ScreenToaster is an online screen capture utility. The web site URL is:
The application is an Java applet, so Java must be present on the local machine.
Once the applet loads, a dialog box will appear with the shortcut key to start recording.
Once finished, several different output options are available.
You must register with the site before being allowed to publish or save any clip.
The page below contains cheat sheets for various security topics such as incident response.
This procedure should disable the AutoRun feature within Windows.
Launch gpedit.msc with local administrative authority.
Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, and then click Autoplay Policies.
In the Details pane, double-click Turn off Autoplay.
Click Enabled, and then select All drives in the Turn off Autoplay box to disable Autorun on all drives.
Reboot the computer.
Certain versions of Windows (such as XP Home) will not have the local Group Policy editor by default. So AutoRun can be disabled via the Registry.
Access HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\NoDriveTypeAutorun. Set the value to FF (Hexadecimal) to disable all drives. Reboot the computer.
Below are some extensions for Firefox concerning security and privacy.
JS Switch - Add a toolbar button or an option in Tool menu to toggle JavaScript
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5757
NoScript - Allow active content to run only from sites you trust
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
BetterPrivacy - A safeguard which protects from usually not deletable LSO's
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623
Web of Trust - Warns you about risky sites that cheat customers, deliver malware or send spam.
The applications below offer details concerning the amount of bandwidth used with a Windows computer.
The following sites offer information concerning free DNS services.
http://www.comodo.com/secure-dns/
http://www.opennicproject.org/index.php/start-here/51-migrate-to-opennic/75-public-dns
The default listening port for RDP is normally 3389. To change this value, run Regedit and go to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp
Find the "PortNumber" subkey and notice the value of 00000D3D, hex for (3389). Modify the port number in Hex and save the new value.
The sites below contain links to malware-related domains or network addresses.
http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/
http://www.malwaredomains.com/
http://malwaredatabase.net/blog/
http://www.dslreports.com/phishtrack
The sites below take a short URL from services such as bit.ly and tinyurl and displays the destination.
The Classic Shell utility offers older style menu options and Start Menu looks to Windows versions such as Windows 7.
The Microsoft Security Essentials product has a few command-line executables available. The main executable to know is mpcmdrun.exe, which has several different options available.
One option is to run a manual scan:
Another would be to perform a signature update:
The msseces.exe will launch the main GUI window:
The update.exe will check for new product versions:
