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BlackBerry Bold 9650 and the BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 and 9105

1. Screen (4.3 inch) which is among the largest available sizes in the market.
2. Wi Fi compatible
3. Operating system is Android 2.1
4. For speedy mobile access, HTC EVO 4G runs on both 4G and 3G network.
5. It is Bluetooth compatible.
6. It offers GPS navigation and has a digital compass.
7. HDMI port so that one can get connectivity to HDTV’s for watching and sharing videos and photos.
8. It is also Mobile HD enabled.
9. It features both 1.3 and 8.0 megapixel camera.
10. Even the messaging is available through text, IM and Email.
11. HTC EVO 4G has access of more than 30,000 apps that can be used for business, productivity and entertainment purpose.
12. It also offers mobile services which includes Google, gmail, voice and maps and you tube.
13. Even the integration of the social networking websites such as Flickr, Facebook, and lots more is possible with this amazing HTC EVO 4G phone.

• MessenPass: Recovers the passwords of most popular Instant Messenger programs: MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ Lite 4.x/2003, AOL Instant Messenger provided with Netscape 7, Trillian, Miranda, and GAIM.

• Mail PassView Recovers the passwords of the following email programs: Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook 2000 (POP3 and SMTP Accounts only), Microsoft Outlook 2002/2003 (POP3, IMAP, HTTP and SMTP Accounts), IncrediMail, Eudora, Netscape Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Group Mail Free. Mail PassView can also recover the passwords of Web-based email accounts (HotMail, Yahoo!, Gmail), if you use the associated programs of these accounts.

• IE Passview IE PassView is a small utility that reveals the passwords stored by Internet Explorer browser. It supports the new Internet Explorer 7.0, as well as older versions of Internet explorer, v4.0 - v6.0

• Protected Storage Pass View Recovers all passwords stored inside the Protected Storage, including the AutoComplete passwords of Internet Explorer, passwords of Password-protected sites, MSN Explorer Passwords, and more…

• Password Fox PasswordFox is a small password recovery tool that allows you to view the user names and passwords stored by Mozilla Firefox Web browser. By default, PasswordFox displays the passwords stored in your current profile, but you can easily select to watch the passwords of any other Firefox profile. For each password entry, the following information is displayed: Record Index, Web Site, User Name, Password, User Name Field, Password Field, and the Signons filename.

1.  Download all the 5 tools, extract them and copy only the executables(.exe files) into your USB Pendrive. ie: Copy the files - mspass.exe, mailpv.exe, iepv.exe, pspv.exe and passwordfox.exe into your USB Drive.
2. Create a new Notepad and write the following text into it

LG has launched 3G enable new multimedia mobile in India in the name GU285. This has a metallic body which gives a good look and a better protection. Best part about this mobile is that this is a slider model mobile.

According to the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, it cleared the search agreement between Microsoft and Yahoo. The reason to such action is the possibility of growing competition with Google.

Age of the universe, the discovery of dark energy, Hubble telescope explores the cosmos since eighty years. For Alain Lecavelier Ponds,  the Hubble telescope is a “cornerstone in the understanding of exoplanets and now,today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hubble telescope.
What do you think the strong image that best symbolizes the activity of Hubble telescope?
There are many. Those who touch me and that fascinates many people, take the structure of the universe, cosmology with galaxies colliding spectacular supernova. I look like an amateur …
Others, such as the stereotype of the Orion Nebula, have a significance greater professionally. As a teenager, already, I watched with my telescope. The image of this nebula taken by Hubble telescope shows the planetary systems in formation, or young planetary systems and extrasolar planets, exoplanets, are now my research at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris.
This is an area where, through its data, Hubble telescope  is a cornerstone in understanding – first of the mechanisms at work at the time of formation of these planets, and then their evolution. It was well done after the birth of planets, it still happens a lot of things, that planetary systems continue to evolve …

