How To Download Directly From Crackdb.com

Some of you may not know this, others may already knew it, however, because
of Sod rules which do no not allow indirect crack links, and because CrackDB
is a very good resource for cracks, i will show how to post links that lead
to a direct download from CrackDB.

The CrackDB server sends the archive of a crack as an attachment to the respond
for an HTTP request made by your browser, this means you (and your browser)
will never know the real location of the file, because of this you can't post a direct
link to the crack in your topic.

Using the Referer variable we can overcome this problem, but what referer to
use? if you used the domain name http://www.crackdb.com/
you will get nothing but a useless image file.

The correct refere is shown on your browser address bar. For example, if you
want the crack for IsoBuster Pro v1.6 you just type the name in the search box
and press Enter, the next page displays a list of items that match or nearly
match your search keywords, click on IsoBuster Pro v1.6 from the list and
you are now in the download page, the hyperlink named "Download" is the
link that initiates the request to the server to download the file, which looks
like this:

http://www.crackdb.com/x.php?id=12356


The referer is now displayed on your browser address bar, which looks like this:

http://www.crackdb.com/get.php?id=12356


Now, you use both links to refer to a direct crack download from CrackDB, like this
Fix:

http://www.crackdb.com/x.php?id=12356
Use this referer:
http://www.crackdb.com/get.php?id=12356


Any member now can copy & paste the links into his/her download manager and
start downloading immediatley.

I hope you find something usefull here. Thanx for reading this.

How to Download-Upload Files from email

 How to Download-Upload Files from email

This post will teach u how to send big files to email

This technic is really a newly powerfull way of downloading movies games... Nothing to worry about the fu***** deleters and all the jerks!

Enought bullshit lets get down to buisness:

First of all u need to have a big mail box. here are the one which we can cover. click on the icon to go to the website

• Gmail (Google mail)
• Storage space - 1GB
• Maximum attachment size - 10MB
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www.gmail.com

• Walla! mail (the best)
• Storage space - 1GB
• Maximum attachment size - 7MB
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www.walla.com

• Spymac Mail
• Storage space - 1GB
• Maximum attachment size - 10MB
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www.spymac.com

• Unitedemailsystems
• Storage space - 3GB
• Maximum attachment size - 10MB
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www.unitedemailsystems.com

• Xasamail
• Storage space - 2GB
• Maximum attachment size - 10MB
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www.xasamail.com


• Omnilect Mail
• Storage space - 2GB
• Maximum attachment size - 7MB
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www.omnilect.com

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Then download the software called peer to mail:
http://dw.com.com/redir?pid=10351095&merid=72949&mfgid=72949&lop=link&edId=3&siteId=4&oId=3002-2196_4-10351095&ontId=2196&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.peer2mail.com%2FP2MSetup.exe

official website:
http://www.peer2mail.com
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Next step : configurate the soft

go in settings > SMTP server setting

and give an smtp adress that u know

Ex: smtp.laposte.net
user : HULK
pass: ******

Once configurated u don't need to touch it for the rest pf ur upload
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This is a critical step, if u are experimenting any pb of connexion this is were u need to have a look:

This is possible that temporaly ur internet provider dont allow u to use other smtp adress than his. So use it
ie:
smtp.free.fr
smtp.wanadoo.fr
(these are french one I don't know of which one u are using)
...

If u are experimenting any pb it is better to desactivate ur antivirus (the scanning mail option)

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1 - Click on Splint/Send File.
2 - Click on the icon (choose a file to send.....).
3 - select the archive that u want to upload it.
4 - type the address of ur account (email).
5 - It determines the size of the parts that the archive will be divided ( take a look at the max size used by ur mail) i advise u to put a size of 6MB.
6 - It determines the type of sending. "send via smtp server"

After all that, press OK.

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press the selected button in the figure:

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After all the parts have been sent,go to ur account (email) and confirms, then u have to bring the Encrypted password follows the example below:

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Always give the following information to the users:
follows the example below:

Email: GMail
Login: zezão
Password: |/kjds42d4sd24 \|

remmember:
- only Encrypted Password, never sends ur true password

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Be careful : never post ur coordinates without having previously verifyed the content in the mailbox

sometimes peer2mail tells u that evrything is sent but It can happens that nothing is sent


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U want to download games and movies with a good speed ( thats what we all here for!)

