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Hide any file or folder inside another file using Clotho

August 19, 2012 0 comments

There are several ways and tools to keep your private files and folders from being seen by others – password protecting, encrypting etc. Clotho is a free tool that works a little differently. It lets you hide any file or folder inside of another file (called the mask file). Download and install Clotho from http://clotho.ixenity.tk. [...]

Secure your PC with free AntiVirus, free AntiMalware and a free AntiSpyware

March 24, 2011 0 comments

Every computer that is connected to the internet is susceptible to virus, malwares and spywares. And if you want to keep your system clean you need to have software that can protect your computer from these three elements. Sure, there are a lot of great paid software that can do the job for you and [...]

Make your Facebook information secure with https

February 3, 2011 0 comments

By default Facebook does not use a secure connection and uses an http connection rather than the secure https connection. An http connection sends your information in plain text. This means that the information that you send over the Internet through Facebook can be intercepted by packet sniffer tools. But when you send information using [...]

Kamasutra virus hides in a PowerPoint presentation

January 17, 2011 1 comment

Sophos computer security firm recently warned that hackers are spreading a nasty computer virus with a file promising a PowerPoint presentation of sexual positions from the Kama Sutra. Clicking on the file does open a real PowerPoint presentation with more than half a dozen lovemaking techniques illustrated from the ancient Indian text. But in the [...]

Password protect minimized applications with LockThis

February 1, 2010 1 comment

Have you ever wanted to let a friend quickly borrow your windows computer, but didn’t want to worry about them looking through the other applications that you have open, like, maybe an instant messenger window? One way would be to save and close all the other applications before you hand over the machine to your [...]

Use your USB flash drive to protect your computer

July 11, 2009 2 comments

Predator is a free tool that turns any USB flash drive into a key that you can use to lock or unlock your PC, preventing other people from gaining access to your computer in your absence.

Make your GMail secure with Https

July 8, 2009 0 comments

By default Gmail uses just Http protocol to transfer data. While it may not be an issue if you are just a casual email user, for people whom security is the primary concern, http may not be good enough.

Say goodbye to Forgotten Passwords with LastPass

May 12, 2009 0 comments

There are several tools to help you manage the plethora of passwords we all accumulate online. There are some tools that just manage passwords while other also fill in web forms. Some have to be installed in a particular computer while some are portable and can be carried on a USB key. LastPass offers just [...]

Uncover the web bugs hidden in web sites

May 3, 2009 0 comments

Did you know that most of the web sites that you visit contain Web bugs? Web bugs are not really bugs in the true sense. They are hidden scripts that track your behaviour and are used by the sites you visit to understand their own audience. Ghostery is a free add-on for Firefox that can [...]

Registering your Skype account? Make sure you enter the correct email id

May 3, 2009 2 comments

If you are registering a new Skype account, you would do good to double check the email id that you enter. Especially, make sure that there are no typos when you enter your email address. The problem is that after you download the software, you are asked to enter your email address. A note below [...]

Beware of hidden fields in a Word document

March 9, 2009 0 comments

Did you know that there could be hidden fields in your Word documents which can be used to peer into your PC and even grab your files? Here’s how to prevent that from happening. There is a little known trick in Microsoft that can allow malicious users to steal your private information. It could even [...]

Vishing – Be wary of voice phishers

February 24, 2009 0 comments

I suppose you already know what Phishing is. But have you heard of vishing? Vishing is Voice Phishing. You receive an e-mail or get a prerecorded voice message (supposedly from your bank, or PayPal, or some other financial institution) informing you that a large transaction—one you never performed—has been held up. The message includes a [...]

Beware – The Win32.Worm.Downadup worm is out to get you

January 19, 2009 2 comments

The Win32.Worm.Downadup is raging across the Internet, using new tricks to spread undetected. The worm spreads by exploiting a vulnerability in the Windows RPC Server Service and has infected millions of Windows PCs in the last two weeks. Apparently, there are several different variants of Downadup running wild. The algorithm to create the domain names [...]

How to turn on two-way Firewall protection in Vista

January 15, 2009 0 comments

Both Windows XP and Vista offer built in Firewall protection. But the difference is that while WinXP offer protection against incoming threats only, Vista is capable of two-way protection, meaning, the Firewall in Vista is capable of watching and blocking both inbound and outbound traffic. Monitoring outbound traffic could be just as critical as monitoring [...]

BitDefender detects novel approach to stealing web passwords

December 5, 2008 2 comments

Researchers at BitDefender have discovered a new type of malicious software that collects passwords for banking sites but targets only Firefox users. The malware, which BitDefender dubbed “Trojan.PWS.ChromeInject.A” sits in Firefox’s add-ons folder. The malware runs when Firefox is started.

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