Have you even seen how in the crime movies and TV shows, our detective or spy breaks into the room of the bad guy, plugs in the USB key and copies all the secret documents on it and quietly walks away. If you have a computer in your office and you do not want this to happen to you, then you should make all the USB devices read-only on your PC. The freeware tool USB WriteProtector can help you do this and prevent just about anyone from writing anything on the USB keys or other USB devices.
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OPSWAT Security Score: Check if Your PC is Secure
We all try to make our computers secure against hacking and malware attacks. But all of us are not security experts and can make mistakes or forget an important step to fully secure our computers. OPSWAT Security Score is a Windows application that checks your PC for security measures you have taken, gives you a security score and also tells you what you can do to make your PC more secure.
Read moreAutoRun Disable : Stop Windows from Executing Autorun.inf
One of the techniques used by some of the very dangerous and harmful malware to infect your PC is through the autorun.inf file. They put a specially crafted autorun.inf file on your USB keys so that whenever you plug it into a clean PC, the malware runs automatically and infects that clean PC too. You can use the free AutoRun Disable tool to stop running of autorun.inf in Windows.
Read moreRecover Deleted Files with Undelete 360
It happens to all of us. Sometimes we accidentally press the Delete key on the keyboard and all the files disappear in front of our eyes. But you do not have to pull your hair in despair. All you have to do is use the Undelete 360 software to recover your deleted files and folders. It is a free application that can recover your deleted files from your hard disk, memory card, USB key and other removable media.
Read moreHow to Protect USB Disks with Panda USB Vaccine
Some malware infect your USB pen disks by creating an autorun.inf file on it. So when you insert this USB pen disk in another clean computer, that computer is also infected. You can immunize the USB disks and your computer by using freeware tool from Panda Security Labs – called Panda USB Vaccine.
Read moreSafePad : Save Your Text Files in Encrypted Format
Windows comes with Notepad which is easiest and lightweight text editor for all kinds of text files. But it is not secure. If you want to save your text information securely without having to encrypt and decrypt the files using external tools like AXCrypt, then you can make use of the free SafePad program. It is lightweight like Notepad, has rich text features like Wordpad and saves text files in encrypted format automatically.
Read moreCheck if a Website is Safe Using AVG Threat Labs
The Internet today is full of malicious websites
Read moreRecover from Malware Damage Using Quick Disaster Recovery
When a malware infects your computer, it can disable various critical components like registry editor, task manager etc. Even after the malware is removed, these components remain disabled. Although you can manually edit various settings in your computer to re-enable these components, but it is a very tedious task. Now you can enable these disable components easily using the Quick Disaster Recovery.
Read moreRemove Rogueware with ESET Rogue Applications Remover (ERAR)
ESET, the leading security company from Slovakia, has introduced a new rogueware removal tool called ERAR which is short for ESET Rogue Applications Remover. This tool is a standalone application for Windows and can help you remove rogueware. Rogurware is rogue security software that masquerades as a real security software (anti-virus or anti-malware) and deceives the user by showing that it can remove viruses, trojans and malware only if you pay for it.
Read moreSave and Restore MBR and Boot Sector with HDHacker
Sometimes when you re-install Windows in a multi-boot system, the Windows setup overwrites the boot sector and MBR and you have to boot from the Windows DVD/CD and fix the MBR. You can save yourself from this trouble by backing up your hard disk MBR and then restoring it when needed using HDHacker. HDHacker is a stand-alone micro-utility that saves, visualizes, and restores the MBR (from a physical drive), the BootSector (from a logical drive) or any specified sector from any disk (even removable disks).
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