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 Security: Preventing Browser Redirects / Hijackers
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 How to kill off a browser hijacker?[SOLVED]
 
 It was as easy as going into browser settings and deleting all the cookies.
 
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 My Google searches in...Last edited by TwoFistedJustice; May 12, 2025, 09:21 PM.
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 Browser advice neededSince switching to Linux, I also started using the Chromium browser instead of Google Chrome. A recent Chromium update, however, borked it and I had to...
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 How to set up a separate password for root?I like to use a simple password for my user account, but when I need root access I want a more complex password. Back in the old days (Mepis) we had a...Last edited by taxpayer; Jul 28, 2022, 01:07 PM.
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 Can you 2FA 2-Factor Authtication Kubuntu securityHello,
 I've been hearing and reading a few stories of late of how Linux DOES have some flaws, and I recent one where a NAS has a vulnerability that...
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 Don't pre-fill username at startupI asked this in another thread, but it kind of got buried. I cannot find the setting that prevents anything from being pre-filled at startup. I want both...
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 No STARTTLS option in outgoing KmailI mentioned this at KDE and nothing has changed.
 
 So I thought that I'd mention it here in case a downstream person can fix it particularly...
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   Muon does not install security updates automatically, keeps prompting me.I set up Muon to automatically install security updates, but it does not seem to be happening. Am I doing something wrong?
 
 I went to Muon...
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 where can I find the java "control panel"?I have a dilemma. I'm required to use some software for university that is launched via Java Web Start, and as of a few days ago it will no longer run....
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 Idiot of the Year Award Here :] ~I'm running Kubuntu 14.10 on an AMD/Asus processor/board, using a LVM and separate boot drive.
 After almost a year, I've had my first crash, not...
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 I am worried about what I found in my dolphin historySorry for wasting space, figured out my own issue for once But how does one turn off dolphin history?
					Last edited by bonkers; Nov 26, 2014, 02:25 PM. But how does one turn off dolphin history?
					Last edited by bonkers; Nov 26, 2014, 02:25 PM.
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 Add security to your Linux devices.Hi mates I wanted to share this interesting post I found at : http://studyhat.blogspot.com.es/2013...or-fedora.html
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 Network Security, or how do you protect your system?Hi All,
 I recently installed Trusty on my laptop and my workstation. When I was going through the Firewall options I noticed that Firestarter disappeard...
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