Do you have problems with users running programs like AOL Instant Messenger, iTunes or Kazaa? Here’s how to use Group Policy to prevent users from running certain programs.
1. Click START>RUN and type GPEDIT.MSC
2. The Group Policy Editor appears.
Click on the plus sign next to User Configuration
then Administrative Templates
then System
and double-click the policy Don’t run specified Windows applications
When you try to connect to a network resource, the login attempt is made with the Guest account instead of the account you’re logged in as.
You can disable this by performing the following steps:
1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel
2. Double-click Administrative Tools
2. Go to Local Policies > Security Options
3. Check the Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts
4. Set it to Classic - local users authenticate as themselves
Windows Vista apparently is not that much more secure since a flaw was discovered in the Vista Animated Cursor feature.
TweakXpert posted this blog about the flaw. I would imagine we’re going to see more of this with all of the fancy features in Vista. There is more to exploit. You can read the technical bulletin and download the patch here.
You get an error when you try to edit the LMHOSTS or HOSTS file under Windows Vista.
Access to C:\WindowsSystem32\drivers\etc\ hosts was denied
or
Cannot create the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file.
Make sure that the path and file name are correct.
To solve this problem:
1. Click Start–>All Programs–>Accessories–>Notepad–>Run as administrator.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
2. Open the Hosts file or the Lmhosts file, make the necessary changes, and then click Save on the Edit menu.
Turning off the Server Service makes your computer much more secure.
Anybody with admin rights on your network can view any file on your hard drive using admin shares. This means the geeks at the helpdesk can snoop around and see what you’ve been doing.
If you have admin rights to your machine also, you can disable the Server Service. This will prevent anybody from being able to access your files remotely. However, doing this will disable your ability to share files out to the network.
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How to create an icon that will lock your screen.
1. Right-click an empty area of your deskop
2. Select New–>Shortcut
3. Type ‘rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation’ for the Location.
Give the shortcut whatever name you want. Now you have an icon that will lock your machine.
Windows Key + L will also lock your screen
Emptying the Recycle Bin doesn’t truly delete your files. The data still exists on the hard drive but is just hidden from the OS. The ONLY way to permanently erase data is to overwrite the data with new data or take a hammer to your hard drive.
PC:
MAC:
Erasing data on a Mac is easier. Choose Secure Empty Trash from the Finder menu.
SOURCES: WIRED
You cannot setup security permissions to a folder because the Security Tab is missing.
You will need to disable Simple File Sharing.
To do this, click Tools–>Folder Options–>View
Uncheck the box at the bottom that says Use simple file sharing (recommended)
There is a simple way to check to see if an email you get that claims it’s from PayPal or Ebay to see if it’s really from them.
For Ebay users, you can forward the email to:
spoof@ebay.com
For PayPal users, you can forward the email to:
spoof@paypal.com
You will get a response within minutes as to whether or not the email was authentic.
How to check to see if a user has administrator rights while they are logged into the system.
A user will have administrator rights if they have the ability to change the computer name of their computer.
To check for admin rights:
Right click on MY COMPUTER and select PROPERTIES
Check under COMPUTERNAME
If everything is grayed out there and the Computer Name cannot be changed, the user is not logged in with administrator rights.
Be wary of email or phone calls asking you to dial a number with an area codes of 809, 284 or 876.
Some companies in the British Virgin Islands have been set up to try to take money from unsuspecting people using the area codes of 809, 284 or 876. Some people have been billed as much as $2,400 per minute. Unlike 900 numbers, these numbers do not warn the caller of these charges.
The scam begins when these companies send email or make phone calls telling a person to call about the death of a relative, overdue bills, prize notifications, etc.
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