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Rootkit-spyware pusher ContextPlus shuts down

Rootkit-spyware pusher ContextPlus shuts downRootkit-spyware pusher ContextPlus shuts down1 down, a zillion to go.Boggles the mind...What a screwed up society we live in where the issues here are confusing to anyone: an operating system that has security holes big enough to allow such an install to happen at all; a...

Tags: SECURITY, ContextPlus, pusher

Discussion threads 2006-05-16

Spyware pusher shut down and fined $4 million

Spyware pusher shut down and fined $4 millionyesYes, I made time to post about a story that's important to me because I was very involved in helping the CDT bring their complaint against Seismic Entertainment, which later led to the FTC complaint. I addressed toadlife's points the the talkbacks...

Tags: Spam, Blogging, Viruses and worms, SocketShield, pusher, spamming, Spamford Wallace, spyware

Discussion threads 2006-05-04

180solutions' S3 technology broken?

180solutions' S3 technology broken?Once a pusher, always a pusher.The only way these sh**warez pushers are going to learn is if they get a serious roughing-up, not just from the feds, but from end-users who have been hurt by this.Their assets should be siezed and frozen, their property confiscated, and the...

Tags: pusher, 180Solutions, S3 Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-02-20

Additional Resources

Zoho Marketplace: awesome

Awesome is not a word I use often but when I saw Zoho Marketplace, the sound of my jaw hitting the desk was audible in the next street. What better way to get its collection of services working as the hub for other services that might build from Zoho products?...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marketplace, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Microsoft pressed SHIFT-DEL on epic fail Gates/Seinfeld ads

Microsoft pressed SHIFT-DEL on epic fail Gates/Seinfeld adsTwo old farts pushing an outdated OS, that's a winner...I can't believe Microsoft thought this was a good marketing strategy by bringing one old comedian and one old nerd to brand to an upcoming generation of computer users and buyers. These commercials were...

Tags: Microsoft AD, Microsoft Corp., advertisement, Gates/Seinfeld, Gates/Seinfeld ad, Shift-Del

Discussion threads 2008-09-18

Can drugs break the chemical chain of memory? Should they?

Can drugs break the chemical chain of memory? Should they?Wow, a powerful question...Dana;Excellent question. A very thought-provoking question indeed.First, allow me to tell you a bit about myself and then I'll go from there. I suffered a nearly fatal motorcycle accident where I was left for dead. A hit and...

Tags: Talk about ignorance, addiction, addict, memory, Dana

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

China: A potential, new antitrust battleground for Microsoft

China: A potential, new antitrust battleground for MicrosoftI wonder how much marketshare MS would loseI wonder how much Chinese marketshare MS would lose if they pulled out of China? If leaving China leads to the loss of [url=http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/only_244_copies_of_genuine_windows_vista_sold_in_china.php] 244 sales[/url], maybe China would actually be doing MS a favor! :)They...

Tags: Linux, Corporate law, SECURITY, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Communism, Microsoft Corp., new antitrust battleground, antitrust battleground, antitrust

Discussion threads 2008-06-18

Remote execution DoS exploits iPhone by simply loading a Web page

Remote execution DoS exploits iPhone by simply loading a Web pageThe more you use it....The more hackers and maleware pusher will find ways to exploit it. Apple product are in no way better then anythign else, the only thing different with apple products is the prices. And the iPhone is...

Tags: Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Web, Apple iPhone, Web browser, Remote execution DoS, Apple Safari, JavaScript, Web page

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Gizmodogate: Get a sense of humor folks

Gizmodogate: Get a sense of humor folksNo, Its about maturity, not humor.There is a difference between a prank (turning of a wall of display TVs, once maybe twice) and interfering with people doing their jobs shutting down monitors during a presentation. Gizmados button pusher was either too immature to...

Tags: Construction, video, Gizmodogate, humor folk

Discussion threads 2008-01-11

Close call: U.S. NOT the world's worst polluter

Word from the international climate conference in Bali: the United States is not seen as the worst polluter on the planet. But it was a close call. And guess what: one non-governmental pollution watcher finds the U.S. worse than China! That's sorta like being less popular than...

