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Steganos Privacy Suite

March 22, 2008
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Steganos Privacy Suite

As the name suggests, this suite focuses on privacy instead of threat management, and it is loaded with features. You can create as many virtual drives as you wish, then lock them down with real-time, 256-bit AES encryption. Another tool puts all of your email contacts, calendar data, and other information on the secure...
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How To Uninstall Firewall Safely

January 12, 2008
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Firewalls can be hard to uninstall. Spyware, adware, and hack attacks can try to alter or remove your firewall from your system, so firewall vendors make the programs stick to it. The best way to remove a firewall is to use the Add Or Remove Programs feature in the Windows Control Panel because it...
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Internet Connection Sharing Disable By Firewall

January 12, 2008
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Internet Connection Sharing Disable By Firewall

Internet Connection Sharing is a Microsoft program that lets you share one Internet connection among many computers. Some firewalls turn it off when they install, along with connection sharing programs from any vendor. One solution is to repeat the ICS setup. But first check with your firewall vendor; some make tools you can download...
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Why My Firewall Was Disabled

January 10, 2008
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Two things will keep you from using your firewall: The first is a faulty installation, which you can often fix quickly. The second is more worrisome. Spyware and other malware can turn off or completely kill your firewall as part of its plan to hijack your system. If you think your firewall did not...
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How To Unblock Share Resource Using Firewall

January 8, 2008
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Sometimes your firewall will keep you from using a network resource, such as a printer or a document store, on your small or home office network. If your company gave you the computer and the IT department installed your network and firewall, it’s best to let someone from your company resolve this problem. You’re...
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How To Unblock Program Using Firewall

January 6, 2008
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How To Unblock Program Using Firewall

Most firewalls will show you an alert when a program tries to send or receive data over the Internet, prompting you to block the program, unblock it, or defer your decision. If you don’t see an alert, you’ll have to unblock the program directly. The procedure varies slightly from program to program, but it’s...
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Use Firewall To Protect Your Computer

January 4, 2008
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A firewall keeps the bad stuff out and the good stuff in, but sometimes it can keep programs you need from sending and receiving the data they need to function. In that case, the program is said to be blocked. Often you’ll see a pop-up window explaining this and prompting you to unblock the...
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