Getting Rid Of A URL Redirect Fast

A URL redirect virus was redirecting the www.facebook.com to a site that says I have been selected to win a iPad. Only thing I have to do is pay 3 dollars to have the quiz sms to me.

It looks real in the begining, but attempts to dismiss the site by typing www.facebook.com directly on the browser address bar bring back the malicious site that tries to rip me off via paid sms. This make me suspect that some malware has slip into my Windows 7 installation.

I could then start to scan the system with some antivirus software, but things like this takes ages to complete especially when you have a 20GB software installation.

My solution is simply to restore a known good version of Windows 7 from a disk backup I made with Acronis True Image Home Edition. It takes about 15 minutes. At the end I got back normal facebook access.

Disk backup has always been my preferred solution to handle virus and malware. Using antivirus software slow the system down, requires frequent signatures update and cost money.

HP ePrint Make Fax History

Now that HP has launch the ePrint printer ENVY 100 e-ALL-IN-ONE which allow you to print anything that you can email especially basic things like a pdf or microsoft word or any text file, the good old fax machine may be see the its days number.

Only caveat is that the ePrint service is hosted by HP. It does not make use of nornal web mail like gmail or hotmail. So whether ePrint takes on depends on the load carrying ability of the ePrint service.

Personally, I doubt this will happen too soon. HP could have just web enabled their printer and allow them to use normal web email like gmail. Although having a proprietary ePrint service does make the ePrint feature easier to use and more handfree.