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Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware sued

Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware suedcombofix, smitfraudfix, etcI used all the usual tools to remove at least one incarnation of this s__tware, and it still kept coming back! Had to run the "uninstaller," then run smitfraudfix, then manually remove the folders and registry keys!All I can say is...Thank goodness...

Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, antivirus, Infamous vendor, AntiVirus XP

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

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Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-on

RE: Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-onIf it had to be blacklisted or not I really don't care now. Implementing code without end user permission is enough reason. We all know MS ways so I am glad Mozilla people used this way and hope they keep doing it in...

Tags: Web browsers, .NET, Linux Distro, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., MS .NET Firefox add-on, MS .NET, vunerability, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Red Dog: Can you teach old Windows hounds new tricks?

Red Dog: Can you teach old Windows hounds new tricks?Obviously, Microsoft has a lot of money to invest, and they have nowdecided it is time. Will be interesting to see what they actually create.New tricks for an old dog?No. Just recycling an old one. I see they've retrieved...

Tags: Data centers, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Obviously Microsoft, Red Dog, old-Windows, new trick, Azure

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

Top 25 coding defects listed, surprising nobody with a clue

The SANS institute has produced a list of the top 25 classes of programming flaws. The list won't make the flaws go away, but it does provide software purchasers with a powerful tool for whacking irresponsible software vendors. A consortium of government, industry, and academic software...

Tags: Software, Tools & Techniques, Management, Adam O'Donnell

Blog posts 2009-01-13

Seagate slashes warranty from 5 years to 3 on selected bare drives

Seagate slashes warranty from 5 years to 3 on selected bare drivesstick to professional productsthus you benefit the 1.2 to 1.6 M hours MTBF ( instead of 0.75 Mhour, and still have the 5 years warranty.No more reasons to stick with Seagate thenThis change just puts Seagate into the same...

Tags: Seagate Technology LLC, Western Digital Corp., Hitachi Ltd.

Discussion threads 2008-12-12

An update on the wife's computer - Ubuntu does it again

An update on the wife's computer - Ubuntu does it againAn update on the wife's computer - Ubuntu does it againAnd still nobody cares about your crusade to install linux on your family's PCs. Making them suffer through the process should have been a red flag in your household.....

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, Linux, computer

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware sued

The software purveyor behind AntiVirus XP, a fake anti-virus package, has been sued and will hopefully be put out of business. There has been plenty of information available on this organization for some time, yet unsuspecting consumers continue to hand over their own money for what amounts...

Tags: Software, Antivirus, Microsoft Windows XP, Viruses And Worms, Security, Adam O'Donnell

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle

On July 7, the day before the release of the patch for the now infamous DNS design flaw, hacker Dan Kaminsky with the help of Black Hat conference organizers invited reporters to a press conference to "discuss the massive multivendor patch being released this Tuesday." "A synchronized...

Tags: Black Hat, DNS, Conference, Dan Kaminsky, Thomas Ptacek, Domain Names, Patches, Security, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Hacking SCADA for terrorism and destruction

SCADA scares me, and I've seen enough things on the Internet to be desensitized to many things, but attacks against SCADA threaten our national security in a very real and topical way by attacking power grids, water treatment plants, nuclear plants, etc.  Hacking networks that SCADA devices reside on and...

Tags: Device, Hacking, Internet, Network, SCADA, Terrorism, Attack, Enterprise Software, Software, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-12

Customization: curse or blessing?

At the high end of the platform-as-a-service spectrum, there's a cluster of vendors that offer fully templated but still highly customizable business applications, targeting small to mid-size businesses and departmental managers in larger organizations. Interestingly, in a poll of ZDNet readers I ran earlier in the month asking where you'd...

Tags: Application, Curse, Platform, NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, Customization, LongJump PaaS, Mike McGinn, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-03-24

Researchers hack Microsoft wireless keyboards

Researchers hack Microsoft wireless keyboardsXOR?Heh, that is pretty insecure. Tsk tsk Microsoft, you should know better by now. Good thing I don't have any wireless keyboards...- John MusbachRE: Researchers hack Microsoft wireless keyboardsexclusion-orIs that the same as exclusive-or?Wow, showing that humans can crack other human's creationsand MS, what a not...

