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Edit Hosts File In Windows 8, 8.1, 7, Vista and XP

March 1, 2012March 13, 2022 Imran KHow to Tips and Tricks, Microsoft Windows, Operating System, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista4 Comments

Hosts File: Hosts file is a simple text file which contains hosts names and IP addresses. It is a text file which can be edited with any text editor but since Windows 7, its editing has become a bit headache. In earlier versions of Windows, you simply open the Hosts file in any text editor and edit it according to your needs. For example, when using pirated Adobe Acrobat X Pro, you needed to modify Hosts file in Windows to get Acrobat X Pro updates with being caught using pirated…

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Download & Install Windows 8 Consumer Preview In VirtualBox [Pictorial]

February 29, 2012March 13, 2022 Imran KHow to Tips and Tricks, Microsoft Windows, Operating System, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista1 Comment

Today, Microsoft released pre-beta Consumer Preview publicly of its forthcoming new operating system Windows 8. Previously we have created a pictorial of Windows 8 Developer Preview installation and now we will do installation of Windows 8 Consumer Preview. The new Windows 8 CP has many visible changes than DP. You will see it when you will start using it. They say that there are over 100,00 changes have been done since Windows 8 Developer Preview release to public. System requirements for Windows 8 is same as Windows 7 but still…

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Security

MRG Effitas (Malware Research Group) Flash Test 2010 Overview [Part-I]

February 26, 2012September 29, 2019 James JamesOperating System, PC, PC Security, Windows 10 Security, Windows 7 Security, Windows 8 Security, Windows Security5 Comments

MRG Effitas (Malware Research Group) is an independent internet security research organisation which focuses on providing cutting edge efficacy assessment and assurance services, collation, analysis and supply of malware samples to vendors and the latest news concerning new threats and other information in the field of IT security. MRG Effitas has focused on providing ground-breaking testing processes, realistically modelling real world environments in order to generate the most accurate efficacy assessments possible. Objectives: I will be using MRG tests results to give you an overview of how well the anti-virus had…

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Extend Windows 8 Expiry Date Till January 15, 2013 Instead Of March 2012 [Developer Preview, Server Developer Preview]

February 20, 2012 Imran KMicrosoft Windows, Operating System, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista0 comment

With the passing of everyday, Microsoft is getting closer and closer to the release date of Windows 8 the new operating system. At the moment, people are playing with Windows 8 Developer Preview and Server Developer Preview, both are pre-beta releases. Being not final releases, both Windows 8 Developer Preview and Windows 8 Server Developer Preview have expiry dates. Windows 8 Developer Preview is set to expire on March 11, 2012 means right after one month from now and Windows 8 Server Developer Preview is set to expire on April…

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Security

Avast Antivirus 7 Free With Compatible Install & Remote Assitance [Updated] [Public Beta]

February 9, 2012 Imran KAntivirus, Free, Internet Security, Microsoft Windows, Operating System, PC Security, Privacy, Windows 10, Windows 10 Security, Windows 7, Windows 7 Security, Windows 8, Windows 8 Security, Windows 8.1, Windows Security, Windows Vista6 Comments

Yesterday, Avast released its new upcoming computer security software as public beta. These security software includes famous Avast Antivirus Free 7, Avast Antivirus Pro 7 and Avast Internet Security 7. Avast team has already introduced advanced security features and functions in its free Avast Antivirus. You do not find such advanced security features in any other free Antivirus. And now with new Avast Antivirus Free beta is introducing more features and security with extra blend of beautiful interface. If you have read Antivirus Test Results, you will see that Avast was…

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Stop Windows 7 Automatic Restart On System Failure [Pictorial]

February 3, 2012March 13, 2022 Imran KHow to Tips and Tricks, Operating System2 Comments

Have you guys ever faced Windows’s famous BSoD (Blue Screen of Death)? What was your expression? I am sure cursing the Windows OS while sitting helpless watching computer restart. BSoD happens so quickly that we do not get enough time read the message what is written on that blue screen. This is normally happens when a driver starts malfunctioning or physical memory problem. This type of problem is irrecoverable at the moment of happening and forces system to crash which results in restart of computer. Because of this problem, whatever…

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Android

Google Bouncer Promises Secure Apps At Android Market

February 2, 2012 Imran KAndroid, Operating System, OS0 comment

Surprisingly, mobile operating system Android is progressing at very high rate. When mobile world was being dominated by iOS, the only other OS could stay was Android. Previous reports also shows that only Android and iOS are gaining the mobile market share and all other mobile OSs are stepping down. Well, we still have to see what Microsoft’s Mango does. The one example of popularity of Android OS is at least 11 billion apps have been downloaded from Android Market. Different mobile security vendors were reporting that malware creation and…

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Monthly RoundUp: January 2012 Articles Overview

February 1, 2012March 13, 2022 Imran KAndroid Security Apps, Apple, CD DVD Authoring Software, CD DVD Tools, Converter, Drivers, Free, Freebies, Games, Genuine Key, Genuine Key Code, Giveaway, Google, Google Chrome, Graphics Editor, Hack and Tools, Hard Disk Partitioning Tools, Hardware, How to Tips and Tricks, Internet, Key Code, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Mobile Security, Mozilla Firefox, Multimedia and Graphics, Office, Operating System, Partitioning Tools, PC, PC Security, PDF, PDF Tools, Phantom Drive, Phone, Photo Editor, Privacy, Registry Cleaner, Shareware Promotion, Smartphone, Symbian, Video Editor, Web Browser, Windows 10, Windows 10 Security, Windows 7, Windows 7 Security, Windows 8, Windows 8 Security, Windows 8.1, Windows Security, Windows Vista2 Comments

One more month is passed. There are two views about time passing. One says that we lived one more month, the other says one month is wiped from our life time. Well, no discussion about it. If you are new here, for your information that we have started this Monthly RoundUp to tell you about all the articles published during the very last month. This is a good way to tell you what you have missed if you have. This is also some sort of warning for us what we…

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CCleaner v1 Final For Mac OS X Released

February 1, 2012 Imran KFree, Operating System, OS, PC0 comment

We already knew about CCleaner how much it is effective to clean our Windows-based computers. It maintains Windows registry, clean junk files, take care of browsers data, securely deletes trash, maintain system from being lagging, wipe free space and much more. This the best PC maintenance free tool which we can ever have. CCleaner did not stop here after conquering Windows maintenance fight. Sometime back, they released CCleaner beta for Mac OS X. Just now they have released v1.01, a stable version for Mac. More or less CCleaner does the same thing on Mac…

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Get Free TrendMicro Titanium AntiVirus+ 2012 Genuine One Year Key

January 30, 2012 Imran KAntivirus, Freebies, Giveaway, Operating System, PC Security, Shareware Promotion, Windows 10 Security, Windows 7 Security, Windows 8 Security, Windows Security20 Comments

[UPDATE] Click here to get Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus+ 2013.[/UPDATE] Cloud Security has become one important part of computer security software. Many famous security software vendors have implemented cloud security fully or partially to give you maximum protection like Panda Cloud Antivirus, Sophos, TrendMicro Titanium Security line, etc. Antivirus cloud security is more responsive and speedy compared to traditional signature based updates. You get quick updates and cleaning through cloud security compared to low speed and time consuming traditional antivirus signature delivery. So, cloud based security get updates more quickly specially for…

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