So here is an easy way to download large files from mailbox

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first download peer to mail

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official website:
http://www.peer2mail.com
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Open it and go to the browse tab

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then take the coordinates of the film/game u want to download

in this tutorial i'll use the film mulan :

mail: walla.com
login: dragon_mushu
pass: <(/++EiJPy)>

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U noticed that the mail used is walla.com

so go to www.walla.com with the adress bar or with the prerecorded website (see picture)

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login with:
"dragon_mushu" & "<(/++EiJPy)>"

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go into the inbox then click on this icon:
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this wil do this:
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after uve retrieve all the segment click on "download"
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If everithing is fine the movie will be merge automatically
and u won't need to care about the segments

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If u look for a place to share/download movies/games using peer2mail just go to the peer2mail website www.peer2mail.com. Then go to the forum and click on "peer2mail related websites".

here is the direct link (may not work)
http://www.peer2mail.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=13

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Here u are now u should be an expert on peer2mail!!!




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Peer2Mail is the first software that let you store and share files on any web-mail account. If you have a web mail account with large storage space, you can use P2M to store files on it. Web-mail providers such as Gmail (Google Mail), Walla!, Yahoo and more, provide storage space that ranges from 100MB to 3GB.
P2M splits the file you want to share/store zips and encrypts it. P2M then sends the file segments one by one to your account. Once P2M uploaded all file segments, you can download them and use P2M to merge the segments back to the original file.

Sending a File

In order to send a file to an email account, Peer2Mail needs to split it into segments. Web-mail providers limit the size of an email attachment usually to a nominal 10Megs, but due to the size increase resulting from transport encodings, the limit works out to be a few MB less (Usually 7MB). Use the following dialog to prepare the file before sending:

* File Name - The file/s you want to send. You can use the Browse button to select a single or multiple files.

* Mail To - The recipients who will receive the file (Web-mail account). When using Direct Send you may enter only one email address. If you are sending Via MAPI then you can enter as many recipients as you like; Use the Recipients button to easily add email address separated by semi colon (icon_wink.gif.

* Optional Encryption Password - P2M automatically encrypts each segment to protect you privacy, however you can set a password (key) for the encryption to maximize the privacy. You will need this password when you merge the segments back.

* Segment Size - P2M splits the file into segments. Here you can determine the segment size, most of the web-mail providers limit the attachment size to a nominal 10Megs, but due to the size increase resulting from transport encodings, the limit works out to be a few MB less (Usually 7MB). It is recommended to test your web-mail provider for the size of an attachment it can receive.

Send Method -

o Direct Send - P2M has a built in SMTP component that sends the segments directly to the web-mail providers. You don't need to enter your ISP details in order to use P2M. If you are using this feature please make sure you enter a value in the 'From Email Address' because some web-mail providers reject email messages where there is no 'From' address. You can even enter a fake mail address.

o Send Via MAPI - P2M can send the segments using MAPI (Usually your outlook client). When you use this option P2M will split the files and move the sending responsibility to Outlook. Note that it will use your ISP SMTP server and details to send the files. You may enter as many recipients as you wish when using this option.

o Send Via SMTP Server - Send the segments using your ISP SMTP Server. If you are using this feature please make sure you enter a value in the 'From Email Address' because some web-mail providers reject email messages where there is no 'From' address. You can even enter a fake mail address. You may enter as many recipients as you wish when using this option.

* From Email Address - This is the source address of the mail. This address doesn't have to be valid, although sometimes web-mail providers reject emails where the domain part of the address isn't valid.

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Once you are done, click on the Ok button. You can now choose if you want P2M to send all the segments or only specific few by checking/un-checking the checkboxes. Once you are ready, click on the Send button. It may take a few hours to complete the operation depending on the file size and your internet connection.
Note: If you are using an antivirus program that scans outgoing mail, it is recommended to disable this feature since it takes a long time for each segment to be scanned.


Plain Transfer

In case you don't want Peer2Mail to split, zip and encrypt your files, and just want to send the files "as is�" then you can use Plain Transfer. This option isn't secure. P2M just sends the file as an email attachment and some web mail providers might even block it.

Choose Plain Transfer from the drop down button: Image.
Once you are done filling the details as described above, click on the Ok button. Once you are ready, click on the Send button.
Note: If you are using an antivirus program that scans outgoing mail, it is recommended to disable this feature since it takes a long time for each segment to be scanned.


Downloading the Segments

P2M includes a built in browser so you can easily log into your web-mail account. Before you can merge the segments you need to download them. It is important that you will save all the segments into the same folder. The first segment name ends with the P2M extension and the rest follow with a serial number 001...00x.

