What is Cryptography ??

By definition cryptography is the process of converting recognisable data into an encrypted code for transmitting it over a network (either trusted or untrusted). Data is encrypted at the source, i.e. sender’s end and decrypted at the destination, i.e. receiver’s end. In all cases, the initial unencrypted data is referred to as plaintext. It is

What is a Trojan Horse ???

What is a Trojan ? “A Trojan Horse, or Trojan, is a term used to describe malware that appears, to the user, to perform a desirable function but, in fact, facilitates unauthorized access to the user’s computer system”. – Wikipedia “A Trojan horse is an apparently useful program containing hidden functions that can exploit the

What is a Computer Virus ?

What is a Computer Virus ? A potentially damaging computer programme capable of reproducing itself causing great harm to files or other programs without permission or knowledge of the user. Types of viruses :- The different types of viruses are as follows- 1) Boot Sector Virus :- Boot sector viruses infect either the master boot

Disable Error Report In Windows

Microsoft’s Error Reporting in windows sometimes is disturbing, most of us don’t want to send that error report because it’s of no use. There’s an easy way to disable Microsoft error report in windows. Disable Microsoft Error report in Windows XP : 1) Open Control Panel (Start > Control Panel) 2) Open the Problem Reports

How to remove Recycle Bin Icon from Desktop in Win XP

  Go to START > RUN Type GPEDIT.MSC Navagate to USER CONFIGURATION >ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES >Click on DESKTOP, On the right hand pane find ” Remove Recycle Bin icon on the desktop ” , double left click on it to ENABLE it. Sorted! If using XP Home Create or modify the following registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}