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| (hx) 03:10 AM CEST - Apr,16 2004 |
- Average PC Plagued With 28 Pieces Of Spyware -
The average computer is crammed with nearly 28 pieces of spyware,
according to a report released Thursday by Atlanta-based ISP EarthLink and
WebRoot Software, a message privacy and protection provider. Over the
three-month period from Jan. 1, 2004 to March 31, EarthLink's and WebRoot's
spyware and adware detection software sniffed through over a million systems
and found more than 29 million instances of spyware.
- Cisco fixes latest WLAN flaw - Earlier this week, the networking
company acknowledged a previously discovered vulnerability in its Lightweight
Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP) that makes it easier for hackers to
launch dictionary attacks to guess common passwords used to access wireless
LANs. The company is now
recommending that customers use a new security protocol called EAP-FAST
(Extensible Authentication Protocol-Flexible Authentication via Secure
Tunneling) , which it said helps reduce this threat.
- WinSCP Denial of Service -
WinSCP is "an
open source SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) and SCP (Secure CoPy) client for
Windows using SSH (Secure SHell). Its main function is safe copying of files
between a local and a remote computer". A malicious attacker can send an email
containing a link that
will cause WinSCP to crash.
- Microsoft DCOM RPC Race Condition - eEye Digital Security has
discovered
a critical remote vulnerability in the way Microsoft Windows handles DCOM
RPC requests. This vulnerability is a separate issue from vulnerabilities
described in Microsoft Security Bulletins MS03-026 and MS03-039.
Windows Local Security Authority Service Remote Buffer Overflow - eEye
Digital Security has discovered
a remote buffer overflow in the Windows LSA (Local Security Authority)
Service (LSASRV.DLL). An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with system-level privileges on
Windows 2000 and Windows XP machines. The susceptible LSA functionality is
accessible via the LSARPC named pipe over TCP ports 139 and 445.
- New mysql packages fix insecure temporary file creation -
Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in mysql, a common database
system. Two scripts contained in the package don't create temporary files in a
secure fashion. This could allow a local attacker to overwrite files with the
privileges of the user invoking the MySQL server, which is often the root
user. For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
version 3.23.49-8.6.
- Off-topic: Microsoft plans to invest 'tens of millions' of dollars in
Chinese software - Microsoft Corp
plans to invest "tens of millions" of US dollars in developing
China's fledgling software industry, a leading executive at the American
software giant said. In related news, Chipmaker AMD said on Thursday that it
will invest
up to
$100 million to expand its testing and manufacturing facilities in China.
- Off-topic: Storage limits found on brain's visual hard drive -
Scientists have discovered the region of the brain responsible for the old
adage, "out of sight, out of mind." The amount of information we can remember
from a visual scene is extremely limited and the source of that limit may lie
in the posterior parietal cortex, a region of the brain involved in visual
short-term memory, researchers say. "Visual short-term memory is a key
component of many perceptual and cognitive functions and is supported by a
broad neural network, but it has a very limited storage capacity."
- Off-topic: Big Bang glow hints at funnel-shaped Universe - In the
model,
technically called a Picard topology, the Universe curves in a strange
way. One end is infinitely long, but so narrow that it has a finite volume. At
the other end, the horn flares out, but not for ever - if you could fly
towards the flared end in a spaceship, at some point you would find yourself
flying back in on the other side of the horn (see diagram).
- MP3 Players Get An Anti-Theft Protection Feature - Mobile devices like MP3
music players are very attractive to thieves and are also commonly lost and
stolen items. However,
PoGo! MP3
players are protected against theft and loss by SmartProtec premium, which
is a protection service that acts as a security feature of the device.
- Kingston intros 1GB Compact Flash card - Kingston said it has
released a 1GB member of its Elite Pro family in the Compact Flash format.
The format is probably most suitable for people using digital photography, and
Kingston said it will transfer data at a write speed of 5.2MB/second and a
read speed of 6.1MB/second.
