Monday Tech Madness - tech
(hx) 04:52 PM CET - Jan,26 2004
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- W32/Dumaru.y@MM and W32/Dumaru.z@MM alert -
A new
minor variant of this worm is spreading.. The extra.dat file has been
updated to deal with both threats - W32/Dumaru.y@MM and W32/Dumaru.z@MM.
W32/Dumaru.z@MM is very similar to the y variant, the major differences being:
Filesize: approx 14,550 bytes, File download: this variant is intended to
download a remote file (URL hard-coded in body). This remote file may change,
but at the time of writing it was a variant of W32/Spybot.worm. This is
written to disk as %SysDir%NVIDIA32.EXE. This is detected as
W32/Spybot.worm.gen with the 4288 DATs or greater.
- Windows XP Explorer Executes Arbitrary Code in Folders -
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Windows XP in Windows Explorer.
A remote user can create a folder that, when viewed by the target user, will
execute arbitrary code on the target user's system. http-equiv reported that a
remote user can create a specially crafted 'folder' that includes HTML
scripting code and a Windows executable ('.exe' file) containing arbitary
code. When a target user attempts to view the contents of the 'folder' (which
may be considered an ostensibly safe task by many users), the arbitrary code
will be automatically executed on the target user's computer by Windows
Explorer. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
- NAI Announces McAfee AntiSpyware Software - Network Associates Inc.
announced
McAfee Antispyware software that will retail for $39.95 that can help rid
your computer from spyware. The product will compete in a growing field of
commercial and free software that sniffs out legal and illegal programs that
can log computer keystrokes, track Web browsing activity or give remote
attackers full access to a computer hard drive, according to information from
NAI.
- Mutating software could predict hacker attacks - Novel computer
viruses and worms can sweep the world within hours, leaving a trail of
devastation, because firewalls and antiviral software work by identifying the
telltale signatures of known attacks. They are useless against anything
completely new. But now software engineers at Icosystem in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, have
developed a program that can predict what is coming next by "evolving"
future hacker and virus attacks based on information from known ones. The
company is testing the technique with the help of the US Army's Computer
Crimes Investigation Command in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
- Off-topic: First look at Martian bedrock - In a stroke of uncanny
luck, elated scientists discovered Sunday that Opportunity, their second
Martian rover, has landed inside
a tiny crater where the planet's original bedrock lies exposed to offer
insights into billions of years of the planet's evolution. As the first
digital images came down before dawn on Earth Sunday from the Martian site
where the six-wheeled Opportunity had landed precisely on schedule at 9:05
p.m. PST Saturday, the mission's chief scientist, Steven Squyres, was almost
uncontrollably excited, and so were his fellow scientists.
- Japanese bone phone developed - Japanese Telecom carriers have come
up with
the world's first mobile phone that enables users to listen to calls inside
their heads - by conducting sound through bone. The TS41 handset,
manufactured by electronics firm Sanyo, was put on sale by the Tu-Ka mobile
phone group this month, drawing healthy demand from customers who want to hear
calls better in busy streets and other noisy places. The new phone is equipped
with a "Sonic Speaker" which transmits sounds through vibrations that move
from the skull to the cochlea in the inner ear, instead of relying on the
usual method of sound hitting the outer eardrum.
- Queen to give knighthood to Bill Gates - Bill Gates, the Microsoft
founder and the world's wealthiest man,
is to receive an honorary knighthood for "services to global enterprise".
The recommendation that he receive the honour was made by the Chancellor,
Gordon Brown. Buckingham Palace is expected to announce it tomorrow, when Mr
Gates will speak at a conference on "Advancing Enterprise" organised by Mr
Brown (thanks Peter)
- Microsoft Search Tool Takes On Google - Microsoft will begin
offering customers of
its MSN online service a software " toolbar" (download
beta) for Internet browsers that has a window for searching the Web using
keywords and phrases. The toolbar, which sits below the control panel on a
browser, includes shortcut buttons to other Microsoft services such as Hotmail
e-mail and its MSN Messenger product.
- Leaked Star Wars: Episode III footage - Here is
a leaked footage of Star Wars: Episode III (thanks max)
- Future of UnitedLinux in doubt - The future of the
UnitedLinux
consortium looks in doubt following the departure of its chief and the
admission from SCO Group that it is unlikely to sell Linux again. The
consortium, which has looked fragile since SCO began legal action against IBM
and the Linux community, has now lost general manager Paula Hunter to the Open
Source Development Labs. She has so far not been replaced.
- AMD Athlon FX-53 appears on web - AMD's upcoming
Athlon FX-53 processor has surfaced on the web. Apparently. GZeasy has a
rather blurry,
indistinct photo of a chip, which it claims is the 2.4GHz processor. To
back-up its claim, the site has posted a series of BIOS and CPU information
software screen shots mentioning the Athlon FX-53 by name.
- Crucial PC3200 DDR400 Memory review - TweakNews has posted
a review
of Crucial PC3200 DDR400 Memory.
