12 Free Security Software Tools
12 Free Security Software Tools
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Drive-by Downloads: What They Are and How to Defend Against Them
Microsoft's Mark H. Walker wrote a classic article that still holds true today. With the amount of trojans and malware that I keep seeing on customer computers, I think right now is a good time to share most of Walker's article here about the dangers of drive-by downloads. Although the article has been around for quite a while and refers mostly to features found in IE 7, it is still pertinent today: Drive-by downloading is a catch-all name for software downloaded on your computer without your knowledge or intervention. Drive-by downloading is different than phishing, which misleads users by using authentic-appearing sites that deceive users into entering sensitive information, and different than pop-ups, which fool users into agreeing to download software. Drive-by downloads sneak onto computers without the user’s knowledge or permission. Some of the most common drive-by download carriers are songs from free music share sites, free screensavers, etc. Many of these ...
Rogue Security Programs: What You Need to Know
The Problem It's an epidemic. Computers are coming in for repair at an alarming rate. The culprit: Rogue security products are tricking normal computer users into installing a trojan disguised as legit anti-virus or anti-spyware software. Antivirus 2010 (shown above) is one example of this. There are products that will help you remove these infections from your computer, such as the ones detailed in this PC Magazine article. How and Why?...from Microsoft But how and why does this phenomenon happen? Microsoft has this article that explains the situation and reasoning behind it. It adds quite a bit of insight into the hows, whys and what-fors. Anti-Trojan.org: The Ultimate Rogue Software Resource Since most of these rogue programs drop malicious trojans onto unsuspecting computers, leaving an ugly mess behind, it is very helpful to read up on what trojans are and discover the ultimate anti-trojan Web site. This is it . Everything you ever needed to kn...
PCHelpware: Easy and Secure Remote Access from Anywhere
PCHelpWare http://www.uvnc.com/pchelpware/index.html For a wonderful step-by-step PDF, click here . This could be the answer to any small computer business's prayers. I have not tried it yet, but I plan to soon. Here is what we know about it: PCHelpWare is a free alternative to the various paying remote assistance services that can be found on the net PCHelpWare is a powerful remote support software that allows you to control (right from your own PC) a distant PC connected to the internet. It is the ideal solution to provide quick remote assistance and help your customers, colleagues, friends and family members, even if they are on the other side of the world PCHelpWare is customizable : you can create your own server package with your logo and -company- name The individual you want to remotely assist only has to download and execute your customized package. That's all No router/modem/firewall configuration is needed to access a remote PC ...
Moving iPod Music to a New Computer/Hard Drive
This scenario is a real eye-opener, but it is all too common. What happens if your computer's hard drive has been wiped clean or your hard drive crashes and data cannot be restored? If you're an iPod owner, you may think that because all of your music is on the iPod that it is safe and can easily be moved to the new hard drive. Guess what? If you do a Synch using Apple's iTunes software, you are actually synching to an empty drive, and therefore, your iPod's music will be erased - for good, and not synched at all. So, how is this problem solved? Here are some very useful articles that explain the solutions to this problem scenario: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-computer/P1 http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=7277&page=2 http://www.digidna.net/ http://www.mp3buzz.net/index.php/2006/06/27/how-to-get-songs-off-your-ipod-w-itunes/
How to Use Multiple iPods with One Computer and iTunes
Here is one of the two most common questions I have been getting lately. The other being "How to remove rogue security software from my computer." I will cover that in a future article. But first, how your kids can separate their vast music collections into their own personal libraries. For instance, one kid might be a rap lover, while another kid might like boy bands. Mom and Dad might prefer classic rock or oldies. With this tip, you can keep them all separate without having to combine everything into one huge library. If you want to use more than one iPod with the same computer, you can. In fact there are three different ways you can do it. 1st Method : If you share your computer with other people, you can maintain separate user accounts for each person who uses the computer. This is useful especially if each user has different tastes in music; users can maintain separate, personalized iTunes music libraries a...
LG BD390 Network Blu-Ray Player Review
The Product of the Year: The LG BD390 Network Blu-Ray Player I have just bought what I feel is the Product of the Year. The reason why I say this is because all year I have been looking for a Blu-Ray player that does everything and plays everything. None have come close until this one. LG makes other Blu-Ray players, but this is the one with a Wi-Fi connection , and that is what makes all the difference. The Features So far I have not even tried using this Blu-Ray player to play Blu-Ray DVDs. I have read many reviews that say this is one of the faster players around, loading and displaying DVDs quicker than almost any other player available. But what I bought it for are the other features, which I have tested and can verify: It has a built-in USB port on the front right side that allows you to plug in an external hard drive and play your DivX movies, MP3 music files, digital photos and a variety of other formats. These media formats include f...