Security Tips
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How to restrict which programs are allowed to run on a computer
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A common question is how can I restrict which programs can be run on Windows? With Group Policy (or Local Group Policy on a standalone machine) you can do this, though it takes a bit of work. Here's how it works:
Windows registry forensics: Investigating hacker activities
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When analysing a compromised Windows system, investigators and system administrators can glean enormously useful information about attackers' actions by looking through the Windows registry, a hierarchical database storing tens of thousands of settings on a modern Windows box.
Find Out if Your PC is Part of a Botnet
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It is estimated than more than 50 million PCs around the world are now silently controlled by spammers and criminal gangs. These "zombie" PCs as they are called, are just normal PCs owned by Moms and Pops that have been taken over by malware secretly downloaded onto the PCs using web exploits, infected emails and more.
Force Disk Cleanup to delete all temporary files
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If you’ve ever run the Microsoft Windows XP’s Disk Cleanup utility, you probably discovered that your temporary files occupy a significant amount of space. You might select the Temporary Files check box in order to allow the Disk Cleanup utility to delete the files in the Temp folder,
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