Fortifying Your Digital Castle: The Importance of Firewall Security

In an era where our lives are intricately woven into the digital fabric, the importance of safeguarding our virtual domains has never been more critical. Just as medieval castles were fortified to fend off adversaries, our modern-day digital landscapes require protection against a different kind of threat – cyberattacks. At the forefront of this defense stands the firewall, a digital guardian that shields our data from malicious intruders. Join us as we unravel the intricate layers of firewall security, delve into its significance, explore various types, and uncover the best practices to secure your digital fortress.

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What is Rkill and how to use it

Rkill is a program designed to terminate malicious processes running on a Windows computer. It was created by a security software company called BleepingComputer. Rkill is primarily used as a preliminary step in the process of removing malware from an infected system.

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The Rise of Ransomware Attacks: How to Protect Your Data

Ransomware attacks have become a major concern in recent years. This blog post delves into the nature of ransomware attacks, their impact on individuals and organizations, and provide actionable tips to protect data from such attacks. It covers topics like regular software updates, network segmentation, and incident response planning.

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Follow these 10 steps to successfully clean and speedup your Windows PC

Follow these 10 steps to successfully clean and speedup your Windows PC.

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Top 10 Advices on How to protect myself from Malware and Viruses

Here are 10 advices on how to project your laptop, desktop computer or mobile phone from getting infected by malware, viruses. 

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ToolsLib switches to Minio for scale and performance

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.

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A quick look at a Russian AdwCleaner fake website

by fr33tux
I have been warned about a potentially malicious website which was distributing AdwCleaner in a archive, along with other software. I was quite intrigued so I decided to take a look.

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AdwCleaner 6.000

by fr33tux
Hello there, its been a while since our last blog post about AdwCleaner. The reason is simple: the new release of AdwCleaner, v6.000, is now available for everyone on the official download page!
Thanks to the new code base, it’s considered as a major release which brings countless improvements, bug fixes, and new features. Here are a few important ones:

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Renewal of the SSL/TLS certificate

by 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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100 million downloads contest: Win GlassWire Pro keys !

To celebrate the end of the year and the symbolic milestone of 100 million downloads on ToolsLib, we're giving away 3 GlassWire Pro keys (worth 297$).

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