Mounting a projector is a task that most IT professionals will only perform a few times throughout their careers and home theatre enthusiasts will tackle once, maybe twice.  But properly mounting your projector at the right distance from the canvas is crucial for getting the most out of your projector. Luckily there are tools available online that take the guesswork out of calculating the optimal throw distance for your projector.  Da-Lite, manufacturer of high-quality projection [...]

The FakeSecScan virus. You may know it as another name, such as Windows Antivirus 2010 or some other generic-but-legitimate sounding name. It pretends to be an anti-virus application that scans and finds viruses on your computer. The problem is, the program itself is the virus and it is lying about the other infections that is has “found.” I’ve blogged about this all the way back in 2008 but since FakeSecScan continues to be one of [...]

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A work-around for crashes caused by the Rexton/Siemens Connexx module crashing NOAH System 3.

I’m in the process of patching up a particularly nasty virus called Agent2.AGCV.  Part of the virus resides in a file called C:\windows\system32\kbdsock.dll.  What I noticed is that when the deleted the file or allowed AVG to clean it, it would reappear after the next reboot. Prevent the actual virus file from loading by booting up to a Windows installation CD and entering the Recovery Console. Copy another DLL file over kbdsock.dll and reboot.  The [...]