not have to be loaded during boot up.

73. If you have never used the Recent Documents feature in Windows, then disable it completely as a long list can affect PC performance.

74. One basic tweak that can help in performance is to disable error reporting in Windows XP

75.  If you don’t care about a pretty interface, you should use the Windows Classic theme under Display Properties.

76. Disable short filenames if you are using NTFS by running the following command: fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1. It will speed up the file creation process.

77. If you have lots of files in a single folder, it can slow down Explorer. It’s best to create multiple folders and spread out the files between the folders.

78. If you have files that are generally large, you might want to consider increasing the cluster size on NTFS to 16K or even 32K instead of 4K. This will help speed up opening of files.

79. If you have more than one disk in your PC, you can increase performance by moving your paging file to the second drive and formatting the volume using FAT32 instead of NTFS.

80. Turn off unnecessary features in Vista by going to Control Panel, choosing Uninstall a program, and then clicking on Turn Windows features on and off. You can turn off Remote Differential Compression, Tablet PC components, DFS replication service, Windows Fax & Scan, Windows Meeting Space, and lots more.

81. Install a free or commercial anti-virus program to help protect against viruses, etc. Make sure to use an anti-virus program that does not hog up all of your computer resources.

82. Completely uninstall programs and applications using a program like Revo Uninstaller. It will get rid of remnants left behind by normal uninstalls.

83. If you know what you are doing, you can install several hard drives into your machine and set them up in RAID 0, RAID 5, or other RAID configurations.

84. If you are using USB 1.0 ports, upgrade to 2.0. If you have a Firewire port, try to use that instead of a USB port since Firewire is faster than USB right now.

85. Remove the drivers for all old devices that may be hidden in Device Manager that you no longer use.

86. A more extreme option is to choose a faster operating system. If you find Vista to be slow, go with Windows XP. Switching to Mac or Linux is also an option.

87. One of the easiest ways to speed up your PC is to simply reformat it. Of course, you want to backup your data, but it is the best way to get your computer back to peak performance.

88. Speed up Internet browsing in IE by increasing the number of max connections per server in the registry.

89. If you use uTorrent to download torrents, you can increase the download speeds by tweaking the settings.

90. If you have a desktop background, make sure it’s a small and simple bitmap image rather than a fancy picture off the Internet. The best is to find a really small texture and to tile it.

91. For the Virtual Memory setting in Windows (right-click on My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Performance Settings, Advanced, Virtual Memory), make sure the MIN and MAX are both the same number.

92. If you search on Google a lot or Wikipedia, you can do it much faster on Vista by adding them to the Vista Start Menu Instant Search box.

93. If you have a custom built computer or a PC that was previously used, make sure to check the BIOS for optimal settings such as enabled CPU caches, correctly set IDE/SATA data transfer modes, memory timings, etc. You can also enable Fast/Quick boot if you have that option.

94. If you have a SCSI drive, make sure the write cache is enabled. You can do so by opening the properties of the SCSI drive in Windows.

95. If you have a machine with an older network card, make sure to enable the onboard processor for the network card, which will offload tasks from the CPU.

96. If you are using Windows Vista, you can disable the Welcome Center splash screen that always pops up.

97. If you already have anti-spyware software installed, turn off Windows Defender protection.

98. If you are running a 32-bit version of Windows and have 4GB of RAM or more, you can force Windows to see and use all of the RAM by enabling PAE.

99. Buy a new computer!!! Pretty easy eh?

Prevent Autorun USB Drive viruses

Well i was thinking of sharing this software to you Because it helped me a lot in preventing some auto-run viruses when you plug in your usb, this autorun viruses or worm sometime are immune to your anti-virus and some are just scripts that automatically attacks you pc. the software is called "USB Disk Security" you can pay for it or download it on torrent which is i think free and with serial. what this software do is simply blocks autorun.inf and script that automatically run in your pc when you plug a usb it also scans USB for threats and .EXE that are unknown, after you scanned your USB simply press delete all then your off to scanning your usb drive for other viruseswith your Anti-Virus(i prefer NOD32). Its just like having an anti-virus + an Extra security for your pc. Hope you Get the benefits of this as i did..

