Monthly Archives: February 2010
Free Tizer Rootkit Razor – Detect Kernel Mode Trojans or Rootkits
A Rootkit (a Kernel Mode Trojan), is a malware program, or a combination of malware programs, designed to take low level control of a computer system. Techniques used to hide rootkits include; concealing running processes from monitoring programs, and hiding … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – February 17, 2010
10 open source Windows apps worth checking out – The open source community has a lot to offer, and not just to Linux users. These 10 outstanding Windows tools can make your life easier (for free). Lifehacker: Which Social Network … Continue reading
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Think You’re Infected? Find Out – Run An Online Scanner From Your Browser
Today’s malware generally writes itself into multiple parts of the operating system, and in many cases it can hide it’s files, registry entries, running process and services, making the infection virtually invisible. The installation of this type of malware can … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – February 16, 2010
Video: Locate a stolen laptop with Prey – Bill Detwiler shows you how the free Prey application can help you track down and recover a stolen laptop. Google Says Buzz Needed Wider Testing, Issuing Fixes This Week – In one … Continue reading
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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – February 15, 2010
Keep Clear of Craigslist Scams – Learn from these disastrous Craigslist experiences and avoid getting bilked, bamboozled, conned, swindled, and otherwise screwed on the Web’s most popular classified site. Lifehacker: Five Best Netbook Operating Systems – Netbooks—the low-power and lightweight … Continue reading
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Free LookInMyPC – Probe Your PC’s Secrets
Do you have a detailed profile of your computer system which includes details on hardware and installed software? What do you know about your computer’s motherboard, CPU and GPU, remaining drive space, or your operating system’s security hotfixes? To effectively … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – February 14, 2010
Buzz User control features – Buzz gives you control over your posts, your followers, and who’s following you. Here are all the ways you can control settings related to your posts. Some of these settings are accessible by editing your … Continue reading
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Two Free Apps to Encrypt Your USB Drive
You can call it a Flash Drive, a USB Key, a USB drive, a Keychain drive, or a USB stick. Whatever you call it, you are referring to a small plastic case which contains a circuit board and a USB … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – February 13, 2010
More Google Buzz tweaks, separate version coming? – Privacy concerns force Google to again tweak settings on Google Buzz, and the company is apparently considering making an additional version separate from Gmail. Microsoft plans antipiracy update for Windows 7 – … Continue reading
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Glarysoft Valentine’s Day Giveaway – 500 Licenses Each Day From Feb 12 to Feb 14
Welcome to the Glarysoft Valentine’s Day Giveaway, which will provide you with an a powerful and top all-in-one utility to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC. They are giving away 500 licenses each day from Feb 12 to … Continue reading
