Category: Security

The new trend in the PC malware is ransomware. The ransomware is a malware that locks your PC or encrypts the documents on your PC and demands you to transfer money to the cybercriminals account so that they can unlock your PC or decrypt the files. There are some ransomware like FBI Monkeypak and Reveton that have infected a multitude of people. You can use the free Anvi Rescue Disk to clean these types of known ransomware from your PC.

Modern malware capture your financial information using keylogging and screen capture methods. They record your keystrokes when you enter your login credentials into your banks website and then send it to cybercriminals server. You can protect yourself from such keyloggers by using free SpyShelter software. It is a freeware Windows application that blocks keyloggers, screen captures, webcam captures and sound recordings by unauthenticated programs.

More and more people are preferring WiFi networks over the traditional Ethernet cable based networks. The WiFi network is a tad costlier to install but it requires very little maintenance later and absolutely no cabling is needed. Because you do not need a cable connection, just about anyone can access your WiFi network making them easier to hack as well. SoftPerfect WiFi Guard is a small tool that helps you keep you WiFi network secure and protected.

SmokeScreen is a nifty little tool that can save you from being caught red-handed by your boss. The program allows you to take a full-screen capture of your working screen and displays at a single stroke of your mouse in any direction. This results in hiding your pleasure seeking activities (watching videos on youtube, hanging out with friends on Facebook) with a fullscreen image of your working screen – giving an illusion to your boss that you are working.

Bitdefender 60 Second Virus Scanner is a very simple cloud based virus scanner that is compatible with other antivirus products. In addition to malware scanning, it checks your PC for other security related issues e.g., if firewall is installed and enabled, if Windows Automatic Update service is running or not, antivirus protection is enabled etc. Even if you have installed a security product, you can use Bitdefender 60 Second Virus Scanner to get extra protection for free.

These days almost all the installation packages come with an extra software that you did not ask for. Such unwanted software can be anything from a browser toolbar to a desktop utility. It is not unusual for people to have tons of such unwanted software to be installed on their computers. If you want to get rid of such undesired applications then you can use FreeFixer. FreeFixer can scan your system for potentially unwanted programs (PUP) and gives you an option to remove them.

A rootkit is a malicious software that uses stealth techniques to hide its presence from not only the user but also from the operating system (Windows) itself. A rookit is the hardest type of malware to remove from your system. Malwarebytes, the makers of the popular Malwarebytes Anti-malware software, have come up with Malwarebytes Anti-rootkit which can help your detect and remove possible rootkits infections on your system.

You can easily remove unwanted browser toolbars from your web browser using Toolbar Cleaner. It can help you remove toolbars from Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer at the click of a button. In addition to the toolbars, it can also disbale the programs that automatically start with Windows.

If you are not careful during the installation of a software, you would be surprised to see new toolbars installed in Internet Explorer. These unwanted toolbars claim to enhance or improve your browsing experience, but most of the users find them highly invasive in the online privacy. Removing these toolbars manually from Internet Explorer is usually a herculean task. But now you can remove unwanted IE toolbars using free Smart Toolbar Remover.

When your computer is attacked by malware, it makes undesired changes to your system, specially to your web browsers. Luckily, you can now restore your web browser settings using the free Anvisoft Browser Security Tool. It can restore access to Registry Editor, restore browser default path, repair file associations, block Windows startup pop-ups and repair Windows IFEO (Image File Execution Options) hijacker to facilitate virus and malware removal.