Download Microsoft Morro Security Essentials FREE!

Microsoft has finally released their free anti virus solution codenamed "Morro" and AKA Microsoft Security Essentials to limited public beta users. The download is available to users of Microsoft Connect, so you will need to sign in using your Windows live id and then take part in a Microsoft Connect survey before you can download the software. Microsoft Security Essentials is currently available fro Windows XP (32-bit) and Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) However Microsoft will only be making available a limited number of copies for downloads, so head to the Microsoft Security Essentials page to download Morro.

 

Identity Finder - A Useful Tool for Indetity Theft Security

Cases of identity theft are increasing by each passing day. It is a fact that most such cases happen due to negligence of the victim and a careful approach to your online behavior can help you a lot for the prevention against Identity Theft.

A few common factors, which cause good number of identity theft cases are use of weak passwords, using the same password at a large number of websites, falling victim to phishing attacks, rash clicking on malicious links on websites and your emails and things like that. These all can be easily prevented, if you exercise a little care while being online.

But even if you are careful enough not to fall for any of them, chances are always there that you have stored and written your private data in some files, folders, email messages or chat messages, which are lying dormant in your hard disks and you have completely forgotten about that. Have you ever thought that it is also a vulnerable piece of information and cause a case of identity theft against you.

It is next to impossible for you to dig deep and search for that data in your files. But it is not that difficult for the hackers and malware artists. They know exactly where to search your computer to get that precious data. And they have sophisticated tools helped by trojans, keyloggers and other sorts of malware to assist them in their fraudulent designs.

Identity Finder - Your Tool to Prevent Identity Theft

There is a one specialized tool, which does the job to search all your disks for this vulnerable data and secure that.

Welcome to Identity Finder. It is capable of searching following pieces of information at various locations within your disks, which can be used against you, if grabbed by wrong persons.

1. Social Security Numbers
2. Individual taxpayer numbers
3. Credit and debit card information
4. Bank account information
5. Passwords/pins
6. Dates of Birth
7. National Insurance Numbers (United Kingdom)
8. National Health Service Number (United Kingdom)
9. Tax File Numbers (Australia)
10. Social Insurance Numbers (Canada)

Identity Finder has special algorithms to search for your critical private data at all places within your computer and encrypt it easily so that it can not be read and accessed by the hackers and malware.

Identity Finder is a FREE tool, but the free version has many limitations. You will have to buy license for using all the features.Download Identity Finder

Code Name: Morro - Microsofts FREE Security Essential Software Scheduled To Be Released On Tuesday June 23rd

I'm anxiously waiting for Microsoft to unveil one of its best, long-anticipated, free (not something Microsoft usually is into), anti-virus software to the public, this Tuesday, 23rd of June 2009 !

According to Microsoft, the free anti-virus software, code-named Morro will be equivalent to some of the low-end best sellers from Symantec and McAfee and comes with features like firewalls, encryption, parental controls, password protection and data backup.

According to Symantec’s Janice Chaffin, Morro is primitive version of OneCare, one, a paid security service, which Microsoft released 3 years ago, that never say anything positive. With MSE (Microsoft Security Essential) coming in competition, end users will be in a better state to fight new threats, viruses, spyare, rootkits and Trojans.

The beta version will come in 32 bit and 64 bit flavor, and will be available for download from Microsoft’s Connect website. However according to ZD Net’s Ed Bott, only 75,000 downloads will be available for beta testing. Don’t worry if you don’t get to download a beta version, as the GA version will be available by November, and that’s not too far away.

There is no registration required either. Just download, install and use it. It is designed to perform in a very effective way, where it it will use very little resources, mostly when you are not working on your system or when your system is idle, which ensures there is no compromise with your systems performance.

It’s already being tested by Microsofts employees, and now that it is priced at free, this one will definitely be a hot seller.

Check back here after the 23rd to find a link to download Morro

How To: avoid sending emails without a subject line in Outlook

Do you often forget to enter a subject in outgoing email?

Does the recipeint get the message and perhaps dismiss it as possible spam because the subject line is blank?

The subject line in email is the trigger to your contact as to whether to open the message now, later or not at all.

Here's how to never forget a subject line again, that's right, you're going to learn to program!

To avoid this, just follow the simple steps mentioned below and see the result.
Here are the steps: -

1. Open your Outlook,

2. Press Alt+F11. This opens the Visual Basic Editor and then Press Ctrl+R which in turn open Project-Project 1 (left side)

3. On the Left Pane, one can see “Microsoft Outlook Objects” or “Project1“, expand this. Now
one can see the “ThisOutLookSession“.

4. Double click on “ThisOutLookSession“. It will open up a Code Pane on the right hand side.

5. Copy and Paste the following code in the right pane (Code Pane) and save it

Private Sub Application_ItemSend(ByVal Item As Object, Cancel As Boolean)
Dim strSubject As String
strSubject = Item.Subject
If Len(Trim(strSubject)) = 0 Then
Prompt$ = “Subject is Empty. Are you sure you want to send the Mail?”
If MsgBox(Prompt$, vbYesNo + vbQuestion + vbMsgBoxSetForeground, “Check for Subject”) = vbNo Then
Cancel = True
End If
End If
End Sub

6. Click Save and then Close the visual Basic Editor

Now whenever u try to send an wmail without a subject line, a pop-up will remind you of the blank subject line and ask if you still want to send!

Are *YOU* sending spam?

A client recently emailed me to ask:

"Hi Scott: I am receiving spam e-mails from myself that I have not sent. I cannot block them to junk mail because they appear to Outlook like they are being sent by me. Do you think I have a virus?"

I answered quickly from my blackberry:

"This is somewhat common, the emails aren’t coming from your computer, just as your email, likely someone has picked up your email address either from your website or from a forwarded email that ended up in a spammers hands and has now been added to the list, not only are you getting spam, as all of us do, you’re “sending it” in that they are “spoofing” or faking your email as the outgoing address. I see this fairly regularly and just about everyone has the same reaction so not to worry, in most cases they move on to a new address in a short time and your name drops off the “sender” list fairly quickly, few days maybe weeks. Not to worry!"

His reply came shortly after:

"Thanks, good explanation. It started a couple of weeks ago and is starting to come on something serious in the last couple of days. I will be sure to let you know if it gets any worse or seems to send more often, thanks again!"

Another satisfied Customer!