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SMM Rootkits: A New Breed of OS Independent Malware

The emergence of hardware virtualization technology has led to the development of OS independent malware such as the Virtual Machine Based Rootkits VMBRs. This paper draws attention to a different but related threat that exists on many commodity systems in operation today: The System Management Mode Based Rootkit SMBR. System...

Tags: Operating System, Malware, Association For Computing Machinery, System Management Mode, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Rootkits, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Operating Systems, Security, Hardware, Storage, Software

White papers 2008-09-25

Intel ships BIOS fix for Rutkowska's Black Hat flaw

Intel has shipped a BIOS update with a fix for a privilege escalation vulnerability that was used by rootkit researcher Joanna Rutkowska to bluepill the Xen hypervisor. The vulnerability was discussed by Rutkowska at the Black Hat briefings earlier this month but details on the exploit were...

Tags: Black Hat, Hypervisor, Motherboard, BIOS Update, Intel Corp., Flaw, System Management Mode, Level Privilege, BIOS, Virtualization, Hardware, Components, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Additional Resources

Sony Vaio FW480J/T

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Back-to-School roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores.In a growing field of Blu-ray-playing laptops, it's important to take note of Sony, who created the Blu-ray format in the...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-06-30

2009 Lexus GS 450h

Photo gallery:2009 Lexus GS 450h Our perfect power train combines high performance with excellent fuel economy, an ideal that the 2009 Lexus GS 450h comes the closest of any car we've seen to delivering. Lexus claims 5.2 seconds to 60 mph, yet this big, comfortable sedan consistently registers fuel economy...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Lexus, Lexus GS

Product reviews 2009-06-30

With 3.5 launch, Firefox faces new challengers

Mozilla's browser broke Microsoft IE's lock on the market. But the new Firefox 3.5 faces other serious alternative-browser ontenders. A funny thing to happened to Firefox on the way to vanquishing Internet Explorer: the Mozilla browser's success opened the door for a host of its...

Tags: Web, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Firefox 3.5, Performance Improvement, Jetpack, Snowl, Web Browsers, Internet, Firefox, Mozilla, browsers, Chrome, Safari, IE, Stephen Shankland, CNET News, Stephen Shankland, CNET News

News items 2009-06-30

Get ready for the Energy Star 5.0 barrage: Let the testing begin

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star 5.0 specification officially goes into effect on July 1, so steel yourselves for a flood of activity proclaiming support for the new standard. Some of the products you'll hear about, like a bunch of notebooks, desktops and monitors from Lenovo, have actually...

Tags: Power Management, Specification, Power Supply, KWh, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Firefox 3.5 final prepped to ship early next week

Firefox 3.5 final prepped to ship early next weekThat's great!While I'm already satisfied with the current speed of FF3, a little speed boost never hurt anyone. I didn't install the beta on any of my machines, but I did try it while running a Fedora 11 Live CD. Even under...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Firefox, early next week

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

POS Imonggo 2.58 (Windows)

POS Imonggo is not only a POS system, but also a complete retail management solution that enables you to operate and manage hundreds of retail stores. The all-in-one POS Imonggo software combines point of sale, inventory management, sales analysis and business intelligence functions into an easy and intuitive user interface....

Tags: Point-of-sale, Microsoft Windows, Imonggo POS Software, POS Imonggo, Sales Strategy, Sales

Software downloads 2009-06-24

Power Memory 1.0.3 (Windows)

Power Memory is an excellent memory optimizer with beautiful interfaces which can optimize the computer system at real time. Memory Defragmentation: Free fragments in the memory and ensure enough supply of physical memory for active applications. Memory Monitoring:Automatically set inactive background services and processes into energy saving mode. It can...

Tags: Memory, Computer, PC Power Soft, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Flash Memory, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-24

Will someone pull out the IE life support machine?

Will someone pull out the IE life support machine?Add-onsFor me, the big plus of Firefox is the add-ons. I simply love Adblock Plus, NoScript and MediaPlayerConnectivity.Firefox isn't very fast anymore, these days. Possibly partly because of my add-ons. I can live with that. Sometimes I use Epiphany as a browser,...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

PG Job Site Pro JUN.2009 (Windows)

Job Site Pro - a web-based application built on PHP/MySQL for creating a multifunctional Job Board Site. It includes advanced management tools for both Job Seeker and Employer and can be used in setting up a Job Board Site for specific countries, regional Job Site or a general Job Site....

