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  Kaspersky discovers movie malware disguised as best picture nominees
Posted by: sidemoon - 02-07-2020 , 10:39 PM - Forum: Security News - No Replies

Quote: Analysis finds 'Joker' is the most abused movie of the year.

In an effort to better understand how cybercriminals are trying to capitalize on public interest in high-profile movies, Kaspersky researchers studied malware being shared under the guise of this year’s award-nominated films. 
They found more than 20 phishing websites and 925 malicious files that were presented as free movies, only to attack the user.  

The uncovered phishing websites and Twitter accounts gather users’ data and prompt them to carry out a variety of tasks in order to gain access to the desired film. These can vary from taking a survey and sharing personal details, to installing adware or even giving up credit card details. 
Needless to say, at the end of the process, the user does not get the content.

CONTINUE READING HERE:
https://usa.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2020_kaspersky-discovers-movie-malware-disguised-as-best-picture-nominees?PID=6361382&CJ_CID=3486349&CJ_PID=6361382&CJ_CID_NAME=Future%20Publishing%20Ltd&utm_source=CJ&utm_medium=affiliate&CJEVENT=354b6d6c49f111ea82bb014b0a18050f&utm_campaign=6361382

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  Game Fire 6 Giveaway (Your Ultimate Game Booster!)
Posted by: tarekma7 - 02-07-2020 , 10:00 PM - Forum: Official & Exclusive Promo2day Giveaways - Replies (15)

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Your Ultimate Game Booster!

Optimizes PC performance to achieve the best gaming experience

Game Fire is a powerful game booster, that enables you to enjoy a smoother and more pleasant gaming experience with a touch of a button. This is done by optimizing your computer for peak performance and focusing all system resources to run your favorite games with the best performance possible. It will boost your computer`s performance by suspending unnecessary Windows features, defraging system memory, optimizing Windows scheduled tasks, turning off unnecessary applications, defraging game files and applying several system tweaks.

Apart from improving system performance and reliability, your gaming experience will be much enhanced by enabling you to manage your favorite games whether local or online from one place, where you can manage, launch, defrag and search information for your favorite games.

Highlights:

Reduce load on system resources
Achieve higher in-game FPS
Real-time performance optimization
Tweak system settings with one click

Technical Details:

Version: 6.4.3301
Release Date: 11/13/2019
Supported OS: Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10 32-bit and 64-bit
Supported Languages: English
Requirements: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 or higher
MD5: bb99ff67f7e35462a26348c74fe72b89

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Homepage:

https://www.smartpcutilities.com/index.html

Product Page:

https://www.smartpcutilities.com/gamefire.html

Support Page:

https://www.smartpcutilities.com/support.html

Download Link:

https://www.smartpcutilities.com/gamefiredl.html

The download link of the professional edition will be sent to you after purchase.

Free Trial:  

You can download a fully functioning 30-day trial version of Game Fire Pro so that you can evaluate its features before purchasing the software.

Please visit here:

https://www.smartpcutilities.com/gamefir...start.html

Which Game Fire edition is right for you?

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Current version: V6.4.3301

Size: 11.4 MB

System Requirements

Microsoft Windows 10 (32-Bit and 64-bit).
Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 (32-Bit and 64-bit).
Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (32-Bit and 64-bit).
Microsoft Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (32-Bit and 64-bit).
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 or higher

Features:

Best Gaming Experience:

Game Fire can significantly enhance your gaming experience by boosting system performance and reliability, this will help eliminate lags and interruptions and improve game FPS. Game Fire optimizes your computer performance by turning off unnecessary system features, applying various system tweaks and focusing computer resources on games you are playing. The result would be a great gaming experience with a single mouse click.

Real-time Optimization

Unlike other game boosters, Game Fire can boost games and apps performance in real-time so that they can fully utilize available system resources like CPU and memory and in the same time it deprioritize unnecessary and background processes. Game Fire also provides real-time system health and performance information like the CPU and GPU temperature and clock speed.

Customizable Optimization

Game Fire gives experienced users the control on every aspect of the optimization process using an easy and powerful user interface. Game Fire also provides a wide range of powerful optimization tools that can squeeze every bit of performance out of your computer like a disk defragment utility, settings tweaking tool, applications optimizer and many more.

