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Facebook Users Hit With Password Reset Scam |
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Mar 18, 2010 - 8:19 PM - by Reverend
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A malicious Facebook e-mail password reset scam is making its way around the social networking giant's 400 million global users, experts said Thursday.
During the attack, detected by researchers at McAfee Labs, users are presented a fake, but legitimate looking, e-mail alert warning them that their password needs to be reset. The e-mail comes with an attachment, which users are prompted to open in order to receive their newly reset password.
Upon downloading the attachment, the user becomes infected with a variety of malware, including password-stealing Trojans and fake antivirus designed to steal login credentials and other personally identifying data.
Meanwhile, McAfee researchers have seen a big spike in detections within the past 48 hours.
Dave Marcus, security research and communications manager for McAfee Labs, said that users should be clued in to the scam when it promises to provide an unsolicited Facebook password reset.
"Companies don't send you unsolicited passwords," he said. "Users have to look at their inboxes with a bit of skepticism. The volume of spam and scams is monstrously high. Most of the e-mails in your inbox are either a scam or a phish."
 Full story: CRN
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Microsoft announces Windows 7 SP1 |
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Mar 18, 2010 - 8:16 PM - by Reverend
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Microsoft today announced service packs for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, but declined to set a release date or a schedule for getting a beta in users' hands.
According to a company spokesman, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will primarily contain "minor updates," including patches and hotfixes that will have been delivered earlier via the Windows Update service, rather than new features. One of the latter: an updated Remote Desktop client designed to work with RemoteFX, the new remote-access platform set to debut in SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2.
Windows Server 2008 R2 will also be upgraded to SP1, Microsoft said, presumably at the same time as Windows 7 since the two operating systems share a single code base. Besides RemoteFX -- which Microsoft explained yesterday in an entry on the Windows virtualization team's blog -- Server 2008 R2 will also include a feature dubbed "Dynamic Memory," which lets IT staff adjust guest virtual machines' memory on the fly.
Microsoft did not spell out a timetable for the service packs, saying only that it would provide more information as release milestones approach.
Full story: Computerworld
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Microsoft nixes barrier to Windows 7's 'XP mode' |
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Mar 18, 2010 - 8:12 PM - by Reverend
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Although Windows 7's "XP Mode" has been a welcome feature of the new operating system, there's been a fair bit of confusion brought on by the virtualization layer's hardware requirements.
To work, XP Mode has required a PC processor that supports hardware virtualization, and that feature had to be turned on in the computer's BIOS (basic input/output system). Those requirements caused some consternation, as PC owners didn't always have an easy way to tell if their system fit the bill.
Well, those requirements are no more. As part of a wave of virtualization announcements on Thursday, Microsoft said people running Windows 7 will now be able to use XP Mode without having to know whether their PC processor supports hardware virtualization.
"This change simplifies the experience by making virtualization more accessible to many more PCs for small and midsize businesses wanting to migrate to Windows 7 Professional or higher editions, while still running Windows XP-based productivity applications," Microsoft said in a blog posting.
Full story: c|net
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Microsoft modernizes Web ambitions with IE9 |
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Mar 16, 2010 - 9:10 PM - by Reverend
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At its Mix conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Microsoft gave programmers, Web developers, and the world at large a taste of things to come with its Web browser. Specifically, Microsoft released what it's calling the Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview, a prototype that's designed to show off the company's effort to improve how the browser deals with the Web as it exists today and, just as important, to add support for new Web technologies that are coming right now.
The new software is only a framework, raw enough that it's still missing a "back" button. But with "a few" updated preview versions set to arrive at eight-week intervals, the project will develop into a beta, a release candidate, and eventually the full-fledged product IE9, said Dean Hachamovitch, general manager of Internet Explorer and the executive who'll describe the project at Mix.
Coming in the new version is support for new Web standards including plug-in-free video; better performance with graphics, text, and JavaSript by taking advantage of modern computing hardware; and a new effort at gathering and responding to feedback from those using the prototype software, Hachamovitch said.
