Tips4Tech @ ANP

Use Takmanager Options in command prompt

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:07:00 +0000

start>>run type cmd.exe
in command prompt type "tasklist", it will show all running tasks list
to end a task type "tskill taskname",
eg: if u want to kill a process "xyz.exe"

tskill xyz
in windows vista version insted of" tskil"l use" taskkill"
you can get more information on tasklist and tskill by its help

type tskill/? for tskill help
"C:\windows\system32>tskill/?

and for tasklist type tasklist/?
C:\Documents and Settings\Arun>tasklist/?

How to Start and Stop Services using command promt

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:34:00 +0000

First take command prompt
(start >> run - type "cmd.exe" click "ok")

to stop a service "xyz" type
net stop xyz
syntax: net stop (servicename)

to start the service type
net start xyz
syntax: net start (servicename)

The service name for a particular executable file can be found in the registry
to view the service list in registry
First open "regedit.exe"
(start>> run - type "regedit.exe" click "ok")

goto the path "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services"
suppose you have to find a service that run a executable file "xyz.exe"

search by the file name "xyz.exe" ( ctrl + f3 to take search)
the search result will be

"Display Name" is "service name"

to stop this service,
the command is "net stop servicexyz"

Google Chrome Shortcuts

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:53:00 +0000

CTRL + SHIFT + N : automatically opens up a Chrome ‘incognito’ window which allows you to surf on a PC without leaving behind any digital footprints.

SHIFT + Escape: allows for fast access to Chrome’s task Manager utility that allows you to nix browser processes that have gone awry.

CTRL + SHIFT + T: will open recently closed browser tabs.

Window And Tab Shortcuts:

Ctrl+N - Open a new window

Ctrl+Shift+N - Open a new window in incognito mode

Press Ctrl,and click a link - Open link in a new tab

Press Shift, and click a link - Open link in a new window

Alt+F4 - Close current window

Ctrl+T - Open a new tab

Ctrl+Shift+T - Reopen the last tab you’ve closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you’ve closed.

Drag link to tab - Open link in specified tab

Drag link to space between tabs - Open link in a new tab in the specified position on the tab strip

Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 - Switch to the tab at the specified position number. The number you press represents a position on the tab strip.

Ctrl+9 - Switch to the last tab

Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown - Switch to the next tab

Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp - Switch to the previous tab

Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 - Close current tab or pop-up

Alt+Home - Open your homepage

Ctrl+O, then select file - Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome

Shortcuts To Open Google Chrome Features:

Ctrl+B - Toggle bookmarks bar on and off

Ctrl+H - View the History page

Ctrl+J - View the Downloads page

Shift+Escape - View the Task manager

Webpage Shortcuts:

Ctrl+P - Print your current page

F5 - Reload current page

Esc - Stop page loading

Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5 - Reload current page, ignoring cached content

Press Alt, and click a link - Download link

Ctrl+F - Open find-in-page box

Ctrl+G or F3 - Find next match for your input in the find-in-page box

Ctrl+Shift+G or Shift+F3 - Find previous match for your input in the find-in-page box

Ctrl+U - View source

Drag link to bookmarks bar - Bookmark the link

Ctrl+D - Bookmark your current webpage

Ctrl++ - Make text larger

Ctrl+- - Make text smaller

Ctrl+0 - Return to normal text size

How to Enable/Disable Auto Paly in Removable Drive

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:02:00 +0000

Open Group Policy Screen ( To get to the Group Policy configuration screen , go to Start Menu \ Run and type in: gpedit.msc )

You will see the Group Policy window. You should select Administrative Templates \ System in the tree view:

You will see an item "Turn off Autoplay"

Double click the item, and set the radio button to Enabled, and change the "Turn off Autoplay on" to All Drives.

Always Disable AutoRun property for all drive, it will reduce virus attack from removable media

AVG Anti-Virus 8.0 Virus Definition Update Error

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:47:00 +0000

Problem:
When updating AVG 8.0 virus definition
Receiving an error "Invalid Update Control CTF File".

