Fake virus alerts are a common yet dangerous weapon often used by cybercriminals. These alerts masquerade themselves as legitimate security warnings, tricking users into actions that end up compromising their own digital […]
The Thunderbird team has released a new version of the open source cross-platform email client. Thunderbird 52.9.0 is a security update first and foremost which makes it a recommended update for all […]
As a print journalist by trade, I’ve had to use more Adobe InDesign than I care to get into. I swear I kern text in my dreams or something at this point. […]
When you upgrade a Windows 10 device protected by BitLocker to a new feature update version of Windows 10, for example from Windows 10 version 1703 to Windows 10 version 1803, BitLocker […]
Cloudflare announced the launch of its new public DNS service 1.1.1.1 on April 1, 2018. The company promised in the announcement that 1.1.1.1 would offer faster speeds and better privacy than other […]
Mozilla plans to integrate Trusted Recursive Resolver (TRR) via DNS over HTTPS in a future version of the Firefox browser. Initial functionality lands in Firefox 60 but further improvements will land in […]
Fingerprinting is a common technique used predominantly by advertising agencies and marketing companies to track people on the Internet. Mozilla introduced the preference privacy.resistFingerprinting in Firefox 41 as part of the Tor […]
Mozilla plans to release Firefox 60 with a new preference to disable support for the FTP protocol. The preference is disabled by default so that FTP sites can still be accessed in […]
Acronis Ransomware Protection is a new security program for Windows designed to protect the system against ransomware attacks. Users of Acronis True Image 2018 may notice that it looks similar to the […]
Wine HQ announced the release of Wine 3.0 today. The new version of Wine comes with support for Direct3D 10 and 11, improved DirectWrite and Direct2D support, and more features. Wine enables […]
Mozilla unveiled a new version of Lockbox today, a password manager extension for desktop versions of the Firefox web browser that replaces the built-in password manager when installed. Mozilla calls Lockbox an […]
The Web migrates from using HTTP predominantly to HTTPS. More than 66% of all Firefox page loads are now secured by HTTPS, an increase of 20% when compared to the January figure […]
When you click on a drive letter of a drive with a RAW partition that has an assigned drive letter, you get the prompt "you need to format the disk in drive […]
Whenever updates for Windows are released, reports about issues with these updates are usually posted soon thereafter to forums and social media sites. This is true more so for big updates or […]
ProtonVPN, a VPN service by the makers of the privacy focused ProtonMail email service, is out of beta testing and now available to the public. The creators of the Swiss-based VPN service […]
Firefox displays "This Connection is not Secure. Logins entered here could be compromised" warning messages when sites don't protect their login pages with HTTPS. The idea behind the feature is to display […]
Consumers have three core Windows 10 editions that they may run on their systems: Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, and the recently revealed Windows 10 S. Before you make a purchase, […]
Microsoft plans to discontinue support for its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit in July 2018, and won't release a new version of EMET either. This makes EMET 5.51 the last release version of […]
Pale Moon 27.0 is the latest version of the popular web browser that introduces several important changes, as well as new and updated features. We reviewed some of the changes previously here […]
Iridium is a privacy-focused modification of the Chromium web browser by members of the Open Source Business Alliance. Chromium is the open source basis for Google Chrome and other browsers such as […]
Duplicacy is a file backup solution for Windows and Mac devices that supports local and remote backup storage locations among other things. System backups are great, but they are often not well […]
Firefox 47 has been released on June 7th, 2016 to the stable channel. Firefox users can upgrade to the new version using the update functionality of the browser, or by downloading Firefox […]
One of the biggest advantages of desktop PCs is that these systems are open enough to allow you to replace components. While you may be able to replace some components, a hard […]
While many would probably disagree, I consider VPNs essential when it comes to improving your privacy and security on the Internet. The past couple of years have seen a surge in VPN […]
Firefox 46.0 was released on April 26, 2016 to the stable channel. The new version of the web browser is offered as an update or as a separate download from the Mozilla […]
AVG AntiVirus Free is a longstanding security program for Microsoft Windows that protects computer systems from viruses, trojans and other malicious code. One interesting fact about AVG is that it maintains two […]
Imagine, for a moment, that you publish a site about freeware and free software, and that you’ve been doing it for 10 years. Now imagine telling people about it, acquaintances that you’ve […]
The official release data of Firefox 44 is January 26, 2016. This overview provides you with detailed information about the new release including new features and changes in the desktop version of […]
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) extends a private network allowing users to connect to remote data centers, network resources, and to encrypt their communication. A simple way of thinking about VPNs is […]
We released a privacy and security settings list for the Firefox web browser back in August 2015. That list, created by Ghacks reader Pants, has been updated regularly since then. The newest […]
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and other modern browsers will support so-called push notifications on the desktop in the near future or are already supporting it. Push notifications allow websites to notify the […]
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 Tor Messenger Beta, […]
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 accounts, credit cards, smartphone PINs and other […]
Mozilla Firefox is without doubt the web browser that gives the most control to users in regards to privacy and security. Firefox users find some of those options listed in the graphical […]
This is the Microsoft patch overview for August, 2015. It reviews all security and non-security patches that the company has made available for its Windows operating system and other company products. The […]
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 encrypt the connection. RC4 is a […]
I reviewed PNotes (without the .NET) back in 2009 and liked the functionality of the portable program a lot. It allowed you to post sticky notes to the Windows desktop, use formatting […]
Norwegian company Opera Software just announced that it has released an update for its data compression application Opera Max that brings WiFi and app data blocking support to the app. Opera Max […]
Firefox 38 Stable has just been released by Mozilla. The new version of the web browser is already available via the browser's automatic update feature but can also be downloaded from the […]
Most file sharing methods are not efficient, secure or private in nature. For instance, most Internet services are eliminated right away when it comes to privacy. If you don't want your files […]
Pale Moon 25.4 has just been published. The new version of the web browser is already available via the browser's automatic update feature and the official website. The release is a major […]
