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German federal police are warning about a computer virus that accuses victims of viewing "juvenile pornography".

It also displays an image that it claims reveals images of child *censored* abuse have been viewed on a computer.

The Windows virus locks a computer and only returns control to its owner on payment of a 100 euro (£86) fine.

It purports to be collecting cash on behalf of German copyright authorities and the country's national computer security agency.

The virus amounted to "digital extortion" and victims should not pay up, said German police.

The warning about the novel strain of ransomware was issued by Germany's Federal Criminal police office (the BUNDESKRIMINALAMT or BKA).

The ransomware version found by the BKA uses a pop-up window that says the machine has been locked down due to "unauthorised network activity". The window is crafted to look like it has been put TOGETHER by Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BKI) and its society for PROSECUTION of copyright infringement (GVU).
'Emotional blackmail'

Text in the window claims that images of child *censored* abuse as well as pirated content have been found on the machine. Also displayed is an PICTURE of a child which it claims reveals illegal images have been viewed.

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21291925I'm not sure what worries me more. The malware itself, or the fact that this approach actually works- which is to say, Are the 'victims' thinking "hmm, I don't know how that got there but I better do what it says" or is it "Oh no I've been caught!".

It's the latter that worries me.
One agrees BC. But I also feel some people would feel pressured into admitting guilt when non exists to advocate themselves. Probably many people also will SUSPECT someone else in that household which could also be an ugly result of this extortion...The stigma of being accused of liking child pornography is so great that I am sure many people would pay a smallish sum just to make it go away.

Social networks such as Facebook and on-line gaming are changing people's view of who they are and their place in the world, ACCORDING to a report for the government's chief scientist.

The report, published by PROF Sir John Beddington, says that traditional ideas of identity will be less meaningful.

One consequence COULD be communities becoming less cohesive.

This change could be harnessed to bring positive changes or if ignored could fuel social exclusion, says the study.

"This can be a positive force, exemplified by the SOLIDARITY seen in the London 2012 Olympics or a destructive force, for example the 2011 riots," says the report.

"Due to the development of smart phones, social networks and the trend towards (greater) connectivity disparate GROUPS can be more easily mobilised where their interests temporarily coincide."

"For example," it says, "a 'flash mob' can be mobilised between people who have not previously met".

The report, entitled "Future Identities," says that near continuous access to the internet, termed "hyper-connectivity", will drive profound changes to society over the next 10 years.

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21084945

The US operations of Atari have filed for bankruptcy protection.

The maker of the ground-breaking video game Pong is seeking to SEPARATE from its loss making French parent Atari SA.

Atari Inc, together with Atari Interactive Inc, Humongous Inc. and California US Holdings Inc. want to secure independent funding to develop digital and mobile games.

Atari said in December it was looking to raise cash and was talking to investors.

In a statement, the companies said, "with this move the US BASED Atari operations SEEK to separate from the structural financial encumbrances of their French parent holding company, Atari SA".

Atari SA, formerly KNOWN as Infogrames SA has been struggling financially for years.

The US operations of Atari have shifted their business from retail games to digital games in RECENT times and have become a growth engine for Atari SA.

Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21124214

Try FIREFOX.  If it slows your PC down too much, try K-Meleon instead (super-fast, super-safe and BASED on the same rendering engine as Firefox, hence super-accurate). Quote

Try Firefox.  If it slows your PC down too much, try K-Meleon instead (super-fast, super-safe and based on the same rendering engine as Firefox, hence super-accurate).

I read your stuff all the time and understand about 1/8 of it

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With HARRY HOUDINI doodle, Google has a curious new patent up ...
Today's Harry Houdini logo is the FIRST to appear after Google received a very interesting patent. The "Google doodle" – which shall forever after be KNOWN ...

