September 16th, 2009

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Manual Removal of W32/Cryptic.BJ Trojan » wdfmgr32.exe

Manual Removal of W32/Cryptic.BJ Trojan » wdfmgr32.exe
W32/Cryptic.BJ is a trojan. The trojan will infect Windows systems.

This Trojan Copies its files to Windows\System32 folder as hidden files or…

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Written by FireFly on September 16th, 2009 with no comments.
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Hyper-V Howto’s

Tony Soper posted a lot of Hyper-V Howto's on his blog, here is an excerpt: Hyper-V How To: Add a PT Disk to A VM with a Script Hyper-V How To: Add a...

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Written by magakos on September 16th, 2009 with no comments.
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Games for Windows Program Gets an Update

In 2008, the global PC game software market reached $12.7 billion in revenue from a combination of retail sales, subscriptions, virtual item sales, advertising and digital distribution revenue according to the PC Gaming Alliance Horizons Software Report (click here to download the report). This was up 18% from 2007! PC gaming is hotter than ever!

So today we are announcing that we are revamping the Games for Windows Program. This revamp includes new technical guidelines, a self-certification option, and a set of 22 technical requirements which are designed to:

Create an easier game installation experience.
Support both 32-bit and 64-bit Platforms.
Support Ratings and Parental Controls in Windows 7
Game titles populated in the Game Explorer.
Enhanced game update notifications for game titles.
Stability, security and compatibility against commonly known issues.

The idea is to have more game developers participating with more game titles that pass a standardized set of technical requirements. Games that go through and pass these technical requirements will offer consumers a better gaming experience. Gamers can expect awesome high-quality gaming with Games of Windows titles going forward.

The new requirements for Games for Windows will also allow developers to take advantage of Windows 7 features and compatibility when Windows 7 is released on October 22^nd.

You get some of these improvements today with Games for Windows – LIVE titles. When you install the Games for Windows – LIVE 3.0 client on Windows 7, Games for Windows – LIVE is added to Game Providers in Games Explorer.

As you can see, I can receive the latest news on Games for Windows – LIVE in the right-hand pane directly within the Games Explorer in Windows 7. When I click on Street Fighter IV (which is a Games for Windows – LIVE title) I can see whether or not the game is up to date directly from Games Explorer.

You can download the Games for Windows – LIVE 3.0 client here.

I posted about many of the brand new enhancements to Games Explorer (and the gaming experience) in Windows 7 several months ago.

Starting today, the program will be available to all PC gaming developers and publishers.

Over the past few years, we have worked to improve the quality of PC gaming in Windows for consumers through the Games for Windows. We hope that the revamp of the program we are announcing today makes gaming in Windows and on a PC even better!

Written by Brandon LeBlanc on September 16th, 2009 with no comments.
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What is w32.sillyFDC virus?

W32.SillyFDC is a common detection process for files that are infected with W32.Silly. This virus copies and renames itself on removable devices and root oflocal and remote drives.

Removal Procedure For W32.SillyFDC Virus:
Disable System Restore temporarily (Windows Me/XP).
Restart the system in safe mode.
End malicious Process

1. Press Ctlr+Alt+Del.
2. Click Process tab.
3. End the process if present: password_viewer.exe, CALC, calc, mscalc.exe, startupfolder, config_startupfolder.com, config_.com.

2. Delete the auto run files.

Go to Start > Run, type “cmd.”
At the command prompt, type “cd\”, this will bring you to C:\
Type “attrib” (C:\>attrib), it will display files with attributes. Take note on attribute of autorun.inf. Usually, it has SHR.
Type “attrib -s -h -r C:\autorun.inf”, it will remove System, Hidden and Read-Only attribute.
Type “edit autorun.inf” it will open DOS Editor and display contents as follows,

*********************************

[autorun]

open=file.exe

shell\Open\Command=file.exe

shell\open\Default=1

shell\Explore\Command=file.exe

shell\Autoplay\command=file.exe

********************************

Take note of the file/path.

