At least, that is how long it would take me to hack into any Microsoft Windows account - 2 minutes! Very worrisome, isn't it? Goes to show that anyone that thinks his data is safe just because it is tucked away in his passworded Windows account would really need to have a rethink. I will…

So a friend of a friend was watching porn online and contracted a nasty virus. No, not that kind of virus—we’re talking about ransomware. The malware often announces itself in a pop-up and (wrongly) informs a computer user that their machine has been commandeered by law enforcement for illegal activity. It will not be unlocked,…

Steganos Safe 2012 offers an easy way to create a virtual safe to protect your data. You can store any kind of files within the safe; Music, movies, pictures, documents, and well, naughty stuffs too, right on your laptop or external drives. The safe utilizes the latest encryption technology named Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) which…

On a Windows PC, right-clicking on a file or folder usually display a context menu where you can select what option to use in managing selected files. Options like Compressed (zipped) folder and Desktop (create shortcut) are usually available by default. To add more menu options to the context menus: For a Windows 7 or…

Losing a USB flash drive can be the stuff of nightmares if it contains sensitive or valuable information. There are many hardware and software options available for use in encrypting the contents of your flash drive and also to lock it down with a password. However, the major problem with most of these software options…

Mobile devices are real gateways into our lives. By accessing someone’s phone, you could potentially see their email, text messages, call log, what they been taking pictures of, contact list, browsing history and any notes or to-do lists they may have. Think about that for a minute. If somebody, a complete stranger, were to access…

I have held back from rooting my Samsung S3 phone for this long because of the new feature samsung has introduced into its devices called Flash Count. The flash count feature is available on the Samsung Galaxy "S" and "Note" series and basically records the number of times your device has been rooted or flashed…

Perhaps only the geeks would be interested in this but it is good to know that with just a few keystrokes from your phones, you can get your hands into the innards of your device. Most of these codes are guaranteed to work on any Samsung Android device. **USE WITH CAUTION** *#0*# -- SensorDiagnotics *#03#…

Cautiously, i typed the keyword coweek on my phone and sent it via sms to the shortcode 777. All the while, i had my fingers crossed. Thankfully, the procedure described above deducted N400 (US$2.50) from my call credit and gave me a week access to Globacom internet services, with a data limit of 700MB. So,…

Rooting Your Samsung Galaxy Y Duos S6102 Search and install the superuser app from google play. Install on your phone. Download to your PC the rooting file from here. Save in your phone memory card. Enter recovery mode by holding down the "Volume Up" and the "Home" keys while powering the device on. Scroll down…

One of the classic primary signs that a computer has been infected is that it suddenly becomes much less responsive than normal. This usually continues after rebooting the computer as the malicious software begins running again and using system resources. Applications that monitor system resources (such as the Windows Task Manager) of the computer may…

Everyone knows about computer viruses – and people are rightly fearful of them. Many have also heard about (computer) worms, which are nasty programs designed to spread as much as they can to infect computers. A rootkit, on the other hand, is devious in a different way. This is used to gain control over your…