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Remote buffer overflow bug bites Linux Kernel

Remote buffer overflow bug bites Linux KernelSo it ISN'T a kernel bugit's a kernel DRIVER bug. That's akin to a bad video driver in Windows.This is not a Linux problem, it's an NDISWRAPPER problem.You should correct the first line of this article, which reads: "A remote buffer overflow vulnerability...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, LOL!!, Linux, Linux kernel, buffer-overflow bug, buffer-overflow

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

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Cloud Engines Pogoplug

Photo gallery:Cloud Engines PogoplugWouldn't it be nice to quickly access your data from anywhere without a complicated network setup? That's exactly what the Cloud Engines Pogoplug offers. Priced at $100, this tiny gadget turns any USB external storage devices--anything from a Seagate FreeAgent Go to a Western...

Tags: NETWORKING, Network technology, Pogoplug, network, home network

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Free Easy CD DVD Burner 3.9 (Windows)

Free and easy CD & DVD burning solution. Burn data, audio, video to your CDs & DVDs is now very easy. Audio format supported : WAV, WMA, MP3, OGG, FLAC, AAC, M4A. Burn and save ISO files, copy your DVDs. Burn your dvd-video. Save your favorite audio CDs to mp3...

Tags: Audio, CD, Microsoft Windows, MP3, Koyote Soft, Consumer Electronics, DVD, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-09-04

VintaSoftTwain.NET Library 5.1 (Windows)

VintaSoftTwain.NET Library will help you to control scanners, digital or web cameras or any other TWAIN devices. You can fully control the image acquisition process, use the automatic document feeder, clean up images using noise removal, auto border crop, blank page detection, save acquired images to disk, SQL server or...

Tags: Borland Software Corp., Microsoft Windows, Image, VintaSoft, Scanners, .Net, Development Tools, Hardware, Peripherals, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-08-31

Windows Server 2008 R2 Releases to Manufacturing

Windows Server 2008 R2, which released to manufacturing today, July 22nd, 2009, contains major functionality improvements in virtualization and networking over the previous version. This afternoon, Microsoft has announced the Release to Manufacturing RTM of Windows Server 2008 R2, which incorporates many hundreds...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Manufacturing, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Feature, Live Migration, Hyper-V Live Migration, CSV, NTFS CSV, SCVMM 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Virtualization, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-22

GSplit 3.0.1 (Windows)

GSplit is a free file splitter that lets you split your large files into a set of smaller files called pieces, easier to copy to floppies, CD, DVD or any removable disk; distribute over the Internet, networks; send by email or with file hosting services; share with friends and colleagues....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, File, G.D.G. Software, GSplit, Internet, E-mail, Servers, Online Communications, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-06-09

MMH Split 2.0 (Windows)

MMH Split is a simple utility to split a large file into smaller files. Features: Split huge files; High speed files splitting and joining; Simultaneous file access; Pause and resume the splitting or joining process; Control main thread priority and buffer size; Create custom split profiles; Windows integration; Generate Sfv...

Tags: File, MMH Soft, MMH Split, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-05

Death to Windows AutoRun!

Death to Windows AutoRun!autorun was invented for the masses...it's enough tho to follow the linux lead and just put an icon on the desktop representing the cd or dvd. that way you don't have to guess at which drive you put the disk into. linux also does this...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Windows AutoRun, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-30

Ping Tester Pro 9.23 (Windows)

PingTester is a visual network test tools, it can store a list of IP addresses, URL, and network test commands to increase the working efficiency, Ping Tester can perform a verification with a single click. With Ping Tester you can also 'ping sweep' subnets or interval ping all the hosts...

Tags: AutoBAUP, Network, IP, Microsoft Windows, PingTester, Networking, Network Technology

Software downloads 2009-04-09

e2eSoft VSC 1.1.0 (Windows)

e2eSoft VSC is a Virtual Sound Card driver for your system, it works like a real sound card and you can use it to record or broadcast all the sound of your computer. Main features: record / broadcast the sound of all applications; record / broadcast the sound of all...