Ex: Open=file.exe where file.exe is the filename of the file that autoruns.
Exit DOS Editor.
Back at the command prompt, type “attrib -s -h -r file.exe”, where file.exe is the file that was called on DOS editor to autorun. Ex: C:\>attrib -s -h -r file.exe. If it is located on different directory include the path. Ex: C:\>attrib -s -h -r c:\Windows\file.exe.
Type “del file.exe”. If it is located on different directory include the path.
Ex: C:\>del c:\Windows\file.exe.
Type “del autorun.inf”
Type “del c:\Windows\autorun.inf.
Type “del c:\Windows\password_viewer.exe.
Type “del c:\Douments and Settings\(Your User Name)\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning\autorun.inf.
Exit command prompt by typing “exit.”

3. Perform Disc Cleanup.

Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories >System Tools, click Disc Cleanup.
Check the following: Downloaded Program Files, Temporary Internet Files, Offline Webpage, Recycle Bin and Temporary Files.

4. View hidden files and folders.
Open Windows Explorer.
Go to Tools > Folder Options.
Go to View Tab.
Mark “Show hidden files and folders.”
Click Apply, then OK.

Update and scan with antivirus installed in your system. Then, quarantine or delete all the infected files immediately.

5. Search for other files and delete them.

Go to Start > Search.
Find and delete files: password_viewer.exe, calc.exe (not the one located on \system32\calc.exe), mscalc.exe, startupfolder.exe, config_.exe,

startupfolder.com and config_.com.

6. To make sure that the virus is completely removed from your computer, perform a full scan of your computer using antivirus and antispyware software in your PC.

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Written by basil kp on September 16th, 2009 with no comments.
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Get Windows Update on a DVD

I was reading an article at PCMag about PatchMateXP. They ~~have~~ had all the patches for XP on one convenient CD.

Unfortunately for PatchMateXP, this breaks a license with Microsoft and they shut themselves down before they got into legal trouble.

This got me thinking – is there a way to get MS Updates on DVD or CD?

My findings were quite interesting.

After tons of digging, I found this Microsoft Knowledge base article: 913086

At that link, Microsoft provides ISO files that contain all of the security updates by month. They update it regularly.

This works fine if you are already patched up, and just need a few months. What if you need all of the patches for Vista, XP, or 2003? That won’t really help.

I dug some more, and I came across a free utility called Offline Update. You can download it from here.

It allows you to create an ISO file with patches for a specific version of Windows. It gets around those pesky legal issues by having you download the patches to generate the ISO file.

To use it, download the package from the above website, and extract it into a folder. In the root directory you will find a program named UpdateGenerator.exe

Launch it, and you will see that it has a simple, but effective interface:

It even includes patches for Office – a nice bonus.

Select the patches you want, and click start.

A command line window will popup and it will download for hours or days, but eventually it will finish.

When it completes, you will find the completed ISO file in the folder named ISO under the root:

Offline Update ISO

In my case it was the 64 bit version of 2003/XP patches.

Want to know the coolest part?

The ISO it builds is more than a collection of patches, it includes a custom program that will automatically install all of them in one shot.

Simply pop your burned DVD into the drive, and a window will show up:

Offline Update Program

Don’t be confused by the list of options, it is just giving you a choice on non-patch items included in the ISO.

If you just want the patches, simply select nothing and click start. It will only install the patches that have not been installed on your system:

That is all there is to it. The program will install all of the patches, reboot, and the system is up to date.

Now, I can burn that ISO, and give it to my friend Brett, since he lives in an Internet dead zone.

This little utility can be a huge time saver. I highly recommend it.

Written by Steve Wiseman on September 16th, 2009 with no comments.
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Windows 7, now with extra street cred

Photo credit: Ross Harmes on Flickr

Obviously unicorns and bunnies would have never clicked with the hip-hop community which might explain why Microsoft has sprayed a derelict wall with two giant pieces street art spreading the cool that is Microsoft and Windows 7 in downtown San Francisco sometime last week.

From what I can put together with different accounts of this from several Flickr photographers, the presence of studio lighting equipment suggest this is a planned photo or film shoot for what should be the Windows 7 advertising campaign.

Although I’m generally not a big fan of street art and Microsoft is no stranger to being caught and fined for illegal corporate graffiti, I must admit the flaming Windows 7 logo is quite cool and I wouldn’t mind seeing that on a T-shirt perhaps. Hopefully they learned and got permission this time.