Are you wondering how Web Companion Pro end up on your computer? Well, If you were to download FileZilla from filezilla-project.org, it will be bundled along with the install.

Ad-Aware Web Companion Pro detects and blocks harmful websites, defending you against malicious threats such as malware, phishing sites and browser hijacking.

This is the reason why I always encourage users to read before they click and also to use the Custom options when installing all programs.

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Are you considering using Shell Fork Bomb Protection? You should as it is helpful for the sites on your server. To configure the status between enabled and disabled, you need to navigate to Home > Security Center > Shell Fork Bomb Protection in WHM. Experienced users can try the Command Line access from cPanel.

When To Enable Shell Fork Bomb Protection
To prevent users who have terminal access (SSH/Telnet) the ability to use all of the resources on the server, you should enable Shell Fork Bomb Protection.

perl -I/usr/local/cpanel -MCpanel::LoginProfile -le ‘print [Cpanel::LoginProfile::install_profile(‘limits’)]->[1];’

When To Disable Shell Fork Bomb Protection
If you have a WordPress site, you should know tht Shell Fork Bomb Protection can conflict with certain caching plugins (like W3 Total Cache) so if you have any caching plugins installed and running on your sites go ahead and disable the protection.

perl -I/usr/local/cpanel -MCpanel::LoginProfile -le ‘print [Cpanel::LoginProfile::remove_profile(‘limits’)]->[1];’

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If you have no access to Webmail from your home or office, log into your cable modem and see if these settings are enabled. If they are, then you have discovered the cause and will need to lower the blocking settings permanently or temporary when you need to connect to Webmail.

LAN-to-WAN: Allow as per below.
HTTP and HTTPS (TCP port 80, 443)
DNS (TCP/UDP port 53)
NTP (TCP port 119, 123)
email (TCP port 25, 110, 143, 465, 587, 993, 995)
VPN (GRE, UDP 500, TCP 1723)
iTunes (TCP port 3689)

WAN-to-LAN: Block all unrelated traffic and enable IDS.

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If you have no access to WHM from your home or office, log into your cable modem and see if these settings are enabled. If they are, then you have discovered the cause and will need to lower the blocking settings permanently or temporary when you need to connect to WHM.

LAN-to-WAN: Allow as per below.
HTTP and HTTPS (TCP port 80, 443)
DNS (TCP/UDP port 53)
NTP (TCP port 119, 123)
email (TCP port 25, 110, 143, 465, 587, 993, 995)
VPN (GRE, UDP 500, TCP 1723)
iTunes (TCP port 3689)

WAN-to-LAN: Block all unrelated traffic and enable IDS.

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If you have no access to cPanel from your home or office, log into your cable modem and see if these settings are enabled. If they are, then you have discovered the cause and will need to lower the blocking settings permanently or temporary when you need to connect to cPanel.

LAN-to-WAN: Allow as per below.
HTTP and HTTPS (TCP port 80, 443)
DNS (TCP/UDP port 53)
NTP (TCP port 119, 123)
email (TCP port 25, 110, 143, 465, 587, 993, 995)
VPN (GRE, UDP 500, TCP 1723)
iTunes (TCP port 3689)

WAN-to-LAN: Block all unrelated traffic and enable IDS.

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Are you having problems with your HP OfficeJet Pro 8740 All-in-One Printer? Please see if any of that will help in troubleshooting your device.

Power Button
If the power button is illuminated and pressing or holding it in does not power it off, you will need to disconnect the power cable that is located in the rear of the device or from the wall outlet. Once disconnected, keep if that way for at least thirty (30) seconds.

Screen
If the screen appear to be on and is missing the icons to control the functions of the device, powering it off will help. If the power button is not responsive, disconnecting the power cable or turning off the surge protector for thirty (30) seconds will help. Keep in mind that other devices on the surge protector will be power off as well so do this only if you can not reach either end of the power cable easily.

Transmission
After power up the device, it may take up to three (3) minutes for the device to get a dial tone so that it can send and receive faxes so be patient. If after three minutes you can not send or receive, make sure that you have placed the RJ11 connectors in to there proper jacks.

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If you notice that your email is stuck in the Outbox of Microsoft Outlook, you can do a few test to see what is the cause of the issue.

