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Comment by Hill on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 24, 2018 07:02 AM)
Steve Gibsons SpinRite 6.0 is for fixing hard drives. He has a money back guarantee if it doesn't work. He is awesome! ...
Comment by Sharon Gogan on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 24, 2018 03:52 AM)
PS My computer passed the Steve Gibson UPNP test...
Comment by Sharon Gogan on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 24, 2018 03:48 AM)
Do you recommend purchasing Steve Gibsons SpinRite 6.0 is NTFS.I had my computer hacked once. Called Apple from my phone and they where able to get ri...
Comment by Sharon Gogan on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 24, 2018 03:48 AM)
Do you recommend purchasing Steve Gibsons SpinRite 6.0 is NTFS.I had my computer hacked once. Called Apple from my phone and they where able to get ri...
Comment by SamG on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 23, 2018 03:38 PM)
Hi! again. Update. At&t Mobile modem and TP-Link repeater passed the Steve Gibson UPNP test. But maybe disabling UPnP in each settings helped. And usi...
Comment by SamG on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 23, 2018 02:37 PM)
Hi Bob! Same as Normintura here. At&t mifi 4g mobile modem. Will test in a bit. Then there's my TP-Link repeater. Which I'll test too. The modem usual...
Comment by stanley westell on The Top Twenty (June 23, 2018 01:06 PM)
I wondered if you had a topic regarding India's people constant attack upon the US? I recently have been receiving all kinds of so-called free gift ...
Comment by MmeMoxie on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 23, 2018 06:28 AM)
Great article and it was wonderful to see Steve Gibson doing what he does best. . .Teaching others about Security and Safety. I have been using Shi...
Comment by MINOO on [HOWTO] Protect Your Router Now (June 23, 2018 03:50 AM)
Recently my IPS provider upgraded their customers to digital optic cable, they also provided a combo WiFi Router/Modem with a signal booster. I have a...
Comment by Liz on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 23, 2018 03:05 AM)
Thanks so much, Bob. I ran all three tests at Shields up (including the two recommended for newcomers) and they all came out perfect. Not sure how t...
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