Posts Tagged ‘password’

Recover Unlock Windows Vista Password

June 7, 2009 |  by Sid  |  Windows

Losing an Microsoft CD key can be retrieved quickly using free tools that digs into your registry files but if you have lost Windows Vista Password or you’re unable to unlock admin access to your Vista system then here are some useful guidelines and tools to help you out (of course, free tools). Make sure you perform these actions carefully, some of the tools will not recover windows vista password but it will help you in resetting a new password on your Windows Vista computer. Continue reading…

Freeware to Password Protect Exe Files

March 1, 2009 |  by Sid  |  Softwares

Sometimes you need to protect files and folders to maintain privacy and leaking out of important information.We have seen software to lock your folders similarly here is a freeware application which will lock i.e, password protect .exe files so that it is impossible to extract any code or swf files from your exe files unless you tell the exe passwords.The complete freeware software called Empathy unlike other commercial exe password softwares will protect your executable files in a few steps!


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Download Empathy

Exe Password Protect

Choose your file, enter the password and empathy will protect/unprotect them in the future.The current version allows you to set a one letter password, if you are looking to protect exe using long tailed passwords then just mail the developer a postcard (Weird eh?) :) and he will send the software via email.The current empathy version will be enough to make a simple exe password protection! Here are some more recommended alternatives

Avoid Weak Passwords Online

February 22, 2009 |  by Sid  |  Tips & Tricks

It is amazing how people do not care about Password setting, some of you may have a long password which are weak and uses dictionary words.Others hardly care to set a proper password which yahoo news revealed in a survey that included 46% of the people using weak passwords for most of the online activities.Here is the list of weak password most of the people prefer 

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Most used weak passwords

  • Using your own email id or your name as the password
  • Letters in sequence – QWERTY and AZERTY (European keyboard)
  • Keypad numbers such as 12345678 and 1234
  • Easily guessable dictionary words
  • And popular tv shows like Pokemon, Hannah and movies including Ironman, Matrix so on ..

Maybe even you have set the same password as mentioned above, it is better to change them now as hackers can make use of softwares that generates random passwords and matches them – eventually stealing your password.Set strong passwords using online tools or freeware password generator and keep changing them for few months.Make sure the passwords includes numbers as well as names, the longer the better!

Lost Messenger password Recovery Tool – Messen Pass

November 24, 2008 |  by Sid  |  Softwares

Forgot or Lost your Messenger password ? And don’t remember the security question-answer to retrieve the password from MSN,Gmail or Multi client like Digsby ? This tool might just be the perfect solution.The tool is Messen Pass which is basically a password recovery tool for your Instant Messenger password recovery.

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Related : Lost Msn password tool

To trace your lost password,download Messen pass and it will automatically recover all the passwords from popular Chat clients like Digsby,Myspace IM,Gtalk,MSN,Windows Messenger,Yahoo messenger,Trillian,Aol,Paltalk Scene,Pidgin and Miranda.Useful tool which might come in handy at certain times!

Folder lock Software – Download Folder Lockbox Freeware

October 10, 2008 |  by Sid  |  Softwares, Tips & Tricks

If you are looking for one good completely free software to lock and unlock your files/folders then download Folder Lockbox freeware which password protects your files in folders or the whole folder.

Why to Lock/Password protect your Files and Folders

  • To protect Important documents
  • To avoid accidental file deletion
  • To secure files from intruder
  • To hide the files from other system users
  • To Maintain privacy of data

Folder lockbox password protecting freeware  locks files, folders, drives, USB drives and CD/DVD-RW,apart from that the software has cool 5 different skins too and is really simple to use.The software comes with a password protection so that no one can access the software unless the right password is entered.

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A look on some of the features,benefits of Folder lockbox :

  • Simple locking & unlocking interface
  • Password protect any file type
  • Easy to lock files & folders
  • Locked folders are not accessible as it is password protected
  • Unlock files/folders with few clicks
  • Use various skins like Metal,Office
  • Complete freeware software for download

To use Folder lockbox,enter your password and browse for the files or folder you want to lock or unlock! Compared to other trial version folder locking software,I feel Folder lockbox is the best as it is free full version and completes the task as promised!

Download Folder Lockbox

ChromePass recovers stored password in Google chrome browser

September 27, 2008 |  by Sid  |  Google, Internet browser

Chrome pass is another freeware utility built for Google chrome web browser which stores and imports your Passwords along with login details in case if you don’t remember them!

Alternatively you can try these Chrome full backup methods but if you are looking for a good password manager utility then chromepass works well,chromepass not only notifies you about those stored password but also allows you to save them in text,html or xml format.

chromepass password ChromePass recovers stored password in Google chrome browser

Chromepass freeware doesn’t require any installation,just download this zip file ,extract and run the file.When you run chromepass executable file you will be able to see the website (origin url) your username along with password and other login details. Next time if you want to import your google chrome password then you can open chromepass application or use these commands in the dos prompt.Pretty small and useful chrome utility!

  • /stext Save the list of passwords into a regular text file.
  • /stabular Save the list of passwords into a tabular text file.
  • /shtml Save the list of passwords into HTML file (Horizontal).
  • /sverhtml Save the list of passwords into HTML file (Vertical).
  • /sxml Save the list of passwords to XML file.

Download Chromepass (More info) Thanks to Techie Buzz for the idea :)

How to Backup Firefox 3 browser Passwords and Profiles easily

August 12, 2008 |  by Sid  |  Ideas, Tips & Tricks

Firefox 3 is a reliable Internet browser used my large amount of surfers,Mozilla firefox have recently registered there name in the Guinness record  for most number of downloads in a day.So if you are using Firefox browser and want to reinstall it once again then you have to backup your profile and password.Why backup? Because if you backup the data then you can import the data again to freshly installed Firefox.The reason can be different for backups, if you are on your way to reinstall the firefox then here are some measures to store the whole information.

 

Backup/Export firefox passwords

This firefox addons backups the saved passwords of firefox browser.It allows you to export back_up_firefoxyour saved passwords.This is called as Password Exporter which is compatible with Firefox 3.and thunderbird.

The logins will be exported to an XML (Extensible Markup Language) or CSV (Comma Separated Values) file.After fresh installation you can import the files once again.

First,download the backup addon.Restart your firefox 3 and Select Tools –> Add-ons.Search Password Exporter Add-ons.Now click on options and export or import your firefox passwords.

Download Password Exporter

Backup Firefox Profiles (Bookmarks,history,contacts)

MozBackup is a simple firefox utility for creating backups of various browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, firefox_backup_addonMozilla Sunbird, Flock, SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite, Spicebird and Netscape profiles.

It allows you to backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions and has many more feature.Using Moz back up is easy,run the application , select your choice and choose the profile to backup.Like wise,you can also restore the data of bookmarks,history and contacts of you browser.In short you can backup and restore every Mozilla application using Moz backup.

Download Mozbackup Firefox utility