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07/02/2017

Avast free antivirus. We have been using it since 15 years with no issues.

GOOD
Very light system impact
Password manager
LAN scanner
Huge range of configuration options
THE BAD
Mediocre malware protection
Long scan times
VERDICT
Avast Free Antivirus offers decent malware protection and it comes with a password manager and home network scanner.

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Avast Free Antivirus offers decent malware protection and it comes with a password manager and home network scanner.

03/02/2017

How to Get Rid of Kaspersky’s Notifications, Sounds, and Bundled Software

Kaspersky Internet Security, like many other antivirus tools, is a noisy application. It displays notifications and advertisements, plays sounds, animates a system tray icon, and prompts you before visiting financial websites. You can disable all (or some) of these annoyances in Kaspersky’s settings.

Get Rid of Kaspersky Secure Connection.

Kaspersky Secure Connection is a bundled VPN tool that automatically offers to activate itself whenever you connect to an open Wi-Fi network. It only provides up to 200 MB of data a day before you have to pay for more. It’s powered by the Hotspot Shield network of VPN servers.

To get rid of Kaspersky Secure Connection, head to Control Panel > Uninstall a Program, locate Kaspersky Secure Connection in the list, and uninstall it.

Get Rid of Kaspersky’s Browser Extensions.

We recommend not using your antivirus’s browser extension, as they can make you less safe online. If you did install the browser extension, you should uninstall it.

In Chrome, click the menu and select More Tools > Extensions. Click the trash can icon next to Kaspersky Protection to remove it.

In Firefox, click the menu button and select “Add-ons”. Click the “Remove” button to the right of Kaspersky Protection on the Extensions tab..

Disable Most of Kaspersky’s Notifications, Sounds, and Advertisements.

The rest of Kaspersky’s options are available in the Kaspersky Internet Security application window. To open it, right-click the Kaspersky icon in the notification area next to your click and select “Settings”. This K-shaped icon may be hidden behind the little up arrow icon to the left of your system tray icons.

Click the gear-shaped “Settings” icon at the bottom left corner of the Kaspersky Internet Security window to access the settings screen.

Kaspersky displays quite a few notifications about various events, complete with audible sounds every time a notification appears. It also displays you “news” and “promotional materials”—in other words, advertisements. You can disable all of these.

To access these settings, select the “Additional” category on Kaspersky’s Settings screen and click “Notifications”.

Uncheck all the options here. Disable “Notify about events”, “Enable notification sounds”, “Receive advertisements from Kaspersky Lab”, “Show information about special offers”, “Receive special offers for social network users”, and “Receive informational messages and advertisements after the current license expires” to disable all these notifications, sounds, and advertisements.

When you’re done, you’ll have the same great protection from Kaspersky that actually matters, without all the annoyances.

02/02/2017

How to Assign a Persistent Drive Letter to a USB Drive in Windows.?

If you use multiple USB drives, you’ve probably noticed that the drive letter can be different each time you plug one in. If you’d like to assign a static letter to a drive that’s the same every time you plug it in, read on.

To work with drive letters, you’ll use the Disk Management tool built into Windows. In Windows 7, 8, or 10, click Start, type “create and format,” and then click “Create and format hard disk partitions.” Don’t worry. You’re not going to be formatting or creating anything. That’s just the Start menu entry for the Disk Management tool. This procedure works the same in pretty much any version of Windows (though in Windows XP and Vista, you’d need to launch Disk Management through the Administrative Tools item in the Control Panel).

Windows will scan and then display all the drives connected to your PC in the Disk Management window. Right-click the USB drive to which you want to assign a persistent drive letter and then click “Change Drive Letter and Paths.”

The “Change Drive Letter and Paths” window the selected drive’s current drive letter. To change the drive letter, click “Change.”

In the “Change Drive Letter or Path” window that opens, make sure the “Assign the following drive letter” option is selected and then use the drop-down menu to select a new drive letter. When you’re done, click “OK.”