Tags: Job, Microsoft Windows, Pilot, Customization Service, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-06-18

DTV Transition? Done. Now Make My DVD Problem Go Away!

DTV Transition? Done. Now Make My DVD Problem Go Away!Could you share more details on your Linux experiences?I've been planning to build a Linux based media center but I haven't planned out my plans on dealing with Direct TV. What did you find to be lacking on the Linux media...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVD, DVD Problem, DTV Transition, digital television, CD

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

AudioFinder 4.9.3 (Mac)

AudioFinder is the digital musician's workflow accelerator, sample management system, and music production hub. AudioFinder gathers all the most useful tools in one quick and intuitive application, enabling you to be more creative by handling all the time consuming tasks that slow down your music production. AudioFinder can build a...

Tags: Playback, Apple Macintosh, Tool, Iced Audio, AudioFinder, Productivity, Business Process Automation, Digital Music, It Operations, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-15

FxFactory 2.0.8 (Mac)

A revolutionary visual effects package for Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express and Adobe After Effects, powering hundreds of GPU-accelerated plug-ins. FxFactory is based on FxPlug, Apple's new plug-in architecture which guarantees the best integration with Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut Express. FxFactory uses the graphics card in...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Plug-in, Noise Industries, FxFactory

Software downloads 2009-06-15

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900

Editors' note: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 for AT&T is similar to T-Mobile's Curve 8900 in design. For this review, we will be concentrating on the different features and performance compared with the T-Mobile version. For a full description of the smartphone's design, please see our review of the RIM...

Tags: Handhelds, 3G, Cellular phones, Blackberry Curve 8900, RIM BlackBerry, AT&T Corp., RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, RIM BlackBerry Curve, T-Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., Curve 8900

Product reviews 2009-06-10

Microsoft patches 31 Windows, IE, Office security holes

Microsoft patches 31 Windows, IE, Office security holesWhat this article doesn't mention...How many of these 31 "security holes" are mitigated by configuring your server the way Microsoft recommends? Beyond trust released a good report based on last year?s stats on Microsoft Vulnerabilities and what percent of vulnerabilities are mitigated...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Patches, security, Print Spooler

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

JumpBox for the SugarCRM 4.5.x CRM System 1.1.4 (Windows)

SugarCRM is the market-leading, commercial Open Source customer relationship management CRM application. SugarCRM's Open Source architecture easily adapts to any business environment by offering a more flexible, cost-effective alternative than proprietary applications. For a small business the JumpBox for SugarCRM can be a huge time and expense saver. It requires...

Tags: CRM System, Microsoft Windows, Backup System, SugarCRM, CRM, JumpBox, Backups, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

Software downloads 2009-06-09

Palm Pre (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Palm PreWe haven't seen so much buzz over a phone since the iPhone, but for the past six months, all eyes have been on the Palm Pre. Introduced at CES 2009, the Palm Pre quickly became the most anticipated phone of the year, not only for what it meant...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Palm Pre, Palm Inc., Sprint Communications

Product reviews 2009-06-04

MediaSmart Server LX195

Ranging between $375 and $399, the 640GB HP MediaSmart Server LX195 is the best sub-$400 NAS server you can find in terms of value, performance, and features. It comes with a great set of features and a remote connection that's easy to set up and use. The server can automatically...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, power button, MediaSmart Server LX195, NAS, NAS server, HP MediaSmart, HP MediaSmart Server, server

Product reviews 2009-05-27

MIE Docs 1.53 (Windows)

MIE Docs is a revolutionary file management system designed for a single user up to an organization of 1000's of users. File management systems are designed to solve the problems associated with storing, managing, finding and tracking files used throughout an organization. Organizations with hundreds of thousands of files lose...

Tags: Right-click Menu, File, MIE Solutions, MIE Docs, MIE Docs File Management, Microsoft Windows, Business Process Automation, Operating Systems, Software, It Operations

Software downloads 2009-05-24