Auto Download

Peer2Mail can automatically list and download files from web-mail accounts. Currently P2M supports auto-download from Gmail, Walla, Yahoo, Spymac, Unitedemailsystems, Xasamail, Gawab, Hriders and Omnilect. To use this feature, login to your account and click on the green download button (Image). P2M will then list the segments (may take a few minutes) and at any time you can tell P2M what segment to download by clicking on the checkboxes that appear next to them. Click on the Download button to begin downloading the selected segments.
If you checked the Auto Merge checkbox then Peer2Mail will automatically merge the segments once the download process is done
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The listing process can be a bit slow since P2M scans the mail account and gathers information about each attachment. Sometimes a server doesn't reply to a request so P2M might skip it. To fix that, once the listing process is over, click on the refresh button and P2M will re-index only the segments it didn't already list.
P2M scans for segments only in the inbox for Yahoo, Walla, Spymac, Unitedemailsystems, Xasamailand, Gawab, Hriders, Omnilect, and on all folders with Gmail.

Merging the Segments

Once you completed downloading all the segments, use P2M to merge it back to the original file. Choose the folder you want the file to be saved in and click on the Merge button. The Merge dialog:

# P2M File/s - use the Browse button to select the first segment of the file you wish to merge. The first segment extension is P2M.

# Decryption Password - If you used a password when you sent the file to your account, you must enter it now in order to merge it back. Incorrect password will result in a failure to merge the segments.

how to make a VCD from a DivX

 Tools required: Latest Virtual dub, TMPGEnc and Nero ( and the DivX codecs.)


Preparing:
Download all tools, Be sure to install DivX 3.11 DivX4 and the latest DivX5 codecs.

Extracting the audio : Start Virtualdub. Open your video File->Open video file.(if you get any warnings just ignore them because you won't edit the video just extract the audio)
Select File->File Information and note the fps as the video source fps because you will need it later.
Select under Audio->Full processing mode.
Select Audio->Compression and select <No compression (PCM)>
Select Audio->Conversion.
Change the the Sampling rate to 44100Hz if you are going to make VCD or SVCD MPEGs.
Save the wav by clicking on File->Save WAV...the wav will be a huge audio uncompressed video file(about 10 MB/minute.
Encoding:
Start TMPEnc. Press cancel if the Project Wizard comes.
Press Browse… and select the DivX file as Video source input.
Now you press the Browse button for choosing the Audio source input and use the saved wav file.
Press load and load the file which in the Template directory of TMPGenc.
If the video source fps is 29,970 load VideoCD (NTSC).mcf
If the video source fps is 23,970 load VideoCD (NTSCFilm).mcf
If the video source fps is 25,000 load VideoCD (PAL).mcf
If the video source fps is anything else else just load NTSC if you live in US or Japan and PAL if you live anywhere else.
Note if you live in US or Japan and get problem playing PAL, often causing black and white TV playback problems, then first check if you can change to PAL on your TV or DVD Player if not then instead convert it to NTSC by loading the VideoCD(NTSC) template.
Note if you live Europe and the rest of the world and get problem playing NTSC or NTSCFilm, often causing black and white TV playback problems, then first check if you can change to PAL on your TV or DVD Player if not convert it to PAL by loading the VideoCD(Pal) template.

Press Settings and choose Advanced.
Select Full screen (keep aspect ratio) under Video arrange method to keep the same aspect ratio(widescreen,fullscreen) as the video source(if you have a widescreen movie and you want it to be in fullscreen select No margin(keep aspect ratio).
Select Source range and double-click on it with the mouse.

In the next dialog you can choose the source range. This process depends on the DivX file. If the DivX file is less than 80min (for a 80min/700mb CDR) then you do not have to split the file to two CDs. Also if the DivX file is already in two parts you have just to convert the first file and then the second. But if there should be the case that the movie is in one file over 80minutes long then it is necessary to select the source range. In this new dialog you put the horizontal scrollbar to the middle of the selection so that you will get the same length on the first CD as on the second. After you selected the middle do you have press Set end frame. A new value should be under End Frame. This value you should notice somewhere for the encoding of the second part. Of course the start frame must be 0.



After pressing ok, you only have to select the output file name. I prefer the movie name with the CD number (e.g. Ghost in the Shell CD1) for the burning.
Now encode the file by pressing the Start-Button.
While encoding you can select File->Preview(it won't effect the encoding) to see how the output will be, it it looks wrong(widescreen or fullscreen) you can stop the encoding and start over and change especially the Settings->Advanced->Video arange method.)
If you only want to burn the movie on one CD jump to the burning guide else follow the next points.

