Recent content by snazzyconnor

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    Secure Virtual OS

    hi, I'm currently running windows 10 on my main pc (computer 1) and want to transfer files from another computer (computer 2) onto computer 1. Using virtual box or another virtual machine software is it possible to set up a virtual computer solely to screen files with antivirus before there is...
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    cleartext username and password sites

    Hi, Are there any sites that have login pages in the clear? looking to show a friend how packet sniffing can work, even demo sites to show this would be fine, all the websites I was going to show have moved to https now! Before anyone asks, this is on my own wifi set up with no encryption and...
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    Laptop running hot

    Hi, Not a major issue, I have a desktop and only use my laptop for gaming when travelling, It's not just my graphics card, the processor runs hot too and the case is hot to touch. On idle the temperature of my processor runs at roughly 67 degrees C, then gets up to the high 90s even on simple...
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    external hard drive backup virus

    If I have two or more computers and back them all up onto the same external hard drive (using windows backup) and one of the backups has a virus installed on it could the virus jump onto one of the other backups and/or infect any computer connecting to the hard drive?
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    Is this more secure?

    Obviously only as strong as the weakest link but I'm assuming that if i had a drive or folder encrypted with Truecrypt (or similar) and had a file in there encrypted with axcrypt (or similar) a potential attacker would have to get past both layers if I have different passwords for both right? I...
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    Want to test strength of password

    No im sure the strength of the password is fine, more the encryption, I thought cain was mainly for wireless and windows logon passwords? Does it do bruteforce and stuff? Only used it once :p
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    Want to test strength of password

    i want to test the strength of a file I have encrypted on my computer, any suggestions for programs that will do this? On a windows machine but i use linux aswell