Mac being targeted by Malware

Cybersecurity firm Check Point has uncovered a Malware - OSX/Dok which is specifically targeting Apple Mac machines.

Currently it can spread only if you click and install a Zip file, which is being distributed vide email, so there is even more reason to be beware of strangers i.e. mails from people you do not know, and be wary of emails from people you do know!

The malware currently has Zero detections on VirusTotal, so your Anti-Virus will not detect it. Also the Malware is signed with a valid developer certificate so OSX "Gatekeeper" will not even notice it or give any warnings.

Currently it is spreading in Europe, but the world is getting smaller and it should spread across the Globe in no time.

MS Download Manager

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The Microsoft Download Manager enables you to download files from the Internet in a more reliable and faster way than using a browser alone. Using the Download Manager makes it easier to download large files such as an application or multimedia files. The Download Manager has been specifically designed to manage file downloads from supporting Microsoft Web sites in a secure and reliable way. Once started, the Download Manager displays an easy¬-to-use interface that shows the status of downloads and enables you to resume downloads if they have failed. The Microsoft Download Manager currently supports downloads from Web addresses starting with http://.

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MS Office 2010 Trial extend

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By default, you can use the Microsoft Office 2010 Beta for free for 30 days. Using the Office 2010 Trial Extender you can change the trial length from 30 to 180 (total) days.

1. Go to the Office 2010 Trial Extender home page. Locate the download link and download the file. Office 2010 Trial Extender requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5  in order to run.
2. When your 30 day trial is up, run the Office 2010 Trial Extender. Just click the Rearm button.
3. Now your Trial will be extended for another 30 Days
4. You can extend another 4 times after that
5. Hopefully you have saved enough money to buy the copy now

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AutoRun Vaccine

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What is it?

It is a program to enable or disable the AutoRun feature of Windows.  You can read more about AutoRun here.

Why do I need it?

Many trojans today take advantage of AutoRun to infect USB devices to spread or re-infect your computer.  The AutoRun Vaccine stops this from working.

Works with Windows2K/XP/Vista/7 32 and 64bit

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Windows 7 not affected by latest flaw

Microsoft issued a formal security advisory late Tuesday on a reported zero-day flaw in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. However, the software maker also said that the flaw does not affect the final version of Windows 7, contrary to earlier reports.

"Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) implementation," Microsoft said in the advisory. "We are not aware of attacks that try to use the reported vulnerabilities or of customer impact at this time."
The flaw could allow an attacker to gain control of a system, although Microsoft said that "most attempts to exploit this vulnerability will cause an affected system to stop responding and restart."
The software maker said it is working with security software partners to provide information that can be used to create protections. Once its investigation is wrapped up, Microsoft said it will take action, which could include releasing a patch during its next monthly cycle or doing an "out-of-band" release, if necessary. Tuesday was Microsoft's monthly release for patches, which included five critical Windows updates addressing eight vulnerabilities.
The software maker said the latest issue affects the "release candidate" version of Windows 7, but not the final version that was completed in July. Also, the recently completed Windows Server 2008 R2 is not vulnerable, Microsoft said, nor are the earlier Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems.
Microsoft is already dealing with a separate, still unpatched flaw reported last week. Attacks have already been seen based on that vulnerability. Microsoft has taken issue with the fact that that flaw, like the latest one, was reported publicly as opposed to being privately disclosed to Microsoft, giving the company time to patch it.
During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft

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http://linkscanner.avg.com/

AVG Link Scanner – FREEWARE

Start using it now

Stay one step ahead of the Data Snatchers

Data Snatchers hide in even the most trusted websites, to steal your personal information: credit card details, private files & your identity.

The Data Snatchers move fast - a page that was safe yesterday may not be safe today - and your antivirus and firewall won't help you.

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ESET SysInspector

ESET SysInspector is a free, state of the art diagnostic tool for Windows systems. It is also an integral part of ESET Smart Security 4 and ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4. It peers into your operating system and captures details such as running processes, registry content, startup items and network connections. Once a snapshot of the system is made, ESET SysInspector applies heuristics to assign a risk level for each object logged. Its intuitive graphical user interface enables the user to easily slice through the large volume of data using a slider to select objects of a particular color coded risk level for closer examination. ESET SysInspector is a convenient utility for the tool box of every IT expert and first responder.

