Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Protect Pen Drive / USB Drive from Virus when attached to infected Computer

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Protect Pen Drive / USB Drive from Virus when attached to infected Computer

ThumbScrew

Thumbscrew is a freeware application that lets you write protect your USB drive so that virus, Malware, Trojan or any kind of infection from host computer would not be able to write anything on your USB.
usb
Now right click the system try icon and choose Make USB read only. This would make the USB drive write protected which makes it completely protected from infections to to spread onto your drive.

Thumbscrew: Software USB Write Blocker
Thumbscrew is my attempt at a poor man's USB write blocker. When used it allows you to quickly enable or disable writing to all USB mass storage devices on your Windows system. In other words, you can use it to make a USB flash drive, hard drive or IDE / SATA drive in an enclosure read only. However, I make no guarantees as to its forensic validity. Still, if your poor and you want to play around with making forensic images of thumb drives and other USB mass storage devices it may come in handy. You will see one of two icons in your system tray to indicate whether or not USB mass storage devices are set to be read only:
USB Write Enabled
 USB Write Disabled
Simply click on the icon and choose the menu item to toggle write access. All Thumbscrew really does is flip a bit in the registry at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies\WriteProtect
Thumbscrew has a few limitations:
1. I can't guarantee it's 100% forensically sound. Buy a proven USB hardware write blocker if you want to be sure.
2. USB mass storage devices that are already mounted as writeable will stay writeable until they are removed and reinserted. The same applies if you turn off read only protection while a USB mass storage device is active, it will become writable and stay that way until removed and reinserted.
Hope someone finds this program useful

Download Thumbscrew

Courtesy : http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/thumbscrew-software-usb-write-blocker
 

UPU to work on return of goods bought online

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23.01.2013 - The Universal Postal Union has said it is working on a new international return service to help customers looking to send back unwanted goods purchased through foreign websites . E-commerce continues to be a boon for postal services, boosting mail volumes. And while it booms, the UPU is working on an international return service for customers to easily send back unwanted merchandise bought online.
 
On the back of a UPU Congress decision adopted in 2012, the work will include developing a transparent accounting mechanism to ensure reasonable regional air conveyance costs, defining rates to cover a destination Post’s collection costs and coordinating the new service with customs officials to ensure smooth handling of return merchandise at borders.
“This service is often available domestically, but needs to be developed at the international level. It is an essential service to have for fostering cross-border e-commerce and allowing Posts to grow their business in this market,” says Christine Bétrémieux, who manages the parcels and logistics programme at the UPU.
Joost Magielsen, from PostNL, the Dutch designated operator, leads the UPU’s return-service working group. He says having the new optional service ready by January 1, 2014, when the updated UPU Convention and regulations come into effect, will be challenging. But he hopes the UPU can piggy-back on existing systems and developments to move forward quickly. “The new service has to meet several international challenges, such as affordability, traceability and priority processing,” he says.
The UPU will work with other postal entities already operating or exploring return solutions to save on development and maintenance costs, as well as to reduce the ‘time to market’ for the new service, adds Magielsen.
Traffic of international parcels reached 58 million items in 2011, according to UPU statistics. Since 2006, this business segment has experienced annual growth of 5.3 per cent and it is expected to continue to increase. The Interactive Media in Retail Group predicts that total business-to-consumer e-commerce sales will pass the trillion-euro mark in 2013
 

Universal Postal Union (UPU) : Mail for Syria can get through via Amman

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25.01.2013 - The Syrian Post has asked the Universal Postal Union to inform all member countries to route international mail destined for Syria via Amman, the Jordanian capital.
Syrian Post received 1.6 million letters and 30,000 express items and parcels from abroad in 2011.
The Syrian Post will use trucks to retrieve mails that arrive in Amman, some 175 kilometers from Damascus, and bring it back for processing and delivery. Outgoing international mail from Syria already transits through Amman.
The United Nations specialized agency for postal services welcomed the arrangement by the Syrian and Jordanian postal authorities and handling services at Amman International Airport to ensure that mail gets through despite the ongoing situation.
“This measure will make sending international mail to Syria more fluid and regular,” said Abdellatif Meskine, manager of the Arab programme at the UPU.
This will provide relief to countries that were finding it difficult to send international mail directly to Syria as a result of the suspension of many flights to Damascus, he added.
A message sent yesterday by the UPU to all its member countries says that it is now possible to route dispatches destined for Syria via Amman Airport, “in cases where a lack of suitable flights makes air transport impossible.”
In 2011, Syria received 1.6 million international letter-post items a year from abroad, as well as 53,000 registered items, 22,000 express mail items and 8,500 parcels, according to UPU figures.
Information on 2012 mail volumes is not yet available. According to Syrian postal authorities, postal services continue to be provided nationally.
The Syrian Post manages some 600 post offices and employs more than 3,000 employees

Source: www.upu.int

Open MS Office 2007/2010 file with MS Office 2003

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     By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able to open, edit, and save files using the file formats in newer versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint . The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats.


