Private: How to Stay Safe When Downloading Software

Downloading software is common, but it comes with risks like malware and phishing attacks. Learn essential steps to stay safe, from investigating software before installation to using official sources, checking digital signatures, understanding EULAs, and using security tools. Follow these guidelines to ensure your downloads are secure and your data remains protected.

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The Future of AI-Powered Windows: A Closer Look at Windows 11 Update 23H2

Welcome to the future of AI-powered Windows with Windows 11 Update 23H2. In this update, you'll discover over 150 new features, including Copilot integration and AI enhancements in your favorite apps, as well as exciting improvements in Bing and Edge. Let's dive in and explore how these innovations are reshaping your digital world.

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Certificate renewal and other TLS improvements

par fr33tux
The new certificate for https://toolslib.net is now online. It is valid from 15/04/2016 to 11/05/2018. We've also published several improvement regarding TLS support on ToolsLib.

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AdwCleaner joins Malwarebytes

par fr33tux
As some of you may have seen during the last hours, we're proud to announce that AdwCleaner is now part of the Malwarebytes family.
Following Malwarebytes initative to be more agressive on PUP (potentially unwanted programs) , it feels natural for AdwCleaner to associates with Malwarebytes in order to reach this goal and actively fight these unwanted software.

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AdwCleaner rejoint Malwarebytes

Comme certain d'entre vous l'auront peut-être déjà remarqué depuis quelques heures, nous sommes fiers d'annoncer qu'AdwCleaner fait désormais partie de la famille Malwarebytes.

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How do we handle a permanently increasing traffic on ToolsLib.

par fr33tux
Everyday we deal with an increasing traffic, coming from and to ToolsLib. These last weeks have been interesting to follow since we moved to a larger scale a bit earlier than expected.
We want to share some figures, graphs and explanations about how we deal with an important traffic and increasing data quantity on our infrastructure.

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Latest improvements from the sysadmin team

par fr33tux
There has been major improvements made by the sysadmin team these last weeks. Even if it's not visible, we want to explain what has been made and what benefit will bring to you.

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AdwCleaner : Patch du fichier dnsapi.dll

par fr33tux
Depuis quelques semaines, une nouvelle vague d'infection apparaît. Elle cause les troubles habituels pour un adware : la navigation web est polluée de redirections et de publicités intrusives.
Elle se distingue néanmoins par son mode d'action qui la rend délicate à supprimer : elle modifie un fichier système (utilisé par Microsoft Windows pour la résolution de noms de domaines) afin d'en perturber son fonctionnement et dans le cas présent, de mentir sur les résolutions DNS.
AdwCleaner prend en charge ce type d'infection depuis la version 5.010 publiée le 4 Octobre 2015.

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Renewal of the SSL certificate

par fr33tux
The current SSL certificate expires in a few days, so it's time to renew it. Here's the signed fingerprint of the new certificate, issued by Gandi.

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