Repeat the third, forth and fifth point. In the source range dialog you now use as Start frame the noticed value and move with the horizontal scrollbar to the end of the movie.
After pressing Set end frame, press two times OK.

Now select the output filename for the second file. (e.g. Ghost in the Shell CD2) and encode it.
After the encoding is done and you did all right, you should have for every CD a file.

Burning:
Launch Nero.Close the Wizard. Select File->New.
1. Select VideoCD
2. Select PAL or NTSC depending what format your source MPEG is in.
3. And hit New.

1. Locate your .mpg and drag it(see picture below). Remember that you can add several .mpgs also, each mpg will be a own track on the VCD and you can add data files also, just drag them to any folder.
2. Check the time. It should be the same as in the movie.

3. Rename the CD to anything you like by clicking F2 on NEW.

4. Select File->Write CD.


don't know about everyone else.. but the only options i choose on tmpgenc to make mpeg-1 files are either NTSC film 23.976, or NTSC video 29.97 fps..

i also live in the u.s. so i do all of mine accordingly.. why do you save the wave file with virtual dub.. or should i say, why do you even process the divx file with vdub.. yeah if it is your last resort and the divx for some reason doesn't open in tmpgenc.. i've got 180+ Divx movies, some downloaded mostly ripped, never had a problem encoding them with tmpgenc plus.

just seems like you are going from your a$$ to your elbow to do this.

1. take divx movie (120 minutes long for example).. open with vdub.. find a keyframe about halfway through the film, preferrably at a scene change.

choose "SET SELECTION START" from the EDIT menu.. scroll all the way to the end of the film, choose "SET SELECTION END"... hit DELETE or choose "DELETE SELECTION", all from the EDIT menu

2. Now you have 1 half of your movie. under the VIDEO menu, choose "DIRECT STREAM COPY", also make sure that under AUDIO is going to generate a "DIRECT STREAAM COPY". Then go to FILE and choose "SAVE as AVI..."

on a newer computer this will take less than 2 minutes..

3. When it is complete, the quickest way to proceed is to just click on FILE / "OPEN VIDEO FILE". at the beginning of the clip, choose "SET SELECTION START" again, snap back to the keyframe (half way through the film) which you cut half the film off at and choose "SET SELECTION END". DELETE... FILE / "SAVE AS AVI..." save as the other half of film..

once again, will usually take less than 2 minutes...

4. choose option accordingly, this next part can be important.. (i'm going to give the rest of the instructions as if you were making ntsc movie)

since you want to make a standard mpeg-1 file, choose NTSC FILM or NTSC VIDEO.. BROWSE for your file, then hit NEXT, then it OTHER SETTINGS / ADVANCED tab ... now there is an option that says "VIDEO ARRANGE METHOD".. if you are making a fullscreen movie, lleave on FULLSCREEN.. if you are encoding a widescreen movie, choose "FULL SCREEN (KEEP ASPECT RATIO).. OK / NEXT / NEXT (you get the point)

basically takes 1 step out of the tutorial above.. the instructions for nero appear to be correct.. but here's another tip..

dvd burners are becoming more and more popular and even i got one now, like many of you do. tired of old vcd's or wanna encode a VCD standard DVD with nearly 9 hours of video (but same quality as normal 80 minute VCD),

if this is the case, make sure you encode your DivX files as "NTSC VIDEO 29.97 FPS".. even if source is 23 fps... and once you have 3 or 4 movies, get yourself a proggy called TMPGENC DVD AUTHOR.. make a track for each movie.. and you got yourself a dvd with 3 or 4 average length movies on 1 dvd (with menus if you like) that is WAY MORE COMPATIBLE than a VCD..

do a search for the keyword VCD-DVD and i posted a more descriptive tutorial on how to do this..

How to Copy Windows In A Bootable Form

How to Copy Windows In A Bootable Form ?

Replace the Highlighted  Position With Where You Want TO Create .Iso File, You can Use This To Write Any Times

Change the Width of Your Blog - Make the Blog Wider

This can be quite important feature, if you care about it....Changing the width of your Blogger Blog will gain you some extra space (to place more gadgets, pics, ads...), or it will make your Post section wider (meaning: larger pictures, wider paragraphs), you can also add a third column, if you want.....


CURRENT SITUATION (What's out there?)
There's a thousands of templates out there...you have Blogger default templates + Dozens of other sites that provide a free Blogger Templates...
All right, you knew that....but here's another thing you should consider:
There are 2 kinds of templates (layouts) you can use:

► FLUID width or STRETCH templates - template that resizes to fit any computer monitor. It stretches corresponding to the monitor resolution.
Advantage is obvious, and a big disadvantage is DESIGN. It's quite restraining when it comes to this. Of course, it depends what you like. For a professional looking template, it's great....But for a personal one, it can be a bit dull.....

