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20081025

Attack code for critical Microsoft bug surfaces
Exploit comes just hours after details of flaw revealed by Microsoft

(IDG News Service) Just hours after Microsoft posted details of a critical Windows bug, new attack code that exploits the flaw has surfaced.

It took developers of the Immunity security testing tool two hours to write their exploit, after Microsoft released a patch for the issue Thursday morning.

Software developed by Immunity is made available only to paying customers, which means that not everyone has access to the new attack, but security experts expect that some version of...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 0 - Views: 114
20081024

Microsoft Plans a Stripped-Down Windows 7
Microsoft is preparing for the 2010 (or earlier) launch of Windows Vista's successor, touted as a faster, stripped-down refresh of the much-maligned OS.

As users continue to grouse about Windows Vista nearly two years after its introduction, Microsoft appears relieved to turn its public focus on the next release of its flagship operating system. Pre-beta code (as Microsoft calls it) for Windows 7 is reportedly already in developers' hands, and reviewers are slated to have their first peek on the eve of the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 0 - Views: 90
20081024

Microsoft to rush out emergency Windows patch
Flaw rated critical for users of Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003

(IDG News Service) Microsoft Corp. will rush out an emergency security patch for Windows users today.

The company offered few details on why it was releasing the software update, which is rated critical for users of Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. A critical flaw is worrisome, however, because it can be exploited by online attackers to seize control of the PC.

The update will be released at 10 a.m., Pacific time, said Microsoft spokesman Christopher Budd...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 0 - Views: 87
20081023

Stock market drops; malware rises
As stock market drops malware rises
by Elinor Mills

Here's more evidence of a connection between the economic crisis and cybercrime. PandaLabs reported on Wednesday about a direct correlation between the recent stock market declines and increases in targeted cyberattacks.
For instance, while the U.S. stock market saw declines between September 1 and October 9, the volume of malware threats grew, doubling to more than 24,000 per day between September 8 and September 10 alone and to more than 30,000 per day on September 16.
The recent malware spikes could be due to the fact...

by Belahzur - Comments: 2 - Views: 133
20081023

Office 2007 Service Pack 2 due in spring '09
It includes support for ODF, PDF and others

(Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. said via a company blog today that Service Pack 2 (SP2) of Office 2007 will ship between February and April of next year.

The software maker had already said that SP2 will introduce support for the Open Document Format (ODF) used by Office's chief competitor, OpenOffice.org; the Portable Document Format (PDF) created by Adobe Systems Inc.; and its own XML Paper Specification (XPS), which is meant to compete with PDF.

The Office Sustained Engineering blog confirmed those...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 1 - Views: 86
20081023

Intel shows off new laptop platform at fall IDF
Based on 45nm Nehalem architecture, the Calpella platform is due in 2009

(Computerworld) Intel Corp. this week gave a quick preview of its next-generation laptop platform, which could shake up the chip maker's mobile offerings.

The company gave analysts and users a glimpse of the new processor, code-named "Calpella," at its fall Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Taiwan this week. Mooly Eden, corporate vice president and general manager of Intel's Mobile Platforms group, said during his keynote address at the forum that the chip set focuses largely...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 0 - Views: 93
20081023

Bill Gates' mysterious new company
Bill Gates' mysterious new company

By Todd Bishop and Eric Engleman
Oct 22, 2008

The bgC3 logo.Just months after his Microsoft farewell, Bill Gates is quietly creating a new company -- complete with high-tech office space, a cryptic name and even its own trademark.

Public documents describe the new Gates entity -- bgC3 LLC -- as a “think tank.” It’s housed within a Kirkland office that the Microsoft co-founder established on his own after leaving his day-to-day executive role at the company this summer.

Is this Bill Gates’ next big business? A Gates...

by Belahzur - Comments: 5 - Views: 118
20081023

Clues hint at Windows 7 debut in 2009
Microsoft says next month's annual WinHEC will be last before launch

(Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. may release Windows 7 as early as next November, bloggers speculated today, pointing to postings on the company's own Web site and comments made by the CEO of Asustek Computer Inc., the company that makes the popular Eee PC line of netbooks.

According to Long Zheng, who writes the Istartedsomething.com blog, and Ed Bott, a well-known Windows blogger, clues point to a 2009 release of Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista.

