Understanding and solving IP address conflicts

Posted on February 16, 2010 in How to, Misc, Security, Uncategorized

In most cases, IP address conflicts appear when two computers connected on a LAN or Internet, have assigned the same IP address.
But, how can these computers get the same IP address? Well there are some situations when the IP address conflicts appear:

The administrator assigned for two computer on a LAN the same IP
The administrator [...]

How to change LAN IP address from command prompt

Posted on February 11, 2010 in How to, Misc, Security

To configure your IP address from command prompt is not such a difficult job but still if you are not an expert in this domain you need some help and suggestions.
The first step into configuration is that you need the NETSH command.
Netsh.exe is a command-line scripting utility that it allows local or remote configuration of [...]

Can your IP address reveal websites you have visited?

Posted on December 11, 2009 in Misc, Security

The majority asks this frequent question: if someone gets my IP, address is it possible for that person to find out the websites I visited? Well there is not too much philosophy because having only your IP address there is no way to get your websites visited. On the other hand, having your IP address [...]

Social engineering – among main attack trends for 2010

Posted on December 4, 2009 in Misc, Security

2009 was a tough year considering not only the technology course but also the political and economical environment. Regarding the online security we can all agree that was a very productive year from the point of malware and online attacks. For example Conficker worm has reached the top in 2009 being installed remotely on computers [...]

Critical flaw revealed in IE 8 latest version

Posted on November 27, 2009 in Misc, Security

Those who were edger to upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer should delay their expectation, because it seems that the latest version has an important bug. “We’re aware of a significant flaw affecting the XSS Filter in IE8, and we’ve taken steps to help protect our users by disabling the mechanism on our [...]

8 steps to keep your computer clean and virus-free

Posted on November 20, 2009 in Misc, Security

Even if we all know that in order to keep our computer virus-free there are some thing we have to fulfill, many of us fail when have to archive them. To understand better how we can protect our information and how to keep our computer clean, here are some easy tips we should consider.
1. Install [...]

Hide IP software detected as Trojan

Posted on November 12, 2009 in Free Hide IP, IP Hider, Misc, Security

Lately users complained that while downloading a hide IP software their antivirus application detects the IP tool as Trojan. This happens especially when users have installed latest antivirus’ version.
So I asked a colleague from our technical department what happens and why do we face this situation. Here is what he said:
“Antivirus applications detect certain applications [...]

Top 5 free VPN services

Posted on November 6, 2009 in Misc, Security, Web Proxies

If you are here reading this post then you might be interested in other posts like top free hide ip software or top web proxy sites.
Now, regarding VPNs, these are great to use if you want to be anonymous not only when you are browsing but also when you are using any kind of applications: [...]

How to locate an IP address

Posted on October 27, 2009 in Misc, Security, Web Proxies

Some weeks ago, I was talking about how we can find out someone’s IP address. Myiptest.com provides solution into finding out someone’s IP, but how can we trace that IP and to find its location? There are specific tools for this also.
The first one that I would like to mention is Geobytes.com. Unfortunately it is [...]

What is an open proxy?

Posted on October 15, 2009 in Misc, Security, Web Proxies

An open proxy is a public proxy server that allows all Internet users to use its service and does not require a password to logon and use.
The so-called “anonymous” open proxies, allows a user to hide his IP address from the accessed service. Running as open proxies is a high risk because this allows abusers [...]