Power users are well aware of these tricks and drift away from them, however many users are not so tech savvy and end up installing fake antivirus software on their PCs.

Fake Antivirus remover is a useful freeware and security software, which will allow you to uninstall and remove all the fake antivirus software from your PC, with a single click.

Fake Antivirus remover tracks and removes the following Fake antivirus software: Cyber Security, Alpha Antivirus, Braviax, Windows Police Pro, Antivirus Pro 2010, PC Antispyware 2010, FraudTool.MalwareProtector.d, Winshield2009.com, Green AV, Windows Protection Suite, Total Security 2009, Windows System Suite, Antivirus BEST, System Security, Personal Antivirus, System Security 2009, Malware Doctor, Antivirus System Pro, WinPC Defender, Anti-Virus-1, Spyware Guard 2008, System Guard 2009, Antivirus 2009, Antivirus 2010, Antivirus Pro 2009, Antivirus 360 and MS Antispyware 2009

Techie Buzz Verdict

Considering the amount of fake antivirus software that people mistake for real ones, this software is a definite download.

The process of removing fake antivirus software is hassle free and simple, which means that even non tech-savvy users can easily get rid of stupid malware. We recommend all our users to download and install this software, even if they are pro users as it just requires one click to get rid of scumbag software.

Techie Buzz Rating: 3.5/5 (Very Good)

Download Fake Antivirus Remover

You might also like:

• Are Free Antivirus Software Equally Good as Paid Antivirus
• Scan Files Online In 24 Antivirus Engines From One Place
• ClamWin Free Antivirus – Useful Portable Security Tool
• How to Run AntiVirus on a PC That Will Not Boot

With AVG 9.0, AVG is going back to basics and focusing on performance, protection, and the user experience. For example, the installation has been shortened by 50%, the user interface has been refined, scan times have been reduced by up to 50%, and boot time and memory usage have been improved by 10% to 15%.

For AVG users in the United States, the free Identity Theft Recovery Unit will provide victims of identity theft with support from a dedicated team of identity theft recovery experts. AVG is the only security vendor to offer this type of service for free, and it shows that AVG is striving to protect their users both online and offline.

Additionally, AVG 9.0 delivers improved anti-phishing detection through enhancements to its LinkScanner offering, which can now more quickly and accurately determine whether or not a web page is hosting a phishing attack. This is accomplished by allowing the software to apply more than 100 different potential threat indicators to a page. If the result is inconclusive, LinkScanner then makes a call to the cloud to check a multitude of phishing feeds plugged into the AVG research network to make a final determination regarding threat potential.

AVG 9.0 Free should be available for downloads somewhere in Mid-October. If you have been using earlier versions of AVG, AVG 9.0 is a recommended update as definitely improves on several aspects.

You might also like:

• Identity Finder – A Useful Tool for Identity Theft Security
• Free McAfee Internet Security/Site Advisor for 6 Months [Downloads]
• Google Security Team Clarifies Gmail Security and Hijacked Domains Issues
• Google Chrome OS May Arrive In Mid-October

You can find the details about the exploit here (or just watch the video embedded above). But in plain and simple terms, the problem is that Twitter allows developers utilising their API to put whatever they want in the application link (the link automatically identifies your twitter client). According to Slater Twitter is aware of this exploit but is yet to fix the issue.

This exploit is really scary since viewing the malicious tweet is sufficient for the hacker to steal your login information. If you are not logged into Twitter you would be safe or using a 3rd party Twitter client you should be safe. Hence, till Twitter goes ahead and fixes this vulnerability don’t tweet from the Twitter’s web interface.

You might also like:

• Highly Critical Javascript Vulnerability Found in Firefox 3.5
• Twitter Faces DDoS Attacks
• Twitter Hits Back At TechCrunch
• Share Your Resume On Twitter Using TwitRes

To avoid these attacks, you can hide your IP address or fool the hackers with a false IP address. This is done by using the re-routing process such that all your downloads are done using a remote server or by using proxies, this is called “Anonymous Torrenting”.

Here in are some of the tools that enable you to do anonymous torrenting easily without revealing any information about your computer. Both the recipient and the transmitter do not know each other.

1) BitBlinder

To use this application for free first you need to provide small amount of data. Everyone will provide a small amount of data to the system such that everyone’s data is anonymized in this system. When you request for certain data on the network, it is transmitted to the target website passing through number of peers such that one can see the address of the next peer. So, no one knows about the target website or about your information. By this way , you can keep your privacy and protect your identity at the same time.