Game Manager

Apart from boosting games performance, Game Fire enhances your gaming experience by allowing you to manage all of your favorite games whether local or online including games from popular gaming platforms like Steam from one place that you can reach from anywhere on your computer.

Safe Optimization

Game Fire is a safe to use game booster as it does not overclock your hardware and all changes made to your system settings are reversible. All optimizations made by Game Fire to your system settings are temporary. You can restore earlier system state in seconds by turning off Game Mode, even if you do not turn off Game Mode, Game Fire will restore the system to the normal state in the next startup.

Why Choose Game Fire PRO?

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I would like to thank smartpcutilities for this Exclusive Giveaway

Read our full review HERE

We have giveaway for 50  licenses of the pro version (life-time but no updates or support)

Giveaway duration:  3 weeks
Winners selection:    Random.org

Rules:

If you want to have a chance to win this RARE giveaway, please follow these simple rules:

1. Reply here why you need this application. [In a few sentences]

2. Share the giveaway on your social media or other websites or forums.

3. [OPTIONAL] Follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter RSS FeedBurner and you will never miss any giveaway.

4.  PM Mike within 2 days after winners announcement to claim license.

Good luck for all!

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  Rihanna
Posted by: Igoreha - 02-07-2020 , 05:54 PM - Forum: Photo Albums, Images, & Videos - Replies (1)

[color=var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-color, var(--yt-spec-text-primary))]Rihanna - Diamonds[/color]
[color=var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-color, var(--yt-spec-text-primary))]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWA2pjMjpBs[/color]

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  X-Morph: Defense [CLOSED]
Posted by: tregs_beales - 02-07-2020 , 05:46 PM - Forum: Personal Game Giveaways - Replies (16)

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OK since I already have a couple more left so giving this away to clear out. I have a copy of X-Morph: Defense for giving away. To enter post below as usual. This will end after 2 weeks.

WINNER:  d.crez

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/40841...h_Defense/

Disclaimer: I get some of these games from friends & take these in good faith. You can understand that its impossible to check if serial is working or already redeemed, unless you activate it on Steam. So if a key turns out to be a duplicate its unfortunate & hopefully I can offer a different replacement game if I have it. You have to active it on Steam & hope all are ok & you get the game. This is the only term/condition I got for such personal giveaways of mine. Pictures used are from steam pages & internet & only used for fair use.

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  Is It Safe For Your ISP To Use Your Router As a Hotspot?
Posted by: sidemoon - 02-07-2020 , 05:00 PM - Forum: Guides, Tips & Tricks - No Replies

Quote: Over the years, we’ve seen Internet Service Providers (ISPs) roll out a special service for their customers. 
If you use an ISP-provided router, it will act as a hotspot that other customers can use for free. 
People who aren’t customers can buy internet time and use your router like a regular hotspot.

Usually, in return, you have to allow other users of the ISP to use your router as a hotspot, too. But can people slow down your internet speed while using it; or worse, use it for malicious purposes? 

CONTINUE READING HERE:
https://www.maketecheasier.com/use-router-as-hotspot/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=07022020

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  Life after Windows 7: These Antivirus Software Packages Still Offer Protection
Posted by: sidemoon - 02-07-2020 , 12:05 PM - Forum: Security News - No Replies

Quote: [b]On January 14, 2020, support of Windows 7 ended for all private users. While   companies are still able to purchase additional support, it is time-limited and   expensive. [/b]
[b] So which suppliers of security solutions still continue to support Windows 7 ? [/b]
[b] AV-TEST looked into the matter.[/b]

[b] As is so often the case: a deadline that a few years was far away is now suddenly   putting many consumer and corporate users of Windows 7 in a predicament. Since   January 14, Windows 7 support, which included delivery of system patches for   identified vulnerabilities, has ended. [/b]

Read More Here:
https://www.av-test.org/en/news/life-aft...f-support/

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  Abelssoft Undeleter [for PC]
Posted by: ahmed - 02-07-2020 , 08:56 AM - Forum: External Giveaways/Freebies - Replies (5)

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Abelssoft Undeleter 5 is a program with which you can recover deleted data. You can recover data from the recycle bin and more importantly, the deleted data that are no longer in the recycle bin. In Abelssoft Undeleter Pro, a deep search is available which can scan the media for deleted data in more detail. With the deep search also damaged data is displayed, which can be opened only under certain circumstances with an editor. In addition, the Pro version of the Abelssoft Undelete is ad-free