Solution:
You need to remove the .CTF temp files in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Avg8\update\download…. Dont delete all the .bin files in there unless you want to re-run all updates since your original installation. Only remove the avginfo files that end with .ctf.

There were two .CTF files (avginfoavi.ctf and avginfowin.ctf) in that folder.

Note: The Application Data folder is hidden by default. You need to enable Windows Explorer to show hidden files in order to view the Application Data folder. Alternately, type the above folder path in the Start, Run dialog and press {ENTER} to launch the folder.

How to get more traffic

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:31:00 +0000

more traffic <=> more business <=> more profit

If your have a new web site or new blog, or your blog having low click rate..
log on to any traffic exchange click and earn credit and convert your credit into your web site traffic,

check your web traffic from google analytics .

LInux Keyboard shortcuts ( Gnome & KDE )

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:21:00 +0000

FOR GNOME

General Shortcut Keys
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Alt + F1 - Opens the Applicantions Menu .
Alt + F2 - Displays the Run Application dialog.
Print Screen - Takes a screenshot.
Alt + Print Screen - Takes a screenshot of the window that has focus.
Ctrl + Alt + right arrow - Switches to the workspace to the right of the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + left arrow - Switches to the workspace to the left of the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + up arrow - Switches to the workspace above the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + down arrow - Switches to the workspace below the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + d - Minimizes all windows, and gives focus to the desktop.
F1 - Starts the online help browser, and displays appropriate online Help.

Window Shortcut Keys
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Alt + Tab - Switches between windows. When you use these shortcut keys, a list of windows that you can select is displayed. Release the keys to select a window.
Alt + Esc - Switches between windows in reverse order. Release the keys to select a window.
F10 - Opens the first menu on the left side of the menubar.
Alt + spacebar - Opens the Window Menu .
Arrow keys - Moves the focus between items in a menu.
Return - Chooses a menu item.
Esc - Closes an open menu.
Ctrl + Alt + right arrow - Switches to the workspace to the right of the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + left arrow - Switches to the workspace to the left of the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + up arrow - Switches to the workspace above the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + down arrow - Switches to the workspace below the current workspace.
Ctrl + Alt + d - Minimizes all windows, and gives focus to the desktop.

Panel Shortcut Keys
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Ctrl + Alt + Tab - Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. When you use these shortcut keys, a list of items that you can select is displayed. Release the keys to select an item.
Ctrl + Alt + Esc - Switches the focus between the panels and the desktop. Release the keys to select an item.
Ctrl + F10 - Opens the popup menu for the selected panel.
Tab - Switches the focus between objects on a panel.
Return - Chooses the selected panel object or menu item.
Shift + F10 - Opens the popup menu for the selected panel object.
Arrow keys - Moves the focus between items in a menu. Moves the focus between interface items in an applet also.
Esc - Closes an open menu.
F10 - Opens the Applications menu from the Menu Bar , if the Menu Bar is in a panel.

Application Shortcut Keys
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Command

Ctrl + N New
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + S Save
Ctrl + Q Quit

