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How to backup firefox bookmarks

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Click the Bookmarks button on the right side of the navigation toolbar and select Show All Bookmarks to open the Library window. From the toolbar on the Library window, click Import and Backup and choose Export Bookmarks to HTML.... In the Export Bookmarks File window that opens, choose a location to save the file, which is named bookmarks.html by default. The desktop is usually a good spot, but any place that is easy to remember will work. Click the Save button. The Export Bookmarks File window will close. Close the Library window. Your bookmarks are now successfully exported from Firefox. The bookmarks HTML file you saved is now ready to be imported into another web browser.

DNS Changer Malware

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It has been observed that a malware called as DNS Changer Trojan which changes the DNS server entries in the computer systems and ADSL /VoIP router (home gateway devices) is widely propagating. The malware initially infects the Windows or Apple computers and subsequently gain access to routers connected to those systems to exploit weakness like default factory configurations, easily guessable passwords etc. Once exploited or accessed, changes the DNS settings in the said computers and devices and make them point to rouge foreign DNS servers. In a typical attack scenario, the unwitting users are enticed to download malware (similar to Trojan:BAT/Dnschanger.B ) which subsequently, tampers the Windows network settings (entry of DNS in the host file, adding a proxy in the browser settings) in the host computer and scans for the connected DSL devices and tries to login directly to the Admin interface to change the DNS settings in the routers.  By achieving this,...

Minimum system requirements for installing ESXi 5.0

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  ESXi 5.0   64-bit Processor ESXi 5.0 installs and run only on servers with 64-bit x86 CPUs. ESXi 5.0 requires a host machine with at least two cores. ESXi 5.0 supports only LAHF and SAHF CPU instructions. Known 64-bit processors: All AMD Opteron processors All Intel Xeon 3000/3200, 3100/3300, 5100/5300, 5200/5400, 5500/5600, 7100/7300, 7200/7400, and 7500 processors RAM 2GB RAM minimum.

Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG)

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Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (Forefront TMG), formerly known as Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server), is a network security and protection solution for Microsoft Windows, described by Microsoft as "enables businesses by allowing employees to safely and productively use the Internet for business without worrying about malware and other threats". Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 (TMG) is a secure web gateway that provides comprehensive protection against web-based threats by integrating multiple layers of protections into a unified, easy-to-use solution. Forefront TMG allows your employees to safely and productively use the Internet for business without worrying about malware and other threats.