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July 23rd, 2008

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NV3 Suite Theme - Free Download


This Vista theme is so unique and sharp that I think it’s the best theme of 2008 so far. There are so many custom made elements to this design that it’s hard to know where to start. I love the Start button and the unique icons throughout the theme. The windows have cool back and forward buttons and all the colors work so good together. Even the background has a cool unique white/grey look with a mirror effect for the logo. The black even looks great, which is hard to accomplish because usually too much black makes the theme look too dark. This one takes the cake.

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Written by MyVistaThemes.com on July 23rd, 2008 with 1 comment.
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Make sure you patch your DNS Servers

There has been a story starting to brew about a serious DNS security flaw. The details of the flaw have finally been leaked here:

Information Week Article

This is one of those problems that is easy to ignore, but could become a huge nightmare if left unchecked.

Essentially the flaw allows an attacker to redirect clients to a different IP address for a particular domain.

For example, when you go a website (Lets take www.chase.com as an example) the domain name is translated into an IP address. In this case that IP address is run by Chase and responds to your request. When someone exploits the flaw they could redirect www.chase.com to go to their server, and present a fake login.

This is a simple example, and the possibilities are much worse than that. Imagine an attacker redirecting *all* of your traffic through their server. They could then use this opportunity to push spyware to you with every page you visit.

Many of you may not have a choice, since your DNS may be run by your ISP, but if you are running Windows based DNS servers, I suggest installing the patch as soon as possible:

Microsoft DNS Patch

I wish I could say the patch works flawlessly, but some clients of ours have reported that it has caused issues with Active Directory. Still...most of these problems are far and few between and are usually due to an odd configuration...such as having a domain controller with 127.0.0.1 as its primary IP address.

So with that in mind I would make sure you deploy the patch after hours and do lots of testing.

One more thing - you can test your DNS server for the flaw by visiting http://www.doxpara.com/ on the right there is a button that says "Check My DNS" It will tell you if your DNS server is vulnerable to the flaw.

Written by Steve Wiseman on July 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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Vitae Antivirus 2008 Removal Guide

Do you know what Vitae Antivirus 2008 is?

DESCRIPTION

Vitae Antivirus 2008 was discovered to be a clone of the infamous rogue anti-spyware program Antivirus 2008. It seems the Antivirus 2008 family of programs is growing bigger by the day with cleverly named new additions. Vitae Antivirus 2008 comes off to look very similar to XP Antivirusor WinAntivirusPro using the same old colors and comparable interface.

Don’t be fooled by the pretty blue colors and nicely laid out buttons on the Vitae Antivirus 2008 program, it is still a fake anti-spyware program that does nothing but take your money and waste your time. Vitae Antivirus 2008 does not add security functions to your computer or provide virus/spyware protection.

If you have Vitae Antivirus 2008 do you remember if you downloaded a video codec lately? Trojan infections such as Zlob come from fake video codec downloads which can easily install Vitae Antivirus 2008 without your permission.

In non-techie terms: The reality behind Vitae Antivirus 2008 is that it is almost the same program as Antivirus 2008 only in a slightly different skin sporting a new name. Hackers tend to change the name of there rogue anti-spyware programs only to trick computer users and make them believe it is the latest and greatest spyware removal tool. That is total bull because Vitae Antivirus 2008 cannot be trusted and should never be voluntarily installed or purchased.

Aliases: Vitae Antivirus 2008, VitaeAntivirus2008, VitaeAntivirus 2008, Vitae Antivirus2008.

Vitae Antivirus 2008 Automatic Removal Instructions

This automatic removal method is for non-techie computer users. If you’re too lazy to learn about spyware removal or how to access sensitive files in your computer, then this is the method for you.
Before you start: Print or bookmark these instructions because you’ll have to reboot into Safe Mode. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake.

  1. Download and save SmitFraudFix to your desktop.
  2. Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode). Once the
    desktop appears, double click on the SmitfraudFix.exe on your desktop.
  3. After the credits screen, you’ll see a menu. Select the option number 2, which is ‘Clean (safe mode recommended)’, and then
    press Enter to delete infect files.
  4. SmitFraudFix will begin cleaning your computer and take a series of cleanup processes. When the process is over, it will automatically begin the Disk Cleanup program.
  5. Once the Disk Cleanup program is complete, you will be prompted with the message ‘Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry’. Answer Y (Yes) and hit Enter. Reboot your computer.
  6. SmitFraudFix will now check if wininet.dll is infected. SmitFraudFix will ask you whether to replace the infected file (if there’s any) ‘Replace infected
    file?’
    Answer by typing Y (Yes) and hit Enter.
  7. Reboot your computer to complete the cleaning process.
  8. After reboot, a Notepad screen may appear containing a log of all the files
    removed from your computer. If it doesn’t appear, a file will be created called
    rapport.txt in the root of your drive, (Local Disk C:).
  9. Restart your computer in Safe Mode (how to do safe mode).
  10. Go to C:\Windows\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then
    click Yes to confirm that you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
  11. Go to C:\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp, click Edit, click Select All, press DELETE, and then click Yes to confirm that
    you want all the items to go to the Recycle Bin.
  12. Reboot your computer back to normal mode. Go to Windows Update and download all critical updates.

Vitae Antivirus 2008 Manual Removal Instructions

This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Vitae Antivirus 2008 manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Vitae Antivirus 2008 will be removed completely. So read the Vitae Antivirus 2008 removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.

