Why Is The Malicious Software Removal Tool Needed..?

Written by Marc Liron - Microsoft MVP


It has been estimated that only one third of home users have an up to date anti virus product installed on their PC's.

The many home users without an up to date anti virus program installed, are helping inrepparttar spreading of today's viruses, Trojans and worms!

To help remedy this situation, in part, Microsoft have now releasedrepparttar 107417 FREE: Malicious Software Removal Tool ...

So What Isrepparttar 107418 Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool..? -----------------------------------------------------------

January 2005 seesrepparttar 107419 debut of a FREE security tool from Microsoft. This new tool will be updated on a monthly basis to include information about recent malicious software threats...

Here is what Microsoft have to say in their own words:

Microsoft has releasedrepparttar 107420 Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool to help remove specific, prevalent malicious software from computers that are running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, or Microsoft Windows 2000. The Malicious Software Removal Tool supersedes all virus-cleaner tools that were previously released by Microsoft. You can downloadrepparttar 107421 Malicious Software Removal Tool fromrepparttar 107422 Microsoft Download Center. You can also run an online version ofrepparttar 107423 tool fromrepparttar 107424 Malicious Software Removal Tool Web site on Microsoft.com.

To runrepparttar 107425 Malicious Software Removal Tool from either location, you must log on to your computer with an account that is a member ofrepparttar 107426 Administrators group. If you are running Windows XP, you can also runrepparttar 107427 Malicious Software Removal Tool fromrepparttar 107428 Windows Update Web site or by using Automatic Updates.

...In practice, onrepparttar 107429 first Tuesday in every month, if you have Automatic Updates switched ON. The new tool will download and run a scan on your computer to see if there is any malicious software running...

The software does not install itself, and runs in "quiet mode" so that you will not actually see it running! When it has finished its scan -repparttar 107430 software then removes itself. For those of you concerned about privacy issues, you will be asked to accept an end user licence agreement (EULA) beforerepparttar 107431 scan takes place.

The software also creates a log file, more information on this inrepparttar 107432 next section.

This tool is updated monthly and contains a list of known threats and any variants.

It is NOT a substitute for having an up to date anti virus product installed, BUT it will help to reducerepparttar 107433 amount of infected PC's connected torepparttar 107434 Internet.

Far too many folks have "infected" PC's and just are NOT aware ofrepparttar 107435 problems this is causingrepparttar 107436 rest of us...

As already stated, this tool will be updated to include new malicious threats as they appear. The initial version ofrepparttar 107437 Malicious Software Removal Tool - version January 2005 - includes:

When is Too Much Color Too Much?

Written by Paul Hood


Atrepparttar onset of creating a digital document for printing, you must have decided if you are going to use two or more colors for your type. It is important that you must have familiarized yourself withrepparttar 107416 basics of color and color combinations and its effect onrepparttar 107417 appearance of your text. Knowing beforehand pertinent knowledge can save you a great deal of energy. Not to mention headaches.

Lifetips states that “When designing a digital document for printing, try not to use a build of more than two colors for your type. When a color is needed which uses more than 2 colors, this may cause colored drop shadows, due to registration. While inrepparttar 107418 design stage, try to pick a PMS which is built using only one or two colors.”

The importance of having a sound plan as to what design you will follow throughoutrepparttar 107419 project cannot be stressed enough and here Lifetips once again hits home. As it is, printing particularly small types in more than one color can be very difficult. Doing this will result in fuzzy or hazy images which is likely not what you had in mind. The best thing to do, as Lifetips says, is to make sure that you have made a plan and a good design for your print type.

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