Don't forget to click the adds as a sign of thank you and comment on the post THANX

FaceBook Problem Hijacker

http://kent01.justfree.com/ <<---SOLUTION When I log in to my facebook i get this Site. well your facebook account has been hijacked its no a virus so dont worry..

So what to do...

download hijackthis from trendmicro and Do a system scan then look for some websearch sites and some unknown names of webpages, put a check on them and click fix checked. "be careful on choosing the names of webpages, you might also delete some of your sartup programs like antivirus and stuff". Hope this helps.

Just give me thanks if this helps Rock on!!!

How To remove Jay.exe and mveo.exe Manually

To be able to locate all the mveo.exe and jay.exe files,
1. open a windows explorer window
2. click on tools then click folder options
3. choose the view tab
4. on the hidden files and folders menu tick on show hidden files and folders.
5. uncheck hide extensions for known file types
6. uncheck hide protected operating system files (recommended)
7. click apply then ok

Next we will have to remove the jay.exe and mveo.exe files
1. Press ctrl+alt+del to open taask manager
2. In the processes tab look for the mveo.exe and end process.

To delete all the jay.exe and mveo files, search for it using the search for files and folder option in the start menu.
1. type jay.exe in the searchbar
2. click more advanced option
3. put a check on search hidden files and folders
4. then click on start search
5. delete all jay.exe entries
6. repeat steps 1-5 to search for mveo.exe
7. also delete autorun.inf file

To delete registry entries
1. click on start
2. click on run
3. in the run text box type regedit
4. press ctrl+f and type in the textbox jay.exe
5. delete all entires having jay.exe entries
6. press F3 to search the next entry.

note: if an entry is in c:\windows... edit the value and go to the end of the string and
delete only the jay.exe text on the end of the string

To edit the IE windows back to its original name:
1. open regedit
2. press ctrl+f
3. type in the searchbar window title
4. If the value that appears has the jaymyka.wen9.com value, change it to Internet Explorer
note: this would be the title bar of your Internet Explorer.

After all of these steps are done:
try to look again for the jay.exe and mveo.exe files using the search for files and folders application of windows.

after deleting all those files restart your computer.
Your Done

DESTRUKTO or Explorar.vbs Virus

This is a very annoying virus. Got it from my flash drive. It spreads out in portable media drives so be very careful. My ultimate tip is before you open you're flash drives, scan it first with you're antivirus software or right click the removable drive icon and click "explore" rather than "open or autoplay". I have searched the internet and I havent found a newbie direction of removing this virus so I have made my own user friendly instruction so that people will not have to think for hours just to remove this virus.

Description:
1. Pop-ups Internet browser window with message:
”DESTRUKTO 10 uToS nG mAnGinGiNoM”

2. Disables Folder Options, Task Manager, Registry Editor, System Restore and Run.
3. Presence of the following files:

New Folder.bat\Start Explorar.Vbs

How to remove:
1. Download & install replacement software for Task Manager (since it is disabled) such as Process Explorer

2. Download & install an alternative software for Registry Editor (it is also diasbled by destrukto virus) such as mpam4_regedit_xp

3. Reboot computer in SafeMode
How to reboot in safe mode
a) During BootUp process Press F8 continuously until selection appears
b) Use Arrow Up+Down to select SafeMode on the selections menu.
c) Hit Enter to proceed.

4. Run the downloaded Process Manager and disable the WSCRIPT process. You may disable the processes by right clicking them and choose disable.

5. Using Command Prompt or File Manager go to C:\Windows\system32 and rename WSCRIPT.EXE to WSCRIPT.TMP

6. Run the downloaded mpam4_regedit_xp and do as follows:

Navigate to and delete the subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Exlorer\wendows&\system32\explorar.vbs

As you run the program, folders can be seen in the left side of the dialog box, follow the registry path below and convert the values of the registries back to their original values before they were infected by destrukto.