2) Furk.net

Using this service, you can get a direct download link of the file that you want to download. If you have torrent files, then copy the torrent file location and past the address on Furk.net. Then, the servers of the Furk.net will download the file for you and also acts as proxy servers to protect your privacy and identity. You will get a direct download link where-in you can download the file as a HTTP file by this way you can override the ISP block and with the SSL encrypted links you can bypass the content filtering. You can also search all the Bittorrent sites using the Meta search engine in this site.

3) TorrentPrivacy

TorrentPrivacy will do more than just acting as a proxy. It will encrypt all the Bittorrent traffic using the SSH protocol such that no one can know what you are doing. Your IP is also concealed by rerouting your connection to the servers in Netherland, USA or Canada such that you will be appearing as a user from any of these countries and your original identity is protected. As your IP and identity is concealed, no one can legally sue you and even the ISP cannot monitor your actions. SSH protocol uses 128 bit encryption, it is highly impossible for someone to decrypt the data.

4) I2P installer

This application not only allows you to do anonymous torrenting but also protects your browsing history and IP address from others. Just install this application on your computer and if you are using  Firefox web browser then go to Tools–>Options–>Advanced–>Network–>settings in that under the connections select the manual Proxy configuration and then add localhost as HTTP proxy and add port as 4444, same applies to IE and Opera.  Once you are done, you continue with the torrents like you do usually but this time anonymously.

5) Offsystem- Anonymous Torrent Download

Offsystem acts like an online hard disk allowing you can upload or download  torrent files from your computer anonymously. Offsystem adds more number of peer-to-peer connections to make your identity and IP address almost  impossible to track. The network of Offsystem is spread across the world, you can upload a file onto Offsystem from one corner of the world and download the same file from another corner without any problem and that too anonymously!.

6) Nodezilla

This is a P2p Anonymous file sharing network that enables you to share files on various torrents while hiding your IP and system information on the network. You may be connected to the target site through any of the peers on the network. It also provides you with cache feature so that you can gain access to the information quickly.

You might also like:

• Send Anonymous Tweets With ShhTwitter
• Anonymous Web Browsing With JAP
• How to Change MAC Address in Linux?
• Identity Finder – A Useful Tool for Identity Theft Security

Adobe Flash Player, whatever distress it might cause to developers or users alike, is still very prominently used today. Many applications are based on it and many people make a living from it. But our dear Flash Player has a minor Security Feature. A security feature, that’s not loved much.

Recognize this warning? This dialog always pops up whenever a flash object tries to connect to another location which is either on the internet or another network. So, this will pop up when a locally saved flash file will try to connect to an internet based location. The warning will popup for any flash object that is using as older security algorithm.

This security feature, does actually save you from many threats, but if you know that the location the flash object is trying to communicate with is safe, you can change the settings.

1. Click the Settings button from the dialog that pops up (as seen in picture above)
2. The Adobe Flash Player Settings Manager will open in a new tab. In the Manager, Click the Edit Locations link, add a location and browse for the file you wish to add to the whitelist.

You can set flash player to always ask for your permission when a potentially unsafe connection is going to be made (Recommended), set it to always allow any connection (not recommended) or deny all connections. Any location which will be added to the Trusted list will be exempted from any interference while running or creating a connection.

If you ‘trust’ an entire directory, all the files and subdirectories in that directory will be also be added to the whitelist. If you still get the warning, you might need to add a few more files to the whitelist as some flash objects need a swf file as well a html file for working.

Needless to say, Adobe should have made this process of allowing applications network access far more easier. It should have been inbuilt into the browser or flash object itself, and the user need not go to the Adobe site to change settings. That’s why I said. Adobe Flash Player, thou art not my playmate

You might also like:

• How To Uninstall Adobe Flash Player?
• Download Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Mac and Linux
• Transfer Windows Setup From DVD To Flash Drive With WinToFlash
• Standalone Flash Player

No Virus Thanks also provides with a easy way to scan files for viruses, however the unique thing about this service is that, once you upload a file it will scan it against 24 Online Antivirus engines simultaneously.

Another interesting feature of this online antivirus engine is that it also allows you to scan files by providing a URL, so if you have suspicions about a software you want to download, you can first scan it and check to see if it is clean, before even download it.

