Have you been struggling with browser viruses? You are lucky to have found this! Your problem is solved.

Normal/Easy ways to remove browser virus:

• uninstall any unwanted suspicious software’s from your computer.
• clear the Home page.
• remove any suspicious extensions.
• remove any add-on which is related to this virus.

If your still not able to remove this…

Here are some advance steps to remove any browser hacked software from any browsers. In this case i m taking trotus virus

• Hold the Start Key and R – copy + paste the following and click OK:

notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts

or

“C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc” select ‘host’ file

A new file will open. If you are hacked, there will be a bunch of other IPs connected to you at the bottom. Look at the image below:

• Open the start menu and search for Network Connections (On Windows 10 you just write it after clicking the Windows button), press enter.

1. Right-click on the Network Adapter you are using —> Properties —> Internet Protocol Version 4 (ICP/IP), click Properties.
2. The DNS line should be set to Obtain DNS server automatically. If it is not, set it yourself.
3. Click on Advanced —> the DNS tab. Remove everything here (if there is something) —> OK.

• After you complete this step, the threat will be gone from your browsers. Finish the next step as well or it may reappear on a system reboot.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut —> Properties.

NOTE: This is for Google Chrome, but you can do this for Firefox and IE (or Edge).

Properties —–> Shortcut. In Target, remove everything after .exe.

Remove Trotux from Internet Explorer:

Open IE, click —–> Manage Add-ons.

Find the threat —> Disable. Go to —–> Internet Options —> change the URL to whatever you use (if hijacked) —> Apply.

Remove Trotux from Firefox:

Open Firefox, click ——-> Add-ons —-> Extensions.

Find the adware/malware —> Remove.
Remove Trotux from Chrome:

Close Chrome. Navigate to:

C:/Users/!!!!USER NAME!!!!/AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data. There is a Folder called “Default” inside:

Rename it to Backup Default. Restart Chrome.

Warning: Deleting a working wrong registry file may damage your system so be carefully while doing below step..

• Type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter.

Inside, press CTRL and F together and type the threat’s Name. Right click and delete any entries you find with a similar name. If they don’t show up this way, go manually to these directories and delete/uninstall them:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. It could be any one of them – ask us if you can’t discern which ones are malicious.
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random

(ref: Ashok Kumar – quora.com)

When it comes to Snapchat’s parent company Snap, which filed for a $3 billion IPO last week, you’re likely more familiar with the company’s CEO Evan Spiegel than its co-founder, Bobby Murphy. But as Snap’s chief technical officer, Murphy remains no less integral to Snap’s ongoing success than its better-known chief executive is.

Born and raised in Berkeley, Calif., the 28-year-old Filipino American co-founder met Spiegel at Stanford University while studying for a degree in mathematics and computational science. Now, with Snap gearing up to go public in March, Murphy is poised to have a whopping $4 billion net worth, according to Forbes.

According to Snap’s S-1 statement filed last week, Murphy earns $250,000 a year — just half of what Spiegel makes.

From the statement: “In October 2016, we entered into an amended and restated offer letter agreement with Robert Murphy, our co-founder and Chief Technology Officer with respect to his continuing employment with us. Mr. Murphy’s annual base salary as of December 31, 2016 was $250,000.”

Although Spiegel’s cash salary will technically be reduced to just $1 when Snap debuts on the New York Stock Exchange in March — upon which both co-founders will reportedly have a net worth of $4 billion each — it’s worth noting the huge difference in pay.

He’s the technical whiz.

Murphy, who originally met Spiegel in 2010 when both belonged to the Stanford fraternity Kappa Sigma, was brought onto Snapchat early on to code the app after another project — an online social network inspired by Google Circles — failed to catch on.

“The notion is to change the notion of what a photograph is and use it as a means of communication and just recognizing that photos and videos are extremely expressive,” Murphy attempted to explain to Stephen Colbert during a rare TV appearance in 2013 with Spiegel. “You have a camera on your smartphone always with you. Why not use that as a way to communicate with friends and family? The disappearing aspect is an effort to bring the service back to normal human communication, which is ephemeral and transient and fluid.”

