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The Ultimate Guide to Verifying Software Signatures

by cocochepeau

In the digital age, ensuring the integrity and authenticity of software is crucial to maintaining a secure computing environment. One essential method for verifying the legitimacy of software is by checking its digital signature. Software signatures provide an assurance that the software has not been tampered with and originates from a trusted source. In this blog post, we will delve into the process of verifying software signatures step by step, enabling you to make informed decisions about the software you install.

Strengthening Web Security: Safeguarding Software Downloads

by cocochepeau

Ensure Web Security & Safe Software Downloads: Discover the significance of web security and learn best practices for secure software downloads. Explore trusted sources, integrity verification, updates, antivirus protection, and safe browsing. Safeguard your digital life today.

Windows Updates and Security Patches: Why They Matter and How to Stay Updated

by cocochepeau

Learn why Windows updates and security patches are crucial for maintaining a secure system. Explore the risks of neglecting updates and discover practical tips to stay updated and protected against emerging cyber threats. Safeguard your Windows environment with these essential security practices.

How to use Virtualbox?

by cocochepeau

Welcome to the comprehensive guide on using VirtualBox! Whether you're a beginner or experienced user, this step-by-step tutorial will help you harness the full potential of VirtualBox, the popular virtualization software.

How to get rid of Adware and PUPs?

by cocochepeau

Adware, also known as potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), can be frustrating to deal with as they can clutter your computer with unwanted advertisements and pop-ups. Fortunately, there are several ways to get rid of adware or PUPs. Here are some steps you can take.

Certificate renewal and other TLS improvements

by 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.

ToolsLib switches to Minio for scale and performance

by cocochepeau

ToolsLib recently switched to a brand new dashboard. However, behind the scenes, there was another switch happening. We used block based filesystem for underlying storage. However, as we grew, the filesystem was proving difficult to scale.
So, we were looking to move from block based storage to an object store system, when we found Minio. After initial analysis, Minio looked perfect for our requirements and we switched to Minio.

Welcome to the new dashboard!

by cocochepeau

As the number of hosted software is increasing a more advanced management system was needed. During the past year we've studied the usage that are made not only on ToolsLib but on several other platforms, and following our conclusions we have published our new branded dashboard.

Goodbye 2016, welcome 2017

by fr33tux

2016 has seen a lot of underlying changes on ToolsLib. Most of them were improvements to the current services, but we've also prepared the path towards all the new features that will appear in 2017.

AdwCleaner joins Malwarebytes

by 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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