FOR KDE

Alt-F2	Execute Command
Ctrl - B	Add Bookmark
Ctrl-Esc	List of running applications.
Ctrl - W	Close
Alt-Tab	Switch forward among windows
Ctrl - C	Copy
Alt-Shift-Tab	Switch backward among windows
Ctrl - End	End
Ctrl - F1 to F12	Switch to Desktop 1 - 12
Ctrl - F	Find
Shift-Ctrl-F1 to F4	Switch to Desktop 13 to 16
F3	Find Next
Ctrl-Alt-Esc	Kill Window (Click on the window to action the kill.)
Ctrl - F3	Find Prev
Ctrl-Alt-Delete	Logout (To complete logout process, Tab & Enter)
F1	Help
F12	Toggle cursor key mouse emulation
Ctrl - Home	Home
Alt - F1	Popup KDE launch menu
Ctrl - Insert	Insert
Ctrl-Tab	Switch forward one desktop
Ctrl - N	New
Ctrl-Shift-Tab	Switch back one desktop
Ctrl - Down	Next Complete Match
Alt - F4	Window close
Down	Next Item in List
Alt - F3	Window open menu
Ctrl - O	Open
Ctrl - V	Paste
"Windows" Menu	Popup Menu Context
Ctrl - Up	Previous Complete Match
Up	Previous Item in list
Ctrl - P	Print
Page Up	Prior
Ctrl - Q	Quit
Ctrl-Shift-Z	Redo
F5	Reload
Ctrl - R	Replace
Ctrl - S	Save
Ctrl - A	Select All
Ctrl - E	Text Completion
Ctrl - Z	Undo
Shift - F1	What's this
Ctrl - Plus (+)	Zoom In
Ctrl - Minus (-)	Zoom Out

How to rate your browser

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:58:00 +0000

are you a web developer
benchmark your favorite browser by acid test

Acid1 Test
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Acid1 is a test page for web browsers. It was developed in 1998 and was important in establishing baseline
interoperability between early web browsers, especially for the CSS1 specification.

http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/Test/CSS1/current/test5526c.htm
Acid1 Test 100% success screen shot

Acid2 Test
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Acid2 is a test page published and promoted by the Web Standards Project to identify web page rendering
flaws in web browsers and other applications that render HTML. It was developed in the spirit of Acid1,
a relatively narrow test of compliance with the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) standard

http://acid2.acidtests.org/
Acid2 Test 100% success screen shot

Acid3 Test
-----------------------
Acid3 is a test page from the Web Standards Project that checks how well a web browser follows certain web standards,
especially relating to the DOM and JavaScript.

http://acid3.acidtests.org/
Acid3 Test 100% success screen shot

Google Chrome easter eggs and Tips

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:51:00 +0000

Type Following commands to chrome URL and press Enter

about:internets

about:network

about:memory

about:plugins

about:network

about:status

about:version

about:cache

about:crash

about:dns

about:histograms

about:% ( it will restat your chrome browser)

Online File Scan - Free Virus Detection

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:37:00 +0000

If you have a suspicious file, submit it online . Find the threat behind it, the service is free,

Following antivirus are used for scanning your file

AhnLabV3, AntiVir, Authentium, Avast, AVG, BitDefender, CATQuickHeal,

ClamAV, DrWeb, eSafe, eTrustVet, Ewido, FProt, Fortinet, GData, Ikarus, K7AntiVirus,

Kaspersky, McAfee, MicrosoftNOD32v2, Norman, Panda, PCTools, Rising, Sophos, Sunbelt,

Symantec, TheHacker, TrendMicro, VBA32, ViRobot, VirusBuster, WebwasherGateway, etc etc

http://virusscan.jotti.org/

Make your Online Money Transactions secure

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:21:00 +0000

Use only your personal computer for (e)banking [ never use public computers ]

Create a new account in your operating system for banking purpose

Protect your system with anti virus and firewall

Clean your cookies, cache etc before login to your bank account

don't open any third party software while your are logged in your bank account

don't browse any unknown or public sites while your are logged in your bank account

Use any safe browsing software like ForeceField

Clear cache and cookies before shutting down the system

How to Make Money Online

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:04:00 +0000

make money online, without any risk, investment just click on ads and make money. if u have enough referrals you can earn more than 100$, (monthly)

get paid to click on ads and visit websites

The process is easy! You simply click a link and view a website for few seconds to earn money. You can earn even more by referring friends. You'll get paid for each website you personally view and each website your referrals view. Payment requests can be made every day and are processed through Payment site.

