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Secure ur windows even more

sreejith — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:43:34 +0000

This will really help ‘wannabe techies’ for securing their win account…Actually u would hav heard about “cracking (Resetting to be exact) Win Xp admin password” using Winternals boot cd or using win xp cd itself i.e., by giving the 2nd repair option..(old story! )…But the utility(kinda) which I’m going to expose rit now can set a password for ur xp which cannot be reset or cracked unless you format ur OS ( That’s what i came across…Maybe some nerds would hav got the option….Interesting uh!!)… To be more technical follow the below lines

The Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, and Microsoft Windows 2003 Security Accounts Management Database (SAM) stores hashed copies of user passwords. This database is encrypted with a locally stored system key. To keep the SAM database secure, Windows requires that the password hashes are encrypted. Windows prevents the use of stored, unencrypted password hashes.

You can use the SysKey utility to additionally secure the SAM database by moving the SAM database encryption key off the Windows-based computer. The SysKey utility can also be used to configure a start-up password that must be entered to decrypt the system key so that Windows can access the SAM database. This article describes how to use the SysKey utility to secure the Windows SAM database.

Configure Windows System Key Protection

To Configure Windows System Key Protection, follow these steps:
1. At a command prompt, type syskey, and then press ENTER.
2. In the Securing the Windows Account Database dialog box, note that theEncryption Enabled option is selected and is the only option available. When this option is selected, Windows will always encrypt the SAM database.
3. Click Update.
4. Click Password Startup if you want to require a password to start Windows. Use a complex password that contains a combination of upper case and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. The startup password must be at least 12 characters long and can be up to 128 characters long.Note If you must remotely restart a computer that requires a password (if you use thePassword Startup option), a person must be at the local console during the restart. Use this option only if a trusted security administrator will be available to type the Startup password.
5. Click System Generated Password if you do not want to require a startup password.Select either of the following options:
  - Click Store Startup Key on Floppy Disk to store the system startup password on a floppy disk. This requires that someone insert the floppy disk to start the operating system.
  - Click Store Startup Key Locally to store the encryption key on the hard disk of the local computer. This is the default option.
  Click OK two times to complete the procedure.
  
  Remove the SAM encryption key from the local hard disk by using the Store Startup Key on Floppy Disk option for optimum security. This provides the highest level of protection for the SAM database.
  
  Always create a back-up floppy disk if you use the Store Startup Key on Floppy Disk option. You can restart the system remotely if someone is available to insert the floppy disk into the computer when it restarts.

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

What the hell I did in this vacation???? (A quick Re-cap)

sreejith — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:44:07 +0000

Dreaming of dng something useful (many things until i bec0me a nerd) in dis vacation (jus to push d bloody exam fever away), I finished off my 5th sem exams with a great sigh of relief(Huh!!…like dis)…..Durin the holidays, I din get the enthusiasm to do sometin useful as i thought 2 do durin my exams…To keep my earlier thoughts alive, i relentlessly jumped in front of my pc and started searchin 4 latest infos on every topic i could think of (astronomy, animals, plants, computers, Planet-x, End of the world, how to keep my mind active, how to listen to lectures without sleep comin n my way, blah, blah, blah….The list goes really weird!!)….After updating my knowledge wid these stuffs(dis continued for one week) and when i was about to return to my previous state, my fren cald me up and informed me abt In-plant trainin (IYKWIM) at BSNL… I decided to experience dat…. I was occupied by dat for the next one full week….Thank God! Christmas came to my resc…

Hmmmm..Ok..Ok..cool cool!!!…This story really goes big … I don want me to put u in the state to hear u murmuring “tl;dr”…….So here goes the real list of what i did in this vacation…

Things I did worthily(I believe):

Attended IPT at BSNL.
Assembled a PC for ma pal.
Did business ,earned sme money.
Learnt cool hacks(wil post u)
Understood the concept of life.
Tryin to put on some weight(eatin my mom’s food to the extent i can ) as i hav to live aloof 4 d next 4 months (so sad of me)…

Movies I watched this winter:

Vantage Point (Damn worth watchin it!!)
One missed call ( VVS hoooooooo)
Eagle’s eye (Not bad)
The National Treasure (could hav been lengthier)
Behind Enemy Lines ( I rate it 5)!!!SUPER-DUPER!!!
Death Race ( ” ” “)
Dead Silence (wasted 90 mins of my lifetime!!!)
Babylon A.D (No comments)
Journey to the center of the earth (Movie didn’t live up to its name)

Hope u njoy’d my story………

Hurrah!!! Airtel Users!!! Browse lifetime for 20 bucks!!!

sreejith — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:35:21 +0000

Airtel users will definitely appreciate me after reading this….This is really a mind boggling trick (cheating infact!!) ..Any airtel user having GPRS enabled handset can avail this loophole in Airtel…..

