To enter “GodMode,” one need only create a new folder and then rename the folder to the following:

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Once that is done, the folder’s icon will change to resemble a control panel and will contain dozens of control options.

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is an internet protocol used in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices such as computers, servers, routers, switches, gateways, wireless access points, VoIP phones, and etc. for conditions that warrant administrative attention. SNMP provides management data in the form of variables on the managed systems, which describe the system configuration parameter or current status value.

How to Install and Enable the SNMP Service

1. In Windows XP and Windows 2008, click Start button, then go to Control Panel and run Add or Remove Programs applet. On Add or Remove Programs dialog, click Add/Remove Windows Components to open Windows Components wizard.In Windows Vista, click Start button, then go to Control Panel. Click on Programs link and then click on Turn Windows features on or off. If you’re prompted with User Account Control dialog, click “Continue”.
2. In Components of Windows XP and 2008, click on the Management and Monitoring Tools (make sure that you do not select or clear, tick or untick its check box to change the existing selection), and then click Details.In Windows Features of 7, locate SNMP feature.
3. Select and tick the check box of Simple Network Management Protocolor SNMP feature.
4. Click OK. Also click Next if you’re in Windows XP or 2008. SNMP service will be installed on the system. You may require to insert the Windows setup CD/DVD disc into optical drive.
5. SNMP will start automatically after installation. But it’s recommended to verify the service status from Services in Control Panel, and if it’s stopped, you can start the SNMP service from there.Two new services will be created:
   1. SNMP Service which is the main engine with agents that monitor the activity in the network devices and report the information to the monitoring console workstation.
   2. SNMP Trap Service which receives trap messages generated by local or remote SNMP agents and forwards the messages to SNMP management programs running on this computer.

Windows doesn’t assign any community string to the SNMP service by default, and also only allow access from localhost or local devices. Further configuration is needed to add in desired community string, which act as the password to grant reply to any SNMP request from remote system.

How to Configure SNMP Service (Add “public” community string)

1. Click on Start button, then go to Control Panel.
2. In Windows Vista, click on System and Maintenance link.
3. Open Adminstrative Tools.
4. Run Services applet.
5. Locate and right click on SNMP Service, then select Properties.
6. In SNMP Service Properties window, click on Traps tab.
7. In the “Community name” text box, enter public or any other case-sensitive SNMP community name to which this computer will send trap messages.
8. Click on Add to list button.

How to Configure Security for SNMP Service for a Community

1. Continue from above steps, click on Security tab. If you already close SNMP Service Properties window, re-open it.
2. Under “Accepted community names” section, click Add button.
3. Select the appropriate permission level for the community string in the “Community Rights” drop down list to specify how the host processes SNMP requests from the selected community. Normally READ ONLY is recommended.
4. In the “Community Name” box, type public or any case-sensitive community name that you want.
5. Click on Add button.

In order for the SNMP service to accept and receive SNMP request packets from any host on the network, including external remote host regardless of identity, click Accept SNMP packets from any host.

To limit the acceptance of SNMP packets, click Accept SNMP packets from these hosts, and then click Add, and then type the appropriate host name, IP or IPX address in the Host name, IP or IPX address box. You can restrict the access to local host or limited servers only by using this setting. Finish off by clicking Add button again.

Click OK when done. Note that you may need to reboot for the settings to take effect.

Source: My Digital Life

Traditional antivirus protection from companies such as Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro come in hefty, power-sapping programs that reside on your PC’s hard drive to filter out known malicious programs. Because cybercriminals have become adept at tweaking their attacks to sneak through, the software companies must update protection “signatures” on each PC at least once a day.
Panda Wednesday becomes the first consumer antivirus supplier to centralize this filtering and updating routine — by moving it into a data center sitting in the Internet cloud. To tap into this free service, you download a small pop-up dashboard from www.cloudantivirus.com.

The dashboard connects your PC to Panda’s data center, which monitors suspicious coding that comes into contact with your PC. Panda can now amass intelligence about hackers’ techniques, equipping it to more swiftly predict the bad guys’ next moves, Panda senior researcher Pedro Bustamante says.
While the data center keeps track of anything that looks remotely suspicious, it will take action only if an unauthorized program begins to execute on your PC. “A virus is basically harmless until it’s loaded into memory and executed,” says Martin McKeay, author of the Network Security Blog/Podcast, who was briefed on Panda’s new service.
McKeay says Panda’s approach frees up processing power and storage space on the PC. And it makes efficient use of the data center.
“There is a nice symmetry to the cloud service,” says Jonathan Penn, Forrester tech security analyst, who was also briefed. “Users get more up-to-date analysis, and Panda turns every customer into a sensor that feeds back data which they then can interpret to better identify emerging attacks.“

Meanwhile, one of Panda’s chief rivals — McAfee — on Tuesday launched a Cybercrime Response Unit website as a giveaway of its own. The site contains guidance for consumers and small-business owners who believe they might be a victim of a cybercrime. It includes a free infection-scanning tool and toll-free phone help.
“We’re trying to give you some insight as to whether you’re at a high or low risk for being the victim of a cybercrime,” says Pamela Warren, McAfee’s cybercrime strategist. “It’s also to help inform consumers and small-business owners about how they can avoid becoming victims.”
Amsterdam-based antivirus supplier AVG last week began making its LinkScanner tool, which checks Web links for infections, free as a stand-alone product. AVG, in fact, has built its reputation on its free antivirus suite, which it began giving away as a marketing strategy to get people to buy its heftier paid version. By giving away free security tools to millions, AVG has been able to sell enough paid subscriptions to grow its revenue 75% annually in each of the past four years, CEO J.R. Smith says.

“Our product strategy is to create goodwill, get the brand out there and market virally,” Smith says. “Our success is driven by the power of free.”

Forrester’s Penn says consumers have been adopting the free tools “as a supplement, not a substitute” to the security services they pay for.

source: USATODAY