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Monday, May 9, 2011

Finals Day Monday 05/09/2011

FINALS DAY

Class opening 9:00 AM
Class opened with students placing all of their final papers on the front desk for the professor.

Special Presentation 9:03 AM
Frank Comstock presented his honors assignment about consumer protection in the digital age. 

Per the request of the professor and the majority of the class members I was asked to post the following information.

Below you will find links wherein you can download Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware and Anti-Spyware software. These programs are free and I would recommend them to anyone who would like to keep their computer safe/secure.

Avast! Anti-Virus

Avast! is an antivirus program that you should keep running all the time on your computer. It is slim and runs light in the background so it doesn't hog a lot of resources. Their website can be located HERE and so you can read more about the product from that location. If you would like to download the install file for the program please CLICK HERE.

All you have to do for Avast! to keep it free is register it and confirm that you an individual and not going to use it for commercial use. You go to THIS WEBSITE and you enter your information. Usually it will take 15 to 30 minutes for you to receive your registration number by email and then you enter that registration number into the program and you will have 1 free year of anti-virus protection.

Malwarebytes.org Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes.org is an antimalware program that you do not have to keep running all the time. I would recommend you only use it to scan your computer every now and then and/or when you are experiencing problems with your computer you believe may be related to viruses or malware. If you follow this method you can reduce the amount of speed being used up by having something run all the time when it doesn't really have to be. Their website can be located HERE and so you can read more about the product from that location. If you would like to download the install file for the program please CLICK HERE.
All you have to do is download this program and install it. It will ask if you would like to check for updates, please select "yes" that you would like to (that way your database will be updated as to the most recent malware threats on the market). There is no further registration for this program and you should be all set from there.

Spybot Search & Destroy Anti-Spyware

Spybot Search & Destroy is a proprietary spyware and adware removal program it can also correct registry keys that have been changed by unauthorized programs and restore them to their original state. Just as with Malwarebytes.org, I would recommend you only use it to scan your computer every now and then and/or when you have reason to believe that your computer is running slow because it may be infected. If you follow this method you can reduce the amount of speed being used up by having something run all the time when it doesn't really have to be. Their website can be located HERE and so you can read more about the product from that location. If you would like to download the install file for the program please CLICK HERE.
After you download and install the main program you will need to run another executable (.exe)  file which you can download HERE. This is a database updater and is something you need to do in order to keep your version up-to-date. There is no further registration for this program and you should be all set from there.
Closing thoughts

As part of having been the class manager I have been required to compose a summation report wherein I include my own final thoughts pertaining to this class. I have already submitted this report to the professor but if you would also care to view it you may download a copy HERE.

I wish you all the best of luck in your future classes and endeavors. It has truly been a pleasure to work through this semester with you. I will leave this blog up for a few months just in case you would like to stop in for whatever reason then I will be clearing it out.

My contact information will remain here if you would like to contact me feel free to use the contact information on this website to get a hold of me.


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