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| (hx) 03:36 AM CET - Dec,03 2003 |
- "Anonymous" file-traders arrested - Japanese police have
arrested two people suspected of distributing pirated films and computer games
through a supposedly anonymous file-sharing network. Police also raided the
home of the programmer who created the program used to connect to the network.
His program, called "Winny", is meant to hide the identity of a user from
everyone else on the network. So far he has only been identified by his online
pseudonym "47". It is unclear how the two suspects were traced but their
arrests have raised concerns about the security of the Winny network.
According to the Japanese Association of Copyright for Computer Software
around 250,000 regularly use it to trade files.
- Hackers used unpatched server to breach Debian -
A
security alert issued by the Debian says that a known Linux kernel code
vulnerability was used to break into the project's servers, bringing
development builds to a halt. An encrypted program (encrypted using the TESO
BurnEye obfuscator) used an overflow in brk() which allowed the user process
to get executable access to kernel space. It's a local exploit, which was only
possible because a hacker used a stolen password, then escalated the
privileges. All passwords on one of the development machines were invalidated.
- Mimail variant attacks anti-spam sites. Again -
A
new variant of the infamous Mimail worm attempts to knock anti-spam
websites off the Net. Mimail-L typically spreads as an attachment (wendy.zip)
to a pornographic email claiming to come from a woman called Wendy. Windows
users who run an infectious file (for_greg_with_love.jpg.exe) within the
compressed attachment get a compromised PC and not the compromising pictures
promised by the email.
- Symantec fixes product activation glitch - The security software
maker
patches a flaw in its product activation technology that was causing its
Norton family of security applications to fail.
- Microsoft finds flaw in server software -
The
problem affects all customers who installed SharePoint Services after Nov. 24.
SharePoint, which is used to create a company intranet, is included as part of
the standard and premium editions of the recently launched Small Business
Server 2003 package, which also includes the Windows Server 2003 operating
system and Microsoft Exchange e-mail software. The problem prevents SharePoint
from installing properly.
- Largest prime number ever is found - A 26-year-old graduate
student in the US has made mathematical history by discovering
the largest known prime number. The new number is 6,320,430 digits long.
It took just over two years to find using a distributed network of more than
200,000 computers. Michael Shafer a chemical engineering student at Michigan
State University used his office computer to contribute spare processing power
to the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS). The project has more than
60,000 volunteers from all over the world taking part.
- Breaking the Gigapixel Barrier - Max Lyons has just posted on his
site what seems
to
be the first 1 Gigapixel picture (tnx
Slashdot.org), created from
196 separate photographs taken with a 6 megapixel digital camera, and then
stitched together into one seamless composite.
- China implements new Wi-Fi security standard -
The Dec. 1 deadline for all Wi-Fi gear makers to start using the Wired
Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) specification was set by the
Standardization Administration of China, which manages standards in various
industries in China. Support for WAPI is not included in current or upcoming
security specifications, such as Wi-Fi Protected Access or 802.11i, developed
and enforced by industry groups the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers and the Wi-Fi Alliance. WAPI is to be used with Wi-Fi standards in
the 2.4GHz radio band, according to a notice from the Standardization
Administration of China.
- Sony sets date for PSX - Electronics giant
Sony
announced that it will begin selling the PSX, a new multifunction version
of the company's PlayStation 2 game machine, in Japan on Dec. 13. The PSX will
combine a PS2 game machine with a digital video recorder and and a DVD
player/recorder. The device is set to become available in other parts of the
world next year.
- PlayStation 3 "concept image" (?) hits web -
A
picture purporting to be concept art of Sony's next-generation console,
the PlayStation 3, has been circulated on the Internet, showing a sleek silver
console with a slot-loading DVD drive.
- Napster Offers Free Trial - It may not be a return to the heyday of
free-and-easy song-swapping, but old-school Napster users have a chance to try
out the newly launched service with a three-day free trial period this month.
The free installation of Napster 2.0 is for users in the U.S. only and is
currently only compatible with systems running Microsoft's Windows XP or
Windows 2000, according to Melissa Foo, Napster's retail marketing manager in
the U.K. As an added incentive to sign up for the Napster service, the company
is also offering five free tracks that can be burned to CD or transferred to
one of 40 compatible portable music devices for those who subscribe to the
service for $9.95 per month after their free trial ends.
- VirtualDub 1.5.10 -
VirtualDub (download)
is a video capture and processing program. It features fast capturing, process
files larger than the 2 gigabyte limit, optimized for linear editing, support
for Motion-JPEG, MPEG-1 video and layer 3 audio, real-time and near-realtime
video processing, video job queues, and much more.
- Media Player Classic 6.4.7.1 -
Media Player Classic (Win9x/ME
~
Win2k/XP) is similar to windows media player 6.4 but with features
pertained to minimalist advanced users. It also supports DirectX 9 and VFW
drivers for capture. It supports viewing through ActiveX controls of Real and
QuickTime files.
- VIA Hyperion 4in1 v4.51 -VIA
Hyperion drivers (download)
are suitable for any VIA chipset and all Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
(Win95/98/98SE). If you are looking for VIA 4in1 drivers, these are the
drivers you are looking for. They fixed the issue of the Delayed Write Failed
only for special condition. Note: Please install 4in1 4.51 on safe mode if the
issue happened.
- Nero 6.0.0.28 - Nero
(Nero 6.0.0.28 ~
Nero Vision Express 2.0.1.15
~ Nero Media Player 1.4.0.14
~ Nero Mix 1.4.0.14) has
been updated, however no change log is available.
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| Comments from 11 | posted - 02:20 PM CET - Dec,03 2003 | | Wow! OMG! A FREE TRIAL TO NAPSTER! I better go uninstall Kazaa right now!!!!! |
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| Comments from Screw the greedy! | posted - 06:22 PM CET - Dec,03 2003 | | You also forgot to add that we are going to uninstall Kazaa AND delete all of our illegally downloaded mp3's!!! Thank God for the RIAA showing us the error of our evil non-greedy ways!!! (sarcasm intended) |
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| Comments from xxxxxx | posted - 06:44 PM CET - Dec,03 2003 | | Kaza.. people still use that? Hahahaha the virus infected trojan sucking software.. love it. |
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