Category: Security

It is not unusual to face situations in Windows when you cannot delete one or more files because they are in use by some program. This is very annoying and no matter what you try, those files seem undeletable. When trying to delete a file or a folder you may get different kinds of messages like Cannot delete file: Access is denied or Cannot delete folder: It is being used by another person or program. You can quickly remove such locked files using the free IObit Unlocker tool.

When malware hits your system, it is often seen that it makes changes to your Windows system and adds malicious sites to Internet Explorer trusted zone list. It also adds good sites (like sites of antivirus companies) to the restricted sites. The overall effect is that Internet Explorer shows no warning when opening those malicious sites, while at the same time it blocks good sites which may help you remove the malware.

Vista Antivirus is another fake antivirus software which infects your system, shows fake warning that your system security level is low and demands money for protecting your computer from the fake infections. It sets up malicious proxy servers in Internet Explorer, so when you try to download a genuine security software it can block those sites. It alters settings in the Windows’ registry to automatically popup its own window whenever you try to run any program.

XP Antivirus is a fake antivirus software which infects your system. It shows fake warnings about your system security level being low. If you scan your system using it, it will show you false reports of viruses found on your computer. This is just another malicious program which intends to fooling you into paying for bogus antivirus. It infects your computer in such a way, that whenever you run a program, XP Antivirus 2012 pops up and starts showing various fake warnings.

Despite its name, Malware Protection is nowhere near any kind of protection for your computer. Malware Protection is a new fake-antivirus that infects your computer, shows fake reports of viruses found on your system and tricks you into paying for activating it. This is a bogus software, whatever it says is false. Do not get tricked by the various popups and reports it throws on you. This is a malicious software and should be removed from system as soon as possible.

The usual problem with encryption programs is that you need to install the encryption program in order to decrypt the encrypted files. Imagine you encrypt a file and email it to your friends – they cannot decrypt it without installing the same encryption program on their computer first. Protect Me addresses this problem in an entirely different manner – it enables you to store confidential files in a single password protected container.

The Secunia Personal Software Inspector (or PSI in short) is a free security tool designed to detect and update vulnerable and outdated programs and plug-ins installed on your computer which expose your PC to attacks. These type of attacks attacks which exploit vulnerable programs and plug-ins are rarely blocked by traditional anti-virus software and are therefore increasingly used by cyber-criminals.

Windows operating system is the most attacked target for the cyber criminals. If you do not keep your system updated and secured with a good antivirus and firewall, then you are at the risk of being the victim of any such online scams, malware infections or other cyber-crimes. Bitdefender Security Scan is a free cloud-based application which can scan your system and analyze your system speed, security, update status and general stability.

Many people want to password protect some of the folders which have their personal documents in it. Windows does not provide any such native tool so that a user can lock any folder they want. But you can password protect any folder on your hard disk using a freeware tool called My Lockbox. This tool enables you to hide, lock and password protect almost any folder on your computer.

MAC address (media access control address) is the hardware network address for the network interface card which is unique for the system. This address is sometimes used to identify a computer over the network. However, there may be a time when you need to change the MAC address of your network card for pure administrative purpose on a network. You can change the MAC address of your network card either through the network interface card properties in Windows.