PeerBlock goes out of beta
The excellent piece of software PeerBlock, that came as an alternative to PeerGuardian is finally out of the beta stage. The 1.0 final version is available from the PeerBlock website. Since I have told you most about what PeerBlock is and its functionality, here I will only mention the changes and new features of the final version.
Microsoft Security Essentials Final
Microsoft Security Essentials final was released to the public today. Microsoft Security Essentials is a much more advanced version of Windows live one care. What’s good about this is its detection rate is high, scan performance is very good, uses less resources and it also has a very low false positive rate making it a very good security product.
Before installing make sure to remove any other antivirus or security program that is installed already.
The final comes as a free download and will also include free updates. MSE is compatible with Windows XP 32bit, Vista and Windows 7 (32bit/64bit).
PeerBlock r162: Includes signed driver!
Earlier we posted about a Peerguardian alternative that works with Vista and Windows 7, well here it is again only this time its better than ever. PeerBlock succeeded what Peerguardian started years ago and now has a signed driver. So what does the signed driver do??.. What it does is now there won’t be anymore issues getting PeerBlock to work in Windows 7 and Vista x64 systems. This version of PeerBlock named r162 as an “Interim Release” is probably going to be the last RC version as the next is going to be the final. Also it has to be mentioned that r162 has lots of bugfixes(according to its developers all the “show stopping bugs” have been fixed) and new features have been added.
The change log is pretty big so to put it in brief the main improvements are:
- Automatic Run As Admin in Win7 and Vista.
- Signed driver
- Switch to iblocklist lists
- Tweaked List Manager Interface
- Verification of Block lists after download
For the full list of changes see below or check out the PeerBlock Developer site.
Peer Block – A Peerguardian 2 Alternative
Peerguardian is a security tool that blocks certain IP ranges that has been added to its block lists. But Peerguardian has major issues when it comes to Vista and Windows 7. Although a RC test version was developed by Phoenix Labs it crashes and freezes most of the time not to mention its blocking ability getting disabled without reason.
Peer Block is similar to Peerguardian in fact its a branch of PG2, only with less bugs. This is due to Peer Block development being much more active than PG2. The driver signing issue in x64 is still there as a signed driver is required for proper functionality without workarounds, for which they are currently collecting funds. Check out their site or blog for more info.
Kaspersky Mobile Security 8
Kaspersky has released its Mobile Security version 8. It has some very powerful features such as call/SMS filtering, parental control,firewall, data encryption and theft protection, where a user can send a SMS to a stolen/lost phone to block access to the phone or find the location of the phone using GPS.
Feature List
Anti-Theft
Kaspersky Mobile Security prevents user data from falling into the wrong hands, regardless of whether a Smartphone is lost or stolen.
- SMS-Block: If your Smartphone is lost or stolen, you can prevent your personal data from falling into the wrong hands by blocking the Smartphone remotely. Simply send an SMS with a predefined code word to the lost device. To unblock the Smartphone, a password that only you know needs to be entered.
- SMS-Find: You can locate your phone using SMS Find. Just send an SMS with a password to the lost device and you will receive a link to Google Maps (as soon as a GPS connection is established)* with the exact coordinates. Once you know the whereabouts of your phone, it should be clear if it was stolen or just left somewhere.
- SMS-Clean: If it’s clear that your Smartphone has been stolen and there’s no chance of getting it back, you can send an SMS with a predefined code to delete all the data stored on the device.
- SIM Watch: If someone removes the SIM from your Smartphone, the device is automatically blocked and if a new SIM is inserted, SIM Watch will immediately send you a message with the phone’s new number.
Microsoft Security Essentials – A Security Suite From Microsoft
Finally Microsoft has grown out of their stupid security products like Live OneCare, and Live Security Scanner to produce a real security suite which can detect Trojans, worms and other malicious stuff in your pc. AV-Test Labs has put this to the testing and the results are pretty astonishing, it has detected most of the malicious things they threw at it. And did not detect any false positives, this also supposedly detects root kits which is awesome news for all out there, and if Microsoft releases this as a freeware, then this might well become the a superb competitor for Comodo security suite. This uses the Microsoft Cloud platform, but the definition databases are stored in the local machine to increase the speed. Yet we need to see how this handles and works in the real world. With an average everyday user. Expect a full review from us soon, which focuses on user friendliness and other aspects from the point of a user. For now here it is for your download.
Get Microsoft Security Essentials | Mirror
FREE 1 Year PC Tools Internet Security 2009 Genuine License
Well the new license promotions just keep popping up. You just have to know the right locations in which they actually do.
Even tho I most of the time never use their products…still a promotion is a promotion, so for those of you who use their programs, enjoy.
Now, let’s get started. This what you have to do in order to get a 1 year free PC Tools Internet Security 2009 genuine license.
LaptopAlarm helps you against thieves
Do you happen to leave your laptop unattended at public places such is university or library, maybe just for a minute to say hello to a friend or fetch a cup of coffee and than continue to work on? What if you come back and your laptop is gone, stolen? Well, the best option is to always take it with you every time you go away, but for those who are let’s say lazy like me, there is something interesting to help you to prevent or even catch the thief if worst happens.
BitDefender antivirus 2009 free 1 year license key
Hi there. Previously I had a chat over msn with joel aka theWizard-the big boss here 
. We discussed weather we should post this article or not. Well we decided to. It is about Free and genuine license key for BitDefender antivirus 2009. I tried this method and can verify it actually works. I got free serial key and many other people as well by simply filling in the online request form. I was of course a bit suspicious or rather curious about this free offer, especially because offer is located on a Chinese website, so I ran an antivirus test of that page with two diferent antivirus web-scanners. First with Browser Defender and than with Linkscanner. From both I got warnings and strange results. I do not know weather this is only a false positive or not, but I feel like I must warn you if you try to take this offer. Probably if you have a patched browser and a good firewall there is no worries, except that you may gradually get some more spam in your inbox. Or not.
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Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0
Zonealarm firewall pro free giveaway license key period has expired. ZoneAlarm pro is an excellent product, but for all those who missed their free offer, there is a firewall even more powerful according to David Matousec, computer security guru. This is Comodo Firewall free. Many security experts claim it is one of the best software firewalls in the world and according to matausec.com it even beats out Zonealarm Pro 2009 in the terms of effectiveness.