Tags: Audio, Voice, Microsoft Windows, Sound, e2eSoft, e2eSoft VSC, Telecommunications

Software downloads 2009-03-30

Exploit code sends Mozilla scrambling to fix Firefox

Exploit code sends Mozilla scrambling to fix FirefoxNot intended to be flame-bait butWhere are the howls of outrage that we'd see if this were IE8? RE: Exploit code sends Mozilla scrambling to fix FirefoxYou don't get howls cause it gets fixed too quick! That my friend is the difference. The...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., exploit code, Novell AppArmor, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Questions for Pwn2Own hacker Charlie Miller

VANCOUVER, BC -- At the CanSecWest security conference here, I got a chance to sit down with Charlie Miller, the researcher who broke into a fully patched MacBook machine using a Safari code execution vulnerability. We discuss the state of Web browser security, the vulnerability marketplace and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Vulnerability, Bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Hacker, Exploit, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-19

Ping Tester Pro 9.12 (Windows)

PingTester is a visual network test tools, it can store a list of IP addresses, URL, and network test commands to increase the working efficiency, Ping Tester can perform a verification with a single click. With Ping Tester you can also 'ping sweep' subnets or interval ping all the hosts...

Tags: AutoBAUP, Interval, Network, IP, PingTester, Networking, Network Technology, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-10-27

True Ping 1.13 (Windows)

The standard ping program of Windows 9x, NT, and 2000 calculate wrong the timings. So True Ping is exactly the same as ping except that it calculate the timings exactly. True Ping use also a random buffer that changes at every ping so it give more realistic results under a...

Tags: Calculation, Andrea Denzler, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Operating Systems, Network Administration, Networking, Software

Software downloads 2008-10-21

Sun releases JRE Version 6 Update 7, 90% of desktops currently at risk*

* The 90% of desktops currently at risk comes from numbers presented at the Java One Keynote in 2008.  If you aren't patched, get the Java control panel up and get updated, or go to Sun's site to download the update, cause this one's big. Yesterday Sun...

Tags: Desktop, Sun Microsystems Inc., JRE, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Another bug your tools won't find and your WAF won't prevent

Another bug your tools won't find and your WAF won't preventNothing is secureIt's always the simple things that work best.And do not even think this is limited MS, every system will fall prey to this or something like it.The only totally secure system, is one not connected to the network.But...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, tool, WAF

Discussion threads 2008-06-09

ISS%3A+Vulnerability+counts+fall+in+2007%3B+Do+you+buy+it%3F

ISS%3A+Vulnerability+counts+fall+in+2007%3B+Do+you+buy+it%3FVulnerability counts mean nothingA program can have ONE SINGLE bug and be a hell of a lot more vulnerable than 50 programs with 10,000+ bugs each . That single bug could be an open door invitation to your computer via the web, while the 10,000+ bugs could be just...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, computer, ISS

Discussion threads 2008-02-05

Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphics

A few days before Christmas I got my hands on an AMD "Spider" Phenom 9700-based system.  Since my head was ringing to the tune of "Jingle Bells" at the time, and because I had troubles downloading a needed BIOS update, all this conspired to mean that I didn't really get...

Tags: Platform, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Radeon, Crysis, Chipsets, Performance Management, Games, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-01-08

All SPEC CPU results for AMD Barcelona invalidated

As of today, all of AMD's Barcelona SPEC CPU results so far have just been invalidated and labeled "Not-Available" by SPEC due to violation of the 3-month availability clause.  AMD is struggling with availability of its new quad-core “Barcelona” chips because of yield problems in manufacturing and the...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Processors, BIOS, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-12-13

If you're concerned about security, look beyond the browser

If you're concerned about security, look beyond the browserOpinions, declaratively stated do not make them factsYes, we know you hate Quicktime and Real. Now, tell us, exactly, how keeping these two products off your computer protects you from browser bugs?I was expecting something relevant, like tips on safe and smart...

Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, Digital media, Only Problem, Web browser, Light Up, Apple QuickTime, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security

Discussion threads 2007-12-05