Privacyfix is a Firefox extension that can help you lockdown your online privacy settings to keep you safe from the snooping eyes of people. It works inside the Firefox browser and checks your Facebook and Google settings to detect any settings that might expose your personal data to everyone. The Privacyfix extension scans for privacy issues not only for your Facebook and Google profiles but also for the other sites that you visit and the companies tracking you.
Read moreBackup and Restore Browser Settings using FavBackup
Everybody knows the painful experience of re-installing Windows, especially when you have to adjust the web browser settings, bookmarks and add-ons all over again. Imagine doing this for all the different web browsers manually. But if you use FavBackup, then you can backup and restore your web browser settings at the click of a button. FavBackup is a free program for Windows that allows you to backup and restore various settings for all the popular web browsers.
Read moreEnable 2-Step Verification in Google Accounts for Extra Security
Now you can optionally add an extra layer of security by enabling the 2-step verification in Google accounts. After enabling it, you will be required to enter the verification code in addition to the usual username and password. This verification code would be sent to your phone. This means that the potential hacker cannot break into into your Google account even if he knows your password, because they do not have access to your phone.
Read moreTurn Off 2-Step Verification in Google Accounts
Google has offered to boost your security by offering to turn on the 2-step verification system in your Google accounts. The 2-step verification requires that you enter a verification code received on your phone in addition to the usual password. But the 2-step verification is not available for all the Google services like AdSense. Also some of the phones are hard coded to ask only for username and password. If you feel uncomfortable using the 2-step verification, then you can choose to turn it off.
Read moreAutomatically Unlock BitLocker Drive in Windows 8
If you have a BitLocker encrypted drive, then you have to enter the password each time you want to unlock it and access it contents. But this is very uncomfortable to enter the password each time you attach it to your computer, especially if you use a drive too often. Windows 8 presents a solution to this problem by allowing you to automatically unlock a BitLocker protected drive whenever you attach it to your PC.
Read moreUnlock BitLocker Protected Disk Without Password in Windows 8
Windows 8 BitLocker is a disk encryption system that can encrypt all the contents of a disk. A BitLocker protected disk is unlocked by using the password or the smart card that you specified at the time of encryption. But what if you forget the unlock password? Do not worry, if you have the recovery key that was generated at the time of protecting the disk with BitLocker, then you can use it to unlock that disk.
Read moreReset Forgotten BitLocker Password in Windows 8
BitLocker encryption in Windows 8 uses very strong AES cipher for encrypting the contents of the drive. It is not possible to access the contents of BitLocker protected drive without the password. If you have forgotten the password to your BitLocker encrypted drive, then you can still use the recovery key to unlock the drive and reset its password. By resetting the password, you assign a new password for future use and erase the older password.
Read moreChange BitLocker Password for a Disk in Windows 8
Windows 8 BitLocker is a convenient way to protect your drives from the snooping eyes of other people. You can encrypt not only your hard disks but also the portable disk drives with BitLocker. For added security, you should keep changing the password for a BitLocker encrypted disk from time to time. By changing the password periodically, you can eliminate the possibility of someone, who knows your old password, from accessing the protected drives.
Read moreEncrypt Drives with BitLocker in Windows 8
Windows 8 provides an easy way to encrypt your hard disks and other portable disk drives (like USB keys) with inbuilt BitLocker encryption system. BitLocker is drive encryption system that is able to encrypt the contents of your disk drives so that only you can access them. The encrypted contents of a disk drive are accessible only after you enter a password or unlock it using a smart card.
Read moreRemove Malware from PC Using Free Spyware Terminator
Spyware Terminator is a free anti-spyware solution for Windows. If your system is infected then it can help you remove the malware from your PC. If your PC is not infected, then it can protect your PC from malware and keep it protected. Spyware Terminator can search and remove many different types of threats like spyware, adware, home page hijackers and other malware threats.
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