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I'm receiving an unusual error when I open up Windows Firewall
Today, when I tried double clicking Windows Firewall through Control Panel, it wouldn't open the window. I also searched for Windows Firewall and was able to access Windows Firewall with Advanced ...
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Windows 7 Security setup with firewall
Sorry if this is a repeat, but I have been searching the forums and haven't found an exact answer for my question.
I have had some security concerns on my home network lately so I decided to take a ...
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Stopping unauthorized Windows 7 admin access
I have a problem with people having illegal access to lab computers bypassing strong password protections.
Several computers at my VLSI labs at college have Windows 7 HE installed. Some are ...
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How to get Windows 7 to auto-login a user based on presence of wifi or bluetooth device?
I want to avoid the tediousness of typing the password for my user account on the many times each day that it wakes from sleep, but I want it to require the password whenever it's possible that it has ...
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Shared folders and permissions (windows 7)
I am creating a few files for particular users and groups with limited permissions, basically read and execute.
So, its works just fine.
The problem is that when a user is trying to delete a file ...
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Security Essentials (SE) hangs while scanning ProgramData folder
First I did a complete scan on C:\ and kept getting (after about 1.5M files scanned, which is at the end of the C:\ProgramData folder or the beginning of the C:\Recovery folder)
Then, after ...
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Quickest, most secure way to clear personal information without total format?
I have a very specific and strange situation - I need to remove as much secure information as possible from a shared computer as quickly as possible without removing almost any of the core ...
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Hiding my personal documents from the IT department [closed]
I have a laptop from my job, a large corporation, and I would like to use it for my personal needs and documents as well. The laptop goes with me everywhere and it's comfortable.
However, I am not ...
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How to get access to a folder?
I prohibited all types of access (full access, changing, reading writing) to the specified folder for the group "All Users". After that, even Built-In Admin can't access this folder.
Now I can't ...
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windows 7 Home - How to disable certain users from accessing dvd-drive, cd-drive etc?
It's Windows 7 Home, so gpedit is out of the question.
I already took care of blocking usb storage by http://www.askvg.com/how-to-disable-restrict-use-of-usb-storage-devices-in-windows/. However, ...
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BSOD - “replacing invalid security ID with default security ID” - Cannot boot to windows, black screen
I was working away on my computer when it suddenly blue screened. It's maybe done that once many months ago. Upon Reboot it began running checkdisk, moving orphaned files and then it got to this ...
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Deactivating DEP to run older video games and applications is it risky?
Hello Superuser community.
I am helping my friend get in to some retro gaming via good old games (GOG). And many of the older titles require the DEP to be turned off to function correctly. My ...
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Prevent windows applications from accessing data in my profile.
When a program tries to modify something inside Program Files folder, Windows 7 gives a security warning and asks whether I allow it or not.
I want to set a similar warning, so that programs trying ...
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Need advice on Encrypting whole Hard Disk
I need to send private data overseas on a hard disk.
It is 500 GB HDD with Win-7 Ultimate 64 bit.
It has 5 Partitions including system partition.
What is the best & Easiest way of Encrypting ...
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How much safe is it to keep a desktop computer in sleep state overnight? [closed]
So far, I'm putting it into hibernate state overnight, but it takes way too much time to resume. Probably because of all the installed software and two virtual machines I'm constantly running on my ...
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How can I set up two-factor authentication (use both fingerprint and password) on my HP Pavilion laptop?
I have an HP Pavilion dv6z-3000 laptop with a Validity VFS301 fingerprint reader. I'd like to set it up so that it prompts for both my fingerprint and password, but I can't find any such option for ...
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Is there a way to measure an employee's computer usage?
I have been asked to see if a user is being productive. Windows 7 doesnt log much in the way of computer usage, but I was thinking it would be possible to see how long the computer is in a locked ...
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How do I remove a user account which is invisible on the logon screen or user manager for Windows 7 Home Premium?
I am running a Windows 7 Home Premium machine with one administrator and one standard user for my son (14). My son has a standard account limited by parental controls for web content (porn etc.)
My ...
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Why can't I connect to osx through windows 7 network explorer?
I just recently started trying to share files between my Windows 7 Pro PC and Mountain Lion macbook air. While I've figured out how to get the basic functions working, I have a couple of questions ...
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Only permit traffic to specific domains on Windows 7
Three domain-member boxes are sometimes used for proctoring exams. Unfortunately some instructors host their exams on external sites, so blocking all WAN connectivity is not a solution. What software ...
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How to wipe the HDD in the most convenient and easy way?
I want to run in the background software/command (if possible) that know if I press some combination of keys in the KeyBoard it's will wipe all of my HDD data (much likely in the movie HITMAN).
What I ...
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Remote Desktop password safety
If I access my computer with Remote Desktop from another computer, is my password stored in any way on that computer? Assume that the client computer is "clean" (no virus, malware, keylogger, etc).
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Can Windows shares potentially be accessible from Internet?
I've set up a Windows homegroup and made some folders shared between the computers on my home network. Strangely enough, it's not the automatically generated homegroup password (which is quite hard) ...
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Delete suspicious file protected by wininit.exe
Today I've ran Task Manager and saw suspicious activity of sc.exe and conhost.exe.
I run ProcMon.exe and I saw that sc.exe was started by BrowserProtect.exe which is located in this folder:
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If I combine my windows 7 pc and a dedicated VM ubuntu server, will this jeopardize my pc?
I've googled the internet and haven't been able to find a clear answer. Mostly because people keep their dedicated servers separate from their pc, let alone run it in a virtual machine. So in what ...
