Category Archives for Computer Technician Tools
SUMo – Checks for Software Updates
As most computer technicians should know, computer security isnt just about having up to date antivirus and anti-malware software. It is also about having the users software up to date as well. Windows
VIEW POSTRepair Tool of the Week: ProduKey
ProduKey is a portable free application designed to show you the product keys of Microsoft operating systems and popular software like Microsoft Office, Exchange Server and SQL Server. This feature is
VIEW POSTSimple Port Forwarding – Forward Ports on Routers Easily
Simple Port Forwarding is a now freeware application (was previously $15) that is designed to make forwarding ports on a router easy. This application would be useful to both technicians and clients.
VIEW POSTSend To VirusTotal.com – Upload Files To Be Scanned Directly by Right Clicking
A few months ago we mentioned Virustotal.com as our repair tool of the week. Its a great site that is designed to scan a single file using the database of many different antivirus brands including AntiVir,
VIEW POSTMSN Messenger Virus Cleaner – Remove Messenger Worms
These days, most teenagers are on MSN, KaZzA and MySpace messing up their parents computers for us to fix. One of the common infections that teenagers often end up with are MSN Messenger worms. These worms
VIEW POSTDeepBurner Portable – CD/DVD Burning Tool That Runs From a USB Drive
DeepBurner Portable is a free, portable CD/DVD burning application which happily runs from a USB drive. It has many the features you would expect in burning software like Nero such as creating and copying
VIEW POSTCombofix – Scans Known Malware and Other Suspicious Files
Combofix is a freeware, portable application designed to scan a computer for known malware and, if found, attempt to remove it. I personally use this application very frequently in conjunction with SmitFraudFix
VIEW POSTWindows Post Install Wizard – Install Applications, Tweaks and Scripts by User Choice
Windows Post Installation Wizard is a application designed to give users choice of what applications, tweaks and scripts to install using an automated system. WPI gives us the ability to easily create
VIEW POSTHitman Pro 2 – Download Various Anti Virus Products into One Package
Hitman Pro is a freeware piece of software that controls both an inbuilt antivirus and a handful of other popular antivirus and anti-malware products such as Spybot, Ad-Aware, NOD32 etc. After installing
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