Recent Posts Tagged With 'Security'

• Thwart password-hungry keyloggers with a Greasemonkey script

  Posted on Thursday January 22nd, 2009 at 07:33 in internet, Security, browsers

  If you're not quite ready to use a cloud service like LastPass to manage your passwords, you can still provide yourself some additional protection from keyloggers with a handy GreaseMonkey script.Install Virtual Keyboard Interface and double-click an...

• "Altruistic" Trojan blocks Piratebay and Mininova access

  Posted on Monday January 5th, 2009 at 12:26 in internet, Security, p2p

  A new trojan once again underscores the importance of exercising caution when downloading. Disguised as a keygen, Troj/Qhost-AC is one of the strangest pieces of malware I've seen.The trojan doesn't appear to be particularly malicious. Its mission: ...

• Livedrive provides unlimited online storage

  Posted on Thursday December 25th, 2008 at 10:35 in internet, windows, Security, beta

  Livedrive is an online storage service that offers two advantages over most services in this space: Unlimited file storage Integration with Windows Explorer When you install Livedrive (and reboot your computer), you'll notice an L drive show up in...

• Microsoft issues patch for latest IE vulnerability

  Posted on Thursday December 18th, 2008 at 13:48 in internet, Security, Microsoft, browsers

  Microsoft is acting to address concerns regarding the vulnerability that has been widely reported on since it was revealed last week. According to BetaNews there still haven't been any reported incidents involving the exploit.Even though the vulnera...

• Microsoft: Internet Explorers 5 through 8 vulnerable to attack

  Posted on Sunday December 14th, 2008 at 11:04 in windows, Security, browsers

  There's a bug in Internet Explorer that allows attackers to execute malicious code on your machine under certain conditions. When Microsoft first acknowledged the vulnerability a few days ago the company was under the impression that only Internet Ex...

• Anti-Malware Toolkit updated, supports loads of new apps

  Posted on Saturday December 13th, 2008 at 08:55 in internet, freeware, windows, Security, utilities

  Lunarsoft, producers of Anti-Malware Toolkit, have been hard at work since I mentioned it on Downloadsquad back in August.The handy updater now supports 37 different downloads in five categories, including: Spyware: Spyware Blaster, CCleaner, RogueR...

• Rohos Min Drive creates protected partitions on USB flash drives

  Posted on Friday December 12th, 2008 at 13:30 in freeware, windows, Security, utilities

  Rohos Mini Drive is a free Windows utility that will let you create a hidden, password-protected and encrypted partition on any USB flash drive. In theory you could use the software on your hard drive as well, but it really comes in handy if you have...

• Require passwords to launch programs with Empathy

  Posted on Sunday December 7th, 2008 at 03:50 in freeware, windows, Security, utilities

  If you need a way to prevent users from launching certain programs on an XP or Vista Home system, have a look at Empathy.Users of XP Pro or Vista Business/Ultimate don't technically need to bother with a program like this. It's fairly easy to use se...