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- Krebs on Security
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- Patch Tuesday, June 2024 “Recall” Edition
- ‘Operation Endgame’ Hits Malware Delivery Platforms
- Is Your Computer Part of ‘The Largest Botnet Ever?’
- Treasury Sanctions Creators of 911 S5 Proxy Botnet
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- Patch Tuesday, May 2024 Edition
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Tag Archives: Software
Benchmarking your hard drive
ATTO – “The industry’s leading provider of high-performance storage connectivity products” has great products and an excellent benchmarking utility that measures your hard drive’s I/O read/write ability. Here’s a quick look at a laptop with Windows 7 vs. Server 2008 R2 … Continue reading
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Tagged 7, benchmarking, freeware, hard drive benchmarking, hard drive speed, Software, windows 7, Windows 7 Benchmarking
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New BeyondTrust Release Of Free Vulnerability Assessment Tool – Dark Reading
BeyondTrust, the security industry’s only provider of Context-Aware Security Intelligence, today released the newest edition of Retina Community, a free vulnerability assessment tool based upon the industry’s most widely deployed network security scanner, Retina Network.. Read more…New BeyondTrust Release Of … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, freeware, Information Technology, Linux, Network Scanner, Software, Windows
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There’s nothing wrong with my computer!
So a couple of friends told me there was nothing wrong with their computers…. I asked if I could scan them because I just wanted to see what was on them… Malware today can be removed using SuperAntiSpyware Portable, A-Squared, … Continue reading
Manage your router with Netgear’s Genie
Netgear Genie is made for your wireless router. It offers the ability to manage your router through your smartphone or through the PC interface. Here’s the deal. Netgear’s Genie can be used on any router to configure or diagnosis … Continue reading
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Tagged freeware, Netgear, network, Network Freeware, networking, Software, Wireless, wireless networking
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Bill Mullins’ review on PrivaZer – PC Cleaner and Privacy App
Bill Mullins has an excellent article on PrivaZer. This excellent software can be used to clean your computer and protect your privacy. This software can be ran as a portable app or can be installed.
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Tagged Computer, freeware, Software, Windows Cleaner, windows freeware, Windows privacy, Windows Privacy Cleaner
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Over 530 tech links and articles!
Rick a fellow blogger has compiled one of the most comprehensive list of technical blogs on the web. Go over and check out Bookmarks4Techs links and also take a look at his list of links for free software.
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Tagged freeware, Internet, Software, Tech Blog links, tech blogs, Technical Blogger, Technical Blogs
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Delete Empty Folders
So you have installed and uninstalled programs over the years. Did you know you could have dozens or even hundreds of empty folders on your computer. Delete these Folders with Empty Folder Nuker. Empty Folder Nuker deletes … Continue reading
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Tagged freeware, Software, windows 7, windows freeware, windows utilities
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Kingsoft Antivirus 2012 cloud antivirus
Kingsoft Antivius 2012 is in the top 100 of vb100 and they are also a Microsoft VIA member (Virus Information Alliance). This cloud based software named Cheetah is fast and its slick design takes very little bandwidth when connected to … Continue reading
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Tagged antivirus, Cloud antivirus, freeware, Kingsoft, Software, Viruses, Windows, Windows Antivirus
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Software Alternatives
Need software that is free and is rated as some of the best software? AlternativeTo is an excellent website that helps you find software you can use for your Android tablet, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Linux, Mac (Apple) and even cloud … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative software, android tablet, apple, free games, free software, freeware, iPad, iphone, Linux, Mac (Apple), Software, Windows
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Reset Windows 7 services
I’ve always used BlackViper’s website to reset Windows services on different operating systems. His analysis of the services and explanation of each is unreal. Today I needed a quick fix since the owner had disabled all but eight or ten … Continue reading
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Tagged freeware, reset registry, reset services, Software, windows 7
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Finding and Protecting computers and data on your network
This only shows the very basics of what can happen if your network is scanned. Remember, protect your data at all times. Malicious users have a plethora of programs that can be downloaded from the web. Remember, the … Continue reading
Get the most out of security and remove viruses and malware
Here’s a few links and tips on maintaining your computer and repairing your computer. Cleaning your computer and protecting your computer: Cleaning and protecting your computer CCleaner (http://www.piriform.com/promo/ccleaner-180412?gclid=COSzg877668CFQlN4AodSBXc0Q) MSConfig – only needed programs in the startup group (Run MSConfig in … Continue reading
Stop letting websites track you – DNT+
ABINE helps prevent more than 600 technologies from tracking you on the web. Do Not Track Plus is an excellent add-0n to help keep this from happening. (Thanks to Mickey)
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Tagged chrome, facebook, Facebook Privacy, freeware, Internet Privacy, online privacy, social site privacy, social sites, Software
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Microsoft Security Essentials offers new update
I’ve used Microsoft Security Essentials for over a year now with zero problems. Microsoft is offering an edition upgrade for MSE. Go over and install or upgrade now. Link Already have it? You can do a Windows Update and … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-virus, Free Anti-Malware, Free Anti-Virus, freeware, Internet, microsoft security essentials, Software
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.Net Installation Problems?
There are a ton of resources found on Microsoft’s .net updates and installation. What is the best way to check to see if it installed correctly? Use the .NET Framwork Setup Verification Tool – Link .NET Framework is … Continue reading
Manage your computer with your Android phone or tablet
Need to manage your computer with your Android? Unified Remote allows you to use your mouse or keyboard, PowerPoints, Windows Media and more when giving demo. Unified Remote allows you to give your demo, presentation or to teach while using … Continue reading
Scriptlogic – Quest Software Free Tools sl360 Tool Suite
Mickey sent over a cool link to free software for advanced networking techs. Scriptlogic which is now Quest Software offers several free tools for networking. I’ll try to feature these this week. For now, here’s a quick look at … Continue reading
Make 32bit Applications use 4gb of RAM
NTCore has an excellent little program that will patch .exe files of applications letting them use 4gb of RAM. Typically these applications will use far less than the 4gb of RAM in a 32bit operating system. This 4GB Patch file … Continue reading
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Tagged 4gb memory limit, 64 Bit Windows, freeware, memory, Software, Windows 4gb, windows 7
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Cleaning your system’s registry
If you want to keep your computer working great, you need to clean the temporary files, uninstall unused programs, keep it up-to-date, keep it virus and malware free and clean the registry. Typically cleaning the registry should be left to … Continue reading
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Tagged freeware, registry cleaners, registry cleaners review, Software, windows registry cleaners
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Dell Inspirion, Latitude and Precision laptops overheating
Dell Inspirion, Latitude and Precision laptops that overheat are common with several models. You should always try a BIOS update first and always keep the vents and fans clear. An alternate solution to this overheating issue may be controlled by … Continue reading
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