We wanted to share this interesting article by our friends at Emsisoft – we think it will help you better understand PUPs and why you don’t want to have any. Most antivirus programs don’t prevent, detect or remove PUPs — yet PUPs can be as disruptive as viruses and Trojans — and you’re far more likely to encounter… Read More »
Most of time, we do things and don’t consider the trail we leave behind. It’s not that we’re doing anything wrong, but the more information we post on Facebook, Twitter, and the like — the more searching we do — the more links we click on — the bigger our online “profile” becomes. And once you’ve got an… Read More »
While Microsoft talks a good game regarding caring about your privacy, their products speak differently. Most of you know that Internet Explorer is the most often attacked Web browser, hence the seemingly endless patches for it. And I know a lot of you have grown up (on the Internet) with it, but maybe the time has come you… Read More »
Amy sent us an email — and this is what she said: http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/421-national-security/20895-nsa-uses-google-cookies-to-pinpoint-targets-for-hacking So TC….would you like to reconsider your position on how harmless cookies are now? Just sayin…..(From Amy) My response is below – if you’re not familiar with our position on cookies, please read this article. Hi Amy, This does not change my opinion about cookies… Read More »
How long do you think it would take to crack a password like barb49? Offline Fast Attack Scenario: (Assuming one hundred billion guesses per second) 0.000622 seconds. Massive Cracking Array Scenario:(Assuming one hundred trillion guesses per second) 0.000000622 seconds; Now let’s change that barb49 password to a strong password, let’s say a 15 character password generated by Last… Read More »
Windows users, more than anyone else are targets for sneaky installers that add unwanted programs to your computer, and hijacking toolbars to your browsers. If you keep installing bundled sneakware, your computer will become erratic and start becoming unresponsive — and if you let it go on and on, it will start doing odd things — and finally… Read More »