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The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) Password is supposed to add an extra layer of security for computers by preventing a person from gaining access to the computers’ most sensitive areas. Some manufacturers completely lock out customers from BIOS area. This is done to prevent the customer from changing the settings because the process might end up damaging the hardware which may be covered by a warranty. However, a computer specialist may want to make some hardware changes to the computer. In this case, he will need to have the BIOS password.

Along with the rapid development of computer technology, plagues such as viruses, worms, trojans, and spyware have evolved. Because of the increasing reliance of people on their computers for their daily activities, security utilities have played more significant roles in computer owners’ lives. With the ever-increasing number of security-related software available, the issue is not in finding one but in searching for the one that best suits your needs.

Changing of password is different in different applications, systems, networks, platforms and devices. And in some applications, changing of passwords might involve a bit more than selecting a new password. In email applications for example, there are some programs that can store your password mainly for convenience (for instance Eudora and Outlook Express), so when you change a password in such an application, you will also need to update the program that kept your old password.

UNMASK can represent two things. First, it can mean a utility that is used to “unhide” passwords that are hidden behind asterisks in forms. Secondly, UnMASK (notice the slight difference in the way it is spelt) can refer to Undercover Multi-purpose Anti-Spoofing Kit, a technology that is being used on an experimental basis to counter phishing activities on the internet.