By admin on Jan 20, 2010 in Security, Software | 2 Comments
What’s happening to Internet Explorer? It certainly had its critics over the years, but now it has come to this?! Due to the recent attacks on Google (maybe you’ve read about it) through the much vulnerable IE6 version, the popular browser has received more negative publicity and now it may lose even more users. Few days ago, hackers [...]
By admin on Aug 20, 2009 in Internet, Security, Viruses and Spyware | 5 Comments
Norton Symantec has just released a list of top 100 Web sites affected by viruses. Visiting any of these sites could infect your PC, and you don’t even have to click on anything. Just by opening the site in your Web browser you are risking exposure to malware which can easily enter into your hard drive without your knowledge. [...]
By admin on Jun 21, 2009 in Security, Windows Vista, Windows XP | 2 Comments
If you want to ensure that only you can access a certain file, and users you allow access to the file, then the easiest way to do so is to zip (compress) a file with Winzip/Winrar or Windows’ own compression tool. All you need to do is download Winzip or Winrar, install the program and select [...]
By admin on Mar 28, 2009 in Security | 1 Comment
With the increasing popularity of social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter and millions of people taking part in the new Internet phenomenon every day, it’s probably a good idea to learn about the dangers involved and things you can do to protect yourself from them. I’m sure many of you have heard about the negative sides of social networking, [...]
By admin on Mar 10, 2009 in Security | 2 Comments
Do you have important electronic files that you want to keep but don’t know how to back them up? Is the conventional storage such as DVDs and external hard drives just not good enough? Maybe you want to ensure that your files are 100% secure against damage, theft or unauthorized access and your home simply doesn’t provide [...]