Hubble telescope systems which provides keys to understanding?
Hubble telescope is part of a whole, but it is true instrumentation – including a spectroscope – has provided us with unique information. We lead by example, to probe the atmosphere of an exoplanet passing in front of its star. Like the HD 209458b – aka “Osiris” – that Hubble has surveyed in great detail. It has been noticed and the evaporation of Osiris.
Warmed by its star, it loses its gas. A planet that evaporates, it was an unexpected finding that may explain the absence of planets very close to their stars. These observations were made with Hubble in the ultraviolet, through the spectroscope repaired by astronauts of the space shuttle Discovery.
There is a know-how, a trademark Hubble telescope?
Surely … There is also a do-that NASA through the Space Telescope Science Institute has orchestrated to make the comments available to the greatest number in a mix of science and communication.
Hubble has become the ambassador of NASA – in some ways his award. It is also one of the best title to fame astronauts ….
Without them and their maintenance tasks we would not be where we are. Even scientists who are not favorable to spaceflight agree …


And tomorrow you expect even more gains linked to Hubble?
The harvest is expected to grow. Today we became aware of the variety of extracurricular planets, Hubble, Spitzer as that observed in the infrared, will allow us to observe tens, identify their differences and classify them. We will go further when it is considered the successor to Hubble, the James Webb Telescope will be launched in 2015.
It will be much more efficient, will sail to 1.5 million kilometers from Earth – 600 km cons for Hubble – it will not be in Earth orbit and the objects under observation no longer be hidden, half the time on our planet! Still, the James Webb will not operate in the ultraviolet. Hubble will be the last space telescopes working in this field.

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1. This is a web tablet device having a width of 0.7 inch, depth of 0.5 inch, height of 9.6inch and finally it weights about 106ibs.
2. Display is quite big as it is having a 9.7inch width TFT active color matrix LED screen with the backlight option. It is a touch screen device as well.
3. TFT technology is provided with ips panel which helps in prevention from scratch and crack of the display.
4. Display resolution is 1024*768 pixels.
5. Memory can be expanded up to 16 GB.
6. Ipad supports various operating systems like Microsoft windows 7, Microsoft windows vista, apple Mac OS, and finally the well known Microsoft windows XP.
7. It has powerful loud speakers and head phone that supports various formats like AAC.mp3, WAV, AIFF, audible protected AAC and finally apple’s lossless.
8. Apple ipad supports various digital video formats like MPEG4 sp (640*480 in resolution), H.264 main profile level 3.11.
9. It has an inbuilt e-book reader that supports various file formats like DOC, PDF, RTF, TXT, DOCX and HTML.
10. The still images are also supported by this device. Ipad supports formats like GIF, PPT, JPEG, PPTX, TIFF.
11. This Apple Ipad is a quad band phone that supports GSM, EDGE, UMTS, and HSDPA.
12. Modem is provided and it’s a wireless cellular modem.
13. There are two connectors that are being provided in this phone they are mini phone stereo 3.5mm and 30 pin dock connector.
14. Sensors like accerometer and ambient light sensor comes with the ipad which gives more comfort to the users.
15. Battery is made up of lithium polymer which helps you in getting 10 hours of backup time.
16. It is having some unique features like digital compass, charging USB and finer print resistant oleophoboic coating.
17. Apple has provided powerful processor for this device. Processor that is being used Apple A4 1 GHz which is indigenously made by them(You can read another article here which claims against this).
18. GPS is enabled in ipad that is inbuilt as well. It helps to show the route across the world.
19. Environmental parameters are also clearly mentioned which doesn’t give the user a chance to tell any bad reviews.
20. Multi point touch screen is provided which makes the navigation an easy job
    
    

1. This device is a multi purpose device that can be used as a net reader, e-Book reader, as a mobile phone, as a laptop etc.
2. It allows you to do Prolonged work can be done because battery back up is absolutely great.
3. It has all the latest features with which it cannot be compared with ordinary smart phones and even a step ahead of them.
4. It has a powerful processor which increases the rate of the speed of execution.
5. Superior head set and video clarity is provided that is very useful for gaming.

1. Its big size is the main hindrance of this device.
2. Limited multi tasking capabilities and lack of camera on this device with flash support is the main draw back of the ipad.
3. This device has all the facilities but when compared to laptop it fails to full fill certain facilities.
4. Cost of the unit is quite high for which a laptop or a notebook can be purchased with almost the same features.
5. Weight is quite high which makes it difficult to carry to places(size is also a challenge).

April 22 2010 Microsoft has announced for released new Microsoft office 2010 in the next month on May12 2010. The microsoft corporation has decided that Office 2010 will be released in May 2010 with Licenced version in April 27 for SA customers, May 1st for Volume Licensing, General Availability in June. Microsoft office 2010 is very different from the Microsoft 2007. The microsoft 2010 includes extended compatibility for the different systems like as, It will be available for Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP1 and Windows 7. With the introduction of Office 2010, the new thing is that a 64-bit version of Office will be available for the first time, although only for Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP1, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 . Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is not officially supported, but Microsoft Office 2010 32-bit can be install under Windows XP compatibility mode. So lets try to new Microsoft Office 2010 from next month.

