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Hack into a Windows PC; with Winlockpwn 2008-03-06 12:44:00 A security consultant, Adam Boileau, based in New Zealand has released a tool that can unlock Windows
computers in seconds, via a Firewire port, without the need for a password.
The hack, which affects Windows XP computers but has not yet been tested with Windows Vista, was first demonstrated, at a security conference in Sydney in 2006, but Microsoft has yet to develop a fix.
But now that a couple of years have passed and the issue has not resolved, Boileau, decided to release the tool on his website.
Microsoft's Non-Windows OS : Singularity 2008-03-05 22:58:00 Singularity is a Microsoft
Research project started in 2003 & completed in 2007, to build a highly-dependable microkernal operating system in which the kernel, device drivers, and applications are all written in managed code. Now available for download. Read more:Windows
Microsofts new website for Vista Ultimate users. 2008-03-04 22:42:00 Microsoft has launched a website
for its VistaUltimate
consumers, UltimatePC. Here, Microsoft is hosting "blueprints" of the best PCs available and exactly what one can achieve with them. The UltimatePC website will also offer Ultimate Exclusives. According to Microsoft these are not meant to replace Ultimate Extras. Read more:Microsofts
, users
, Vista Ultimate
Google Anonymously ! 2008-03-04 09:19:00 Whenever you search using Google
, your IP address and time are stored in their database ... forever ... as well as the subject searched ! Google willingly allows authorities access to their database, should the need ever arise ! Enter Googlonymous !
Opera Most Insecure - IE Least Insecure 2008-03-04 03:25:00 Opera is the most insecure browser, having been impacted by no less than 38% of vulnerabilities. The next in line is Safari with 15% and then Firefox with no less than 32% of vulnerabilities. Only 10% of all browser security flaws in 2007 impacted Internet Explorer
Spyware Doctor Freeware Starter Edition has SMALLER Signature Database! 2008-03-03 09:42:00 Most users of the StarterEdition
are of the impression that the only limitation in the Starter Edition was that some of the On-Guard facilities were not available. SpywareDoctor
Starter Edition, which is available as a Freeware
Download as a part of the Google Pack, has a MUCH Smaller database. So, what exactly has been left out, other than the obvious ~400K fewer malware signatures in the starter editions ??? Read more:Database
, Signature
, Spyware Doctor
Microsoft launches New MSN 'SilverLight' Toolbar 2008-03-03 06:22:00 Microsoft has launched a reincarnation of MSN Toolbar
in beta form, codenamed Salsa. The toolbar is powered by Silverlight, which adds an extra dimension to the features on offer. Read more:Microsoft
How To View Visited Web Sites of IE. 2008-03-02 10:06:00 IEHistoryView reads all information from the history file on your computer, and displays the list of all URLs that you have visited in the last few days. It also allows you to select one or more URL addresses, and then remove, save, edit and do more ! Read more:Sites
, Web Sites
Find invisibles in Yahoo! Messenger ! 2008-03-02 09:10:00 Yahoo! Messenger
has the Invisibility Feature. This allows users to remain 'invisible' from you even when online. With this tool you can find out exactly if your friends are Online, Offline, or Invisible! Read more:Yahoo
How To Save The WLM or any other Live Installation Setups. 2008-03-02 09:00:00 Microsoft no longer provides stand-alone installers for Windows Live Messenger for direct download. You have to download it and other Live products through Windows Live Installer . . . Read more:Installation
Resolve Windows Vista Explorer Error: Class Not Registered 2008-03-02 01:53:00 If when you try to start Explorer
you get the error message Windows
Explorer Error: "Class not registered" then you may need to re-register ExplorerFrame.dll . . . If it doesnt help, then its quite possible that your ExplorerFrame.dll may have been corrupted and that you may have to Read more:Registered
, Resolve
, Vista
MySong From Microsoft Research. 2008-03-01 23:47:00 MySong is a new technology from MicrosoftResearch
. It records your singing through a microphone and systematically generates an instrumental accompaniment for your song.
SpywareBlaster 4.0 released ! 2008-03-01 11:53:00 SpywareBlaster is one of the most powerful protection program available. Unlike other programs, it does not have to remain running in the background.
Vista's Enigmatic Cookies Folder. 2008-03-01 11:28:00 Type Cookies
in Start Menu. and it may take you to C:\Users\Username\cookies folder. This path, however, is just a kind of a pointer. IE 7 In Vista
, stores its Cookies, however, in a different folder. Read more:Folder
Windows Sysinternals Suite Launched. 2008-02-28 21:22:00 The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities have been rolled up into a single Suite
of tools. The 8MB Suite, is a bundling of the around 62 useful sysinternals utilities, including Process Explorer, Autoruns, RegDefrag, RegMon, RootkitRevealer, etc. Read more:Launched
, Windows
Yahoo Buzz Launched. 2008-02-28 11:27:00 Yahoo has added a Digg 'kind of a' functionality to its site that will help highlight popular news, articles & blog posts. This will be based on Search Patterns & User Votes. Read more:Launched
, Yahoo
Google Gets Into Web Sites Building Business. 2008-02-28 07:48:00 Google, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating Web sites. It is taking its first step toward that goal, with the debut of a free service designed for high-tech neophytes looking for a simple way to share information with other people working in the same company or attending the same class in school. Read more:Building
, Business
, Google
, Sites
Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 2008-02-27 21:56:00 Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on WindowsVista
SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista
SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks. The results show that SP1 performs on par with Vista RTM and Windows XP.
Vista Update to Detect Pirated Vista Copies. 2008-02-27 11:10:00 When the update is installed, no functionality of your operating system will be affected. If no exploits are detected, the update silently exits. If exploits are detected. . . Read more:Detect
, Update
, Vista
How to get "Previous Versions" even in Vista Home Editions. 2008-02-26 22:08:00 Shadow Copies/Previous Versions is turned on by default on ALL versions of Windows® Vista
, but Microsoft grants access to these copies ONLY IN Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise editions, and NOT on Home editions.
Here is how you can access them in the Home versions too ! Read more:Editions
How To Analyze HijackThis Log Files. 2008-02-26 10:26:00 Should you suspect that your Computer has been infected with Malware (Virus, Spyware, Trojans, Worms, etc), you should generate your HijackThis Log File. To do so, you need to download and use the HijackThis Utility. Analyzing the output is another question, however... Read more:Analyze
Pakistan takes out YouTube; Internet access shut down. 2008-02-26 06:51:00 The telecom company that carries most of Pakistan
’s traffic has found it necessary to shut Pakistan off from the Internet
. Pakistan had earlier ordered all Internet service providers to block the YouTube
website for containing “blasphemous” content and material considered offensive to Islam. Read more:shut down
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