Comments on: Securing Windows for Free http://www.sharmaprateek.com/2009/02/08/securing-windows-for-free/ Tryst With Technology Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:55:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Shuchi http://www.sharmaprateek.com/2009/02/08/securing-windows-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Shuchi Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:55:53 +0000 http://www.sharmaprateek.com/?p=67#comment-182 Good One and very nicely Penned Good One and very nicely Penned

]]> By: Bhavna http://www.sharmaprateek.com/2009/02/08/securing-windows-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Bhavna Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:08:26 +0000 http://www.sharmaprateek.com/?p=67#comment-180 Thanks Prateek.. I guess my computer is protected now... :) Thanks Prateek..
I guess my computer is protected now… :)

]]> By: Nirmal Singh Bhary- From miritech http://www.sharmaprateek.com/2009/02/08/securing-windows-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Nirmal Singh Bhary- From miritech Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:05:33 +0000 http://www.sharmaprateek.com/?p=67#comment-122 You provide good information. But the main problem is user ignorance that helps a Malware to be successful. By user ignorance I mean lack of basic information about how malware (worms, viruses, etc) works. Sometimes antiviruses become unable to detect new malwares. Because antivirus depends upon the updates, till then a virus can destroy everything. So the best thing is to set your system in such a way that I become less vulnerable. So First thing is - always disable autorun feature. It will project from pan drive viruses. Generally Viruses that spread using removable media put a autorun.ini file in removable media so that virus start executing while attached with the system.So by disabling autorun feature we can stop viruses from executing automatically. And periodically Check the following registry entries, because malwares mostly use these registry entries to run automatically when the system start- 1.)HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon 2.)HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 3.)HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Also always uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" option from Folder option. So that we can identify that a folder is actually a folder or a virus that has icon just as folder’s icon. I have also created my own antivirus that uses such techniques to make a system secure. You provide good information. But the main problem is user ignorance that helps a Malware to be successful. By user ignorance I mean lack of basic information about how malware (worms, viruses, etc) works. Sometimes antiviruses become unable to detect new malwares. Because antivirus depends upon the updates, till then a virus can destroy everything. So the best thing is to set your system in such a way that I become less vulnerable.
So First thing is – always disable autorun feature. It will project from pan drive viruses. Generally Viruses that spread using removable media put a autorun.ini file in removable media so that virus start executing while attached with the system.So by disabling autorun feature we can stop viruses from executing automatically.
And periodically Check the following registry entries, because malwares mostly use these registry entries to run automatically when the system start-
1.)HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
2.)HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
3.)HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Also always uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types” option from Folder option. So that we can identify that a folder is actually a folder or a virus that has icon just as folder’s icon.
I have also created my own antivirus that uses such techniques to make a system secure.

]]> By: Sunny http://www.sharmaprateek.com/2009/02/08/securing-windows-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Sunny Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:04:03 +0000 http://www.sharmaprateek.com/?p=67#comment-111 ~Nice article Mr. Uber Sharma! ~Nice article Mr. Uber Sharma!

]]> By: rahul http://www.sharmaprateek.com/2009/02/08/securing-windows-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-110 rahul Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:31:04 +0000 http://www.sharmaprateek.com/?p=67#comment-110 :) great help ur posts are. i always keep referring them. and this one is gonna be referred most of all. :) great help ur posts are. i always keep referring them. and this one is gonna be referred most of all.

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