Earnings Example
» You click 10 ads per day ~ $0.10
» 20 referrals click 10 ads per day ~ $2.00
» Your daily earnings ~ $2.10
» Your weekly earnings ~ $14.70
» Your monthly earnings ~ $63.00

The above example is based only on 20 referrals and 10 daily clicks. Some days you will have more clicks available, some days you will have less. most of the PTC site have ads in bet

you can also buy un reffered users to your refference list

MONEY MAKING SYTES ...

Recommended ( more secure and innovative }

How to remove Virus from USB Drives

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:57:00 +0000

connect your USB stick to the pc and hold the shift key(to prevent auto running). hold the shift key a few minutes( depending upon your pc speed). click my computer and right click on the USB drive and click on explore(DONT DOUBLE CLICK ON THE DRIVE).

go to "Tool >> Folder Option >> View" click on "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck the "Hide Protected operating system files "
click apply and ok.

If autorun virus exists, drive will contain a "autorun.inf" file. right click and open it in "Notepad".(DONT DOUBLE CLICK ON AUTORUN.INF).

in that file u can find a entry like,

"[autorun]
open = CDstart.exe" and some extra fields

Locate the executable (exe) file and delete it, and delete the "autorun.inf" file also.

Your USB Drive is Now Virus Free ( Autorun Virus).

if you get any Error message from the Explore while deleting the file, then the virus is infected on your computer also.

if you can detect the virus file in your pc then kill the process and delete the file and repeat the above steps. Otherwise use any antivirus to remove it.

Make Firefox Faster and Fix Memory problems

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:56:00 +0000

Make Firefox Faster
1. Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipelining network.http.proxy.pipelining network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”
Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.

If you’re using a broadband connection you’ll load pages Much faster now

High CPU and Memory Use? Try This Fix.

1. Remove unwanted Extensions and themes
Extensions and themes can cause Firefox to use more memory than it normally would. Starting Firefox in Firefox Safe Mode and observing its memory usage, will tell you whether extensions and themes are significant memory consumers for you

2. Update Plugins
Older versions of plugins can consume large amounts of memory. You should make sure you're using the latest versions of your plugins.

3. Clear Download History
Firefox can use excessive memory if you have a large download history. The solution is to simply clear your download history.

At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click the Tools menu, and select Clear Private Data.... The Clear Private Data window will open.
In the Clear Private Data window, select Download History and deselect the other items.
Click Clear Private Data Now.

4. Configure Firefox Properly

All the following tips can be achieved by typing in about:config in the Firefox address bar.

(I)Browser.cache.memory.capacity-
Controls the maximum amount of memory to use for caching decoded images and chrome (application user interface elements).
This determines if and how much system ram Firefox will use to cache itself. The element does not exist and has to be created. The default value is set to automatic which means that Firefox uses a certain amount of RAM by default. (values for Firefox 2.x)
• 32 MB of RAM -> 2 MB
• 64 MB of RAM -> 4 MB
• 128 MB of RAM -> 6 MB
• 256 MB of RAM -> 10 MB
• 512 MB of RAM -> 14 MB
• 1024 MB of RAM -> 18 MB
• 2048 MB of RAM -> 24 MB
• 4096+ MB of RAM > 32+MB
(II)Browser.sessionhistory.max_entries
o Firefox 2.x saves the last 50 visited websites of a single session in memory which means that it could add up quickly if you visit lots of content filled websites.
o Reduce the amount of websites that are stored this way to reduce the memory consumption. It does not make a huge difference for most surfing habits to reduce the figure to 5 or 10.

(III)Browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers
o Automatically determine the maximum amount of pages to store in memory based on the total amount of RAM.
o If you have 64 MB or Ram 1 page is stored in memory, 2 for 128 MB, 3 for 256 MB, 5 for 512 and 8 for everything higher than that figure.
o If you never navigate using the Back and Forward buttons in Firefox you can set this value to 0 to disable the feature.
o Otherwise reduce the amount of pages stored in memory to make this feature use less memory.
(IV)Config.trim_on_minimize
• This preference determines whether to allow Windows to reclaim memory from a minimized Mozilla application.
• Set to True if you want to free up memory when minimizing Firefox.
• The value does not exist by default, simply create it and set it to true for better memory management

Disabling the internal speaker

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:53:00 +0000

Disable Speaker
If you're running Microsoft Windows you can disable the Internal speaker or PC speaker by following the below steps.

