Posts under Online safety tag.

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Download Trend Micro SafeGuard For Windows 8

Trend Micro SafeGuard App is now available to download for free from the Windows Store. This app for Windows 8 is basically meant for keeping users safe on the Internet. It claims to be very strict when it comes to verification of malicious [...]

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How to defend yourself against MITM or Man-in-the-middle attack

Protecting our data online is never going to be an easy task, especially nowadays when attackers are regularly inventing some new techniques and exploits to steal your data. Sometimes their attacks will not be so harmful for individual users. But large-scale attacks on some [...]

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SafeIP: Hide, Change IP address, Surf Anonymously

There may be times when you may want to hide your IP address or change your IP address. In such cases, using a freeware makes things easier. SafeIP is one such free software for Windows 7 | 8, that will let [...]

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Online Fraud: Prevention, Detection, Recovery

Microsoft has released a 12-page booklet, titled Online Fraud: Guide to Prevention, Detection, and Recovery, that will arm you with knowledge you need, to help avoid the most common types of online scams. According to the recent Microsoft NCSAM Online Scams [...]

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PrivacyFix Review: Protect your privacy on the Internet

Yesterday, we posted about how companies like Google, Facebook, etc track your online activities and profit from the data generated. As mentioned, there are several tools to fix and prevent data collection. One of them is PrivacyFix. Privacy Fix – Stop Websites From [...]

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Surf anonymously with CyberGhost Secure VPN – Review

Today, on the Internet, anything is possible – even your computer getting hacked and your data stolen. As a result,  anonymity over the internet has become a must! When you are an anonymous user, you can hide your IP address and no one [...]

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Review Of SpotFlux – Stop Existing On The Internet

While you are on the Internet, there are many things happening that you don’t know. There are people and companies tracking you to know your interests. There are agencies collecting data about you and your computers. There may be hackers [...]

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Customized Internet Explorer 9 version for kids launched

On the occasion of Safer Internet Day 2012, Microsoft and COEP today released a customized version of Internet Explorer 9 browser, to help protect and keep kids safe online. This is not the first time that such a browser was [...]

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PayPal Login : How to Sign up and Sign in securely

PayPal is one of the most popular and secure services which you can use to shop and sell online, and to send and receive money. Since financial transactions are involved, it is very important to learn and know how to set up [...]

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Take the Microsoft Computing Safety Index Survery

In case you missed it, Microsoft last month released the Microsoft Computing Safety Index, a scoring system of more than 20 steps, individuals can take to help protect themselves and stay safe online. The MCSI tallies points for user behaviors [...]

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Generate Fake Online Name and Identity for Free!

At times you may just want to generate a fake name and identity. Rather than think it all up – and tie it all together, there is a free website whose services you can avail of. FakeNameGenerator.com lets you generate [...]

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Secure your Twitter account with BitDefender Safego for Twitter

While talking of how to secure your Facebook account, we had talked about BitDefender Safego, which keeps your social networking account safe so that you and your PC don’t get into e-trouble. BitDefender Safego for Twitter Now BitDefender has also launched [...]