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Conficker Worm

setyo — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:24:14 +0000

who do not know Conficker almost worldwide Conficker is known by practitioners of IT professionals. because of its enormous Conficker had attacked the French army. New Conficker not a victim of lip service, namely the jet fighters of the French Navy participated digasak. Conficker Downadup Aka caused causes Rafale advanced fighter belonging to the French Navy did not fly.

Rafale fighter belonging to the French Navy did not look for the French Navy computer network is infected by this worm Conficker.maircraft systems fail to download the route of the flight plan. The staff had also prohibits the Navy to turn on the computer in a network environment that Intramar. They had decided to stop the spread of network connections on the network Intramar virus last month. Web browsers and e-mail on the network successfully disrupted, so they are forced to use traditional means of communication, such as the use of telephone, fax and even use the letter. As reported by the Telegraph website, spokesman Jerome Erulin Angkata Sea France says “Conficker is causing delays in information exchange, but no data is lost.”

Erulin also told AFP that the infection has been detected Conficker January 12 last about three months after Microsoft issued a patch to address emergency Windows Conficker.

French navy officials said the incident was caused more due to negligence, not a scheduled event. Conficker is estimated to come from the USB Flash Disk dicolok by one of his collaborators. The daily Liberation, so far, the French Defense Ministry did not know how many computers in military networks that have been contracted this virus. Conficker own has indeed been so widely distributed over the Internet since October last year. Last month, was also upset some servers in the IT company in the United States. But the French army ignored warnings about the dangers of this virus, so they neglect to update antivirus databases and installing new security patches are able to anticipate this virus. Conficker virus known to have infected more than 10 million computer networks worldwide. Includes British military. Previously, the British Ministry of Defense had also been attacked by a hybrid virus that infects successfully more than 24 air bases, RAF (Air Force of the United Kingdom). In fact, it Conficker also infects 75 percent of computers on board the British Air Force, including the aircraft carrier Ark Royal.

so powerful is not the ability of this Conficker. My messages are not arbitrarily download a file from the Internet and always update your antivirus software to avoid Conficker. Thank you for reading this article

Fix Your Windows Explorer

setyo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:41:08 +0000

The next thing you do not want to face at your office early in the morning or at home is a slow Windows Explorer. Especially when you have tons of work to do and you cannot start with everything because of the slow Windows Explorer problem.

But what causes a slow Windows Explorer? An application server or domain controller was probably moved out of the network or there are settings on your file server that was moved to a new IP address. It also depends on different things like virus or spyware. It is possible that your Windows have errors or you installed new programs that causes it to be slow. You can know the real problem with your CPU by using the task Manager. Then run an anti-spy tool. If it is not necessary, do not reformat or it will just make your problem worse.

You will realize that you are having a slow Windows Explorer if there is a gap of about ten to fifteen seconds before a file opens. There is a similar pause of about ten to fifteen seconds before the context menu appears when you right-click on files in the local system. If the computer is disconnected from the network, all delays disappear.

There is a program called ‘unlocker’, which cracks the lockout on files so it is possible to be moved again. But ‘unlocker has an inconvenience. If you use it to more than two files in each boot, you will soon find your explorer begins to collapse and this will start to make your Windows Explorer slow. Because of this, opening just one folder will take you for about five minutes. Well, you can actually repair this problem by quitting explorer and opening it again with the Task Manager. But you do not want to do that ten or fifteen times a day, do you?

A different way to fix a slow Windows explorer is by right clicking on the start menu and then opening maybe five to ten ‘explore all users’. You must do it rapidly, one after the other. This method will secure the problem for about five minutes. But then, it will begin the problem again.

Another good idea is to disconnect from the network. If your taskbar has a shortcut to a network item, delete the taskbar shortcut. It will fix the problem.

If these methods do not fix your slow Windows Explorer, you can try these:

*Open a command prompt then use the netstat -an command. You will see the list of machines you have connections to.

*Then go to Explorer and open a file.

*Run netstat -an again while waiting for the file to open and look for new entries.

*The IP address that is on the left is the local machine’s address while the IP address on the right is the machine, which it is trying to connect to. You must copy this IP address without the port number and then search for it with regedit.

How to Find Files With Windows Explorer

setyo — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:10:52 +0000

This is all the time: Do you know that you saved in your computer files, but you do not remember what you named it or you save it. Fortunately, knowing a little detective work and knowledge of computers, you can find these false documents.

First, you need to open Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer is a built-in file manager, the greater part of the Windows graphical interface. Not only can you use a browser to browse your computer folders, it has to filter, sort and search capabilities, you can use refine your search and find missing documents.

To open Windows Explorer, simply right-click the Windows Start button, then select View (or open Windows Explorer, if you have Windows 7). Or, you can click Start, select My Computer.After the Windows Explorer to start, you must decide how to progress. You can manually find the folders in your file stumbling block, hoping you can enter search terms in the search box.

While looking through the folders manually seem low tech, not a bad idea, especially if you have a file of this type is the general idea that creation is the date and the most likely location. For example, if you are looking for a Word document, you two months ago, (for example, that 11-month), you can use as a starting point of information. After all, you know that you a.doc year in November to find the files created. Before you begin random files created in November to consider the possibility of a folder, you will be saved, such as “working papers” or “My Documents.”

Now, enter the folder and click. Please note that each column label (name, date of modification, type and size). This column can be sorted and filtered. Click the File Types tab, the results are limited to show only to find your document (in this case, Word 97-2003 file type). Next, click on the labels of data modifications to sort files by date of last modification. Now that you know the file that was created in November, you can see from that in the search files, you need to make a list of documents submitted.

