Malicious Software or Malware can abuse your digital experience in many way. You can get a malware from your USB drive or CD or DVD or can get it via shared network drives. Not to mention that still internet is the major source of malware infection. You can easily get infected by visiting an innocent […]
Microsoft updates Windows frequently for fixing bugs and patching security holes. If you have turned on Windows update you should receive all updates regularly. But in practical experience, due to several unexplained reasons, Windows Update fails to notify users about available updates often and as a result your system remains backdated with the every risk […]
The correct functioning of Windows systems relies strongly on information saved in the registry database. Incorrect information in this database can cause the total crash of a Windows system. If you are a power user, you must have done lots of editing in Windows Registry for tweaking and customizing things in Windows. Even if you […]
Few days ago I wrote a post about Emsisoft MalAware. Austrian company Emsisoft has released a new version of its flagship product Emsisoft Anti-Malware (EAM) on 26th April, 2012. The new version adds some improvements and some new features over an already complete anti-malware product. Emsisoft Anti-Malware uses Ikarus and Emsisoft dual engine for detecting […]
Windows Task Manager is an essential tool to manage processes and services. But current day malwares tend to disable task manager for protecting its running process. In such cases an external task manager is necessary. Сhameleon Task Manager Lite from Evgeni Shmakov nicely suits such need.
Cyber crime is a popular business now-a-days. New variants of malware and phishing scams are spreading every moment at every corner of the cyber space. To achieve its goal malware uses several tricks. A common frustrating trick is that these hide files and folders by changing some settings in Windows registry. Such trick is used […]
Those who are conscious about PC security must be aware of Rootkit. At present rootkit is the most notorious kind of malicious program that designed to hide the existence of malicious processes or programs from normal methods of malware detection by security software. So, at present almost all reputed anti malware software come with rootkit […]
A computer virus is the most common disease to any Windows computer. Thousands of new malwares are being developed everyday for various malicious purpose. Traditional Antivirus softwares can detect malwares once their analysts are able to collect & check those files and update the signature database. So, there is a significant gap between the development […]
Few days ago I wrote about LocK-A-FoLdeR with which you can lock your sensitive files in a folder. Today I will write about another free software MEO Encryption which allows you to encrypt and decrypt files or folders or emails against unauthorized viewers. You can encrypt using either the BlowFish or 3-Des algorithims. MEO Encryption […]
Is your computer crushed due to malware infection? You can’t even boot your computer? Don’t worry, you may not need any computer technician at the moment. There are plenty of available Free Rescue Disks that can help you in such situations. COMODO Rescue Disk (CRD) is the newest addition among those. COMODO, an well known […]
Do you use a PC that your friends, colleagues or family members access? If yes, then you must have worried about your private files that you don’t want to be accessed by others. LocK-A-FoLdeR is a tiny open-source [Apache License 2.0] application that lets you quickly lock your personal folder. According to the developer Gurjit […]
Today I will write about a small portable software called Process Manager. This software has been developed by Subin Ninan, the same person who has developed Computer Hash that I reviewed few days back. The software can Manage Processes, Auto-Start Entries, Critical System Settings and Detect Hidden Processes.
Windows have two types of deletion option. Selecting “Delete” from Context Menu or Pressing “Delete” button, moves a file to “Recycle Bin”. Selecting “Delete” from Context Menu while holding “Shift” button or Pressing “Shift” & “Delete” at once deletes a file ‘Permanently’. But how much ‘Permanently’ depends on many unknown parameters. On the safe side […]
Few days ago I wrote about NoVirusThanks MD5 Checksum Tool. Today I will write about a tiny tool that can compute the file hashes using the same algorithms i.e. MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA384 and SHA512. The tool is Compute Hash developed by an Indian software developer Subin Ninan.
Malware infection is very common in Windows PC. I have written about a number of tools till date that can prevent or cleanup malware infections. Today I will write about another very interesting tool called F-Secure Easy Clean. F-Secure is a major vendor in Antivirus Industry known for its excellent malware detection and prevention techniques. […]