Skip to main content

Security Tools

The Simplest Way To Remove Unwanted Internet Explorer Toolbars

Posted in
5
Average: 5 (2 votes)
toolbars

Tired of all the unwanted toolbars on your Internet Explorer?

Many of the toolbars were installed without the user's consent; not only does it decreases the available web space and slowing down your browser, some of them even come with spyware/virus.

Here's a simple toolbar remover tool that helps you to get rid of all that nonsense.

The Simplest Way To Erase Confidential Files Permanently (Unrecoverable)

Posted in
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
arnold schwarzenegger is eraser
[Picture borrowed from movie 'Eraser']

Say you wanted to delete some confidential files so that no one is able to recover it, including that computer repair guy that you're going to send your PC over.

The Simplest Way To Encrypt (Password Protect) Any File

Posted in
5
Average: 5 (1 vote)
safe
[Picture source: http://sohomediatech.com/images/security-safe.jpg]

You might want to transfer important files via USB thumbdrive, but if you lost it, your confidential files will be in jeopardy. What's the simplest way to encrypt a file?

The Simplest Way To Store / Manage All Your Passwords

Posted in
3.666665
Average: 3.7 (3 votes)
one ring to rule them all
[Picture borrowed from movie 'The Lord of the Rings']

Online services, from online banking to Facebook, all requires passwords. Here's a way to store them all in one place in case you forget them. (unless you're using just one password for all =.=')

KeePass is a freeware password manager. It stores all your passwords in one database file which is locked by a master password.

The Simplest Way To Reveal Passwords Behind Asterisks

Posted in
3.8
Average: 3.8 (5 votes)
password asterisks

*Updated 25 May 2010* Introducing an even simpler method!

Using saved password to login all the time and you'll tend to forget what's behind the "******" asterisks. Here's the simplest way to reveal it.

The Simplest Way To Lock Your Confidential Files

Posted in
4.5
Average: 4.5 (2 votes)
lock folder

Want to lock and hide some of your private and confidential files? Here's one great tool to do just that. The method used is also very secure as reviewed by CNET staff.