Antivirus XP Removal

I was working in my PC today when an adult site suddenly popped out of my screen. I had difficulty closing Porntube and a pop out message warned me that I have spyware in my computer. The pop out message encouraged me to scan my PC using an antivirus XP software from AVXP08.com. AVXP08.com seems suspicious so I searched for more information about this Antivirus XP 2008 and here are some of the things that I have gathered from the world wide web.

AVXP08.com offers fake antivirus software?

According to a comment at McAfee site advisor, the AVXP08.com site offers a fake antivirus software which means that the link AntivirusXP2008Installer.exe that is downloaded when you click the scan your system for free now link may actually bring more harm to your PC.

An analysis from Virustotal.com also results in AntivirusXP2008Installer.0xeto be identified as follows:

• Fraud tool (DR/FraudTool.XPAntivirus.MA.1 from AntiVir)


• Adware ( Adware.XpAntivirus.AJ from BitDefender)


• Trojan (Trojan.Peed.IG from ClamAV)

If you get to arrive to this avxp08.com site, make sure not to click or download anything.


How to Get Rid of Antivirus XP

To remove avxp08.exe, delete it from the control panel but if it is not there do the following:

1. Launch the task manager by pressing ctrl + alt + del

2. Look for the avxp08.exe in the processes tab and press the end process button

3. Delete the avxp08 folder under c:\program files \

You may also use malwarebytes, a free malware removal tool if you do not know how to get rid of the antivirus xp 2008 virus:

Malware Bites

Have you downloaded a fake antivirus from this site?

Other fake anti virus protection programs that now proliferate online include antivirus system pro

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MSN Featured Offers Spam

I was checking my email's Spam folder today and one message that really caught my attention is the spam email with the subject "Angelina Jolie's Free Video". No, I was not intrigued by the subject but I saw my very own email address as the sender of the message. I opened the message and it says I receive the email because I am subscribed to MSN featured offers.

Content of the MSN Featured Offers Spam

Here is the  edited content of the email:

Click Here! (I removed the link but it leads to http://195.190.13.98/video-nude-anjelina.avi.exe. please do not open the link in your browser, it might contain viruses or spywares!)

Wordpress 2.6 Now Available for Download

The "stable" version of Wordpress 2.6 is now available and wordpress users who have not yet upgraded to this latest version will see the upgrade to wordpress 2.6 link in their dashboard.

Problems with Wordpress 2.6

I already upgraded one of my sites today using the Wordpress Automatic Upgrade plugin and here are some of the troubles I have encountered so far:

The Wordpress automatic upgrade plugin was not be able to re activate my plugins so for those who are using Automatic Upgrade plugin, it will be a good thing to save a copy of your active plugins first before upgrading.

Some of my plugins won't work. Actually this is inevitable but I hope plugin authors will be able to upgrade their plugins too so they can work well with newer versions of wordpress.

Wordpress 2.6 features

What made me decide to upgrade to WP 2.6  ASAP is because of the theme preview feature. I always put my site on maintenance mode every time I want to make changes with my themes. Of course the Word count feature also comes handy particularly when I make commissioned posts which require specific number of words. Honestly though, I still have to really try out and familiarize myself with the features of this new WP version.

For more information on wordpress 2.6, watch this video:

Will You Buy a Refurbished MacBook Air?

The apple store is selling refurbished Macbook Air  at a lower price of course. A Refurbished MacBook Air 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo that is currently available for sale at the apple website is now sold at $1,549.00 from the original price of $1,799.00.

Will you buy a refurbished Macbook Air?

Refurbished macbook air is at least 14% cheaper than brand new macbook air units but is it wise to purchase refurbished items from Apple? I have been browsing online for user feedbacks on apple refurbished products and so far, most have been positive.

According to the apple website, their refurbished products go through stringent refurbishment processes before they are offered for sale plus the units come with a one year limited warranty. The only difference that I see between a brand new macbook air and a refurbished one is the box. Refurbished macbook air units may come with a brown box instead of a black box but who cares about boxes if you can save more than 200 dollars?

Blog Directories

Many webmasters recommend submitting url of sites to blog directories as this is supposed to help a blog or a website become more visible to the search engines. Submitting blog URL to directories may also help increase the number of site visitor and one way back links that a site receives. The latter in particular applies to directories that do not require a reciprocal link from a site.

The wordpress codex even attests the usefulness of blog directories and encourages wordpress users to add their sites to directory listings for traffic and search engine optimization purposes. There are tons of websites with high PR in the world wide web but many SEO specialists agree that dmoz.org is the best and the most important blog directory.

Of course directories are not only for blogs, they are for other industries as well. For bloggers and web masters, however, taking advantage of blog directories may be a good way to increase search engine visibility and improve traffic.

Abuse and Bullying Online

In 1997, a Korean actress commited suicide and her family and a psychiatrist attributed her death to cyberbullying. The actress reportedly got upset about negative comments that were posted on her website which may have resulted in her to commit suicide.

Surf the Internet from Your Car- Even Without a Laptop

We know of small TVs installed on cars so passengers can watch their favorite movies while traveling. Recently though, some drivers are even able to read blogs and visit their favorite websites by merely sitting inside their car -- even without a laptop.

According to allworldcars. com,  some car companies now offer their clients the ability to surf the internet in their car and that is even without a laptop.  The software used for this technology is reportedly already released and drivers of laptopless internet able cars can just select a url from their list of stored web pages and sites and the desired page will be displayed.

See how this works:

Image taken from All World Cars

Drivers should of course surf the net only when their car is stationary. Everyone knows about the dangers of texting while driving and people who drive and surf the internet all at once are likely to suffer from undesirable consequences.

Honestly though, I find this technology quite redundant. Why pay for such feature when you have a laptop that you can use to connect to the internet regardless where you are? This technology may not even be available to all new car san diego.