► FIXED WIDTH templates - they have a fixed width, regardless of monitor resolution....They are ideal for designing and customizing, but, the width part can sometimes be a real pain in the....:]
...Why? Because:
- people have different Monitor (screen) sizes,
- and they use different resolutions on them...
...the final result is: Blog appears different in each combination!

Read more about Monitor sizes and resolution, and how to change the resolution...

◄Imagine lying down in the grass with your nose pressed deep into the thatch. Your field of vision would not be very large, and all you would see are a few big blades of grass, some grains of dirt, and maybe an ant or two. This is a 14-inch 640 x 480 monitor. Now, get up on your hands and knees, and your field of vision will improve considerably: you'll see a lot more grass. This is a 15-inch 800 x 640 monitor. For a 1280 x 1024 perspective (on a 19-inch monitor), stand up and look at the ground. Some monitors can handle higher resolutions such as 1600 x 1200 or even 1920 x 1440—somewhat akin to a view from up in a tree...►

SHOULD I CHANGE THE WIDTH OF MY BLOG?
Well, it depends. If you already have a wide template, or you're using Stretch (fluid) layout, there's no need of doing this...

Resolution friendly means that your Blog doesn't exceed the width of 750px. Why 750? Because statistics tells us that lots of people are still using a 800x600 px resolution. And if you make your Blog wider than 750, these group of people will have to scroll left-right on your page....which is quite irritating. And you can lose those visitors....

But, there's also a saying, and it goes like this:
Lie ► A Bigger Lie ► Statistics.

If you surf a bit, and pay attention to web pages width, you'll notice that lots of web sites (even popular ones), are way over the 750 px!
So, it's really up to you....

LET'S CHANGE THAT WIDTH ALREADY.....
The only problem here will be the identification of the CSS style in your template (Layout). This is the part in the code section that defines styling, including width of elements.
There's so many different templates around, and it's a different story for each one...

But don't worry....there's a pattern. A backbone. A Layout constitution. A certain way of organizing (naming) elements. It's basically the same thing, under the different name.....
For this example, we'll take a default Blogger template ► Minima. Let's do it.
1. First thing is identification. Go to: LAYOUT ► EDIT HTML, and find the parts that defines the width of the Main section, Post sections, Sidebar, Header Section and Footer.
For Minima, we have this situation:

#header-wrapper {
width:660px;
margin:0 auto 10px;
border:1px solid $bordercolor;
}
..................................

#outer-wrapper {
width: 660px;
margin:0 auto;
padding:10px;
text-align:$startSide;
font: $bodyfont;
}
..................................

#main-wrapper {
width: 410px;
float: $startSide;
..................................

#sidebar-wrapper {
width: 220px; float: $endSide;
..................................

#footer {
width:660px;
clear:both;

...in Minima (and lots of other templates) elements are categorized by these names:
► header-wrapper is Header
► outer-wrapper is our Main section, other elements are wrapped inside of it..
► main-wrapper represents Post Section
► sidebar-wrapper stands for Sidebar
► footer is Footer :]

...this means that our header-wrapper is 660px wide, outer-wrapper width (Post section + Sidebar+ margins) is also 660px, and footer 660 px.

2. Let's change the width:

#header-wrapper {
width:750px;
margin:0 auto 10px;
border:1px solid $bordercolor;
}
......................................................................
#outer-wrapper {
width: 750px;
margin:0 auto;
padding:10px;
text-align:$startSide;
font: $bodyfont;
}
.......................................................................

#main-wrapper {
width: 500px;
float: $startSide;
........................................................................

#sidebar-wrapper {
width: 220px;
float: $endSide;
........................................................................

#footer {
width:750px;
clear:both;

...I've decided to make my Post section (main-wrapper) wider. In order to do this, I have to increase my outer-wrapper. Now, here's the RULE:
◄ If you want to increase the width of your Posts section or Sidebar, you HAVE to increase your Main section width (outer-wrapper) for the same value! ►
◄ 500px + 220px + margins = 750px ►

In this example, I've increased my Post section (main-wrapper) for 90px, so I've changed 410px into 500px. I did the same for the Main section (outer-wrapper), changed 660px into 750px....I've left the Sidebar the same width, 220px.
I've also changed the width for my header-wrapper and footer....into 750px. Note that this is not necessary, but better do it...for the sake of symmetry in your Layout...

