One of the many misconceptions about file deletion is the fact that files can be recovered even if they are deleted on the computer system by the user. Deleting files normally moves them to the recycle bin from where they can be recovered easily. But even deleting them in there or pressing the Shift key [...]
Help the fight against phishing with Phishtank
For anti-phishing tools to work, phishing sites must be identified to analyse and to warn people about.
Sites like Web of Trust allow users to share information about phishing sites, but scores of similar tools exist and as it would be counter-productive for each to maintain their own database of phishing sites.
PhishTank centralises phishing reports and [...]
F-Secure Exploit Shield Protects Against 0-Day Web Browser Exploits
One of the major security threats that computer users face in the last years are web browser exploits. These exploits use 0-day vulnerabilities to infect web browsers that have not been patched to protect against the vulnerability. It does not always have to be the user’s fault if a web browser has not been patched [...]
Block Spyware Websites With Inoculate
Many spyware infections happen on specifically prepared websites. These websites might exploit web browser vulnerabilities or offer software and files for download that infect a computer system once they are executed on it. Web users have several protection mechanisms that they can use to protect their computer system from these spyware infections. Modern antivirus software [...]
Microsoft Security Updates August 2009
Microsoft has released its monthly set of security patches yesterday which patch several security vulnerabilities in Microsoft software programs including Microsoft operating systems and Microsoft Office. A summary of the patches can be accessed at the Microsoft website which lists nine security bulletins. Of these nine security bulletins five are rated critical and four important. [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Aug 9th, 2009
- Comments: 1
Map your network with Zenmap
Nmap is one of the most useful network discovery tools you will ever use. Nmap allows you to explore networks of any size to determine the following information:
Port details
Host details
State
Service
Devices
Addresses
and much, much more
Nmap is one of those applications you will need to open anytime you see issues on your network, need to get information about [...]
Peer Block Continues Where Peer Guardian Left Off
Peer Guardian is without doubt a popular security software that uses blacklists to block connection attempts to a computer system. Various blacklists are provided including those listing IPs of anti-p2p organizations, government and educational IPs but also adware and spyware servers. A problem that users of Peer Guardian experience are crashes and several other issues [...]
