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Stelian

Stelian leverages over a decade of cybersecurity expertise to lead malware analysis and removal, uncover scams, and educate people. His experience provides insightful analysis and valuable perspective.

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Secure Passwords Guide

A padlockA password is a form of authentication represented by a string of characters that the user can easily provide, but it is hard to guess. In front of the registration form people use obvious passwords such as the names of their children or their house number in order not to forget them or simply because they can’t come up with better ones. Their importance is often ignored – at least until the account gets hacked. This guide will show you how to choose secure passwords and still be able to remember them, you’ll find links to software that might help and hopefully you’ll be determined to change your passwords to more secure ones.

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1 second Linux boot!

This is seriously impressive – 1 second Linux boot to a Qt application from a cold boot!

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How to Safely Shop Online

Why do online shoppers have to take special precautions? The internet offers a convenience that is not available from any other shopping outlet. From … Read more

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How to turn off User Account Control prompts safely

The usual way of turning User Account Control off described on blogs is by dropping the slider in UAC Settings to Never notify. This turns UAC off completely and it has a couple of disadvantages. Windows 7 users have a better way to get rid of the prompts they perceive as annoyances.

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Windows 7 User Account Control Guide

This article tries to describe in detail the User Account Control (referred to as UAC) under the Windows 7 operating system and it is targeted at novice users that might not be accustomed to this feature. It also discusses UAC-s efficiency under an administrator account and proposes a more secure way to turn off the prompts.

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