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Jun 21
The security companies from the Internet warned that the popular YouTube is infected with the Ziob trojan so, watching some certain clips might infect you computer as well. Secure
Computer and ComSentry Network were the two security firms that discovered the presence of the threat, adding that the video clip assaults the viewer with adverts. According to Tech.co.uk, the ads might attempt to steal ID information and other private details stored on the users’ computers.
“The fact is, no one expects to find malware hidden in YouTube files. Yet the medium’s popularity is highly alluring as a mass distribution vehicle for malicious code,” says Secure Computing’s Paul Henry according to the same source. “What’s alarming is that - from a security perspective - many users and organisations will be blindsided and potentially seriously exposed.”
Obviously, it’s very hard to determine if a certain clip is dangerous or not as there is no software solution able to discover this type of threats. Moreover, YouTube doesn’t filter the content uploaded on the page to block the malicious clips so the danger is even bigger.
“Over the last seven days, two major threats have been exposed that relate to these sites: Pfizer lost the personal details of 17,000 staff members after a company laptop was used to access a P2P network that deposited a ‘back door Trojan’ on the device,” says Alex Raistrick of ComSentry for Tech.co.uk.
The popular online video sharing service YouTube was acquired in October 2006 by the Mountain View company Google that paid no less than $1.65 billion. Since the acquisition was made, YouTube grew up a lot, becoming a revolutionary service for most of the Internet users. Take for example the police officers who were trying to resolve important cases with the help of YouTube. They uploaded surveillance clips on YouTube in a move meant to obtain valuable information from the registered members and other viewers of the clips.
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Softpedia
Jun 07
Windows Vista is a line of graphical operating systems used on personal computers, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, Tablet PCs, and media centers. Prior to its announcement on July 22, 2005, Windows Vista was known by its codename “Longhorn“. Development was completed on November 8, 2006; over the following three months it was released in stages to computer hardware and software manufacturers, business customers, and retail channels. On January 30, 2007, it was released worldwide to the general public, and was made available for purchase and downloading from Microsoft’s web site. The release of Windows Vista comes more than five years after the introduction of its predecessor, Windows XP, making it the longest time span between two releases of Microsoft Windows. Windows Vista contains hundreds of new features; some of the most significant include an updated graphical user interface and visual style dubbed Windows Aero, improved searching features, new multimedia creation tools such as Windows DVD Maker, and completely redesigned networking, audio, print, and display sub-systems. Vista also aims to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network using peer-to-peer technology, making it easier to share files and digital media between computers and devices. For developers, Vista includes version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, which aims to make it significantly easier for developers to write high-quality applications than with the traditional Windows API.
Microsoft’s primary stated objective with Windows Vista, however, has been to improve the state of security in the Windows operating system. One common criticism of Windows XP and its predecessors has been their commonly exploited security vulnerabilities and overall susceptibility to malware, viruses and buffer overflows. In light of this, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced in early 2002 a company-wide ‘Trustworthy Computing initiative’ which aims to incorporate security work into every aspect of software development at the company. Microsoft stated that it prioritized improving the security of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 above finishing Windows Vista, thus delaying its completion.
Windows Vista has been the target of a number of negative assessments by various groups. Criticism of Windows Vista has included protracted development time, more restrictive licensing terms, the inclusion of a number of new Digital Rights Management technologies aimed at restricting the copying of protected digital media, and the usability of other new features such as User Account Control.
source: Wikipedia
Jun 07
Tropical Cyclone Gonu has been the big story for the past few days it was a full powerful category 5 at some time this week. This Tropical Cyclone has brought heavy rain and downpours that have caused flooding to Northern Oman, and has also produced severe winds, Thankfully this cyclone has been weakening over the past day due to the encountering of drier air by the deserts of the Middle East region instead of the moist air from the ocean surrounding the Middle East.