It was Murphy who led Snap’s expansion on the technical side. As the app evolved to include new features such as payments, content distribution, even hardware, Murphy oversaw the smooth expansion of Snap’s back-end architecture, which included storing and crunching Snapchat data on Google Cloud.

He’s even-keeled.

If Spiegel is historically known for having somewhat of a temper, Murphy has a reputation for being even-keeled. Not only is he extremely measured in the few interviews he’s done with the media, Snapchat’s first employee, David Kravitz, told Forbes in January 2014, he can’t remember ever seeing Murphy upset.

“I’d describe him almost like a monk,” Kravitz told the publication.

He lives 11 blocks from Snapchat headquarters

In late 2013, Murphy splurged on a new $2.1 million home in Venice, Calif., just 11 blocks from Snap’s headquarters. Designed by architect Larry Scarpa and artist Randy West, Murphy’s chic abode is reportedly a two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom home with patios, balconies and roof deck. Not too shabby, given Murphy graduated from Stanford just under seven years ago.

(source: Yahoo Tech)

Contemplating on the right Content Management System (CMS) to use for your web project? Still confused on which one to use? This article will tell you all you need to know about making choices.

WordPress, Joomla and Drupal have established themselves as the leaders for online content management systems.

To be honest, they are all incredible systems, and can make creating a website quick and easy. Even, better – they are all open-source with means they are all FREE to use.

Choosing which system to use can be difficult, but it is an important choice to make. For most people, once they’ve started with one, they won’t want to change, so let’s take a few minutes to review each of these three content management systems to see which one is right for you.

LET’S COMPARE THOSE THREE:
WordPress – Best pick for beginners, highly flexible and works well for small to medium sized websites & blogs.
Joomla – Good for larger websites and social networks but a little more technical than wordpress.
Drupal – A little more technical than Joomla but more powerful too.

… and now for the more in-depth review

WORDPRESS

WordPress is the world’s most popular content management system. It started out as a platform exclusively for blogging, but has grown and advanced significantly over the years. Today, according to W3Tech, over 58.5% of sites using CMS’s are using WordPress. In addition, over 27.3% of all websites are using WordPress which shows just how popular it is. WordPress offers many advantages to those looking to create a website or a blog, including the following:

Easy to Install – Many web hosting companies offer automatic installation of WordPress sites, which means you can have a new site up and running in well under five minutes. Even with manual installation, you can create a new site in less than a hour.

Customizable – WordPress has significantly more plug-ins, themes and other customizations available for it than any other CMS. This is largely because it is the most popular, so the designers of these items almost always create them for WordPress. You can also create a blog with WordPress.

Free – WordPress is free to install and use for anyone who wants it. There are thousands of free plug-ins and themes available to choose from. In addition, there are also paid premium themes and plug-ins, which some people will want to use, but they are not required, especially not for beginners.

Community Support – With millions of people using WordPress, there are a lot of people out there to help you through any problems you may have. Several websites are set up by users offering free support to other WordPress website owners. If you have some time, you can check out their support forum where contributors can help you within minutes. Awesome, right?

Of course, WordPress isn’t perfect in every way. A common complaint about WordPress are that if the site grows to large, it can require significant server resources to keep up.

These concerns are much more significant for sites that start getting hundreds of thousands of visitors per day, at which point a more robust server may be required to run the page. However, for a beginner or intermediate developer, this is probably the most suitable platform to build a site.

JOOMLA
Joomla is often thought of as the compromise between WordPress and Drupal. It is a powerful content management system, which can run smoothly on most web servers without any problems. It doesn’t require the same level of technical experience to run as Drupal, but it still offers many of the extra features. Like Drupal and WordPress, Joomla does have a lot of plug-ins and themes available to choose from, so you can customize your site to look and function in any way you desire. Other reasons people choose Joomla include:

Social Networking – This is perhaps the biggest benefit of Joomla. Of the three, Joomla makes it the easiest to create social networks. Social networks can be a powerful asset for many sites, and with Joomla, you can have one up and running extremely quickly and easily.
Commerce Sites – If you want to set up an online store; that is also very simple with Joomla. While it is certainly possible with Drupal and WordPress, Some persons believe Joomla makes it faster and easier, and has more native support for these types of things.
Not too Technical – Joomla has, in many people’s opinion, found that middle ground between the ease of managing a WordPress website, and the power of a Drupal site. Most people will be able to run a great Joomla site without any significant technical support, though there may be some issues which you’ll need to reach out for help on.
Help Portal – Joomla offers a great help portal for asking questions and getting technical support. It isn’t going to be as fast or extensive as the community based support pages of WordPress, but it is quicker (and cheaper) than technical support most people get for Drupal.
Free – Like Drupal, Joomla is free to use on your own web servers, but there is no option to have it hosted for free like WordPress offers.

