I adore Macs for their simplicity and cool applications, but I’m forced to use a PC for business. We PC users encounter many more virus attacks and problems with anti-virus software.
Last night I noticed the dreaded big fat exclamation point on my AVG icon. It said I was unprotected! Yikes! Being too tired to deal with it, I turned off my computer and set to resolved the problem this morning.
I use the AVG anti-virus program. Speaking with a friend today, I understand that McAffee is having a similiar problem. Here’s the scoop and the fix for AVG users:
Check your anti-virus icon. If it shows a warning, this post is for you!
(If not, check out my previous post on Damon’s Twitter DM Whacker - very useful tool!)
AVG users will see something like “Could Not Update Control CTF Files!” Don’t Panic! Your anti-virus, anti-spyware, etc. segments are most likely still functioning. But it is important for you to fix this so you can get updates.
For Window Explorer users:
1) Click “Start” then “Search” then “All files and folders”
2) Under “A word or phrase in the file” type “*.ctf” then click on “More advanced options.”
3) Check box “Search hidden files and folders” and click “Search”
4) Let it run. In a bit you will see 2 files listed “avginfoavi.ctf” and “avginfowin.ctf”
5) Click “Stop” once they appear. Highlight ONLY those two files.
6) Right click on the 2 highlighted files, click “delete,” and confirm
7) Reboot your computer and your AVG anti-virus should be update happy!
For Vista Users:
1) Go to C:\ProgramData\avg8\update\download and delete the .ctf files
2) DO NOT delete any files other than those ending in “.ctf”
3) Reboot and you should be fine!
If problems persist your control files are most likely corrupt. Go here to Delete AVG Utility Updates.
If the problem still persists you will have to unstall AVG, download a clean new version, and reinstall.
If you are having the problem with McAfee, my friend said just go to their site and there is a simple update fix.
Happy Puting! Tweet me if this helps @AlohaArleen !
Aloha,
Arleen Anderson
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Tonight Twitter users continue to be under attack by a nasty phisher virus program. We’re getting the word out on “the fix.” An added bonus is to discover how to clean out your DM files. Get to know the developer of the application program so you are comfortable that it’s cool to use it in the first place!
A phisher virus is a program that gathers or “fishes” for information. Yesterday some yet unknown jerk unleashed one of these on Twitter users getting access to people’s accounts. There is a simple fix.
The first step for Twitter users is to change their password. The second step is a mult-phase process which is also fairly easy to do, even for novices. There’s also a wonderful “byproduct.” You can get rid of all your Direct Messages (DMs) cluttering up your DM page and slowing your page loads.
Listen to program developer, Damon Cortesi, of DM Whacker share his Twitter tool. This is one Twitter application tool you’ll want to use over and over again.
NEWS FLASH! Damon just activated a new feature which allows you to delete DMs with a specific text! This is handy for deleting DMs sent by a phisher. Just insert the text of the nasty phisher DM messages and it will take all those out for you - leaving others untouched. (Under Advanced Features - Text Matching) Thanks for your quick and brilliant work Damon!
Helpful links mentioned in this podcast include:
www.twitter.com/dacort
www.tinyurl.com/deleteDMs
www.tweetake.com
http://dcortesi.com/tools/dm-deleter/
Arleen Anderson signing off! Tweet me www.twitter.com/AlohaArleen
The makers of Motrin might want to rethink their market research. Early
this evening numerous moms were talking to one another on Twitter. The
conversation became heated.
Twitter.com is a Social Media site online where people hold conversations
using 140 characters or less at a time. Those on Twitter follow others on
the site and watch their “tweets” of 140 characters go by. What makes
Twitter a powerful means of communication is the speed in which
information is spread throughout the online community.
Tonight a group of moms were “tweeting” that they believe the Motrin
commercial on www.Motrin.com is offensive. The word spread quickly. As
this article is written, there is at least one of these moms making a
video expressing the great displeasure of an entire online community of
moms with Motrin’s commercial. “We need Motrin to know we are smart & will
take action when co’s underestimate & offense moms” as tweeted by
@KatjaPresnal.
Katja Presnal, Public Relations and Social Media Consultant out of New
York is creating a video utilizing the many “tweets” she gathered tonight
from Twitter.com regarding the response to the Motrin commercial. The word
was put out on Twitter that moms are mad at Motrin, and then quickly
tagged. Tagging an item on the internet allows for the tracking of the
popularity of the subject. Upon the writing of this article the tag
#MotrinMoms is second in popularity only to SNL. This means that only
discussion about the television show Saturday Night Live rank higher on
the Twitter site than discussions about the offensive nature of Motrin’s
commercial.
Twitter.com currently has over 325,000 members. It’s free to join and is
fast becoming a tool for business, organizations, and social groups to
communicate rapidly and easily. Motrin’s executive may wake to what
appears to be a Public Relations nightmare. Off line media sources are
also on Twitter, and are likely to pick up this story and run with it in
print, radio, and television by morning.
Moms, dads, and other Tweeters are mad at Motrin for what they believe is
a degrading commercial video at www.Motrin.com Twitter.com has given them
a voice and a means of instant communication to confer and organize.
@AMassofHumanity tweeted, “Holy cow! Just watched the ad. ‘Supposedly it’s
a real bonding experience’ Unbelievably insulting and clueless
#motrinmoms.”
There are “tweets” of boycotting the product. Also important to note, many
members of the Twitter community have their Twitter account integrated
into other Social Media sites such as Facebook and individual blogs. This
means that everything they “tweet” on Twitter is also instantly posted on
their other integrated sites. Thus, the “tweets” by the moms mad at Motrin
are reaching far beyond Twitter tonight.
Within the hour, Ms. Presnal is likely to have her YouTube Video posted
expressing the views of the many “tweets” tonight. A simple search for
Motrin Moms on www.YouTube.com early this morning should pull up the video
currently in creation.
Perhaps this “tweet” sums it up best by @crunchygoddess: “Stop
disrespecting us moms, Motrin. Unlike our babies, we weren’t born
yesterday and we will take our $ elsewhere”
By morning corporate America will learn a lesson. The people still have a
voice. Social Media and the online membership communities have put the
power back in the hands of the people. Tonight moms, and others, express
their displeasure to a merchandiser how out of touch they are with their
target market.
