Tests and other Media topics

[polonus]

My router survived the crash test. Yours also? Time to celebrate or weep...
Take the test: https://www.grc.com/dns/crashtest.htm  (courtesy of GRC- thank you Steve!)

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[Simion]

Mine, too! 

[marc-d-l]

Mine survived yet another test (cheer)

[polonus]

Test that site-uri before you click through to venture out somewhere for the first time.
I won't go places without pre-scanning the URL.

Some URL pre-scanning possibilities are given below.
Go to: http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=
example http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=http://lfmonline.de/test/test.php
or http://scanurl.net/?u=   (a nice metascanner)
or http://online.us.drweb.com/?url=1
or http://soswebscan.jobandproject.com/beta_scan.php
or http://www.websicherheit.at/en/website-security-check/

Whenever avast! shields block you from going there or Google Safebrowsing or Bitdefender TrafficLight stay away!
When in doubt post in the virus and worms section for a sec op and help from a qualified removal expert.

Do not act like those in the attached picture, play safe, stay secure!

polonus

[Simion]

Hi Damien,

I'm getting a 400 error on the first one.

[polonus]

Well the 400 error won't come when you give in a site name to follow that, like for instance:
-> http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinloch_Rannoch
So you need to add the site to scan to the query!

pol

[Simion]

Doh! I'm an idiot. I was trying to bookmark it.

Thanks

[!Donovan]

Hi,

It is possible to use JavaScript in your bookmark so that clicking the bookmark will show you the Google SafeBrowsing results for the current site you're on.

Cheers,
~!Donovan

[polonus]

Test how modern your browser is: http://modernizr.github.io/Modernizr/test/index.html
Here are my results: Tests completed in 758 milliseconds.
836 tests of 836 passed, 0 failed.

OK Google Chrome - very modern!

polonus

[polonus]

Generate some bogus data for the snoopers: http://www.generatedata.com/  (demo)

Enjoy,

polonus

[marc-d-l]

Tests completed in 174 milliseconds.
823 tests of 823 passed, 0 failed.

Firefox 26.0

[DavidR]

Tests completed in 174 milliseconds.
823 tests of 823 passed, 0 failed.

Firefox 26.0

He He, I always fail these because they can't run (JavaScript blocked), NoScript and RequestPolicy add-ons.

[polonus]

Hi DavidR,

That is what we call a very secure "fail", 

pol

[polonus]

Remote Access Test, so test whether your wifi modem is accessible from the Internet: https://www.xs4all.nl/klant/veiligheid/telefoniemisbruik/?port=3000&submitfritz=Test+mijn+Fritzmodem  The custum port for abuse is 443
Mine is not remotely accessible - remote access is off.

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[polonus]

Is this Israeli starter av solution an absolute av-panacea for now and the future?
All malcode is basically re-inventive and evolutionary, so all new malware comes as some "new wine in old skins".
Read on this revolutionary concept here: http://www.cyactive.com/
Re: http://www.timesofisrael.com/hack-this-start-up-claims-it-can-stop-all-viruses-permanently/  article author = David Shamah

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