Thursday, January 6, 2011
How to Remove Hacked by godzilla virus in 5 minutes
6:01 AM
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Now a days with the increasing use of portable drives various types of virus infect a large number of system very easily.
One of these common virus is "Hacked by Godzilla Virus" which normally spreads through portable drives etc.
My system got infected with this Hacked by Godzilla Virus and I repaired my system without the help of any antivirus software.
Lets first discuss the common symptoms of the Godzilla Virus.
If your system is infected by this virus you will see the this text "Hacked by Godzilla Virus" in the title at the top of the window of Internet explorer
Some other symptoms:
1. Task manager is disabled.
2. Regedit (Command for registry edit) is disabled.
3. Folder options got disappeared From windows explorer.
4. Double clicking on any of your system drive( c: ,d: etc) initiates a new instance of the virus.
So, you won’t be able to open any of your drive by double click rather you have to open then by right click >> explore.
5. msconfig command is disabled - this virus is not dependent on system startup but it disables the msconfig command used to modify the system startup programs.
Let’s see how you can remove Godzilla virus in 5 minutes.
Follow the Step by step procedure given below to remove hacked by godzilla virus.
1. First download process explorer ,run it and end all the process which are running as wscript.exe
2. Download RRT.exe (Remove restrictions tool)
You may be wondering..what is RRT?
So for your FYI: RRT (Remove Restrictions Tool) v.1.0 is a tiny tool that does the work for AVs, it re-Enables all what the virus had disabled, and brings every thing including task manager ,regedit ,msconfig and hidden folder options back.
3. now, you have regedit command enabled.
Browse to Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software \Microsoft \Windows \Current Version \Run and delete MS32DLL (right click on it and select delete)
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Internet Explorer \Main and delete “Window Title” which has it’s value of “Hacked by Godzilla“ or you can also write your name as a recognition for yourself.
4. Open My Computer,File menu go to Tools -> Folder Options, click on View tab
Under Advance settings,
check “Show Hidden files and folders“,
uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types“,
uncheck “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)”
and click “OK” button
5. now right click on each of your drive and click explore now delete the files with names autorun.inf and MS32DLL.dll.vbs including your USB Drive
6. Restart your PC and your PC should be clean from Hacked by Godzilla.
Different ways to shutdown ur pc
5:47 AM
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Different ways to shutdown ur pc
There are so many different ways to turn off your Windows XP computer, let's look at some of them:
1. The standard approach - click the Start Button with your mouse, then select the Turn Off menu and finally click the Turn Off icon on the Turn Off computer dialog. blink.gif
2. Press Ctrl+Esc key or the Win key and press u two times - the fastest approach.
3. Get the Shutdown utility from Download.com - it add the shut down shortcuts for you. Else create them yourself using approach 4.
4. Create a shutdown shortcut on your desktop. Right click on the desktop, choose New Shortcut and type shutdown -s -t 00 in the area where you are asked to specify the location of the program file. Now you can just double click this icon to turn off the computer. The best location would be your quick launch bar.
5. Press the Win key + R key to open the run window. Type shutdown -s -t 00. [s means shutdown while t means the duration after which you want to initiate the shutdown process].
If some open processes or application won't let you turn off, append a -f switch to force a shut down by closing all active processes.
6. Win+M to minimize all windows and then Alt+F4 to bring the Turn Off computer dialog.
7. Open Windows Task manager (by right clicking the Windows Task bar or Alt+Ctrl+Del) and choose Shut down from the menu. Useful when the Windows are not responding.
8. open task manager--->click on shutdown--->hold the ctrl key and click on Turn off::::::: pc will be turned off in 3 secs.. fastest method other than hard shutdown
Boost your Internet Speed Without Moderm
5:09 AM
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In the registry editor
*START>RUN
*regedit.exe
*HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\class\Net trans
*In the foldernamed "000x" in which represents x fourth digit
*Right click on the folder New >StringValue
*Rename it as MaxMTU then double click it to bringup the edit string box value give it of 1002.
*Keep playing the value when Speed increases.
18 Portable Apps That Every Tech Needs
4:59 AM
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18 Portable Apps That Every Tech Needs
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The title says it all. I am a tech and I have found all of these portable apps to be very useful so I thought I would share them with you. All of them can run directly from your USB flash drive. I hope you will find them useful too.
Angry IP Scanner - Scan a range of IP addresses to see which ones are in use. Also tells you hostname, MAC address, open ports, computer name, workgroup, and logged in Windows users.
Follow-Me IP - Utility for finding your external IP address quickly.
Restoration - Allows you to undelete files that have been accidentally deleted from the computer.
ClamWin Portable - One of the best free antivirus utilities and it is available in portable format.
LockNote - A simple text file that allows you to store usernames, passwords, phone numbers, and more with 256bit password encryption.
Portable OpenOffice - An open source office suite that is compatible with Microsoft Office, Word Perfect, Lotus, and more in portable format.
SIW - A system analysis tool that tells you almost everything you need to know about a computer. Useful for finding information about your hardware, Windows configuration, and settings.
WinAudit - Another analysis tool that is useful for finding out information about a computer.