Security researchers have uncovered a new type of ransomware which is not actually designated as malware but attempts to extort payment from its victims nevertheless. The new strain of ransomware is being labeled “HTML Ransomware” and it works by injecting JavaScript code into the browser. […]
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‘Best STL’ is a UK based company specializing in instructor-led Microsoft Office training courses. However, Best STL has also produced a wide range of professional training manuals which are available free to download in PDF format. The manuals are generally available in various levels of
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XKeyscore – the claims According to newly revealed documents presented to The Guardian by whistleblower Edward Snowden, a surveillance program called XKeyscore enables the National Security Agency (NSA) to see “nearly everything a user does on the internet”. The Guardian article. with a somewhat flamboyant
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As you may already be aware, there are three very good image viewers available for us freeware fans; FastStone, IrfanView, and XnView. All three are excellent programs with some nice features and basic yet useful editing options. Choice is purely subjective, I settled on FastStone
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Instant RSS Search is an online search engine specifically designed to locate RSS feeds for sites which include material of particular interest to an individual. It’s simple, quick, and effective: Just type a search term into the search dialogue box and away you go. Let’s
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Are you an OpenDNS user?Did you know that OpenDNS released a free program for both Windows and Mac which adds an extra layer of security to your online activities? It’s called DNSCrypt… and OpenDNS describes it thus: DNSCrypt is a piece of lightweight software that
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Here are two video clip excerpts from the ‘Just for Laughs Gags’ TV show. Personally, I find some of the show’s gags a tad underwhelming but these two I think are quite funny. Drunk Helicopter Pilot – See what happens when a helicopter pilot turns
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For the uninitiated; SourceForge is the primary repository for open source software, hosting more than 300,00 projects. By extension, this means that SourceForge has also become the primary download source for open source software. Apparently, SourceForge has now decided to offer developers the opportunity to
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I guess I was one of many who recently accessed their Gmail only to see incoming emails automatically sorted under a new tabs system. This may be fine if emails were categorized properly but it seemed to me they had been randomly sorted under different
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Well known security company Sophos has compiled a list of the top worst countries for spamming. As Sophos blogger Paul Ducklin points out, this is one competition nobody really wants to win. Paul has published a nice article on the Sophos Naked Security blog cleverly
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Many of my clients, whose machines I deal with from time to time, have little or no idea about many of the programs they have installed or what they actually do. These programs are accumulated over a period of time and many are superfluous or
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Malware removal tools, or scanner/removers, have become an almost integral part of a home user’s security arsenal and we are fortunate that there are several very good freeware offerings to choose from. For some time I, among many others, have been recommending Malwarebytes Anti-Malware as
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Just when you thought you’d heard everything, along comes a story like this. According to a report on KOIN 6 News; 14 month old toddler Sorella Stoute got hold of her Dad’s smartphone and, after some random clicking around, somehow managed to end up buying
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iSkysoft is currently running a special giveaway for its excellent PDF Converter software. This is the latest full version of iSkysoft PDF Converter which would normally sell for $59.95us but is available for a limited time absolutely free… offer expires after 18th July, so be
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