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Sandboxie

Hey there! This is my first article on www.mrvinux.com. I will be posting various links and resourceful websites that can you help your computer, website & all sorts of stuff!

Today I am going to show you a great application for safety and testing purposes. This software execute programs in a isolated space on therefore if anything goes wrong, your whole hard drive will not go down with it.

This piece of software is called ‘Sandboxie’. Here is an image version of what the software actually does:


Visit Sandboxie here

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Dec. 15th only, free IObit Security 360 PRO license

Download IObit Security 360 PRO free to Protect Windows 7
IObit will give IObit Security 360 PRO away for celebration of Christmas on December 15, 2009
IObit.com / December 14, 2009 – In celebration of Christmas 2009, IObit will give IObit Security 360 PRO away to all users for Windows 7 protection. It is normally sold for $29.95. Visit: http://db.iobit.com/license-free/christmas-gift-is360.php
“Malware and spyware are two of the biggest privacy and security threats that computer users face these days. This ranges from harmless tracking cookies that track a computer user’s activity on the Internet to trojans and worms that steal, modify or delete data.” says Hugo, president of IObit, “A good anti-spyware product should therefore be an integral part of a user’s PC defense system.”
IObit Security 360 PRO is an advanced malware and spyware removal utility that detects, removes the deepest infections, and protects your PC from various of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, bots, worms, and hijackers. Certified by Microsoft, IObit Security 360 PRO is fully compatible with Windows 7.
“We would like to take this opportunity to give IObit Security 360 PRO away freely to express our deep gratitude for the consistent and great support of our users.” says Hugo, “We will keep up improving the anti-malware technology to provide users with higher quality security product for maximum security of computer.”
Visit the following page to get the free 1-year license of IObit Security 360 PRO:
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Free control panels for Linux hosting ubuntu,centos

So,i’ve been coding a hosting panel for my use only and i have been getting asked “whats a good free hosting panel”

Here is a list.

EHCP (Easy Hosting Control Panel) *Debian/Ubuntu servers*

Homepage | Download

Howto install;

wget www.ehcp.net/download
tar -zxvf ehcp_latest.tgz
cd ehcp
./install.sh

ispCP (isp Control Panel)

Homepage | Downloads Page

Howto install;

RavenCore(centOS)

Homepage | Downloads Page

Howto install

The wiki over there has been down for sometime when i get time  ill make a howto install

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DNS Speed and Benchmark test

Domain Name Speed Benchmark from grc.com makes it now easy to test DNS server and you can add youre own!

Info page: grc.com

Download:

http://www.grc.com/files/DNSBench.exe

I trust grc as much as you should :)
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Transcend 16GB Jet Flash V10 USB 2.0 Flash Drive

By Ryan Johnson reviewer at large.

Transcend 16GB Jet Flash V10 USB 2.0 Flash Drive

 Transcend 16GB Jet Flash V10 USB 2.0 Flash Drive

I have had this drive for some time now and of course there are the good then there are the bad.

we can start off with the cons;
First off its not really sixteen gigs.
Its more like fourteen.

Memory companies round up how much memory they have on there cards. The other con is that this is one of the flash drives that the dongle slides out
but the slide feels cheep
and I feel like I have to be careful when sliding the stick out
and the roundup of memory.

I can understand if they did a couple MB.
But 2 gigs of a round up is pretty much taking away a whole flash drive
I think they should have advertised a 14 gig instead of a 16.

Now these flaws should not stop you from buying this drive as it is actually quite good.There is a data light. its a blue led that flashes when data is being ether sent or transferred.

Its quite reliable I haven’t had any loss of memory if I do a unsafe removal
and I would say that the memory is good for achieve if your backing up.

I picked this up for about $50 CND  taxes included.                                                                                                                                         You might be able to find this for about $40 street.

Over all I give the Transcend 16GB Jet Flash V10 USB 2.0 Flash Drive
5/10.

Cons
.14 gig not 16
.the slide feels cheep

Pros
.Data transfer light.
.No loss of memory on unsafe removal.
.Memory is good for achieve.

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Super Anti Spyware Review Version: 4.25.1014

The Good
Super Anti Spyware is top of the line product not only that is powerful and fast it doesn’t bog down your system,which is a good thing after doing some high tests downloading Trojans back doors as Generic12.CBCN, BHO.HYZ. And even a KeyLogger AND a root kit yes indeed it was ALL removed,So much power out of this 5.5MB application I highly recommend it

The Bad
there was some bugs when installing in safe mode but does not stop me for using this product.

The Bottomline
Super Anti Spyware produced an excellent product that is friendly enough to handle average users, but at the same time is po
werful enough to meet the needs of more-advanced users.

The Geek Info..

Product Feature SUPERAntiSpyware Free SUPERAntiSpyware Pro
Quick, Complete and Custom Scanning of Hard Drives, Removable Drives, Memory, Registry, and More!
Detect and Remove Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans, Dialers, Worms, KeyLoggers, HiJackers and many other types of threats.
Trust Items and Exclude Folders for complete customization of scanning
Repair broken Internet Connections, Desktops, Registry Editing and more with our unique Repair System! Limited
First Chance Prevention examines over 50 critical points of your system each time your system starts up and shuts down to eliminate threats before they have a chance to infect and infiltrate your system.
Real-Time Blocking of threats! Prevent potentially harmful software (spyware, adware, worms, dialers, hijackers, keyloggers)  from installing or re-installing.
Registry Protection against Browser Hi-Jackers and other threats.
Schedule either Quick, Complete or Custom Scans Daily or Weekly to ensure your computer is free from harmful software.
Auto-Scanning on application startup ensures a clean system daily.
Automatic Updates check for program and definition updates every 8 hours. Manual Only
Daily Definition Updates provide immediate detection of new threats
Free System Diagnostic to locate new threats on your computer
Free E-Mail Support to help resolve issues immediately
Price FREE $29.95
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