{lang: ‘ar’}Messenger Service is a feature in Windows that is used by System Administrators to broadcast messages over a Network. For example, a System Administrator might send a message stating that all the Servers will be shut down for maintenance. This message is transmitted through the Messenger Service utility. This feature is not the same [...]
Phishing
October 21, 2007 By Leave a Comment
{lang: ‘ar’}Phishing (as in Fishing) is sending spam emails to large number of users with the intention of collecting sensitive information such as credit card numbers, social security numbers etc. The emails are faked so it appears to come from a legitimate enterprise such as a Bank, Broking Firm, or an online Auction house etc. [...]
Trojan Horse
October 21, 2007 By Leave a Comment
{lang: ‘ar’}Dictionary.com defines Trojan Horse as ‘A Program that appears to be legitimate but is designed to have destructive effects, as to the data residing in the computer onto which the program was loaded’. The Computer User is lured to open a program that appears to be legitimate and useful. For example, a program termed [...]
Browser Hijacker
October 21, 2007 By Leave a Comment
{lang: ‘ar’}Dictionary.com defines Hijack as forcibly taking control and diverting (the vehicle) to an alternate destination. Similarly, Browser Hijack is seizing control of your browser settings to make it reach an alternate website (destination). Browser Hijack occurs when a malicious code changes your default browser settings. When your browser gets hijacked all your browser settings [...]
Windows XP Password Reset Disk
October 16, 2007 By Leave a Comment
{lang: ‘ar’}What do you do if you do not remember the password in your Home PC. At work, you can request the Help Desk or Administrator to reset the password. For your Home PC you can create a Password Reset Disk and use it to reset Administrator password, if required. Using Windows 7? Click here [...]
