Virus, malware, and security in general
In this digital age, scams and scammers abound and it amazes me how these scammers keep coming up with new and innovative ways to cheat innocent victims out of their hard-earned money or trick them into giving up sensitive information. In what I consider a […]
Overview I recently had to set up a new computer. After installing Windows and MS Office, I noticed that there was a link to an application called Power Automate. Not knowing what it was, I opened it. Microsoft Power Automate is a workflow engine that
ASCOMP Backup Maker Pro Winners Announced! This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! ASCOMP has graciously given DCT five licenses to run a giveaway contest for their BackUp Maker Pro
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 26 Winners Announced! This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Our friends at Ashampoo have given us five licenses for their new version 26 of WinOptimizer. These licenses
Antivirus suites have been around for a long time. Many years ago Norton and McAfee were predominant, largely because of an agreement with manufacturers to include a free trial with new PCs. At that time these antivirus solutions, and particularly Norton, earned a reputation for
This morning I was messing around on my PayPal account and came across something new to me. Did you know that you can control how PayPal uses your cookies? You might be asking, ‘What is a cookie that is used by websites?’ Here is how
“False positives” occur whenever a file is flagged as being dangerous or malicious when it is in fact quite safe. Anyone who’s ever dealt with antivirus software has come across false positives at some time or another. To this day, I still receive numerous comments
Most of us are aware that Microsoft’s built-in antivirus started life as a bit of a joke but through several iterations, it has now become generally regarded as being among the best antivirus solutions available… free or otherwise. Malwarebytes Antimalware Package Deal I recently received
If you think the personal details you provide during everyday transactions are safe and secure, you need to read this. In early March this year, Australia suffered its largest ever data breach when a company that virtually nobody had heard of fell victim to a
I got a friend request from someone already a friend on my account. This is not a sign their account was hacked but just someone pretending to be my friend. If you want to help your friend by reporting the fake account to Facebook, here
I was a user of LastPass until this security breach: LastPass Hacker Gets Vault Data Then I tried KeePass: How To Export Import Passwords LastPass Out Keepass In But there was a bit of a hassle with the webpage integration. So eventually I switched to
Security researchers are now saying that the length, strength, and complexity of passwords are inconsequential. For years now tech sites have been doling out the same password tips including using long and complex passwords. The shame of it is that all this advice over many
Steganos Data Safe Winners Announced! This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Steganos has generously offered our DCT readers a chance to win one of five licenses for their Data
Recently, Brave Search announced that it has removed the last remnant of Bing from its search engine, achieving 100% independence. With 22 million daily queries, Brave Search is the fastest-growing search engine since Bing – which launched in 2009. When it launched in June 2021,