3 DAYS ago
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Boston Globe   
Laptop repair guy used fake error messages to capture *censored* webcam PICS
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So what he did was to force the DISPLAY of fake error messages on each MACHINE. The messages stated that there was an ISSUE with an internal sensor and...
Full Story on Geek.com

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Pulled App "Big Brother CAMERA Security".
(Credit: Daniel Amitay)

APPLE has removed a third-party application that was GATHERING user-submitted lock-screen PASSWORDS for what its CREATOR claims were research purposes.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20071405-248/iphone-lock-screen-password-app-pulled/#ixzz1PP2wj18p

Apple is watching HULU.COM
Says a not-to-be-named somebody.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. is in talks to potentially bid for video-streaming service Hulu, according to a person close to the situation.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk about the MATTER.
...
HTTP://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-apple-considering-hulu-bid-172733153.html

Little afternoon nonsense,  I guess low self esteem bosses will love this one!

 


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14231093/
....LOL .....Interesting read , however it would sure be nice to hear the whole story as opposed to what has been printed ......... There is ( was ) probably a whole lot more GOING on .


dl65   QUOTE

....LOL .....Interesting read , however it would sure be nice to hear the whole story as opposed to what has been printed ......... There is ( was ) probably a whole lot more going on .


dl65  

Hmm, well, to tell you all the truth, I don't find it very bad to do it that way at all!
Either way, This Katy Tanner person will probably go into a large argument not because she was fired by text message (as she will claim) but simply that she was fired, and now this is her only excuse...

[highlight]MacBook Security Gone in 60 Seconds

TWO security specialists have demonstrated how they could exploit a vulnerability in the code of a MacBook wireless device driver to gain control of the computer, causing a small uproar at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.

At the Black Hat USA conference, two security  researchers demonstrated how easily they could hack into a Mac computer -- in this case Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL)  MacBook -- over a wireless network.

Operating from a nearby laptop, David Maynor, a senior researcher with SecureWorks, and GRADUATE STUDENT Jon Ellch took aim at the MacBook's wireless card and wireless device, compromising the computer in about 60 seconds.[/highlight]

LINK
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/JmaLzgF81O82VD/MacBook-Security-Gone-in-60-Seconds.xhtml

  infoseeker  I AM SO OVERJOYED!
Someone actually took the time to FIND out how to hack the Apple computer!

Myth:
Apples are safer on the Internet because they don't get viruses, and because they cannot be hacked into
Why:
No one makes viruses for Macs, or tries to hack into them. So little people own them, that there's just no point. Quote

Myth:
Apples are safer on the Internet because they don't get viruses, and because they cannot be hacked into
Why:
No one makes viruses for Macs, or tries to hack into them. So little people own them, that there's just no point.

thats EXACTLY what my theory was too zylstra LOL.

i assumed few people owned a mac so hackers and virus-makers would have to work harder to find a target.

I have reported this story to three, yes, that's right, three popular news stations of my area, infoseeker.
(I could only think of three stations)

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I have reported this story to three, yes, that's right, three popular news stations of my area, infoseeker.
(I could only think of three stations)

Oh man, thats a + for me

  infoseeker  

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(I thought about mentioning this site, and your username, but I don't think that would have been a great idea...)
(Unless you wouldn't mind being chased by Apple programmers and builders with silicone chips with SHARP edges! "AH! IM NOT SUPPOSED TO GET RAM IN MY EYE!)

wrong shamed for me  

Apple= try me, but surely they will not get anything from (maybe i can show and give  them some from the   MOUNT Mayon, ashes and lava   )

 that as of now is giving a serious threat to my fellow countrymen

  infoseeker  

A little afternoon delight for the ummm  hacker folks. Interesting, wonder what the published results will show     f..y..i...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14181541/the defcon ppl(if thats who's also going to be viewing it) and the experts laughing at microsoft I saw that on the news. I am very glad that Microsoft is taking a big step towards computer security.
I just wish that they would fix Windows XP first so I wouldn't have to get Vista to get all the security features!

Mr. GATES: Welcome to the Datum center, Hackers. PLEASE MAKE yourselves comfortable, and try to get in to our system. Now, instead of ONE password, there's 45 passwords to get through!
Hackers: Wide-eyed...
Mr. Gates: Yes that's right. 45!