Tags: Keyboards, keyboard, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Wireless Keyboard, Microsoft Wireless

Discussion threads 2007-12-05

Linux leaders plot counterattack on Microsoft

Linux leaders plot counterattack on MicrosoftLinux leaders plot counterattack on MicrosoftLOL! Microsoft has the whole linux movement running scared now. That's power! There leaders are so scared they have to resort to plot an attack. Its too bad they are wasting their time with such nonsense. ...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Linux Leaders Plot Counterattack

Discussion threads 2007-06-14

Microsoft teams with Xandros as it faces a potentially wider open source software protection under GPLv3

We could be at the "send lawyers, guns, and money" moment in the Microsoft-loves-Linux saga begun last fall with the infamous Novell deal. If this ends up in legal limbo -- who benefits most?A long, drawn out legal collision might thwart Microsoft's purported aim to help its Windows users better...

Tags: Windows, Software Infrastructure, Patents, Open Source, Microsoft, management, Linux, Intellectual Property, GPL, .NET

Blog posts 2007-06-04

ComputerWorld: Microsoft legislatively TKO's open document formats. At least stateside.

ComputerWorld: Microsoft legislatively TKO's open document formats. At least stateside.When I first heard this[i]"For example, China, where they're working on their own open document format. Proving that "public" policy can be a motivating factor for vendors like Microsoft, the company will apparently be supporting China's Uniform Office Format UOF —...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Corp., Computerworld, OpenDocument Format, XML

Discussion threads 2007-06-04

'Vote Different' maker steps forward, loses job

Ariana Huffington was about to out Philip de Vellis - a designer with the firm that created Barack Obamas website - as the creator of the infamous Vote Different YouTube video, which mashes up Apples 1984 ad with Hillary Clintons own campaign imagery to create a compelling...

Tags: job, advertisement, Vellis

Blog posts 2007-03-23

HID denies RFID demo threat, hackers worry

Black Hat Diary: IOActive's decision to cancel its RFID hacking demo is the main topic of conversation here as white hat hackers ponder the ramifications of a vendor using patent infringement claims to thwart legitimate security research.The company at the center of the storm, HID Global, issued a statement acknowledging...

Tags: Black Hat Federal, Digital rights management, Pen testing, Open source, Exploit code, Black Hat, Responsible disclosure, Punditocracy, Vulnerability research, Cisco, Hackers

Blog posts 2007-02-28

Anti-virus heavyweights missing from Vista-certified list

Anti-virus heavyweights missing from Vista-certified listBig Company Complacency...They think they got you hooked because of their name. I'm not letting it happen any more.When I moved to Vista, instead of reinstalling the bloated Symantec AntiVirus, I purchased NOD32.The only question I have now is why I didn't do it...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Microsoft Windows Vista, AVG, antivirus, Symantec Corp., Kaspersky, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-02-22

How Microsoft (mostly) managed to keep Home Server a secret

How Microsoft mostly managed to keep Home Server a secretThe reason whyis that its totally and completely unimportant.Quattro? That makes me think of the uber-effective razor blade...Hmmm, maybe Schick could sue for name infringement... If Microsoft will go after a guy's home business Mike Rowe Soft, turnabout seems fair...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Corp., Home Server, potential market, home server, computer, server

Discussion threads 2007-02-06

Vista prices revealed!

Vista prices revealed!Accurate PictureOne gets an even more accurate picture by comparing Vista prices not available at any price to OSX's prices of 6 years ago. Adjust for inflation and adjust for lost productivity over that period. The result is a view of endless previews, coupons, leaks, and code names...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Price, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2006-08-28

Another hefty patch month for Microsoft

Another hefty patch month for MicrosoftThere you go again with those pesky danged facts.;-)This is Zdnet1. The title is to generate Click Thru so that the ad farm of side commercials gets it's thorough usage and the bean counters are happy.2. All software needs so patching, retooling, but when it...

Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., patch management, hefty patch month, flaw, patch month, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-08-08