| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| question | 12/28/2008 | Amit |
Q: i have an internet security question. there is a service provided by a cell phone service provider; ...
A: The answer about security will depend on many factors like your ISP, your country and the protocols ...
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| I can't see it but I know it's there | 12/18/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I had to reformat my hard drive because of a virus and the fact that a hacker locked me out of my ...
A: You can disable the local administrator account if you don't like it. See the procedure listed in : ...
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| I can't see it but I know it's there | 12/17/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I had to reformat my hard drive because of a virus and the fact that a hacker locked me out of my ...
A: Windows XP has a default system account called Administrator. Are you able to change the password ...
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| wireless connection | 12/14/2008 | Amit |
Q: I had someone install a wireless router to my new computer. The wireless connection lasts for about ...
A: Unfortunately, this is not enough information to answer your question. There can be several reasons ...
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| wireless connected, firewalled | 12/7/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I have 3 home computers and one wireless router in my house - all work fine. At my working place I ...
A: you could have accidentally enabled the firewall (I'm assuming that you are talking about a Windows ...
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| Banned IP | 12/4/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: Hope you are fine and doing well, Only for Educational purpose to learn something, 1Q. I want to ...
A: 2Q. the website needs to communicate with a client or your client would need to speak to other ...
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| internet problem | 12/1/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I am unable to upload my video on youtube , I don't know why? because last month I have uploaded ...
A: Ensure the file format is correct before uploading to youtube... Using windows movie maker -- you ...
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| Blue Screen on Internet connection | 12/1/2008 | Amit |
Q: The problem occurs only when connected to the internet (Broadband). Here it goes..... While surfing ...
A: That error message does not give much information (unless a guy at Microsoft sees the dump message. ...
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| Childproof software | 12/1/2008 | Amit |
Q: I can't find where else I can ask this question on this site.I have a program installed on my son's ...
A: If you don't have a lot of data, the easiest way to install is to format the hard drive and use the ...
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| suspicious internet downloads | 11/28/2008 | Amit |
Q: Recently I found a bunch of porno images downloaded onto our family computer. They were not pop ups ...
A: Although, this question does not fall within my area of expertise, I will try to answer it as it is ...
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| spam | 11/25/2008 | Amit |
Q: Amit Lately I have been getting a lot of spam that has my own email address as the sender?! How can ...
A: It is not possible to stop the spammer from *sending* the mails. What you can do is stop the mail ...
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| Hacked vs Virus | 11/18/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
Q: well done on your service here and in the field! How can you tell if you are being hacked vs having ...
A: Hey Mike, well its hard to tell sometimes actually as the effects are sometimes the same, and they ...
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| Network Access | 11/17/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
Q: .. I'm trying to achieve a goal. I have a home network, and i have 3 computers in it. One of the ...
A: First make sure your network is secure. Is it wireless or hardwired you did not say. You can set up ...
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| security | 11/15/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: Dave I've accessed my online banking in an internet cafe How likely is it that somebody else may ...
A: plenty of online articles on the subject are available. here are a few at Online Banking: Tips for ...
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| security | 11/15/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
Q: Commander Chris I appreciate that someone like you is helping people like me to find answers to our ...
A: Please tell me you didn't access it from an unknown wireless signal!?!?!? You should never access ...
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| security | 11/15/2008 | Amit |
Q: Amit I've accessed my online banking in an internet cafe How likely is it that somebody else may ...
A: If you used your own laptop then there is a very low chance (as good as accessing from home). If you ...
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| PACKETLOSS HAMACHI | 11/13/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I have 3 computers who are connecting through a siemens sx762 gigarouter All 3 pcs have an hatachi ...
A: Since Hamachi uses UDP traffic to create the peer to peer tunnels, some environments may be ...
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| Monitoring employees | 11/11/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: Most employers generally monitor web surfing and e-mail messages of their employees. Can you tell ...
A: besides the ethical and privacy issues, the technical aspects of implementing employee monitoring ...
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| Internet Explorer hijacked!? | 11/6/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: My computer recieves and sends email but I cant get online. It wont even let me open internet ...
A: Well you have a simple problem but tricky to solve. The easiest approach I can recommend is to ...
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| Cant access internet | 11/5/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I have a problem with one of my two home computers. I can get email but the screen hangs when I try ...
A: Install and run SpyBot-Search&Destroy from http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html You also ...
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| online identity | 10/31/2008 | Amit |
Q: I know that my computer somehow has an identity when I get online. Is there a way a website I ...
