Microsoft Live Account Credentials Leaking From Windows 8 And Above http://hackaday.com/2016/08/02/microsoft-live-account-credentials-leaking-from-windows-8-and-above/amp/
Speed Up a Slow Windows PC
Windows PCs don’t have to slow down over time. Whether your PC has gradually become slower or it suddenly ground to a halt a few minutes ago, there could be quite a few reasons for that slowness. As with all PC issues, don’t be afraid to give your computer a reboot if something’s not working properly. This can fix quite a few problems …
Stop all of the telemetry servers – Microsoft Windows 10
Add the following lines below to your [c:windowssystem32driversetchosts] file in Windows 10. Make sure you open it from an elevated command prompt so you can save the changes! This will prevent all of the telemetry servers below from resolving so Microsoft Windows 10 will be unable to report your system data back to Microsoft. Take your privacy back! Thank you, …
Certain Windows updates in Windows 10 deliver extra “options” for telemetry on your machine.
For a guide on how to disable several telemetry options already, visit this website: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/windows-10-doesnt-offer-much-privacy-by-default-heres-how-to-fix-it/ Another resource is available at: https://fix10.isleaked.com/ Certain Windows updates in Windows 10 deliver extra “options” for telemetry on your machine. It is advisable to uninstall them: http://www.kernelmode.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4001 For additional privacy, you can add these entries to your hosts file, which is located in: C:Windowssystem32driversetc You …
Micro$oft Spy removal
Below is the list of “updates” that delivered by Windows Update as “telemetry and customer experience improvements”. If you don’t want upgrade to Win10 or send your “telemetry” to MS – remove them and do not install again. Microsoft claims this is “telemetry” and customer experience blah-blah-blah. Well I call this simple – spyware. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3021917 – “Performance tracker update” https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3035583 …
Process Explorer v16.05
Download Process Explorer (1.07 MB) Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names …
Best recovery CD
Hiren’s BootCD Hiren’s BootCD is pretty legendary, and anyone who’s ever worked in support or systems administration has probably used it at least once (or has several version of it lying around still.) The rescue disc is aimed squarely at repairing Windows systems, and includes a wealth of tools to that effect, including antivirus tools to scan your hard drive, …
McAfee Free Tools
McAfee is committed to your security and provides an assortment of free McAfee tools to help in your software development. Simply select a tool and download it for free. For more details, read the McAfee Software Free Tools A lot’s and mostly useful to the extreme. Nice one guys! http://www.mcafee.com/uk/downloads/free-tools/index.aspx
Windows NT 6.X OLE package manager remote code execution through MS Office Powerpoint XYZ slideshow (ppts, pptxs).
/*++ Title: Windows NT 6.X OLE package manager remote code execution through MS Office Powerpoint XYZ slideshow (ppts, pptxs). EID: 00000217:2013/06/10 Description: Undocumented features exist in Windows NT 6 OLE package manager. These features allow to bypass ‘Safe download’ mechanism from untrusted sources and to execute imm. The IContextMenu i-face is used by 3-rd party software (such as MS Office …
Microsoft XP updated until 2019 – tweak
The registry addition tricks Microsoft into thinking your PC is running the Point Of Sale “Embedded” version of Windows, which will continue to have updates until 2019. The change only works on 32-bit systems, not 64-bit. Microsoft warns this is a bad idea and suggests, naturally, you replace the operating system with Windows 7 or higher. If you make this …
How to block access to a website
If you are concerned about someone in the family or workplace using a certain website, there are a few different methods of restricting access. Although it is possible to block access on a specific browser, many computers these days have more than one browser available to a user. Another option is to edit a file within windows known as the …
Fixing Windows 7: DVD-ROM drives and USB keys
JISHOU, HUNAN – Windows 7 upgraders, are you having trouble with Win7 not recognizing the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive after the install? China Construction Bank users, is Win7 refusing to see your USB key? If so, read on! Last week, I successfully upgraded…