- AMD Athlon 64-Bit Processors overview - The
"Athlon FX" is actually an abbreviated name for the chip, much in the same
way that “Athlon XP” is. Currently, there is only one Athlon FX chip out, the
FX-51, and because of this, most people (users and resellers alike) tend to
leave off the –51 from the chip name. Hopefully once additional “FX” chips
come out such as the FX-53 it'll help ease the confusion between the Athlon 64
chips and the Athlon 64 FX chips. The Athlon 64 chips will continue to be
named in the same way that the Athlon XP and MP processors were (e.g. Athlon
64 3000+, Athlon 64 3200+, Athlon 64 3400+, and so on). On more than one
occasion, we've seen people refer to the processor's model number thinking
that the number is an indication of the processor speed (e.g. Athlon 1800+
being 1.8Ghz) this of course is not true.
- XGI/Club3d Volari Duo V8 256MB review - Lets look at the positives.
If you're a case modder then
the
Volari has a nice look (shiny copper is always good) and some trendy blue
LED fans that may well fit in nicely to your case. Additionally we appear to
have a chipmaker who is serious about competing with ATI and Nvidia – this can
only be good for prices in the long run. We also noted that there was never a
crash in normal desktop use. For this purpose the card was perfect.
Unfortunately that's where the positives end.
- S3 DeltaChrome S8 review - There's always room for competent
products, and S3, if it can iron out some of the problems that we have made
reference to, can provide competent architectures that partners would be
willing to put their name to. That's a big if, and time will tell whether S3
has been able to surmount the obstacles that are presently in the way.
There's a chance that S3 can be a real player again, but that's just what
it is - a chance.
- NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 GPU Review Rev2.0 - Adrian's Rojak Pot
let us know has just posted
Revision 2.0 of The NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 GPU review.
- Inno3D Tornado GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 128MB - The 5700 Ultra has the
raw power to take its counterpart but it really shines once the eye candy is
turned on. With an anticipated street price of around $175,
the Inno3D Tornado is THE card to have for the gamer wanting performance
but restrained by the financial limits 95% of us share. Hats off to Inno3D for
a well earned award from us here on an outstanding product.
- ATI AIW 9800Pro -
There
are more features built into this product that basically makes up three
different components; 2D/3D, Hardware Multimedia Features and Software
Multimedia Features.
- 4 DVD Burners From Asus, Gigabyte and MSI compared -
All four candidates perform well compared to the drives from traditional
makers, proving that they need not fear established names like Pioneer, Sony
and Teac.
- Samsung SyncMaster 192T 19 inch LCD Monitor -
The
Samsung SyncMaster 192T is a display I would recommend to someone who is
looking for a larger 19" LCD that saves space. You do pay the price for this
though. The features and settings on the display area easy to use, and has
proven itself to provide a clear, sharp, and vivid reproduction of images.
- SilenX 400w 14 dBA PSU -
This
SilenX 400w has pretty standard connections including: 6 Molex, 1 berg, 1
Auxillary, 1 12v, and 1 ATX. None of the cables have sleeving or any other
form of cable management which would have been nice to see but is alright none
the less. The cables also don’t look to be too long which is the case of many
other power supplies.
- Track IR 2 review - Overall if you are a flight sim fan I think you
should buy this. In no way have I been disappointed with Track IR 2, indeed in
many ways it is a lot more than I was expecting. When starting each game it's
so easy, just get comfortable and get your head level, hit the key to centre
and you're away. It's very easy to use, quite easy to get up and running
(although as stated does need tweaking for each game) and personally for what
you get I don't think it's overpriced. As you can probably tell I've really
enjoyed testing it and my
Track IR 2
will certainly be getting some use.
- Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer for Bluetooth -
The Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer for Bluetooth is a great
place to start. This five-button, fully programmable mouse is a great package.
The fact that it is Bluetooth enables it to do so much more. When considering
buying a wireless mouse, this is a candidate that should be near the top of
your list, but if you’re on a budget, you may need to sacrifice a little.
- Steel Gaming Glove 3 Review - The purpose of it is to
go on your hand during gaming to relieve tension during extensive PC gaming,
and overall give you a more comfortable feeling.
- Installing Slackware Linux -
The packaging system in Slackware is quick, dirty and simple too.
Slackware packages (.tgz files) are basically just tar.gz archives, that have
install scripts that the packaging utilities execute. No dependency checking,
which can be good or bad, depending on how you look at it. To me it's good,
because I don't get annoyed by packages that won't install because of some
brain dead mechanism that checks for things in specific places. The catch is,
you need to be a bit careful installing system software.
- Morpheusware nForce Remix Drivers and nForce Driver FAQ - To
address the multitude of needs in the nForce community, Morpheus has assembled
several Driver Remix Packs.
These
Remix Packs are combinations of certain nForce/nForce2 driver components
that have been selected based on criterion such as speed, stability, and
functionality. The driver code and content has not been altered in any way;
rather, the packs include hand-picked components premade by NVIDIA. Morpheus
has painstakingly tried these components and assembled them by hand. These
driver remixes even include an option tailored to those who have encountered
trouble burning CDs and DVDs.
