ShadowExplorer (www.shadowexplorer.com) is an awesome application which I’ve used as a PC Technician many times in the past. It is used to provide a graphical ‘front-end’ interface for a rather complicated command line utility called VSSADMIN.EXE (an internal Windows component) which handles “Volume Shadow Copies” of files made by Windows. These are sort of ‘backups’ in a sense and the Volume Shadow Copy service in Windows is indeed used by various backup software to accomplish backup tasks....
To all customers of our PC technician and related software: This is kind of a double topic in one post, so let me first thank you for your attention. Something disturbing came to my attention after our latest newsletter, which contained the current product sale on d7II, CryptoPrevent Premium and also the Bulk/Resale Edition, along with a major CryptoPrevent update announcement. I became aware that customers of our tech related products, particularly active d7II subscribers, may occasionally feel...
Frequently in troubleshooting it is helpful to know if a log file was created by an application or Windows itself. Presented by Nick, the developer of d7II, this video details how to use some tricks with d7II/dFunk’s file search filters to find log files in specific locations or anywhere on the partition. Added 02/26/2015 (dMZ “d7II Advanced Tech Tips” videos require the dMZ Standard access membership level or higher.)
File this under “not surprised.” The Windows 10 Technical Preview just got a new update, so this morning of course it was nagging me to restart. After taking care of my VMs and open files I did the restart. I couldn’t wait to see how usable, or just plain laughable, this new Cortana thing is going to be. Well I really haven’t messed with it yet, but let me tell you what Windows 10 screwed up that was...
dSupportOnline/dMZ additional d7II downloads are now freely available to all d7II subscribers! As of now, the newer d7II default custom apps configurations and Ketarin profile are being pushed out to all d7II subscribers via d7II’s internal update mechanism. That isn’t all, however. There are also auto mode profiles, templates, whitelists, and more! While this content isn’t yet on the Foolish IT website, it has been made public in its current home on dSupportOnline’s website here.
dFunk is the re-incarnation of MalwareScan, a utility which originally began life known as the original d7 – which had little to nothing to do with automating 3rd party utilities, but focused on registry and file system locations where ad/spy/malware would hide. d7/MalwareScan – now dFunk was created to assist the technician who MANUALLY removed viruses/malware, and MANUALLY cleaned up a system when finished. It wasn’t about 3rd party automation, but rather aggregation. The automation...
I’ve done so much work on this app, it deserved a new name! Basically I’m rewriting the code bit by bit, and redesigning the interface from scratch, not just bringing it up to the same appearance as d7II, which is an incredible improvement, but also bringing new functionality to the user interface. New functionality includes search filters for scan results, automatic file details with virustotal.com results in a pop out window that doesn’t rob real-estate...
News regarding any d7II config that exists to update Emsisoft a2cmd: a2cmd’s update function doesn’t appear to work half of the time lately. It is unknown if it is an a2cmd program or a Emsisoft server issue, but this is beside the point, because… currently the a2cmd program zip file contains the latest Emsisoft definitions, so it is always up to date. d7II’s new default apps config file for “Emsisoft a2cmd Full Scan” (and...
New d7II Custom Apps: We’ve added some NEW d7II Custom Apps to the dMZ, including herdProtect, Should I Remove It, Everything Search Engine, and 4 new Emsisoft a2cmd configurations. Download them today! http://dsupportonline.com/dmz/d7ii-additions/ Current Introductory Pricing and Specials: Standard Access Includes: Self-guided d7II personal training and d7II malware removal videos d7II video series: d7II Release Notes in Video, d7II Quick Tips, and d7II Under the Hood Custom configurations and definition downloads for d7II Custom app...
New Video Series: d7II Release Notes in Video – this is a new video series which highlights the release notes from a notable d7II release, demonstrating new features and functionality, and explaining in detail any existing functionality that has been modified or improved and its impact on your daily routine. These videos will give you a jump start on getting the most out of d7II improvements as they occur!! New Sneek Peek Video Here! New Video Series: d7II Under the Hood – this...
