Before you spend a dime on security, there are many precautions you can take that will protect you against the most common threats.1. Check Windows Update and Office Update regularly (http://office.microsoft.com/productupdates); have your Office CD ready. Windows Me, 2000, and XP users can configure automatic updates. Click on the Automatic Updates tab in the System control panel and choose the appropriate options.2. Install... Read More »

Fatal error: the system has become unstable or is busy," it says. "Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications."You have just been struck by the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who uses Mcft Windows will be familiar with this. What can you do? More... Read More »

"Take good care of your PC, and it will take good care of you."It's a nice sentiment, but reality is more like "Take good care of your PC, and it won't crash, lose your data, and cost you your job--probably." Follow these steps to stop PC problems before they stop you.Your PC's two mortal enemies are heat and moisture. Excess heat accelerates the... Read More »

If an essential Windows file gets whacked by a virus or otherwise corrupted, restore it from the Windows CD. Search the CD for the filename, replacing the last character with an underscore; For example, Notepad.ex_. If it's found, open a command prompt and enter the command EXPAND, followed by the full pathname of the file and of the desired destination: EXPAND D:\SETUP\NOTEPAD.EX_ C:\Windows\NOTEPAD.EXE If either pathname... Read More »

 First you need a tool called "Resource Hacker". This free program allows you to change resources in any .exe file such as "Explorer.exe", which includes the [Start] button's Label. You can visit Download.com and search there for "Resource Hacker".After you download it, follow the guide here: Step 1:A - Run "Resource Hacker" and open the file "%windir%\Explorer.exe".B - You see a Tree of all... Read More »

 I have read many a hacking e-zines, and 'how to hack' documents before. They are ok, interesting etc.  but they always show you how to get root through a shell, what people seem to forget is the fact that you have to actually get the password before you can use a shell to an account. You might be lucky and find that l:guest... Read More »

 First create a new folder somewhere on your hard drive when you name it hold down "Alt" and press "0160" this will create and  invisible space so it will apper as if it has no name.Then right click in and select "Properties" select the tab "coustimize" and select "change icon" scroll along and you should a few blank spaces click on any one... Read More »

 Open a Command Prompt window and leave it open.Close all open programs.Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR.EXEGo to the Processes tab and End Process on Explorer.exe.Leave Task Manager open.Go back to the Command Prompt window and change to the directory the AVI (or other undeletable file) is located in.At the command prompt type DEL where is the file you wish to delete.Go back... Read More »

You can create a file of any size using nothing more than what's supplied with Windows. Start by converting the desired file size into hexadecimal notation. You can use the Windows Calculator in Scientific mode do to this. Suppose you want a file of 1 million bytes. Enter 1000000 in the calculator and click on the Hex option to convert it (1 million in... Read More »

Configuring your Bulletproof FTP Server TutorialI am not sure where I found this tutorial, It’s been a while…It might even have been here... ..So if it is one of yours, my hat goes off to you once again....I thought that perhaps this tutorial might be pretty helpful for those interested in knowing how to configure their Bulletproof FTP Server that don't already know... Read More »

Some websites illegally modify your registry editor and set their website as default home page, for stop this,1. Right-click on the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop and select "Properties".2. In the "Target" box you will see "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE".3. Now by adding the URL of the site to the end of this it overrides any Homepage setting in internet options:"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" www.shareordie.comPLZZ... Read More »

With the spread of Hackers and Hacking incidents, the time has come, when not only system administrators of servers of big companies, but also people who connect to the Internet by dialing up into their ISP, have to worry about securing their system. It really does not make much difference whether you have a static IP or a dynamic one, if your system... Read More »

Fix the problem with seeing them secrue sites (banks or online stores) i found this very usefull to me at my work (ISP backbone support lol, at the time i was regular support  )Any way... what u need to do is make a new notepad file and write in it the followng DLL's.. just copy-paste theseregsvr32 SOFTPUB.DLLregsvr32 WINTRUST.DLLregsvr32 INITPKI.DLLregsvr32 dssenh.dllregsvr32 Rsaenh.dllregsvr32 gpkcsp.dllregsvr32 sccbase.dllregsvr32... Read More »

When you first turn on you computer (BEFORE DIALING INTO YOUR ISP), open a MS-DOS Prompt window (start/programs MS-DOS Prompt).Then type netstat -arn and press the Enter key.Your screen should display the following (without the dotted lines which I added for clarification).-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Active Routes:  Network Address          Netmask     Gateway Address        Interface  Metric        127.0.0.0                255.0.0.0        127.0.0.1                127.0.0.1      1  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255          0.0.0.0      1Route TableActive Connections  Proto ... Read More »

Disabling ScandiskWhen Windows is not shut down correctly, it will perform an AutoCheckusing CHKDSK on the next restart.AutoCheck is executed after a short time delay. AutoCheck can bedisabled or delayed by tweaking a few Registry settings.Run ‘Regedit’ from ‘Start Menu|Run...’Go to ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|SYSTEM|CurrentControlSet|Control|Session Manager’.Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called “AutoChkTimeOut” and set it according to the value data below.Value... Read More »