Category: Security
Freeware Foxit pdf Reader too will now install Ask toolbar … else get crippled ! Feb 25th, 2009. The Foxit pdf Reader took the freeware world by storm and became very popular. Compared to its rival the Adobe pdf reader, …more >>>
The Conficker worm seems to have run amuck, the latest being the case of 8000 PCs of a Sheffield hospital having been infected. The Conficker (Kido, Downandup or Downadup) is a malicious polymorphic worm that spreads through low security networks, …more >>>
Secunia has in a blog post stated that close to all PCs continue to run with several insecure programs installed. If anything, these numbers are worse now than previously (11 months ago) when Secunia generated these numbers initially. The total …more >>>
With Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft finally addressed a security hole which allowed malicious websites to read and steal your clipboard data. Yes, your Clipboard text can be stolen, as erstwhile users of upto ‘IE 6 without SP1′ would know. And …more >>>
Should you suspect that your Computer has been infected with Malware (Virus, Spyware, Trojans, Worms, etc), you should generate your HijackThis Log File. To do so, you need to Download and use the HijackThis Utility. Analyzing the output is another …more >>>
Windows Vista ( and ofcourse Windows 7) is secure ! But here is how you can further fortify your Internet Defenses. You will need a few things. Having a good antivirus should suffice in Windows 7 & Vista, since you …more >>>
While it is possible to hide spyware or a virus in a way that will fool even the traditional antivirus/antispyware products, some malware programs are already using so-called rootkits to hide deep on your pc ! Rootkits for Windows work …more >>>
Norton Labs is providing an new application named Norton Vista User Account Control Tool which would replace the default UAC provided by Microsoft in Windows Vista. The User Account Control was designed and developed for a good reason, however most …more >>>
Super Trojan For Sale. Jul 20th 2008. One of the players in the burgeoning malware industry has apparently crafted itself a new “super” Trojan, and is offering it up for sale as a guaranteed detection evader; or your money back. …more >>>
According to discussions in This PC Tools Forum Thread, the Spyware Doctor Starter Edition, which is available as a Freeware Download as a part of the Google Pack, has a MUCH Smaller database. Even during updates it is allowed to …more >>>