That's about it. Remember, when you're changing the width of your (custom) Blogger template, certain elements will be (can be) under different name....Do not let it confuse you! You know how the elements are organized inside of it....and in the end, its a 5 minutes job...some simple mathematics + patience.....

If you need any help, ask.....

Smile!

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EaseUS Todo Backup Workstation 5

Users in the habit of testing various applications know that having the possibility to return the operating system to a particular point in time is an awesome feature. EaseUS Todo Backup can create a snapshot of the current state of the OS. This offers the possibility to test various other programs or settings and then remove all modifications roll back to the initial state.With editions targeting multiple user types and environments, EaseUS Todo Backup is no longer the new kid on the block.

Workstation edition is fit for the average user and in terms of options, it mixes in both traditional backup functions and modern features that are generally available in top of the line backup products.

This particular flavor is available for $39 / €33.73 and you can test it before making the purchase, albeit without the snapshot function and only for 15 days.

The installation procedure should not pose any trouble. In our case it took a while to complete, although we witnessed the same behavior in the previous releases of the application, too.

There were no third-party hurdles during the installation procedure, but, as usual, it took a bit longer than we wished. However, this is to be expected considering all the components integrated in the package.

Before starting the installation of the program, you can choose whether you want to create a built-in account for centralized management. This would be useful for those that want remote control and management for data backup and recovery, but an extra, paid tool is necessary for this and we opted out of it.

Most of the functionality of EaseUS Todo Backup Workstation is bundled under Home menu. This is where you can find the regular backup and recovery options, specific to all such products, but there is also the possibility to create a backup image for the system drive.



This enables you to recover the entire system in the future, complete with drivers and installed programs. Thus, when restoring, all you need to do is apply the latest updates and you’re good to go.

Although it does not seem like a complicated program, EaseUS Todo Backup does provide all the necessary choices to carry out the job. You can schedule backup tasks to run with a specific frequency as well as customize the backup options.

Thus, the application makes available three compression levels (normal, medium and high), the possibility to password-protect the backup file (AES 256-bit encryption) or split it into smaller chunks.

Furthermore, the priority of the process carrying out the job can be changed to medium or high in order to run faster, you can receive notifications about the end status of the operation or set various commands to be run before or after the task completes.

The saving path for the resulting image can be local as well as an FTP location or on an NAS (Network Access Storage) device.

The same options are available when backing up entire disks and partitions. However, in this case sector-by-sector copy option becomes available, which lets you create a perfect clone of the source, complete with free space.

Cloning a disk or partition is another form of backup supported by the application, but the operation is performed on the spot and cannot be scheduled, the result being an identical duplicate of the source.

With disk and partition cloning options, you can basically duplicate the source and copy it to a new target in a single operation. This procedure comes in extremely handy when you want to replace your hard disk or duplicate a partition since it is a direct copy process to the new device.



Recovery options reflect the ones for backup. As such, you can retrieve files, disks and partitions, but you can also restore a system backup as well as recover it to dissimilar hardware.

Be careful, though, because this operation takes its toll. Although the preparation steps let you choose the desired partition, all the data on the target disk will be lost. “The data on the destination disk will be lost. Do you want to continue?” is the last message you see before the start of the procedure.

The entire procedure is carried out with the help of the Linux-based bootable disk, which can be created from the Tools section of the main application window. Once booted, it’ll load up a less rich version of Todo Backup that lets you create backups, restore them or clone the drives.

“Home” menu is also the place where you can verify the validity of a backup image, mount it as a virtual drive to check its content or convert it to a format compatible with VirtualPC or VMware.

The backup options are comprehensive, offering the possibility to choose between multiple compression modes, enable password protection, scheduling, define file splitting for large images, set commands to be executed before and after completing the backup operation. Moreover, this is the place to make the necessary setting to store the copy offsite, on an FTP server.

All the backups made with EaseUS Todo Backup are available under Management screen of the application. It’s the place where you can edit each backup plan, recover data or create incremental or differential copies.

Panda Internet Security 2013

Internet Security is Panda Security’s mid-range product that combines all anti-malware layers of protection produced by the company, but lacks the modules for PC optimization, file encryption, file shredding and password management.

Besides the antivirus, it incorporates a two-way firewall, identity protection, anti-spam and parental controls.
Additionally, it can install USB Vaccine, a tool that blocks infections propagating through autorun.inf on USB drives, and Safe Browser, which is a virtualized browser that allows you to conduct sensitive financial operations online.