Key Features:

• Ability to generate and save a detailed log to be used by an IT expert or uploaded to an online forum for diagnosis
• Option to exclude private, personal information from being saved in logs
• Integrated Anti-Stealth technology allows discovering hidden objects (e.g. rootkits) in MBR, registry entries, drivers, services and processes
• Ability to compare two existing logs for differences makes it easy to detect changes over time
• Log entries are assigned a color code risk level for easy filtering
• Intuitive hierarchical navigation of logs
• Fast and compact single file executable, ideal for first responders to run from a USB drive without lengthy installation

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Revo Uninstaller

Revo Uninstaller is a freeware innovative uninstall utility much faster than Windows Add/Remove applet. With its advanced and fast algorithm, Revo Uninstaller scans before and after you uninstall an application. After the program's regular uninstaller runs, you can remove additional unnecessary files, folders and registry keys that are usually left over on your computer. Even if you have a broken installation, Revo Uninstaller scans for an application's data on your hard disk drives and in the Windows registry and shows all found files, folders and registry items so you can delete them.

Version 1.83 improves listing of installed programs and uninstall algorithms.

 

http://www.revouninstaller.com/

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Free Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009

Follow these steps..

• Go to the Computerbild.de promotional page

• Click on Download button to download setup installer for Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009 Advanced

• After that, Run the downloaded file to install Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009 Advanced. Both English or German language is available.

• During installation wizard to select additional tasks, Check the box for Get full version key (recommended, remove shareware restrictions!) option.

• After installation is completed, a registration page to request for a free full version key without limitations for the Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009 Advanced program. Or go directly to the registration page the following URL:

  http://www2.ashampoo.com/webcache/html/1/trial_step_1_5497_1_USD.htm(German)
  http://www2.ashampoo.com/webcache/html/1/trial_step_1_5497_2_USD.htm(English)
  http://www2.ashampoo.com/webcache/html/1/trial_step_1_5497_5_USD.htm(Dutch)
  http://www2.ashampoo.com/webcache/html/1/trial_step_1_5497_4_USD.htm(Frech)

• Enter e-mail address and then click on Send.

• An e-mail with a confirmation link will be sent to registered mailbox.

• Click on the activation link (between >> Anfang des Links << and >> Ende des Links <<)

• Another email from Ashampoo <MrReg@ashampoo.com> titled Ihre Registrierung – Ashampoo® Burning Studio 2009 Advanced (F_cbo_de) (Deutsch) will be sent to user’s Inbox with genuine valid activation code for Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009 Advanced.

• Run Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009 Advanced, select Enter Key on startup splash dialog box, and then enter the activation key into the Registration text box.

• Click Registry to activate the full version of Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009 Advanced.

 

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25 Hidden Applications in Windows XP

1) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)

2) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe

3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)

4) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)

5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)

6) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)

7) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)

8) Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).

9) Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).

10) ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)

11) Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).

12) System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )

13) Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).

14) Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).

15) Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).

16) Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).

17) File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe

18) Volume Contro = sndvol32.exe (I’ve included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).

19) System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).

20) Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it’s virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I’m not sure of the full implications).

21) Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet.exe

22) Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented).

23) Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available).

24) System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)

25) gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions

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Nmap 5.0 released

Nmap Team is proud to announce the release of Nmap 5.00, This is the first major release since 4.50 in 2007, and includes about 600 significant changes since then!  They consider this the most important Nmap release since 1997

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VLC 1.0 – Best Media Player.

The player that plays it all – VLC Media Player got an upgrade today. Version 1.0, code named 'Golden eye' adds many more reasons to try out VLC, if you haven't done that already. VLC 1.0 adds support for even more formats - AES3, Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD, Blu-Ray Linear PCM, Real Video 3.0 and 4.0, incorporates a number of bug fixes, supports MTP devices in Linux and AirTunes streaming. Some of the other noteworthy features are Live recording, Instant pausing, Frame-by-Frame support, Finer speed controls, Video scaling in full screen and Zipped file playback capability.
VLC is a free download available for Windows, Linux and Mac

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Turn off Admin Share

By default, Windows shares your all drives (C: shared as C$, D: as D$ and so on) so that you can access them over the network using your administrator password. However, if you’re the paranoid kind or need to share your admin password with your colleagues from time to time, you might want to turn off admin shares.

You can do this using the Sharing tab under the drive’s properties, but the shares are enabled again after you restart. For the permanent solutions, open the Registry Editor

( Start > Run > “regedit” > [Enter] ) and navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\Parameters.

Right-click in the right-hand pane and select New > DWORD value. Call this DWORD “AutoShareWks”, and assign it a value of 0 (which it should be by default).

Restart your PC for the change to take effect.

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Kaspersky Upgraded

Kaspersky Lab has released the latest version of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010. Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 provides a safe and secure Internet experience and Anti-Virus 2010 offers PC security system, offering protection from a range of IT threats. The Internet security suite has all the features and technologies of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010.

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Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft's free anti-malware now officially known as Microsoft Security Essentials,  beta is available for download now.

Also according to ZDNet, you'll need to be in the U.S., Israel, or Brazil to try out the beta, and like most early downloads from Microsoft

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http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/