Abelssoft Undeleter 5 detects your accessible drives and differentiates between external and internal media. A multiple Selection of the drives is possible. All the selected drives will be scanned for deleted data. Depending on the size of your media the scan process could be a time-consuming process. Particularly the deep scan is time-consuming, because of the detailed search of deleted files. Unfortunately, through the permanent override of storage resources from Windows or other applications, it is not possible to guarantee that the found deleted data can be restored without prejudice. However, thorough internal tests were carried out and achieved good results

Oops! It’s easy to accidently delete files - but now it’s almost equally easy to restore them

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Product Homepage:
https://www.abelssoft.de/en/windows/help...-undeleter

System Requirements:
Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7

Download Full Version:
https://content.web-repository.com/s/561...976163.exe

Terms & Other Info:

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Exclamation Ransomware Exploits GIGABYTE Driver to Kill AV Processes
Posted by: Mohammad.Poorya - 02-07-2020 , 05:42 AM - Forum: Security News - No Replies

Quote:The attackers behind the RobbinHood Ransomware are exploiting a vulnerable GIGABYTE driver to install a malicious and unsigned driver into Windows that is used to terminate antivirus and security software.

When performing a network-wide compromise, ransomware attackers need to push out a ransomware executable as quickly as possible and to as many systems as they can to avoid being detected.

One protection that can get in their way of a successful attack, though, is antivirus software running on a workstation that removes the ransomware executable before it can be executed.

Ransomware Exploits GIGABYTE Driver to Kill AV Processes

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  Phishing Attack Disables Google Play Protect, Drops Anubis Trojan
Posted by: sidemoon - 02-06-2020 , 11:20 PM - Forum: Security News - No Replies

Quote: Android users are targeted in a phishing campaign that will infect their devices with the Anubis banking Trojan that can steal financial information from more than 250 banking and shopping applications.

The campaign uses a devious method to get the potential victims to install the malware on their devices: it asks them to enable Google Play Protect while actually disabling it after being granted permissions on the device. 

READ MORE

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  Game Fire 6: Your Ultimate Game Booster!
Posted by: tarekma7 - 02-06-2020 , 10:42 PM - Forum: Written Reviews - No Replies

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Your Ultimate Game Booster!

Optimizes PC performance to achieve the best gaming experience

Game Fire is a powerful game booster, that enables you to enjoy a smoother and more pleasant gaming experience with a touch of a button. This is done by optimizing your computer for peak performance and focusing all system resources to run your favorite games with the best performance possible. It will boost your computer`s performance by suspending unnecessary Windows features, defraging system memory, optimizing Windows scheduled tasks, turning off unnecessary applications, defraging game files and applying several system tweaks.

Apart from improving system performance and reliability, your gaming experience will be much enhanced by enabling you to manage your favorite games whether local or online from one place, where you can manage, launch, defrag and search information for your favorite games.

Highlights:

Reduce load on system resources
Achieve higher in-game FPS
Real-time performance optimization
Tweak system settings with one click

Technical Details:

Version: 6.4.3301
Release Date: 11/13/2019
Supported OS: Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10 32-bit and 64-bit
Supported Languages: English
Requirements: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 or higher
MD5: bb99ff67f7e35462a26348c74fe72b89

Homepage:

https://www.smartpcutilities.com/index.html

Product Page:

https://www.smartpcutilities.com/gamefire.html

Support Page:

https://www.smartpcutilities.com/support.html

Download Link:

https://www.smartpcutilities.com/gamefiredl.html

The download link of the professional edition will be sent to you after purchase

Free Trial:  

You can download a fully functioning 30-day trial version of Game Fire Pro so that you can evaluate its features before purchasing the software.

Please visit here:

https://www.smartpcutilities.com/gamefir...start.html

Which Game Fire edition is right for you?

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Current version: V6.4.3301

Size: 11.4 MB

System Requirements

Microsoft Windows 10 (32-Bit and 64-bit).
Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 (32-Bit and 64-bit).
Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (32-Bit and 64-bit).
Microsoft Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (32-Bit and 64-bit).
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 or higher

Features:

Best Gaming Experience:

Game Fire can significantly enhance your gaming experience by boosting system performance and reliability, this will help eliminate lags and interruptions and improve game FPS. Game Fire optimizes your computer performance by turning off unnecessary system features, applying various system tweaks and focusing computer resources on games you are playing. The result would be a great gaming experience with a single mouse click.

