Vista - Where did the Send to Go?

Having spent a few minutes trying to add an item to the send to option in Vista I thought it might be an interesting point to pass on. Easy to do in XP but not so easy to find in Vista.

Here is what you need to do

1. Click win-key+R to Bring up your Run box if it not at the bottom of your start menu
2. then simply paste in following and and hit return or click ENTER:

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

3. You can then add your shortcut into the dialogue box that opens or drag a shortcut to it.

There is another way to it but lets keep things simple. If the above does not work for you drop me a not and I will send you the alternatives

The final Demise of Backdoor.Graybird

News breaking recently for those will enable huge numbers to breath a sigh of relief One of the most prolific malware targeting the Windows platform has been decommissioned. Windows users can breathe more relaxed with the knowledge that the makers of Backdoor.Graybird have announced they abandoned the development of the Trojan horse as of March 2007. According to the data provided by Symantec, Backdoor.Graybird, Backdoor.GrayBird [KAV], BackDoor-ARR [McAfee] is a Trojan horse impacting Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Graybird can be run without the user's knowledge and enables an attacker to capture screenshots, control the Webcam, log keystrokes, steal passwords and have access to files stored locally. Symantec also explained that the backdoor can be injected into running processed and even passed for other applications. Graybird also features rootkit capabilities, making it less of a tool for remote administration and more of a backdoor.

Of course where one falls often another arises somewhat like a Phoenix so lets not all celebrate too soon.

Information received from www.softpedia.com

Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage

If you were wondering what it is and should you install it here is a brief explanation. Many people out there may have come across this less than subtle crackdown on illegal piracy of Windows XP and Microsoft Office products. Once installed you find you PC pretty much at the mercy of Microsoft in respect of you receiving any further updates Microsoft started with an ActiveX component to force owners of Windows XP to validate their version before downloading security updates. This was pretty much rendered useless by various workarounds. If you are a legit user there is nothing to fear about having this tool but if you are not you may find your windows being rendered useless.