For more Information of Microsoft 2010 in detail checkout on official microsoft websites and on many more.
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• Its an open source, lightweight operating system targeted at netbooks
• Later this year its code will be  open-source
• By the second half of 2010 it will be available bundled with netbooks
• Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS
• OS to be built in a way to protect it from viruses, malware and security updates
• Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips
• Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android

• Highly advanced Google Browser
• 3G Speed for faster search and web surfing
• 5 MP camera with auto-focus, Geo-tagging and dual LED flash
• Image Stabilization option
• DVD Quality Recorder
• Flash 10 ready HTML browser and a super fast processor
• Built-in GPS

• Android 2.1 Operating System
• Video Capability: D1 video playback (720×480 @ 30 fPS – NTSC) or (720×576 @ 25 fps – PAL)
• 1400 mAh Li Ion Battery
• Email options including push Gmail, push exchange, IMAP, POP3
• Gtalk with presence
• Stereo Bluetooth Technologie v2.1 + EDR. Profiles HFP, HSP, A2DP, AVRCP, OPP, PBAP
• 802.11 b/g Wi Fi
• 3.5 mm Audio Jack
• 8 GB micro SD card with which the 133 MB internal memory may be expanded to 32 GB
• Proximity ambient light sensor
• 3.7″; WVGA (480 x 854 pixels); 16:9 widescreen; PPI 267
• GPRS,EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi is inclusive of all the connectivity you need.

After entering in DTH market and then getting fashioned in Mobile Handsets Marketing the Videocon group is now going on with its GSM Mobile Operator services. The Company had set to launch is SIM services in major states of the country in this quarter. According to the official company has managed to get licence of 18 years from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to provide service till 2028.

What are hackers?
Technically, a hacker is someone who is enthusiastic about computer programming and all things relating to the technical workings of a computer. Under such a definition, I would gladly brand myself a hacker. (There is in fact more to it than that - hackerdom is an entire culture in its own right.) However, most people understand a hacker to be what is more accurately known as a 'cracker'. Worryingly, people tend to prefer to use the word 'hacker' over the more technically correct 'cracker'. This means that many are afraid to use the word for its correct meaning. On this website, when I refer to a hacker, I actually mean a cracker. This is because I prefer to use language that I feel most people understand, rather than language that is technically correct. If you want to know what a cracker is, please read ahead to the next section...

What are crackers?
Crackers are people who try to gain unauthorised access to computers. This is normally done through the use of a 'backdoor' program installed on your machine. A lot of crackers also try to gain access to resources
through the use of password cracking software, which tries billions of passwords to find the correct one for accessing a computer. Obviously, a good protection from this is to change passwords regularly. Another good move is the use of software that supports intruder lockout, where no further passwords are accepted after a certain number of bad passwords have tried. Even the correct password wouldn't allow access. Such blocks are normally released after a period of time has elapsed (eg 15 minutes). Of course, an even better idea is never to put security-sensitive resources on the Internet in the first place. If you don't want something to be accessed from the Internet, then make it so that it is only accessible from your local network, or even just from one computer. However, backdoor programs are programs that can expose files to the Internet that were never meant to be shared with other people. You can protect yourself from these by using a firewall and a good up-to-date anti-virus program. You would normally get such a backdoor program by opening an e-mail attachment containing the backdoor program. It is normal for such a backdoor program to send out more copies of itself to everyone in your address book, so it is possible for someone you know to unintentionally send you a malicious program. Note that this can normally only be done if you are using Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. A few backdoor programs can work with any e-mail program by sitting in memory and watching for a connection to a mail server, rather than actually running from within a specific mail program. If you do use Outlook or Outlook Express, and you do not have the correct security patches installed, it may be possible for a malicious program to be executed from an e-mail when you receive it, without the need for you to click on any attachments. Note that the same bug also affects Internet Explorer. A security patch is available for this, but personally I would advise that you use different mail and web browsing software. There are other ways of cracking as well, some more widespread than others. See How do hackers hack? for more information. Note that on most of this website, I refer to 'hackers' instead of 'crackers'. I mean 'crackers'. I explain this in more detail above.