Tags: U.S., China, Carbon Dioxide, Germanwatch, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-12-09

Why Apple can't do to video what it did to music

Why Apple can't do to video what it did to musicThe tail is not going to wag the dog.......this time around.RE: Why Apple can't do to video what it did to musicOf course NBC and others are seeing less revenue, they put their shows on the web themselves. People...

Tags: Corporate communications, Digital music, Digital media, video, Apple Inc., movie, music, NBC, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2007-12-05

Dell: What happens when component cost rise?

Dell: What happens when component cost rise?Costs go up as well as downWhile you can have a great quarter when some costs fall you still need to protect your price points against increases in component price increases. That is what it appears both Dell and Apple are doing. ...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Dell Computer Corp., computer price, computer

Discussion threads 2007-08-31

Are service packs really passe?

Are service packs really passe?I am planning on totally bypassing Vista.But if I were to deploy Vista I would wait at least 18 to 24 months after its gold release before deploying it on a production network.Vista is alot like Windows 2000 where some fundamental things have changed enough to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., service pack, SP1

Discussion threads 2007-08-30

Microsoft WGA servers are fixed, but no word on what went wrong

Microsoft WGA servers are fixed, but no word on what went wrongPerhaps the servers failed their own WGA tests and ran...... with reduced functionality. A chicken and egg thing. That would be funny.MSFT WGA Servers are fixedI would think that like a lot of other technology, a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, operating system, Microsoft WGA Server, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-08-25

Leopard hard drive

Speaking of hard drives, Jonas Krøyer has the solution for ugly external hard drive enclosures: the Leopard hard drive.What to do while waiting for OS X Leopard? Spice up your external hard drive:Here is what you need:50x50cm of Leopard patterned furry plush (US$5 - any decent girlfriend should be able...

Tags: Accessory, Hard drive, Hardware

Blog posts 2007-05-23

House passes more tech-friendly antispyware bill

House passes more tech-friendly antispyware billThere's only one real malware deterent.It comes from a[url=http://mosnews.com/news/2005/07/25/spammerdead.shtml]2005 "murder" of a notorious Russian spammer.[/url] Congress should make such lynching of any pusher or programmer of spyware, or any other form of malware, legal.Malware sh[patch]s will need to decide what they value more: ...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, SECURITY, malware, anti-spyware

Discussion threads 2007-05-22

ATI / AMD Grief

ATI / AMD GriefYour own faultHa Ha to bad, you shouldn't have upgraded to Vista. At this point Vista practically has very little to offer over XP, and you end up losing big time as you have already found out!Look for more of thisThe simple fact is that the vast...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-04-19

The warning gets more ominous (Windows Vista Activation Problems)

The warning gets more ominous Windows Vista Activation ProblemsThis nonsense will be the beginning of the endWho's going to put up with this nonsense? As a long time MS user, I'm seriously thinking of exploring my options. Vista's licensing insanity was just the push I needed.that is a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tools & Techniques, Construction, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, software, window, Vista Activation, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-02-26

Genuine Advantage: Can Microsoft recast itself as protector, not punisher?

Genuine Advantage: Can Microsoft recast itself as protector, not punisher?Microsoft Revenue Advantage?[i]"Since July 2005, 512 million users have validated their software. Wordwide, 22.3 percent of these users have found their software to be "non-Genuine," according to the latest statistics released by Microsoft."[/i]22.3% of 512 million = 114.2 million copiesAt a...

Tags: Linux, Piracy, Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, irony, Microsoft Corp., punisher, software

Discussion threads 2007-01-22

Worm uses QuickTime to spread on MySpace

Worm uses QuickTime to spread on MySpaceIts not a quicktime bugThis is a vulnerability in the MySpace site and internet explorer. The quicktime file is just the carrier. The file has java script code added to it, which is normally used for scripting mov files. Its IE and MySpace that...

Tags: Linux, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Digital music, Digital media, Operating systems, MySpace, Apple QuickTime, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2006-12-04