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Intrusion attempts logged by my Sky router
I took a look at my Sky router's logs and there are a lot of apparent intrusion attempts. They seem to be coming from a selection of IP addresses... Jun 12 21:55:14 (none) user.alert kernel: Intrusion -> IN=atm0 OUT= MAC=4c:17:eb:6e:af:2b:00:19:8f:50:96:48:08:00 SRC=222.32.75.7 DST=90.222.187.209 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00…
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Still looking for alternative to zone alarm?
Hi folks, I am still looking for an alternative to zone alarm , twice in the past few mths it has totally blocked avg updating itself and yesterday stopped chrome from accessing the net. No amount of tweaking or rebooting the computer and other things would resolve the problem, except to close down zone alarm, and…
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Windows Search Help Please
When I use windows search it refuses to display previews of microsoft files like .doc and .xls. I think this is because I installed MS Office 2010 Beta trial then uninstalled it and put back my MS office XL (2002 version). I have unistalled windows search 4 and re installed it but that did not cure it. Any help please?
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Is possible to Downgrade from Win 7 to XP2
I am sure anything is possible if you know how! but I don't. I have upraded my laptop to Win 7 and find it very slow unlike my previous OS Win XP. I have the right ram and system requirements but not really enjoying the experience. WiFi is also very slow compared to what it was like before, Is it possible to still buy a…
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Washing Machine Fire - Refund?!
Am I glad that for once I was working at home today! :eek: Walked in to the kitchen half an hour ago to grab a drink and smelt burning. Checked outside and nobody was having a fire....uh oh. Using a torch I was then able to see smoke coming out from between the top of the washer/dryer and the worktop . Luckily I'd caught…
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Data useage on 3G
Hello all, This might be a 'how long is a piece of string' type question, as when I look around the internet, there appears to be many variables. I want to watch some of the live streaming of the Euros on the bus on the my way home from work. Is there any approx answer that tells me how much data that might use per, say,…
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New Laptop help
I need to get a cheap laptop for my mum and all she is going to be using it for is the internet. Any recommendations please
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personalised ads - gmail
Bear in mind I normally use ad-blocker and don't get any ads. Logged into gmail yesterday with ad-blocker disabled and noticed a blue line advert at the top of my gmail inbox. Clicked the little box saying 'why this ad?' which told me it was based on emails in my inbox...except it isn't, I only ever use gmail for some work…
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Freeview
I have carried out the second reset of Freeview where nearly all the channels are in place, however, at the moment none of the HD channels have been installed on my HD television. Am I right in assuming that these will be available at a later date?
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HELP! - I am panicking as usual!!!
When I checked my email this morning there was one from somebody I know, only it was in the spam box instead of the inbox. I opened the email, but got suspicious because it said to click a link to see photos, so I deleted it. Then I got an email actually from my friend saying his email address has been hacked and not to…
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My keyboard is messed up can't do the at sign
I have had this problem for the last couple of days and I'm not sure why it's happened. When I try to type the at sign I get ' When I try to get the question mark sign I get / Any ideas, it's driving me mad. I have checked the keyboard language and that is set to english uk and I have run out of things to try. Many thanks.
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Keylogger
Kaspersky says kernel mode memory patch,legal software can be used for pdf keylogger.I have googled this and it seems to be a common problem with Kaspersky but i don't know if i have a problem or a false positive.I have run MBAM and security scan and nothing was found,any help please.
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Help!: Trying to recover files from a pc that won't boot.
I've given up trying to get windows to boot, see thread here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4012321 Whats the best/easist way to recover files from the hard drive (photos) , I can see there are still there from when i tried to recover to a system image using the windows dvd, i had no image to install from…
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Sony DVP-NS15 to Region 0
For my birthday, my daughter has given me a DVD. Despite being clearly advertised as being "Region 0", it's Region 1. She'll be heartbroken if she finds this out. So, the only solution is to change the region code on the DVD player to 0. I have a Sony DVP-NS15 DVD player. Fortunately, there is a "hack" for this.…
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Decent wireless adapter?
Hi all, I'm looking for a decent wireless adapter to use with my PC which hasn't got a wireless card. I've got a Belkin at the mo but it seems to be on it's last legs - the signal keeps dropping and it regularly doesn't register, regardless of which USB port I use. Sooo I'm looking for a new one, but have no idea which to…
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Sky Anytime +. .?
My sky hd box fails to find my net gear router wirelessly so I can enable anytime+. Any suggestions as to how I can get it to connect. Have turned on enable broadband on hd box and tree reset also..?
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Saving files from old computer help? Windows XP
I have a windws xp computer which is slow but I can browse my documents. I have a number of files on there which I want to take off there and put on my vista. What is the easiest way? I can imagine a usb stick will take ages. I wanted to try dropbox but the internet freezes. Is there another way e.g. by removing the memory…
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Is it 'safe' to you G*ogle as a search engine
Possibly a daft question but someone may be able to throw some light on the subject. I was chatting to someone a few days ago who said not to use G*ogle as a search engine, as you leave a trace of sites you've visited etc. It was better to use other search engines, even if they were slower and produced less results than…
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USB 'Recycle bin' possible?
There are often threads on here where people lose data from their memory sticks, it just happened to me, see this post The big problem is that files deleted from a USB memory stick are not put into the Recycle bin. I know that deleted files can still be recovered, with luck, but it would be easier and more user-friendly to…
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sony ericsson t700
help please! my mobile will not charge, its a sony ericsson t700 it says error please use a genuine sony ericsson battery it had a genuine battery, i have bought a new genuine battery, i have tried a different charger i cannot access anything on my mobile and feel quite lost thankyou
