AntiVirus applications and other security software are integrated into the system deeply, so while uninstalling some of these programs may leave files behind. It is nearly impossible for the average user to hunt these files and remove all the files. There are some uninstall applications like ... Read More →
Download Lavasoft Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition
Ad-Aware is one of the must have free program for protecting system against malware attacks. Ad-Aware will protect your system from spyware, keyloggers, trojans and other identity theft software. Ad-Aware has both free and paid versions, and the free version is enough for average user. ... Read More →
Internet Explorer Security Update Available
Microsoft officially released a security update for Internet Explorer which addresses the security flaw i wrote about yesterday. Usually Microsoft sends security patches once in a month via windows update, but this time due to the critical security but they are sending out-of-band update. Users ... Read More →
Internet Explorer users shift to other browsers
Users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are advised to shift to other browsers due to a serious security flaw in IE according to Gaurdian. The security flaw was spotted last week when hackers started attacking IE 7 users. Other versions of IE, IE 5 and IE 6 are also vulnerable to the flaw. ... Read More →
Update from Gmail team on security
Gmail team has responded to Gmail security problems reported at makeuseof.com and elsewhere, apparently Google has done some security checks and found no evidence of vulnerability in Gmail. ... Read More →
WordPress 2.6.5 is released, Upgrade now
Wordpress 2.6.5 is released today and it security issue and three other bugs. Users are advised to upgrade immediately to 2.6.5 version as it fixes an important security issue. The security issue is an XSS exploit discovered by Jeremias Reith that fortunately only affects IP-based virtual servers ... Read More →
Security Flaw in Google Chrome Browser
Google Chrome was released yesterday with some useful features and i was excited with its features, but with in few hours a security researcher Aviv Raff discovered that Google Chrome is vulnerable to carpet-bombing flaw. This vulnerability could expose Windows users to malicious hacker attacks. ... Read More →
Norton 360, Norton 2008, TrendMicro Internet Security Pro, and CA Internet Security Suite 90 day free trials
While browsing Microsoft Windows site i saw a promotion where you can get most of the popular antivirus for 90 day as a free trial. The list includes Norton Antivirus, TrendMicro, CA, McAfee etc. With this promotion you will get all the below mentioned security software 90 days, usually if you go to ... Read More →
Beware with Twitter Links, Malware Arrived on Twitter
Twitter links are mostly in short URL format and you never know what you are clicking until you see the opened site. It is always better to click links from only trusted contacts. Kaspersky folks are reporting that malware is making its way to twitter, Twitter, so be cautious with suspicious ... Read More →
Track who is logging to your Gmail account
Your email is the repository of your personal and business information, Gmail added a new feature today to improve your email security. If you are signed into your Gmail account from more than one computer a note will appear at the bottom of your Gmail Inbox. The message shows IP address of the ... Read More →