The 2013 edition of Panda Internet Security introduces a new scan manager, which is designed to increase the file processing speed by up to 70% by leveraging system resources and kicking in only when necessary.

Part of the protection is based on cloud knowledge, which is why the 2013 is touted as reaching the user faster, thus contributing to keeping the newest pieces of malware at bay.

Looks have also been tweaked to offer users easier access to modules and advanced options intuitively hidden for the more seasoned user, putting simplicity and ease of use first. Also, the menus have been turned into tiles making the bundle suitable for use on Windows 8 touch interface.


The price for the 2013 edition varies from country to country (even in Europe) but, for the US, it is $69.99 for three PCs for one year, although this should not be taken as a reference.

Installation is fast this year and completes without user intervention. We needed to reboot the system in order to finalize the procedure.

All modules available in the package are tiled in the landing screen, with some extra options neatly arranged in the lower left part of the interface. These are tools for backing up your data, network management of stations running Panda solutions, Safe Browser, USB Vaccine and Virtual Keyboard.

Safe Browser, just like in the previous editions, is not integrated in Panda Internet Security, and you have to download it separately and install on the system. It is free of charge, but requires VirtualBox in order to function.

The scan options available include the regular choices (Quick, Full and Custom), but there is also ActiveScan Cleaner, offered as an advanced scan solution for removing malware currently active on your computer.

We used the same malware database as in the case of Bitdefender Total Security 2013 (reviewed here) to test the detection and elimination abilities of Panda Internet Security 2013. The entire process took a lot longer than we expected, as well as compared to other suites we subjected to the same on-demand scan tests.

We would often see no activity on the scan screen, but if we waited long enough, we’d see the needle moving again and the progress percentage jump to a higher value. After processing all the files, the engine eliminated 67,451 of the samples and notified us of 17 infections .



This would amount to a 68% detection and elimination rate. However, the value is increased by behavioral analysis technology, dubbed TruPrevent, which acts against unknown threats that evade regular detection.

The built-in firewall is no fancy tool and our tests showed that it is on par with its counterpart in Bitdefender Total Security 2013. On its own, it showed that it is susceptible to DLL injection, leaking information through Windows DNS APIs or modification of services in the registry. But in defense to Panda Internet Security, many of the attacks were dismantled by the behavioral shield.

While testing the suite, we received multiple firewall conflict alerts. The message stated that Windows Firewall was active and advised disabling it and running Panda’s solution. Despite acting as recommended, the messages kept popping up and we proceeded to disabling Windows Firewall completely; but even so, the alerts continued.

As Pedro Bustamante, senior research adviser at Panda Security, explained to us, they are aware of the bug that causes incorrect detection of inactive Windows Firewall and are working on a fix.

Identity Protection module seems to have undergone no change. The moment it detects transmission of confidential information, it will simply emit an alert asking for permission or denial of the operation. This applies to all unencrypted connections.

The Parental Control module also seems unchanged, vulnerable to the same bypasses we tested in Global Protection 2012 and Internet Security 2012. It remains underdeveloped and unadjusted to today’s standards that also include the possibility to restrict applications from running or Internet activity.



User profiles are outdated and it seems like it cannot restrict access to “https://” pages despite them being added to the untrusted URL list. But more importantly, it allows access to subdomains of a blocked domain. This is a door wide open to resources you might otherwise prevent your kid from being exposed to (such as adult content) if they “stumbled” onto the links.

Protection against phishing attacks is also integrated in the suite and, although not the best, our tests showed it can be a powerful ally, especially in combination with a browser with built-in mechanisms to defend you against web forgeries of this sort.

We used 36 fresh phishing sites and Panda managed to detect 27 of them. It let nine of them through, which makes for a detection of 75%.

Backing up with Panda Internet Security 2013 is no tough thing. It is a simple operation that can be carried out either locally or online, if your data can fit in 2GB of free space Panda Security customers get through the company’s partnership with Mozy online backup service. However, the 2GB of cloud storage is freely available to anyone signing up with Mozy, no strings attached.

The options for a local backup let you schedule when safe copies of your data should be created and where they should be stored. You can also opt for immediately starting the operation as well as define an expiration period, when they are deleted.



The Good

The new interface improves usability. You can prevent sensitive information from slipping out of your computer. USB Vaccine efficiently dismantles malware attacks carried out through autoplay.

The Bad

Scan speed took much longer than expected. Safe Browser needs to be downloaded separately and online backup feature is outsourced to Mozy backup service. USB Vaccine is not inherent and needs to be installed.

