Monday, March 26, 2007

How to remove SpyLocked and asafetyproject.com

SpyLocked (Spy Locked) is a rogue program that is installed by a trojan called Zlob. Of course you need to remove SpyLocked, but more importantly, you need to ALSO remove the Zlob trojan that installed it. Zlob infects your computer and starts generating warning messages in hopes of scaring you into buying SpyLocked.
SpyLocked (Spy Locked) is a ransomware anti-spyware product that is secretly installed by the Zlob Trojan. Other trojans are also known to install SpyLocked. SpyLocked - or the trojan that installs it - starts generating warning messages (similar to the ones shown below) to try and force users into purchasing the full version of SpyLocked in order to have the alledged infections removed.
Download SpyNoMore to scan your PC, it is very effective against the Zlob trojan and SpyLocked.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Error Code : 0F00:136C. Msg:IDE device failed: Blank media is present in optical drive

Probably this error is displayed if you got a bad hard drive. Try to replace it and see if that takes care of the problem. Other possibilities are a bad system board.
You can try to detect the Hard Disk in the BIOS setup. Each motherboard have its own option to go in to BIOS setup.
If you feel that the disc was OK. You can try various iterations of booting up from disc, chkdsk, fixboot and so on and finally it will go through thru to Safe Mode.
You must use XP Installation discs.

Monday, March 12, 2007

This site may harm your computer

I was searching in google for a keyword "baby care" while viewing the results page I noticed this message

"This site may harm your computer"

So I clicked the message above it directs me to Google support Q & A section where the below message is displayed.

Why do some of my search results say "This site may harm your computer?"


This warning message appears with search results that we've identified as sites that may install malicious software on your computer. We want our users to feel safer when they search the web, and we're continuously working to identify such dangerous sites and increase protection for our users.Malicious software is often installed without your knowledge or permission when you visit these sites. Some examples of malicious software include programs that delete data on your computer, steal personal information such as passwords and credit card numbers, or alter your search results. For more information on these types of sites, please visit
http://www.stopbadware.org/home/help

So if your website have a download to malicious software just visiting the website. Then your website also will have this message.

There are totally 23816 urls have been reported to this website stopbadware.org. You can click here to view all the urls have been submitted to this website.

Friday, March 9, 2007

Want to work at Google?

Getting hired by the likes of Google is a phenomenal task.

If you think you are smart, there are 10,000 people just as smart - or smarter - than you are. (10,000 are the number of people Google has on its payroll around the world.)
Here is how to get a foot in the door:
  1. Get a graduate from a brand-name university such as Stanford and Harvard. The company places a strong prominence on skill, and having gone through these schools shows you have some.
  2. Make sure you keep a grade point average of 4.0 or even higher. Anything less than an A could count against you.
  3. Be a team player. You will not be doing much solo work or getting your own workspace here, so start learning to play ball with others.
  4. Get recommended. A good word from a current Google employee is a leg-up. Google believes that good people recognize other good people. So if your resume is passed on through someone already working there, your probability of getting in is increased.
  5. Acquire diverse interests. It is a bonus if you like mountain climbing and charity work, but make sure you have actually scaled the Himalayas or volunteered with Unicef, because Google likes people who just do it.
  6. Do not be evil. This is Google's motto and it should be yours too. This means that whenever you have a chance, you should show through your interview that you are principled, honest and good. Google engineers, for instance, have to weigh the financial pluses of implementing certain features into their products against how much good or bad it does for the user, and they swear they always take the path of least evil.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Faded question mark in Quicktime Logo in Firefox and IE 7.0

After updating the Adobe Flash Player, Shock wave Player and Apple Quick Time Player to latest version I got this problem. Whenever I visit the trailer website I am getting a faded question mark in Quicktime Logo in the browser. When checked with Apple Quicktime support team, they asked me to re-install my player to stand alone player. I did that also still cannot able to solve the problem.


How to solve this problem?


As usual I googled for the solution I cant find it. Then went to search in Yahoo and got the solution for it. To fix it in firefox find out the file name NPSWF32.dll.

Normally it will in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32.dll. Copy this file and paste it in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins folder. Now it will work in Firefox. Copy the same file in C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\plugins folder. This one will solve the problem.