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I am not able to understand what use is the manual antimalware scan? All antivirus software has a manual anti-malware scan. I understand if it’s the first time someone installs it on their infected/unknown PC, the scan helps in detecting m… Continue reading What is the use case for antimalware manual scans?
I was reading this and this article.
The first article itself is about why software updates are extremely important for security, and the second one also mentions the following:
"Make sure your operating system, browsers, and plugins… Continue reading Does malware that comes through outdated apps go away if I uninstall the apps?
I wanted to wipe free disk space of my PC, as I had accidentally deleted confidential data permanently without securely deleting them. So wiping the entire free disk seems to be the only option now.
I know that generally 1 overwrite is eno… Continue reading How many overwrites make a drive undesirable?
If I check the processes that are running in the Task Manager and find that only the usual process run every time I restart my PC, can I assume that my device is not compromised?
In other words, does a compromised device always show an ali… Continue reading Does a compromised device always show an alien process running?
Type Ctrl + Shift + N. Then type DIVIDED WE FALL and then click enter. Click a search result that takes you to YouTube. Go back to the search results. Retype "DIVIDED WE FALL by Valarie Kaur". Click enter. Click on the result tha… Continue reading Does Google Chrome send INCOGNITO search history data to Google? [duplicate]
Is there a guaranteed way to:
Know there is a Remote Access Trojan in my PC?
Remove it completely and successfully from my PC?
Note: Assume that the hacker doesn’t leave any hint of their activity (like moving the cursor).
If there is… Continue reading Remote Access Trojan (RAT) — How to detect, how to remove [duplicate]
Suppose that someone browses non-Youtube videos (like on Vimeo) in Google Chrome’s Incognito mode.
Does Google collect and store any data about this activity ("watched videos on Vimeo" activity)?
In general, does Google store A… Continue reading Does Google collect and store data about activity done in Incognito mode?
Whenever I read something like "ISPs store your data" or "ISPs delete your data after 6 months" or anything like that, I imagine data to be the following things:
(1) At what time I accessed the Internet, got what IP add… Continue reading What information do ISPs delete after retention period?
Can Governments order an ISP to decrypt data about any user’s personal information. If there is some information, for example, that some terror suspect has been active on an HTTPS website on the internet, is it technically possible to decr… Continue reading Is it possible to decrypt HTTPS website user activity?
I am a novice about digital things (imagine the antonym for "tech savvy").
Can my ISP know my yahoo email address? I have signed in on yahoo more than a million times. Yahoo is https.
Can my ISP know my Yahoo password?