Good article at TheWindowsClub about this: How to detect them, stop them from installing and rid your machine of them if installed through “bundling” with stuff you did want, for example. PUPs sound innocent enough – but, “Potentially Unwanted Software” but in fact, they are frequently a type of malware, spyware to be exact. I suggest reading the article…well written and informative. Remember…”free” is very rarely, if ever, “free” and watch out for the strings. Pick...
Not interesting in bashing…only in influencing a few consciences and perhaps buying patterns, because nothing changes minds like smaller profits. You no doubt remember the anti-suicide netting and Foxconn from 2010. Apple issued strict standards and inspections, and that fixed that, right? Wrong. BBC Panorama has revealed: “An undercover investigation by BBC Panorama reveals that workers in Chinese factories which make Apple products have been discovered to bei...
I find it a PITA that when you buy a new computer, or the OS online, you don’t get an OS dvd. In an effort to increase profits, MS became a well, PITA. Well, gHacks did a big service for me today. It gave links to the OS isos directly from MS. This isn’t “Whoopy! Free Windows!”, since you need your valid product key to use them. The links below are from official sources only. Don’t ever download Windows from anywhere but an official MS site. ...
I first wrote about this bit of nastiness here: http://drjbhl.joeuser.com/article/457404/CryptoWall_Ramsomware_has_hit_600K_computers_and_a_new_gem_TorrentLocker It was so named because its configuration resides in the Windows Registry in HKCU\Software\Bit Torrent Application\Configuration. It’s real name is Win32/Filecoder.DI Everyone thought, “Whew! Dodged that one: I don’t use Torrents!”. Think again. “A TorrentLocker infection, like other ransomware schemes (...
The latest Windows Update is causing a range of problems: “KB 3004394 blocks the installation or update of graphics drivers such as AMD’s new Catalyst Omega. Nvidia users are also reporting difficulty installing GeForce drivers.” – Jason Evangelho It has been recommended to remove it manually. and MS agrees. What other problems does it cause? “USB 3.0 drivers are broken and User Account Control (UAC) prompts have gone haywire. Microsoft has ackno...
Came across a really good “how to” article at gizmo’s freeware: http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-harden-your-browser-against-malware-and-privacy-concerns.htm#Instructions_For_Chromium_Browsers The nice part is that it’s written in non geek English, and links to “ How to stay safe online ” and “ How to protect your online privacy ”…another two very good articles. The article discusses the main browsers, as well as some of their better known variants. It discuss...
Important news for those who track Santa with their children/grandchildren…even those who delight in this themselves (I won’t tell anyone who you are, tbc – whoops!). SO…you don’t have to go to the website anymore…it’s good on W8/8.1 x86, x64 and ARM. You can get it free here: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/norad-tracks-santa/445e2479-6da9-41e2-85f7-66550fe8c55b Source: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/norad-track-santa-app-w...
It’s not bad…it isn’t Snagit, or Snap 7, but it has lots of possibilities for use and secondary functions as well as tools, if only for static shots. You can get a look at its description, features, etc. here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShareX and view a plethora of screen shots in a light box from here: http://getsharex.com/ . It has a very simple GUI with drop down menus…and to learn where to find the major things shouldn’t take all tha...
Some pretty minor changes…GUI became flat, but the layout is unchanged (whew!). Biggest change is the ability to manage and/or uninstall Chrome extensions – Tools>Startup>Google Chrome. Might be a bit faster…hard to tell. You can find it here: https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds
“An advanced spying tool, Regin displays a degree of technical competence rarely seen and has been used in spying operations against governments, infrastructure operators, businesses, researchers, and private individuals.”- Symantec The newest piece of super sophisticated spyware, rivaling Stuxnet has been discovered lurking on computers in many sectors (Symantec’s pic 1) and in many places (Symantec pic 2). This happened between 2008-2011 an...
Fridays are the day Spencer generally sums up the week in skinning…so, I’ll be doing that today. We had a good week in skinning!
It’s free, it’s easy…anyone can ‘optimize’ or manipulate any image with it. The software works with every Windows OS. No special talent required…it’s nothing like Photoshop…or Lightroom. It has a limited number of adjustments and some presets, like instagram. The controls are simple…an explorer to open the images, crop, rotate, contrast and brightness and change width or height of the image in the top row to the right ...
And it’s an exe…portable, doesn’t require installation, but does require you to disconnect from a network and the net while scanning, to avoid false positives. Size: 26 mb. Also, it won’t detect every program known to man…so if you think you’re being surveilled, check the screenies to see where to get more help. Generally, journalists and bloggers use the tool routinely, and it was developed by the Amnesty International, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Digitale Gesellsc...
His accomplishments and awards were legion. He was one of the very, very few to have won an Emmy, Oscar, and Tony Award, a Lincoln Center Tribute in 1999, The Kennedy Center Honors in 2003, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2010. He was born Mikail Igor Pesckowsky, 11/6/31 in Germany. “He began his career in the 1950s with the improv troupe, the Compass Players , predecessor of the Second City in Chicago and as one half of the comed...
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