A: Yes its true that your computer has an identity (your ip address). Even if you change your ip ...
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| online identity | 10/31/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I know that my computer somehow has an identity when I get online. Is there a way a website I ...
A: a website can identify a computer by HTTP cookies (commonly know as internet cookies - see ...
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| IP blocking | 10/24/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I would like to know if a specific IP address can be used as a "blocker". ..example: if someone was ...
A: It is possible to "spoof" one's own IP and it is also possible that others are doing the same. ...
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| ethical hackimg | 10/4/2008 | Amit |
Q: iam planning to do acourse in ethical hacking from appin there site is www.appinonline.com......is ...
A: From the website, the courses look ok. I've not seen or tried one. Getting a job based on these ...
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| ISA server | 9/23/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I'm trying to block video calls from msn messenger on ISA firewall. I have searched all over the ...
A: what you are looking for is here (How to block MSN Messenger traffic and Windows Live Messenger ...
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| Internet Bandwidth Monitoring | 9/10/2008 | Denis Mello |
Q: I would like to know what is the best way and method to monitor all internet traffic going through ...
A: There is an open source (free) bandwidth and site monitoring tool found in Analogx ...
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| Help | 9/9/2008 | Denis Mello |
Q: Sir, my computer was stolen this weekend , and I am trying to figure out a way to locate it and ...
A: Stone. Unfortunatelly, when this kind of sittuation happens, nothing can be done unlesse you have ...
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| secure network | 9/4/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
Q: i apologize in advance. now i'm no computer expert and my question may seem a bit childish for an ...
A: No apologies needed. You just need the typical computer security setup. You need a good anti-virus, ...
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| hi | 9/1/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
Q: a guy sent me an email tellin me goodbye forever and i dont want him to know that i read it as it ...
A: Yes the passwords need to be the same, or they can not access the accounts. Go to yahoo change your ...
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| hi | 9/1/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
Q: a guy sent me an email tellin me goodbye forever and i dont want him to know that i read it as it ...
A: I postedx this in my previous answer: Q. Can I use Hotmail with MailWasher? A. The free version of ...
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| hi | 8/30/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
Q: a guy sent me an email tellin me goodbye forever and i dont want him to know that i read it as it ...
A: Have you read the directions FAQ section for the program?? Go here and read this it will answer all ...
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| hi | 8/30/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
Q: a guy sent me an email tellin me goodbye forever and i dont want him to know that i read it as it ...
A: I use mailwasher on my 7 accounts and it works great. MailWasher works directly with your email ...
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| hi | 8/29/2008 | Commander Chris Wagoner |
Q: a guy sent me an email tellin me goodbye forever and i dont want him to know that i read it as it ...
A: You can't bounce a message once it has left the mail server and has been sent to the addressee ...
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| Do smarttags spy? | 8/24/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: "1: I recently received an email attachment: a PDF file created by WordPro and sent to me via ...
A: Smart tags are a feature found in later versions of Microsoft Word, and beta versions of the ...
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| Firefox trouble | 8/12/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I'm using firefox as my internet browser. The problem is that after installed mcafee antivirus to ...
A: Remove all McAfee programs using the McAfee removal tool and do a custom install. Install the McAfee ...
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| Cookies are not getting accepted/set in IE; Firefox is not opening at all | 8/4/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I've been facing this strange problem since yesterday. My laptop (DELL Inspiron 6000, Windows XP) ...
A: Most likely, you stumbled across a javascript loop and it became a memory leak. Click Start > All ...
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| using wireless internet | 7/29/2008 | Drew Williams |
Q: I am wondering about using someones wireless internet connection without permission. Besides the ...
A: Great question. Actually, you can see whether someone is evesdropping on you via your system. There ...
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| firewall and antivirus | 7/27/2008 | Drew Williams |
Q: Drew I have currently a firewall (ZoneAlarm) and an antivirus (avira antivir) installed on my ...
A: ZoneAlarm is one of my favorites. It is very thorough, but a "virus" often uses a different code ...
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| email access | 7/25/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: how do I find out how got into my aol mail? is there a way for me to track down ip address or time ...
A: Your email provider is the only one who can give you the IP details of the machines from where your ...
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| Screen Saver | 7/22/2008 | Dave Mitch |
Q: I have some clown at work, that added a unwanted photo to my screen saver via network system. I ...
A: Look in Windows Explorer under the Tools - Folder Options - View tab (a) Select Show Hidden Files ...
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