Computer Deals for Late September 2008
Here are some of the latest computer and electronics deals.
Toshiba
Save 25% on Toshiba memory. Offer valid 9.16 to 9.29.08. Visit our memory page today!
Save 25% on Toshiba USB flash drives. Offer valid 9.16 to 9.29.08. Visit our flash drive page today!
Officedepot.com
Acer X243Wbd 24 Widescreen DigitalAnalog LCD Monitor- only $329.99 After $40 Instant Savings at OfficeDepot.com!
Ritzcamera
Canon Powershot G10 Digital Camera – $499.99
Canon Powershot Sx10 Is Digital Camera – $399.99
HP These are valid until 9/29/2008.
Save up to $249 instantly on the HP Pavilion dv7z Customizable Notebook! Savings include: $150 instant rebate, FREE upgrade from 1GB to 2GB of memory ($500 value), and get FREE Shipping ($49 value). Add an HP Deskjet Printer for free (after $70 paperless mail-in rebate) on customizable models.
Save up to $274 instantly on the Compaq Presario CQ50Z Customizable Notebook! Savings include: $200 instant rebate, Free upgrade to 802.11bgn wireless ($25 value), and get FREE Shipping ($49 value). Add an HP Deskjet Printer for free (after $70 paperless mail-in rebate) on customizable models.
Save up to $359 instantly on the HP Pavilion Elite m9300z Customizable Desktop! Savings includes: $100 instant rebate, FREE quad-core processor upgrade ($100 value), FREE 3 GB memory upgrade ($50 value), FREE 256MB graphics card upgrade ($30 value), $50 instant rebate on LCD monitors, and get FREE shipping ($29 value). Add an HP Deskjet Printer for free (after $70 paperless mail-in rebate) on customizable models.
Save up to $229 instantly on the HP Pavilion Slimline s3500t Customizable Desktop! Savings includes: $100 instant rebate, FREE upgrade to 500GB hard drive ($50 value), $50 instant rebate on LCD monitors, and get FREE shipping ($29 value). Add an HP Deskjet Printer for free (after $70 paperless mail-in rebate) on customizable models.
Save up to $299 instantly on the HP Pavilion tx2500z Customizable Notebook! Savings include: $150 instant savings, FREE upgrade from 1GB to 3GB of memory ($100 value), and get FREE Shipping ($49 value). Add an HP Deskjet Printer for free (after $70 paperless mail-in rebate) on customizable models.
Save up to $160 instantly on HP Pavilion dv9930us Entertainment Notebook PC! Savings includes recent price drop, FREE shipping ($29 value). Add an HP Deskjet Printer for free (after $70 paperless mail-in rebate) on customizable models.
Save $160 instantly on HP Pavilion dv9922us Entertainment Notebook PC! Savings includes recent price drop, FREE shipping ($29 value). Add an HP Deskjet Printer for free (after $70 paperless mail-in rebate) on customizable models.
Save up to $130 instantly on HP Pavilion dv2910us Entertainment Notebook PC! Savings include: recent price drop FREE shipping ($29 value) and add an HP Deskjet Printer for free (after $70 paperless mail-in rebate) on customizable models.
Save up to $278 instantly on the HP Pavilion Elite d5000z Customizable Desktop! Savings includes: $150 instant rebate, FREE Norton Internet Security subscription ($49 value), $50 instant rebate on LCD monitors, and get FREE shipping ($29 value). Add an HP Deskjet Printer for free (after $70 paperless mail-in rebate) on customizable models.
Save $180 instantly on HP Pavilion Media Center TV m9350f Desktop PC! Savings include the new low price + FREE Shipping
Save $80 instantly on HP Pavilion s3500f Desktop PC! Savings include the new low price + FREE Shipping
Save $70 instantly on HP Pavilion a6530f Desktop PC! Savings include the new low price + FREE Shipping
Sony
Save $400 on the Sony VAIO TZ VGN-TZ290EAP (Pink) Notebook w/code SAVE400TZ290EAP now just $1299.99. Ends Sept 30
Save $300 on the Sony VAIO AR series Notebook w/code VAIO300AR. Now inlcudes CTO models. Ends Sept 30
Save $50 on the Sony noise cancelling 4GB MP3 Player w/code WKMN50NC, now just $99.99 (originally $149.99). Ends Sept 30
Walmart
Panasonic 50″ Class Plasma HDTV with Digital Tuner, TH-M50HD18
Sony 32″ Class Bravia LCD HDTV with Digital Tuner, KDL-32L4000
Sanyo 50″ Class Plasma HDTV with Digital Tuner, DP50747
Vizio 42″ Class Full HD 1080P LCD HDTV w/ Digital Tuner, VW42LFHDTV10A
Samsung 26″ Class LCD HDTV w/ Digital Tuner, LN26A330
Vizio 32″ Class LCD HDTV with Digital Tuner, VW32L
AOC 22″ Class Wide LCD HDTV with Built-in Tuner, L22W761
LevelMount Tilting Flat TV Wall Mount for 26″-50″ TVs up to 150lbs, ELLCDM-07
Philips 47″ Class Full-HD 1080p LCD HDTV, 47PFL3603D/27 – Energy Star Compliant
Categories: Computer Deals, HP, Sony, Toshiba Tags: HP Computer Deals, Sony Computer Deals, Toshiba Computer Deals, Walmart Computer Deals
Latest Windows News
Windows 7 hits Milestone 3 from Mary Jo Foley – I have seen the future — specifically Windows 7 Milestone 3 (Build 6780).
