Analyst's View: Antivirus Rescue CDs | Neil J. Rubenking | PCMag.com

Analyst's View: Antivirus Rescue CDs | Neil J. Rubenking | PCMag.com: I examine nine AV rescue CDs designed to remove particularly nasty malware to determine which is the best disc, and if the free ones are good enough.

Remove "Shortcut" Text From New Shortcuts in Windows 7 or Vista - How-To Geek

Remove "Shortcut" Text From New Shortcuts in Windows 7 or Vista - How-To Geek: A source of annoyance for many Windows users is the ” – Shortcut” text that is added to the name of newly created shortcuts, and every time you have to manually edit the shortcut and remove that text. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a registry hack for this?

How to Crack a Wi-Fi Network's WPA Password with Reaver

How to Crack a Wi-Fi Network's WPA Password with Reaver: I have the open-source router firmware DD-WRT installed on my router and I was unable to use Reaver to crack its password. As it turns out, DD-WRT does not support WPS, so there's yet another reason to love the free router-booster. If that's got you interested in DD-WRT, check their supported devices list to see if your router's supported. It's a good security upgrade, and DD-WRT can also do cool things like monitor your internet usage, set up a network hard drive, act as a whole-house ad blocker, boost the range of your Wi-Fi network, and more. It essentially turns your $60 router into a $600 router.

Cocoon privacy plug-in for Chrome watches your back as you browse | PCWorld

Cocoon privacy plug-in for Chrome watches your back as you browse | PCWorld: Cocoon, a browser plug-in designed to protect your privacy and security online, is now available for Google's Chrome browser, according to its maker Virtual World Computing.

The software is offered as a free plug-in with advertising, as well as in a paid premium version with added features, and works by placing Cocoon's servers between a consumer and the Internet. That hides the consumer's identity from anyone trying to track a web user's activity on the Web.

A beta version of the software was released Monday. A version for the general public is expected to be available Nov. 12.