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How to update the avast! Small Office Administrator SOA
To update the avast! Small Office Administrator SOA, the first step is to identify the Program version. To update the console to current version, the SOA installer is executed, and loaded tight over the top of the existing console, and all settings will stay. 1st verify console version in SOA, Admin, About avast!: If…
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How to backup the avast Small Office Administration and restore to a new SOA
If the new SOA has the same IP and same DNS name, you should not have to touch each WS or re-deploy. Here are the Backup / Restore steps for SOA: 1. Perform the “System backup” from JOBS tab in the SOA console – Backup file “backup.dat” is created in avast! SOA’s ProgramData folder, and…
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How to strip Windows 7 and tune for SPEED!
DEFENDER This is worthless as spyware gets (this should be a RED flag about Security Essentials!). Defender doesn’t stop infections while noticeably slowing down systems, so TURN IT OFF. The spyware issue is much better dealt with using Malwarebytes pay, or by virtualizing your browsing using avast! Pro Control Panel, Windows Defender, Options, un-check “Start…
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How to virtualize Flash Player in avast! Endpoint Protection version
Sincerely, J.R. Guthrie President Advantage Micro Corporation 520-290-0595 jr@advantage77.com “At this point in time, the Internet should be regarded as an Enemy Weapons System!”
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Removing avast! 2014 versions to migrate to avast! Endpoint Protection
We finally have a partial solution available to uninstall avast! ver. 2014 consumer products on many machines at once to replace them with EP products. It is a modified version of “avastclear” and is provided on an as needed basis. You will need to contact me for this tool.this. Commands Available: /silent…
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How to properly install avast SOA using SQL 2008 as the external database
When installing the avast! Small Office Administrator (SOA) on a system when there is an existing SQL installation, we must 1stcreate the avast! database in that SQL prior to SOA installation. The SQL username is “sa” and the database name is “avast_sbc_db” (you will need to know the SA password to proceed with this installation) …
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How to use Small Office Administration console made easy!
I have written this document to make installations easier and save you time. It is specific to avast! Endpoint Protection Suite Plus. The following URL is a screen shot by screen shot complete walk through of the SOA installation. I highly recommend that you spend a few minutes to familiarize yourself with this process prior to SOA installation: https ://support3.avast.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=1290 NOTE: The…
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Why we switched to avast antivirus after 20 years with Symantec!
Avast Antivirus Software VS Symantec I would like to take a moment to let you know why our company, Advantage Micro Corporation, had to choose avast! over other anti-virus products like AVG, McAfee, Norton and Symantec – products that we had been selling for 20 years. During February 2002, we had over 100 computers come…
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Facebook’s hidden settings exposed!
I logged into Facebook yesterday, and up popped a message ” You have sent to many “friend requests” to people you do not know! WOW, I never send friend requests, ever! How the hell? After some research, I found “friend request settings” and it was set to “everyone” (1st icon on the Facebook toolbar) I…
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How to do a clean install of avast Pro using the avast removal tool!
This REMOVAL process is specific to avast! 7 (or 8) upgrading over an avast! 4, 5, 6 or an avast! 7 installation (also use when upgrading avast! Free to avast! Pro or avast! Endpoint Protection) You will want to have your avast license file available for insertion during step nine (license.avastlic) 1) Remove all avast! …
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How to properly use the avast! AntiSpam Filter for Outlook
avast! AntiSpam Filter for Outlook When you open Outlook, you will see the avast! AntiSpam toolbar. You will be able to train the avast! AntiSpam toolbar for your exact needs, to save time and effort. There are basically only 3 different types of email, and each has a unique way to be correctly dealt with.…
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Windows 8; The Good The Bad and The Ugly
Once again Microsoft has taken their flagship OS in a new direction in an attempt to chase down the pop culture of technology. As the world continues its perilous journey towards touch screen interfaces it is expected that the hardware and the software will experience some growing pains. From a technical standpoint it would appear…
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Microsoft Windows 8 Compatibility Check tool is missing incompliant CPUs
According to MS support requirements for Windows 8, a processor must include the PAE, SSE2, and the NX bit instructions sets. While PAE has been included in Intel CPUs since 2001 and SSE2 has been in them since 1995 the major instruction set to verify is the NX bit (aka No Execute or Execute Disable…
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antivirus for ipad – Do I need antivirus on my iPad?
antivirus for ipad – iPad Anti-virus Issues and iPad Virus Protection FAQ There are two sides to the iPad anti-virus issue, so let me explain both sides, with cases. Apple iPad devices are fairly well protected even without any antivirus for ipad. There is not too much to worry about as long as your iPad…
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antivirus testing vs real world occurrences: How can you test what you can’t see?
AV Comparatives March 2012 used 300,000 known samples. Here testing relied mostly on definitions detection (DAT). When using known samples, “Brute Force” definition detection is very effective and nets you excellent ratings, with the average at 96% for the top 15 AV vendors. However, this type of testing does NOT mimic real world occurrences. Polymorphic…