- Ten More Ways To Make Windows XP Run Better - When tweaks become
useful enough to be part of a routine installation, they're worth sharing.
Here, then, are
another 10 very useful changes, additions, or alterations you can make to
XP. All are free, and take only minutes to implement.
- Server Appliance Kit 3.0 for Windows Server 2003 -
SAK 3.0
(Server Appliance Kit) is a tool-set for creating specialized windows
servers, like a Windows powered NAS (Network Attached Storage), VON servers,
Anti Virus Gateways, print servers, and Call center voice servers.
- ReactOS 0.2 -
ReactOS
is an Open Source effort to develop a quality operating system that is
compatible with Windows NT applications and drivers.
- Coding Workshop Polyphonic Wizard 2.2.2 -
The Coding Workshop
Polyphonic Wizard (download)
is a software program for your PC that allows you to add new ringtones and
pictures to your polyphonic phone without the need for cables or sms (text)
services.The Polyphonic Wizard supports most makes and models of polyphonic
phone including models from Alcatel, Kyocera, LG, Motorola, Nokia, NEC,
Panasonic, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Sendo, Sharp and Siemens with more added
every month.
- Fresh Download 6.60 -
Fresh Download (download)
is an easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges
downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite software, mp3
files, video files, picture collections, etc. Unlike any other similar
utilities, this software is 100% free, no charges, no banners in the software,
no spyware.
- AVG Free Edition 6.0 Build 567 -
AVG for Microsoft Windows
(register
~ download)
provides comprehensive antivirus protection for personal computers. The unique
combination of detection methods (heuristic analysis, generic detection,
scanning and integrity checking) ensures that your computer receives the
maximum protection possible on multiple levels (Resident Shield, Email Scanner
plugins, Personal Email Scanner, On-Demand and other tests, etc.)
- Raine 0.39.2 -
RAINE (download)
is an arcade emulator that emulates M68000 and M68020 based games. The
emulator's main focus is on Taito and Jaleco game hardware. The emulator
currently can run in excess of 120+ games.
- XviD 1.0 RC1 -
XviD 1.0 RC1 (download),
codenamed Niltze, has been released. It contains a cleaned up VfW GUI, fixes
color space assignment problems, the weighed zones should have been fixed, the
VfW status window has been overhauled, fast first pass now disables QPel
during the first pass, the codec checks for statsfile existence before
starting the 2nd pass, the installer deletes old XviD configurations and some
issues in the postprocessing department have also been fixed.
- A-Ray copy protection scanner v0.0.0.2 -
A-Ray Scanner is a
new copy protection scanner which can identify the SafeDisc, SecuROM and Tages
copy protections.
- DVD Shrink 3.1.4 -
DVD Shrink 3.1.4 (download)
fixes a couple of minor bugs and performance enhancements.
- Media Player Classic v6.4.7.6 -
MPC is a standalone video/music player that can handle a lot of media
types, including DVD playback, Ogg audio, RealMedia and Quicktime video
- WinRAR 3.30 Final (SHW) -
WinRAR (download
Win32 ~ Linux ~
DOS) is a powerful archive
manager. It can backup your data and reduce size of email attachments,
decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new
archives in RAR and ZIP file format.
- VideoLAN 0.7.0 -
The VideoLAN Client can read the stream from the network and display it.
It can also be used to display video read locally on the computer : DVDs,
VCDs, MPEG and DivX files and from a satellite card. It is multi-plaform:
Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, BSD, Solaris, QNX, iPaq... The VideoLAN Client
and Server now have a full IPv6 support.
- CPU-Z 1.21 -
CPU-Z (download)
is a freeware that provides some information on your system: Processor name
and vendor, Core stepping and process, Processor package, Processor current
core voltage, Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier, Partial
overclock detection, Processor features, including supported, instructions
sets, L1 to L3 cache information : location, size, speed, technology,
Motherboard information : name, vendor, BIOS, chipset, memory, AGP, Memory
information : size, type, timings, specifications.
- Nu Tech DDW-081 dual format firmware -
The firmware on this website is offered for NU Technology users'
convenience only. NU Technology does not give any warranties, express or
implied about the function of the firmware, including, without limitation as
to the quality or fitness for a particular purpose. Support -R media list:
Memorex DVD-R, MCC DVD-R, TAIYO-YUDEN DVD-R, CMC DVD-R.
- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS updates - Creative Labs have
released their
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS software updates (EU
Mirror) dated 16 Jan 2004 (DTS Neo:6 Settings (Version 1.00.06) for Sound
Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, Creative EAX Console Update (Version 2.02.05) for Sound
Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, Creative MediaSource 2 Update (Version 2.02.06) for Sound
Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, Creative THX Setup Console Update (Version 1.00.16) for
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS).
- Omega ATI drivers v4.1 - Omegacorner.com has released
a new "optimized"
drivers for the ATI Radeon family of video cards.
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