Real-time Optimization

Unlike other game boosters, Game Fire can boost games and apps performance in real-time so that they can fully utilize available system resources like CPU and memory and in the same time it deprioritize unnecessary and background processes. Game Fire also provides real-time system health and performance information like the CPU and GPU temperature and clock speed.

Customizable Optimization

Game Fire gives experienced users the control on every aspect of the optimization process using an easy and powerful user interface. Game Fire also provides a wide range of powerful optimization tools that can squeeze every bit of performance out of your computer like a disk defragment utility, settings tweaking tool, applications optimizer and many more.

Game Manager

Apart from boosting games performance, Game Fire enhances your gaming experience by allowing you to manage all of your favorite games whether local or online including games from popular gaming platforms like Steam from one place that you can reach from anywhere on your computer.

Safe Optimization

Game Fire is a safe to use game booster as it does not overclock your hardware and all changes made to your system settings are reversible. All optimizations made by Game Fire to your system settings are temporary. You can restore earlier system state in seconds by turning off Game Mode, even if you do not turn off Game Mode, Game Fire will restore the system to the normal state in the next startup.

Why Choose Game Fire PRO?

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New Features and Changelog:

https://www.smartpcutilities.com/gamefir...notes.html

Now, let's discuss the program features and tools: 



My Games:

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This part of the program allows you to manage and optimize all of your favorite games whether local or online from one place that you can reach from anywhere on your computer. For example; Steam games

Process Optimizer:

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This is a smart apps and processes management utility that can help you identify and optimize unnecessary processes that consume your system resources.

System Optimizer:

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This is a built-in feature that allows to tweak several system settings to boost games and apps performance, reduce interruptions, and optimize Internet performance. These tweaks includes four main categories System, Internet, Applications, and Visual Effects

System Diagnostics:

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You can use this tool to get useful information about your system and hardware besides real-time performance information.

System Performance:

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This will let you have real-time system health and performance information, for example; CPU temperature, clock speed, disk temperature, and network performance.



Game Mode Profile:

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This is is a set of options and configurations that control how Game Fire optimizes your computer and which features and services to suspend while Game Mode is activated

Live optimization:

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This feature can effectively boost your apps and games performance in real-time. This is done by allowing them to fully utilize the available system resources and preventing unnecessary apps and background processes from consuming your computer resources. 

Turn on Game Mode:

The program will display the dialog box below which allows you to select third party services, processes, and scheduled tasks to optimize.  This will be added to  the default system services and scheduled tasks defined in Game Mode Profile.

Game Fire Settings:

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These are categorized under many buttons including general, my games, live optimization, notification and others. In addition, you can use the settings editor to add custom services, processes, and scheduled tasks to your Game Mode configuration

Conclusion:

Game Fire is an acceleration tool that is of great help when playing games that freeze and slow down your system and ignore your hardware updating efforts. The program makes your PC run better while you're playing your favorite games. It is very simple and easy to use. In addition, it will improves the frames per second rate by closing or suspending some unused background processes and services that are slowing your computer down. If you are a power user; there are many customizable tweaks for you

Important Links:

User Guide:
https://www.smartpcutilities.com/product...efire/6.4/

FAQs:
https://www.smartpcutilities.com/faq-gamefire.html

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Smart.PC.Utilities.Page

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/SPCUtilities

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/smartpcutilities

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  Aztez
Posted by: Igoreha - 02-06-2020 , 08:30 PM - Forum: Game Giveaway of the Day - No Replies

Aztez

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Aztez is a unique hybrid of beat 'em up and turn-based strategy, set in the world of the Aztec Empire. Highly technical, real-time, beat-em-up combat events resolve ongoing conflicts in your expanding empire.

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/pr...aztez/home

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  WISE-FTP v 9 [PC]
Posted by: ahmed - 02-06-2020 , 12:52 PM - Forum: External Giveaways/Freebies - No Replies

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WISE-FTP is a powerful FTP client - an application that enables you to connect to any FTP server and download or upload files and directories.

You can use WISE-FTP to transfer your files quickly and easily, without having in-depth knowledge about how FTP (File Transfer Protocol) works.

