Monthly Archives: July 2010
"Big Brother" isn’t the only one watching you. "Uncle Nasty" is out there prowling the Internet too!
Widespread publicity, generated by the use of so-called “legitimate” spycam software in the ongoing “Pennsylvania High School Caught Filming Naked Teenage Students In Their Bedrooms”, class action lawsuit, and more recent reports from around the world of stealth webcam-activating malware … Continue reading
Filed under Anti-Keyloggers, Anti-Malware Tools, Child Safety Internet, cybercrime, Don't Get Scammed, Don't Get Hacked, downloads, Internet Safety for Teenagers, Internet Security Alerts, Online Safety, Software, Software Trial Versions, System Security, trojans, Windows 7, Windows Tips and Tools, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Free CheckDrive – Detect And Fix Hard Drive Errors
Popular guest writer Rick Robinette, who is always on the hunt for the best in Freeware, has just come across CheckDrive, a great little Hard Drive error checking utility. Here’s Rick’s review: Looking for and writing content for a blog … Continue reading
Filed under Windows Tips and Tools
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – July 23, 2010
5 Ways to Use Bootable Linux Live Discs – Work anonymously, secure your network, and other clever reasons to run Linux from a “live CD” rather than installing it on your hard drive. 12 Top Spy Gadgets – From power … Continue reading
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Round Two: Download Next Generation Microsoft Security Essentials In Beta
Microsoft Security Essentials, which incorporates antivirus, antispyware and rootkit protection, all under one roof, was released by Microsoft last year as a free replacement application for Windows Live OneCare. MSE was initially released in June 2009 in Beta, which was … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – July 22, 2010
Lifehacker Pack for Linux: Our List of the Best Linux Downloads – We love Linux, and want to make it easier for others to do so, too. This first edition of the Lifehacker Pack for Linux includes our favorite apps … Continue reading
Filed under Internet Security Alerts, Tech Net News
Secure Browser – A Sandboxed Firefox 3.6
Controlling malware intrusion, while surfing the Net, through the use of a ‘”virtual” environment, rather than operating in a “real” environment, continues to make sense given the level of cyber criminal activity on the Internet. In the last few months … Continue reading
Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – July 21, 2010
Adobe adding ‘sandbox’ to PDF Reader to ward off hacker attacks – The next major version of Adobe’s PDF Reader will feature new sandboxing technology aimed at curbing a surge in malicious hacker attacks. Firefox 3.6.7 fixes several security issues … Continue reading
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Free Qualys BrowserCheck – Spot Plug-in Security Flaws In Your Browser
Yesterday, I wrote on the Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI), and I mentioned in the article, that each week I receive the Qualys Vulnerability Report from Qualys, a security industry leader in vulnerability assessment, and vulnerability management. Although Qualys is … Continue reading