Open Device Manager
In Device Manager click View and click "Show hidden devices"
This should make "Non-Plug and Play Drivers" visible in Device Manager.
Expand Non-Plug and Play Drivers by clicking the plus and double-click Beep.
Within the "Beep properties" window click the Driver tab.
Under the driver tab if you wish to temporarily disable this device click the Stop button. If you wish to permanently disable this device under the Startup Type select Disabled.
Enable Speaker
if you wish to temporarily enable this device click the Start button. If you wish to permanently enable this device under the Startup Type select System.

Google easter eggs

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Sat, 31 May 2008 07:17:00 +0000

Type the following texts in search box and click " i'am feeling lucky "

xx-boark
xx-klingon
xx-piglatin
xx-elmer
xx-hacker
google holiday
google circa
elgoog
google easter egg
google mentalplex
google scholar
google suggest
google moms
google heart page

Worm.Win32.Netsky Removal Process

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:10:00 +0000

Worm.Win32.Netsky is a new rogue anti-spyware program trojan, which is part of a fake malicious software engineered by Internet hackers. Worm.Win32.Netsky-related anti-spyware is a fake anti-spyware program. Do NOT purchase Worm.Win32.Netsky related spyware under any circumstances since it is a fake anti-spyware software.

The following process will help you remove it from your system easily and safely.

Worm.Win32.Netsky Manual Removal Process:

1. Click on the Start Menu button, then click on the Control Panel option, and then Double-click on the Add or Remove Programs icon.
2. Locate Worm.Win32.Netsky and double-click on it to uninstall Worm.Win32.Netsky. Follow the screen step-by-step screen instructions to complete uninstallation of Worm.Win32.Netsky.
3. Restart the computer.
4. When it has completed uninstalling you can close Add or Remove Programs and your Control Panel.
5. Close all programs.
6. Stop Worm.Win32.Netsky process. If you do not know how to stop a running process, click here to read more.
7. Delete the following infected files from your system.
EasyAV.exe
EasyAV
secound_document4.pif
e-mail3.pif
approved_file7.pif

Remove Worm.Win32.Netsky with SmithfraudFix:

1. Download SmithfraudFix tool and save it to your desktop.
2. Reboot your computer in Safe Mode (before the Windows icon appears, tap the F8 key continually)
3. Double-click SmitfraudFix.exe
4 Select 2 and hit Enter to delete infect files.
5. You will be prompted: Do you want to clean the registry ? answer Y (yes) and hit Enter in order to remove the Desktop background and clean registry keys associated with the infection.
6. The tool will now check if wininet.dll is infected. You may be prompted to replace the infected file (if found): Replace infected file ? answer Y (yes) and hit Enter to restore a clean file.
7. A reboot may be needed to finish the cleaning process. The report can be found at the root of the system drive, usually at C:\rapport.txt

Restore Trusted and Restricted site zone
1. To restore Trusted and Restricted site zone, select 3 and hit Enter.
2. You will be prompted: Restore Trusted Zone ? answer Y (yes) and hit Enter to delete trusted zone.

Search
1. Select 1 and hit Enter to create a report of the infected files. The report can be found at the root of the system drive, usually at C:\rapport.tx

(Disclaimers: These instructions are free and not guaranteed to work. Please use it at your own risks. We are not responsible for any damages.)