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Why does this message 'Your internet security settings prevented one or more files from being opened' pop up?
On several occasion the message that your internet settings prevented one or more file from being opened pops up and I am unable to carry out the tasks further. Why is that ?
One of the instance ...
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Server: Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0 running on port 10234 on my Windows 7 pc?
I've recently set up a home server and spent some time working on the security. One of the tools I've been using nmap which I pointed at my Windows 7 desktop. It showed an unknown service on port ...
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How to copy local group policy objects from one machine to another?
I have two Windows 7 Professional desktops. One has a set of local (no Domain Controller) group policy objects imposing restrictions on what programs can be run from that system. I need to copy all ...
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Make a permanent exception for Steam's BuildBot in Windows 7 UAC
I'm using Windows 7 64-bit.
I am the only user of the computer, although I do have a password-protected backup account.
I have not disabled UAC, nor do I wish to.
I also use Steam (unfortunately).
...
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Is it safer to install an android app than it is to install a windows app? [closed]
So there is a chinese app that can download and stream chinese tv shows.
Naturally it's in chinese (my chinese is bad) and I'm unsure about the company that makes it. They're a big company but having ...
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Why do I need to install .NET Framework 3..5.1 updates though I don't have 3.5.1 installed?
I have an HP Pavilion DV6 Laptop with an AMD 3510MX APU, running Win 7 Premium 64-bit.
Three security updates for Microsoft Framework ver. 3.5.1 appeared while updating Windows today, but don't ...
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In Windows 7, How to query times, when the computer was locked?
Is there a way to get a list of the following times:
whenever windows is locked (using windows+l combo)
whenever windows is unlocked
in the past week?
I've tried poking in the event log, to no ...
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WinPatrol startup change alert - False alarm?
I'm using the Aurora browser which may contain security regression bugs, and this morning i found WinPatrol notifying me about explorer.exe not autostarting anymore, which seemed worrying. However, ...
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Suspicious activity on port 3389
Today I opened TCPView to see what was causing a lot of outbound network activity and could only identify svchost.exe on port 3389 (which i understand to be the port used by remote desktop).
I ended ...
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USB Drive access denied in Win 7
I have this new flash drive in my office Win 7 machine where I am unable to copy files/folders.
takeown /F E:\ says Access is denied and when I try to change/add users in the Properties> Security > ...
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Group Policy: Block access to \\localhost\C$
We have a restricted Windows 7 computer that hides and prevents non-admin users from accessing the C Drive using the following policies:
Prevent access to drives from My Computer
Hide these ...
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Find out who compressed the files
I received a message that contains a compressed RAR file.
How can find out who compressed the files and created RAR file? (the user account or computer name)
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Is the UAC level in Windows per individual user?
Can each user have different UAC level in a PC?
Specifically, can an Admin have UAC level set to "never notify" and a User have UAC level set to "always notify" and so on?
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My Window's 7 is exposing me and my files I am the only administrator.
I am the only administrator on my Window's 7 Asus x53E series laptop. Why is a standard user able to access my files by just searching my name in the start menu? If I log into guest account and search ...
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Windows Security Center Service is missing
I am trying to fix a Windows 7 machine here that has been infected with all kinds of Malware. I have removed all of them as far as I can see but I am stumped by one last task.
One little bugger ...
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Does 32-bit GeSWall protect 64-bit Windows 7?
GeSWall provides excellent Windows security, but there's no 64-bit version. It works on 32-bit Windows 7, and 64-bit Windows 7 can run 32-bit software, so I was wondering whether it does protect ...
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If you reset the password for a user can other users access the EFS encrypted files?
I have a user that's forgotten their password. I can log in and reset it but there were some EFS encrypted files. I can still access those files because my login is the security group.
If I reset ...
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How to unblock chm files - unblock button is missing
I downloaded a CHM file. When I double click it it prompts me to open / save / cancel. Whether I open or save a new copy, the 'new' version will prompt the same open / save / cancel popup ad ...
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Vagrant VirtualBox - Can I be hacked? [closed]
Have a VirtualBox set up with Vagrant and Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS. Simply, can I be hacked? Do I have security concerns of my virtual server being detected?
My normal OS is Windows 7, if that matters.
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Security Warning on scripts, but only on desktop
Somehow over the weekend, my Windows 7 Enterprise (64-bit) computer at work seems to have developed an odd problem. I went to load a management console file (.msc) that I've had on my desktop for ...
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Prevent users from changing their passwords
I tried to this method:
Open the Local Users and Groups manager.
In the left pane, click on Users.
In the middle pane, right click on the user account you want to do this with and click on ...
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Unable to delete a file or take ownership on Win7x64
I'm a developer and as part of the build process, a Microsoft dll is copied to a certain
folder. That file copy is now failing as the target can't be overwritten.
I decided to delete it by hand ...
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Sharing VPN of my friend
I am using windows 7 on my laptop. I got VPN ID and password from a friend of mine to have access to blocked sites in my country. I wanted to know does my friend know my activity or which site I am ...
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Downloading Microsoft Security Essentials via HTTPS
I want to download Microsoft Security Essentials on my brand new Windows 7 home PC. The official site presented to me is http://windows.microsoft.com/de-CH/windows/products/security-essentials, as I ...
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Windows 7 keep computer from idling
I have to work on a corporate computer that has loads of security. I cannot install any programs. I am a software engineer and can write scripts/use command lines. I sometimes need to fix performance ...
