How to disable Flash Player’s protected mode for Firefox
Adobe added a sandbox called protected mode to Flash Player for Firefox on Windows in June 2012. It made Flash harder to exploit, but … [Read more…]
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The FileRep Feature in Avast 7 Accelerates The Malware Detection
We’ve covered the release of Avast 7 public Beta (read the review) that enhances autosandbox, Browser protection also added streaming updates, Remote Assistance. One … [Read more…]
Avast Now Shows Personalized Security Report for Every 30 Days
Avast started showing security report for users using their antivirus which reveals how many files and web pages that have been scanned in last … [Read more…]
Google Chrome to Protect Its Default Search Engine from Changes Being Made By Third-Party Programs
If you’re following news recently you may knew that Google funded study concluded Google Chrome as secured browser than Firefox and Internet Explorer for … [Read more…]
Protect Your Yahoo Account with Second Sign-in Verification
Hotmail and Gmail have already this type of security feature to prevent unauthorized access to your email account, Yahoo today introduced Second Sign-in verification … [Read more…]
Avast Releases Free Mobile Security (Beta) for Android Phones
Avast security vendor which is offering free antivirus to PC users till now is entered into Mobile security by releasing Beta version of Avast … [Read more…]
How to Reset Hosts File to its default
Hosts file in Windows is used to look for websites IP address whenever you type the website URL in your browser, Since IP addresses … [Read more…]
Download Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 7.0
Kaspersky is one of the commercial Anti-virus which protects from latest threats and also popular for not slowing down system performance. Kaspersky Virus Removal … [Read more…]