Fanhow » security http://blog.fanhow.com Social Media and Recipes for Software Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:33:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Ultimate List of Free Secure DNS Resolution Services http://blog.fanhow.com/2010/06/the-ultimate-list-of-free-secure-dns-resolution-services/ http://blog.fanhow.com/2010/06/the-ultimate-list-of-free-secure-dns-resolution-services/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:19:33 +0000 f1098 http://blog.recipester.org/?p=1855 Do you know Domain Name System (DNS)? Even if you are not familiar with it, the DNS works all the time when you surfing the web. In fact, DNS serves as the “phone book” for the Internet by translating human-friendly computer hostnames into IP addresses. For example, www.fanhow.com translates to 174.133.21.140, which is to say, when you are trying to visit Recipester.org, you are virtually visiting the IP address 174.133.21.140.

DNS is playing a pivotal role in the Internet. However, every coin has two sides, your Internet service provider (ISP) or other organizations may use DNS hijacking (DNS redirection) or even DNS cache poisoning to push advertisements or block specific contents…

This article will guide you resolve the issue, switch to the famous secure DNS resolution services – they are all free.

First of all, you need to know the way to Change Windows 7 DNS Settings or Change DNS Settings in Windows XP.

Then, there are several free secure DNS resolution services for you to choose from.

OpenDNS is a free DNS resolution service. An opt-in service, OpenDNS offers faster resolution and advanced features, such as misspelling correction, phishing protection, and optional filtering.

OpenDNS Blocks Phishing Sites

OpenDNS Blocks Phishing Sites

To Use OpenDNS, just switch DNS Server Addresses to 208.67.222.222 or 208.67.220.220.

What’s more, you can sign up free or paid OpenDNS account to get advanced features like Web content filtering, Detailed reports and stats or even Whitelist-only mode.

Google Public DNS is a free, global resolution service that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider. The provider – Google, is the biggest highlight of this DNS resolution service, which means secure, fast and reliable.

Google Public DNS

Google Public DNS

To Use Google Public DNS, you need to switch DNS Server Addresses to 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4, easy to remember, isn’t it :)

Comodo Secure DNS is a domain name resolution service that resolves your DNS requests through our worldwide network of redundant DNS servers. It is provided by Comodo – a leading security company that offers Antivirus Firewall Software and SSL Certificate.

Comodo Secure DNS

Comodo Secure DNS

To Use Comodo Secure DNS, you need to switch DNS Server Addresses to 156.154.70.22 or 156.154.71.22.

You can also try its free Comodo Internet Security to enhance your PC and network safety, with advanced HIPS (Host-based Intrusion Prevention System) features, for free.

Symantec published Norton DNS Public days ago, provides alternative DNS servers that can be used by any Internet-connected device for a faster and more secure surfing experience.

Norton DNS Public

Norton DNS Public

To Use Norton DNS Public, you need to switch DNS Server Addresses to 198.153.192.1 or 198.153.194.1.

At last, you may need to pick the fastest DNS resolution service for your network, and Domain Name Speed Benchmark can do the speed test for you. It is recommended to set “Preferred DNS server” and “Alternative DNS server” addresses to different DNS resolution services in case service failure (for example, 8.8.8.8 as preferred, 208.67.222.222 as alternative).

]]> http://blog.fanhow.com/2010/06/the-ultimate-list-of-free-secure-dns-resolution-services/feed/ 9 Wondershare Time Freeze – A Shadow System to Protect Your Computer http://blog.fanhow.com/2010/04/wondershare-time-freeze-a-shadow-system-to-protect-your-computer/ http://blog.fanhow.com/2010/04/wondershare-time-freeze-a-shadow-system-to-protect-your-computer/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:20:59 +0000 Recipebeta http://blog.recipester.org/?p=1664 Wondershare Time Freeze is one of the “Shadow system” appliction. As a new and easy-to-use system and file protection tool, it use use application virtualization technology to creates a virtual environment to keep your computer safe from all types of viruses and other malicious attacks.

In the virtual environment, Wondershare Time Freeze will redirects each system changes and keep no change to your real environment. You just run any applications and surf the internet and all traces and malicious threats will disappear after reboot. Is it amazing?