- GeForce 6800U Launch Event Coverage -
NVIDIA GeForce LAN Party @ Mowers ||
GeForce 6800U Launch Event @ Gamersdepot ||
NVIDIA GeForce
6800 Launch Party: Geneva @ Bit Tech ||
NVIDIA GeForce
6800 Taipei Launch Report @ VR-Zone ||
NVIDIA GeForce
6800 (NV40) Launch Report @ Legit Review.
- Powercolor Radeon 9800XT review - DukGamers take a look at
Powercolor’s Radeon 9800XT graphics card which is the current high end
model. The 9800XT is basically Radeon 9800 Pro with faster core and memory
clocks and 256MB of memory, so lets see how this card will perform in some of
the latest games and demos.
- Plextor 8x DVD Burner review - When comparing it to all our
standard DVD reading drives (lite-on, LG, MSI, NEC)
it is
quieter by far. If you have Set Top DVD drives which use DVD+R media, I
would highly recommend this unit (money permitting). If you are one of the
unlucky few like me with all DVD-R Set Top DVD players but wish to have the
latest and greatest you might want to look at the new Plextor 12x burners
which will be shipping in May... Another option would be to take your luck
with a Sony or Lite-On 8x drive...
- 96kb first person shooter - For those of you old-timers who spent
days and nights trying to get your code fit into 64Kb,
here's the first beta of
the .produkkt's next FPS: .kkrieger (96kb).
- GIMP 2.01 - The GIMP
(GNU/Image Manipulation Program) is a very nice graphics manipulation
application that works on many operating systems.
- PHP 4.3.6 Final - The PHP Development Team is proud to
announce the
release of PHP 4.3.6 (download).
This is is a bug fix release whose primary goal is to address two bugs which
may result in crashes in PHP builds with thread-safety enabled. All users of
PHP in a threaded environment (Windows) are strongly encouraged to upgrade to
this release.
- IrfanView 3.90 -
IrfanView (download)
is a very fast freeware (for non-commercial use) 32-Bit graphic viewer for
Windoze 9x/ME, WinNT, Win2000 and Windows XP.
- [!] Total Commander 6.03 - A new
version of Total Commnader
(download)
is available for download. This minor update corrects some problems (mainly
with the new functions introduced with Total Commander 6.0), corrects an
incompatibility between the big file copy mode (in Configuration - Options -
Copy/Delete) and certain Adaptec RAID5 controllers which can cause data
corruption.
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| Comments from ouch | posted - 06:19 AM CEST - Apr,16 2004 | | [quote]Kingston intros 1GB Compact Flash card - Kingston said it has released a 1GB member of its Elite Pro family in the Compact Flash format.
The format is probably most suitable for people using digital photography, and Kingston said it will transfer data at a write speed of 5.2MB/second and a read speed of 6.1MB/second. [/qoute]
damn those tranfer speeds are terrible, i cant image transfering a 800mb mov on this flash card lol | |
| Comments from its not that bad | posted - 08:10 AM CEST - Apr,16 2004 | | Terrible through whose eyes? lol Besides they always say patience is a virtue, I mean as long as it gets the job done. | |
| Comments from Bill Gates | posted - 09:19 AM CEST - Apr,16 2004 | | Every Windows computer is guaranteed to have two items of Spyware -- Windows Activation, and Windows Update. The amount of Adware is countless... every Microsoft product is full of "pro-microsoft" advertising and (tm) this and (tm) that. =D That is why Windows is the easiest Operating System to use, and the most fun! =D | |
| Comments from nowayout | posted - 03:03 PM CEST - Apr,16 2004 | | omg [quote] Average PC Plagued With 28 Pieces Of Spyware [/quote]
so if i dont have any spyware somepeople must have about 50-70 instaled ;))
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| Comments from Hjarry | posted - 12:04 AM CEST - Apr,17 2004 | | LOL! Forget the spyware. The average PC is plagued with Windows. | | The old comment system has been replaced. Use the regular FORUMS!
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