Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 includes the Kaspersky Antivirus components but extends the protection of the computer system beyond that. At the core stands it antivirus and anti-malware engine that is protecting the system from those threats. The Internet Security 2009 suite adds to that a two-way personal firewall, content filtering and data & identity theft protection.

Several new features have been integrated into the 2009 edition of the software. This includes the ability to restore previous system settings after cleaning malware, security ratings for unknown applications, a virtual keyboard to protect against phishing and keyloggers and the automatic access restriction (user data folders) for unknown applications.

Installation of the software suite should not be problematic although it requires the uninstallation of other applications of its kind before the installation can be completed (Multiple firewalls or antivirus programs can interfere with each other). Inexperienced users can and should keep the automatic settings while experienced users can configure the layers of protection manually. It does not make much sense for example to enable the Anti-Dialer module if the user is connecting to the Internet over a network.

The interface of Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 has been redesigned. It is divided into the four blocks Protection, Scan, Update and License.

• Protection: Various protection layers can be analyzed and configured in this entry. It is also providing access to various tools like the creation of a Rescue Disk, a Security Analyzer or Network Monitor.
• Scan: Perform a quick or full scan of the computer system.
• Update: Will check and download updates
• License: License information. Will list the validity period of the application

Inexperienced users will love the automatism of the software program. The initial scan of the system will add automatic rules for most applications that are installed on the system. Kaspersky Internet Security did add applications like Firefox, Thunderbird or Teamspeak to the list of trusted applications which in turn meant that no “Do you want to permit” windows where launched when the application was started.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 is compatible with all 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows XP and Windows Vista. A trial version is available that can be used for 30 days without restrictions.

The Giveaway:

Kaspersky gave us five program suites and we will give all five to you. Just post a comment before December 2 12:00 CET and you are taking part in the Giveaway. Make sure to include an email address so that we can contact you with the details in case that you have won.

Ghacks Christmas Giveaway: Kaspersky Internet Security 2009

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Vista was a resource hog, many called it the “pig with lipstick”.. it needed too much hard disk space, too much ram and too much CPU power just for itself, leaving very little resources for the applications.

Well Microsoft at last got the message and they are trying to slim down windows7.

Let me note that this will be the FIRST TIME EVER, that a NEW Microsoft OS will need LESS hard disk space and resources than its Predecessor (in this case vista)!.

The reasons are many.. the sluggish economy, that doesn't permit people to buy new computers often, the arrival of low budget laptops and other portable devices that have smaller CPU’s and ram than desktop systems, and the fact that the old hard disks are going to fade out slowly and the new solid state SSD disks (with no moving parts) will arrive. These new disks are 10 –20 times faster than the hard disks with platters that we all use, but they still have small capacity.

Read the following articles to gain a better understanding of why Microsoft is trying to slim down windows7. I think it is for the best.. Vista was JUST TOO BIG!

1)

 http://apcmag.com/windows_7_gets_ssdfriendly.htm
Another SSD-centric focus for Microsoft is ensuring that Windows 7 can fit
on the smaller solid state drives of netbooks. While most of today's
SSD-equipped netbooks ship with a maximum 8GB drive, this is expected to
double within the coming year. And it'll need to, because Windows 7 will lay
claim to almost half of that space.
At last week's WinHEC confab, Microsoft senior lead program manager Leon
Braginski said that the OS and auxiliary files - ranging from restore files,
temp and system log points and disk space reserved for hibernation - will
require only 8GB, leaving the remainder free for applications and user data.
"The entire install of Windows 7 will be smaller than Vista," Braginski
said, making 16GB "enough for a good Windows 7 experience."

2)

http://www.betanews.com/article/Windows_7_will_be_lean_faster_and_even_embedded/1225234917
Microsoft still uses Windows XP for its embedded platform, despite the
operating system being 7 years old. The company hasn't been able to slim
down Windows Vista enough to make it workable in embedded environments.
There is an "Embedded Enterprise" version of Vista, but it has the same
hardware requirements as the full OS and simply offers a customizable
interface.
Sinofsky said that Microsoft has done a lot of work to fix the slowdowns and
bulk introduced in Windows Vista. From boot times, to menu response, Windows
7 promises to be leaner and faster than its predecessor.

Note:

1) The tutorial I am going through below is only for the 3G iPhone using the Pwnage tool. This is meant for iPhone users who want to preserve their baseband firmware in the hope of unlocking it in the future. For those who already have an unlocked iPhone or who don’t care about unlocking their iPhone, a quicker and faster method is to use the QuickPwn.

2) This method does not work on the latest generation of Macbooks. If you are using the late 2008 model aluminum MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air, you will not be able to jailbreak your iPhone.

Disclaimer:

I have tested this tutorial on my Macbook and iPhone and it works well. Your results may vary.

Preparation

Download the Pwnage Tool (torrent file) and iPhone 3G firmware 2.2.

Starting the Jailbreaking process

Open your Pwnage Tool. At the top menu, select the Expert mode.

Select the iPhone 3G image.

The tool will now scan your computer for the firmware. Select the one that you have just downloaded.

The next page is where you need to pay a little more attention. When you are in the “General” tab there are a few things you must take care of. Here you will decide your partition size - 530 MB should be good. Next, if you are using your iPhone on an official carrier (AT&T, O2, Rogers, etc.) uncheck “Activate the phone”. Lastly, check “Disable partition wipe-out”. Hit the arrow button to continue.