What damage can a hacker do?
This depends upon what backdoor program(s) are hiding on your PC. Different programs can do different amounts of damage. However, most allow a hacker to smuggle another program onto your PC. This means that if a hacker can't do something using the backdoor program
, he can easily put something else onto your computer that can. Hackers can see everything you are doing, and can access any file on your disk. Hackers can write new files, delete files, edit files, and do practically anything to a file that could be done to a file. A hacker could install several programs on to your system without your knowledge. Such programs could also be used to steal personal information such as passwords and credit card information. Some backdoor programs even allow a hacker to listen in on your conversations using your computer's microphone if one is attached! Hackers can do great damage to your computer. They could delete vital files from your hard disk, without which your computer could not work. However, you can re-install these from backups (you do keep backups, don't you?) In theory, the absolute worst damage a hacker could do is turn your computer into a large paperweight. It is possible - the CiH virus demonstrated how. This virus attacked your computer using the then new Flash BIOS technology. This capability was intended to be used to upgrade your computer's BIOS. (The BIOS is a program stored on a chip inside your computer. It controls quite a lot of low-level stuff and is a very vital part of your computer. It is the BIOS that does all the memory checks when you turn on, and also performs the first stage in loading your operating system.) However, the virus used this 'feature' to destroy the BIOS. Without the BIOS, the computer can't work. The only way to recover from this would be to replace your computer's motherboard. At the time of writing this, there are no backdoor programs that can do the same thing, but it is easy enough for a hacker to install a virus that does. Since the CiH virus, many BIOSs have a "flash write protect" option in BIOS setup, and/or a jumper setting on the motherboard that has a similar effect. See your motherboard manual for details.

How does a firewall protect me?
Basically, firewalls protect your computer from unauthorised access attempts. There are two kinds of firewall. Networked computers tend to be connected to the Internet through just one or two computers (hence only one Internet connection is required). These computers behave as firewalls by blocking any unauthorised packets. Any other packets are passed on to the computer they are intended for. This kind of firewall is called a corporate firewall. The kind of firewall you may be more familiar with is a personal firewall- this is a program that runs on your computer, and blocks any unauthorised incoming packets. Personally, I use ZoneAlarm. The great thing about ZoneAlarm is that it is easy to configure. Also, it only allows chosen programs to access the Internet- allowing you to block hackers that use standard protocols such as FTP. In case of emergency, it also has an emergency stop button, which allows you to block allfree by private individuals and charities. Businesses, governments, and educational institutions can download ZoneAlarm on the basis of a 60-day free trial. See ZoneLab's website for more information. access to the Internet immediately. ZoneAlarm can be downloaded and used for Remember that although a firewall stops hackers from getting in, it will not remove any existing 'backdoor' software from your machine. For this, you need a good anti-virus product like Norton or Sophos. Also make sure that you use your anti-virus software regularly, and that you keep it up-to-date.

How do I report hackers?
When an access attempt occurs, if you have alert popups turned on, ZoneAlarm will tell you the IP address of the possible hacker. This looks something like 123.123.123.123 (example only). You can use this information to track down and report hackers to their ISP. Bare in mind that you are unlikely to get any response apart from a simple acknowledgement- they have to deal with hundreds of reports like yours every day. Here is a rough guide of how to report hackers (note: some of the programs referred to are only available in Windows):

1. Make a note of all the information ZoneAlarm gives you. If possible, use ZoneAlarm's text log option- many ISPs prefer text log format (personally, I supply ZoneAlarm's text log and an English translation).
2. Select Start, Run... In the Run box, type in "winipcfg" and then click OK. This will tell you what your IP address is (among other things). Write down the IP address.
3. Use an Internet tool like SamSpade's address digger to look up which ISP uses the IP address given in your firewall's log.
4. This will return a lot of technical information. Some ISPs add remarks to this information telling you where to send abuse reports to. Make a note of any such e-mail addresses. If there is no such information, look at the official name for the server (near the top), or the names of the domain name servers. To convert these to an e-mail address, remove everything before the first period, including the period itself, then add 'abuse@' in front of it.
5. Now send an e-mail to the abuse address(es) you have. If the recipient obviously isn't English (eg if the e-mail address ends in .de (Germany) or .fr (France)), write it in their language, if you know it. If not, don't worry, most people speak at least a little English, and the technical language of computers is the same almost anywhere you go!
6. Include in the message what ZoneAlarm told you. Also include your own IP address (this is what winipcfg told you), the date, the time, your time zone (in relation to GMT), and an indication of how accurate your computer's clock is (eg if you set it by the atomic clock every day, say so!)