Outlook Web Access
Using one your installed free Internet browsers, navigate to the URL (ie. http://mail.example.com) that is used for remote email access and try and send an email to your self. This will confirm that your password is not expired or account is disabled and that the issue is with installed Microsoft Outlook. To get the emails out until you find a permanent solution or the IT Department can respond, return to Outlook and move the emails to the draft folder. Once in the draft folder, return to Outlook Web Access session in the browser and open the draft emails. From the Outlook Web Access, you can successfully send out the emails.

Outlook Profile
Sometimes, an Outlook profile will get corrupted so one option is to visit the Control Panel and create an additional profile for the account that is causing problems. Creating a new profile is also helpful for times when you cannot start Microsoft Outlook and receive Safe Mode error messages.

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Are you buying a domain name that has alread been registered? Check of the blacklists to see if you will have any problems emailing from the domain or visitors filters.

* Google Safe Browse
* McAfee Site Advisor
* Phish Tank
* Zero Spam
* Dan
* DNSRBL
* Kempt
* Mail Spike
* McAfee DNSBL
* Blocklist.de
* DNSBL Chile
* aupads
* Backscatterer
* UCE ProtectL3
* UCE ProtectL2
* UCE ProtectL1
* Spamcop
* Wordfence Threat Defense Feed
* Spamhaus
* SORBS
* Pedantic
* Spamrats
* MegaRBL
* Interserver
* Realtime Blacklist
* abuseat
* Spamikaze
* Spam Cannibal

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If Windows Update is stuck (especially on on 0%) for at least 30 minutes, it is possible that you have insufficient hard drive space to complete the updates. To determine this, you will needs access to a second hard drive or a second computer.

Second Computer
With access to a second computer, you can place your hard drive that is having the issue as a slave or secondary drive inside. Do not worry if the motherboard does not support adding a second hard drive as you should be able to use the data and power cable for your optical drive temporarily so you can see the capacity of the troubled hard drive in Windows Explorer.

Second Hard Drive
If you can not get access to a second computer, the next best thing is to get your hands on a second hard drive. If you have a mirror copy of your hard drive, this will be perfect as it will save you up to an hour installing the Operating System. Before powering up your backup drive, please remove the Ethernet cable so the computer can not go online to check for Windows Update. If you get the message of a hard drive not found when booting the hard drive, you will need to check your setting in the BIOS and cables once more.

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In Microsoft’s quest to provide more screen real estate when surfing the Internet and Intranet, they went ahead and hid the Menu Bar in Internet Explorer and most people do not notice this until it is time to print the page.

When they need to print the web page and notice that the menu bar is no longer around to complete their tasks, my phone rings to find out what on earth I did to cause it. Thanks for that, Microsoft. Fortunately, it easy to help them fix it over the phone and with this article, I can now have them do it via email as well by linking to this tip while responding to their ticket.

Using the Mouse/Touchpad
1. Make sure that Internet Explorer is open and not minimized.
2. Move the mouse to the top of the Internet Explorer window.
3. Right click on Internet Explorer window.
4. Wait for the menu to appear.
5a. To enable, left click the Menu Bar option.
5b. To disable, left click the Menu Bar option.
6. Confirm the that the Menu Bar is showing or is hidden.

Using the Keyboard
1. Make sure that Internet Explorer is open and not minimized.
2. Press and release the ALT key on the keyboard to activate the Menu Bar.
3. Next press and release the V key.
4. Now press and release the T key.
5a. To permanently show the Menu Bar, left click the M key.
5b. To permanently hide the Menu Bar, left click the M key.
6. Confirm the that the Menu Bar is showing or is hidden.

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If you have a fault light on a HUE-800S Ethernet Rail Switch, you need to see if PWR1 and PWR2 lights (or LEDs) are illuminated. If one is not, then you need to bridge PWR1 and PWR2.

Thanks to the HUE-800S Manual, I discovered that the electricians hired to do the configuration missed this vital part and was no longer being blamed for physically damaging the switch or making Ethernet cables by hand improperly to cause the issue.

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I have had clients complain about their ability to watch videos online as the video playback is green in the many free Internet browsers that they have tried. If you are reading this, I hope that you will be fortunate to have it resolved as well.

