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Disable Windows 7 feature which you don't need

Ahsun Taquveem Chohan — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:42:39 +0000

Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 7, offers a new feature that allows you to disable or turn off any application you don’t want without any hassle.

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Disable Windows 7 feature which you don't need

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Kaspersky Anti-Virus:One of the first security suite for Windows 7 …

Ahsun Taquveem Chohan — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:42:39 +0000

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows 7 accompanies the first steps of the Microsoft with a declination of its security suite tailored to the operating system to come. Presented by his publisher as a prototype, Kaspersky Anti-Virus for …

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Microsoft Responded To Sophos Windows 7 Vulnerability Claim …

Ahsun Taquveem Chohan — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:25:37 +0000

Paul Cooke at Microsoft now responded on The windows security blog. He first agreed that. users of any computer, on any platform, should run anti-virus software, including those running windows 7

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Free PDF: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | Free ebook manual …

Ahsun Taquveem Chohan — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:24:34 +0000

Comprehensive Microsoft -Ready infrastructure that enhances the performance, security , and availabili… Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003. Windows Storage Server 2003 is a dedicated file server that offers dependable storage while …

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It’s time to get rid of Windows – Computerworld Blogs

Ahsun Taquveem Chohan — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:59:14 +0000

Anyone who knows anything about security knows that this kind of disaster was only a matter of time. Windows botnets are responsible for DDoS attacks and most of e-mail spam. You cannot secure Windows .

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How To Block Access to certain websites Just With Windows

Ahsun Taquveem Chohan — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:39:06 +0000

You can easily and effectively block access to a website by adding it to your Windows HOSTS file. Without any software. Doesn’t matter what browser that you use.
1.Go to your HOSTS file which is located at:
C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32DRIVERSETC for windows Vista and XP
C:WINNTSYSTEM32DRIVERSETC for Windows 2k
C:WINDOWS for Windows 98 and ME

2. Open HOSTS with Notepad.
The default Windows HOSTS looks like this:
______________________
# Copyright © 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a “#” symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
#
127.0.0.1 localhost
_____________________________
3. Directly under the line that says 127.0.0.1 Localhost, you will want to type:
127.0.0.1 name of the URL you want to block
For example to block the MySpace.com homepage (highly recommended!), simply type:
127.0.0.1 myspace.com
127.0.0.1 www.myspace.com
Other parts of MySpace could be blocked in a similar way:
127.0.0.1 search.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 profile.myspace.com
etc etc etc…
You may need to add sites with both with and without the “www.”. Test after blocking to make sure you got it right.
You can add as many sites as you wish to block in this fashion. I, myself, have over 12000 undesireable and dangerous sites in my personal HOSTS file!
4. Close Notepad and answer “Yes” when prompted.
5. Reboot your computer and attempt to access your now blocked website. You should see a Cannot find server or DNS Error saying: “The page cannot be displayed”.

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Vista has speech recognition hole

Ahsun Taquveem Chohan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:39:18 +0000

Microsoft has admitted that speech recognition features in Vista could be hijacked so that a PC tells itself to delete files or folders.

Vista can respond to vocal commands and concern has been raised about malicious audio on websites or sent via e-mail.

In one scenario outlined by users an MP3 file of voice instructions was used to tell the PC to delete documents.

Microsoft said the exploit was “technically possible” but there was no need to worry.

The firm has pointed out that in order for the flaw to be exploited the speech recognition feature would need to be activated and configured and both microphone and speakers would have to be switched on.

“ There are also additional barriers that would make an attack difficult ”
Microsoft security researcher

“The exploit scenario would involve the speech recognition feature picking up commands through the microphone such as ‘copy’, ‘delete’, ‘shutdown’, etc. and acting on them,” a Microsoft security researcher wrote on the team’s official blog.

Some Vista users have already tested the exploit and were able to delete files and empty the trash can so that the documents were not retrievable.

Microsoft has said that even if the machine was primed to accept voice commands it would be unlikely the user would not be in the room to hear the file with malicious instructions being played.

The firm also said that voice commands could not be used for privileged functions such as creating a new user or formatting a drive.

“There are also additional barriers that would make an attack difficult including speaker and microphone placement, microphone feedback, and the clarity of the dictation,” wrote the Microsoft researcher.

While speech recognition was a feature of Windows XP, in Vista the use has been widened.

“While we are taking the reports seriously and investigating them accordingly I am confident in saying that there is little if any need to worry about the effects of this issue on your new Windows Vista installation,” said the researcher.

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