Avoid listing unknown friends and communities in Orkut profile

You might have noticed sometime, that in your friends list there are some profiles which are not known to you. And even you might have subscribed to some communities, actually without joining the communities by yourself. Dont get surprised this is because, you might have executed some javascripts in your browser addressbar, while you are in active orkut session.

You might have received some scraps saying that, "copy this javascript in your address bar to get new orkut themes". These all are fake scraps, you can avoid these scraps by changing some orkut settings. And another important point is that, Never run any script in your while logged into orkut.com, no matter what it claims to do. This is a security message from Orkut team.

Also read: Protect orkut scrapbook from unwanted and lewd scraps

Enjoy Finger Print Security for PC and Internet Accounts

Security is a major concern when dealing with important data, in personal computer and web sites. The conventional way of authenticating with PC, Website and other restricted access area in computers and networks are accomplished by typing usernames and passwords.


Think if you have to manage lot of accounts both in your PCs and internet, it will be a difficult task to remember and manage all those account information. Microsoft has implemented a great solution to manage account usernames and passwords with your finger print, one of the safest way to secure important data. This finger print reader will help you authenticate with user accounts both in PCs and websites with a touch of your finger.
Explore the Finger Print reader from Microsoft.

Must read: Learn to make strong passwords for Bank and Mail accounts

Secure your Yahoo Mail with Sign-in Seal

Yahoo is insisting its users to have there own sign-in seal for their Yahoo accounts. This approach of having a sign-in seal make sure that you are getting the sign-in page from Yahoo itself and not a forged login page as result of phishing.


Although most of the latest web browsers comes with this anti-phishing elements, the sign-in seal would ensure a higher level of security.

If you are using your personal computer at home or office, you can always have this sign-in seal as symbol of trust.

Also read:Learn to make strong passwords for Bank and Mail accounts from Microsoft

OpenId decentralized and secure login for multiple sites

OpenID is a way of having decentralized online identity and which can be used anywhere OpenID is supported. So once you have OpenId it will eliminate of multiple user names and passwords and gives you a smoother, more secure, online experience.

Technically speaking OpenID is an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity also it make use of already existing internet technology like URI, HTTP and SSL.
In order to login to an OpenID enabled website (even one you've never been to before), just type your OpenID URI. The website will then redirect you to your OpenID Provider to login using whatever credentials it requires. Once authenticated, your OpenID provider will send you back to the website with the necessary credentials to log you in.

Some of the OpenId enabled sites are : netscape.com, velog.org, altrulist.org.uk, micropledge.com, www.bodle.gr, myexperiment.org

Get your free OpenId from myopenid.com.

Submit sample application online for free malware analysis

Sunbelt Software provides an online service for free malware analysis. Those who want to test any application for malware activities, can be submitted for testing. Once you submit your sample for analysis they will send you a report to the email id you provided while submitting the sample.


Currently there is limitation of 12288 KB for the application sample. But this would be sufficient, I believe. You can submit your sample here. [ Submit ]
Also please take your time to share, if you find some new malware.

Suggested reading:
Download free Windows Malicious Software removal tool.

Best anti virus software comparisons and reviews

AV-comparatives.org conducts reviews on the antivirus softwares available and will conduct different type of tests to bring out the effectiveness of the anti virus softwares.

There also we can find out the details of latest anti virus products from respective vendors. These comparisons definitely would help the people to choose the anti virus software for their desktop systems or even for their enterprise. Checkout the anti virus comparatives at av-comparitives.org.

Suggested readings:
Basic computer safety tips.
Laptop security tips.
Download free security software for your personal computer.
Download free Windows Malicious Software removal tool.
Enable windows firewall for enhanced security.
Tips for keeping yourself safe in the internet.