How Torrent works - Security

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:35:00 +0000

Torrent does not involve any type of active desktop software, unlike other file transfer services such as LimeWire and Napster. There are multitudes of Web sites throughout the Internet where you can search for Torrents. Torrents are active Internet connections that download a specific file you are looking for--referred to in the Torrent network as “seeds.” In order for a seed to be available, someone with the file you are looking for must have the Torrent window open. The Torrent window can either be open when someone is downloading the file for themselves from another seed, or once the file has been downloaded, the Torrent window can remain open to allow other people to download the completed file.

Something that makes Torrent unique is that you are never downloading a single completed file from a single vendor. Instead, you are downloading small segments of data that when put together, create the desired file.

Torrent Security

Torrent is a much safer service than other peer-to-peer networks because of how it functions. While other peer-to-peer services allow a certain degree of access to a shared folder or someone’s hard drive, Torrent users cannot share anything outside of the desired file type that is in an open Torrent window.

Due to the fact that you are only downloading segments of the file as opposed to the full thing, it also makes it incredibly difficult (if not impossible) to transmit viruses through the Torrent system. There are a number of people who are opposed to peer-to-peer technologies because of possible security concerns, however, virtually none of these concerns are found in the Torrent service.

Remove Win32 AutoRun Worm-Funny UST scandal

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:28:00 +0000

Win32 AutoRun Worm-Funny UST scandal worm create a hidden background service (xmss.exe). It copied itself on Local disk and Windows Directory (%Windir%). Terminated “Windows Task Manager”, Windows Command Prompt (DOS-Prompt) & crashed System Internal Process Explorer (procxp.exe).

Files created by this worm
* x:autorun.inf
* x:xmss.exe
* x:Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe
* %Windir%\autorun.inf
* %Windir%\xmss.exe
* %Windir%\Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe

How to remove
1. Disabled System Restore for Temporary - KB 264887
2. Boot Windows in Safe Mode - KB 315222

3. In Windows Safe Mode, Open Windows Registry Editor

Windows Start > Run > Regedit
Browse to the following registry settings
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell
Replace the value 'explorer.exe, xmss.exe' with 'exporer.exe'

4. Delete all the following files

* C\autorun.inf
* C\xmss.exe
* C\Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe
* X:\autorun.inf
* X:\xmss.exe
* X:\Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe
* %Windir%\autorun.inf
* %Windir%\xmss.exe
* %Windir%\Funny UST Scandal.avi.exe

5. Clean All Windows Temporary Files
6. Restart the Windows

** edit registry values with false data can damage your OS **

Diiferent Type of Security Threats

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:57:00 +0000

SpywareSpyware can make your computer unstable or unusable; enables others to record your keystrokes and steal your private data.

Viruses, worms, Trojan horses - Your computer files can be destroyed; hackers can gain control over your computer, and viruses can quickly spread to other computers

Hackers - Hackers can access your PC
without your knowledge to steal your private data or use your computer for their own purposes

Identity thieves - Thieves can steal your credit-card number, banking passwords, and more, costing you thousands of dollars

Phishing scams - Replying to a phishing scam can cause you to unknowingly provide criminals with your personal inancial information

Sexual predators - Minors providing strangers with too much personal information in chat rooms, IM sessions, and elsewhere

Privacy intrusions - Marketers and others can learn about your online habits, subjecting you to more pop-ups, identity theft is a possibility

Spam - Your inbox ills up with useless, annoying, even pornographic junk e-mail messages

Instant messaging monitoring & spam - Outsiders can spy on your conversations, send spam and more

Wireless network hackers - Hackers can log your keystrokes, steal your private data, direct you to fraudulent Web sites, and more

Klite codec - codec List for V3.8.0

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:54:00 +0000

K-Lite Codec Pack Full
Contents of version 3.8.0:

Player:

* Media Player Classic [version 6.4.9.1 rev. 40]

ffdshow:

* ffdshow [revision 1872]
* ffdshow VFW interface
* extra plugins

DirectShow video decoding filters:

* XviD [version 1.2.0-dev build 2008-01-10]
* DivX [version 6.8.0.0]
* On2 VP6 [version 6.4.2.0]
* On2 VP7 [version 7.0.10.0]
* MPEG-2 (Cyberlink) [version 8.1.0.1317]
* MPEG-2 (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.4]
* MPEG-1 (MainConcept) [version 1.0.0.78]

DirectShow audio decoding filters:

* AC3/DTS/LPCM/MP1/MP2 (AC3Filter) [version 1.46]
* Vorbis (CoreVorbis) [version 1.1.0.79]
* AAC (CoreAAC) [version 1.2.0.575]

DirectShow audio parsers:

* MusePack (MONOGRAM) [version 0.9.1.2 | 0.3.1.2]
* WavPack (CoreWavPack) [version 1.1.1]
* FLAC (madFLAC) [version 1.7]
* Monkey's Audio (DCoder) [version 1.0]
* OptimFROG (RadLight) [version 1.0.0.1]
* DC-Bass Source [version 1.1.0.0]
* AC3/DTS Source (AC3File) [version 0.5b]
* AMR (MONOGRAM) [version 0.9.0.1]

DirectShow source filters:

* AVI splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.9]
* AVI splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.7.401.3]
* MP4 splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.7.401.3]
* MP4 splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.4]
* Matroska splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.7.401.3]
* Matroska splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.3.0]
* Ogg splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.7.401.3]
* Ogg splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.1]
* MPEG PS/TS splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.4]
* MPEG PS/TS splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.7.401.3]
* FLV splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.4]
* CDDA Reader (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.2]
* CDXA Reader (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.2]

DirectShow subtitle filter:

* DirectVobSub (a.k.a. VSFilter) [version 2.38]
* DirectVobSub (a.k.a. VSFilter) [version 2.33]

Other filters:

* Haali Video Renderer [version 1.7.401.3]

VFW video codecs:

* XviD [version 1.2.0-dev build 2008-01-10]
* DivX Pro [version 6.8.0.14]
* x264 [revision 736bm]
* On2 VP6 [version 6.4.2.0]
* On2 VP7 [version 7.0.10.0]
* Intel Indeo 4 [version 4.51.16.2]
* Intel Indeo 5 [version 5.2562.15.54]
* Intel I.263 [version 2.55.1.16]
* huffyuv [version 2.1.1 CCE Patch 0.2.5]
* I420 (Helix) [version 1.2]
* YV12 (Helix) [version 1.2]

ACM audio codecs:

* MP3 (Fraunhofer) [version 3.4.0.0]
* MP3 (LAME) [version 3.97]
* AC3ACM [version 1.4]
* Vorbis [version 0.0.3.6]
* DivX ;) Audio [version 4.2.0.0]

Tools:

* Codec Tweak Tool [version 2.2.5]
* GSpot Codec Information Appliance [version 2.70a]
* MediaInfo Lite [version 0.7.5.9]
* VobSubStrip [version 0.11]
* GraphEdit [build 061102]
* Haali Muxer [version 1.7.359.22]
* FourCC Changer
* Bitrate Calculator

NTFS vs FAT

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:12:00 +0000

Criteria	NTFS5	NTFS	FAT32	FAT16	FAT12
Operting System	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Server	Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Server	DOS v7 and higher Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP	DOS All versions of Microsoft Windows	DOS All versions of Microsoft Windows

Limitations
Max Volume Size	2TB	2TB	32GB for all OS. 2TB for some OS	2GB for all OS. 4GB for some OS	16MB
Max Files on Volume	Nearly Unlimited	Nearly Unlimited	4194304	65536
Max File Size	Limit Only by Volume Size	Limit Only by Volume Size	4GB minus 2 Bytes	2GB (Limit Only by Volume Size)	16MB (Limit Only by Volume Size)
Max Clusters Number	Nearly Unlimited	Nearly Unlimited	4177918	65520	4080
Max File Name Length	Up to 255	Up to 255	Up to 255	Standard - 8.3 Extended - up to 255	Up to 254