Once upon a time airtel users cheated the operator by availing GPRS 7 mobile office package at a low balance…So they earned a profit of Rs.45(spending oly 30 bucks for a week)…Airtel then fixed this bug two months back….Now this bug got expanded and it is ready to serve airtel users once again(In a big way!!)….Yes, Hold your breath….Follow the below steps, and enjoy unlimited browsing for lifetime (Let’s hope airtel techies do not fix this helping bug)……..

Step 1:

Activate GPRS 1 day pack(Rs.20) by sending GPRS to 56789 as usual and get Mobile Office settings too (no charge for MO).

Step 2:

On the next day, you will get a message stating that “Airtel Mobile Office will be de-activated on your Mobile in the next 1 hour“, after u receive this message, sms GPRS7 to 56789 (for 7 days browsin, Note: keep your balance below Rs.75) No worries, they wil not deduct ny charge frm ur balance.

Step 3:

After few minutes, you will receive an error message stating “Dear customer, your requested GPRS service have not been activated. Please maintain sufficient balance to use this service.kindly recharge and retry“. Don let ur hopes down, coz thats the way the techies hav programmed d server…

Step 4:

Thats it, you hav done it…Enjoy unlimited browsing and downloads for the next week and don forget to note the time u sent that GPRS 7 request.

Step 5:

Exactly at the same time one week after, send another GPRS7 request to 56789..And njoy the next 7 days………..

Isn’t this cool????

Google- Still the best??

sreejith — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:42:15 +0000

Well this post is actually not to discourage google users….But to give them a little hint about something which i consider can compete very well wid Google in the Search engine criteria….And I also reckon it is better dan google in the data (search) organizing point of view….Clusty,the clustering search engine–the name comes from its primary differentiating feature, the ability to take hundreds of search results and dynamically sort them into clusters of related documents….

Eventhough I describe things in favor of clusty, I will still put my money on Google ,the way it maintains the standard its awesome…….

Screenshot of Clusty

–Search on Mahatma Gandhi

Dream Houuuze!!!!!!

sreejith — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:22:06 +0000

This has to be really interesting…..yeah i mean it…cuz u are gng to view the house (heaven i should say!!) of a man for him “life is a bed of roses”…Hmmm.. u guessed it rit (not dat i can read ur minds but as it was obvious)…Ladies and Gentlemen this has to be the houz u dreamt for…If u say no, then i reckon “”Bill Gates should lick ur feet””…..lol..

Is it the end of the Australian dominion over cricket?

sreejith — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:42:50 +0000

South Africa create history, beat Australia at Perth in the second highest run chase in the history of Tests.
Brett lee’s poor run continues.
India defeated Australia in the Border-Gavaskar trophy.

If you’re an ardent cricket addict and you were out of the world for the last 2 months, i think u wouldn’t believe ur eyes after seeing the above lines…Australia, the name which brings shivers down any cricketer’s spine(not australian…….he he) is out of form now(perhaps never i pray!!!!) …According to me or if you ask me the reason i would say is that the unity and the expertism which held up Australia in the No.1 spot for more than a decade are not in the show now…Moreover the recent retirements of experienced senior players like spin-legend Shane Warne, Gilly, Pigeon really matters for Australia.Oops!! how could i forget to mention the disappointing behavior of Andrew Symonds (a.k.a ‘The Monkey’) which made CA to drop him from the side..All matters for Australia…Added to that, Australian side lack the necessary bowling firepower ..

Hmmm….Even though I support India for its good show nowadays,I have the basic courtesy to show for a cricketing nation which entertained us over the years.. It’s like a king falling from his throne for me…

Aircel Gprs Hack

sreejith — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:22:50 +0000

Guys this is a trick tat i used to do in my aircel mobile before the evolution of damn cool Airtel mobile office package……..Read more to find out….Yes now Aircel customers can browse for free on Aircel mobile through AIRCEL THRILLS. First open home page and type
google.com/gwt/n
and click oneSearch and then select first result of onesearch result and type the web address you want and click go thats all …enjoy the free browsing …and do comment….

Beginning of an era!!!

sreejith — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:53:50 +0000

Well frens…This is how all started…On a fine winter morning I was thinking about a medium to share my inner stuffs, ideas, advices,creative thoughts, knowledge to the millions around me….So I thought “How abt blogging?” and also “If Big B, amir can blog, then why not me?”(lol, It should be other way around, I guess perhaps you, )…So I googled to find out which is the sophisticated blog site of the lot….Finally WORDPRESS won the race….So, here I am……

Feel free to contact me…Your grievances, complaints, comments and criticisms are well respected and placed in the dock for necessary analysis and further improvement of my blog…contact me at srijith1234@gmail.com