At my sisters HIGH school, SOMEONE did a project where they had to hack into computers for their final!
They were testing to see if they could get into peoples systems. Though, he had to be careful not to do anything illegal.

lol i wish my high school would have done something like that when i was in there

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http://qna.live.com/
Microsoft announces a somewhat cool new website much like www.answers.yahoo.com
Much information can be found here, and it can be overly useful.
Go ahead, sign up and visit!
http://qna.live.com/

erm... you have to be invited... (like G-mail)... -.-

If you WANT any of their great freeware, GET it before Microsoft locks it up for good!

http://tailrank.com/posts/562949953740097/Microsoft_buys_Sysinternals__Winternals

http://www.sysinternals.comProcexp & Autoruns are recommended for all to get.Rootkit REVEALER sounds promising as well; it's the one THING I don't have some sort of specialized protection against. Oh no - nightmare!  Curse you Microsoft!!!I was wondering how I could break it to you GENTLY.

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Sure it looks great because i am in England as well..
HEY

y not make a comp outta this, if sombody broke into ur house they wouldnt SUSPECT it would be a computer!

I always wanted to try building a computer case out of Lego,

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I always wanted to try building a computer case out of Lego,

I just think it would be cool, if not a little fragile

y not make a comp outta this, if sombody broke into ur house they wouldnt suspect it would be a computer!

u sound like pirate software user. i like this forum because like big chatroom with my friend deadlyreckon and zylstri. it nice to meet other teenager with nothing better to do who can act smart

Windows Genuine Advantage---> spyware

"The disclosure was slim to none, and it certainly isn't what we're looking for as a matter of public policy from a distinguished company like Microsoft," said Ben Edelman, a Harvard University doctoral candidate and anti-spyware researcher.

Link
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/LRXpTgCvTSZYTN/Microsoft-Sued-Over-Anti-Piracy-Software-Tool.xhtml

Windows Genuine Advantage---> spyware

"The disclosure was slim to none, and it certainly isn't what we're looking for as a matter of public policy from a distinguished company like Microsoft," said Ben Edelman, a Harvard University doctoral candidate and anti-spyware researcher.

Link
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/LRXpTgCvTSZYTN/Microsoft-Sued-Over-Anti-Piracy-Software-Tool.xhtml

It's to BUSSY. All the colours extract me from the site and the moving letters and the tiking CLOCK are REALLY anoing!Yeah i AGREE the colour is not rich at all
well maby he not good in designing    I can't even get the page to load!Takes a while to load, but good...
it was ok to me but i DONT ANALYSIS sites..

this is my all TIME favorite BROWSER
OPERA 9
http://www.opera.com/

The premise of Opera has always been the same--develop the fastest, SMALLEST, and most full-featured browser AVAILABLE--and the latest version maintains the tradition.....
http://www.download.com/Opera/3003-2...ml?tag=sptlt_s

Battle of the Browser
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3514_7-...ml?tag=fea_txtAnd you display quality taste in your P2P activities.   Quote

im just "man"

alice in sexland

I found this vid the other day and thought it was the coolest thing.

Check it out>>>Apple's Mulit Touch ScreenCool yes, but I find it to be utterly useless  :-/

FlameIt will be a crazy price too.

The thing about technology is it never takes off you know cool things should take off.

look at 3d cinemas they have had them for YEARS! surely that technology should be put into the home.

id kill for a game of 3D Americas Army bullets whizzing past you and grenades that get bigger when they come at you.

MAKE THAT!!!!!!!!


R0SSThat would be pretty sweet, but how bout playing Halo in Virtual Reality, now that would be fun.they have those 3d drives for invida cards .. Search for Stereo Graphic and youll get all the info about how it all works.

you can get the drvers off the nvidia site for all geforces. but youll prob have to use those red and blue glases you get for 3d pictures. unless you want to fork out for shutter glassesLook like MINORITY report the film
At lease it not useless for graphics designerI dont know.
It LOOKS like it could have some use. I can see an ONSCREEN KEYBOARD being MUCH BETTER. Or viewing construction plans. Or even looking at maps. Could be intresting.