Currently, Wondershare Time Freeze could only protect your system partition. However, you can add specific folders to protect. In addition, you can easily disable system protection WITHOUT reboot your system.

Wondershare Time Freeze

  1. Download Wondershare Time Freeze
  2. Get free registration code
  3. Install and enjoy!
  4. Any issues? Vista Wondershare Time Freeze information center.

You can also try Shadow Defender – the easiest PC laptop security and privacy protection tool.

]]> http://blog.fanhow.com/2010/04/wondershare-time-freeze-a-shadow-system-to-protect-your-computer/feed/ 1 Get Wondershare Spyware Removal For FREE Now http://blog.fanhow.com/2010/01/get-wondershare-spyware-removal-for-free-now/ http://blog.fanhow.com/2010/01/get-wondershare-spyware-removal-for-free-now/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:00:04 +0000 Recipebeta http://blog.recipester.org/?p=1264 Wondershare Spyware Removal is a free, powerful yet easy-to-use system security software. It serves as anti-trojan & antispyware with talent to remove spyware & trojan virus and performs proactive defense to keep threats away from your computer. Use this freeware to remove spyware & trojan virus and enjoy a safe computer system!

You can apply for registration code for FREE before Feb, 28th, 2010. The free registration code can work without any restriction for SIX months. Follow the steps to grab this great giveaway:

1. Download Wondershare Spyware Removal;

2. Click to get free registration code of Wondershare Spyware Removal.

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Here, fill in your email, first name, last name on the page and click Submit button. Wait for a while, the code will be sent to your email.

3. Install it and your will come across the register dialog box, type in your code from your mail.

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Or you can directly use the following information:

Licensed e-mail: recipebeta@gmail.com
Registration code: BPTB-MJGT-EMA4-PVGD

4. Now you can enjoy this powerful Spyware Removal tool and protect your computer:

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The powerful scan engine and scan type:

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Be sure to update Wondershare Spyware Removal before your scan system.

Tips: other excellent spyware removal tools are: Spyware Terminator or Spyware Doctor.

]]> http://blog.fanhow.com/2010/01/get-wondershare-spyware-removal-for-free-now/feed/ 3 Novirusthanks – Another Online Antivirus Scanner http://blog.fanhow.com/2010/01/novirusthanks-another-online-antivirus-scanner/ http://blog.fanhow.com/2010/01/novirusthanks-another-online-antivirus-scanner/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:11:21 +0000 Recipebeta http://blog.recipester.org/?p=1231 Online Antivirus Scanner is the service to scan suspicious files online. You just upload files and they will give a virus scan report. On local computer, you may have to install only one anti-virus program, however, online antivirus scanner can use multiple anti-virus programs to scan the files.

NoVirusThanks.org offers a free service that allows users to scan suspicious files for possible presence of virus, worms, trojans and any other kind of malware using several Anti-Virus engines.

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NoVirusThanks.org allows your to upload and scan a file with 24 Antivirus Engines. You can also scan a website url or a remote file with the option Scan Web Address.

Follow this link to take a look at this Multi-Engine Antivirus Scanner: http://scanner.novirusthanks.org/

Browse a file to scan and submit it:

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 Then your file will be uploaded and the scan process would start.

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Wait for a while, a report will show you. For example, this is the report of the file xlive.dll_Recipester.zip:

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View the full report of xlive.dll_Recipester.zip.

In the report, we can get various information: File information ( Includes File name, File size, MD5 hash, SHA1 hash) and virus scan information (Antivirus, Database, Engine and Scan Result)
Besides, we can also use the BBCode or HTML Code of the result to publish it to other sites.

Features of NoVirusThanks.org:

  •  Free, no account required.
  •  24 antivirus engines.
  •  Scan file or URL.
  •  Scan a zipped file.
  •  Detailed scanning report.
  •  Maximum size allowed is 20MB.

Novirusthanks: Multi-Engine Antivirus Scanner.

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  • Microsoft Office ‘03 bug prevents access to protected documents

    Back when Microsoft released Office 2003, with new digital-rights management features, watchdog groups were concerned that the software would hurt corporate whistleblowers by preventing documents from being forwarded or printed.Six years later, it turns out that the real challenge is simply allowing authorized users to open their own protected documents.