Many Joomla users love Joomla because it is powerful, yet easy to use. Joomla has done an excellent job at combining the benefits of WordPress and Drupal, and adding in some great features of its own. It has been growing in popularity over the past several years, and it is likely to continue to do so. Joomla seems to have found a big market of people who are ready for something a little more powerful than WordPress, but easier to manage than Drupal.

DRUPAL
Drupal is the second most popular content management system available today. It is a fully open source program, which many people prefer, especially those who are more technically minded.

The Drupal platform is extremely powerful, and is less resource intensive than that of WordPress. Drupal can be set up for anything from a simple blog to a content portal used by large corporations. Some of the most significant benefits to Drupal include the following:

Technically Advanced – Drupal is the most technically advanced of these three content management systems. It doesn’t use nearly as many system resources as WordPress, so people won’t have to worry about upgrading to a more expensive hosting option as quickly.

Improved Performance – Drupal pages typically load more quickly, and have faster response times than those made with WordPress or Joomla. Of course, as you add in plug-ins and make other changes, this can quickly change.

Customizable – Drupal is easy to customize with many different plug-ins, themes and other configurable options. For those with sufficient programming knowledge, it is possible to edit even the root files of the program, making it the most flexible of the three content management systems.

Free – You can download the Drupal software for free, and install it on your own hosting server. There is no option to have a website hosted on Drupal servers, however, so you will need a web hosting available to run the site. You’ll also need your own domain name, which typically costs some money.

Drupal is the most powerful content management system out of the box, but with that power comes some additional difficulties for the website owner.

Having at least basic knowledge of HTML, PHP and other common web programming languages is highly recommended for anyone considering using Drupal. You don’t need to be an expert, but being able to troubleshoot error messages, and identify problems with coding will be a significant benefit.

If your website grows beyond a basic or small business page, you’ll likely require some technical support to run it properly. If you don’t have those skills yourself, that may mean you need to hire someone, or outsource the support of your page. Another potential concern is that since Drupal requires some in depth knowledge of the programming and technology behind it, finding support can be more difficult. If you run into a problem, you may have to pay someone to log on and help you fix it.

MAKING YOUR CHOICE
Fans of each of these three content management systems will argue fiercely that the one they prefer is the best option out there.

The fact is, each situation will require something different, and taking the time to look at all your options is the best way to go. For those looking to set up a small, personal blog, or a website for their small business, WordPress is likely the way to go.

If you’re setting up a site which you believe will grow rapidly from day one, and require extensive features for the users, Drupal may be more in line with what you need. Joomlais great for those somewhere in the middle, or anyone looking to add social networking to their pages.

It isn’t an easy choice to make, but if you take the time to look at your specific needs, and have an honest look at your own technical abilities (or your willingness to pay for technical support), you can make the right choice.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO MIGRATE FROM ONE TO ANOTHER?
If you feel you’re on the wrong content management system for your specific needs, it is possible to migrate from one to another. In most cases, this can be done fairly easily without too much hassle. Of course, whenever making major changes to a website like switching CMS’s, it is important to make sure you have the time and expertise available to help you through any problems you happen to run into. Contents are  most likely to be lost in the process.

MY FAVOURITE IS WORDPRESS…
I’ll be honest. I like WordPress. I really like the fact that it’s so easy to add new content, very flexible with the availability of lots of plugins, secured with frequent security updates. There are tons of free plugins and layouts I can choose from and I can easily change and tweak basically anything I want to with little or no need of HTML and CSS.

If you are just starting out, go with WordPress. Once your website is big enough (tons of posts and truckloads of visitors), it’s perhaps time to consider upgrading your server resources. However, some hosting companies have packages designed specially for WordPress.

