Speed Up Your Upload

Saturday, April 19, 2008
Posted by Takumi 86

This increases network performance when you use the HTTP File Upload method.

Click Start / Run / type : Regedt32.exe

Now you will have a page which is located below photos

Speed up Upload

Now right click on the right side panel of registry editor

Give the value name as the following

Value name: SocketSendBufferLength

Speed up Upload

Choose to Decimal and use 65536

Speed up Upload


Buffer size value options
16-KB Buffer = 16384
24-KB Buffer = 24576
32-KB Buffer = 32768
40-KB Buffer = 40960
48-KB Buffer = 49152
56-KB Buffer = 57344
64-KB Buffer = 65536

Save and you are done...

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Google Image Trick

Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Posted by Takumi 86

google image

1. Go to http://www.google.com
2. Click "images"
3. Fill in "bikes, flowers, cars" or any other word.
4. You will get a page with a lot of images thumbnailed.
5. Now delete the URL on the address bar

Example URL:
http://images.google.com/images?q=flowers

6. Click the link below, and copy paste it into your address bar, and then hit enter.
Script txt

See also:
Google Trick to Find Private Pictures
Make Images Flying in Browser

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10 Firefox Extension to Fight against Phishing

Sunday, April 06, 2008
Posted by Takumi 86

Phishing

Phishing is an attempt to stealthy an access, identity or useful information by making a fake pages. Usually they attempt to steal e-mails, username, password, bank account number, etc.

The following are a few of Firefox extensions that could be use to fight against phishing attack.

1. PhishTank SiteChecker
Will block all phishing site according to PhishTank Community data. When you visit a site that were considered as phishing attempt by PhishTank, then it will show you a blocking page.

2. Google Safe Browsing
Will give warning when a site page attempt to steal private data or bank account information. By combining algorithm combination with data about fake site from many source, then Google Safe Browsing will automatically recognize if you're visiting phishing site.

3. WOT
WOT helping you a lot to recognize phishing site by showing site reputation to your browser. So that you can easily avoid phishing site. The Reputation were taken according to testimonial from WOT community.

4. Verisign EV Green Bar

This extension adds certificate validation to your browser. When you access ’secure’ site, then address bar text will turn into green and shows the site owner and certificate authority. This extension is helpful to recognize fake site.

5. iTrustPage
Will prevent internet user from filling form to some fake site. When you visiting site that has form page, iTrustPage calculate value from TrustScore form page, to determine if those site are valid or not.

6. Finjan SecureBrowsing
Finjan SecureBrowsing examine link to your search result and give warning about potentially phishing link. Finjan will attempt to detect malicious code and script as well. After that, it will mark green for safe link and red for malicious link.

7. FirePhish
FirePhish warned you everytime you enters a site that is considered as a phishing site or has suspicious script and code.

8. CallingID Link Advisor
CallingID Link Advisor verify whether a link is safe or not before you can fully load the page. When your mouse point to that link then it will show you an detailed information about those link so you can easily recognize trusted site.

9. SpoofStick
SpoofStick make you easy to find out whether if those site is a fake by showing only valid and relevant domain information.

10.TrustBar
TrustBar give an advantage to user to give a name or logo site. Making it easier to find out if those site are fake or not.

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MSN Security Tips

Posted by Takumi 86

msn messenger

Things to uncheck:
Show my display picture and allow others to see it. - Will protect your ip from getting sniffed.

Should uncheck:
Allow others to see that I have a webcam.

You can also do

  • uncheck show display pictures from others - it will stop direct communication between contacts.
  • Update to newest version of MSN - will protect against most malicious code. [corrupts your messenger... etc]
  • If possible try to hide yourself behind a proxy. [proxy behind a BSD Server would be the best protection.]

Last thing to do: Go to run and type msconfig go to Services and check Hide All Mcft Services and uncheck: Messenger Sharing Folders USn Journal Reader service.

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