Posted on 09 June 2008
First, let me make it clear that this post is only meant to be informative. Please do not misuse it. On the other hand, if you are an administrator, then this post could be useful to you in being wary of how your system could be compromised with a very simple trick.
Now here is how […]
Tags: Admin Account, Hacking, Net User, Windows
Posted on 07 June 2008
Hong Kong (.hk) domain has jumped 28 places as the most dangerous place to surf and search on the web according to a new McAfee Inc. report called “Mapping the Mal Web Revisited“.
The second annual McAfee “Mapping the Mal Web” report into the riskiest and safest places on the Web reveals that 19.2% […]
Tags: McAfee, Risky Domains, Security
Posted on 19 April 2008
The most infamous error message in Windows is the Blue Screen Of Death. It’s so well-known that it has crept into the vernacular: “Aw, man! I was almost finished with my term paper when I got blue- screened!” The phenomenon is also known by its acronym, BSOD.
The conditions that cause a blue screen have […]
Tags: Blue Screen of Death, BSOD, Windows, Windows crash, Windows Error
Posted on 27 February 2008
Most people have some data that they would rather not share with others - passwords, personal information, classified documents from work, financial records etc.
Perhaps you have saved some of this information on your computer where it is conveniently at your reach, but when the time comes to remove the data from your hard disk, things […]
Tags: delete files, Eraser, file shredder, Security
Posted on 14 January 2008
If you are not using a dedicated password manager like Roboform or the like to take care of your passwords, then you would either have to remember the passwords to all the sites you log into, or let your browser save your passwords. Of course, you wouldn’t want the browser to save your passwords in […]
Posted on 08 January 2008
In an earlier post I had written about how to create an invisible folder. That’s a method to create a merely invisible folder with no real protection.
Now, here we will see how to create a folder that will not just be invisible, but also require a password to reveal it and open it. The best […]
Posted on 14 December 2007
Heard of the term steganography?
Steganography is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one apart from the sender and intended recipient even realizes there is a hidden message.
There are lots of methods and tools to hide messages and files. But there is a very simple method by which […]