15 Best Free Offline Virus Scanner Tools [2025 Updated]
Scanning your computer with an emergency kit antivirus is important even if your computer is connected or disconnected to the internet.
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Security & Privacy
3 Ways to Install and Run Kaspersky Rescue Disk from USB Flash Drive
With USB flash drives becoming so common nowadays, and all newer generation motherboards supporting booting from USB, it makes sense to write the Kaspersky Rescue Disk onto a pendrive. Here’s a selection of ways do it.
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Security & Privacy
Torrent Speed Test: 4 Quick Ways to Check it
BitTorrent can be used to transfer perfectly legitimate files across the internet, but it does take up a lot of bandwidth which many ISPs do not like, so they throttle BitTorrent traffic permanently or at certain times. If you suspect your ISP may be throttling Torrents, here are a few ways to try and find out.
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Online Services
Steam Needs to be Online to Update: How to Fix
Most gamers know of Steam and the way it distributes games over the internet. While Steam is working correctly you will be able to download or play your games, if it refuses to update itself you cannot reach your games until this problem is fixed. Here we show you some possible ways around this issue.
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Software
10 Free Ways to Access Pandora Radio Outside of USA
Most people like listening to music and one legal online service is Pandora Radio. The major issue with Pandora Radio is it's only available to visitors from the US, Australia and New Zealand. There are several methods to get around this restriction if you live elsewhere, here we show you 10 ways to do it.
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Online Services
How to Bypass User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7
Windows Vista and newer operating systems come with a security feature called User Account Control that requires user permission to grant administrator privileges to programs that want to make system wide changes. Here we look at UAC and how in some circumstances it isn't totally safe and can be bypassed.
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Windows
3 Solutions for Laptop Battery Not Charging When Plugged In
There is a well known bug in Windows 7 where plugging in the power to your laptop would not charge. Here are 3 solutions that would easily solve the problem.
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Windows