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List of 108 Padma awardees - 2013

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List of 108 Padma awardees

List of 108 Padma awardees : President has approved the conferment of  108 Padma Awards. These comprise 04 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and   80 Padma Shri Awards. 24 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 11 persons in the category of Foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and  Posthumous awardees.
Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan sometime around March/ April.

PADMA VIBHUSHAN

Sl No.NameDisciplineState/ Domicile
  1. 1.        
Shri Raghunath MohapatraArtOrissa
  1. 2.        
Shri S. Haider RazaArtDelhi
  1. 3.        
Prof. Yash PalScience and EngineeringUttar Pradesh
  1. 4.        
Prof. Roddam NarasimhaScience and EngineeringKarnataka

 PADMA BHUSHAN

SlNo.
Name
Discipline
State/ Domicile
  1.  
Dr. Ramanaidu DaggubatiArtAndhra Pradesh
  1.  
Smt. Sreeramamurthy JanakiArtTamil Nadu
  1.  
Dr. (Smt.) Kanak ReleArtMaharashtra
  1.  
Smt. Sharmila TagoreArtDelhi
  1.  
Dr. (Smt.) Saroja VaidyanathanArtDelhi
  1.  
Shri Abdul Rashid KhanArtWest Bengal
  1.  
Late Rajesh KhannaArtMaharashtra #
  1.  
Late Jaspal Singh BhattiArtPunjab #
  1.  
Shri Shivajirao Girdhar PatilPublic AffairsMaharashtra
  1.  
Dr. Apathukatha Sivathanu PillaiScience and EngineeringDelhi
  1.  
Dr. Vijay Kumar SaraswatScience and EngineeringDelhi
  1.  
Dr. Ashoke SenScience and EngineeringUttar Pradesh
  1.  
Dr. B.N. SureshScience and EngineeringKarnataka
  1.  
Prof. Satya N. AtluriScience and EngineeringUSA *
  1.  
Prof. Jogesh Chandra PatiScience and EngineeringUSA *
  1.  
Shri Ramamurthy ThyagarajanTrade and IndustryTamil Nadu
  1.  
Shri Adi Burjor GodrejTrade and IndustryMaharashtra
  1.  
Dr. Nandkishore Shamrao LaudMedicineMaharashtra
  1.  
Shri Mangesh PadgaonkarLiterature & EducationMaharashtra
  1.  
Prof. Gayatri Chakravorty SpivakLiterature & EducationUSA*
  1.  
Shri Hemendra SinghPanwarCivil ServiceMadhya Pradesh
  1.  
Dr. Maharaj Kishan BhanCivil ServiceDelhi
  1.  
Shri Rahul DravidSportsKarnataka
  1.  
Ms. H. Mangte Chungneijang Mary KomSportsManipur