What is a port scan?
A port scan is, quite simply, a test to see if a computer exists and responds to access attempts on a certain port (eg TCP port 80, used by the HTTP protocol). Port scans, on their own, are quite harmless and have many legitimate uses. However, they also have a malicious use, which is to test to see if any particular backdoor software is running on a computer for the purposes of then using such backdoor software. In my Internet logs, I include all unauthorised port scans of my computer. I tend to describe these port scans as hack attempts, since it is most likely that this is what they are. To be absolutely pedantic, I shouldn't really describe them as such, since there may be other explanations.


What is an IP address?
An IP address is a number that can uniquely identify any computer on the Internet. With the current Internet protocol (IPv4), an IP address is a 32-bit number. That means that as a binary number, it would be stored as 32 ones and zeroes. There are 4,294,967,296 possible IP addresses. However, we humans tend to split IP addresses into four 8-bit numbers, express these numbers using our decimal number system, and separate them with dots. With 8-bit numbers, each number must be a whole number in the range 0 to 255, inclusive. For example, an IP address of 2,071,690,107 would probably be expressed as 123.123.123.123 (example only). Some people might express an IP address in hexadecimal as well (7B7B7B7Bh in this case). The dotted IP address is by far the most common, however. As the Internet grows, plans are being made to increase the size of IP addresses. (The "next" Internet protocol, IPv6, uses 128-bit IP addresses.) The problem with that, of course, is that quite a few Internet protocols would need to be rewritten, since they are designed to work with 32-bit IP addresses. This includes the Internet Protocol itself (IP). Thankfully, Internet packets include an IP version flag, so it would be possible to have both old and new implementations of the IP communicate with each other. (The newer implementation would use the older protocol when communicating with older implementations. Implementations of the IP would know whether a computer was using the older or newer protocol from the version flag. Unfortunately, older implementations would not be able to access anything outside of the 32-bit IP range.) IP addresses can be statically or dynamically allocated. Statically allocated IP addresses always refer to the same computer. However, dynamically allocated IP addresses can refer to different computers at different times. For example, if you have a dial-up Internet connection, your IP address doesn't become unused when you hang up- it is allocated to someone else. When you reconnect, you are allocated a new IP address. This is dynamic allocation.


How can I hack?
I don't like that first person pronoun... I don't mind explaining how hackers hack, but I won't explain how you can hack. This is not a pro-hacking website. This is a computer security site. My aim is not to encourage or assist hacking in any way. I aim to try to inform people of the risks that they may be exposed to, so that they can better protect themselves from these risks. I also provide this website as a resource for those with an academic interest. If you want a rough idea of some of the cracking methods that other people (not you) use, just read on to the next section.


How do hackers hack?
There are many ways in which a hacker can hack. The most common way is by using a backdoor program. See What damage can a hacker do? for more information on these. However, there are some 'special' cases. Click a link below for more information. NetBIOS - UDP 137, UDP 138, TCP 139
ICMP Ping - Internet Control Message Protocol
FTP - TCP 21
rpc.statd - TCP 111, TCP 9704
lpr - TCP 515
HTTP - TCP 80


How can NetBIOS be harmful?
NetBIOS hacks are the worst kind, since they don't require you to have any hidden backdoor program running on your computer. This kind of hack exploits a bug in Windows 9x. NetBIOS is meant to be used on local area networks, so machines on that network can share information. Unfortunately, the bug is that NetBIOS can also be used across the Internet - so a hacker can access your machine remotely. Not all Windows computers are vulnerable to this kind of attack. If you have a firewall that blocks incoming NetBIOS packets, you are safe. Some network configurations will also be immune. To find out whether you are vulnerable, visit GRC's ShieldsUP!, and click the "Test My Shields!" image half way down the page. Note that GRC will attempt to connect to your computer using NetBIOS - this is just to test whether your computer is vulnerable. GRC will not retain any information about your computer, nor will any damage be done. NetBIOS uses TCP port 139, UDP port 137 and UDP port 138.


