Archive for the 'Security' Category

FairUse4WM Updated!

This thread on the Doom9 Forum is reporting that Fairuse4WM, a program that removes copy protection from purchased Windows Media files so they can be used on devices not approved my Microsoft, has been updated to work with Microsoft DRM up to version 11.0.6000.6324. While Microsoft apparently hates this program and it probably violates the [...]

LaptopAlarm — Protect Your Laptop (Discovery)

LaptopAlarm is a simple program that will make your laptop sound an alarm if someone tries to log off, shut it down, disconnect the power, or disconnect the mouse. While it is probably not going to stop a determined thief, it might deter someone who sees your laptop alone in the library when you stepped [...]

FilterFox — Free Content Filter for Firefox (Discovery)

While nothing can replace parental supervision, a filtering program can help prevent stumbling across content unsuitable for your child. You can pay money for a content filter and often have little control over what it filters — some commercial filters protect from political and religious sites that upset their corporate leaders as well as from [...]

Asterisk Logger — Reveal Passwords Behind Asterisks

Many Windows programs (e.g. CuteFTP, CoffeeCup Free FTP, VNC, IncrediMail, Outlook Express, etc.) require passwords and will save them so you don’t have to enter them every time. Of course, if you entered them last six months ago, you probably do not remember them now. There are a number of programs that will reveal these [...]

Spyware Blaster — Block Spyware From Installing

Spyware Blaster is an interesting concept. Instead of hunting for spyware installed on your computer, it tries to block common types of spyware from installing. It makes hundreds of common ActiveX spyware programs that can infest Internet Explorer think they are already installed — blocking them from installing. It can also set Internet Explorer and [...]