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Some Of The Best Secured Android Browsers That You Must Use

July 22, 2020 by Satyapriya

Everybody loves to surf the internet as it has a lot of things in it. You can gather information about any topic that you may want from the internet. But all the websites on the internet are safe. That is where the need for a secure browser arises. As there are lots of secured android browsers available to download in the Google play store, so if you are in a position that you can’t decide the most secure one among those many, then here we are providing you some of the most secure ones that you can use.

Some Amazing To Try Secured Android Browsers

Ghostery private browser:

This is one such application that mainly focuses on your privacy. Even security is not compromised either. Block the trackers is a special and unique feature of this app that blocks the various websites from tracking you. It shows this option when open this app for the first time. Other features like autocomplete and pop up blocking are also found in this app which is enabled by default. This Ghostery privacy browser also allows the users to block cookies and clear traces like browsing history and cache etc.

Orfox:

This application has a feature called HTTPS everywhere, which is enabled by default. This feature forces the HTTPS protocol of any website if it has any. The users can also lock the browser with the help of a password. It also has a private browsing mode in which all the trackers will be disabled. This feature doesn’t even allow users to take screenshots. Orfox even has a feature called guest browsing. Users can install add-ons for availing more functionalities.

Lightning web browser:

It is an open-source code with its code uploaded by the GitHub. This app has features like incognito mode, clearing cache, cookies, and history. It also has a reader mode, which makes all the images on the page disappear and allows the users to read-only with the text. Users can even add their customized themes to this app.

Dolphin zero:

This one is the most lightweight and secured android browser among the various other browsers on this list. This app deletes everything like browsing history, cookies, cache, and passwords. This app supports some basic features and it can the best choice for those who wish to enjoy some bare minimum features only.

Chrome Shortcuts For That You Should Know To Make Life Better

August 15, 2019 by Satyapriya

Chrome, the most popular and widely used browser from Google has many features. There are some useful Chrome shortcuts to make the task very easy and simple in Chrome that I am going to introduce you in this article. So let us have a look at those.

Keyboard shortcuts make our lives easier. We have emphasized their importance from time to time. Whether it is for Windows or shortcuts for social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter. Our web browsers also have various inbuilt keyboard shortcuts.

Chrome Shortcuts For Better Browsing

Ctrl + 1-9: Use this shortcut for switching between the tabs. Use 1 for the first tab, 2 for the second tab and so on
Ctrl + Tab: This is one of the best Chrome shortcuts that lets you move to the tab which is on the immediate right to the currently active tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Using this you can move from the current tab to the tab on its immediate left
Ctrl + Shift + N: Open Incognito mode using this shortcut
Ctrl + Shift + T: Use this shortcut to reopen the tab that you closed accidentally, use this multiple times, to reopen multiple tabs that you just closed.
Ctrl + Shift + Delete: This shortcut leads you directly to the Clear browsing data page where you can clear cookies, cache, history and all
Ctrl + L: Use this shortcut to quickly head to the Omnibox
Shift + Esc: Use this shortcut to open Chrome’s task manager
Ctrl + W: Use this to quickly close the currently active tab
Ctrl + N: Open a new window with this Chrome shortcut
Ctrl + T: This lets you open a new tab
CTRL + Enter: Adds www and .com to the name of the website typed in the address bar. For example, type Fossbytes in the address bar and press CTRL + Enter. It will autocomplete to www.fossbytes.com

These browser shortcuts are very useful and will definitely make your task simple, so do try them for sure. There is an unending list of such useful browser keyboard shortcuts, the ones mentioned above are the basic.

The software tools ISIS use revealed

July 23, 2016 by computerera

The software tools ISIS use revealed in a report. ISIS members always try to maintain their online anonymity by using various tools. Flashpoint well-known cybersecurity firm released a report on the tools ISIS members use to communicate each other through the internet.

To maintain operations Jihadists use various browsers such as Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc. But among other browsers, their favorite one is TOR Browser, which hides IP address and other tracking details to the servers.

In the year 2008 TOR browser suddenly became more popular among Jihadists after Jihadist Deep Web forums focussed more on that particular browser.

In the same year, they developed their own encryption tool named Asrar AI-Mujahi-deen. They used to carry portable TOR browser on pen drives to browse the internet through internet cafes. Few Jihadists using Opera Browser, which has built in Free VPN service.

To mask their IP address behind the VPN jihadists started using CyberGhostVPN in the year 2014. Somebody in the Jihadi group found a privacy loophole in the CyberGhost VPN. It is just hiding the IP Address, but it doesn’t protect the Hard Disk Serial number of the computer. So they started using another additional free tool named HardDiskSerialNumberChanger to change their hard disk IDs.

For email communication Jihadis using Hushmail to encrypt the data. To automatically delete the contents of the smartphone after certain password failures they are using Locker app.

To spoofing GPS location with the fake one the are using Fake GPS Android app. And for the instant messaging Jihadists using Telegram messenger. Here you can download the complete report.

How to disable Autofill feature in a Web Browser.

April 16, 2016 by Satyapriya

Autofill is a time saving feature to use, but it is also a quite irritating feature at times. Usually you don’t want to save any personal information while working with your work computer or on office computer.

So, we have here put together the various steps for disabling the Autofill feature in various popular browsers.

Chrome

For disabling the Autofill feature in the Google Chrome browser, go to settings in the hamburger menu. And then go to the Advanced Settings, which can be find at the bottom of the page. And then go to Passwords and Forms, the option “Enable Autofill to fill out web forms” must be unchecked.

And you can also manually edit and delete the existing Autofill entries in the “Manage Autofill settings”. If you are using the Chrome browser in your mobile phone, then you can simply go to Settings>Autofill Forms and uncheck the option.

Safari

For disabling Autofill feature in Safari browser, just go to Safari Preferences (Command+ Comma). And then click on the Autofill tab, where you can manually disable autofill settings from your address book cards, user name and password and other forms.

If you are using the mobile version of Safari go to your iOS settings>Safari>Autofill, where you can manually disable the list of similar items.

Firefox

It’s a little different to disable Autofill settings in Firefox. Open the Privacy tab in the preferences. Select “Use custom settings for history” in the drop down menu next to History. Now make sure that the “Remember search and form history” option is unchecked.

Internet Explorer

In the internet explorer this feature is called autocomplete. To disable the Autocomplete feature in the Internet Explorer, from the menu bar click the Tools menu and then in the Content tab, go to autocomplete settings, where you can uncheck and check according to your preferences. Once you are done then click Ok.

Opera

In the main menu, go to settings, then click the privacy and settings, under autofill, uncheck the option “Enable auto-filling of forms on webpages and that’s it you are done.