Long noted that...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 0 - Views: 147
20081023

Malware risks are growing exponentially
Malware risks are growing exponentially
by Elinor Mills

A new report from security services provider ScanSafe finds that companies are at increasing risk of having employees inadvertently download backdoors and password stealers onto corporate computers from Web sites that have malicious software hidden on them.
A company in ScanSafe's focus group faced a nearly 500 percent greater risk of exposure to those threats in September than was faced in January of this year, according to ScanSafe's Global Threat Report released on Tuesday.
Companies in the energy sector are at...

by Belahzur - Comments: 0 - Views: 109
20081022

Microsoft anounces anti-piracy day
In what could be seen as the antithesis of 'speak like a pirate' day, Microsoft has announced that today is Global Anti Piracy Day. Launching several global initiatives, the aim is to raise awareness of the damage to software innovation that Microsoft says is caused by piracy.

As well as educating people about piracy, Microsoft has also initiated a huge list of legal proceedings that it's taking out against pirates. Microsoft isn't messing about when it says 'global' either. The list of 49 countries that Microsoft is targeting spans six continents, and ranges from the UK and the US all...

by Belahzur - Comments: 4 - Views: 124
20081021

OpenOffice.org 3.0 scores strong first week
Three million copies of open-source office suite downloaded, group says

(Computerworld) OpenOffice.org 3.0 was downloaded 3 million times in its first week, with about 80% of the downloads by Windows users, an official with the group said in a blog post on Monday.

The successful introduction of the open-source office suite came despite the group's download servers being temporarily overwhelmed by demand for the new software last week.

Only 221,000 downloads by Linux users were recorded, leading John McCreesh, head of marketing at OpenOffice.org,...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 0 - Views: 74
20081020

Reports: Microsoft preps Vista SP2 beta
Invites go out, say bloggers; beta to hit select testers within weeks

(Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. will begin beta-testing the next service pack update for Windows Vista within weeks, according to a Windows enthusiast Web site.

Testers have received invitations to beta test Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2), reported Neowin.net on Friday. Betas are expected to be released to invited testers, but not to the general public, in approximately four weeks, Neowin.net said, citing multiple tipsters.

Service packs typically consist of collections...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 4 - Views: 106
20081020

With eyes on Atom, AMD to detail netbook strategy next month
Chip maker may be ready to compete with Intel in low-cost laptop market

(IDG News Service) Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will lay out its product strategy for small, low-cost laptops, called netbooks, at an analyst meeting next month.

Netbook sales have soared in recent months, largely due to the release of Intel Corp.'s low-cost Atom processor. Although Taiwanese chip vendor Via Technologies Inc., which provides the C7 processor used in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Mini-Note 2133 netbook, has a foothold in this market, Intel hasn't faced any competition from...

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20081019

Gmail Back After 30 Hours Down
A Gmail outage that lasted about 30 hours and affected some Google Apps customers was finally fixed late on Thursday.

At around 9:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time, a Google spokesman said via e-mail that the problem had been solved. He offered no details about its cause nor an explanation about why it took Google so long to fix it. The spokesman said the problem affected "a small number" of Gmail users, but declined to be more specific.

The first problem reports started appearing in the official Google Apps discussion forum around mid-afternoon Wednesday. At around 5 p.m....

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20081019

Ballmer: Windows 7 Is Vista, Just 'a Lot Better'
Windows 7 will be like Windows Vista, but more so, Microsoft Corp.CEO Steve Ballmer said today as he defended the first two years of Vista and claimed its successor will be a major release.

"[Windows 7], it's Windows Vista, a lot better," said Ballmer during a 45-minute question-and-answer session hosted by a pair of Gartner Inc. analysts at the research firm's annual Symposium ITxpo in Orlando, Fla. today. The interview was later posted as a webcast on the Gartner site.

Ballmer was responding to a question from Gartner's Neil MacDonald, who asked how Microsoft would...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 3 - Views: 104
20081017

Nvidia gets graphics win with Apple's new MacBooks
Chip maker puts pressure on Intel, AMD as Apple puts GPU in laptop line

(Computerworld) Striking a blow at chip rivals Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp., Nvidia Corp. unveiled its latest graphics chip this week, saying it has five times the performance of other graphics processing units (GPU) on the market.

And to back up its tough talk, Nvidia also announced that Apple was picking up the GeForce 9400M GPU for its new MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops.

"The NVIDIA GeForce 9400M architecture delivers an ideal combination...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 5 - Views: 118
20081017

Top security suites fail exploit tests
12 suites get 'F'; Only Symantec's detects more than 3% of real attacks

(Computerworld) Security software suites don't protect users from real-world exploits, a bug-tracking company charged today after launching 300 test attacks against a dozen programs, including popular software from McAfee Inc., Symantec Corp. and Trend Micro Inc.

"The Internet security suites are marketing themselves as the one solution users need to be safe online," said Thomas Kristensen, chief technology officer at Secunia Inc., which ran the tests. "In our opinion, that's...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 2 - Views: 147
20081016

Java (JRE) 6 update 10 released.
Website:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

Too many updates to list, see here.