Internet Explorer
With Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, there is a high chance that you need to have Microsoft Silverlight installed on the computer if the video is being streamed from a Microsoft website as it is their alternative to Adobe’s Flash. Since changes to the browser affects all local and domain users of the PC, be sure that you have local Administrator rights or have the password credentials for an Administrator account ready to enter when prompted. Before you attempt this solution, please check your GPU rendering setting under the Advanced tab of Internet Options as this has help users on Windows 8.1

Mozilla Firefox
I only need to use Mozilla Firefox with one website and that site is YouTube. It helps avoid most advertisements due to the plugins available plus play music in the background on mobile devices. Also, since I am not signed into YouTube on Mozilla Firefox, my recommended list stays clean. If you are on YouTube with Mozilla Firefox and your video playback is green, try lowering your video playback setting to the lowest that it can go. If the video playback is no longer green and returns when you go to a higher, right click on the video and

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Here are some spam comments on blogs to watch out for if you are planning to start a blog or open up comments to your readers.

1. Way cool! Some very valid points! I appreciate you penning this write-up plus the rest of the website is also really good.

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Are you in need of Microsoft’s Windows 7 Service Pack 1? Before you can install Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7, you will be informed that you need Windows 7 Service Pack 1 on your system if it is lacking.

1. Go to the download page on the Microsoft website.
2. Select Install Instructions to see which packages are available for download, and make note of the one that you need.
3. Select the appropriate language from the drop-down list, and then select Download.
4. Select the packages you need to install, select Next, and then follow the instructions to install SP1. Your PC might restart a few times during the installation.
5. After SP1 is installed, sign in to your PC. You might see a notification indicating whether the update was successful. If you disabled your antivirus software before the installation, make sure you turn it back on.

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If you see RSA WebCRD in the title of a webpage on a website, that site is most likely an educational institution and the section is created for their Printing Department. It seems that one institution will use it and then the others copy to stay competitive or Rochester Software Associates, Inc. has a great Sales and Marketing Team to push the software.

Note: Be sure to get the SurePDF Driver if you will be using such services as it ensures that your document prints accurately, exactly the way it appears on your Windows or Mac application.

SurePDF 5.0 for Windows
Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7

SurePDF 5.0 for MacOS X
Mac OS 10.10 (Yosemite), Mac OS 10.11 (El Capitan), Mac OS 10.7 (Lion), Mac OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion), Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks)

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The host name on routers is one the the most important information to know as IT Technician or even an Internet user. Normally, you can access a router on your network by visiting http://192.168.X.X or http://10.0.X.X (a reserved static IP Address known as the GATEWAY) but unfortunately, the information can be changed (and sometimes without your permission) when there is a potential for an IP Address conflict on the network as seen below.

Important Update

To avoid a conflict with your Internet Service Provider, your router’s IP address has been updated to 172.16.0.1.

You must now update the IP addresses in your router’s configuration settings for each relevant service, such as port forwarding and IP address reservation.

If you no longer have the information above or can not access the router because it was changed, you could visit the Command Prompt and let IPCONFIG list the results to get the new GATEWAY information. If the Command Prompt is disabled due to Local or Global Policy, try these links instead to regain access to the router.

Clear
– http://clearspot

D-Link
– http://dlinkrouter
– http://dlinkrouter.local

Netgear
– http://routerlogin.com
– http://routerlogin.net

Linksys
– http://myrouter.local

Sipylus
– http://sipylus.net
– http://sipylus.local

TP-Link
– http://tplinkmodem.net

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Having a problem with your computer and believe it is virus related? Well, I would suggest to you that you download, install and run the latest Microsoft Safety Scanner on your computer and check if it helps you to find the issue and correct the problem.

Please note that any data files that are infected may only be cleaned by deleting the file entirely from the system, which means there is a potential for data loss if you do not have a backup stored away in a free online storage account or locally on a USB Flash Drive.

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Do you know how to check the headers of the email in Microsoft Outlook? Most people do not as they did not know that it is possible. Well, it is very possible to do so from the OPTIONS area. With the knowledge, you can see if the Microsoft Outlook Test Message that you found in your inbox or trash was originated from your computer or network.

Outlook Versions
* Outlook 97
* Outlook 98
* Outlook 2000
* Outlook 2002
* Outlook 2003
* Outlook 2007
* Outlook 2010
* Outlook 2013
* Outlook 2016
* Outlook Express for Windows
* Outlook Express for Macintosh

Headers of the Email

Return-Path:
Delivered-To:
Received: from

Return-path:
Envelope-to:
Delivery-date:
Received:

To:
Subject:
X-PHP-Script:
Date:
From:
Message-ID:
X-Mailer:
MIME-Version:
Content-Type:

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If you are unfamiliar with the K1000 Service Center, the login screen has the information below.

Welcome and Login…
Welcome to the User Console. The “Downloads” tab contains software available for you to download and install. You can search on software by title, vendor, or label. Please only download and install software that you require.

