Category: Security

Sometimes very simple and basic computing operations drive us crazy. For example, sometimes you are trying to delete a file and it just refuses to be deleted, no matter how hard you try. If you are having trouble deleting files, then you can try the freeware utility called Delete Doctor. It can delete all kinds of stubborn files in just a few clicks.

Kaspersky Security Scan is a free utility that can scan your system for all types of security risks. It can check your system for malware, vulnerabilities, presence of a protection software (antivirus) and more. It then generates a report about the found items that could be putting your system at risk. Even if you have an antivirus installed, you can use this utility to have a second opinion about your system security settings.

If you have some personal files that you want to keep away from the eyes of strangers, then your best bet is to encrypt them. There is an easy to use free program called Simple File Encryptor that can encrypt your files with strong AES cipher. It can be used as a portable application or can be integrated with Windows File Explorer.

When you connect to the Internet you are exposing your IP address to the rest of the world and it can be used to identify your location and identity. The TunnelBear VPN is a free VPN service that allows you to hide your IP address, surf the web anonymously, access the geo-locked or blocked sites in your country, prevent the websites from tracking you and more.

If you suspect that your PC is infected with malware and your current antivirus product is not detecting anything, then you can have a second opinion by scanning your PC with the free Ashampoo Virus Quickscan. It can readily tell you if your computer is infected with malware, virus, trojans and other unwanted objects.

There are many anti-malware products that depend on local malware signatures to detect and remove the malicious programs. But these programs have to be constantly updated so that they can provide protection to your PC. A new anti-malware software Crystal Security provides you cloud based protection eliminating the need of continuously downloading the signatures. It gathers data from millions of participating users worldwide to defend you from the latest threats.

DirtyDecrypt is a ransomware that infects your system as you visit the attack sites specially designed to download and run malicious DirtyDecrypt files on your system. Once it infects your system, it starts to encrypt your personal documents using the RSA cipher. When you double-click on the infected files, a picture is displayed showing you how to pay the ransomware authors to have your files decrypted. It asks for 100 GBP to be paid for the decryption of your files.

There are always some people who find pleasure in snooping into your computer screen and see what we are doing. What you can do to prevent such people from looking at your screen is to lock your screen with a free software called ScreenBlur. This is specially useful at work. Through this, you can lock your screen and walk away from your table for a few seconds to get a cup of coffee and nobody would be able to access your PC or see what you have been doing in it, behind your back.

If a file is in use by a program or Windows itself, then it cannot be deleted as long as the program is using it. The problem is that some of the files seem to be always in use by some or other programs and thus it becomes very hard to delete them. But now you can use the Free Delete on Boot program from TrishTech.com to delete such stubborn in-use files on the next boot of Windows.