File System Features
Unicode File Names	Unicode Character Set	Unicode Character Set	System Character Set	System Character Set	System Character Set
System Records Mirror	MFT Mirror File	MFT Mirror File	Second Copy of FAT	Second Copy of FAT	Second Copy of FAT
Boot Sector Location	First and Last Sectors	First and Last Sectors	First Sector and Copy in Sector #6	First Sector	First Sector
File Attributes	Standard and Custom	Standard and Custom	Standard Set	Standard Set	Standard Set
Alternate Streams	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Compression	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Encryption	Yes	No	No	No	No
Object Permissions	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Disk Quotas	Yes	No	No	No	No
Sparse Files	Yes	No	No	No	No
Reparse Points	Yes	No	No	No	No
Volume Mount Points	Yes	No	No	No	No

Overall Performance
Built-In Security	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Recoverability	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Performance	Low on small volumes High on Large	Low on small volumes High on Large	High on small volumes Low on large	Highest on small volumes Low on large	High
Disk Space Economy	Max	Max	Average	Minimal on large volumes	Max
Fault Tolerance	Max	Max	Minimal	Average	Average

Enable / Disable Task Manager in Windows XP

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:59:00 +0000

Click Start
Click Run
Enter gpedit.msc in the Open box and click OK
In the Group Policy settings window
- Select User Configuration
- Select Administrative Templates
- Select System
- Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options
- Select Remove Task Manager
- Double-click the Remove Task Manager option

or you can set by expert way

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Name: DisableTaskMgr
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1=Enablethis key, that is DISABLE TaskManager
Value: 0=Disablethis key, that is Don't Disable, Enable TaskManager

Common Virus Folders and Files

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:44:00 +0000

Virus favorite files and folders in windows

%System%\IEXPLORE.EXE,
%System%\EXPLORE.EXE,
%Windir%\rundll32.exe,
%System%\userinit32.exe,
%system32%,
X:\Documents and Settings\XXXX\Local Settings\Temp,
autorun.inf,
desktop.ini

some virus have similar windows file names, like scvhost.exe, rundl32.exe, crss.exe, lsuss.exe etc

How to block Email Virus

noreply@blogger.com (Anoop Aravindan) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:37:00 +0000

how to block email virus

Email virus are found in attachments, always check your attachments before u open it
be careful while opening these file formats

File Extension	File type
.ade	Microsoft Access project extension
.adp	Microsoft Access project
.bas	Microsoft Visual Basic class module
.bat	Batch file
.chm	Compiled HTML Help file
.cmd	Microsoft Windows NT Command Script
.com	Microsoft MS-DOS program
.cpl	Control Panel extension
.crt	Security certificate
.exe	Program
.hlp	Help file
.hta	HTML program
.inf	Setup Information
.ins	Internet Naming Service
.isp	Internet Communication settings
.js	JScript file
.jse	Jscript Encoded Script file
.lnk	Shortcut
.mda	Microsoft Access add-in program
.mdb	Microsoft Access program
.mde	Microsoft Access MDE database
.mdz	Microsoft Access wizard program
.msc	Microsoft Common Console Document
.msi	Microsoft Windows Installer package
.msp	Windows Installer patch
.mst	Visual Test source files
.pcd	Photo CD image or Microsoft Visual Test compiled script
.pif	Shortcut to MS-DOS program
.reg	Registration entries
.scr	Screen saver
.sct	Windows Script Component
.shs	Shell Scrap Object
.url	Internet shortcut
.vb	VBScript file
.vbe	VBScript Encoded Script file
.vbs	VBScript file
.wsc	Windows Script Component
.wsf	Windows Script file
.wsh	Windows Script Host Settings file

and always download attachments mailed by known senders

if you are using any email client softwares like outlook, thunder bird etc
configure your anti virus for your email clients software and update your email software frequently .