Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and Flash 9 Problem

Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and Adobe Flash Player 9 Problem

When you upgrade IE6 to IE7, you may experience IE crashing with Flash 9 plug-in problem.

1) Close Internet Explorer. Make sure you uninstall all previous version of Flash Player using uninstaller. (Upgrade Flash player without uninstall it first will not work.)

2) Download Flash Player from http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash or http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/ts/documents/tn_19166/Install_Flash_Player_9_ActiveX.zip or http://www.macromedia.com/go/full_flashplayer_win_ie.

What is the reason you buy a new computer?

What is the reason you buy a new computer?

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How to protect Microsoft Windows from SYN Flood attack

How to protect Microsoft Windows from SYN Flood attack

Edit the registry by adding the following keys in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TcpIp\Parameters.

Value Name Value (REG_DWORD)
---------------- ----------------------------
SynAttackProtect 2
TcpMaxPortlovehausted 1
TcpMaxHalfOpen 500
TcpMaxHalfOpenRetried 400
TcpMaxConnectResponseRetransmissions 2
TcpMaxDataRetransmissions 2
EnablePMTUDiscovery 0
KeepAliveTime 300000 (5 minutes)
NoNameReleaseOnDemand 1


Reference: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa302363.aspx

How to test your Antivirus program?

How to test your Antivirus program?

You my create a file with EICAR (European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research) test string.

Here is the EICAR test string:

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

Copy and past this string into a notepad document, then click FILE > SAVE AS. Type .COM as the filename.

For more information, please refer to http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm.

Check current tcp/ip connection for each program for Windows XP

Check current tcp/ip connection for each program for Windows XP.

Click Start - Run, Type CMD.exe.
Type netstat.exe -bv.

You can see the foreign address and port number your program connecting to. By adding a space and a number, you can check most up-to-dated information.

netstat.exe -bv 5

Press Ctrl + C to cancal it.