New Malware Infection

Had a client with a system that was infected with an new strain of malware. It was identified as Trojan.Win32.Genome.arbx and was infecting the svchost.exe. The system was running Windows XP Kaspesky Antivirus 2011.

The client complaint was that the system had been locking up and running slow. Initial contact with the system was remotely.  Initial check show that the Kaspersky was was running and the database were up to date.  I checked  the task manager and found 6 iexplorer processes running without a user interface. Attempts to kill the process would restart a new process.  I updated Malwarebytes, Ran a scan Continue reading

Notepad++ keyboard shortcuts

Notepad++ Keyboard Shortcuts

Notepad++ has become my favorite editor when coding PHP, HTML, or CSS. It just has so many useful little features. You can have all of the documents you need opened in one window and separated with tabs. When you are updating some code, you can have the original in one “view” and the new code in another view. The FIND feature of searching all open documents, or documents in a directory.  The REPLACE feature allows quick editing of all pages, eliminating the tedious work of updating your website.

Read more to get a list of the Notepad++ keyboard shortcut keys.

Shortcut Command
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Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys

Viewing and exploring webpages

The following table describes shortcuts used to view and explore webpages.

To do this Press this
Display Help F1
Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window F11
Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar Tab
Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar Shift+Tab
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Excel Shortcut Keys

CTRL combination shortcut keys

Key Description
CTRL+PgUp Switches between worksheet tabs, from left-to-right.
CTRL+PgDn Switches between worksheet tabs, from right-to-left.
CTRL+SHIFT+( Unhides any hidden rows within the selection.
CTRL+SHIFT+) Unhides any hidden columns within the selection.
CTRL+SHIFT+& Applies the outline border to the selected cells.
CTRL+SHIFT_ Removes the outline border from the selected cells.
CTRL+SHIFT+~ Applies the General number format.
CTRL+SHIFT+$ Applies the Currency format with two decimal places (negative numbers in parentheses). Continue reading

Windows keyboard shortcuts

Windows Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can make it easier to interact with your computer because you don’t need to use the mouse as often.

 

Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that can help make your computer easier to use.

Press this key

To do this

Right SHIFT for eight seconds Turn Filter Keys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (or PRTSCRN) Turn High Contrast on or off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK Turn Mouse Keys on or off
SHIFT five times Turn Sticky Keys on or off
NUM LOCK for five seconds Turn Toggle Keys on or off
Windows logo key +U Open the Ease of Access Center

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