Posts Tagged ‘Freeware’

If you are on the lookout for a freeware file recovery tool, then Recuva is one of the first tools to be considered. It can recover the data or files, which have been accidentally deleted or which have become unusable because of some damaged or formatted disks. Recuva file recovery tool also allows you to recover your MS Word documents, which have not been saved because ...

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File Encryption has been a well-known procedure for the safety and protection of your important and confidential files. People know it well, but still shy away from it most of the time, because of lack of awareness and complexities involved. They do not want to go through the hassles of a complex file encryption and decryption software and also sometimes they shy away from using ...

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A boot sector is a sector of a hard disk, floppy disk, or similar data storage device that contains code for booting programs stored in other parts of the disk. A master boot record (MBR) is the first sector of a data storage device that has been partitioned. Since code in the boot sector is executed automatically, boot sectors have historically been a common attack ...

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What is CoolWebSearch (CWS) CoolWebSearch (also known as CoolWWWSearch or abbreviated as CWS) is a well-known spyware program that installs itself on Microsoft Windows based computers. It first appeared in May 2003. CoolWebSearch has numerous effects when it is successfully installed on a user's computer. The program can change an infected computer's web browser homepage to coolwebsearch.com, and although originally thought to only work on Internet Explorer, ...

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Instant Messaging is still having its utility and importance despite the tremendous growth of social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook. They are part of the lives of many of us, who use to spend lot of time on computers interacting with friends, colleagues and co-workers. But, Security of the Instant Messaging conversation has always been a concerned for security-cautious users. Ordinary IM Chat clients do not ...

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An Indian startup Hidden Reflex, has recently launched a web browser, which has an antivirus built within it. Nicknamed as EpicBrowser, this feature-rich Internet browser is built on the open source Mozilla Platform and has a built in antivirus and antispyware powered by the noted security vendor ESET. It would benefit the users to save money by performing regular virus scans on EPIC for free. Every file downloaded ...

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USB Sticks and Flash Drives have virtually transformed the way people used to carry their files and data with them. The convenience offered by their small size and plug-and-play feature is simple unmatched. But this convenience comes at a price. The price of carrying the risk of loosing your sensitive and private ...

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Gmail is today the favorite web based email service of most of the high-end users of email services. People consider different reasons for the same...all ranging from it being fast, reliable, good spam filters, feature-rich and constantly evolving to new requirements. However, there are times, when even the most reliable service like Gmail goes down. It can potentially rock your boat. And imagine a situation, when ...

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If you are a regular web surfer, chances are that you have lots of usernames and passwords to remember. With virtually every other website luring you to open an account for you, it becomes very difficult to keep track of all the login details. And with security experts advising you to keep your passwords long and difficult and not to repeat them at more than ...

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Emails have surpassed all other means of communications by leaps and bounds. But they are highly susceptible of interception by different parties. In case you are worried about your email security, then you should seriously consider to encrypt your email messages, so that they can only be de-crypted by the person authorized to receive your email. Encrypting Emails in Images and Pictures is one of the ...

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