Peru to try out Windows on XO laptops from Ina Fried – Microsoft and the One Laptop Per Child project announced Monday that Peru will be the first country to try out XO laptops running Microsoft Windows as part of a nine-month pilot program.
Report: HP trying for ‘end-run’ around Windows from Erica Ogg – Is the biggest PC vendor in the world looking to give customers an option besides Windows?
iTunes 8: If Windows Vista displays a blue screen error message when connecting iPhone or iPod from Apple.com – After installing iTunes 8 for Windows, some users may see a blue screen error message when connecting iPhone or iPod to a Windows Vista computer. In some cases, the computer may immediately restart when connecting iPhone or iPod to the computer.
Rumor: Windows 7 to Arrive Early, First Beta Due October 27 from Scott Gilbertson – Windows 7, the much-anticipated successor to Microsoft’s Windows Vista OS, may arrive ahead of schedule.
Microsoft and Cray Team up to Bring High Performance Computing Mainstream from Tina Couch – For the first time in the two companies history, Microsoft and Cray have teamed up to offer a powerful mix of what each company does best – - the Cray CX1! What is the CX1, you ask?
Windows Gets Even Better on the Mac with VMware Fusion 2: 100+ New Features, Free Upgrade for Existing Users from Team Fusion – We’re proud to announce that VMware Fusion 2 is now available.
Is Microsoft aiming for an early Windows 7 launch? from Ed Bott – Andy Patrizio at InternetNews.com has raised some eyebrows with his report that an “internal calendar” at Microsoft has June 3, 2009 as the planned release date for Windows 7.
Hypothetical thoughts on what Windows 7 Milestone 3 might have from aeroexperience – Alright, so I talked about Windows 7’s pillars not so long ago.
VMware wants to trump Windows and Linux servers with its Virtual Datacenter OS from Jason Hiner – VMware’s new CEO Paul Maritz used his first VMworld keynote on Tuesday to introduce the company’s Virtual Datacenter Operating System (VDC-OS) to an audience of IT professionals and technology industry insiders at the VMworld 2008 conference at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.
Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer from Mary Jo Foley – Microsoft and Cray are set to unveil on September 16 the Cray CX1, a compact supercomputer running Windows HPC Server 2008.
Ahead of PDC, Microsoft Begins Internal Test of Windows 7 from Paul Thurrott – While Microsoft is busy trying to overcome consumer opinions of its current operating system, Windows Vista, the software giant is also undergoing an internal effort to beta test the next version, called Windows 7.
Categories: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tags: Windows, Windows 7, Windows Vista
More on Antivirus XP 2008
Had another user who had been infected by the Antivirus XP 2008 malware, I noticed they had both hit the same website at least once, myspacecdn.com, I haven’t checked it yet as I don’t have a machine handy that I can blow out, so I will have to check it later. The main install file seems to be ccwjgn.dll which gets run from the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogonNotify, it runs the popup from a program in the TEMP folder in Windows to get you to launch the install. The process is listed as a .tmp in Task Manager, usually with a weird name like ttC.tmp.exe or something similar.
On this machine, however, they set a explorer.exe registry key here, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionImage File Execution Options, and Windows explorer could not run, I am assuming they were redirecting it to run some other malware and then starting explorer, but Virusscan deleted the file they were using, so, Windows just sat there. You could run Task Manager by hitting control-alt-delete, so that allowed me to run regedit, navigate to the key and delete the explorer.exe value out, which then allowed Windows explorer to run. After the desktop loaded, the Antivirus XP popup came up, I ended the process using Task Manager, I deleted all the files out of the Windows temp folder, found the programs/dll files in the System 32 folder, two of them this time with the lphctp9j0ea5j.exe and blphctp9j0ea5.scr type of names and after rebooting I was able to delete the ccwjgn.dll file.
I then ran the latest version of Spybot, which found some other stuff and removed them. No more popups or nag screens trying to get her to install their malware.
Update: I thought I had it until I updated to Windows XP Service Pack 3 and after rebooting I received the daggon popup again. More deleting and rebooting, after awhile I gave up and tried the free version of AVG, it found about 40 or so driver files that were infected and cleaned those and she has been running Antivirus Xp 2008 free for a couple hours now. So, for everyone who just wants it removed without knowing how or why, run AVG as Spybot doesn’t seem to clean it yet.
Categories: Antivirus XP 2008, Malicious Websites, Malware, Spyware Info, Windows XP Tags: Antivirus XP 2008, Malware, Windows
