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If you are one those firefox users who want to clean all the traces of your browsing history, then let me tell you there is very simple way to do it with firefox itself without any extension.

here is how you can automate the cleaning of your browsing history and cookies..

1. Open Firefox

2. go to File Menu >> Tools >> Options , click on privacy tab

3. check the option which says: Always clear my data when I close firefox (as shown in the image below) (more…)

These are some very usefull and mostly used rundll32 commands which can be used to form shortcuts for control panel, folder options ,hibernate ,shutdown in windows vista.

Some Usefull commands are as follows…(type all these commands in run or set them in the target path of the shortcut).

Forgotten Password Wizard
RunDll32.exe keymgr.dll,PRShowSaveWizardExW

Hibernate
RunDll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState (more…)

if you allow Firefox to store your passwords you might be worried about the recent security holes found in the password manager. The solution to these problems is to use the Secure Login extension to prevent Firefox from automatically filling in password fields, but at the same time giving you the automation that saves you time. In fact, using the hotkey means that this method is probably even quicker.

The regular Firefox password manager will automatically fill in the password fields for you, which gives malicious sites and hackers the chance to use javascript to read the password. Granted, this isn’t a common occurrence, but it’s still wise to be wary. (more…)

According to a message posted over the weekend on the Full-Disclosure mailing list, the latest version of Firefox, 2.0.0.5, contains a password management vulnerability that can allow malicious Web sites to steal user passwords. If you have JavaScript enabled and allow Firefox to remember your passwords, you are at risk from this flaw.

The Mozilla team fixed a similar flaw last November, one which did not require JavaScript. The heise Security Web site contains a demo/proof of concept of the vulnerability risk that you can use to determine your vulnerability. The original flaw was referred to as reverse cross-site scripting and was reportedly widely used on Myspace.com. (more…)

In a perfect world, you would use a unique password for every password-protected function that you hope to keep private. That unique password would not be (or resemble) any word in the dictionary (password is out, and so is passw0rd). Your passwords would never be written down anywhere, ever.
Got it? Great. Now let’s get real. If you are ready to be responsible about password use but can’t quite follow ideal-world guidelines, here are some down-to-earth tips to make you more secure.

Four Types of Passwords

Passwords generally fall under one of four categories. Before you select a password, try to evaluate what you need it for. (more…)

A. Start Menu Privacy

Every time you open up a document or launch a program Windows Vista keeps track of this information to build the list of application for recently run applications and recent documents list.

1. Right click on the taskbar and select Properties.
2. Click on the Start Menu tab.
3. Uncheck Store and display a list of recently opened files.
4. Uncheck Store and display a list of recently opened programs.
5. Hit OK and you are finished.
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After you have run Windows XP for a while, you may receive this message when you log on: “Your password will expire in 14 days…..”. By default, Windows XP is set up with passwords which will expire after 42 days. And 14 days in advance, Windows will start warning you of this fact.

1. Go to Start > Run > type control userpasswords2
2. Select the Advanced tab in the User Accounts window.
3. Press the Advanced button below the Advanced user management header.
4. Select Users in the Local Users and Groups.
5. In the right pane, right-click the user name for which you want to change the setting, and select Properties.
6. On the General tab, check Password never expires.
7. Click Apply and OK (all the way out).