[b]1) If this thread is really off-topic, mods feel free to remove it.
2) I want us all to write some good news about PC’s & security in this thread.
3) Please - DON’T REPLY TO POSTS (This way we’ll keep it “clean” & nobody gets a chance to fight with another forum member).
Thanks,
Spyros.[/b]
Laser printer dot code revealed
Yellow marks on documents can identify when and where they were printed.
http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051017/full/051017-9.html
OpenOffice.org 2 Final released
SOURCE: Beta News
http://www.betanews.com/article/OpenOfficeorg_20_Final_Launches/1129819229
EDIT: Not sure if this belongs here but i’m so happy it was finnaly released i thought i’d share the good news… ;D
Shouldn’t this be in “Updates” ? ;D
I’ll delete it if you want…
Tempted by blogs, spam becomes ‘splog’
The scourge of e-mail–spam–has reinvented itself for the world of blogs, in a phenomenon experts have dubbed “splog.” And Google is in the hot seat.
http://news.com.com/Tempted+by+blogs%2C+spam+becomes+splog/2100-1032_3-5903409.html?tag=nl
Accused Spyware Installer Settles Lawsuit
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SPITZER_SPYWARE?SITE=OHCIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-10-20-18-03-30
Dutch Say Suspects Hacked 1.5M Computers
Three suspects in a Dutch crime ring hacked 1.5 million computers worldwide, setting up a “zombie network” that secretly stole credit card and other personal data, prosecutors said Thursday.
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NETHERLANDS_HACKERS_NETWORK?SITE=OHCIN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-10-20-13-13-01
Google is hiring two programmers who will work on upgrading OpenOffice.org!!!
http://download.bg/news_view.php?id=3941 ( the url is on Bulgarian language )
Google is planning to add OpenOffice to be used on-line, without local installation.
They’re making a deal with Sun Corporation.
Microsoft, to not stay behing, is planning to release in 2006 the Office Live. A stripped version of MS Office to be used on-line by the small companies that can’t (or don’t want to) buy full Office. I don’t know if it will be allowed to home users (probably will).
Microsoft’s Other OS
Microsoft Research has developed a prototype of a microkernel operating system, code-named ‘Singularity.’ Its most surprising feature: It has nothing to do with Windows.
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1882174,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
Microsoft are changing the name of Microsoft Antispyware, the new name will be Microsoft Defender.
From Microsoft says that there will be and some new thing along with the new name!!!
http://download.bg/news_view.php?id=3945( the url is in Bulgarian language )
PATCHED VULNERABILITY IN FLASH shows the value of dropping your rights 
http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/breakingnews.jhtml;jsessionid=QY1IHRC4MOBZAQSNDBOCKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleId=173500435
Couldn’t agree more ;D
I have also got the flashblock extension for firefox, so all I see is an icon to indicate there is flash content (very handy on dial-up). I click if I want to see it, but more and more sites are using flash for navigation and not just ads. So it could become a bit of a lottery.
An attacker who manages to entice a user to a malicious Web site with a malformed Flash file could grab control of the PC, said eEye, if that user was running Windows with Administrator rights.Mind you common sense, again plays a big part in the avoidance, backed up of course by DropMyRights.
NB The new Flash update will not display if you have Obj-Tabs ticked under Adblock options in Firefox. The Mozilla site says this is because of increased security in the Flash plug-in.
S.Z. Craftec’s avatar also seems to be broken- it just judders like a paused video. I don’t know if this could be Flash related?
Edit: avatar working again now. Unrelated glitch?
That is handy Frank as the Obj-Tab is selected by default id you have the AdBlock extension installed and I assume updated to the latest version.
Yes, the latest version.
Showing tabs is the default setting.
I’m actually quite glad I was able to turn the tabs off because they always annoyed me and I never blocked any flash content- I hadn’t noticed the option before.
It’s probably worth repeating that Flash content won’t display with Adblock enabled in Firefox unless the default settings are changed after updating the Flash plug-in to patch the security hole.
I’m sure there’re going to be plenty of Firefox users scratching their heads over this after updating.
Microsoft’s Secret Bug Squasher
Microsoft has developed a tool called the Static Driver Verifier, or
SDV, that uses “model checking” to analyze the source code for Windows
device drivers and see if the code that the programmer wrote matches a
mathematical model of what a Windows device driver should actually do.
If the driver doesn’t match the model, the SDV warns that the driver
might contain a bug.
You can find the rest of the story Here
Flash vulnerability compromises IE and Opera security
Internet Explorer and Opera users have been urged to upgrade to protect
against a newly discovered flaw. The vulnerability, in Flash Player
version 7.0.19.0 and earlier, could allow a hacker to compromise their
system.
For an update and the fix, go to the following site:
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/triggerpages_mmcom/flash.html
The triggerpages_mmcom/flash.html may not work for Firefox or Opera (or any other non-activeX browser) as they don’t have activeX which is required for installation of the macromedia flash plugin.
Download Macromedia flash - This worked for firefox as an off-line flash plugin installer, not sure if it would work for Opera.
Hi David,
The triggerpages_mmcom/flash.html may not work for Firefox or OperaI had no problems opening the link in both FF and Opera. :)