“For beginners, I would definitely lean towards WordPress being the one which will most likely satisfy the needs of the individual. Of course, it always depends on what your endgame is – what purpose the site is meant to serve. Seeing that WordPress provides great SEO out the box and has a bunch of easy-to-use plugins and themes, as well as the fact that WordPress is infinitely easier to update and maintain than its competitors, I feel that WordPress provides the most complete solution for a beginner looking to build a new website.” You only need to have a plan for upgrade of server resources pending when your website will grow so large.

Digital marketing is a powerful tool which, when used properly, can be very effective in bringing you more visits to your website. Small businesses and solopreneurs can especially benefit from this as it avails to them a large marketing platform.

Knowing how to use digital marketing to your favor is important. Increasing the traffic to your site will gradually build a customer base for your brand. It is smart to invest in digital marketing, as the rewards are plenty.

Here are five ways in which you can utilize digital marketing to grow your business.

1. CONTENT MARKETING: BLOGGING
Any authoritative brand or business must have a blog, where they write about their area of expertise or the products that they offer. This content will be visible to potential customers, so it must be of the best quality in order to be useful in selling the product. Additionally, the content must be optimized for search engines in order for it to rank highly in search results. Having great content is a fundamental step for any solopreneurs or small businesses looking to develop an authoritative reputation among their customers.

2. BLOGGER OUTREACH
The next step after creating a high-end blog is making sure that the blog is well advertised. Networking with other blogs is an important aspect, as it will allow you to post your content on other blogs or add links to your blog on their site. Targeting well established or popular blogs is a great way to get yours noticed. Your site will be easier to find especially when a search engine is used. Blogger outreach can be a very time consuming process so you might consider tools like Ninja Outreach, which you might find very useful to streamline the whole process.

3. SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
Posting on social media is a great way to build a customer base for your brand. Share blog articles or links to your blog through sites like Facebook and Twitter. It helps if the articles you share on social media are evergreen in nature, that is, they never stop being relevant. This way you can post and repost them because they will be reaching a new audience every time.

4. BUILD A MAILING LIST
A mailing list will be used to send information in the form of periodic newsletters. The beauty of mailing lists is that the people who subscribe to it are interested in your products or services, so you are guaranteed that your products will be advertised to the intended people. Periodic newsletters also serve as reminders for people to visit your site.

Your newsletters must be fresh, catchy and addressing the specific needs of the customers. Do not send the same information repeatedly as it gets stale. Keep it fresh all the time.

5. ISSUE PRESS RELEASES
A good way to get attention turned towards your site is to issue press releases. If your business or brand is newsworthy, getting some coverage from authoritative news sources will direct a lot of attention towards your site. Ensure that the press release commands the attention of customers and is written professionally enough to be released through reputable media outlets.

Taking command of digital marketing can serve small businesses and solopreneurs well in their bid to gain recognition of their brand or product. The keyword is visibility. Optimization of the content will make it attract prospective clients.

(Ref: coachfederation.org)

The WordPress admin toolbar is not designed for the experience of members of a website community. However, you may have a membership website and do not want other users outside admin to see the wordpress admin toolbar.

Simply add the following line of code to your theme’s function.php. (It is always preferable to do this in a child theme).

add_action(‘after_setup_theme’, ‘remove_admin_bar’); function remove_admin_bar() { if (!current_user_can(‘administrator’) && !is_admin()) { show_admin_bar(false);

}

}

(wpbeginner.com)

A software developer lost his software to a sharp guy who had access to his computer and copied the core files of the software with his USB drive unknown to the poor geek. This could have been prevented if the USB ports were locked/disabled.

Here is how you can easily disable and enable your USB ports.

• Click on Start.
• Click on Run. If you cannot find RUN, type it in the search box.
• Type “regedit” without quotes. This will launch the Registry Editor.
• Navigate to  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\usbstor.
• In the work area, double click on Start.
• In the Value Data box, enter 4.
• Click on OK.
• Close Registry Editor and refresh your desktop.
• To re-enable access to your USB ports, enter 3 in the Value Data box in Step 6.

Enjoy! Vallatest #DigitalWorld