Monday, August 17, 2009

raise security level in content adviser

for those using internet explorer as their default web browser, they too can protect from harmful content, to do this you must enable content adviser feature in internet explorer. this process described as follows.
  • First right click on internet explorer and click properties to open internet properties window (or click start - run type inetcpl.cpl and press enter)
  • Now in internet properties window, click content
  • Under content adviser, click enable
  • Under ratings, raise the security level in each category by dragging the slider to the right
Note - you can put password for opening content adviser , this prevents users changing the ratings level or turn off content adviser

To put password
  • In the opened content adviser window
  • Click general
  • Under supervisor password, click create password button
  • Now enter your password and retype password to confirm
  • Click ok

Use site advisor for better protection

With Mcafee site advisor installed pc you are well protected from internet browsing. With SiteAdvisor software installed, your browser will look a little different than before. It add small site rating icons to your search results as well as a browser button and optional search box. Together, these alert you to potentially risky sites and help you find safer alternatives.

These site ratings are based on tests conducted by McAfee, The result is a guide to Web safety. The SiteAdvisor technology is free, easy to install and even easier to use. And it doesn't collect any personally identifiable information.

Ratings description
  • Green - SAFE: Very low or no risk issues
  • Yellow - CAUTION: Minor risk issues
  • Red - WARNING: Serious risk issues
  • Grey - UNKNOWN: Not yet rated. Use caution
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Use FoxFilter block inappropriate content

Are you using Mozilla Firefox as your default web browser? there is good news for you, with foxfilter plugin you can quickly and easily block content for an entire site (e.g. Playboy) or enter custom keyword filters (e.g. videos, movies, images, pornography, nudity, gambling, explosives, etc.) that will be used to help block content for any site that contains these keywords.

FoxFilter comes with pre-defined filtering rules, but you can also add custom settings to block additional content as needed.FoxFilter also includes password-protected settings and security features to help prevent it from being bypassed, uninstalled or disabled. A password recovery feature is also available.

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Sunday, August 16, 2009

check disabled registry in group policy editor

Have your registry disabled, there are many methods to open disabled registry, but this time we talk about group policy editor, the procedure as follows.
  • Click start and run
  • Type gpedit.msc and press enter
  • Go to the each of following location
User Configuration
Administrative Templates
System
  • In the Settings Window, find the option for "Prevent Access to Registry Editing Tools" and double-click on it to change
  • Select Disabled or Not Configured and choose OK
  • Close the Group Policy Editor and restart your computer
  • Now try opening registry editor again
if still cant open registry read this

how to turn off & remove the thumbs.db files

This describes how to turn off & remove the thumbs.db files, the procedure as follows.
  • Open folder options ( click start and run, type "control.exe folders" press enter)
  • Click on the View Tab
  • Place a check in the option "Do not cache thumbnails"
  • Click Ok
  • that's it you turn off the thumbs.db features
Now lets see how to remove thumbs.db files from hard disk
  • Open search window
  • Click on All Files and Folders
  • Now search for a thumbs.db files (make sure all hard disks selected)
  • Click Search
  • In the long list of thumbs.db files, select all files and delete the files.