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.
Read moreRadio Sure : Listen to Online Radio in Windows
There are many media players like Windows Media Player and Winamp which use shoutcast to populate the available internet radio channels. You can listen to many different genre of radio channels in them. But if you just want to listen to online radio, then these media players can be overwhelming. If you just want to listen to online radio, then Radio Sure is an ideal program for Windows users. It allows you to search, bookmark and listen to a variety of online radio stations.
Read moreHow to Boot Straight to Windows 8 Desktop
Microsoft has incorporated the new tile based Metro user interface in Windows 8. But many users do not like this and want to boot straight into Windows desktop. We had earlier posted a method to do this, but it flashes the Metro start screen for a second before switching to the desktop. A new better method has now surfaced which involves a simple registry edit after which you would boot directly into Windows desktop completely bypassing the Metro start screen.
Read moreToolbar Cleaner: Remove Unwanted Toolbars from Browsers
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.
Read moreHow to Enable Do Not Track in Google Chrome Browser
Web browser developers are giving options of disable tracking in these sites. Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer had already included options for a do-not-track feature. Now the new version of Google Chrome has also come up a do-not-track feature by enabling which you tell websites that you do not want to be tracked. However websites are free to honor or ignore this request. Most of the sites honor this setting in a user’s web browser.
Read moreSnapCrab : Capture and Share Screenshots in Windows
If you want more control over your screen capture functions, then you can use the free SnapCrab utility. It can capture, save and upload the captured screenshots to your twitter or facebook pages. SnapCrab does not come with image editing functions like many commercial software in the same category (e.g., HyperSnap or Snagit).
Read moreHow to Extract Images from PDF Files
Recently, my younger brother found out an old photograph of my grandfather which was not in good condition. He scanned it and emailed to me so that I could edit it and make it look better. There was only one problem, he sent me a PDF file. To edit the image, I had to first extract the image file from this PDF file. As luck would have it, I had heard about Some PDF Images Extract software using which I was able to extract the image from the PDF file.
Read moreSSDLife Free : Check Health of Your SSD Drive
Most people do not realize that SSD drives have a fixed lifespan, after which they just stop working. To keep your data safe, it is essential for you to keep an eye on the health status of your SSD drive. The SSDLife Free utility can show you the health related information about your SSD drive so that you can backup your data before your SSD drive fails to work.
Read moreShow Thumbnail Preview for All Video Files in Windows Explorer
By default, Windows shows thumbnails of videos and pictures in Windows Explorer when you open a folder containing them. But Windows avoids creating the thumbnail previews of video files that are not in popular video formats. It shows thumbnails of video formats from only Microsoft or Apple Quicktime and ignores the rest. But you can use Media Preview add-on for Windows Explorer to view the thumbnails of unsupported video formats.
Read morePDF Merger Free : Merge and Encrypt PDF Files
If you have multiple small PDF files and want to merge them into a single large PDF file, then you can use the free PDF Merger tool from Anvsoft. It is a small utility that lets you merge many images, full PDF files or their portions into a single PDF file. This is very useful if you want to combine several PDF documents that belong to same category or topic.
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