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 Nightly Tech Reading - tech
(hx) 02:34 AM CEST - Jul,17 2003
  • "Webber" - A Trojan Program That Turns Innocent Computers Into Spam Machines - Kaspersky Labs reports the mass mailing of the new trojan program "Webber" (aka"Heloc"). Webber was spread over the Internet via a mass mailing conducted on July 16, 2003. The message containing Webber has the following subject line: "Re: Your credit application", and a file attachment named "web.da.us.citi.heloc.pif". This file name is similar to a Web address and therefore can at times confuse users and lead them to execute the infected file. Once run, Webber clandestinely downloads its additional components from a remote Web-server and installs them on the now infected computer. Collateral damage attributed to this trojan includes the sending of a list of passwords dug out of a victim machine's cach memory to its 'master' (the hacker controlling its actions).
  • Hackers exploit lax home worker security - Hackers are gaining access to corporate networks by exploiting lax security on over 350,000 home workers' PCs connected to their work IT systems, a recent survey has claimed. According to the study from assurance company NCC Group, one in six PCs tested at testmysecurity.com were completely without protection. With over two million UK employees using their home PC to access work networks, it is possible that 350,000 employee PCs are acting as back doors for hackers to attack business networks.
  • Microsoft admits critical flaw in nearly all Windows software - Microsoft Corp. acknowledged a critical vulnerability Wednesday in nearly all versions of its flagship Windows (BugTraq ~ Security Advisory) operating system software, the first such design flaw to affect its latest Windows Server 2003 software. Microsoft said the vulnerability could allow hackers to seize control of a victim's Windows computer over the Internet, stealing data, deleting files or eavesdropping on e-mails. The company urged customers to immediately apply a free software repairing patch available from Microsoft's Web site.
  • Viral marketing spreads nasty message - Antivirus company Sophos has warned that its Australian technical support have been receiving reports from people who receive an e-mail inviting them to visit a Web site--run by Avenue Media NV, based on Curacao in the Caribbean--containing free comic video clips, including on of Bill Gates copping a pie in the face. Users who visit the site and view a video clip begin sending the e-mail invitation to their friends. The site achieves this because the video clip is not downloaded directly, but instead an ActiveX control is launched which not only displays the video, but also downloads and additional software component named "Internet Optimizer" onto the computer, which sends the e-mails.
  • MSN Messenger 6.0 Launched - The Redmond, Washington, company released a public preview release of Messenger 6.0 (it's final build 6.0.0602) on June 18, and said that it is celebrating the release of the final version with a "Fast Cash Friday" offer that gives randomly selected U.S. entrants $1000. The contest runs each Friday between July 25 and August 15, during which the company will award a $1000 prize each hour for ten hours to one user logged onto the new software.
  • Color Laser Delivers Banner Output -  The new Lexmark C912dn ($5,500 street) is in a class by itself, period. That's because the C912 lineup offers something rare for a laser or LED color printer: banner printing on pages up to 11.7 by 36 inches. With its near-photo-quality output for photos, the results can be spectacular. PCMagazine tested the C912dn version, which includes a duplexer and a network card. The unit also comes with two 550-sheet paper drawers and a 100-sheet multipurpose tray. For more heavy-duty needs, you can configure a C912dn with a 5,300-sheet capacity and an optional finisher with a stapler, a hole punch, and offset stacking.
  • Apple Shows Speedy G5 Desktop - Joswiak described the G5's specs as follows: a 2-GHz processor, a 1-GHz bus, 400-MHz DDR 128-bit memory, 1.5-Gbps Serial ATA, high-performance I/O, and optical digital audio input and output, priced at $2999 for the high-end system. He said that price is almost $1000 less than a computer from Dell with similar attributes.