A search box is also useful, especially if you have a general idea of the name of the file. For example, if the document you are looking for is a press release, you are usually the names of all press releases from the “homework”, such as PRnewproduct.doc or PRdecembercoupon.doc prefix, then you can enter “the US search for *. doc” box, look at all files at the beginning of “homework” has ended. “Documents.” From there, you can scroll through the results, find the appropriate file you.

Depending on your Windows version, when you bring the file in the results panel, the mouse, you’ll see a short excerpt or preview a document. As in Windows Explorer, search results can compile a list of other documents. Sorting function is a bit different, but. Rather than view the tab, find the “settings” option, and select the “first class or date of modification.”

When you use a lot of document processing, it can not be avoided, you forget a file name or two. However, if your files are stored in a folder, which means (for example, separate work and personal documents folder), and knowing how to use Windows Explorer and found that the false documents is not difficult.

Why You Need To Clean Your Windows Registry?

setyo — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:31:31 +0000

Registry is the database where data of programs and windows is stored. Registry cleaner is software, used to run your computer faster and smoother. Registry cleaning is very important for a smooth running of your computer system. Whenever you delete a file form your system, the registry does not remove this data. Thus, a reference to the deleted file remains in the registry. Gradually as the registry gets filled up with these databases, the computer gets slower and slower in its functioning. If the registry is not cleaned up regularly, severe damage can be caused to your computer.

A registry cleaner scans the windows and finds out the outdated and incorrect information stored in your computer’s registry. The software fixes this improper information enabling your system to be error free and run faster. The software is enabled with advanced features that make your computer run smoothly and efficiently. Registry cleaning makes your computer run very quickly and also safely.

There are many advantages for registry cleaning. Your computer will have a cleaned up registry and no information in the registry will be cluttered. You can regain the lost disk space and use this for installing new software. Registry cleaning will also block the installation of spyware and adware in your computer. If your computer was having any application errors, you can see that this has been fixed after you clean up your registry. Your system will be maintained as it was in its initial stages and you can also understand your computer much better.

If you do not clean up your computer’s registry timely, you can face different types of problem while using the computer. When you are in the midst of doing important work related activity, your computer can suddenly crash or the system can get stalled all of sudden. This can have damaging impact on your work. Timely cleaning up and fixing of the registry will prevent you from facing such crisis.

There are different kinds of registry cleaner available. You can use the best registry cleaner available in the market to maintain the registry of your computer. Keeping your PC clean is very important if you want it to run efficiently all the time. The registry cleaner software will help you in repairing some applications that are not working in your computer.

The software uses speed detection techniques to very quickly identify the missing and invalid reference from your windows registry. After identifying the problems, the software with the use of its advanced technology can easily clean your registry. After this your computer will start functioning, like a new PC. After installing the software you can customize its different options according to the requirements of your computer.

Many online sites provide registry cleaner software for its customers. Before you buy a registry cleaner, make sure that you are aware about its different features. This will help you in customizing the features of the software according to the needs of your computer.

Basic GUI Terminology

setyo — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:40:07 +0000

Getting help with your computer software can be easier when you know the correct terms to use. One of the biggest problems that new computer users have with technical support is not knowing how to correctly describe the problem that they’re having. And it isn’t fair to expect a tech support person to automatically know what a “thing-a-ma-jingy,” or “whatcha-ma-call-it” is.

The following describes the correct names for common components of software so that when you experience a problem, you can effectively describe an issue that you’re having and a technician can readily resolve it.

User interface – this is the visual design of a program. It may contain squares, boxes, words, icons, and buttons. If you’re experiencing insufficient memory for example, you might see black rectangles across the user interface of your software programs.

Title bar – this is the top-most part of a program that displays its own name or it may describe the contents displayed in another part of the interface. If a program is incorrectly coded, you may see a wrong description in this part of its interface.

Menu bar – this part of a program displays menu items and menu options. Some of the most common parts of a menu bar grants access to File commands, Open commands, Save commands, and Print commands. An example of an error in this part of an interface would be if an option was missing or grayed out (lighter in color).

Tool bar – this part of a program displays small icons across the top which represent tools. Clicking an icon will open a tool or process a command that might also exist on a program’s menu bar. Problems in this part of an interface are uncommon, however if you find yourself repeatedly clicking an icon with no results, you can correctly describe the problem by referring to the toolbar.

Minimize, Restore, and Exit buttons – these three buttons are usually located on the right-most upper part of a program’s interface and each allow you to minimize a program’s screen, restore it to its original size, or shut down the program completely.

Scroll bar – this convenient tool allows users to move data up and down the computer screen.

Status bar – this part of a program is located at the bottom-most part of its interface, and it usually displays small messages that indicate the progress of a command or task. If programmed incorrectly, an application might display the wrong information in this area.

Context menu – like the menu bar, a context menu displays when a user right-clicks on something. It displays commands just like what you see on a File menu or a Help menu.

Input box – input boxes are usually small rectangles that allow you to type data into a simple interfaces like a webpage or browser window. If you find that you can’t type information into one of these, you can effectively resolve the issue with a technician by calling it an input box, rather than a “white rectangle,” or “place to put in text.”

Button – buttons perform a command after a user clicks them with a mouse. Problems occur when the text of a button is grayed out or if it doesn’t appear to sink into the screen when clicked.

Check box – a check box is a small box that allows a user to indicate several choices among many. When clicked, a small “x” displays inside a box. Similar to the check box, a radio button allows a user to indicate a single choice among many. Problems with radio buttons and check boxes occur when a user makes one choice, but the interface reacts as if the user made many choices (or none at all). When describing a problem to a technician, be sure to indicate whether the problem occurs with a check box or a radio box. Computer novices mistakenly interchange the names of both of these controls.