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(Continued from page 3)once downloaded, cannot be further updated; if future scans are necessary, a freshly updated copy needs to be downloaded again.Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2011 is an excellent scanner andcleaner, but only functions as an on-demand scanner, and does notprovide any continuing or real time protection; Kaspersky recommends that it be uninstalled after running and cleaning an infectedcomputer. There is still a continued need for a full-time security utility, a function not provided by this tool. This Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2011, when freshly downloaded and run, is an effective way tocheck and verify that malware has not penetrated your existing security software and jeopardized the security of your computer.leased a new version of a downloadable security scanner, KasperskySecurity Scanner 2.0 (support.kaspersky.com/us/viruses/kss2), whichis a free utility designed to scan your computer for antivirus status andvulnerability detection. This Security Scanner 2.0 identifies and teststhe firewall, security software, and searches for other vulnerabilities,but like the cloud based scanner, does not remove any detected malware. If any rogue security software is found, Kaspersky offers additional information and removal information on its rogue software website at support.kaspersky.com/us/viruses/rogue. A somewhat similarproduct, Kaspersky Virus Scanner for Mac, is available from the Apple app store (details: support.kaspersky.com/us/viruses/kvs).For those who simply want to be sure that their computers are freeof malware and other security threats, or to remove otherwise difficultto remove malware, Kaspersky has a variety of free utilities that canlikely perform those services.Kaspersky also offers a large selection of free dedicated softwareutilities that are intended to remove specific types of malware, such asthe recently endemic "ransomware", and its more vicious cousin thatalso encrypts the user's computer unless a ransom is paid. These, anddozens of other malware specific utilities are freely available fromKaspersky at support.kaspersky.com/us/viruses/utility. Another formof ransomware that has appeared places a large banner across themonitor screen, blocking the view of the screen, unless a ransom ispaid.Kaspersky offers a free "unlocking code" at support.kaspersky.com/us/viruses/deblocker, which is, a "Free service Deblocker [which] helpsto delete/remove banner from Desktop, unlock Windows or restoreaccess to encrypted files without sending an SMS message.".Many times, users want to perform a quick scan to determine iftheir systems are clean and free of malware; Kaspersky offers a freeonline scan using the latest malware definitions "in the cloud". ThisKaspersky Security Scan (usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/free-antivirus-scan) can identify viruses, malware, and other security threats,displays information about any issues found, but does not clean anyinfections which may be on the computer; one of the other scannerkillers can be used to disinfect the computer. Kaspersky recently re-the end of the story4