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NVIDIA announces 3DTV Play |
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Mar 15, 2010 - 7:58 PM - by Reverend
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NVIDIA today announced NVIDIA 3DTV Play, its latest software solution that allows consumers to connect their GeForce GPU-powered desktop or notebook computer to new 3D TVs, for the ultimate in big screen 3D gaming action. For the launch of 3DTV Play, NVIDIA is teaming up with Panasonic on its coast-to-coast 2010 "Panasonic Touch the Future Tour," where consumers can test drive 3DTV Play-based PCs running on the new Panasonic VIERA Full HD 3D TVs, that just launched this month.
3DTV Play software lets you connect any compatible NVIDIA GeForce GPU-powered PC or notebook to 3D TVs for the ultimate, high-definition, big-screen, 3D entertainment experience. By leveraging the processing power of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs, 3DTV Play software delivers the best the PC has to offer: play hundreds of standard PC games in stunning 3D environments such as World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King, Battlefield Bad Company 2, and James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game. You can also watch upcoming Blu-ray 3D Hollywood blockbusters, view digital 3D photographs, and even watch streaming 3D movies for the ultimate viewing party. The active-shutter glasses bundled with each VIERA full HD 3D TV sold work seamlessly with NVIDIA GPUs and off-the-shelf PC gaming titles and other 3D entertainment content.
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'Dot Com' Domain Celebrates 25th Birthday |
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Mar 15, 2010 - 7:49 PM - by Reverend
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Monday marks the 25th anniversary of the .com domain, according to VeriSign.
On March 15, 1985, Symbolics.com was the first domain to register via a ".com" address. Though it took another decade for .com to really catch on, there are now 80 million .com Web sites, including 11.9 million e-commerce and online business sites, 1.8 million sports-related sites, and 4.3 million entertainment Web sites.
The most popular words to use in domain names are home (1.2 million), online (1 million), and land (891,000), VeriSign said.
"For anyone under the age of 30, they probably don't remember when the Internet wasn't in their life. It's become such an essential part of how we work, live and play," Mark McLaughlin, chief executive and president of VeriSign, said in a statement. "The 25th anniversary of .com gives us a moment to step back and realize how deeply the Internet revolution has transformed our society."
Full story: PC Magazine
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Microsoft admits security update errors |
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Mar 14, 2010 - 9:04 PM - by Reverend
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Microsoft has been forced to admit that a security update for its popular Excel application caused non-English text to appear on some users' screens.
In a posting on the Office Sustained Engineering blog, Microsoft engineers branded the error a "cosmetic issue" caused by the firm’s patch update which shipped on Tuesday.
"We have received reports from some of our Excel 2003 and Excel 2002 customers that after installing update KB978471 or KB978474, they are seeing non-English text in the Add or Remove Programs tool (WinXP) or the Programs and Features --> Installed Updates view (Vista, Win7)," the posting noted.
"The title text being displayed for this update is Chinese Simplified. It's very important to note that this cosmetic issue does not affect the functionality of the update. All of the security fixes in this bulletin (MS10-017) are included in the update."
Microsoft told affected users that there is a two part workaround for the problem: first they must uninstall the update and then follow a link to install a corrected version from the Download Centre.
Full story: V3.co.uk
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Apple to replace iPads in need of new battery for $99 |
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Mar 14, 2010 - 9:00 PM - by Reverend
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Apple said this week that it will offer a Battery Replacement Service for its new iPad tablet that is similar to the one offered for iPhones and iPods, only this time the company plans to replace the entire device rather than swap out its depleted battery.
"If your iPad requires service due to the battery’s diminished ability to hold an electrical charge, Apple will replace your iPad for a service fee," the company said in a support document posted to its website. It added that data will not be preserved on iPads needing service because owners will "receive a replacement iPad that will not contain any of your personal data."
The service will costs $99, plus $6.95 shipping, for a pre-tax total of $105.95 per unit. Apple estimates that it will take approximately one week from the time owners send in their iPad till they receive their replacement device.
Full story: AppleInsider
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