Author: benbam

28 May 2017

sunday disc jockey : non-techie stuff ;-)

today is a rainy and cloudy day in melb., i am in the mood to listen to some music. let’s play john lennon’s “woman” and see if it strike a chord with the ladies out there. good day to all! 🙂 woman by john lennon: Woman please let me explain I never meant to cause you sorrow or pain So let me tell you again […]

25 May 2017

Your Keyboard vs keyloggers

recently, it was revealed that that an audio driver installed on several HP laptops contained a feature that secretly recorded every keystroke entered into the computer. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/hp-keylogger-debugging-tool-driver-update,34418.html what about if you are using on screen keyboards or bluetooth keyboards? this is what i discovered on google: Wireless keyboards do encrypt their data, so in theory, the information should be safe, but the quality of the encryption […]

23 May 2017

2 factor authentication is insecure

2 factor authentication is a procedure whereby an individual is required to key in both his password and random generated one time password(OTP) for a logon process. this is mostly applied to internet banking and email logon. but there is a security loophole discovered recently. it was found that the random numbers that are either sent to you via sms can be sniffed or hacked. […]

23 May 2017

How to Delete, Move, or Rename Locked Files in Windows

IObit Unlocker is a light-weighted yet powerful tool designed to fix the “Cannot Delete” or “Access Denied” problems. It can “Force” terminate all related processes that prevent you from deleting or accessing files / folders that you need to. IObit Unlocker also provides several useful options to make your work easier, like “Unlock & Delete”, “Unlock & Rename”, “Unlock & Move”, and “Unlock & Copy”. […]

20 May 2017

Scriptsafe(Security Essential) for Chrome Browsers

wonder how some ransomware can hit you? yes, they can infect your computer by the websites that you visit. The below link recommend security add-ons for your chrome browsers but i reckon adding all these will slow your browser eventually. so in my opinion, select the one which is the best is good enough. i am advocating for scriptsafe which is a good security extension […]

17 May 2017

Further Analysis of WannaCry Ransomware and steps to take

for the past few days, i collectively gather few solutions for the time being though there is no way as of current to decrypt your files unless you pay up the ransom. disable your smb protocol(note that by doing this, you may not be able to share files across Mac and Windows machines) as in the snapshot below: 2. perform a windows update to patch […]

14 May 2017

check to see if your VPN leak your personal information

recently, my vpn provider, Nordvpn added new servers to the Aussie territory. to my dismay, after connecting, i found that my geolocation has been leaked after doing a check with http://whatismyipaddress.com/ i contacted their support and was given a very unsatisfactory answer. somehow, after telling them that it is their vpn server problem, then did they fix it and soon the problem dissipated into the air […]

14 May 2017

Global ransomware(WanaCrypt0r) attack: how to recover partial files without paying

a little good news is that if your files are zipped, you can recover them. if your files are stand alone in .doc or .pdf format, you can forget about recovering them unless you pay up the requested ransom. 1st step: download, install and update Malwarebytes on either your windows or mac machines. https://www.malwarebytes.com/ 2nd step: run and scan your machine with malwarebytes, you will […]

14 May 2017

10 Ways to Search Google for Information That 96% of People Don’t Know About

8. Finding similar websites If you’ve found something you really like online and want to find similar websites, type in “related:” and then the address of the site, again without a space between them. https://brightside.me/wonder-curiosities/10-ways-to-search-google-for-information-that-96-of-people-dont-know-about-256760/

12 May 2017

just a word “integrity”

when pple in high positions utter the word integrity to others, generally younger ones, i think they are just merely talking thru their arse. over the years, i have seen so many selected, high regarded ones to lead the government but yet they lack what i call moral integrity. they include police officers, senior parliamentarians( some even retired in honour), central bankers and “secret squirrels”. […]