  1. Uninstall Vitae Antivirus 2008 Program
    Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Vitae Antivirus 2008 if found.
  2. To stop Vitae Antivirus 2008 processes (view process removal steps)
    Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
    Search and stop these Vitae Antivirus 2008 processes:
    VitaeAntivirus2008.exe
    Antvrs.exe
    VAV.exe
    For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”.
  3. To Unregister Vitae Antivirus 2008 DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
    Search and unregister these Vitae Antivirus 2008 DLLs:
    wininet.dll
    shlwapi.dll

    To locate the Vitae Antivirus 2008 DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Vitae Antivirus 2008 and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
    Once you have the Vitae Antivirus 2008 DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
    To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister).

  4. To unregister Vitae Antivirus 2008 registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
    Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
    Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
    Search and delete these Vitae Antivirus 2008 registry keys:

  5. If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
  6. Remove Vitae Antivirus 2008 Directories.
    To find Vitae Antivirus 2008 directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
    Search and delete the following Vitae Antivirus 2008 directories:
    C:\ProgramFiles\VitaeAntivirus2008
    C:\ProgramFiles\Vitae Antivirus 2008

    Right-click on the Vitae Antivirus 2008 folder and select Delete.
    A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Vitae Antivirus 2008 and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
    Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Vitae Antivirus 2008 could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes.

  7. To remove Vitae Antivirus 2008 icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.

You’ve completed the Vitae Antivirus 2008 manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Vitae Antivirus 2008 problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes. By using this information you agree to be bound by the disclaimer. There’s no guarantee that Vitae Antivirus 2008 will be completely removed from your computer. Seek professional help if your computer continues to experience problems.

Written by WildStallion on July 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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Fix steam protocol problems in Windows Vista

Many people face this problem “steam://purchase/38 is not a recognized protocol” when they try to purchase anything from the steam store. But Farid brought a fix for the same problem. Here is how you can fix the steam protocol problems in Windows Vista.

The problem lies within Vista’s registry security settings. I am writing this from memory (I don’t have Vista myself). Here’s how to fix it:

1. Using Vista’s start menu, type “regedit” in the run field to start the registry editor.

2. Browse to the “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\steam” key. If you are having the problem you will notice that you aren’t able to view the key content

3. Right click on the “steam” key and click on “permissions…”.

4. You will notice that no user is listed under “Allowed users”. Add the following users/group and give them full access: Administrators (group), System (user) and your own user name.

5. If you press Ok, it may complain that you are not the owner and aren’t allowed to do this. In this case simply click on Advanced and add the above users as owners and try step 4 again. I only added System as owner and that did it. (You may need to close the permissions window and reopen after assigning owners)

6. That’s it! You now should be able to see the content of the key but it may be empty. In this case re-install steam and you should be good to go.

Written by ShaDow on July 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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Unlocking Youtube File Hack-1 Running the Program for the First Time, Tips and Tricks

In the current version, the file is almost 91kb Zip file only which makes it possible to download easily by everybody. Download Youtube File Hack now?

1. In Windows Explorer > Right Click and Extract the Program.

2. Double-Click and Run "YouTubeHack2.exe"

3. The Disclaimer notice will pop-up and ask you to read first the license agreement.

4. Now that the program is open,  you will see the default options in the window:

screenshot

Context Menu and YTH-light will be the default way of downloading videos.

5. For proper adding of Context Menu, Log-off and Login or Re-Starting Windows is recommended.

6. After Reboot You can now Open YouTube.com in Internet Explorer and start saving videos.

Tips and Tricks

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1. When the File-Download Dialog is open, just press CTRL+V or Right-Click and Paste for the filename. That’s it!

2. To prevent UAC from asking, save and extract the file in a folder without a space.

With UAC: C:\Downloaded Programs\YoutubeFile

Without UAC: C:\DownloadedPrograms\YoutubeFile

Click here to know on how to play youtube videos offline.

 

NEXT: Unlocking Youtube File Hack-2 Download a Video after Search

Written by magakos on July 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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Trying a Different Look with Kubuntu

Kubuntu is Ubuntu that uses the K Desktop Environment (KDE) graphical desktop in place of GNOME. KDE and GNOME are similar in many ways. However, KDE is considered to use more advanced technology than GNOME.

The ordinary computer user won't find that much difference between KDE and GNOME. Some people like KDE, others like GNOME, and yet others. Kubuntu provides the same range of applications, such as Openoffice.org, that Ubuntu does. New Kubuntu releases follow the same six-month schedule, too. Please browse www.kubuntu.org for more information about this product.

The following instructions assume you're working from an Ubuntu computer with a writable CD-ROM or DVD drive.

You need to download a Kubuntu CD-ROM image from an Ubuntu mirror to a computer from which you can burn the image to a writable CD. Follow these steps:

1. Click your Firefox browser icon on the GNOME panel.

2. Type www.kubuntu.org/download.php in the Location text box and press the Enter key.

3. Click the Download link for the latest version.

4. Click the link to your continent. The menu of download sites expands to different countries.

5. Click your country. The menu expands to show universities and various organizations.

6. Click any of the various university or organization links (that house Kubuntu mirrors).
The list further expands to one or more actual download sites.

7. Click a download site. The Opening Kubuntu-6.10 dialog opens.

8. Click the Save File button. The Downloads dialog opens, showing a progress meter.



Click the Cleanup button and close the dialog when the download finishes. After you download the Kubuntu disc image, you'll want to burn a CD-ROM. Follow these steps:

1. Insert a writable CD-ROM in your computer's CD burner drive.

2. From the GNOME menu bar, choose System -> Administration -> Terminal.

3. Type the following command to burn the CD-ROM:

sudo cdrecorder -v Desktop/kubuntu*iso

When the burn finishes, you can either reboot directly from the new disc or eject the disc and use it to boot another machine. Your computer boots from the Kubuntu CD-ROM, just like an Ubuntu disc.

Source of Information : For Dummies Ubuntu Linux For Dummies

Written by magakos on July 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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