PC Magazine: How to Make Your Own Security Toolkit

If you're the designated tech expert in your family or circle of friends, anybody who suffers a virus attack will come to you for help. Helping needn't be a chore, as long as you put the right collection of tools on a USB drive and keep it on your keychain.

By Neil J. Rubenking
December 7, 2012

Do your family and friends turn to you whenever they have computer security problems? Do they ignore the fact that you're wearing your "No, I Will Not Fix Your Computer" T-shirt? You may as well bow to the inevitable and make preparations to help them.

You can make the job much easier by constructing a USB-based security toolkit that you carry on your keychain. If you already have the necessary tools at hand, the repairs will go faster. You can even leave them with some free protection, so you won't have to come back next week and fix the same problem.

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