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Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) in Windows Server 2012
12/29/2015
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| Troubleshooting, Windows 2012

This article explains how to disable the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) in Windows Server 2012. One of the downsides of dealing with a new version of Windows Server is figuring out where things have moved in the new release. In Windows Server 2008 R2, disabling IE ESC was fairly straightforward in the Server Manager. Disabling it in the latest Microsoft Server OS is still performed in the Server Manager. However, the redesign of the Server Manager…

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Disable IE Enhanced Security in Windows Server 2012
02/11/2014
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| Windows 2012

This is just a quick guide to disabling the setting that makes Internet Explorer less secure or it could be done in a test environment. When IE ESC is enabled, you get popups all the time and you are asked to add every new url to the IE trusted sites zone. So, on a dev, test or lab server, it is ok to disable it, at least if you ask me. As long as you are aware of what you are doing…

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The 25 Most Common Passwords
01/21/2014
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| General Information, Security

Here are the 25 most common passwords of 2013, along with the change in rank from last year. 1. 123456 (Up 1) 2. password (Down 1) 3. 12345678 (Unchanged) 4. qwerty (Up 1) 5. abc123 (Down 1) 6. 123456789 (New) 7. 111111 ( Up 2) 8. 1234567 (Up 5) 9. iloveyou (Up 2) 10. adobe123 (New) 11. 123123 (Up 5) 12. admin (New) 13. 1234567890 (New) 14. letmein (Down 7) 15. photoshop (New) 16. 1234 (New) 17. monkey (Down…

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Stop Google+ Users From Emailing You on Gmail
01/10/2014
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| Email, Security

1. Sign into Gmail and Google+ using your universal login details. 2. Click on the gear icon in the top right corner, then click on “Settings.” 3. Find the “Email via Google+” option (ninth down from the top). 4. Next to the question of “Who can email you via your Google+ profile?” click the drop-down menu to choose: anyone on Google+, extended circles, circles, or no one. That is all! Image:

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Scam Alert – New Domain Appraisal Scam: cheap-web-hosting-search.com
09/26/2012
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| Antivirus & Security, General Information, Security

Few days ago a scammer trying to use one of the oldest and most effective scams in the book, the Domain Appraisal Scam. This scam works when the scammer sends you an email indicating they would like to buy your domain name. You get all excited and send back a price, magically they agree, but first they want to see an appraisal from a “trusted” source. The scammer wanted to buy www.myw0.com and he did not care the price….

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DNSChanger Virus – Fixes and Resources
07/09/2012
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| Antivirus & Security, Information Tools, PC Maintenance, Security

Your computer may have been modified by criminals to redirect your Internet traffic to their websites or track your Internet Activities. Here some resources where you can check and fix DNSChanger virus: http://www.siteadvisor.com/dns_checker.html (Check to see if the computer is affected) http://www.dcwg.org/ (Detect – Fix – Protect) <<<– Good one!!! http://dns-ok.us/ (GREEN Your computer appears to be looking up IP addresses correctly!) The FBI is snipping a cyber safety net on Monday that kept thousands of computer users online…

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How to Fix Firefox New Tab Defaulting to AVG Secure Search
10/05/2011
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| Antivirus & Security

AVG is the most trusted free antivirus and anti-spyware security software for Windows. For home users are free but lately they have been adding add-ons to browsers that was driving me crazy. One of them is making you default search engine or you home page to AVG Secure Search:   Typically as tech guy I don’t like software changing my preferences so I found how to remove that option from fire fox. It may just work well with other…

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