  • How to Give a Bad Presentation

    Actually, how to give a good presentation. Scientists/Engineers are not really formally trained on public speaking/ data display, and this 6 minute video highlights four mistakes we see all the time. Help! You too can tell a good science story! … powerpoint bad good presentation public speaking science engineeering.

  • Get a Free PDF Book on Office 2010

    Microsoft Office 2010 is an upcoming title by Katherine Murray that will quickly walk you though most of the new features in Office 2010 including video editing, photo effects, backstage view, co-authoring documents, sparklines, etc. The book has the following chapters. It was written before Office 2010 beta was released in public and therefore barely mentions Office Web Apps and Office 2010 for mobile phones.

  • Improved Security In Microsoft Office 2010

    Microsoft has made Office 2010 available in public beta. After playing around with it for a while, I am not yet sure I need any of the new functionality. I was perfectly happy with the rather old Office XP, and the ribbon introduced in 2007 still confuses me. However, there are a number of interesting, out-of-the-box security enhancements in the 2010 version that make Office 2010 a recommended upgrade.

    • ]]>     http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/12/4-links-about-microsoft-office-in-this-week-18-dec-2009/feed/ 1     3 Links about 2010 Security Trends in this week: 11 Dec 2009 http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/12/3-links-about-antimalware-in-this-week-11-dec-2009/ http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/12/3-links-about-antimalware-in-this-week-11-dec-2009/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:40:06 +0000 Ailsa http://blog.recipester.org/?p=968 As the new year 2010 is on its way to come, many security software vendors are predicting the new trend of security in 2010.

    1. AVG Predicts Internet Security Threats for 2010

    There are 10 key trends which are expected by AVG, the world leading security software vendor, to have significant impact on users in 2010.

    2.Lavasoft Malware Labs Releases 2010 Internet Security Trends

    Lavasoft, the owner of Ad-Aware analysts anticipate the top five trends that will dominate the security landscape this coming year.

    3. Five Key Security Trends for 2010

    Non official prediction for security trends in 2010.

    ]]>     http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/12/3-links-about-antimalware-in-this-week-11-dec-2009/feed/ 1     Malware Prevalence – 3 Malware to Beware of http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/12/malware-prevalence-%e2%80%93-3-malware-to-beware-of/ http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/12/malware-prevalence-%e2%80%93-3-malware-to-beware-of/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:35:02 +0000 Ailsa http://blog.recipester.org/?p=913 Virus Bulletin independently tests anti-virus products. This is a malware prevalence report submitted by VB100. The Virus Bulletin prevalence table is compiled monthly from virus reports received by Virus Bulletin; both directly, and from other companies who pass on their statistics.

    antimalware01

    Remove Conficker Manually
    1. Conficker Worm attaches itself to these processes.
    svchost.exe
    explorer.exe
    services.exe
    2. Remove Conficker Worm registry keys
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServices{random}Parameters”ServiceDll” = “Path to worm”
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServices{random}”ImagePath” = %SystemRoot%system32svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParameters
    “TcpNumConnections” = dword:0×00FFFFFE
    3. Delete Conficker Worm DLLs
    %System%[Random].dll
    %Program Files%Internet Explorer[Random].dll
    %Program Files%Movie Maker[Random].dll
    %All Users Application Data%[Random].dll
    %Temp%[Random].dll
    4. Delete Conficker Worm files
    %System%[Random].tmp
    %Temp%[Random].tmp

    Remove Autorun
    1. Kill the autorun process through Task Manager.
    2. Restart the system in safe mode and open the command prompt.
    3. List all system and .exe files on the C drive.
    4. Disable hidden, system, and read only attributes for autorun.inf and ntdelect.com.
    5. Repeat these steps for all the drives on your computer.
    6. Search for kavo.exe in C:\windows\system32\ and delete it.
    7. Clear the following registry,
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE

