The webmasters over at the “Official Google Webmaster Central Blog” have added a “please show me some urls that Google thinks are bad”� feature. Definitely worth a read.
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A vulnerability shared by Firefox and IE is easily demonstrated on the Windows OS. It is said not to work in Vista. The vulnerability uses a user inputed form to upload local files without permission by the user. Check if your browser is safe.read more | digg story

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Hamad Darwish is the Flickr photographer that was commissioned by Microsoft to shoot wallpaper photos for Windows Vista. Five of his shots shipped as wallpapers with Vista. Now, he’s released 22 additional high-resolution (1920×1200) images taken during Microsoft’s Windows Vista photoshoot that did not make the cut into Vista’s Wallpaper Collection.
View: hammaddarwish.com | digg story

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NEW ORLEANS — Feb. 26, 2007 — The Gulf Coast region’s economic revitalization after Hurricane Katrina was boosted by an announcement today by Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer of $1.7 million in donations of cash, software and specialized curriculum to several nonprofit partners in Louisiana and Texas. Microsoft is supporting existing local government, academic and [...]

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Vulnerabilities in Windows Vista will plague users in coming months and years, a prominent security researcher warns, despite its security improvements over predecessor XP.
Security bug-hunters are now turning their attention to the new platform and users should not expect Vista to be immune to attack, said Marc Maiffret, founder and chief hacking officer of eEye [...]

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Windows Genuine Advantage is an anti-piracy tool loathed by many, tolerated by some, and even appreciated by others. How you feel about it may depend in part on whether or not you’ve been caught in its snares: the “authentic software” validation tool is known to have falsely identified thousands of “pirated” Vista installs.
As Microsoft [...]

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Symantec today announced the availability of Norton 360, a solution that combines antivirus, antispyware, firewall, intrusion protection, anti-phishing, backup and tune-up, eliminating the need to purchase and manage multiple products. Norton 360 is now available for purchase through the Symantec online store . It will be available for purchase at various retail locations and online [...]

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A US man has pleaded guilty to charges of writing and distributing a Trojan horse designed to steal usernames and passwords.
Richard C Honour, 31, faces a maximum five years in prison and a $250,000 fine after admitting releasing the malware.
The Trojan affected users of the DarkMyst IRC chatroom, which is popular with online gamers.
Via: vnunet.com

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Symantec has released detection for any potential exploits, and has provided details on how to check if software is vulnerable so that a patch can be applied, here. A Secunia alert on the issue is here.
According to a report in The Register (here), Norton 2006 users [...]

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It’s one of the latest breakthroughs in telecommunications—Voice Over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, which enables telephone calls over the web.
And guess who’s hopping on the VoIP bandwagon along with millions of legitimate customers? Criminals, that’s who. They’re using the technology to hijack identities and steal money. It already has a name: “vishing.”
New wine, [...]

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