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A new malware called WireLurker attacks Apple products

Recently a new malware has been detected which is targeting Apple products. The virus is called “WireLurker.” It was discovered by cyber security software maker Palo Alto Networks. WireLurker zeroes in on OS X desktop software and Apple’s iOS mobile


Opera Brings Video Compression To Its Mini Browser For iOS

Opera Software announced a new version (v9) of Opera Mini for iPhones and iPads that incorporates a data-compression feature to cut down on data-transfer problems. The latest version of Opera’s browser for the data-conscious implements the Skyfire Rocket Optimizer engine


Disable the php information on server for client

To disable the php information, open a servers php.ini file and make the following changes. Change from To It will prevent hacker to easily see that you have PHP installed on the system and what version you are running. You


How to Flush Your Local DNS Cache in Windows

Simply type cmd and the Windows search bar will appear on the right hand side with search results. Right click on Command Prompt and click Run as administrator. Type below command


How to Reset WordPress Admin Password Through FTP

Login to your site via FTP and download your active theme’s functions.php file. Edit the file and add this code to it, right at the beginning, after the first <?php: Replace the ‘password’ with you new password. 1 in the


Message read confirmation coming soon on WhatsApp

WhatsApp, the world’s most popular messaging service, is testing a new feature that will tell a user when his or her message has been read by the recipient. The app already confirms the delivery of a message by showing two


Tips to Keep Your Smartphone Secure

Smartphone practically carry our lives from our personal information to the things we do every single day, every moment. As the world is getting more sophisticated technologically, there are threats of hacking. These phones are not protected from people software


How to increase the max upload file size in ASP.NET ?

We can change the maximum upload size for a site by pasting the below code to web.config file. maxAllowedContentLength is in bytes not kilobytes.


Vodafone offers postpaid customers free Spotify Premium access

A deal between Vodafone and Spotify will see new Red Plan customers get free access to Spotify Premium as an added bonus. Vodafone is doing everything it can to win back customers following its fall from grace a few years


Microsoft Lumia phone without Nokia branding leaked

Just a week after it officially announced it was dropping the name Nokia from its Lumia series phones, a Microsoft-branded Lumia phone has reportedly leaked; and there is no Nokia name on it. A Chinese website has put up an