Welcome! This blog is dedicated to the Internet and computers, or rather was dedicated to them.
It’s probably immediately obvious that no new articles have appeared on the site for many years. Yes, this is the fate of most blogs. This project was once an ambitious undertaking, and the author, like many others writing at that time, had ambitious plans to become one of the best Russian bloggers. Well, if you look now, of those blogs that were created simultaneously with mine, most have already disappeared into eternity. And I just simply didn’t have enough time to blog. So yeah, it's not updated anymore. Although we once won the “Runet Blog 2011” competition with this site.
I even had the idea of deleting all this, but then I reviewed the old materials and realized that they could still be useful to readers. Yes, some articles are outdated (if I have enough strength, they will be marked accordingly), but the site, for example, can be useful for beginners - here you can read about the basic concepts of the Internet, learn how to set up the Internet, Windows, or even decide to switch to Linux. So take a look at the categories and choose the one that suits you.
And yet, I hope that this is more than just a blog, but a real guide to the Internet. The site can be viewed in directory mode, where all available articles are structured by categories. And, who knows, maybe one day new high-quality articles will start appearing here.
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Picodi.ru is a discount portal from International Coupons, a Polish expert in the field of savings and cheap shopping. The Poles are considered one of the most frugal nations in the world, so it is not surprising that this type of project grew out of the Polish startup kodyrabatowe.pl. How can this portal be useful to the average Internet user in Russia?
Modern Android phones are more than just phones. You get used to the set of installed programs, the history of your calls and text messages, your collection of photos and much more. But time passes, and the device that you were completely satisfied with begins to slow down, glitch, or simply loses its presentable appearance due to chips on the body or scratches on the screen. The question arises of choosing a new phone and changing the Android phone. And if we ignore the issue of choice for now, then “moving” to a new phone remains a serious problem - you absolutely don’t want to start all the data from scratch. This is what we will talk about today.
Most of the readers of this blog have most likely never encountered version control systems and will not encounter them in the near future. It's a pity. This extremely convenient invention is quite widely used by programmers, but, in my opinion, it could also be very useful for those who actively work with texts. But, probably, now there is not a single version control system that would be easy to start using for “office” (Microsoft Office) work. Nevertheless, I think that the material presented in the article may be of interest to all readers.
If you have been wondering how to watch movies online and access the Internet from your TV, this article is for you. No, I know that some TVs already have Smart TV functionality, but I have never seen it work properly. Apparently, this is why Google recently demonstrated an absolutely stunning device that immediately became a sensation. We're talking about the Chromecast media streamer, a more advanced and affordable version of last year's disastrous Nexus Q player.
The Chromecast dongle, whose dimensions do not exceed 2 inches, connects to the HDMI port of the TV and allows you to enjoy watching streaming web content. To control the streamer, you can use any device (tablet, PC, smartphone) based on the operating platform iOS, Windows, Android or Mac OS.
This article is devoted to the design of Android system memory, problems that may arise due to its lack and ways to solve them. I myself recently encountered the fact that my Android phone began to regularly display messages about low memory when I tried to install this or that application. Which was very strange for me, given that according to the description on the market there should have been about 16GB, and I also increased this volume using an additional memory card. However, there was a problem, and it took a lot of fiddling around before I found the right solution that didn’t require root access or completely restoring the phone to its factory state.
Free antivirus AVG AntiVirus FREE- This is an effective protection of your computer from all kinds of viruses and Trojans. The latest version of the Czech company AVG is compatible with the Windows 10 operating system.
This antivirus program is very popular because it is quite reliable and fast in operation. When using it, the computer is loaded to a minimum and its performance remains at a high level.
AVG AntiVirus FREE antivirus is available in Russian and has an informative and user-friendly interface. Therefore, both experienced and novice users can handle it. For the latter, I think this is an ideal solution, since it downloads quickly, installs easily and there are practically no settings. Databases are constantly updated.
AVG, of course, has paid versions with additional features for maximum protection, but the free AntiVirus FREE product also provides basic protection.
Before installing AVG antivirus, you should remove your previous antivirus. Otherwise, they will conflict and nothing good will come of it.
After downloading, run the installation file. Next, click “Continue”.
In the next window, check the box next to “Basic protection”, then “Install”.