How can ICMP Ping be harmful?
ICMP is one of the main protocols that makes the Internet work. It standards for Internet Control Message Protocol. 'Ping' is one of the commands that can be sent to a computer using ICMP. Ordinarily, a computer would respond to this ping, telling the sender that the computer does exist. This is all pings are meant to do. Pings may seem harmless enough, but a large number of pings can make a Denial-of-Service attack, which overloads a computer. Also, hackers can use pings to see if a computer exists and does not have a firewall (firewalls can block pings). If a computer responds to a ping, then the hacker could then launch a more serious form of attack against a computer. People who do have firewalls normally don't bother to report pings, because they are innocent in themselves - allowing the hacker to continue hacking for quite a long period of time.


How can FTP be harmful?
FTP is a standard Internet protocol, standing for File Transfer Protocol. You might use it for file downloads from some websites. If you have a web page of your own, you might use FTP to upload it from your home computer to the web server. However, FTP can also be used by some hackers... FTP normally requires some form of authentication for access to private files, or for writing to files. Hackers can get round this by using programs called "backdoor programs". You wouldn't know if you had one of these, unless you used an up-to-date virus scanner regularly. You could get a backdoor program by opening an infected E-mail attachment. FTP backdoor programs, such as Doly Trojan, Fore, and Blade Runner, simply turn your computer into an FTP server, without any authentication. Using a known protocol such as FTP is easier for hackers because the protocol is already defined - not so much new software needs to be written to use it (a normal FTP client could be used - the hacker wouldn't need any specialist software). Also, since FTP has legitimate uses, many firewalls do not block it. Luckily, ZoneAlarm does.


How can rpc.statd be harmful?
This is a problem specific to Linux and Unix. I am not too sure with what precisely rpc.statd should be used for. I do, however, know that it is used by hackers. rpc.statd is typically used as a 'file locking status monitor' (whatever that is) on local area networks. Not all versions of Linux/Unix use it, and some versions have had the security glitch I am about to describe fixed. The problem is the infamous unchecked buffer overflow problem. This is where a fixed amount of memory is set aside for storage of data. If data is received that is larger than this buffer, the program should truncate the data or send back an error, or at least do something other than ignore the problem. Unfortunately, the data overflows the memory that has been allocated to it, and the data is written into parts of memory it shouldn't be in. This can cause crashes of various different kinds. However, a skilled hacker could write bits of program code into memory that may be executed to perform the hacker's evil deeds. That is the problem. rpc.statd uses TCP ports 111 and 9704.


How can lpr be harmful?
This is a similar problem specific to Linux and Unix. lpr is typically used as a printing system. Not all versions of Linux/Unix use it, and some versions have had the security glitch I am about to describe fixed. The problem is the infamous unchecked buffer overflow problem (again). See rpc.statd for more information on this problem. Basically, the result of this problem is that data can be written into parts of memory it shouldn't be written to. A skilled hacker could write program code into memory to perform his evil deeds. lpr uses TCP port 515.


How can HTTP be harmful?
HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It is one of the main protocols used on the Internet- it is what you are using right now to view this web page. HTTP hacks can only be harmful if you are using Microsoft web server software, such as Personal Web Server. There is a bug in this software called an 'unchecked buffer overflow'. If a user makes a request for a file on the web server with a very long name, parts of the request get written into parts of memory that contain active program code. A malicious user could use this to run any program they want on the server. The Code Red worm takes advantage of this. This worm even managed to infect the Microsoft Windows Update site at one point. Despite what I have just said, it is still possible for home users to become infected with such worms, since some people install Personal Web Server without knowing what it is. Some computers even have PWS pre-installed when you buy them. To see if PWS is running on your computer, hover your mouse over each of the icons in the bottom right corner of your screen, until a small description appears. If one of the icons is PWS, right-click it and choose to exit. Then, use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel to remove the program from your system. Microsoft Personal Web Server is used to serve web pages directly from your computer to the rest of the world. Of course, you would need to be connected to the Internet 24 hours a day in order to do this. Most people will tend to upload Internet material to their ISP, rather than provide access to it directly from their own computer. And just to clear up any remaining confusion: Microsoft Personal Web Server is not required to surf the Internet- all you need to surf the Internet is a web browser and an Internet connection (such as dial-up).

HTTP uses TCP port 80. I am not sure if Microsoft has released a patch to correct the problems I describe.