Category Archives: Windows Tips

Do Cookies Get More Dangerous When Used By the NSA?

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 »

A real quick startup tip

This tip is for Windows 7 and Windows 8 / 8.1 If you want a quick way to see all the programs starting with Windows, do this: 1. Press and hold down the Windows Key and press the R key 2. In the Run (Open) dialog, type WMIC and press Enter 3. In the command dialog you should… Read More »

We’re back to the passwords again

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 »

Unchecky checks to make sure you don’t leave sneakware checkboxes checked

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 »

Is your email address one of the 154,011,430 pwned?

EB is pretty cool,, she knows all the hacker terms like pwned and crack. I don’t know any of them, but if I need to know one she’ll tell me — reluctantly. Because you’re all good people like TC, you probably don’t know what pwned means, so EB told me it’s OK to tell you. Pwned means owned.… Read More »

Protector Rogue Re-emerges

Most of you know that Emsisoft is our top pick for virus and malware protection. Always ranked highly by the most respected anti-virus testing labs, Emsisoft continues to stay ahead of the pack. By keeping on top of the latest threats, Emsisoft is ready to protect you BEFORE the next big troublemaker comes along. Nothing illustrates this better… Read More »

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