It was just yesterday when more than 6.5 million passwords of Linkedin got hacked and then posted on a Russian website. Even though the passwords were encrypted, more than 300,000 passwords are said to have been already decrypted. Now we are hearing another leak from a popular online service. Last.fm which lets you listen to free music with internet radio has […]
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Anti Malware protection for Twitter and Facebook with Bitdefender Safego
Twitter and Facebook are the biggest social network on the web with millions of users using it every day. One of the drawbacks of being the largest social networks with millions of users across the globe, these two websites are also heavily targeted by Hackers, cyber criminals, scammers, spammers etc to target users to get […]
Facebook Social Media Threats [Infographic]
Just few days back we shared a Infographic about Android Malware threats along with some basic security tips. Today we will share a infographic on Facebook Social Media Threats and how clickjacking on facebook leads to personal information being stolen from users. Most of the social media or Facebook threats use the users curiosity about the […]
Free AVG Antivirus 2012 released [Review]
As we all know that AVG is one of those security Vendors who provide a Free Antivirus solution which is quite good if you do not compare it with the paid Antivirus solutions. The latest version of Free AVG Antivirus 2012 is released and boasts of improved speed, better scan times and detection. This Free […]
How to enable two-step verification for Google Apps
Sometime back, we wrote about how to set up 2-step verification process for your Google Account. As most of you know, two-step verification adds a additional layer of security to account in addition to your existing password. By enabling this, the it becomes almost impossible to get hacked as the additional layer of password keeps […]
Another Malware ‘MacGuard’ hits Mac OSX, bypasses password
Looks like Virus and Malware writers are ready o bust the myth of Mac users that they are not prone to virus and malware attacks. Almost all the Mac users believe that they are immune from virus, Malware attacks etc and only Windows users need to be worried about these things. The myth has started […]
How to remove MacDefender, MacProtector or MacSecurity malware
Looks likes malware authors finally wrote a malware for Apple Mac OSX finally which did made into headlines as it infected Mac systems which most Mac users wont even dream of. Even Apple was reluctant to admit this at first and its Technicians were asked to refrain from talking about this MacDefender, MacProtector or MacSecurity […]
Lastpass locked out solution- use offline mode and clear cache
If you are a lastpass user and have read my last post about a possible issue with lastpass, then you may have been forced to change your Master Password as a security and precautionary measure. Read our previous post for more details. Some users are facing some issues after password change like they are being […]
Use Last password? Change your Master password
If you are one of the users who use Lastpass as your password manager, its time to change your master password. As explained on blog post from Lastpass, they noticed an issue yesterday and wanted to alert everyone. As a precaution, they also forcing everyone to change their master password. The reason for this : […]
WOT Social: protection from Facebook, twitter bad links (Coming soon)
Many Avtechies already use WOT (Web of trust) Addon or extension with their browsers ( Firefox, Chrome etc.). We have already talked about WOT sometime back on Avinashtech. Even though We know that it is not 100% accurate and can be manipulated but in majority of cases, WOT Ratings give a clear picture about the […]
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