(EXPENSIVE)

attack this link
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06...targets_yahoo/

A JavaScript worm that takes advantage of an unpatched vulnerability in Yahoo!'s webmail service has been discovered on the net.

The JS-Yamanner worm spreads when a Windows user accesses Yahoo! Mail to open an email sent by the worm. The attack works because of a vulnerability in Yahoo! Mail that enables scripts embedded within HTML emails to be run within a user’s browser INSTEAD of being blocked.

Once executed, the worm forwards itself to an infected users' contacts on Yahoo! Mail. It also harvests these address and sends them to a remote internet server. Only contacts with an email address of EITHER yahoo.com or yahoogroups.com are HIT by this behaviour.

Infected emails commonly have the subject line "New Graphic Site" and are spoofed so as to APPEAR from "[email protected]". Users who open infected emails will be redirected to a webpage at www.av3.net/index.htm.

Symantec Security Response senior manager Kevin Hogan said: "Unlike its predecessors, which would require the user to open an attachment in order to launch and propagate, JS-Yamanner makes use of a security hole in the Yahoo! web mail program in order to spread to other Yahoo! users. Yahoo! is a popular email tool, and although normally closed to such threats, the exploitation of this vulnerability PROVIDES access to a significant number of internet users.

"As there is no patch at present, users are recommended to update virus definitions and firewall signatures and to block any emails sent from [email protected]" ®
Yahoo! doesn't need security holes... it has its own viruses.and Symantec for Shield
http://securityresponse.symantec.com[email protected]

Looks LIKE Vista's being delayed once more... http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125616,00.asp ... Suprise, suprise lol

FlamePay no ATTENTION to the man behind the curtain....Who, Bill or Michael Jackson? Both scare me... lol  

FlameLOL

I don't need to upgrade to have a 3D desktop (gaming has its advantages...), but that won't be my reason for getting Vista when I GET it. Really, I'm going to wait until one of the following happens:

1) I find a need for WinVista
2) I can afford the expense to get another "nerd toy".

One or both of the above will have to be true before I get WinV. Until then, XP is fine, esp. SINCE my last OS before XP was WinME... *shudder*Vista SOUNDS nice and all, and I could pull it off, but I won't do that until it's necessary.

FlameWHAT!?!? PUT IT OFF?!?! *censored* *censored*!!

VISTA HAS DX10!!!!!!

Yeah I'm a gamer, so what.. most of you guys are too no?I am, but not very seriously. I just do it for fun. I'm a serious gamer over the summer though  

Flame

TMD  

(Typical Microsoft Deal)Na, you just TOOK the bullet for all of the viewers out there, and also for anyone in the world considering the download of it. You're a hero lol  

FlameYeah, and I paid the ultimate sacrafice: MSN.

I now can't log into the Butterfly because it says I need a newer version of IE. I ALREADY HAVE 7, *censored*! So now I'm SOL with Internet Explorer. Unless someone can tell me how to get 6 back on my system.System RESTORE may be the only way.Darn it! The restore didn't work. As usual. I guess I'm stuck with it. Ah, at least I have Firefox. I can check Email from here...Format that puppy!  Dilbert,
The same thing happened to me. I downloaded IE 7 but i could remove it
Control panel>>Add or remove programs
Click show updates
Remove IE 7 beta
You will be prompted if you want to roll back.
I know its faaaar to late but this is useful for things like media player 10 (AKA Sucky McSuck Player) and other beta things.

Incidentally, after rolling back to 9 a few months ago I did a system restore yesterday and its gone back to 10. This time I really can't roll back!I actually already did that, good as new. As for WinMedia10, what's your problem with it? Just curious, because I don't have problems with it.It is BLOATWARE man! it is packed with millions of features that are useless BEYOND belief! you make a wrong click: you log onto the internet!

