Reset System and Hidden Attributes for Files or Folders Caused by Virus

When your files is missing due to virus infection, it may not necessarily mean that the files are deleted from your computer by the viruses. It could be possible that the files are hidden because the attributes has been modified. Here is how to locate the missing files and restore it back.

Understanding Different Types of Malware and What They Do

You may have heard of terms like malware, virus, trojan, keylogger, worm, rogueware, fake antivirus, rootkit, ransomware, adware, spyware and dialer. Here’s a brief and easy to understand explanation for the majority of known forms of malware to help you differentiate between them.

4 Repair Utilities to Fix the Majority of Known Windows Problems

 

When you have a nice and clean install of Windows, everything should work properly and it will be no problem to use. Unfortunately after installing and uninstalling third party software and drivers etc, the potential for minor or even major issues to appear quickly starts to increase. This is often caused by third party software or even malware leaving traces behind and not reverting back the changes they may have made to the system.
Not every Windows user knows how to analyze the problem in order to logically figure out a solution, so the best option is to look for possible fixes on the Internet. It shouldn’t take too long to come across a utility that will claim to fix your problems with the click of a button, sometimes even for a fee.

Convert PDF files to Word Documents, Text or Images

 

Some people like the Portable Document Format (PDF) and some are not great fans. The certainty is that at some point you will come across one to read. Not a problem because there are some good PDF readers around. Foxit Reader, Nitro PDF, SumatraPDF to name a few, and that’s assuming you don’t want to use Adobe Reader. If you want to edit or alter a PDF file, a popular way of doing it is to convert the document into Microsoft Word format and then do your editing from there.

5 Tools to Easily Install FreeDOS or MS-DOS onto USB for BIOS Flashing

 

Back in the days when floppy disks were still being commonly used, flashing your motherboard’s BIOS could only be done by booting the computer into DOS. When DOS is booted up on the computer, you’d probably have to switch to the floppy disk that contains the BIOS update file. Unlike today where updating a modern BIOS is far easier and convenient and you can update the BIOS directly from Windows using the software provided by the manufacturer, or simply put the BIOS file onto a USB flash drive and the inbuilt flashing tool inside the BIOS will recognize it.