Posts under Security tag.

MBR Backup: Back up & Restore Master Boot Record in Windows 7 | 8

The Master Boot Record (MBR) is a special type of boot sector, placed at the very beginning of the storage device. It tells your computer what to do when it starts. It also contains information on how your hard drive is [...]

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Manage & secure your USB Drive with USB Security Utilities

USB Security Utilities is a freeware portable app which will vaccinates & disinfects your USB drive. It also helps you manage files and make backups. It includes a virus scanner, file backup, suspicious file seeker, vaccine or device immunization function. [...]

How to reset Windows Security settings to its defaults

If for some reason you’d like to reset all your Windows 7 or Vista security settings to their default values you may do so as follows:

New security features in Microsoft Office 2010

Microsoft Office 2010 has new security features that put you in control. You will also see far fewer pop-up windows and other messages than you did in previous versions of Office.

What is File Block feature in Office 2010?

To improve security Microsoft Office 2010 prevents some previous versions of Microsoft Office file types should from being opened, without the help of Protected View.

How to disable Protected View in Microsoft Office 2010?

Protected View in Microsoft Office 2010 helps keep your Windows computer protected from potential security damage.

What is Protected View & Trust Center in Office 2010

Microsoft Office 2010 has a new feature called as the Protected View feature. Trust Center contains security & privacy settings, which help keep your computer secure & safe.

How to change the password expiry notice default period in Windows 7

In earlier versions of Windows, the default interval that users were notified of password expiration was 14 days before expiration. In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the default password expiry notice occurs 5 days before the password expiration [...]

Lock & protect your Windows PC using a USB Drive with Predator

Predator is a freeware utility which turns any USB flash drive into a key, with which you can lock & unlock your Windows computer.

Lock, Protect, Hide folders and files in Windows 7

Easy File Locker is a light-weight and easy-to-use file lock software product for Windows. It can protect your private files and folders. With its great protection, users will not be able to open, read, modify, delete, move, copy the locked [...]

Managing the Internet Explorer Security Zones

Internet Explorer includes 4 predefined security zones: Internet, Local Intranet, Trusted Sites & Restricted Sites. There is also a 5th zone viz the My Computer zone (which contains files on your local computer). This however can be configured only from [...]

Firefox flaws account for 44% of all browser vulnerabilities.

Firefox accounted for almost half of all browser vulnerabilities in the first 6 months of 2009, according to a study conducted by California based Cenzic a leading web site security company.

Hide running programs in Windows with WinRAP

Windows Running Applications Protector, or WinRAP, is a small portable freeware utility which allows you to hide windows application, and hide programs which are running on your screen.

How to password protect use of any application in Windows.

There may be reasons where you may want to restrict use of certain application. While we have already mentioned how you can password protect Internet Explorer natively, here is a way where you can password protect any application, including IE.

Prevent cut, paste, copy, delete, re-naming of files & folders.

We are pleased to release Prevent v 1.0, a freeware app which runs on all Windows. If you don’t want anyone deleting or renaming or messing around with your data, maybe your younger sibling, then Prevent may be able to [...]

Test IE at the Internet Explorer 8 Demo Site.

Test out some of Internet Explorer 8′s security features without having to visit potentially dangerous sites.

What are Windows Security Identifier’s and how to resolve SID’s.

A Security Identifier (SID) is a unique value of variable length that is used to identify a security principal or security group in Windows operating systems. Well-known SIDs are a group of SIDs that identify generic users or generic groups. [...]

Microsoft report highlights progress of its 3 security initiatives.

In August 2008, the Microsoft Security Response Center announced three security-related programs – (1) Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP); (2) Microsoft Exploitability Index, and; (3) Microsoft Vulnerability Research (MSVR) – that would collectively share more information with partners and customers.

How to set the Windows 7 hosts file back to default.

If for some reason, you wish to reset your Windows 7 Hosts file situated at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc you can follow these steps: Click Start and type copy-paste in start search : %systemroot% \system32\drivers\etc and hit Enter. If you are using 64 [...]

Changes in AutoRun feature in Windows 7

In response to the recent Conficker outbreak, Microsoft has made some changes in the AutoRun functionality in Windows 7.

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The Windows Club covers Windows 8, Windows 7, tips, tutorials, how-to's, features, freeware and more. It is created by Anand Khanse, a Microsoft MVP.