Recent content by Vorador2

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    Malware-Infested Ads Found on Major Websites

    Sometimes i feel bad about using adblocker on pages i visit daily, and whitelist them. Until the ads start playing music. Or videos, or pop ups. Then i turn it back on. Stop using the high paying annoying ads, and i will stop using adblocker.
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    Should You Use a Password Manager?

    KeePass does have two-step and three-step verification. You can use either password verification, file verification or windows login verification.
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    TrueCrypt Encryption Software Shut Down, May Be Compromised

    One of the weirdest things i've ever seen. Not only they're dropping the software entirely based on a completely unrelated reason (XP support dropping out), but also recommend a less secure proprietary alternative like Bitlocker, which it isn't even available on Home versions of Windows. My...
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    'Castle Clash' Spambots Swarm Tinder Dating App

    "The developer of "Castle Clash," Singapore-based IGG.com, has also denied connection to the Tinder spambots. "Suuure. I don't think these spambots are promoting this game just because the spammer likes it or something.
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    12 Most Maddeningly Difficult Games of All Time

    Dark Souls and Demon's Souls are hard and unforgiving, but not unfair.Unfair is I Wanna Be The Guy, which is chock full of cheap traps.
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    12 Best Mobile Business Simulation Games

    I think it's a different game the one on this list. I played Tiny Death Star for a week and dropped it off. After a while it demands too much time to earn money to keep building and micropayments are literally everywhere. I guess it simply didn't click with me.
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    Facebook Slapped With Multitrillion-Dollar Lawsuit for Scanning Web Links

    Somebody is trying to get a settlement out of court. Sigh.
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    Your Phone May Become Smarter Than You Soon

    *Looks at Youtube comments* Google Now can at least hold a coherent conversation without grammatical errors. I say the future is now.
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    CryptoLocker Malware Offers Victims 'Second Chance' to Pay Ransom

    We haven't got any infection here, but i've taken measures. Blocking the running of .exe in %appdata% and %appdata%\*\* is usually enough. It spreads trough emails attachments, so if your anti-spam blocks them you should be fine.
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    Pirate3D's Low-cost Buccaneer Budget 3D Printer On Sale

    One of the cheapest assembled 3D printers i've ever saw. If reviews are good, this is a really good deal for anybody interested on 3D printing.
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    'BadBIOS' System-Hopping Malware Appears Unstoppable

    Halloween was yesterday. The "scary" stories are a bit late. I'm a bit more worried about real malware, like Cryptolocker. That one is nasty.
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    Network Hubs: Bridges Between Devices

    Good eye ro_1984 I know Toms has lost of lot of quality these last years, but this is pretty embarrassing even for them.
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    DARPA Offers $2 Million for Self-Healing Software

    DARPA may pay 2 millions, but Microsoft would pay 2 billions to make it happen. This kind of software would require huge breakthroughs in learning algorithms that would be aware of what's considered a security flaw and what's an intended feature, never mind how to patch it without breaking...
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    13 Scariest Video Games of All Time

    Missing the Project Zero games. I was never able to finish the second one.
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    Facebook Kills Privacy Option to Hide from Strangers

    This is one of those times i'm glad i've never caved to peer pressure and made a Facebook account.