This precedent setting ruling by Judge Neil V. Wake will provide the legal foundation for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to more aggressively stop individuals from distributing unauthorized copyrighted music over Peer-to-Peer networks,” said CEO & Chairman Safwat [...]

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Now is the time and the time is now: let’s talk about Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). Much has been made of what will or will not be included in SP1 and when it will be released (some accurate, some otherwise). I’m here to set the story straight: we’re in [...]

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The site you know and love as TomCoyote.org can now be found here at WhatTheTech.com. Although it may look a little different, everything is still here. Only the name and design have changed. Your login information should also work as before, although you may have to login on your first visit to set a new [...]

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Just when it appeared tech firms had the upper hand against spam, spammers have unleashed new forms of the meddlesome e-mail to trick filters.
Spam in the form of popular PDF e-mail attachments and electronic greeting cards is confounding e-mail security systems and annoying consumers. The recent Storm e-mail virus and several pump-and-dump stock scams are [...]

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I put out a new product a couple of weeks ago. This new product has so far won 16 different awards and recommendations from software download sites. Some of them even emailed me messages of encouragement such as “Great job, we’re really impressed!”. I should be delighted at this recognition of the quality of my [...]

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The new law defines hacking as penetrating a computer security system and gaining access to secure data, without necessarily stealing data. Offenders are defined as any individual or group that intentionally creates, spreads or purchases hacker tools designed for illegal purposes. They could face up to 10 years in prison for major offenses.
“Dual use is [...]

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Patch Tuesday is upon I.T. admins once again, but this month’s update has headache written all over it, according to security Relevant Products/Services analysts. Microsoft Relevant Products/Services is issuing nine patches, six of them rated “critical” and three rated “important.” The patches will plug holes in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and Virtual [...]

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Tom (Coyote) Wilson has opened a new site: AntiSlyware.com
Welcome to AntiSlyware
This site has been created for you, the user, to help with the removal and solution of computer problems.
The problems encountered today require skill and experience to remove fully and without damaging the Operating System. Although this website is relatively new, the staff here [...]

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An unpatched flaw in an ATI driver was at the center of the mysterious Purple Pill proof-of-concept tool that exposed a way to maliciously tamper with the Windows Vista kernel.
Purple Pill, a utility released by Alex Ionescu and yanked an hour later after the kernel developer realized that the ATI driver flaw was not yet [...]

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Anti virus software for the 64-bit version of Windows Vista is struggling to properly protect the operating system, according to a new test by the Virus Bulletin security certification body.
Of the 20 anti-virus product tested, 35 per cent failed to meet the test’s criteria. Six of the failing grades were caused by so called false [...]

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