Category: Security

It is now well established that the Mac users are vulnerable to the malware attacks to the same extent as the Windows users are. So if you think that you, being a Mac user, are invincible from malware, then you are putting your financial and personal information stored in your computer at risk. If you do not want to pay for a commercial anti-virus product, then you can use free Dr.Web Light Scanner – a free anti-virus application for Mac OS.

You can check that unknown program using online services like VirusScan or Jotti and see if they are malicious in nature. But its tedious to manually check each and every application against these online services to verify if they are okay or may cause harm. Now you can use freeware System Security Guard to automatically scan all the running programs against such services and verify them if they are malware.

Contents of files are not destroyed when you delete them in Windows. It just removes their entries from the file table of your filesystem – making the space used by them available for other files. This makes it possible for you to recover the deleted files using appropriate tools. Wise Data Recovery is a free tool for Windows that helps you recover your deleted files.

Metascan is an online service similar to VirusTotal that helps you scan a file using multiple antivirus engines. According to Metascan – no single antivirus solution is perfect and may omit detection of some of the malware. The same malware can be detected by some other antivirus which itself may overlook another kind of virus. But when you scan a file with multiple antivirus engines, the probability of detection failures or false detection is reduced drastically.

Predator is a very secure and fast way to lock down your Windows PC. It turns your simple USB flash drive into a locking and unlocking device. What can be a faster and simpler way, than to just remove the USB key and walk away? If you find your colleagues routinely try to snoop into your PC when you are away, then Predator is the solution to your troubles.

When you browse through the internet, you expose yourself to all kinds of threats including malware infection, identity theft, data snooping and more. You can use the free Spotflux service to surf the web securely over an encrypted internet connection. Not only it encrypts all of your data transmissions over the internet, but it also hides your IP address. Additionally, it can also scan your inbound traffic to check if you are infected with a trojan or malware.

F-Secure Easy Clean is a standalone Windows application that can be used to detect for malware infections on your system and repair any damage that they may have caused. The tool scans your computer for infections and removes any that it finds. It is able to remove all kinds of threats in wild including rootkits, malware and trojans. F-Secure Easy Clean works along with your installed antivirus product but is not a replacement for your antivirus software.

Flashfake trojan is a Mac specific trojan that can turn your Mac into a bot. It is installed through a drive-by download on your Mac when you visit an infected web site. It hijacks your web browser’s search results so that when you click on those search links, it sends you to different websites. After the infection, your Mac becomes a part of the botnet controlled by cybercriminals from far away. You can remove Flashfake trojan from your Mac using the free Kaspersky Flashfake Removal Tool.

Viruses, trojans, malware, rootkits and other pests can cause you a lot of trouble including the financial loss and theft of identity. Sophos, a leading security firm, has come up with a one stop solution for such situations – Sophos Virus Removal Tool. Sophos Virus Removal Tool is a free tool that can be used to scan and remove viruses and other malicious programs from your Windows PC.