Root-kits are a relatively new threat on the modern Internet and no other company has a better root-kit removal tool than F-Secure and their “Blacklight” utility. What exactly is a root-kit you ask? Here’s a definition from Wikipedia to help get you started:
A root-kit is a program (or combination of several programs) designed to take fundamental control (in […]
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I have used hMailServer for testing of various email related functions including anti-spam software and configurations. The hMailServer interface is very intuitive and easy to use. All Email data and accounts utilize either MS-SQL or MySQL databases for the back-end support. If you don’t feel like setting up and configuring a SQL server, no worries, hMailServer includes a lite version of […]
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Cobian Backup is a nice and simple utility for scheduling Windows backups. Cobian Backup is far superior than the default backup utility that comes bundled with Microsoft Windows. Cobian Backup supports .ZIP compression and 256-bit encryption which make is very good for data archiving and long-term storage. You can also use it to schedule backups to shared network drives and have email notifications sent to alert […]
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RealVNC has been around for awhile now and provides a simple remote server and viewer package for any desktop PC. The VNC project is particularly popular in the Linux community for providing remote access to Linux desktops. RealVNC is a nice alternative to Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in Windows as it provides “overlay” access […]
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