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RKHunter: Scan for Rootkits, Backdoors, and Exploits

Nov 30 2008 / 9:11 pm Was written by geekTips 2 Comments Made

RKHunter or Rootkit Hunter is a tools in Unix that can help you scan for rootkits, backdoors and possible exploits in your system. You’ll feel a lot safer regarding your system security with this baby.

RKHunter was first developed by Michael Boelen which was then he passed it on to eight people and then hosted this project on SourceForge.

I had the chance to test RKHunter today when I suspected one of my VPS might be planted with rootkits or backdoor scripts. But I felt a lot relief after RKHunter found no rootkit or backdoor scripts on my system. Read more…

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FriendMobilizer: Facebook Application For Windows Mobile 6.0

Nov 28 2008 / 10:46 pm Was written by geekTips 1 Comment Made

FriendMobilizer is a Facebook application for Windows Mobile 6.0 developed by FaceofMobile that will help you keep up-to-date with what’s going on under your Facebook account. I had the chance to installed it yesterday on my O2 Atom Life and the installation process took a couple minutes but it was all worth it.

Before you can download and use this windows mobile application, you have to register your phone number to FaceofMobile site and follow the all the steps until you’re given the link to download the application.

With FriendMobilizer you can set and clear your Facebook status and wall easily, check your inbox or see what’s going on with your Facebook friends and many more.

Several features on this application relies on Internet Explorer Mobile such as to check your inbox, profile and several other stuffs. It would be nice if we can all do this without having to open up other application such as Internet Explorer (not sure if this possibe though). Read more…

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Shutterfly Studio 1.7 - Your Picture Organizer Tool

Jan 12 2008 / 7:49 pm Was written by geekTips 2 Comments Made

Shutterfly Studio

Shutterfly Studio 1.7 have many features to help you organize your picture and image collection. It’s image manipulation and editing technique is quite unique and easy to use. Shutterfly Studio 1.7 provides 20 easy-to-use editing tools to make your pictures look at their very best.

Shutterfly also has slideshow capabilities (well, most of image management tools have them). All the images will be displayed with dynamic panning and zooming.

You could also share your images with all your friends and families through the internet. If you want to use the Shutterfly Studio 1.7 online sharing feature, you have to register in Shutterfly website. Read more…

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HijackFree: Free Your Self From Malware

Jan 12 2008 / 7:20 pm Was written by geekTips No Comment Yet

With HijackFree we could track down malware such as Adware of trojan and remove them manually when found. HijackFree also shows information about Windows services, processes, open ports, and list all program run during Windows startup.

This tool also provide online database about many kinds of malware which you can access freely. This feature will give you recomendation when a malware was detected on your system. If the malware was not found or unrecognized, HijackFree will quarantine the malware ASAP. Read more…

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Hamachi: Stay Connected Through VPN

Jan 12 2008 / 7:18 pm Was written by geekTips No Comment Yet

Although Hamachi is free and small VPN software, it has many amazing feature for a free software and very easy to install. Hamachi is even easier to install compared to other VPN tools such as OpenVPN.

After you install Hamachi, you could instantly create virtual network for several PCs (max about 16 PC) connected to the internet. Before you create or join a network, you will get a Hamachi ID, which is a unique IP address from Hamachi server. Read more…

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Opera Mini 3: Your Ultimate Cell Phone Browser

Jan 12 2008 / 5:44 pm Was written by geekTips 1 Comment Made

Opera Mini 3 now offers World Wide Web Support for various of cell phones. This new version also supports Web 2.0 standards. Images can be instantly uploaded to Photo Services provider like Flickr.

Opera Mini 3 also support Newsfeed, so you could subscribe to your favorite RSS feeds and the great thing about it is you can Sort the articles by feed source or by date. Read more…

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