02/02/2017

What Is the Adobe Acrobat Extension Chrome Wants Me to Install?

-You don’t need this extension to view PDF documents in Google Chrome.

-The Extension Shares Anonymous Usage Data With Adobe

Adobe recently added a browser extension to its Adobe Acrobat Reader DC software. Adobe tries to automatically install the extension in Google Chrome, but Chrome asks your permission before enabling it.

At the moment, this extension is only offered on Windows, and only for Google Chrome. Adobe may enable it on other browsers and operating systems in the future.

You don’t need this extension to view PDF documents in Google Chrome. Google Chrome has an integrated PDF reader, and the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF-reading plugin is separate from the extension. You don’t even need to enable the extension to use Adobe Reader normally.

Click “Remove from Chrome” and you can continue viewing PDFs and using Adobe Reader normally.

The Extension Shares Anonymous Usage Data With Adobe

The Adobe Acrobat extension is raising eyebrows because of the permissions it asks for. It wants to “read and change all your data on the websites you visit”, “manage your downloads”, and “communicate with cooperating native applications”. This actually isn’t too unusual—browser extensions normally need a lot of permissions to integrate with your web browsing.

However, Adobe also enables the “Adobe Product Improvement Program” when you install the extension. By default, the extension “sends anonymous usage information to Adobe for product improvement purposes”. If you want to disable this feature while using the extension, you can right-click the “Adobe Reader” extension icon on Chrome’s toolbar, click “Options”, uncheck the box, and click “Save”.

31/01/2017

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31/01/2017

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25/01/2017

GodMode in Windows.

Let's get the party started by dragging some of Windows' hidden customization options into the light. GodMode is a developer tool that collates the operating system's far-flung customization options into a single location, an Easter Egg that makes it far easier to exert your will over Windows. Update: Important warning: Windows Vista users should not use GodMode, as it may immediately make your system unstable.

Just right-click the Windows desktop and select New > Folder. Name it GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} —you can actually switch out "GodMode" for any other name, but the period and all the jumble afterwards have to be exact. If you did it right, the folder icon will switch to the Control Panel icon. Start exploring. 😊

25/01/2017

DIY keyboard shortcuts

Windows has a ton of keyboard shortcuts baked right in, but you can roll your own to open the software of your choice lickety-split—no mouse-clicking or launcher-hunting required.

Right-click the program's launch icon and select Properties. Open the Shortcut tab, then click in the "Shortcut key" field and press the key you want to use to launch the program. Windows will assign Ctrl + Alt + as a keyboard shortcut to open the program. It's a seriously useful trick, especially if you don't want to stuff your taskbar full of quick-launch program icons. Don't forget to click OK when you're done to save the shortcut.

24/01/2017

Launch taskbar programs with your keyboard.

Many of us—especially users of the Start Menu-less Windows 8—use the Windows taskbar as a quick launch bar, populating it with our day-to-day programs. Opening those programs is as simple as clicking them, but there's actually a faster way to launch software on your taskbar: Simple keyboard combinations.

Every program to the right of the Start button is assigned its own numerical shortcut, with the first program being "1," the second being "2," and so on, all the way to the 10th taskbar shortcut, which gets "0." Pressing the Windows key, plus the number of the program you want to open, launches it. For example, in the image, pressing Win + 3 launches the Chrome browser.

31/12/2014

Happy new year 1995. Hope this post will get deliverd soon.
-via internet explorer.

02/08/2014

What is Phishing?

Phishing (pronounced "fishing") is a kind of identity theft which is growing in popularity amongst hackers. By using fraudulent websites and false emails, perpetrators attempt to steal your personal data - most commonly passwords and credit card information.
Criminals gain this information by sending you links to sites that look like sites you trust, such as your online banking provider or social networks, and are able to steal your data as you enter it. Some of the sites spoofed most regularly include PayPal, eBay, Yahoo! and MSN, as well as financial institutions - so don't think that an email is guaranteed to be safe when it's not from a bank.