Release notes: (see for updates)
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u10.html

Test your version of Java:
http://javatester.org/version.html
"...Note: When installing a new version of the product from a source other than a Solaris...

by Belahzur - Comments: 0 - Views: 126
20081016

What's in a name? Microsoft defends 'Windows 7' moniker
Exec explains how he got to seven, reveals Windows 7's real number is 6.1

(Computerworld) After users disputed his count, a Microsoft Corp. executive explained yesterday how the company concluded that the upcoming Windows 7 is the seventh version of the operating system.

Yesterday, Mike Nash, vice president of Windows product management, followed up a Monday announcement that Microsoft had settled on Windows 7 by defending his tally.

"There's been a lot of lively discussion since I confirmed yesterday that the official name for the next...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 0 - Views: 82
20081016

Here's Why It's Windows 7

The mystery of Microsoft's Windows version count has been solved. A day after announcing (in the Windows Vista blog) that the next release of Windows will be called Windows 7, Mike Nash (Microsoft Corporate VP, Windows Product Management) added a post laying out Microsoft's Windows version numbers since Windows 3.x.

Basically, they go like this:

Version 4: Windows 95

Version 4 point releases: Windows 98, 98SE, and ME (4.0.1998, 4.10.2222 and 4.90.3000, respectively).

Version 5: Windows...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 1 - Views: 90
20081015

Hackers use patch day to send virus
Fake Microsoft e-mail contains Trojan virus
by Steven Musil

Along with the vulnerabilities that Microsoft patched Tuesday, the software giant's customers have a new problem to grapple with: a fake notification e-mail that looks remarkably legitimate.
Attackers are apparently taking advantage of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday to send legitimate-looking e-mails that include a Trojan virus. Trojan.Backdoor.Haxdoor allows attackers to execute files and steal information from compromised computers. The fake mailing includes a legitimate-looking PGP signature, as well as purporting to...

by Belahzur - Comments: 0 - Views: 102
20081015

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.1 Beta 1
Fast JavaScript included, but is switched off

(Computerworld) Mozilla Corp. today released Firefox 3.1 Beta 1, the first preview meant for the general public, but disabled one of its most-touted improvements.

In a posting to its developer center today, the company cited improvements in "performance, Web compatibility and speed" to Firefox and said that it wanted users to focus on testing the core functionality of the open-source browser.

Among the new features the company highlighted are support for the 'video' and 'audio' HTML...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 5 - Views: 128
20081015

Microsoft sticks with 'Windows 7' for next OS
(Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. announced today that the code name for its next operating system, Windows 7, will be the product's official name.

Mike Nash, vice president of Windows product management, said the company was sticking with the label for simplicity's sake. "Simply put, this is the seventh release of Windows, so therefore 'Windows 7' just makes sense," Nash wrote in Microsoft's Vista blog on Monday.

After noting that Microsoft has at times stuck a date on the operating system -- Windows 2000 was the latest example -- Nash said that didn't make sense...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 0 - Views: 88
20081014

Windows 7 to be officially named... Windows 7

Microsoft is expected to be handing out pre-betas of Windows 7 to devs at WinHEC and PDC soon, and it looks like it's settled on an official name for its next-gen OS -- ahem, Windows 7. Yep, the code name is the real name, which is a first for Windows. According to Mike Nash on the Vista blog, the company went with Windows 7 because it "just makes sense" as the seventh release of Windows, and MS doesn't want to come up with a new "aspirational" name like Vista -- it "doesn't do justice" to the...

by Doctor Inferno - Comments: 11 - Views: 123
20081014

Open Office (OO) 3.0.0 final
For some of you who did not met OpenOffice opensource application Openoffice is alternative for Microsoft Office but its free, you can open all Word version series and other well known text editors are supported as well.
Best of all, OpenOffice.org can be downloaded and used entirely free of any licence fees. OpenOffice.org 2 is released under the LGPL licence. This means you may use it for any purpose - domestic, commercial, educational, public administration. You may install it on as many computers as you like. You may make copies and give them away to family, friends, students, employees...

by Belahzur - Comments: 2 - Views: 125
20081012

Microsoft Readies Flood of Patches
Microsoft will issue 11 security updates next week -- the same number it shipped in August when pushed out the most patches in 18 months -- to fix bugs in Windows, Active Directory, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and Host Integration Server.

Four of the 11 updates will be labeled "critical," Microsoft's highest threat ranking, with six pegged "important," the next-lowest rating, and one tagged as "moderate."

As is Microsoft's practice, it released only the most general information about the upcoming security patches in the advance notification...

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