The maximum size of file you can scan using this engine is 20MB, however it can come in pretty handy to scan suspicious files.

[via Life Rocks]

You might also like:

• Online Link Scan Checks Links For Threats
• How to Run AntiVirus on a PC That Will Not Boot
• Search Files on Rapidshare: Rapidshare Search Engines
• Free Antivirus: Panda Cloud Antivirus

The easiest and safest way to avoid keyloggers when surfing from a cybercafé is to use an on-screen keyboard. Windows provides an on-screen keyboard out of the box. However, it is useless since it registers each click as a physical keystroke. We had earlier told you how to thwart keyloggers using the Virtual Keyboard Interface for Firefox. However, that solution worked only with Firefox and required installation.

Neo’s SafeKeys is a free portable (doesn’t require installation) on-screen keyboard utility which provides sophisticated protection against keyboard loggers. Some of the salient features of Neo’s SafeKeys are:

• Protects you from keyloggers since on-screen key presses aren’t translated to physical keystrokes.
• The utility changes dimensions as well as position on screen every time. This renders any mouse-click loggers useless.
• A newer breed of (rare) malware called screenloggers attempt to defeat on-screen keyboards by capturing screenshots on every mouse click. Neo’s SafeKeys 2008 now supports key press by simply hovering over the on-screen buttons to defeat these malwares.
• Protects you against clipboard loggers since data isn’t stored in the clipboard. You need to drag and drop data from Neo’s SafeKeys to the web form.

[ Download Neo’s SafeKeys 2008 ]

You might also like:

• Virtual Keyboard Interface For Firefox To Thwart Keyloggers
• KeyScrambler | Firefox addon to avoid Key Loggers
• Access Your Clipboard Anywhere With Portable Visual Clipboard
• Notepad 2008 Brings Office 2007 Ribbons To Notepad

What to do if you get a video link? Don’t download anything it prompts you for!

You might also like:

• Conficker Removal Tool: Stinger
• How To Remove Conficker Worm?
• Free McAfee Internet Security/Site Advisor for 6 Months [Downloads]
• Free One Year License for McAfee AntiVirus 2009

First of all, there are 100s of web proxy servers available today, many of them spring up everyday and disappear as quickly as they came by, this definitely puts a big question mark on whether a proxy server is really safe and whether or not they are harvesting information you enter while using them, which in turn in a privacy and security concern.

That said there are several public web proxy servers which are verified and safe to browse with, however using proxy servers for banking and other important stuff is a big NO NO, don’t ever trust any other connection other than your own, when you are dealing with sensitive data.

A safer way of using proxy servers is using the Tor Project, which we had detailed in the article How to Browse Internet Anonymously?, the Tor Project has reliable proxy servers that are safe and are contributed by the users themselves, but again there is no guarantee whether someone is harvesting information through the proxy servers.

If you just want to browse the web without entering passwords you can do that safely, however use then only to browse and watch sites like YouTube, Flickr, etc. Here are few options to browse internet using proxy servers.

• How To Access Blocked Websites?
• Access Blocked Websites By Sending A Email

So to answer the big question, is it safe to use proxy servers to enter passwords? Our advise is do not do it, unless you don’t care about your security, using proxy servers for regular browsing may not cause any harm.

What are your views? Have you come across proxy servers that have harvested the information you have entered?

Image Credit: I’ve Been Mugged

You might also like:

• Unblock and Access YouTube From China
• Yahoo WordPress Blogs don’t work behind proxy servers
• Twitter and Flickr Banned In China
• How To Access Blogspot Blogs From China?

This is not uncommon and can also be seen when using desktop email clients like Microsoft Outlook and Windows Live Mail.

The reason for webmail providers and desktop applications blocking the images is because when you load a image, it can be used to send back personal information about you to the email sender.

For example a image can send back your IP address, type of operating system used and so on when it is loaded.

This is one of the main reason images are not loaded automatically in email messages, however you can still view images by clicking on the link which says Show Images or Display Images below.

Remember do not load images if the email has come from an non trusted source as they can create a problem for you.

You might also like:

• Show/Hide Your Desktop Icons With a Single Click With Tiny Desk
• Tools To Stay On Top Of Google AdSense Earnings
• Embed Images On Your Desktop with Desktop Takeover
• Cool Way To Search Images From Your Desktop [Adobe Air App]