With the rise in popularity and increased availability of the internet, the security issue of cyber criminals has also increased substantially. Symantec Corp has reported that the current internet threat environment is characterized by an increase in data theft, data leakage, and the creation of targeted, malicious code for the purpose of stealing confidential information that can be used for financial gain. Cyber thefts are […]
Windows Vista, whether the source setup files and after installation system files, took up a lot of hard disk drive space. Just try to imagine from the fact that Windows XP fits into a CD (maximum 700 MB), while Windows Vista requires a DVD (max 4.7 GB). Windows Vista is fat and obese, but that doesn’t mean that it’s impossible to ‘slim’ down the Vista […]
When running Windows Update in Vista to check for updates, Windows Update fails to check and search for any new updates or hotfixes available with the following error message: Windows could not search for new updates Error(s) found: Code 80004002
Sometimes due to violation of YouTube terms or copyright infringement, some video clips from YouTube will have been removed. YouTube will prompt you with some irritating messages such as: “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claimed by ABC Company”. What can you do when you see this annoying message? The video clips that you intend to view might contain something interesting […]
avast! antivirus software is one of the popular full-featured anti-virus application for Microsoft Windows PC, especially the free avast! Home edition which allows users to register and receive a free serial license key. After downloading and installing avast! program on the computer, avast! has a conveniently automatic updates feature that ensures up-to-date virus signature database and program files been used for effective virus protection.
As Christmas is round the corner, users must beware of some Santa Claus worms which are trying to attack users during this seasonal celebration. Amongst the Santa Claus worms, there is a IM.GiftCom.All which has spread quite commonly in the net. This worm attempts to trick Microsoft MSN and Yahoo Instant-messaging users to click on a file that delivers unwanted software to users’ computer.
When trying to activate Windows Live OneCare after a successful installation, the activation process may fails during the finishing Live OneCare setup to sign in with Windows Live ID. The error message saying that “signing in was unsuccessful because of an error. Please make sure that you are connected to the Internet and try again later. If the problem persists, contact support.” even though the […]
Microsoft released its Windows Malicious Software Removal Tools lately. This removal tool can check whether computers running under Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 are infected by any specific or prevalent malicious software or Malware which can damage your computer such as Blaster, Sasser and Mydoom. Once the removal tool has completed the detection and removal process, the tool will report […]
The USB flash drive or pen drive are very useful portable storage devices which are very commonly used for transferring or transporting personal data or work files from one station to another, e.g. from the house to the office or for carrying around data that users intend to transfer or access in a variety of places. The USB flash drive is compact and easy to […]
In Windows Vista notification area (previously known as system tray or simply systray) at the end of the taskbar, there are always a few system icons that show status and allow adjustment control of some system components, such as clock, network connections, sound volume and battery power. If any of these system icons are missing or disappearing from the notification system tray in Vista, users […]
In Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Edition and Windows Server 2003, all Standard, Enterprise, Web Edition, users may encounter a strange error where Windows system will prompt users to activate Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 every time users start the computer, even though the system has been successfully activated previously. Worse still, if users answer Yes in order to activate Windows again, […]
TCP receive window size (RWIN) is the amount of received data (in bytes) that can be buffered during a connection. According to Wikipedia, the sending host can send only up to that amount of data before it must wait for an acknowledgment and window update from the receiving host. When a receiver advertises the window size of 0, the sender stops sending data and starts […]
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