AKS™ – Feel The Change!

       Kaspersky Security Suite CBE in 2009 is basically the same program as the known and renowned Kaspersky Internet Security but it was developed exclusively for the Computerbild and has a native German.

       If you are using(/used) Kaspersky then you will not find difficulties in using this version even if it is in German language, since for most lay users is not recommended to use this program unless someone here can find a way to translate this suite.

       Those who are interested should click here and the page that opens fill in the fields as below:

      After you complete the fields as above and send(register) it.After registering, you will receive a confirmation email (Subject :- Willkommen bei Computerbild.de) .This mail contain confirmation link.

click on the confirmation link (in the e-mail)

      You will be directed  to a page, you should mark the "Persönlichen Lizenzschlüssel anfordern oder verlängern" and click "Lizenzschlüssel anfordern" to request the license of the program.

      Soon another email will be sent, this time with the title "Lizenzschlüssel für Kaspersky Security Suite CBE 09”.This email highlights the number of your license.

      Download the program from this link.

       Note:-    The Kaspersky Security CBE 09 is available exclusively on Computerbild Magazine DVDs only. So, you may not find it on Kaspersky Website. I guarantee you that it’s very safe and Virus-free. But Kaspersky CBE is only in German, so if you can tolerate German language for a Good AV, it is fine. Also note that the License you receive is incomaptible with other versions of Kaspersky  KIS 2009  and is made exclusively for Kaspersky CBE (Computer Bild Edition)

       Today, i read an article on my friend Rick’s (whatsonmypc ) blog about “Free layers of protection”. It somehow inspired me to write about how to check the security of your machine on Internet. So now, I’m starting an Internet security Test Series which cover all test to check your computer security on internet one by one, which helps you to know how much safe you are.

              In Internet Security Series-I  today we test firewall

         Basically, a firewall is a barrier to keep destructive forces away from your property/computer. In fact, that’s why its called a firewall. Its job is similar to a physical firewall that keeps a fire from spreading from one area to the next.

       So, this test will check your computer for ports that are commonly left open. Open ports could allow your computer to be compromised. This firewall test will also check for open ports known to be used by Viruses and Trojans.

       Are you ready to test your firewall?

    1. if yes,then Click Here

    2. Scroll down and you find a heading firewall testing -get started. In a box enter your IP which is written on that page and enter.

    3.  Here you can choose which type of security scan you want to perform:

• Standard Security Scan- This is for most internet users. This security scan checks commonly used ports as well as test for known ports used by trojan and virus programs.
• Ranged Security Scan – This scan allows you to test a range of ports to help determine services running on all 65,535 ports. This is for network administrators and security professionals .
• Advanced Security Scan- This gives you option to enter the ports you want scanned. Simply separate them with a comma such as 23,80,27374. For a UDP port scan ,simply add UDP, to the list of ports, for example: UDP,20,23.

      4. After Select anyone of the above three click start scan. After few seconds this will display your result.

      Now you can see how powerful and secure firewall you have ..

      To see which firewall is good, check Matousec firewall challenge.

               Keep checking my posts…More to come…!!

     Yesterday,I’ve shared with you a registry hack which will stop Windows from executing instructions found in autorun.inf. Good thing is your computer will never be infected by virus through the autorun.inf method. The downside of using this hack is that if you insert a CD or DVD with software on it, you have to explore it by hand to find the setup program and also the autorun.inf file will still remain at the root of the drive and could possibly infect other computer if it doesn?t have any protection against autorun.inf threats. If you want Windows to continue processing autorun.inf file for CD or DVD and also want to protect your computer from USB flash drive autorun.inf. Here is a USB firewall software for Windows which is able to accomplish that.

      Net Studio USB FireWall:- USB FireWall is an application that protects you from all malicious programs which try to launch itself as soon as a  USB is inserted. It will inform you if ever such a program is in one of your peripherals USB. You can remove the malicious file and the file autorun.inf, which launches it with the "Delete" button.

   As soon as USB FireWall is launched, it works in the background. Its window is posted only when one program tries to launch out automatically, since a peripheral USB.
  USB FireWall is freeware and its functionality is limited, if ever the malicious program is already present in your system, it tries to stop it but a patch or an Antivirus program is adapted much more to this kind of problem.
  USB FireWall is ahead – first with Windows Optimum, which makes much more than to stop or remove a file or to kill a program.

  USB FireWall can also clean all your partitions for auto launched Application from partition by deleting autorun file and its associated applications

  The good thing about USB FireWall is that it doesn’t need any virus definition update because it is designed to detect autorun.inf file from USB storage drives.

    This tool only monitors the USB device and ignores CD or DVD drives.This can pose a problem because the hacker can still use a hacked U3 smart drive which has the capability of emulating a CD drive to infect the computer with virus or steal sensitive data. USB FireWall is not THE perfect tool to protect your computer from USB autorun threats, but it does provide some level of protection, while still allowing autorun.inf file to be processed. Using USB FireWall has an advantage over the registry hack and that is to alert me when my USB contains autorun.inf so I don’t accidentally use my USB flash drive to infect other people’s computer with virus.

     If you ask me which method I?d prefer to use to protect myself from autorun.inf threats, I?d go with the registry hack. It’s simple and don’t require any third party tools.

Download USB FIREWALL1.1.2