If you have a Windows 10 system, it will ask for confirmation to make changes to the computer (you should click “Yes”). The antivirus installation will begin, which will take a little time. You will be notified of its completion, click “Done”.
Actually, there are no settings as such in AVG antivirus. After installation, it immediately protects your computer and is automatically updated.
Disable protection. If necessary, each protection item can be disabled (computer, web, personal data, email).
Scanning. To scan your entire computer for threats, you need to click “Scan”.
If you click on the gear-shaped button next to the “Scan” item, the scanning options will open: scheduled scans, scan the entire computer, scan individual files and folders, scan Anti-Rootkit.
Improve your performance. If you select this item, PC Analyzer will analyze your computer for non-critical errors. You can fix them once for free, but for subsequent ones you have to pay extra.
After scanning your computer for threats, all infected files found are moved to quarantine. It is rare, but it also happens that files on which the correct operation of some programs depend are placed in quarantine. And if you notice that after scanning your computer or any applications have become unstable, then you should go into quarantine and restore the data or a specific file that you suspect.
To go into quarantine, you need to open the “Settings” section, then “Virus storage”.
If you are not satisfied with AVG antivirus or decide to switch to another, you can remove it in several ways. I described one of them in the article. Another method is more preferable and of higher quality - using a professional tool for removing various software.
Addition: There is a special AVG Remover utility for completely removing the antivirus from the Windows operating system. It is also developed by AVG.
To download it from the official website, follow this link. Uninstallation tools are presented in two versions: for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the OS.
After selecting and downloading the file, in the window that opens, click on the “Yes” button.
Has a virus or antivirus program deleted valuable information from your computer? No problem! Below we will tell you about effective ways to recover lost data.
The loss of important information can be caused by a variety of reasons: accidental formatting, improper disk cleaning, failure of the drive or flash drive, damage to the file system and logical structure of the hard drive, etc.
These cases are not uncommon, but the championship in deleting files is held by cases removal of information by viruses or anti-virus software. Such deletion can affect absolutely any information, regardless of its type. Often, after removal by viruses, photos, text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, or other types of files may not be detected.
It’s worth immediately distinguishing between the concepts of deleting files by viruses and antiviruses.
In the first case - a malicious program deliberately destroys important data and other files to cause maximum damage to the system. Certain types of data that may be valuable may be deleted. Viruses often delete or encrypt photos, Microsoft Word files, etc.
Who benefits from this? Virus developers who can extort funds from infected users through virus software alerts.
In the second case, the anti-virus system deleted the infected or suspicious file so that prevent further spread of infection by other files.
It is worth understanding that in this case, deletion is antivirus protective measure, which isolates suspicious data. Removal by an antivirus, in many popular antivirus programs, may only be possible with personal confirmation from the user. For example, after scanning your computer, the antivirus program will display a list of infected files, as well as a list of measures that can be taken against them. Typically this "Cure", "Quarantine" And "Delete".
When placed in a quarantine zone, the files will be isolated in a special folder, from where they can be quickly restored by adding exceptions to the antivirus. You can learn more about restoring files from quarantine in the article “How to recover files deleted by Windows Defender.”
Each antivirus program has its own structure, so the quarantine folder can be located on drive C, in the antivirus folder, or in another place, depending on the installed antivirus software.
If you select "Cure", the antivirus program will try to separate the virus from the file.
This measure may not be effective because viruses can embed themselves in the file structure.
If the user accidentally selected the function of completely deleting infected files, it will be more difficult to restore them, but a way out of this situation can be found.
At the moment, there is a huge variety of antivirus software that provides reliable protection against malicious utilities. Unfortunately, it happens that antivirus programs mistakenly place “healthy” and sometimes even valuable files for the user into so-called quarantines. Depending on the antivirus program, the isolated quarantine zone may have different names; for example, in AVG Internet Security such a zone is called a virus repository (Virus Vault), or a chest with viruses (Virus Chest), etc.
Below we will look at recovering files from quarantine, using popular antivirus programs as an example.
Important: Restoring viruses from quarantine should only be carried out if you are completely confident in the security of the file.
To restore files from Avast quarantine, just open the item "Protection" in the main menu of the program, then go to the column "Virus Vault", which contains all the data quarantined by the program. To restore you should check the required files, then click on the right side of the green button and in the drop-down menu and select the item "Restore".