Navigate to subkey and modify value:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoFind
Data Value from 1 to 0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoRun
Data Value from 1 to 0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools
Data Value from 1 to 0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr
Data Value from 1 to 0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden
Data Value from 0 to 1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\NoFolderOptions
Data Value from 1 to 0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows NT\SystemRestore\DisableConfig
Data Value from 1 to 0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows NT\SystemRestore\DisableSR
Data Value from 1 to 0

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoDriveTypeAutoRun
Data Value from 0 to 91 or 95

7. Exit registry editor and restart the computer.

8. By this time you have successfully removed the destrukto virus

Baca Bro Virus

I would like to share with anyone have this virus.

Symptom
No able to launch TaskManager, as it will auto close (Not Disabled by administrator)
No able to launch Regedit.exe as disabled by administrator
You'll found a txt file at C:\Baca Bro !!!.txt
Unable to install any application/run setup bcoz it will auto close

P/S : You dun have to think you could google Antivirus or similar keyword on your browser, bcoz it will auto close your browser.

1st We need to get alternative 3rd party Task manager, i recommend Starter
http://www.snapfiles.com/opinions/Starter/Starter.html

2nd Replace your Task Manager with Process Explorer, which have more details compare with taskmgr.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysintern...ssExplorer.mspx

3rd Enable to view SUPER HIDDEN FOLDER, Please download this regtick
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/regtick.html

4th Disable system restore, by follow these steps
- Right Click "My Computer" select System Restore tab and check the small box "Turn Off System Restore"

Lets Start....

Run Starter, kill these processes currently running, KILL THESE PROCESSES IF RUNS UNDER "YOUR USERNAME" NOT THE "SYSTEM". If you accidently kill any process under System, no worry.. Either your pc auto restart or just u need to reboot your pc.

j.exe
o.exe
b.exe
csrss.exe
lsass.exe
services.exe
smss.exe
sv.exe
winlogon.exe

Done, now you should able to run your task manager. Please user Process Explorer. Double check any of these process listed above still running. If yes, please kill it. Completed then now we'll remove the physical files used by this virus. Please access to these locationd and remove all the files

IMPORTANT : PLEASE USE "SHIFT+DELETE"

User>\Local Settings\Application Data\dv[random>\yesbron.com
User>\Local Settings\Application Data\jalak[random>.com
Windows>\_default[random>.pif
Windows>\j[random>.exe
Windows>\o[random>.exe
Windows>\sa[random>\ib[random>.exe
System>\c[random>.com
System>\n\b[random>.exe
System>\n[random>\csrss.exe
System>\n[random>\lsass.exe
System>\n[random>\services.exe
System>\n[random>\smss.exe
System>\n[random>\sv.exe
System>\n[random>\winlogon.exe
Windows>\Tasks\At1.job
Windows>\Tasks\At2.job
System>\n5817\c.bron.tok.txt
C:\Baca Bro !!!.txt <----- If your window installed on C drive,
if D it would be D:\Baca Bro !!!.txt and so on.



Once done, proceed to remove registry

Use regtick to enable your regedit.exe, done proceed to remove the registry entry

The following registry entries are created to run yesbron.com, _default[random>.pif, j[random>.exe and sv[random>.exe on startup:[/span>

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\run
[random characters>
User>\Local Settings\Application Data\dv[random>\yesbron.com

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run
[random characters>
Windows>\_default.pif

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[random characters>
System>\n\sv[random>.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[random characters>
Windows>\j[random>.exe

The following registry entries are changed to run j.exe and o.exe on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Shell
Explorer.exe "[Windows>\o[random>.exe"

(the default value for this registry entry is "Explorer.exe" which causes the Microsoft file [Windows>\Explorer.exe to be run on startup).

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Userinit
System>\userinit.exe,[Windows>\j[random>.exe

(the default value for this registry entry is "[Windows>\System32\userinit.exe,").

The following registry entry is set, disabling the registry editor (regedit):

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableRegistryTools
1

Registry entries are set as follows:

HKCU\Software\Brontok
Message
Look @ "C:\Baca Bro !!!.txt"

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Hidden
0

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
HideFileExt
1

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
ShowSuperHidden
0

Registry entries are created under:
HKCU\Software\Brontok\

That's all. Thanks

Credits to: MOFO