Click on the ‘Build’ button to start building the custom firmware. It will first prompt you for the location to save the custom firmware. The whole firmware building process will take about 5-10 minutes.

Once it is done, it will instruct you to turn your iPhone to DFU mode. Follow the instructions :

• first, switch off your iPhone
• hold the power and home button for 10 seconds
• release the power button and continue to hold the home button for another 10 seconds

If everything went correctly, your iPhone should now be in DFU mode.

Back to your iTunes, press the Alt/Option button and click ‘Restore’. Select the custom firmware that you have just saved. Sit back or go for your coffee break.

Your iPhone should now be jailbroken.

If you have any problems, please leave questions in the comments and we’ll do our best to help.   Or maybe you know of a similar free application that can do the same job but better?   If so, tell us about it.

(By) Damien Oh is an all-out technology geek who loves to tweak and hack various operating systems to make life easier. Check out his blog at MakeTechEasier.com where he shares all the tips, tricks and tutorials.

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The new 2.2 firmware is a must have firmware upgrade because it brings cosmetic and productive changes, like the Safari re-design, new notification icon for EDGE and other unique features such as Google Street View and Podcasts.

Thanks to iPhone Devteam and Pwnage, QuickPwn Tools, we can have these features without locking up our iPhones. The method I’m going to share with you only works for iPhone 2G but later on we will have some jailbreaking for iPhone 3G for 2.2 firmware.

The method is really simple, all you got to do is download the new Pwned iPhone 2.2 firmware and restore it to your iPhone using iTunes. This is now it goes.

1. Download the Pwned iPhone 2.2 Firmware for iPhone 2G created using Pwnage tool (links below).
2. Extract the archives and you would get a file named iPhone1,1_2.2_5G77_Custom_Restore.ipsw (245MB).
3. Now connect your iPhone to your PC via USB cable and open iTunes 8 (Cancel if its asks you to update your iPhone).
4. Make sure you backup all your contacts, music, videos and other stuffs on your iPhone.
5. Hold shift and click Restore and locate the Pwned iPhone 2.2 Firmware.
6. Wait till its all done and you should be smiling with your unlocked firmware 2.2 iPhone.

You could also go by creating your own custom firmware with Pwnage or QuickPwn but this method is so much easier and works perfectly with iTunes on Mac or PC.

Download the iPhone 2.2 for 2G using the Rapidshare links below.

http://tinyurl.com/unlock-iphone-22-sizlo-1
http://tinyurl.com/unlock-iphone-22-sizlo-2
http://tinyurl.com/unlock-iphone-22-sizlo-3b

Please comment if you come across problems, we will be eager to help, Enjoy.

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I ordered it on Sunday night and it was here on Wednesday, so far so good. It came with Vista 32 bit and I wanted to put Server 2008 64bit so I could run hyper-v. No problem I thought, I'll just wipe it and install from scratch. I even followed the instructions to create a recovery dvd so I could restore the laptop to it's factory state.

So I got Server 2008 64bit installed, and went to go look for drivers, and here is where I realized I made a mistake in picking out this laptop. I assumed that Sony would have 64bit drivers for this model, well they didn't. I spent about 4 hours rounding up drivers and got just about everything working. Not a big deal I though, and it was my fault that I didn't check on the driver situation first.

Went to fire up hyper-v and it said it couldn't start because the VT flag was disabled. No problem right? Just reboot, go into the BIOS and.....wow, this is the most bare bones bios I have EVER seen. I can change the boot order and that's it. Off to Google I went, and found out I was not alone. Sony disables the VT flag and does not give you an option to enable it. Some people have gotten creative and used a dos utility to edit the NVRAM directly, but the register you have to edit varies by model/bios.

I think someone said it's listed in the fine print somewhere that the VT flag is disabled, but even if that's true, I'm still calling BS on this. I'm not going to mess around with the NVRAM on a brand new computer for something that shouldn't be disabled in the first place.

Tomorrow I will be going to Best Buy to hopefully return the Sony and start my search once again. I really liked that P8400 processor, as it runs at 25w instead of 35w, which is what the T5800 runs at (the T5800 is the most common processor in the price range I was looking at).

Given how much time I have spent researching, I think I might up my price to $1000 and hopefully save me some time. That should give me a few more options when looking for a laptop with a discrete video card as well.

Overview
TCP Optimizer is a freeware Windows program that tunes and optimizes your internet connection.

Review

TCP Optimizer is one of those tiny but great freeware programs. You don’t even need to install it, just download and run. And once you launch the program take a deep breath and relax. Because you can optimize your internet connection with just a few clicks. That’s right. Just select your network adapter, your bandwidth and check “optimal settings”. Click “Apply” and that’s about it. 

TCP Optimizer screenshot

If you’re an advanced user don’t worry, there’s stuff for you to. You can go through all the menus and fine tune your internet connection up to its limits. If the tweaks you make don’t work out don’t worry, you can easily restore the previous settings. Anyway, if you use the beginner or advanced options you’ll get a result: your internet connection will be faster. Mine surely is now.

Version Tested

2.0.3

Author

www.speedguide.net

Operating System

Windows 9x, XP

Download link

Summary

It’s simple if you want it to be simple, complicated if you want it to.

 Does not have a Vista version.

Rating

Verdict

TCP Optimizer will be tweaking my internet connection for a long time

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