    Remove Virtumonde Manually
    1. Kill the following process in task manager
    windowsupd2.exe
    winhost.exe
    quicken.exe
    editpad.exe
    %System%\winhost32.exe
    2. Remove the following VirtuMonde Registry Values
    KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{CA21E6FA-41D9-4F05-9650-8B3FBE72124D}scan
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TargetSoft
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{CA21E6FA-41D9-4F05-9650-8B3FBE72124D}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\IEpl.IEpl
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\IEpl.IEPl.1
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\tdev
    HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1887652994-1477516851-2064603551-500\Software\Microsoft
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{FDA4DFFB-2C3D-4730-8D7E-28523C7F2F67}
    \Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{CA21E6FA-41D9-4F05-9650-8B3FBE72124D}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{FDA4DFFB-2C3D-4730-8D7E-28523C7F2F67}
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DosSpecFolder.DosSpecFolder
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DosSpecFolder.DosSpecFolder.1
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats
    \{FDA4DFFB-2C3D-4730-8D7E-28523C7F2F67}
    2. Delete the following VirtuMonde DLLs
    virtumonde.dll
    lspak.dll
    %System%\wincore.dll
    %System%\cidrules.dll
    %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\wincore.dll
    %System%\winupd.dll
    %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\cidrules.dll

    ]]>     http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/12/malware-prevalence-%e2%80%93-3-malware-to-beware-of/feed/ 2     Worldwide Authoritative Testing Organizations for Security Software http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/12/worldwide-authoritative-testing-organizations-for-security-software/ http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/12/worldwide-authoritative-testing-organizations-for-security-software/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:04:00 +0000 Ailsa http://blog.recipester.org/?p=860 VB100
    For many years, Virus Bulletin has carried out independent comparative testing of anti-virus products. Indeed, Virus Bulletin’s tests are widely recognized within the industry. VB100 focus on virus detection rates and scanning speed, as well as looking at how each product fares when scanning a set of files that are known to be clean.

    Testing Organizations for Security Software 002

    AV-Comparatives
    AV-Comparatives is an Austrian Non-Profit-Organization, which is providing independent Anti-Virus software tests free to the public. The tests of AV-Comparatives are released every three months.
    Qualified Candidates: AV-Comparatives limits the participants in their tests to about sixteen. There are two levels of tests, SET A (detection of a minimum percentage) and SET B, A for new vendors, while B for higher. Then they give awards and comment on product abilities.

    Testing Organizations for Security Software 003

    West Coast Labs
    West Coast Labs is one of the world’s leading independent test organizations. It spreads its service in research, testing and certification for information security products and services. (Tests only in UK, USA and India)

    The Checkmark Certification programs validate the functionality and performance of both content and network security technologies in a range of threat scenarios and attack vectors from standard baseline benchmarking tests against accepted industry standards, to Real Time testing that sees products under continuous test against zero day real world threats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

    Testing Organizations for Security Software 004

    Products registered and tested in the Real Time programme are eligible to display the Checkmark Platinum Product Award. Those products registered and tested in the standard certification programmes are eligible to display the Standard Checkmark logo.

    Testing Organizations for Security Software 005

    ]]>     http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/12/worldwide-authoritative-testing-organizations-for-security-software/feed/ 3     Top Rogue Security Software from 2008 to 2009 http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/11/top-rogue-security-software-from-2008-to-2009/ http://blog.fanhow.com/2009/11/top-rogue-security-software-from-2008-to-2009/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:54:24 +0000 Ailsa http://blog.recipester.org/?p=741 Rogue security software, or applications sold to consumers via certain unethical marketing practices, and scare users into downloading useless anti-virus software is called ScareWare since 2008. Here I have listed some famous scareware which have been discussed in most security sites or blogs, and I highly recommend you not to install them or to remove them if you have encountered them one day.

    Spyware Protect 2009

    Spyware Guard 2009

    MS Antispyware 2009

    AntiSpywareGuard

    Antivirus Pro 2009

    XP Antispyware 2009

    Antispyware PRO XP

    Total Secure 2009

    Control Center

    AntiMalware

    BlockScanner

    System Security 2009

    Perfect Defender 2009

    Pro Antispyware 2009

    Antivirus 2010

    XP Protector 2009

    VirusHeat

    Enterprise Suite

    System Defender

    AntiAid

    Windows Enterprise Suite

    Desktop Defender 2010

    Total Protect 2009

    Astrum Antivirus Pro

    ExtraAntivir

    SpywareRemover2009

    XP Protection Center

    Secure File Shredder

    Personal Defender 2009

    SpyProtector

    VirusResponseLab

    Cleaner2009

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