Saturday, September 13, 2014

Yahoo Answers spammed with fake softwares?



I often see people posting answers about "reset password pro" or "pc health boost" in Yahoo Answers. Those softwares are FAKE and should NEVER be bought. These guys are probably also the guy that made rogue AVs and ransomwares. Here are some examples:

"Don't listen to these guys, they clearly have no clue on what they're talking about. I am a developer at Microsoft so I know a thing or two about computers. The only way to reset your windows password 100% safe is to use a software called Reset Password Pro. 

The software allows you to create a boot-disk, that can be made on a CD/DVD or USB stick. The boot-disk can then be inserted into any locked machine, and it's a simple case of pressing reset. Here is their official site: http://www.reset*******pass.com"


"Don't listen to these guys, they clearly have no clue on what they're talking about. I am a developer at Microsoft so I know a thing or two about computers. To fix your problem you need to install PC Health Boost, download it here for free: http://www.pc*****cleaner.net 

It's very light and it's the only antivirus/cleaner with a 99.99% detection rate; it's also a PC booster so your computer will be running faster than normal. Install it, hit run and problem solved. It shouldn't take you more than 5 minutes."

You can see that the answers are ALWAYS started with "Don't listen to these guys, they clearly have no clue on what they're talking about. I am a developer at Microsoft so I know a thing or two about computers" so it is most likely they are using spambots to distribute their spammy answers.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

How to disable ads on uTorrent.

The uTorrent is one of the most popular BitTorrent clients so far. Unfortunately since the latest version you're no longer be able to disable the ads, which I found really annoying because it usually display things that are inappropriate. But luckily you can now disable those ads.

To do this:
1. Open Notepad (Click Start>All Programs>Accessories>Notepad, right-click and select "Run as Administrator". Click Yes if a message pops up.


2. Press "Ctrl+O" or File>Open
3. Type "c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts" (w/o quotes) in the File name box
4. Copy-paste this on the bottom of the hosts file: "127.0.0.1 engine.ap.bittorrent.com", then click File>Save and done.


Now you should see that the ads have been disappeared, only the Upgrade to uTorrent Plus box on the bottom-right corner, it shouldn't really bother you.