for 3.5” disks, however, and are great when you have older equipment(like electronic test equipment) that can only store to its built-in floppydrive. There are also plenty of USB external optical drives available toread and write CD, DVD and even Blu-ray discs.Look Back TechGreg Skalka, President,Under the Computer Hood User Group, CAOctober 2012 issue, Drive Lightwww.uchug.orgpresident (at) uchug.orgNo matter how modern your technology may be, you usually can’tescape your past. The introduction of the personal computer 30 yearsago started a revolution in how we deal with correspondence, communications, photography and music. This revolution resulted in an evolution of capabilities over three decades, culminating in the Ultrabooks, tablet computers, personal music players and digital and videocameras we have today. In the fast-paced and ever-changing world ofcomputers and consumer electronics, the past, as defined by differentfeatures and capabilities, can be as recent as yesterday. And unfortunately, something new and improved usually means something elsejust became obsolete, sometimes before its time.There are a number of options when it comes to getting informationoff of older computer hard drives. If you don’t have a computer thatsupports the older drive, there are plenty of hard drive external enclosure kits available to interface all sizes of PATA and SATA harddrives to USB. The Apricorn DriveWire Universal Hard Drive Adapter is one of several similar products that can easily connect any size ortype of bare hard drive to USB for data transfer. It is great for transferring files you forgot you needed from those old computers that won’tboot anymore, or have no removable media in common with your newcomputer. For bare SATA drives, there are also quick-change docksUnless you just came out of a 30-year coma, you probably have computer files, media and devices that are not fully compatible with thelatest in computers and electronics. For those of us that have beenusing computers and technology for even a short time, moving to thenext, newest, latest and greatest will involve change. How do we bringalong the content we have created and used in the past? How can wecontinue to use our favorite old devices?Fortunately, there are a number of devices available to address theseissues. They are often called translators, converters or copiers, but Ilike to think of them as “look back” devices. They can help us lookback to an earlier time, bridge the divide between technologies andbring our content, be it music, photos, video, documents or information, along with us as technology evolves. And boy, does it everevolve.Imagine archaeologists stumbling upon an undiscovered ancient library. Despite alphabet and language translation issues, they couldprobably eventually learn quite a lot about the time period in question,as ancient civilizations typically used information recording technologies we can still easily use today. Assuming they are in good condition, carved stone tablets are still as readable now as they were whencarved thousands of years ago. Even the information in paper bookspreserved from a hundred years ago is still easily accessible. That maynot be the case, however, with information stored from only ten ortwenty years ago.available to easily access them through USB or eSATA.A lot of laptops and tablets have slots for reading the removable flashmemory cards commonly used in digital cameras, but most can onlyaccommodate SD (Secure Digital) cards. Many of the older or lesspopular media formats, like CompactFlash or SmartMedia, are notsupported in new devices. There are a lot of USB adapters availablefor almost any memory card format that has ever existed, allowingthese cards to be read again. I have one USB media adapter that claimsImagine instead opening an unclaimed storage locker that has beenclosed for 10 to 20 years, and finding it contains lots of important andinteresting information. Unfortunately, it is stored on Betamax, VHSand cassette tapes, LP records, 8 inch, 5.25 inch and 3.5 inch floppydisks, SmartMedia flash memory cards and bare Parallel ATA(PATA) hard drives. You might feel the archaeologists have an easiertask in obtaining their information. Even if you could come up withfunctional hardware to read all these old media types, how could youprovide the data to someone that wants to access it on an iPad?Fortunately, there is look back technology available to access andtranslate a lot of that old media. Although current computers no longerhave drives to read removable magnetic disks, and the latest Ultrabooks, Chromebooks and iPads don’t even have optical disc drives,there are a lot of USB external drives available for these older mediatypes. I have not seen (at least recently) any USB external drives forreading 8” or 5.25” floppy disks, so for those you might have to relyon an old working computer. USB external drives are readily available(Continued on page 6)5

modems disappeared from new computers many years ago, the bestway to connect your Ultrabook to the Internet in these locations maybe through an external USB modem.(Continued from page 5)to accommodate 56 different types of memory cards.Though almost everyone now captures and enjoys audio-visual entertainment through digital means and devices, including digital still andvideo cameras, personal digital music players and streaming audio andvideo, the all-digital era is at most only two decades old. Many of usstill have music, pictures and video in an analog format, which makesthem more difficult to enjoy in our digitally-oriented world and makesthe originals more vulnerable to loss or degradation over time. Fortunately, there are many look back devices available to help bring theseanalog items into the digital world.The problem with advancing technology is that it makes everythingobsolete eventually. This means there will be a bright future for these“look back” devices to handle the things we expect in our currentcomputers at some point. While USB is pretty universal, I don’t expect to find a cloud with a USB port on it.the end of the storyFor printed materials like photographic prints, a good flatbed scannercan make excellent digital scans. For less critical material, a hand-heldscanner can digitize much quicker with good results. Where the original is a film negative or slide, there are a lot of reasonably priced filmand slide scanners available to allow those old memories to be moreeasily accessed and permanently preserved in digital form. At one endof the spectrum are precision film scanners that make high-resolutionscans but require more time to scan. There are also lower-cost filmscanners based on digital camera sensor technology that make veryfast scans of reasonable quality. These scanners, such as ones made byWolverine Data, make it possible to convert large collections of slidesor negatives to digital files in a reasonable time. There are servicesavailable to p

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