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It is impossible to tell if a free antivirus software is legit and safe. With so many threats surfacing around the world, such as conflicker, it is sometimes hard to come to a decision if you want to install a software to get rid of it or even patch your computer.

Question is : Are you infected by it in the first place?

Falling prey to malicious warnings and software and end up being infected as a result happens to everyone. Take for instance, the latest conflicker, will display a windows security warning that looks as legit as a windows warning at the lower right hand corner, however, upon clicking on it, it installs a fake antivirus called "spyware protect 2009 " which ends up the malware that will attempt to steal all personal information from you.

What's even worse, it bugs the user to pay to fix some so called issues for a price and as a result, loosing your credit card number to the scammers.

Some tell tale signs of a fake program would be

* The program is downloaded from somewhere else and not microsoft auto updates
* The antivirus program starts a scan on its own, without even asking you for permission
* The antivirus program has a name that is not heard off
* This program bugs you for issues that other scanners did not detect.

The following software below is a fake scanner deployed by conflicker.

I wrote this article for the benefit of those who discovered issues after upgrading to version 3.0 ipod/iphone software. There's actually a whole list of bugs , however I only experience one which was bugging me terribly. The battery drained amazingly fast, within one day, and it drains, even when the ipod touch is totally switched off.

Trying to get back into 2.0 firmware is a long and lengthy process, but I will try to make it as simple as possible. You will need to download a few programs.

1) Download Itunes 8.10
2) Download WinPwn 2.5
3) Download QuickPwn 2.2.5-2
4) Download your device's firmware

[ Note that you will need to find the correct file for your device, if yours is a 1st Generation or 2nd Generation pod or phone.]

Before you proceed, you will loose all files and apps , thus you will need to perform all backup you want before proceeding with the downgrade.

1) First.

Uninstall your itunes software unless yours is itunes 8.10
* REBOOT * [ Must be done ]

Now you must delete a file called "itunes library.itl" which should be in your documents\mymusic\itunes

If you do not do so, the itunes will not start and will display an error message unable to open the library as it is created with a newer version of itunes. If you wish to retain that file, you can cut it to another location.

Now check that itunes 8.10 can be started. then close the program.

2) Second
Install and Run WinPwn.
Follow the instructions and create the custom 2.0 firmware restore file.
The created file will be placed inside the mydocuments folder.

3) Third
Follow the guide to hook up and set your ipod touch to recovery mode.
At this point, WinPwn will stop working. And your device will show a white screen.
Close WinPwn
[ If at any point, you fail to enter the correct mode and the device fails to wake up,]
[ Hook up to a power, and press the "ON"+" Start " button and hold it till it wakes up.]

4) Four
Start Itunes 8.10
It will detect your device as DFU mode and you can click on the recovery button.
Press and hold on to shift and click on the recovery button,
It will ask you to choose the firmware.
Select the Custom-iPod1,1_2.0.2_5C1_Restore.ipsw in mydocuments folder

And it will proceed to prepare for recovery. Don't freak out, It takes a hell of a long time to just prepare the file. The actual restore is faster.

And bingo, your ipod touch is restored to the 2.0 version with cydia installed.

5) Five
If you are using an iphone, Run the QuickPwn 2.2.5-2 . and follow instructions to unlock your phone.

There is a new plugin out there called Hidetab.

This add on allows you to quickly, hide those tabs of those windows that you do not want others to see. If you do not want to get fired by surfing on facebook or playing online games and caught when your boss walks behind you, this plugin allows you to make the unwanted tabs disappear with just a shortcut key.

ALT + CTRL + Q to restore
ALT + Q to hide all tabs

However, it will still be running in the background, so even if it is hidden, sound will still be audible, if you're watching a video or listening to music it's going to keep playing. Hopefully a future version will provide the option to mute the audio from any tabs that are hidden.

All your hidden tabs will be showed at the lower right hand side of your browser for you to sort them out.