GO and get winamp. it's the best performing media player i have seen.http://www.winamp.comI like Win Media Player, dont see why you hate it...maybe you need to be careful where you click I really don't have a problem with that, but I disabled the Internet features (THOUGH I still get streaming video... )Windows Media Player is ok for me, but I like Winamp more for some reason. Either works for me.

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Just to let you all know where I will be next week:

http://desktoplinuxsummit.com/

 

Some of the keynote presentations will be available to view without having to go to San Diego.

http://www.linspirenow.com/dls/

Of course I will be packing a laptop to keep in touch.  You're GOING eh? Good for you!  

FlameI went last year and it was great. This year LOOKS EVEN better.   Quote

Just to let you all know where I will be next week:

You've probably already heard the news that Microsoft is ending support for both OSes in July:

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.support.microsoft.com%2f%3fscid%3dph%3ben-us%3b1139

 Well, I don't blame them for not supporting WinME anymore - that OS gave me more BSODs than I can COUNT! I hated WinME with a PASSION and still do. 98, however, was a fairly stable OS, even if -- ah -- feature-istically challenged?Windows ME never should have been created to BEGIN with. I guess old Bill finally realized that it's the kiss of death to a good computing experience.  

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Microsoft is retiring support for these products because they are outdated and can expose customers to security risks.

Now this article was INTERESTING. It has to do with computer games not being as realistic as they could be, and some company out there wants to make a Physics Processing Unit to your computer to make the ANIMATIONS better. If you shoot someone in a game, it would be more realistic. WATER flowing would be more realistic. It's pretty interesting!   http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125363,00.asp ...

Flame*censored* thats the way to go.

R0SSNow if only they could implement that into *all* games, not just the new ones... :-/I know. It's an interesting IDEA. I'd like to see how it goes over...

Flame

Looks like Google has the NEW CALENDAR up   I just tried it out, and it's not that bad! Have a LOOK http://news.com.com/1606-2_3-6060720.html?tag=fea_txt ...

FlameNice ONE!

R0SS

Looks like Microsoft wants more time to release this one... Hopefully for the better... http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/001697.html ...

FlameAt least we know they're trying.I'm still trying to figure out that beyond the eye candy, exactly what is improved that one would want. I am OPEN to any explanation for my feeble little mind.Gx1_Man    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista

Updated to the day..It's good that they want to push it back, BEACUSE that might show that they want to be rid of more bugs, of course, that brings up the question on if they are jst pushing it back becuase they keep messing up...

FlameEvery other Windows release date has had to be amended so they're MERELY following TRADITION. That tradition also DEMANDS a year of bugs and exploits.

Ok, this isn't really news, but it was to me! I would like to tell you about this free utility i found (completely by chance!) called Gmail Drive.

This is from a site that reviewed it:

"The software makes a new Windows disk drive. When you double-click on My Computer there will be a new icon for the Gmail drive. The first time you access the Gmail drive, you have to LOGIN with your Gmail userid and password. When you copy a file to the Gmail virtual disk drive it is emailed to your Gmail account. Delete a file from the Gmail drive and the matching email message on Gmail is removed. You can copy files to and from the Gmail Drive with the usual drag'n'drop or with copy/paste, just like any other files in Windows Explorer.

You can even right click on the Gmail drive icon, get its properties and see the total, used and free space. You list the files on the Gmail drive with Windows Explorer just like any other drive. "

I never use my gmail account, but now I have 2gb of free password protected storage!

You can download it here:

http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm

I wouldn't put anything important on it though- Google may suddenly decide to block it, its completely experimental!Is there a size limit? Can you access the files anywhere?

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Is there a size limit? Can you access the files anywhere?

Any luck with finding out if the files have URLs?

I think you have an older version.

I'll try to host the one I'm using one second.

EDIT 1: Hope this helped.  :-/

Now this to me is a WASTE.... HTTP://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125111,00.asp#  ... Just another way to MAKE $$$ ...