At one moment an information dialog popped up in Spanish, although the working language was set to English and during testing the interface crashed several times (protection services kept running).

Parental Control module did not improve over the year and is still limited only to restricting web content, to some extent.

The Truth

With competition rolling out new features that attend to various degrees of security, Panda seems stuck with the old ways and just puts on a fresh coat of paint.

Emsisoft Anti-Malware 7.0

After a very short period of time in public beta stage of development, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 7.0 has been launched today as a stable release.

The big news for this release is that Ikarus engine has been replaced in the suite with Bitdefender’s scanner. Besides increasing scan efficiency the developer also worked on cutting down on resource usage and delivering hourly signature updates for malware, phishing and privacy risk hosts.
Unlike other recently launched security suite, the interface has undergone minor modifications and looks pretty much as in the previous release. However, the modules docked to the left side are much more visible now.

The regular price for the suite is $40 / €40, the same as before, but in many countries it is available with a significant discount.

Installation is also pretty much the same and completes quickly. A wizard guides you through a brief set of configuration steps that let you join Anti-Malware Network (contains details about millions of programs), update the definition database, perform an initial scan of the system (quick, smart, full or custom) as well as select the security layers you want enabled (file guard, behavior blocker or surf protection).



You can see the current state of each layer of protection under “Security Status” screen. Furthermore, the panel displays when the last scan occurred and the last update time.

Scan options remain unchanged, offering the possibility to quickly check specific areas as well as every nook and cranny of the system. This release, however, is the first one to allow control over how the system resources are used by the application.

As such, you can select which CPU cores to be used for scanning, the number of threads and priority. On the same note, enabling advanced caching permits continuous self-optimization of scans, since known safe files will no longer be analyzed if they do not change.

By default, Emsisoft Anti-Malware uses all system resources it has access to and on some workstations this may have a negative impact, since other tasks may be executed with difficulty. In our case, scanning with the default configuration left no room for other operations, as the average CPU level was close to 90%. But limiting the process to only one processor lowered to the average value around 45%.

The database we used for testing its detection and elimination abilities contains 99,298 malware samples. It is the same we used for on-demand scans with Panda Internet Security 2013 and Bitdefender Total Security 2013.

After the scan completed the database was 80,417 items short. This would make for an 81% detection and elimination ratio, which is one of the best values we’ve recorded for this malware database.

Apart from clearly pointing the malicious files, Emsisoft Anti-Malware also provided an extensive list of 489 suspicious items, which could be sent to their laboratories for more detailed study. Also, thanks to the streamed in hourly updates, subsequent scanning of the database would continue to uncover threats.



Unlike in the previous version of the product, the scan process simply recorded all the findings and did not bombard with alerts for each malware encounter. This makes for a much improved experience.

The behavior blocking mechanism managed is set to keep an eye out for specific malicious activity and most of the times it does a great job. But in some cases it may also flag legitimate programs that act in the open, upon user’s request.

Such is the case of screen grabbers or various scripts the user may have active. The good news is that you can create rules (permanent or not) for them so that they act unhindered.

The third layer of protection is designed to block suspicious websites. This includes phishing sites as well as addresses that host malicious items.

Emsisoft Anti-Malware showed that it can protect against phishing sites. As soon as a fraudulent site is detected, Anti-Malware prevents its loading and emits an alert. In some cases Chrome or Firefox were quicker to act, but Emsisoft’s product also accurately detected some of them, which otherwise would have evaded the browsers.

Out of the 29 phishing sites, the application stopped 21 of them from loading, alerting us of their fraud attempt. The rest of 8 addresses managed to slip by. So using it in combination with a web browser with good anti-phishing protection can keep you safe online.

Websites hosting malicious items were also stopped by Emsisoft Anti-Malware. It successfully reported all 20 addresses carrying malware we fed it and prevented them from loading.

Although the amount of alerts in this version was greatly reduced, you can configure the program to show even less by enabling intelligent alert reduction; but this comes with a downside, as it can also impact on detection quality.

The configuration panel for the application allows you to schedule scans and check for updates or define user access for modifying program settings.



The Good

Malware detection rate is its strong point. System resources usage can be controlled by the user so other tasks can also run on the workstation during scanning.

The Bad

Legitimate programs were still flagged as suspicious, but creating a rule that allows them to run all the time solves the problem.


The Truth

Emsisoft Anti-Malware sticks to tradition as far as looks are concerned and it does not bring to the table a fancy suite of features. However, the price is very reasonable and the detection rate continues to be one of the best we’ve seen compared to other security bundles we have tested.