  • Nvidia Adds TV Tuner Cards  - Nvidia Corp. said Tuesday that it will produce PCI-based TV tuner cards and special software that takes advantage of Microsoft's new Windows XP Media Center Edition. The products will include a TV tuner card with hardware MPEG-2 encoding, and a Media Center interface that gives users control of display and audio settings from the Windows XP Media Center interface. Nvidia also added a "Nvidia Karaoke" feature, to boot.
  • DVD Burner round-up: Plextor, Panasonic & Pioneer drives tested - TechSpot has posted a DVD Burner round-up  "If I was to elect a sole winner of this contest on DVD read speed alone, the Panasonic takes the cake. The Panasonic drive beat both the Pioneer and Plextor in both Sandra and Nero speed checks. DVD read speed is one thing, DVD record speed is another."
  • Enermax UC-A07FATR2 Multifunction Panel Review - MikhailTech has posted a review of UC-A07FATR2, Enermax's all-inclusive 5.25 panel.
  • Promise FastTrak SX4000 Review - For starters, the SX4000 supports up to four Ultra ATA-133 drives (backwards compatible and with everything running on Master). It boasts of a maximum of 266MB/sec bandwidth all thanks to its 32-bit 66MHz PCI interface. It can do RAID 0 striping on up to four drives, RAID 1 mirroring on two drives, RAID 0+1 mirrored stripe on four drives and RAID 5 data and parity striping on at least three drives. For the RAID 5 XOR computations, the controller has a co-processor that requires at least 64MB of SDRAM to run (the controller has a memory slot for it). The co-processor offloads the calculations, making the array run faster and eases the load on the CPU.
  • MSI FX5900-VTD128 Review - While the performance level stays close to the 9800 Pro at the default speeds, overclocking it elevates it to entirely new heights. There's no reason to look anywhere else if you're seeking an NVIDIA-based solution which does a great job of running today's games with enough horsepower under the hood (spelled overclocking) for the games of tomorrow.
  • Gigabyte Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB  - Gigabyte made an extremely fast and versatile product for the gamer here. The layout of the PCB is like 99% ATI reference and the R350 core is likely the last of it's kind on the 0.15 Micron fabrication process. With this videocard you'll receive an excellent software package and a graphics card that is ready for the latest and hottest games.
  • ATi Radeon 9800 Pro Review - ATI is without a doubt fighting to stay on top. The 9800 Pro put out some serious numbers in all of the benchmarks.
  • Portable USB Battery Extender Guide  - Adrian's Rojak Pot has posted a Portable USB Battery Extender Guide.
  • Microsoft Security Updates - Summary : Flaw in ISA Server Error Pages Could Allow Cross-Site Scripting Attack ~ Unchecked Buffer in Windows Shell Could Enable System Compromise ~ Buffer Overrun In RPC Interface Could Allow Code Execution
  • Tray Helper 3.6 - Tray Helper it's compact award winning application with many features (f/e: email checker, auto mail responder, anti-spam, popup-killer, event reminder and more).
  • WindowBlinds 4.1  - WindowBlinds extends Windows XP, Windows 98, ME, NT, and 2000 to have a fully skinnable user interface.
  • AntiVir Personal Edition 6.20.16.40 - The AntiVir Personal Edition (download) offers the effective protection against computer viruses for the individual and private use on a single PC-workstation. In order to make possible an easy operation, the AntiVir Personal Edition is developed to the essential points.
  • Logitech MouseWare 9.78.034 - The release is dated 07/15/2003 and works for the complete range of Logitech mouse products. Note that the Advanced Settings Utility works for MouseWare 9.76 and above.
  • Plextor PX-W4012TS firmware v1.03 -  Plextor Japan has released a new firmware version for their PX-W4012TS SCSI CD-recorder (thanks mr.koe)

Comments from Erbozposted - 06:25 PM CEST - Jul,17 2003
Just a comment, If you install all current M$ Windows patches, you could just as well take out that old CD with Win95, and install that one, much faster.

Comments from tomposted - 10:00 PM CEST - Jul,17 2003
what is with these stupid ass companies like Logitech that release drivers and don't tell you a god damn thing of what they fix. Man these companies are so god damn stupid. Does anyone know if this fix fixes all the button issues with MX series mice? Like in MOH despite adding my MOH:AA game in the REgistry under game Compatibility, using the advanced Logitech utility I still can't use my god damn thumb button. God damnit how long has Logitech been around they can't make a damn mouse that all their god forsaken mouse buttons work, period.

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