PicPick 5.1.5 update fixes a vulnerability in the screenshot software
The developers of the screenshot software PicPick have released an update that fixes a security vulnerability in the application.
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Microsoft Windows Security Updates March 2021 overview
Microsoft released security updates and non-security updates on the Marc 2021 Patch Day for all supported versions of Windows and other company products.
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Migrating from LastPass to an alternative password manager? KeePass vs Bitwarden, which one will you choose?
LastPass recently announced that it will be limiting cloud-access to one-device per user, so if you were using it to sync your passwords to your phone and compu
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Favicons may be used to track users
Security researchers of the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a new method to track Internet users that is persistent across sessions, even if u
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Microsoft Windows Security Updates January 2021 overview
Today is the first patch day of the year 2021.
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Password Manager KeePass 2.47 has been released
A new version of the versatile password manager KeePass is now available.
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Windows 10 microcode updates to fix new Intel CPU security issues
Microsoft has released a number of new Intel microcode updates for the company's Windows 10 operating system that address recently discovered security flaws in
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Microsoft Windows Security Updates November 2020 overview
Microsoft has released security updates for all support client and server versions of Windows as well as other company products such as Microsoft Office, Micros
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Time to remove Nano Adblocker and Defender from your browsers (except Firefox)
When Nano Defender was launched in 2019, it quickly became a go-to extension to bypass anti-adblocking mechanisms on Internet sites.
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E-Book Manager Calibre 5.0 has been released
The developers of the e-book manager Calibre have released Calibre 5.
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CCleaner 5.71 with new privacy opt-out for offers
CCleaner has had its fair share of controversies surrounding privacy and functionality in the past couple of years.
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Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office explained
Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office is a new security feature designed to load untrusted Office documents, e.
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Microsoft releases KB4558130 and KB4497165 to fix Intel CPU security issues
Microsoft has released two security updates for the company's Windows 10 and Windows Server operating systems to address security flaws found in many Intel proc
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Check whether your PC is infected with the Emotet malware
The malware Emotet was detected for the first time in 2014.
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Glasswire Review: NetGuard firewall and security solution
GlassWire is a user-friendly network security tool and personal firewall for Windows and Android that visualizes network activity in real-time.
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Sandboxie's Source Code has been released
Sophos, the company that acquired the Sandboxie sandboxing software and technology from Invincea in 2017, has released the source code of the application to the
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0Patch publishes micropatch to address Windows Font Parsing vulnerability
Microsoft published an advisory about a new font parsing vulnerability in Windows on March 23, 2020.
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Critical font parsing issue in Windows revealed (fix inside)
Microsoft published an advisory yesterday concerning a recently detected font parsing issue that affects all supported versions of the company's Windows operati
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Emsisoft Emergency Kit 2020 update brings a new interface design and dark mode
Emsisoft Emergency Kit has been my go-to secondary scanner for a few years now.
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Avast shuts down Jumpshot
Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek announced today on the official Avast blog that the company will shut down Jumpshot, a subsidiary which sold data provided by Avast produ
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Antivirus for Windows 7: support continues
All antivirus solutions remain supported on Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system after Microsoft ended support for it on January 14, 2020.
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Avast is in hot water again: subsidiary sells browsing data
The past couple of months have not been good for Avast.
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Microsoft Windows Security Updates January 2020 overview (end of Windows 7 support edition)
Welcome to the first Microsoft Patch Day overview of 2020 and the last Patch Day for the company's Windows 7 operating system (as well as for Windows Server 200
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Kaspersky replaces Free Antivirus with Security Cloud Free
Internet users who try to download the free antivirus solution Kaspersky Free Antivirus from the Russian security company are redirected to the Kaspersky Securi
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ScreenWings can block malicious programs from taking screenshots
We have talked about quite a few screenshot tools here, the most recent of which is Free Shooter.
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KpRm is a post-disinfection program that can find and delete malware removal tools and their remnant files
Manually deleting file and folder leftover by an uninstallation, is quite the chore.
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How to determine if a Google Chrome extension is safe
When it comes to online security, you can never be too careful; this guide isn't about antivirus programs, firewalls or VPNs though, as it is about Chrome exten
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Malwarebytes 4.0 for Windows launches
Malwarebytes released Malwarebytes 4.
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Microsoft releases emergency Internet Explorer security update
Microsoft released an out-of-band emergency security update for Internet Explorer on September 23, 2019 for all supported versions of Windows.
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KeePass 2.43 Password Manager released
A new version of the password manager KeePass was released on September 10, 2019.
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Authenticator is an open-source 2-step verification app for iOS
When it comes to iOS, open-source apps are something of a rarity but that doesn't mean they don't exist.
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Microsoft: 2-factor authentication blocks 99.9% of account attacks effectively
What is the best protection against attacks on accounts? Microsoft believes that it is 2-factor authentication, and the company has stats to back it up.
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First Look at Malwarebytes 4
Malwarebytes, maker of the security application Malwarebytes, released the first beta version of the upcoming major release Malwarebytes 4 to the public.
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How to enable Ransomware Protection in Windows Defender and add custom folders to it
Windows Defender has been gaining a foothold steadily for the past few years.
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About Security Intelligence Updates for Microsoft Defender
If you administrate systems protected by Windows Defender, the default antivirus solution that is included in Windows, you may have noticed that Windows Update
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Buttercup is an open source password manager for Windows, macOS, Linux, Firefox and Chrome
There is no shortage in supply when it comes to password managers, but not all of them are open source.
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Emsisoft Emergency Kit is a free portable antivirus that you can use as a secondary scanner or to disinfect PCs
Emsisoft Emergency Kit has been around for a long time and ranks high in my troubleshooting arsenal.
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Avast Free Antivirus - An overview of its pros and cons
I installed Avast Free Antivirus on my laptop a few weeks ago, and here is an overview of its features.
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Confusion about a recently disclosed vulnerability in VLC Media Player
Reports started to emerge on the Internet about a critical security vulnerability in the popular multimedia player VLC Media Player.
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Malwarebytes fixes Windows Defender deactivation bug in Windows 10 1903
Malwarebytes users who upgraded machines to Windows 10 version 1903 may have noticed that Windows Defender got deactivated after the upgrade automatically.
