Why Hackers take advantage of global events
Hundreds of websites have been prepared or compromised to take advantage of the Benazir Bhutto Assassination in Pakistan.
Security - Latest Posts
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Why you should always log out off Gmail
Let me narrate a story to you.
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Security and Privacy Complete
My last review of Security and Privacy Complete dates back to December 2006 and I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at this application again.
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Internet Explorer 6 crashes when loading websites after update
A lot of users are still working with Internet Explorer 6 either because their company did not make the switch to Internet Explorer 7 yet or because they don't
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Blowfish Advanced File Encryption and Security Tool
Blowfish Advanced manages to provide the user with several security and encryption features that I have not seen before in one utility.
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Distributed Password Recovery using Geforce 8 Video Cards
The software Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery was designed for distributed recovery of lost passwords providing hardware acceleration for NTLM password r
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Infected or Not: Is your PC Infected ?
I'm not that fond of online virus scanners because they always need special file access privileges and scan your files which could be a privacy issue as well.
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Melissa Strip Captcha Breaker Trojan
I bet you have never seen such a tempting Trojan before.
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Use one password on all websites
Many Internet users tend to have a handful of passwords at the most that they use for every website that they signup for.
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Is Orbitnet.exe spyware ?
A reader send me an email last night asking if I had any information about the orbitnet.
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I dnt hate Mozilla but use IE or else…. Worm
I dnt hate Mozilla but use IE or else.
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Type Text with your Mouse to increase security
Keyloggers record anything that you type and where you type it on your PC in a log and transfer those logs to the person - better thief - who did install the ke
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Why I decided to uninstall my Antivirus software
I have been using Antivirus software for a very long time and even though I kept it up to date it never catched a single virus, worm or Trojan.
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Check a File using multiple antivirus engines
If you need to quickly check a file for malicious code that you downloaded then Virus Total might be something you might want to take a closer look at.
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Port Forwarding Tester
You might have encountered the term Port Forwarding when configuring bittorrent on your computer or analyzing slow or none existing traffic with bittorrent.
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Critical Account Information from JPMorgan Chase Bank phishing email
I received two of those fake emails today and thought that it would be a good opportunity to dissect it to show how phishing emails try to lure customers into a
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Optimize and Secure Windows with PC Pal
PC Pal is a software that is currently in Beta that checks your Windows installation for weaknesses and possibilities to optimize it.
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Check if a website is revealing email addresses
You need to use the tools of the trade to check if your website is revealing emails from visitors or yourself.
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Block 'wrote an interesting post today' spam
I'm sick and tired of a new kind of blog spam that is appearing on the Internet in general and on my site in particular.
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A look at the XeroBank Browser
XeroBank Browser, or xB Browser which was previously called Torpark, is a portable browser based on Firefox with security and privacy add-ons that can be run ou
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Protect your data from physical access
Experts are able to gather sensitive data from your computer if they gain physical access to it.
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Quick Way to Remove the Skype Worm
If you do not know yet there is a Skype worm spreading around that is affecting Skype Windows clients.
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FDF File Spam is on the rise
If there is one thing for sure it is that spammers are creative in finding new ways to bypass anti spam filters.
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Rootkits: Sony does it again
I would have never thought that a company like Sony would not learn from its mistakes especially after the first rootkit debacle which was a major public relati
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How to filter fake membership and e-card spam mails
The Internet community has been pestered with yet another wave of spam mails containing fake membership information and e-cards.
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Secure USB Device called Flash Padlock
I barely finished the article about the first USB devices with an build in Iris scanner when the next developer announced a system to secure data on USB devices
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How to defeat most keyloggers on public computers
Keyloggers can generally be classified as either software or hardware keyloggers.
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Scan downloads automatically in Firefox
I was looking for a way to automatically scan specific file types immediately after finishing the download instead of scanning them when unpacking or executing
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Things to do before you sell your digital camera
Many people sell their old digital camera when they buy a new one.
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Check a system for rootkits with Gmer
Gmer is primary a free rootkit scanner which offers additional functionality such as offering an Intrusion Prevention System and a Firewall.
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Flash Cookies explained
Flash cookies are a new way of tracing your movement and storing a lot more information about you than with normal cookies.
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How to erase file information on unused disk space
We all know that it is important to securely delete all files on a hard drive before giving it to someone else.
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Encrypt and sign all your Email traffic
If you want to make sure that no one is able to eavesdrop on your mail traffic you should use encryption.
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A Sandbox for Applications
Sandboxie does what virtual machines such as VMware Player, Virtual Box and Microsoft Virtual Pc do with the difference that it works on the application level a
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How Logistep catches file sharers
It is no secret that companies like Logistep are monitoring p2p networks to sue file sharers who are offering software from clients like Zuxxez, a German compan
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Private Torrent Sites are being infiltrated
I read an rather obvious article over at the TorrentFreak blog that was entitled "Piracy Investigators Infiltrate Private Torrent Sites" which confirmed that pi
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The Compact Disk Eraser
Let me ask you a question: What do you do with old CDs and DVDs that have data on them ? Do you simply throw them away, recycle them ? What do you use to destro
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What is your Security Concept?
Many novice users use the software that comes preinstalled with their purchased computer and rely on these to be safe from the dangers that lurk on every corner
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AVG Anti Rootkit free
Rootkits received a publicity boost with Sony's rootkit infested CDs that was supposed to be some kind of copy protection.
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Send Windows to Nirvana with an animated cursor
One of the many disadvantages of every new Windows edition is the fact that the operating system becomes more and more bloated.