How to protect yourself against phishing

1. Be wary of emails asking for confidential information - especially information of a financial nature. Legitimate organisations will never request sensitive information via email, and most banks will tell you that they won't ask for your information unless you're the one contacting them.

2. Don't get pressured into providing sensitive information. Phishers like to use scare tactics, and may threaten to disable an account or delay services until you update certain information. Be sure to contact the merchant directly to confirm the authenticity of their request.

3. Make sure you familiarise yourself with a website's privacy policy. The majority of commercial websites have a privacy policy, which is usually accessible at the foot of the page. The most useful thing to look for is the website's policy on whether it will or will not sell its mailing list.
Most of the spam you receive on a daily basis - as well as potentially dangerous phishing emails - is coming to you because a site you have signed up to has sold your email address to another company. If you're not ok with this happening, it might be worth reconsidering whether you want to sign up to the site.

4. Watch out for generic-looking requests for information. Fraudulent emails are often not personalised, while authentic emails from your bank often reference an account you have with them. Many phishing emails begin with "Dear Sir/Madam", and some come from a bank with which you don't even have an account.

5. Never submit confidential information via forms embedded within email messages. Senders are often able to track all information entered.

6. Never use links in an email to connect to a website unless you are absolutely sure they are authentic. Instead, open a new browser window and type the URL directly into the address bar. Often a phishing website will look identical to the original - look at the address bar to make sure that this is the case.

Here is an example of what a phishing scam in an email message might look like.

What is phishing

§ Spelling and bad grammar. Cybercriminals are not known for their grammar and spelling. Professional companies or organizations usually have a staff of copy editors that will not allow a mass email like this to go out to its users. If you notice mistakes in an email, it might be a scam.

§ Beware of links in email. If you see a link in a suspicious email message, don't click on it. Rest your mouse (but don't click) on the link to see if the address matches the link that was typed in the message. In the example below the link reveals the real web address, as shown in the box with the yellow background. The string of cryptic numbers looks nothing like the company's web address.

Phishing scams masked web address

Links might also lead you to .exe files. These kinds of file are known to spread malicious software.

§ Threats. Have you ever received a threat that your account would be closed if you didn't respond to an email message? The email message shown above is an example of the same trick. Cybercriminals often use threats that your security has been compromised.



§ Spoofing popular websites or companies. Scam artists use graphics in email that appear to be connected to legitimate websites but actually take you to phony scam sites or legitimate-looking pop-up windows. Cybercriminals also use web addresses that resemble the names of well-known companies but are slightly altered.

Report phishing scams

You can use Microsoft tools to report a suspected scam on the web or in email.

§ Internet Explorer. While you are on a suspicious site, click the gear icon and then point to Safety. Then click Report Unsafe Website and use the web page that is displayed to report the website.

§ Outlook.com (formerly Hotmail). If you receive a suspicious email message that asks for personal information, click the check box next to the message in your Outlook inbox. Click the arrow next to Junk and then point to Phishing scam.

§ Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 and 2013. Right-click the suspicious message, point to Junk, and then click Report Junk.

02/08/2014

Undo closed Internet browser tab


Oops did you mistakenly close a tab you didn't want to close?
Press CTRL + Shift + T to undo a close tab. pressing this more than once will undo multiple closed tabs.
This feature works in all major browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Opera.


Find forgotten pages in the browsers history


If you've visited a web page in the past but forgot to bookmark it when you were there, that page can be quickly and found by searching your browser history. To search your Internet browsers history press CTRL + H to open the browsers history. Once in the browser history window type a keyword that you remember about the page. For example, searching for computer would find Computer Hope and any other computer related pages you've recently visited.


Individually remove page, search, or text in search bar


if you ever find yourself needing to delete an individual address, search, or other text from your address bar or other auto complete field use the keyboard shortcut key Shift + Del to delete any item individually. For example, in the picture below I typed computerhope into the address bar and was given several options. Pressing the down arrow once selects the first address and pressing Shift + Del will delete that first result.