Beware: IObit Malware Fighter
We let you know about the good software here at DCT, but we also warn about the not so good. The prolific software company IObit has recently released an anti-malware freeware called ‘IObit Malware...
View ArticleUsing Browser Extensions – Internet Safety
Why Use Extensions? If you are on the internet a lot, and most people are, then why not do it with the right tools available. Now that Microsoft Edge will be introducing extensions, that means that...
View ArticleUsing Browser Extensions – Internet Safety (part 2)
Internet Safety Continued This is Part 2 of Using Browser Extensions – Internet Safety. We will be covering the two types of programs that probably have the ability to keep you safer than all the...
View ArticleUsing Browser Extensions – Utilities
This is the third installment in the Using Browser Extensions series. Reminder: As always, please be sure to have virus and malware protection prior to downloading unknown software. Google and Firefox...
View ArticleWindows 10 Quick Tips – Safe Downloads
Safe Downloads Due to the nature of what I do, having to download lots of files quickly becomes hazardous duty. As you all know by now, the internet is rife with crooks trying to steal your cash,...
View ArticleHow Safe Is Your Browser?
Your Browser’s Ability To Protect You Against Phishing, Socially Engineered Malware (SEM) We have talked about Browser and Web security several times on this site, but it is important to remember that...
View ArticleWhich is the best Android security app?
According to the latest test results published by independent testing lab AV-Test, the two Android security apps which offer the best possible protection are ‘TrustGo’ and ‘Lookout’ respectively. The...
View ArticleScanner identifies new malware variants – may be future of Anti-Virus?
There is no doubt that the malware landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade. In today’s internet world, malware is more often than not linked with the criminal element and, because of...
View ArticleMalware Infections: Remedies and Cleaning
It’s a fact of life, much like death and taxes, if you own and operate a PC for any length of time you are almost certain to encounter malware. This is an area where it seems everyone has an opinion...
View ArticleMalwarebytes Anti-Malware: Can it still be trusted?
Malware removal tools, or scanner/removers, have become an almost integral part of a home user’s security arsenal and we are fortunate that there are several very good freeware offerings to choose...
View ArticleIgnore Facebook Ad Promising Risque Videos of Friends
If you see an ad offering a ‘private video’ or ‘naked video’ of one of your Facebook friends, by all means, ignore it. (Who would want to see that anyways? Ewww. But I digress.) This is the latest scam...
View ArticleAV-Test Shows Malwarebytes is #1 Malware Killer
The AV-Test Institute, which is well known for its testing of antivirus real time performance, has just released the results of a series of tests specifically designed to determine how a selection of...
View ArticleLearning Computers: Malware and Viruses
Links to all articles included in this series: The Beginning: Opening introduction to the series Browsers: What are they? How to make them a safer door to Web. Search Engines: The Good, Bad and Ugly....
View ArticleHow To Get Rid of Most Malware
I originally wrote this over a period of time. I started when the most dominant malware around was those fake anti-virus programs – you know, the ones that block your system and try to bully you into...
View Article12 New Malware Strains Emerge Each & Every Minute!
Security company G DATA has released its regular half-yearly malware report for the first half of 2015. Among the findings, researchers discovered a 64.8% spike in new malware strains as compared to...
View ArticleA Bleeping Lawsuit That You Should Definitely Know About
You see, computer people have their favorite tools. Tools they’ve found through trial and error, tools they’ve come to trust, tools they’ve used for years, and tools they’ll recommended to others. Ask...
View Article3 Best Methods to Clean Up Malware
When the operating system will not boot and when the operating system will boot. The best free malware scanners, offline and online, plus the best free bootable rescue solutions. The incidence of...
View ArticleIObit Malware Fighter – Is It Any Good?
First of all, full disclosure: I am not a fan of IObit, its practices, or its software. That said, I’ve tried to be as objective as possible and have largely looked to other opinions to compile what I...
View ArticleBoost Security With Malwarebytes Browser Guard
Malwarebytes Browser Guard is a free extension, available for all major browsers, that helps protect users from scammers, malicious pages/websites, browser hijackers, and more. What impresses me about...
View ArticleHow To Safely Check A Web Address
Recently I was playing around on my computer and received a weird email. It had a web address link in it and it was from my brother. Even if it is my own family it is always good not to click links in...
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