Tag: IT Security

I do not like how apps are displayed on Google Play, for the same reason I do not like Chrome’s web store: there is no option to sort by date, which means that it is really difficult to find new apps and games in the store. While a top new apps or games listing is displayed, it consists only of a selection of games that have already been in store for some time.

That leaves apps that provide you with information about new and interesting games or applications for Android.

Fetch is one of those, basing its recommendations on the things that you like. You can either select a game or app that you like and get similar recommendations based on it, or use the search to find new apps or games based on that.

To find similar apps, tap on the fetch menu at the top and pick the similar option from the menu. All your apps and games installed on the device are listed here, and all you need to do is pick on to get similar recommendations based on it.

A list of related apps or games are displayed to you after you make the selection. Each application is displayed with its name, screenshot, the number of downloads and the categories it has been sorted in to.

A category filter is displayed for games that you can make use of to add or remove traits which has a direct impact on the search results. This filter is currently only available for games, but the developers promise that it will be added to apps searches as well in the near future.

You can click on install to be taken directly to Google Play from where the selected program can be installed to the device.

You can follow searches so that new additions are automatically displayed to you on the apps’ home screen. Here you find a selection of new apps and games that match your preferences.

The selection is not always made up of new games or apps though, you also find established applications listed here.

To search, select the search icon at the top or tap on games or apps on the screen instead. The search uses keywords including names of apps, genres, or certain characteristics such as cartoony. You can combine these keywords, for instance to find tower defense war games, or wallpaper apps, or virtual pets.

Verdict

What I like most about Fetch is that you can customize the feed of new apps or games that are presented to you by it regularly. While you may miss out on some that do not match your preferences, you can be certain that you won’t miss any great new ones matching them that are released to store.

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Original news article at https://www.ghacks.net on June 13, 2013 at 07:08PM

Since 2003, application security researchers and experts from all over the world at the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) have carefully monitored the state of web application security and…

Original news article at https://www.net-security.org on June 13, 2013 at 03:08PM

Increasingly powerful computer systems and all-time low memory prices have made tweaking software programs obsolete for many users. If you are running 4, 8, 16 or even more Gigabytes of RAM, there is simply no need anymore to optimize the system to free up one hundred or two hundred Megabytes.

Tweaks may still be beneficial to the overall system, both performance and stability wise, especially if you want to get the most out of your system.

8Smoker Pro is a free tweaking software for Windows 8 that you can use to make lots of modifications to the system.

The program displays system resources such as the free and available RAM on startup. Next to that are categories that it makes available, with tweaks being selected by default.

Widgets that belong to the selected category are displayed below. For tweaks, you find Internet Explorer, performance, Shell tweaks and a couple of others listed here.

Once you click on a tweak widget you are taken to a new window where you can browse the available tweaks and settings that you can modify.

Each widget uses all of the available window space, which is a lot, to display its tweaks and configuration options. This makes it rather difficult to orientate yourself quickly, as you need to move your eyes left and right to focus on all the options displayed.

From what I can tell, it includes many of the tweaks that you would come to expect from an application of its kind. You can disable balloon tips, disable various operating system features such as the recycle bin or if programs or background services should be prioritized by the application.

The number if tweaks is surprisingly small considering that the developer divided them into eight tool categories that are all displayed in a large window. It would have probably been better to reduce the number of categories and font settings to cut down on that.

This would have also resolved part of the orientation issues that you may have when using the program for the first time.

You can access several maintenance related tools or system tools from within the program. This includes a startup and services manager under tweaks, and a variety of tools found when you click on the maintenance icon at the top of the screen.

Here you find direct links to Windows system tools and tools integrated by the author of the application.

One interesting feature that you find here in the “Toolbox” is the option to display the applications folder. It contains shortcuts to all apps that you have installed on the system so that you can run them directly from here, or move them to another location to run them directly from the desktop.

It appears that the security category is offering more tweaks than the tweaks category, which is somewhat puzzling. Here you can make many changes to the system, mostly to remove or disable programs and options for users of it.

You can launch the help file with a click on the question mark in the program interface. It offers descriptions for all tweaks and settings the program makes available so that you can look them up here in case you need to find out more about a change before you make it on your system.

The program offers to create a system restore point on start up, and also whenever you modify certain settings in the applications such as removing startup programs. You can create manual restore points at any time with a click on Maintenance > System Restore > Create System Restore Point in the program interface.

Verdict

If you are looking for a tweaking program for Windows 8, then you may want to check this one out. It offers many features and options to you and while the way they are displayed is not ideal, it is nothing that should keep you from taking the application for a test ride. (via)

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Original news article at https://www.ghacks.net on June 12, 2013 at 07:22PM

The Best WiFi hacking suite AirCrack-NG updated to 1.2 Beta 1 after three years from the last release. Aircrack-ng is a set of tools for auditing wireless networks.

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New version added a few new tools and scripts (including distributed cracking tool). Aircrack-ng is an 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys cracking program that can recover keys once enough data packets have been

Original news article at https://thehackernews.com/ on June 04, 2013 at 12:47AM

You might want to be a little more careful the next time you pick up a cheap knock-off accessory for your device to save a few bucks because new hardware hacks could be the next big thing among cyber criminals.

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Researchers say they’ve built a custom iPhone wall charger that can Install malware in any iOS device using a custom made malicious chargers called Mactans, which

Original news article at https://thehackernews.com/ on June 03, 2013 at 11:53PM

Microsoft and the FBI have taken down a botnet that controlled millions of infected PCs, which was responsible for massive bank fraud. Botnets are networks of computers infected with viruses that let them be controlled by hackers.

The outfit runs the Citadel Botnets and is believed to have stolen more than $500 million from bank accounts over the past 18 months. Citadel is one of the

Original news article at https://thehackernews.com/ on June 06, 2013 at 10:43PM

Original news article at https://news.hitb.org/ on June 06, 2013 at 01:30PM

Law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Vietnam and the U.K. have disbanded a ring that allegedly sold online credit card details since 2007.

Original news article at https://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html on June 06, 2013 at 11:20AM

WheezyJoe writes “The Today Show had a piece this morning showing video of thieves apparently using a small device to open and enter cars equipped with keyless entry. Electronic key fobs, which are supposed to be secure, are replacing keys in more and more new cars, but the evidence suggests that a device has been developed which effortlessly bypasses this security (at least on certain makes and models). ‘Adding to the mystery, police say the device works on some cars but not others. Other surveillance videos show thieves trying to open a Ford SUV and a Cadillac, with no luck. But an Acura SUV and sedan pop right open. And they always seem to strike on the passenger side. Investigators don’t know why.’ Police and security experts say they are ‘stumped.'”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Original news article at https://slashdot.org/ on June 06, 2013 at 02:02AM

The driver looks on helplessly as cyber criminals mount a vehicle “self-destruct” attack, killing the engine and locking the passenger doors.

Original news article at https://www.topix.com/tech/computer-security on March 23, 2013 at 02:12PM