Monthly Archives: January 2011

Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – January 21, 2011

The Relative Risk Of Malware – Trend Micro reports there are 3.5 new malware released every second, up from 1 new malware every 1.5 seconds a year ago. But what’s your actual risk? Mozilla blocks Skype’s Firefox-crashing add-on – Developers … Continue reading

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How Popular Worldwide Is YOUR AV Application?

A regular reader recently made the point that certain web sites (which are recognized for software reviews), tend to focus on the most popular security applications, seemingly at the expense of security applications that are less well known. He has … Continue reading

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Changing Security Apps? – Use Free AppRemover To Get Rid Of The Old

One of the most common complaints I hear from readers, concerns the mess they have to deal with after an attempt at removing an existing security application with a product more suited to their needs. You might be surprised how … Continue reading

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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – January 20, 2011

Protect and Defend: 32 Ways to Secure Your Digital Life – For every freedom and convenience we enjoy in our digital lives, there are countless cyber do-badders looking for ways to exploit them. Fight back with these 32 ways to … Continue reading

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A Reader Wants To Know….

We receive a wide variety of questions here, from the very simple, to the complex – all of which are equally as interesting. The following thought-provoking questions were all recently posed by a reader. Which Antivirus application(s) would you recommend? … Continue reading

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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – January 19, 2011

Chinese Trojan targets cloud-based AV technologies – A Trojan that tries to obstruct cloud-based antivirus technology present in major AV solutions offered by Chinese security firms is targeting users by posing as a video player and other popular software. “Bohu … Continue reading

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The Winners in the SPAMfighter Pro, Free License Giveaway Are ….

I’m happy to announce the 10 winners of a free license for SPAMfighter Pro, the award winning anti-spam desktop application designed for both typical at-home users, and business users. SPAMfighter Pro is a terrific application which continuously filters e-mail, to … Continue reading

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PDF Converter PDFZilla Giveaway – Free Until February 5, 2011 – Save $30

The developers of PDFZilla, are giving away a free license (in a limited time giveaway), for their highly regarded PDF Converter. This free offer is set to expire on February 5, 2011. PDFZilla is a desktop application that quickly converts … Continue reading

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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – January 18, 2011

Find Out What’s Not Working in Windows 7: Find and Fix Device Problems in Windows 7 – You may have problems with hardware you don’t even know about. Here’s a way to check for these and correct them. Death by … Continue reading

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IObit’s Advanced SystemCare Free 3.7 DOES NOT Install Spyware

There are times when you have to fall on your sword, and for me, this is one of those times. On Friday of last week, I posted an article which laid out a case that IObit’s Advanced SystemCare Free 3.7, … Continue reading

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