Wednesday, May 2, 2012

LG Optimus L3 E400


Last Sunday, i bought a new smartphone which is LG Optimus L3 E400. This is an android phone that has 2.3 Gingerbread OS and 800 MHz processor with 384MB of RAM. They say it has the same price with Samsung Galaxy Y which is P5,990 but i just bought this for P5,834 at LG store in Megamall.

Reason why i bought LG Optimus L3 E400 instead of Samsung Galaxy Y:

I am not a Samsung fan and i used to have Samsung Galaxy Mini. Transitions and scrolling are not smooth and sluggish, there's always a delay when opening apps. I am not happy with the experience, then eventually i returned the unit. I need to buy a cheap android phone and I'm afraid to buy the entry level of Samsung which is Samsung Galaxy Y because i might encounter the problem i experienced with my previous Samsung phone.

Base from the other reviews, LG Optimus L3 E400 is a great entry level smartphone.

Specifications of LG:

Display Type TFT LCD capacitive touch 256 colors
Display Size (320 x 240 pixels) 125 ppi
Card Slot microSD up to 32GB
Memory 1GB Internal, 384MB RAM
Speed HSDPA 3.6Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth V3.0
USB V2.0
Camera 3 megapixel with autofocus
Video QVGA @15fps
Platform Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread
CPU 800MHz processor
Sensor Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass
GPS with A-GPS support
Browser HTML
Batter Li-Ion 1500 mAh

So far so good, no problem with my LG phone. It is cheaper compare to the other entry level android phone. It's not sluggish, no problem with scrolling, it has a smooth transitions. It's compatible with the addictive game which is Temple Run. There's a little bit of delay but atleast it's compatible.

Fake AV: Smart HDD


Smart HDD is another fake antivirus program which display fake alerts and notifications. When this fake program started, it will simulate a scan and will show the computer is malfunctioning. The pop ups and alerts seems legit and professional but when you click on them, it will advice you to buy Smart HDD to fix the problems.

Don't be decived by this another hoax program. You may use this registration code to stop the fake alerts 15801587234612645205224631045976 but this won't remove the program. You still need to manually remove it on your computer.

How to remove this Smart HDD 2012 manually:

1. Go to Control Panel to uninstall Smart HDD 2012.

If you are using Windows XP:
- Open Control Panel then click Add/Remove Programs
- Search for Smart HDD 2012 on the list of programs then hit Remove button
- Restart Computer

If you are using Windows Vista or Win7
- Open Control Panel then click Programs and Features
- Search for Smart HDD 2012 on the list of programs then hit Uninstall button
- Restart Computer

2. Delete Files:

%Temp%[Random Characters]
%Temp%[Random Characters].exe
%Temp%dfrg
%Temp%dfrgr
%Temp%[Random Characters].dll
%Temp%[Random Characters].exe
%Temp%tmp2.tmp
%UserProfile%DesktopSmart HDD.lnk
%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsSmart HDD
%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsSmart HDDSmart HDD.lnk
%UserProfile%Start MenuProgramsSmart HDDUninstall Smart HDD.lnk
%UserProfile% is C:/Documents and Settings for Windows 2000/XP & C:Users for Windows Vista/7
%Temp% is C:/DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS/ProfileName/LOCAL SETTINGS/Temp for Windows 2000/XP & C:/UsersProfile/Name/AppData/Local/Temp for Windows Vista and Windows 7

3. Delete registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun "[Random Characters]"
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun "[Random Characters].exe"

Hope this manual removal of this Malicious program helps!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Dating Advice

I have a guy friend and we've know each other for years. I can feel if he likes someone but afraid to ask her out. To be honest, i am not good in giving advices most specially on how to ask a girl out on a date. So, how do you ask out an officemate for a date? I search on google and here's what i've found!


Here are some advice from wikihow.com on how to ask a female friend out on a date:
1. Look for Signals that she likes you. Learn to read her body language. Is her affection towards you brotherly or potentially romantic?
2. Find out what her interests are. You have a better chance of scoring a date if you're inviting her to an activity or event that you already know she's interested in.
3. Wait for the right moment. Ask her out in person, but over the phone is also an acceptable option. DO NOT ask someone out over Facebook.
4. Be Clear. Whether you propose a trip to the movies or offer to cook her dinner, she might misinterpret your question as just a friendly gesture. Again, make it clear that this is a date.


Tuesday, April 24, 2012

FAKE AV - Smart Fortress 2012


You might be wondering why my second entry has something to do with a fake antivirus program. I 'm a technical support engineer and this past few weeks, a new variant of rogueware is spreading in the internet. My advice is to be extra careful on downloading free software and always run a scan at the end of browsing activity.

The behaviour of this malicious program is to display fake alerts and shows the computer is extremely infected. It will show you an offer that it will get rid of the viruses or will fix the problem by purchasing a license. Don't be deceive and do not be fooled on buying this crap!

How to remove this Smart Fortress 2012 manually:

1. Stop the fake warnings by entering the activation key. Open Smart Fortress 2012 then hit Registration. Enter the activation key AA39754E-715219CE then click activate button.

2. Go to Control Panel to uninstall Smart Fortress 2012.

If you are using Windows XP:
- Open Control Panel then click Add/Remove Programs
- Search for Smart Fortress 2012 on the list of programs then hit Remove button
- Restart Computer

If you are using Windows Vista or Win7
- Open Control Panel then click Programs and Features
- Search for Smart Fortress 2012 on the list of programs then hit Uninstall button
- Restart Computer

3. Delete exe files:

%CommonAppData%\[random_33_characters]
%CommonAppData%\[random_33_characters]\[random_33_characters]
%CommonAppData%\[random_33_characters]\[random_33_characters].exe

4. Delete registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce “”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-861567501-152049171-1708537768-1003_Classes\%s “(Default)” = “”
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-861567501-152049171-1708537768-1003_Classes\\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%CommonAppData%\\.exe” -s “%1″ %*
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe “(Default)” = “”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\\shell\open\command “(Default)” = “%CommonAppData%\\.exe” -s “%1″ %*

%CommonAppData%\[random_33_characters]
%CommonAppData%\[random_33_characters]\[random_33_characters]
%CommonAppData%\[random_33_characters]\[random_33_characters].exe


Hope this manual removal of this Malicious program helps!

First Blog Entry

This is my first blog entry in english, to tell you honestly i'm not that fluent in english.