Check whether your antivirus is vulnerable to exploitable RWX addresses
AV Vulnerability Checker is a free program for Windows that determines whether antivirus software installed on the computer is vulnerable to exploitable constan
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Malware tricks that you may not know about
There is a constant cat and mouse game between malware, security software companies and computer users, and the chance of one side winning the battle seems slim
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Dell does a Lenovo: ships laptops with rogue root CA
Some Dell laptops ship with a self-signed root certificate eDellRoot and private key that attackers can exploit.
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Avoid third-party sponsor deals during Java installation or upgrade
The guide offers three methods to disable sponsored offers during the installation or upgrade of Java on machines running the Windows operating system.
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Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit 1.08 ships with fingerprinting detection and more
Malwarebytes, makers of the popular Anti-Malware application for the Windows operating system, has just released a new version of Anti-Exploit.
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EMET bypass in Wow64 Windows subsystem
One of the greatest strengths of the Windows operating system is backwards compatibility.
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Avast setup highlights why you should always customize installations
Whenever I install a program on Windows, the very first thing that I do is check for a customization option.
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KeeFarce extracts KeePass information straight from memory
Password managers are the way to go when it comes to keeping accounts and information secure on virtually any system.
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Tor Messenger Beta is now available
If you are still using Instant messengers for communication -- that's so last century by the way -- then you may be interested in the first public release of To
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New Browser security features have tracking side-effects
Most modern browsers are not simple tools anymore to display HTML websites properly in the browser.
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Should you run Windows Defender and the Malicious Software Removal Tool?
Microsoft has created several security solutions in the past that are either available as standalone downloads or integrated in Windows directly.
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Nirsoft publishes antivirus list of shame
If you are using tools from Nirsoft, and you should if you are running a flavor of Windows on a machine, then you may have ran into issues before when an antivi
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WinRAR: disclosed self-extracting archive vulnerability is none
A security vulnerability found in the latest version of popular compression program WinRAR puts users of the software program at risk according to security rese
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VeraCrypt 1.15 fixes two recently reported TrueCrypt vulnerabilities
Yesterday's update of the encryption software VeraCrypt fixed two vulnerabilities that security researcher James Forshaw discovered in TrueCrypt's source code.
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D-Link's digital certificate disclosing could allow spoofing
D-Link Corporation disclosed four digital certificates recently inadvertently that attackers could use to spoof content.
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Researchers to reveal critical LastPass issues in November 2015
Password managers are great as they store a virtually unlimited number of important information, accounts, passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive da
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Enpass Password Manager review
The main purpose of password managers is to remember all those unique username and password combinations that you create for all your online and offline account
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Seagate drives vulnerable thanks to hidden root account and other vulnerabilities
A security advisory posted on September 1 and revised on September 2 reveals that select Seagate wireless hard-drives are affected by multiple vulnerabilities i
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Are you being tracked by mobile carrier injected Tracking Headers?
Mobile Internet is still on the rise and used by hundreds of millions of people around the globe to access the Internet.
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LastPass Free now also available for mobile devices
LastPass, makers of the password management solution of the same name, announced that LastPass Free is now also available on mobile devices.
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Lenovo once again in hot waters over Lenovo Service Engine BIOS
The year has not been good for Lenovo so far.
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TrueCrypt alternative VeraCrypt 1.12 ships with interesting PIM feature
VeraCrypt is one of the few programs that came into existence after development of True Crypt was abandoned.
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How to block the insecure RC4 cipher in Firefox and Chrome
Whenever you connect to a secure website using Firefox or any other modern browser, negotiations happen in the background that determine what is being used to e
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How to improve KeePass security
KeePass is my password manager of choice as it ships with everything I require and uses a local database to store passwords instead of an online one.
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Popular password manager 1Password gets WiFi Sync option
Most online password managers require that Internet servers are being used for most of its functionality.
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Medium launches password-less sign ins: good or bad?
The publishing platform Medium announced today that it has improved sign-up options for users of its service.
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How to check the security of proxy servers
A recent study of 443 free proxy servers by Austrian security researcher Christian Haschek ended with the conclusion that free is not necessarily a good thing,
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Malwarebytes acquires Junkware Removal Tool
Malwarebytes, maker of the popular Anti-Malware security application and Anti-Exploit tool for the Windows operating system, announced on Monday that it acquire
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LastPass Hacked: what this means for you
Online security company LastPass published an announcement yesterday on the official company blog that it detected and blocked suspicious activity on the compan
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Ask Toolbar now classified as a threat by Microsoft
If you are a tech-savvy user, you have probably helped more than one friend or family member remove various toolbars, viruses and other unwanted contents from m
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Shiela USB Shield protects PCs against USB threats
Shiela USB Shield is a free security program for Windows operating systems that protects PCs from USB threats.
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Beware: Hola VPN turns your PC into an exit node and sells your traffic
Hola is a popular virtual private network (VPN) provider that is available for various web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explor
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GlassWire Firewall premium version comparison
Remember GlassWire? The firewall for Windows launched backed in 2014 as a free beta version that featured a simple elegant interface that provided you with info
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Reduce the risk of downloading Windows malware on the Internet
If you download software programs regularly for Windows, you probably do your due diligence when it comes to making sure that the programs are safe and not mali
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Find out if you are affected by DNS Leaks
Whenever you use anonymity or privacy solutions to protect your Internet traffic from being snooped on or to bypass censorship and location-based restrictions,
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McAfee Stinger installs McAfee Validation Trust Protection Service
McAfee Stinger is a second-opinion scanner that you can run alongside your resident security solution to check the system for malicious programs.
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Hybrid Analysis: analyze Windows files in a browser sandbox
Hybrid Analysis is a free browser-based, automated sandbox service powered by CrowdStrike Falcon that inspects suspicious Windows files and URLs for malware.
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How to add custom site exclusions to NoScript
NoScript is a powerful add-on for the Firefox web browser that gives you control over web scripts and several other security related features.
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VeraCrypt 1.0f-2 update fixes TrueCrypt audit vulnerability
VeraCrypt is a TrueCrypt fork that came to life after the original TrueCrypt project was abandoned by its developers.
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HTTPS Everywhere 5 launches with thousands of new rules
HTTPS Everywhere is a browser extension that is published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation that improves privacy and security by enforcing the use of the H
