Category: Security

It is worse to use a weak password than not to use any password at all. A weak password gives you a false assurance that your account is protected while cracking or guessing that password is a matter of few seconds for any hacker. This is why all the security firms and experts give emphasis on using only strong passwords. If you do not how to make a strong password, then you can use freeware PassworG to quickly generate one or more strong passwords.

ClamWin is a free, fast and open source antivirus for Windows. Unlike most other antivirus products of today, it supports all the versions of Windows starting from Windows 98 – making it an ideal choice for older systems. The only thing that lacks in it is a real-time scanner component. But even without a real-time scanner, it can be used as an on-demand scanner for scanning and removing malware and viruses from your system.

It is common knowledge for most of the computer users, that when you delete files from a disk, they are not actually deleted and can be recovered later with freely available tools like Recuva. What you can do is securely erase all your personal files using a tool like Hard Wipe. Hard Wipe is a freeware tool that can be used to wipe out data in files, folders or disks to an extent that it becomes irrecoverable.

Any advanced user using proper tools can recover deleted files. Such file recovery tools are available freely over the internet. So if you are throwing or giving away your hard disk, make sure you completely erase all the data on it or it can be recovered to reveal your personal or financial information. The freeware Disk Wipe tool can be used to completely wipe your hard disk leaving nothing behind.

Malware authors have shifted their focus to other operating systems like Apple Mac and Google Android too. According to a report more than sixty new malware were found in the last quarter of year 2011 alone. Despite this rapid growth of Mac malware in the recent times, many Mac users are still not protecting themselves from the threat. Now you can get free protection against malware on Mac using the Avira Free Mac Security.

Digital cameras are cheaper today than never before. You can easily get a 10 megapixel digital camera from anywhere like walmart for very cheap. All of these cameras have the ability to view and delete photos so that you can remove photos which you do not like. But what if you accidentally delete some photographs that you do not wanted to delete? Do not worry, Digicam Photo Recovery can help you recover your deleted photos from your digital camera.

Anvi Smart Defender is a new generation of security suites with a smart scanning engine that powerfully protects your PC from Malware, Virus and Spyware. It is completely free for all versions of Windows. It delivers smart and powerful protection against malicious software, such as virus, Trojans, adware, spyware, bots and other threats without putting unnecessary load on your computer system.

It is a matter of common knowledge that deleted files in Windows end up in the Recycle Bin. But what of you have emptied the Recycle Bin as well? If you accidentally delete some file and at a later time, after realizing your mistake, want it back, then you can undelete it using a freeware application called Pandora Recovery. It can be used to recover deleted or erased files from your hard disk, pen drives, memory cards and more.

Bitdefender is a well known security firm known for its excellent Bitdefender Online Security, Bitdefender Antivirus and Bitdefender Mobile Security products. Now they have come up with a secure online storage service called Bitdefender SafeBox which can be used to backup all your important documents, photos, e-books, videos and other files in the cloud. Bitdefender Safebox provides free 2 gigabytes of free space for everyone. If you want more storage space, then you have to pay for it.

If you are not careful about keeping your computer system updated and protecting yourself from the regular attacks of malware, then you might end up with an infected computer. If you already have an infected computer with one or more malware, then you should quickly start the cleaning process. You can use the free NoVirusThanks Malware – a reliable and useful application built to scan, find and remove trojans, adware and other malware.