MBAM New Version
Just in case anyone doesn't, already, know.... Malwarebytes has a new version available. Suggest you update to it, if not, already, done. Cheers, Drew
View ArticleHow can I get rid of ads from BrowseStudio?
I keep on getting ads from BrowseStudio and other ad sites. They appear in the lower right, left and lower center of my browser (any browser Firefox or IE). The BrowseStudio also adds a "Related...
View ArticleWarfare?
I've used Windows Essentials Codec Pack for many years, no problems. Now, due to a failed driver update, I needed to re-install my Windows 7 and, trying to download the pack, I got what you can see...
View ArticleA plain common notice
I've been using Avast Internet Security for a couple of years, all has worked fine. Now I got this note that my license has expired, some other programs also alerted about it... so I got confused....
View ArticleComputer randomly starts playing radio
Hello, For a while now, randomly throughout the day, my laptop randomly plays radio through the speakers, and I can't figure out what process is playing the music. It usually lasts for a few minutes,...
View ArticleRisk from 247-helpdesk
I recently made a support call to what I thought was HP customer support. The rep that answered tried to convince me I had a virus in my hard drive and that I needed to purchase Microsoft Forefront...
View ArticleDatatype for autobackuplogfiles in registry
The data type of autobackupfiles should be REG_DWORD as per msdn. But there are two ways to create and datatype differs in two case :- a. Through Event Viewer : Data type of the AutoBackupLogFiles is...
View Article***SOLVED*** Here's another one against Microsoft
I just came across a interesting must read article about Microsoft and encryption. It's a must read. Here's the...
View ArticleMalewarebytes Premium (paid version)
Win 8.1 Pro 32-bit Right now I have MBAM free edition. Windows defender. Thinking of upgrading to paid MBAM version in order to have real time protection. I have just 5 days ago uninstalled Avast free...
View ArticleInternet Security in Windows 8, 8.1
Microsoft say that Windows Defender in Windows 8 and 8.1 is strong enough and there no need to other Internet Security software. Is this true?
View ArticleWhat info can be gathered from just an email address?
I was wondering what info, if any, can be gathered from just a person's email address. For example, if one person sends an email to a stranger, what can the stranger find out about that person based on...
View ArticleMicrosoft confirms FREAK vulnerability affects Windows as well
Microsoft confirmed today, the FREAK Attack vulnerability that exists in Secure Channel (Schannel), affects all versions of Windows. The Schannel is a security package that implements the SSL/TLS...
View ArticleUnknown Icon to me - anyone any idea?
The attached unknown icon appears on the window bar. Does anyone know about it? Please advise. thanks a lot.
View ArticlePartition Security
Dear Please help am trying to lock a windows server 2008 r2 partition to only one domain admin so it is accessible and shared to one domain admin even the administrator cannot change the permission or...
View ArticleHow to secure data on a USB hard drive?
I'm running regular backups on my Windows 7 computer. My destination for most backups is a USB 3.0 hard drive. I have several internal hard drives that I also use, but I'm using the USB drive so that I...
View ArticleRombertik malware destroys computers if detected
Rombertik is designed to steal any plain text entered into a browser window A new type of malware resorts to crippling a computer if it is detected during security checks, a particularly catastrophic...
View ArticleCannot close Hotmail Account. Verification email address doesn't exist
Apologies if this is the wrong place to post this topic, however, I'm at the end of my tether with a certain Hotmail account at the moment. I've been having problems with this for a long time. As a...
View ArticleSolid-state drives lose data if left without power for just a few days
Storage. It's not a sexy topic. But everyone uses it in some way or another. You have iPhones, you have computers. Everyone knows how important a person's data is. But it doesn't just "disappear." Or...
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