  • Connect to any FTP site!
  • Manage and arrange any number of remote sites in well-structured directories.
  • Intuitive user interface: Work on remote sites as if they were local files and directories, in an interface similar to Windows Explorer!
  • Move files and directories directly to the remote system without downloading to the local system first.
  • File search on the remote site.
  • Edit files directly on the remote system (using the internal or an external editor; file is uploaded again after editing).
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More Info:
https://www.wise-ftp.de/en/highlights.htm

System Info:
Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP (32 and 64bit)

GP:
https://www.chip.cz/wiseftp/

Source/More Info

>>Use Google Translator (czech->En)
>>The registration, installation and activation period is guaranteed until the end of February 2020 .

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  Satanist [PC Game]
Posted by: ahmed - 02-06-2020 , 12:14 PM - Forum: Game Giveaway of the Day - No Replies



The story of Alex - the usual guard who is trying to avoid his death. Can he?

Alex - the usual guard of private clinic. Came his regular working night.
Everything as usual - quietly and calmly. From this silence Alex fell asleep.
When he awoke, he decided to make a detour to somehow cheer myself.
During bypass begins that all life will not let him sleep...

Features of game:
- Terrible an atmosphere
- To survive,you have to run away,to hide and to be careful

System Requirements:
Windows 7/ 8.1/ 10/ Vista/ XP

Homepage:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/480780/Satanist/

GP:
https://game.giveawayoftheday.com/satanist/

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  DataNumen Data Recovery 2.1.0.0 [for PC]
Posted by: ahmed - 02-06-2020 , 12:11 PM - Forum: BitsDuJour Giveaways - No Replies

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Recover Lost and Deleted Files and Folders:
BAM! One minute, your crucially important file or folder was exactly where it was supposed to be, and the next minute, it’s gone. Vanished. Vaporized by your misguided use of your Delete key, or perhaps by some random Act of Rudeness by the universe, bent on corrupting your most critical info at the least convenient time. Either way, just get a copy of today’s discount software promotion, DataNumen Data Recovery, and go on without skipping a beat!

DataNumen Data Recovery recovers lost and deleted files and folders on your drive, across all different types of file systems. With DataNumen Data Recovery, you’ll be able to restore your data regardless of accidental deletion, corruption, or any other reason. Featuring support for more than 70 file types, you’ll be amazed at what DataNumen Data Recovery can find and restore from the dark recesses of your hard drive! And you accomplish all of this using a handy and intuitive wizard interface that walks you through the process.

In addition to the 70 file types, DataNumen Data Recovery also works with NTFS, FAT, FAT32, and Ext2 file systems. Put it all together, and DataNumen Data Recovery becomes the only data recovery tool you’ll ever need, for your present and all future hardware setups!

System Requirements:
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Visa/7/8/8.1/10/Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019

Product Homepage:
https://www.datanumen.com/data-recovery/

GP:
https://www.bitsdujour.com/software/data...00-percent

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  Air Cluster Pro 1.1.0 [for PC]
Posted by: ahmed - 02-06-2020 , 12:01 PM - Forum: External Giveaways/Freebies - No Replies

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Join all your clouds in a one big cloud
Air Cluster is an application to join all your clouds in a one big cloud. It supports multiple cloud servers as Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Mega, Box, WebDAV, Naver, Yandex, Baidu, SFTP…

You can create your cluster and add all the cloud accounts you want. Once you have added your accounts you can synchronize, backup or manage your files in the different clouds using a centralized access as if it were a single big cloud. For example you can add several Google Drive accounts to sum all the space.

Air Cluster allows you to configure multiple accounts from the same server. You get extra security thanks to optional file encryption. And the centralized search make your job easier.

With the file synchronization tool of Air Cluster you can sync folder between any cloud or your computer using the total space of all your clouds together.

* SEVERAL ACCOUNTS OF EACH SERVER: Allows you to configure multiple accounts from the same server.
* FILE SYNCHRONIZATION: You can synchronize folders between any cloud or your computer using the total space of all your clouds together.
* SECURITY THANKS TO THE ENCRYPTION: You have the option to encrypt your files when uploading them to the cloud.
* CENTRALIZED SEARCH: Allows centralized file search for all clouds.

GP:
https://sharewareonsale.com/s/free-air-c...0-discount

Terms and Conditions:

  • This is a 1-computer 1-year license, for noncommercial use
  • You get free updates for one year
  • No free tech support
  • You must redeem the license key before this offer has ended
  • May not be resold
Technical Details:
  • Developed by Air Cluster
  • Version is v1.1.0
  • Download size is 4 MB
  • Supports Windows 7, 8/8.1, and 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
(48 hours or less time remaining!)