You must login in to the User Console to browse software. Please enter your organization’s common user name and password below to login. If you have problems logging into the site, or cannot find software that you require please contact the IT Staff.

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Sadly, a Network Profile can become corrupted and the only quick way to fix it is use the Registry Editor to delete the profile from the ProfileList then later append ‘.old’ to the corrupted profile and ask the user to log in once more and then save a .txt file on the desktop to see if it .txt file erases itself once they log out. If the .txt file remains on the desktop the profile is not detected as temporary and you can then copy the files from the appended ‘.old’ account so that the user can have access to them again.

Please keep in mind that you will have to setup Outlook (and similar programs) again so that they can access their email from the Exchange Server. The steps to recreate a network profile is as follow.

Using the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe)
01. Log into the computer with a Local Administrator account.
02. Left-click the Start Button when from the Desktop.
03. Type regedit in the Run/Start Search box.
04. Wait for the Registry Editor window to open.
05. Double-click on the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder.
06. Double-click on the SOFTWARE folder.
07. Double-click on the Microsoft folder.
08. Double-click on the Windows NT folder.
09. Double-click on the CurrentVersion folder.
10. Double-click on the ProfileList folder.
11. Scroll through the listed key there paying attention to ProfileImagePath.
12. Now delete the key name that mentions the corrupted user’s network profile.
13. Minimize the Registry Editor window.
14. Navigate to the user’s profile folder on the boot drive. (C:\Users or C:\Documents and Settings\)
15. Append the username with ‘.old’ in the list.
16. Log out then have the user log into the computer.
17. Save a .txt file on the desktop and log out the user.
18. Have the user log in again and check for the .txt file.
19a. If the .txt file is still there, the issue is fixed so close the Registry Editor and restore the account.
19b. If the account is temporary, delete the profile from the Registry Editor again or setup a new hard drive and migrate the files from the account.
20. After four weeks, you can recycle the old drive if it had to be replaced or delete the appended profile to save disk space.

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If you are able to listen to your voicemail that arrives as an attachment in your email, be sure that you know how to reinstall Windows Media Player since this program is often the default program for playing .wav files on Windows computing devices.

At times, it can freeze upon launch and leaves you the only option of uninstalling it. The process to remove and restore can take up to 20 minutes and as little as 10 minutes depending on the speed of the computer and Operating Systems version.

Removal
01. Save and close out all your documents and programs.
02. Right click on the Windows Start button.
03. Select the Control Panel from the list.
4a. If in the Icons View, choose Programs & Features
4b. If in the Category View, choose Programs
05. Choose the Turn Windows Features on or off.
06. Scroll to the Media Features box and remove the select check.
07. Accept the confirmation by clicking the YES button.
08. Start the uninstall procedure by clicking the OK button.

The process will start and prompt you to restart the computer at the end and is the reason why you had to save all your documents at the start of the removal process.

Install
01. Save and close out all your documents and programs.
02. Right click on the Windows Start button.
03. Select the Control Panel from the list.
4a. If in the Icons View, choose Programs & Features
4b. If in the Category View, choose Programs
05. Choose the Turn Windows Features on or off.
06. Scroll to the Media Features box and add the select check.
07. Accept the confirmation by clicking the YES button.
08. Start the install procedure by clicking the OK button.

The process will start and prompt you along the way.

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What is the difference between TAPE and NAS for your Small Business backup needs? Let us break it down and see which will be more beneficial for you.

TAPES

Backup Window for Tapes
A significant backup window is required to complete a full backup – time lost for access to vital systems.

Recover Point for Tapes
Systems are typically backed up every 24 hours. Are you ready to lose a day’s worth of work?

Recover Time for Tapes
There’s nothing automatic about restoring with tape. The process is time-consuming and labor intensive.

NAS

Backup Window for NAS
There is no backup window… your critical business systems remain up and running.

Backup Window for NAS
Data snap shots take place every 15 minutes…about the same length of time as a coffee break.

Recover Time for NAS
Recovery is as simple as pushing a few buttons (or clicking a mouse). Systems are restored in less than half an hour.

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Are you blocking the Wayback Machine from your websites? You may not want to do that as if someone was to copy the content from your website to use on their site, you could actually go to the Internet Archive and show how long your content has been there to prove your case.

Second, if you are not using a Content Management System for your site and is making the pages individually and loose a page by accident or by vandalism, you can go back and grab a copy or copies should you not have a reliable backup to restore from.

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