 PADMA SHRI

SlNo.
Name
Discipline
State/ Domicile
  1.  
Shri Gajam AnjaiahArtAndhra Pradesh
  1.  
Swami G.C.D. Bharti alias Bharati BandhuArtChhattisgarh
  1.  
Ms. B. JayashreeArtKarnataka
  1.  
Smt. Sridevi KapoorArtMaharashtra
  1.  
Shri Kailash Chandra MeherArtOrissa
  1.  
Shri Brahmdeo Ram PanditArtMaharashtra
  1.  
Shri Vishwanath Dinkar Patekar alias Nana PatekarArtMaharashtra
  1.  
Shri Rekandar Nageswara Rao alias Surabhi BabjiArtAndhra Pradesh
  1.  
Shri Lakshmi Narayana SathirajuArtTamil Nadu
  1.  
Smt. Jaymala ShiledarArtMaharashtra
  1.  
Shri Suresh Dattatray TalwalkarArtMaharashtra
  1.  
Shri P. Madhavan Nair alias MadhuArtKerala
  1.  
Shri Apurba Kishore BirArtMaharashtra
  1.  
Shri Ghanakanta Bora BorbayanArtAssam
  1.  
Smt. Hilda Mit LepchaArtSikkim
  1.  
Smt. Sudha MalhotraArtMaharashtra
  1.  
Shri Ghulam Mohammad SaznawazArtJammu and Kashmir
  1.  
Shri Ramesh Gopaldas SippyArtMaharashtra
  1.  
Ms. Mahrukh TaraporArtMaharashtra
  1.  
Shri Balwant ThakurArtJammu & Kashmir
  1.  
Shri Puran Das BaulArtWest Bengal
  1.  
Shri Rajendra TikkuArtJammu & Kashmir
  1.  
Shri Pablo BartholomewArtDelhi
  1.  
Shri S. Shakir AliArtRajasthan
  1.  
Sh. S.K.M MaeilanandhanSocial WorkTamil Nadu
  1.  
Ms. Nileema MishraSocial WorkMaharashtra
  1.  
Ms. Reema NanavatiSocial WorkGujarat
  1.  
Ms. Jharna Dhara ChowdhurySocial WorkBangladesh *
  1.  
Late Dr. Ram KrishanSocial WorkUttar Pradesh #
  1.  
Late Manju Bharat RamSocial WorkDelhi #
  1.  
Prof. Mustansir BarmaScience and EngineeringMaharashtra
  1.  
Shri Avinash ChanderScience and EngineeringDelhi
  1.  
Prof. Sanjay Govind DhandeScience and EngineeringUttar Pradesh
  1.  
Prof. (Dr.) Sankar Kumar PalScience and EngineeringWest Bengal
  1.  
Prof. Deepak B. PhatakScience and EngineeringMaharashtra
  1.  
Dr. Mudundi Ramakrishna RajuScience and EngineeringAndhra Pradesh
  1.  
Prof. Ajay K. SoodScience and EngineeringKarnataka
  1.  
Prof. Krishnaswamy VijayraghavanScience and EngineeringKarnataka
  1.  
Dr. Manindra AgrawalScience and EngineeringUttar Pradesh
  1.  
Dr. Jayaraman GowrishankarScience and EngineeringAndhra Pradesh
  1.  
Prof. Sharad Pandurang KaleScience and EngineeringMaharashtra
  1.  
Smt. Vandana LuthraTrade and IndustryDelhi
  1.  
Ms. Rajshree PathyTrade and IndustryTamil Nadu
  1.  
Shri Hemendra Prasad BarooahTrade and IndustryAssam
  1.  
Shri Milind KambleTrade and IndustryMaharashtra
  1.  
Ms. Kalpana SarojTrade and IndustryMaharashtra
  1.  
Dr. Sudarshan K. AggarwalMedicineDelhi
  1.  
Dr. C. Venkata S. Ram alias Chitta Venkata Sundara RamMedicineAndhra Pradesh
  1.  
Dr. Rajendra Achyut BadweMedicineMaharashtra
  1.  
Dr. Taraprasad DasMedicineOrissa
  1.  
Prof. (Dr.) T.V. DevarajanMedicineTamil Nadu
  1.  
Prof. (Dr.) Saroj Chooramani GopalMedicineUttar Pradesh
  1.  
Dr. Pramod Kumar JulkaMedicineDelhi
  1.  
Dr. Gulshan Rai KhatriMedicineDelhi
  1.  
Dr. Ganesh Kumar ManiMedicineDelhi
  1.  
Dr. Amit Prabhakar MaydeoMedicineMaharashtra
  1.  
Dr. Sundaram NatarajanMedicineMaharashtra
  1.  
Prof. Krishna Chandra ChunekarMedicineUttar Pradesh
  1.  
Dr. Vishwa Kumar GuptaMedicineDelhi
  1.  

Prof. (Capt.) Dr. Mohammad Sharaf-e-AlamLiterature & EducationBihar
  1.  
Dr. Radhika HerzbergerLiterature & EducationAndhra Pradesh
  1.  
Shri J. MalsawmaLiterature & EducationMizoram
  1.  
Shri Devendra PatelLiterature & EducationGujarat
  1.  
Dr. Rama Kant ShuklaLiterature & EducationDelhi
  1.  
Prof. Akhtarul WaseyLiterature & EducationDelhi
  1.  
Prof. Anvita AbbiLiterature & EducationDelhi
  1.  
Shri Nida FazliLiterature & EducationMadhya Pradesh
  1.  
Shri Surender Kumar SharmaLiterature & EducationDelhi
  1.  
Dr. Jagdish Prasad SinghLiterature & EducationBihar
  1.  
Late Shaukat Riaz Kapoor Alias Salik LakhnawiLiterature & EducationWest Bengal #
  1.  
Prof. Noboru KarashimaLiterature & EducationJapan *
  1.  
Shri Christopher PinneyLiterature & EducationUK *
  1.  
Smt. Premlata AgrawalSportsJharkhand
  1.  
Shri Yogeshwar DuttSportsHaryana
  1.  
Shri Hosanagara Nagarajegowda GirishaSportsKarnataka
  1.  
Subedar Major Vijay KumarSportsHimachal Pradesh
  1.  
Shri Ngangom Dingko SinghSportsMaharashtra
  1.  
Naib Subedar Bajrang Lal TakharSportsRajasthan
  1.  
Ms. Ritu KumarFashion DesigningDelhi
  1.  
Dr. Ravindra Singh BishtArchaeologyUttar Pradesh
Source : PIB
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