NEW SPREADING "Antivirus 2009" Trojan !

Thousands of people got a virus by downloading what seems to be a legitimate anti-virus software thanks to the virus called Antivirus 2009.

* When a User Installs The SoftWare (Trojan) ..disables Your default anti-virus notifications, firewall alerts and, all system updates.

Trojan Horse VS System Restore !

SYSTEM RESTORE: has been a target of most hackers these days , If a trojan infects your system .. it automatically enable SYSTEM RESTORE , which means the trojan will be restored EVEN IF you install a new windows xp system !

SOLUTION :

* Goto Start --> Programs --> Accessories --> System Tools --> System Restore
And DISABLE System Restore for all drives .

Goto Tools --> Folder Options --> View --> Show Hidden Files / UNCHECK hide protected operating system files --> open any drive (C:\ for example) -->System Volume Information

And DELETE all the data inside this folder .

Repeat this for all your DRIVES .
NOW INSTALL YOUR NEW SYSTEM !!

Weakness Of Spammers !

Every Strong Web Have weakness , Every Strong Web Spider Have Weakness !





Steps to figure out if the page you are viewing is fake , WHICH SPAMMERS CANNOT EVADE !





- GOTO Internet Explorer --> FILE --> Properties





Check the URL you are visiting right now ... try it with my blog .. here an exapmle picture :

Connection : Not encrypted ( all banks and online merchants use ENCRYPTED CONNECTION )

- ALMOST all scam pages are 2 file types only : HTML + PHP Or PHP only .

ALMOST All Secured Pages are not HTML+PHP or PHP only ! .

- THE page will continue and say you updated your information , EVEN IF you enter wrong credit card number (FOR EXAMPLE).

Mistakes That Threaten Your Security !

YOUR ONLINE SECURITY

- Never Use The Same Password For your e-mail , Bank Account , PayPal Account ... etc.

- Always use security questions rather than SSN Or Date Of Birth . ( Pet name , city of birth ...etc )

- Delete All old shopping emails or bank statements in your inbox .

- Never Leave Registeration Confirmation e-mails which contain passwords !!

What Is SQL ?

SQL : Structure Query Language .


SELECT SALARY FROM BELOW ;



NO ! i wasn`t talking to you ... that was a SQL QUERY !!


SELECT : Backbone of any SQL QUERY .. it means you want the server to View a COLUMN.

SALARY : is the COLUMN NAME .

FROM : REQUIRED IN EVERY SQL QUERY .. points to reference TABLE .

BELOW : NAME of the TABLE containing data . while ; is used to end any SQL QUERY .


SQL : USES ENGLISH WORDS WHICH IS EASIER TO REMEMBER AND TO GUESS TOO !!

when you are issuing a SQL QUERY it looks like an order to someone , like the previous EXAMPLE .


* Other Useful SQL Hints :

- WHERE : can be used to restrict data output .
- ORDER BY : can be used to order the output according to a string supplied by user ....... DEFAULT : ASCENDING ORDER .

SELECT NAME , SALARY , DEPARTMENT
FROM EMPLOYEES
WHERE NAME LIKE 'Ahmed'
ORDER BY SALARY ;

THAT WAS A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO SQL ... there are millions of things you can do using SQL !

Bank Fraud And Identity Theft !

Identity Theft :

Name , Address , Driver License Number , Social Security Number , Date Of Birth , MMN ... This is what it takes to Enroll in BillMeLater supported shopping sites and " Preferred Accounts - Store CreditCards "

Even If You Got Scammed Oneday , gave All your information , Then canceled your credit card .

---------YOU STILL CANNOT CHANGE YOUR PERSONAL IDENTITIY !!---------

Enhance Your Computer`s Performance !

Simple and Proven steps to enhance your personal computer , or laptop :









Shared memory of any computer is spread across many background processes -- theoretical --









Let`s Move to our Task to decrease the background processes and hence IMPROVE performance !









1- go to Start -->Run --> type msconfig and click enter .

2- Now Uncheck all un-used start up items.

EX:

Leave Only your anti-virus , your FireWall , CTFMON , MSNMSGR .

Click Ok , and don`t restart ( RESTART LATER ) .

That Was also helpful to see if you have kind of ad software , trojan ... or similar threats from the check list , and also you can choose not to run this service at start up , like we did in the picture above !

3- Press ALT + CTRL + DELETE --> Task Manager Show up

Click On Processes --> User Name ---> you will see all running programs at the moment , and how much load on memory they cause .. if you need to end any program taking much memory ... just highlight it and click end process . #