Important to note: global updates of almost all antivirus programs can change the interface and, accordingly, the quarantine location.
In the popular McAfee Total Protection antivirus program, quarantine can be found by going to "Home page" and clicking on gear icon, located in the upper right corner. In the drop-down menu of parameters, just go to the item "Elements in Quarantine" and restore the necessary files.
In the Norton AntiVirus antivirus program, to restore files from quarantine, you should follow these steps:
Step 1. While in the main menu of the program, left-click on the column "Safety".
Step 2. In the menu that opens, click on the item "Chronology".
Step 3. In the menu "Security Log" you need to click on the drop-down window at the top of the screen, and then select the item "Quarantine".
After this, an item will appear in the menu on the right "Restore", with which you can return files from quarantine one by one.
To restore files from Kaspersky Internet Security quarantine, you need to follow these steps:
Step 1. In the main menu of the program click on the arrow symbol in the lower right corner.
Step 2. In the menu that opens, select the item "Quarantine".
In the next menu, just mark the necessary files and restore them with the appropriate button.
In some versions of the antivirus program, after clicking the “Restore” button, the user will be required to confirm the action in a window warning about a possible threat.
To go to the quarantine zone, the AVG AntiVirus Free user only needs click on three stripes, indicating the program menu, then select the item from the drop-down menu "Quarantine".
After this, a list of quarantined files will open, where you can select and restore objects one by one.
Once a file is deleted by viruses or anti-virus software, the data cannot be returned using standard Windows functionality, so to restore information you should resort to using additional utilities that specialize in recovering deleted data.
One of these utilities is a powerful tool for quickly recovering deleted data.
Program RS Partition Recovery is an effective and accessible utility that is capable of returning data after accidental formatting, deletion by viruses or antiviruses, data loss as a result of damage to the drive, deletion of files after changing partitions and the file system of the hard drive, as well as other cases of data loss.
Functional RS Partition Recovery allows you to conduct a deep scan that identifies all files that can be recovered. This function will be especially useful for those who discovered the absence of important information after a certain time (up to several months) after deletion. Besides, RS Partition Recovery has a quick scanning function that will help you recover deleted files within a few minutes.
To work with the program RS Partition Recovery It is enough for the user to have basic knowledge of working with a computer, so the utility can be safely used regardless of user experience. All information can be restored through an intuitive wizard that can quickly guide you through the program menu and tell you what to do at each stage of recovery. It is worth noting that RS Partition Recovery has low system requirements, so the program will work on office machines, low-power laptops and weak PCs. To get acquainted with the work, benefits and opportunities RS Partition Recovery, recommends studying the information on.
If the file is already detected by the antivirus
If you started copying a file or folder and suddenly saw this AVG warning window:
This means that the antivirus has found this file or folder suspicious. Here it’s worth taking a closer look to see whether this is a real threat or whether the AVG is just “blowing on water.”
The fact is that an antivirus, due to its duties, can warn us about files that simply contain functions similar to those often found in viruses. That is, the file may simply have a “suspicious face”, although it does not know how to do anything illegal.
You can try to find out more about the file by clicking the link at the bottom of the "Show details" window. It doesn't provide too much information, but still.
You can also go to the developers’ website using the “More details” link to read what this threat is.
This way we get a little information to decide whether to delete this file or let it live.
Select the desired button accordingly:
It should be noted that this permission only applies to that specific folder. If you want to completely clear this file from any suspicion, you will have to delve into the AVG settings.
To more precisely configure the rules for a specific file, folder, or even link, go to the “Options” - “Advanced options” menu.
In the list of parameters we find the “Exceptions” section. Here we can:
In this case, another window will open in which you can select what exactly we want to add: a file, folder or link.
In each individual case, the add window will look different.
Adding a file (you can specify the desired file using the "Browse" button).
It is here, using the appropriate checkboxes, that you can choose whether the antivirus will respond to this one if it is moved to other folders or changed.
There are slightly fewer settings for the folder (but we also use “Browse”).
And finally, for links (here the interface is even simpler).
That's all. In this way, you can reassure your trusty antivirus regarding files and links that you are completely confident in.
P.S. Permission is granted to freely copy and quote this article, provided that an open active link to the source is indicated and the authorship of Ruslan Bogdanov is preserved.
