Clear the Page File at System Shutdown(Windows NT/2000/XP)
Windows does not normally clear or recreate the page file. On
a heavily used system this can be both a security threat and performance drop. Enabling this setting will cause Windows to
clear the page file whenever the system is shutdown.
Warning: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to
the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Restart Windows for the changes to take effect.
Protect Against SYN Flood Attacks(Windows
NT/2000/XP)
Windows includes protection that allows it to detect and adjust
when the system is being targeted with a SYN flood attack (a type of denial of service attack). When enabled the connection
responses time out more quickly in the event of an attack.
Create a new DWORD value called "SynAttackProtect" and set it to either 0, 1 or 2 based on the table below.
This value causes Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) to adjust retransmission of SYN-ACKS. When you configure this value,
the connection responses time out more quickly in the event of a SYN attack (a type of denial of service attack).
0 (default) - typical protection against SYN attacks
1 - better protection against SYN attacks that uses the advanced values below.
2 (recommended) - best protection against SYN attacks. This value adds additional delays to connection indications,
and TCP connection requests quickly timeout when a SYN attack is in progress.
Optional Advanced Values
For extra control you can create these additional DWORD values in the same key for each of the items below. They are not
required for SynAttackProtect to be effective.
TcpMaxHalfOpen - default value is "100"
TcpMaxHalfOpenRetried - default value is "80"
TcpMaxPortsExhausted - default value is "5"
TcpMaxConnectResponseRetransmissions - default value is "3"
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters] Name: SynAttackProtect, Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Warning: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to
the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
