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    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

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

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

    Leo Davidson released a proof-of-concept showcasing Windows 7 User Account Control feature flaw elevating a command prompt window using the whitelisted explorer.exe process.

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    Microsoft Security Essentials lists Windows 7 UAC hack as malware

    A- INTRODUCTION
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    A-1. WHAT IS A DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK
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    Denial of service is about without permission knocking off services, for example through crashing the whole system. This kind of attacks are easy to launch and it is hard to protect a system against them. The basic problem is that Unix assumes that users on the system or on other systems will be well behaved

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    There are many ways to protect your computer against usb/flash viruses.

    1.Don’t use usb/flash drives

    If you will not use any usb/flash drive then there is no chance you will get usb/flash drive viruses.

    2.Turn of auto play

    You can do this by going to Run and type “gpedit.msc” (In windows vista press start menu + R to goto run), then press enter. Now goto

    Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System

    There you will see Turn off autoplay, double click on it and Enable it and select All drives

    3.Always right click on usb/flash drive to open it.

    Usb viruses executes when you double click on it, it run autorun.inf file hidden in usb, which executes the virus. So if you will never double click on the usb , there is no chance that you will get a virus.

    4. Use script before accessing to usb/flash drive

    I’ve created this script, which will delete autorun.inf file from your usb drive automatically, so if you will run this script, there is almost 95% chance that you will not get virus in your system.

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    First of all , question is what is MAC address?

    Mac address or media access control address, is a unique identifier assigned to most network adapters or network interface cards (NICs) by the manufacturer for identification. If assigned by the manufacturer, a MAC address usually encodes the manufacturer’s registered identification number. This is also known as physical address.

    Now how to change MAC address?
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    Step1
    Right click local area network choose support tab choose details.
    Make a note of the Physical Address..
    00-00-00-00-00-00..
    The above is an example MAC address

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    Step 2
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    Start your PC with the setup CD in a drive, and hit a key when you see the following screen:

    Boot from your XP setup CD to gain access to the no-reformat reinstall option.

    Screen One
    Boot from your XP setup CD to gain access to the no-reformat reinstall option.

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    To Turn Your Computer Off In 5 Seconds
    1. Open ‘Windows Task Manager’ (Ctrl+Alt+Del)
    2. Click ‘Shutdown’ (at the top next to ‘Help’)
    3. Then HOLD the ‘Ctrl’ key and Select ‘Turn Off’.
    4. …5…4….3….2…1….You PC turns off immediately. I always do this when I’m in a rush etc.. It doesn’t effect the PC.

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