FlameHeh. You can tell they had FUN...

I am a avid FF user.I DECIDED to research opera a bit, and could not find any reference to firefox when it mentioned using or running with "your old browser". Is it possible to run the two browsers,if not size by SIDE then in tandem?  I have nothing against ff, but I do like to try alternatives. Tedder You can run them both at the same TIME. Since you use Firefox mostly, just don't SET opera for your file associations or as default browser during installation.You like [highlight]alternatives[/highlight]?

Now, why would you want to buy one of the programs they use here: http://pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,124577,00.asp  when you could just use msconfig? What a scam...

FlamePrograms such as HJT and others are MUCH more powerful and free. Unfortunately, the likes of PC WOE mislead a lot of users into unnecessarily parting with their hard earned cash.Again, follow the money, and see who's promoting it.

Some people would rather buy a program than FIGURE out how their system works. Alas, for the majority, that's what Windows is all about.I hate it when businesses take advantage of the less COMPUTER litterate people.

FlameSome people LIKE it that way. They just want to click on everything they see.

Just to let you know MICROSOFT has released the latest Beta of their Microsoft anti Spyware, this time its also called Defender. Heres URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspxI've tested it on another computer. It seems ok, but it's hard to tell if it's on or not, becuase I don't see a taskbar icon. It seems like just as good protection though.

Flamedidint like the beta 1. It TOOK ages to complete, ate my CPU and found absloutely nothing:
Thanks for advice flameHave it on a laptop. The first scan totaled 2+ million files. Seems near impossible on a 40GB disk. I agree with Flame, yes, you can check the task list for MSASCUI, but would it have killed Microsoft to put an icon in the system tray? I'm guessing it works as advertised, but as with any Beta product, it's just a guess.

 :-?Yes, the lack of a taskbar icon was/is a drawback. Other than that, is it just me, or does it seem to TAKE longer to download updates? That's another problem I have! I can't see the progress of the update!  

FlameSounds like microsoft need to go back to the drawing board with this one!
On my laptop ive got Lavasoft Ad-Aware, beats MSAS anyday for me!I would choose MSAS over Adaware every day of the week.While they're at it, Microsoft might as well take everything back to the drawing board  

FlameApparently Microsoft heard you Flame and took your advice. Visual Studio was released in November, MSAS is now in Beta 2, Office 12 is due later this year along with Exchange 12 and MONAD, and Vista is due by Christmas.

Be careful what you ask for.  Flame has more power then we think!!!!!!

So why would you chose MSAS over Ad-Aware??Adaware has no realtime protection, I prefer to stop things before they get in. Quote

Adaware has no realtime protection, I prefer to stop things before they get in.

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Loser. I am going to turn you into a TOAD.

[highlight][size=24]ZAP![/size][/highlight]

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Linux will MAKE its jump EVENTUALLY, they are starting to spread to more users, it may just sky-rocket. You will NEVER know.

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Linux will make its jump eventually, they are starting to spread to more users, it may just sky-rocket. You will never know.

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.

The nation's largest telephone and cable companies are crafting an alarming set of strategies that would transform the free, open and nondiscriminatory Internet of today to a privately run and branded service that would charge a fee for virtually everything we do online.

This is the LEAD of a fairly long article about the possible fate of the internet if the corps have their way.  I'm not sure if I can POST a link so I'll have the URL below with a gap or two.  

This issue could use some creative and hardworking hands to help curb the corps from controlling one of the few open forums the people still have.  However you combat this SITUATION is up to you, but I thought this was an issue that deserved attention; so please check this out and MAKE A MOVE!

make sure you take out the gaps in the url  

http://www.   commondreams.   org/views06/0202-26.   htm

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It should probably have always remained in the military domain for home defence and never have been used by private profit makers.

Ever wondered if it is you who are crazy?

SO what you all think of this new virus?