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  WinRAR 5 free licenses lifetime
Posted by: ahmadkhaje - 02-06-2020 , 08:24 AM - Forum: External Giveaways/Contests - Replies (10)

WinRAR is a powerful and probably the most popular archiving utility with additional functions for managing archives. It has been released in 1995 and since that has become a must have for any computer user.

WinRAR can backup your files and folders and reduce its size. For example, you can use it to reduce the size of email attachments or files you want to share with others. This will save you and others bandwith and disk space.

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https://www.download.hr/forum/threads/wi...ime.18669/

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  Faking e-mails: Why it is even possible ?
Posted by: sidemoon - 02-05-2020 , 10:18 PM - Forum: Guides, Tips & Tricks - Replies (1)

Quote: Phishing and business e-mail compromise attacks rely on fake e-mails. But why is it so easy for attackers to make them so convincing?

Sometimes it’s easy to spot phishing e-mails just by checking the “From” field. However, that’s not always the case; making a fake e-mail indistinguishable from a genuine one actually is possible. If an attacker knows how to do such a thing, the targeted organization is really in trouble. 

Most people wouldn’t have a second thought before clicking on a malicious link or file that they got in an e-mail seemingly from their boss or their top client — and it’s hard to blame them, especially if there’s no way to tell the e-mail was spoofed.

But why is it possible to forge a perfect fake e-mail in the first place? 

Full article here:
https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/36c3-fake-emails/32362/

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  PayPal SMS scams – don’t fall for them!
Posted by: sidemoon - 02-05-2020 , 09:00 PM - Forum: Guides, Tips & Tricks - No Replies

Quote: SMS messages, or “texts”, are old at these days.

These days, most of us prefer services that don’t go through the mobile phone network, such as WhatsApp, WeChat, Facebook Messenger and Snapchat.

Nevertheless, SMS messages haven’t died out completely, not least because they’re a lowest common denominator that pretty much every mobile phone in the world can receive.
All you need is the recipient’s phone number.

As a result, SMS is still a popular choice for businesses that need or want to tell you something important without wondering which messaging app you prefer. 


GUIDE AND TIPS HERE

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  Generate a new, secure password with ExpressVPN's password generator.
Posted by: Sasha - 02-05-2020 , 10:01 AM - Forum: Security News - Replies (2)

Generate a new, secure password with ExpressVPN's password generator.

Get a secure and random password. All passwords are securely generated on your device only and are [b]never sent across the internet.[/b]

How to generate a strong password

The password above is new, generated by your device when you opened this page. Click the Copy button and paste it wherever you need. If you need a new one, click Regenerate. Check the Character Types boxes or use the Password Length slider to change specifications. 


The ExpressVPN Password Generator uses your device to estimate the time to crack the password in the box by brute force (a computer churning through random guesses). Please note: A password that is mathematically complex but not random (such as P4s$w0rd987) might be easy to guess by searching for variations on common words or using a list of leaked passwords.

How secure is my password?

For all the talk of massive data breaches dominating the headlines, the rules for generating a secure password are actually not that complicated: Make it long, make it random, and make it unique. A 50-character password of nothing but 1s wouldn’t be random or unique, and neither would the lyrics to “Hotel California,” your kids’ birthdays, or that same password you’ve been reusing with minor tweaks for a decade. In all likelihood, nothing you could think up on your own is truly random; the human brain just doesn’t work that way.


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  Best browsers for privacy and security in 2020
Posted by: Sasha - 02-05-2020 , 09:31 AM - Forum: Security News - Replies (2)

Best browsers for privacy and security in 2020

Websites, advertisers, ISPs, and government agencies track every click you make. But is there a way to prevent it? How could you make browsing safer and more private? Check the list below to choose the best browser for privacy.

Rating system

We've given each browser a rating of one to five stars (⭐). These ratings are the author's subjective evaluation of the browser's security, privacy, and general functionality. A five-star browser may not be perfect, but it represents one of the most privacy-oriented browsers out there with great user features.
We have also listed the browsers from worst to best. However, we are not implying that number one is the single best privacy browser. The best browser for you will depend on your needs.



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