Posted by Ajay Matharu in Microsoft, TechnologyJul 7th, 2009 | No Comments
Hi Guys,
Many of you must be bugged off with the security alerts in Vista, You can however disable that feature to annoy you.
Here are the steps to be performed to disable UAC on Vista,
1. Click the round blue Windows Start button. Now click Control Panel
2. From the Control Panel, click User Accounts and Family Safety
(or User Accounts if your in classic view)
3. Click the option to Turn User Account Control on or off
4. Uncheck the box next to Use User Account Control (UAC) to help
protect your computer and click OK
5. Restart when prompted
Turn off user Account Control(UAC)
Turn off user Account...
Posted by Ajay Matharu in Technology, VirusMar 8th, 2009 | No Comments
The Conficker/Downadup worm managed to slither onto millions of PCs worldwide at its height, but after it initially infected a computer it only really acted to spread itself, and didn’t cause further harm. Until now.
Symantec reports today that it has found a new variant of the virulent worm that will identify antivirus software or security analysis tools running on the infected PC, and attempt to shut down those programs. This is a strong signal that the worm’s mysterious creators haven’t abandoned their creation in the face of worldwide attention, as some in the industry have...
Posted by Ajay Matharu in Browsers, Firefox, Technology, WebFeb 20th, 2009 | No Comments
Mozilla’s open source Firefox browser has made a significant dent in Internet Explorer’s dominant market share. Much of its popularity is due to the wide availability of third-party add-ons that significantly extend Firefox’s functionality — allowing Firefox to disable Java or JavaScript on the fly, perform JavaScript whitelisting, even host ActiveX controls, for example. Firefox has always pushed the boundary in terms of features and functionality, and it can boast both growing enterprise support and the ability to run on Windows, Mac, and Linux. One claim Firefox can’t...