I heard about it on the news tonight..It cannot infect my computer.Kama Sutra e-mail virus primed to strike today
By Martin Hickman, Consumer Affairs Correspondent
Published: 03 February 2006
Important information stored on home computers could be wiped clean by an e-mail virus called Kama Sutra that is timed to strike today.

Computer engineers say the virus has been infecting hundreds of thousands of machines across the world since being identified on 16 January. It is being circulated as a pornographic attachment to e-mails and spreads by e-mailing itself to other addresses from an infected computer. On the third day of every month it deletes files.

The virus targets computers using Microsoft Windows but, unlike many other recent viruses, deletes many popular types of file, including spreadsheets and presentations.

A WEBSITE associated with the virus estimated it has now reached more than 300,000 victims. Its impact is likely to be greatest on home computers because most businesses have current ANTI-virus protection.

The virus got its name because some of its variations refer to the Kama Sutra guide to *censored* positions but is also known as "Nyxem-E, Grew.A", "MyWife" or "BlackWorm".It appears as an e-mail with subject lines such as "Hot Movie" or "Miss Lebanon 2006".

Affected files include Oracle, Word, Adobe Acrobat, Photshop, Excel and PowerPoint. Because so many of the applications are used in offices, experts believe the virus may be AIMED at businesses.

Ken Dunham, from the US internet security firm VeriSign, said: "This attack is under way and will be activated unless people get virus removal tools.

"If you have opened an e-mail and your computer froze up, you should be very concerned."

From what I have read about this pest .......if your Anti virus is up to date you should be ok ....however .........use extreme care when opening Emails .......don't open anything with an attachment unless you are certain of its source ..........

Here's a free removal tool for this pest .......  http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/nyxem_e.shtml



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It cannot infect my computer.

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It cannot infect my computer.

lol I doubt Fed. You are using IE.
but can say not mine through Firefox...  Is AVG safe with updates? I am scared  

The new generation of Spam has ARRIVED http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124408,00.asp# ... Be careful!

FlameThis is interesting, something to watch out for. Thanks for sharing it.   Quote

The new generation of Spam has arrived http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124408,00.asp# ... Be careful!

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Perhaps the best of all! This is a rating of the top 5 online virus scanners! We'll have some OPINIONS on this one   http://antivirus.about.com/cs/softwarereviews/tp/aaonline.htm ... What do you think of the RESULTS? Hey, try them! They're free!  

FlameTrend Micro is the only one that cleans so it has to win. Do you trust its scanning ability over all others?    Does it really remove viruses too? (I didn't see that part)

FlameI think it all depends on how quick they are with their signature UPDATES, I like Panda but it doesn't CLEAN so I no longer recommend it for noobs.Just for the newcomers who may be viewing this topic, what is your suggestion? (or is it in the Q&A AREA?)

Flameyeh Trend Micro house call is the best one.

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Here's what PC world rated to be the best IM programs. Do you agree?  HTTP://pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,124187,00.asp# ...

Flame Flame........    I would agree with that comment ....... works very well

dl65  I've never used any of the others on the list but I do know MSN is excellent. I would pick it over any other.MSN Messenger--Very poor smiley base You can never express your feeling...
Yahoo Messenger--Drastful startup time...How can say very good I don't understand? And about 20MB place? That's nonsense...
Google Talk--Very Good...tough not wide spread as others ... SO I have to use THREE of them for different people.Do any of them support JABBER?  No?  Unforgivable.  They MUST all suck.Don't get me started on Jabber. It didn't make the list for a reason  

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The official "Please read this first" has been updated. Below is a listing of some of the changes I hope will not only improve users posts but also improve membership and the overall ease of the forum.

• No more long URL's posted, CREATED hyperlinks for all related links.
• Added notice about membership being required for users who may not know.
• Changed the long number format of GX1_Man's original post to a bullet format to keep it compact and to help not intimidate the users with too much text to read.
• Created a link to the Spyware/Virus Q&A forum post instead of just mentioning the suggestion.
• Moved the request for users to post their system specification to the top of the list since it seems to be the biggest issue I hear of.

• Created a link to the Spyware/Virus Q&A forum post instead of just mentioning the suggestion.

Thanks for bringing that issue to my attention Blackberry, issue should now be resolved.

A new VERSION of SpywareBlaster has been RELEASED (v3.51). You can download the new version from JavaCool Software. DIRECTIONS for installation are on the web page. After DOWNLOADING and INSTALLING, be sure to enable all protection and to update the new software with the lastest updates.

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LOL  I LIKE THAT ANIMATION!!!!!!  

[glb]FLAME[/glb]Hehe. Nice music too  Wunderbar!

Hahahaahaahahaaa!   LOW BLOW!




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I THINK you can LET it rest now... He's gone..

Symantec has dumped the Sygate Firewall.  
Anyone who wants a copy should grab it now, Version 5.5-2710 is the best.  What about updates? Do they run updates for Sygate? I like Zone-Alarm  

[glb]Flame[/glb]Why would anyone need to update a perfectly good firewall?  
I bet Symantec bought it & dropped it to eliminate the competition.That is truly their history. It dates back to XTree. Anyone remember that ONE?I loved Xtree, remember you could tag a bunch of files and copy them all, and the prune, and the floppy spanning. XT was the first thing I TYPED at the dos prompt which probably accounts for my lack of dos knowledge.Well then you would be thrilled with ZTree for Windows. I love it on my Windows box! FREE to try.

http://www.ztree.com/html/ztreewin.htmIs it so that windows is like fort knox.........so why does it need a third-party software.........i just love windows users who stand by it.......but have third-party software to back it up.........to counter the flaws in it....

When i BUY vista......do i need a card to use it.........that will be next......where is the slot on this tv.....What the heck is Xtree? You're showing your age.XTree...most powerful File Management program EVER written...
I've been able to tweak it to run in all Win OS flavors up to and including WinXP Pro SP2...
Anyone interested can PM me for instructions.

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An exploit for the new Firefox 1.5 BROWSER was released today that causes a denial of service condition using a simple web PAGE as a trigger.

The HEART of the problem lies with the history.dat file that Firefox CREATES, according to a posting on Packet Storm. The exploit creates a very large entry which Firefox then saves into the history.dat file. This causes the browser to crash the next time it is opened, and each time after that until the history.dat file is deleted from the system.

The famous firefox browser.......has flaws.......so does the people using it.

This afternoon, I checked my MSN inbox, and found a message from a friend on mine, which included a forwarded message... This message that he sent APPEARS to be legit, but shows evidence of being FRAUD! The E-Mail says that your account will be DELETED unless you forward this message to fifteen others... So what's the security issue? Well, (1) its probably fake, and (2) the image was blocked by the MSN security scanner for virus-like reasons... Below is the complete message you may see...
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Dear Hotmail User,

We understand that you have previously received many messages that stated the closing of accounts not being used within our servers. This message, however, is your final warning. Within this message is encoded a small program that will located and debug your account when sent to fifteen other hotmail users. If you do not send this message to fifteen Hotmail users within 24 hours of receiving this message, your account will be PERMANETLY SHUT-DOWN. When and if you send this, we hereby grant that you will no longer receive such messages at this one.

We realize that this process is becoming an annoyance, however, this is the final message you will receive from the Hotmail Announcement Staff. Thank you for your time and cooperation.


Sincerely,

Calvin W. Kreantz
MSN Accounts Coordinator
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Also, this message comes out in a .gif picture file... I just took the liberty of typing it to warn everyone    I have just E-Mailed Microsoft to find out if this is a REAL message, and will be awaiting a reply for the next 24 hours at least. If you see this E-Mail (or one like it) around now, I would suggest waiting until I receive a reply from Microsoft... Because this message contains a virus... You don't want to send it to a friend or friends... I will keep you updated...  

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http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/hotmail.htmlNice find Merlin! Hopefully Microsoft will at least be aware now...

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All msoft cares in conning people to buy software they dont need.