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Friday the 29th of January 2010

Welcome to the Helpforce Daily Briefing, on Friday the 29th of January 2010

1. Virus Warnings
2. Daily Technology News
3. Latest Shareware and Freeware
4. FAQ for the day
5. Advice of the day

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1. Latest Virus Alerts From Sophos
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Mal/Behav-130 on 29 January 2010 11:25:25 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malbehav130.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/Behav-270 on 29 January 2010 11:25:25 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malbehav270.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/Delf-AG on 29 January 2010 11:25:25 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/maldelfag.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/DelpDrp-D on 29 January 2010 11:25:25 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/maldelpdrpd.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/EncPk-FX on 29 January 2010 11:25:25 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malencpkfx.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/EncPk-NJ on 29 January 2010 11:25:25 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malencpknj.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/Hupig-K on 29 January 2010 11:25:25 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malhupigk.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/ObfJS-CS on 29 January 2010 11:25:25 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malobfjscs.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/PcClient-S on 29 January 2010 11:25:25 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malpcclients.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/Resdro-A on 29 January 2010 11:25:25 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malresdroa.html?_log_from=rss

2. Latest Technology News From Slashdot
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-- Parallel Algorithm Leads To Crypto Breakthrough
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/VWafMSfMN9I/Parallel-Algorithm-Leads-To-Crypto-Breakthrough)
Hugh Pickens writes "Dr. Dobbs reports that a cracking algorithm using brute force methods can analyze the entire DES 56-bit keyspace with a throughput of over 280 billion keys per second, the highest-known benchmark speeds for 56-bit DES decryption and can accomplish a key recovery that would take years to perform on a PC, even with GPU acceleration, in less than three days using a single, hardware-accelerated server with a cluster of 176 FPGAs. The massively parallel algorithm iteratively decrypts fixed-size blocks of data to find keys that decrypt into ASCII numbers. Candidate keys that are found in this way can then be more thoroughly tested to determine which candidate key is correct."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Reported Obama Plan Would Privatize Manned Launches
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/3rBaf5OI5O4/Reported-Obama-Plan-Would-Privatize-Manned-Launches)
couchslug writes with this excerpt from the not-yet-paywalled New York Times: "President Obama will end NASA's return mission to the moon and turn to private companies to launch astronauts into space when he unveils his budget request to Congress next week, an administration official said Thursday.The shift would 'put NASA on a more sustainable and ambitious path to the future' said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. But the changes have angered some members of Congress, particularly from Texas, the location of the Johnson Space Center, and Florida, the location of the Kennedy Space Center. 'My biggest fear is that this amounts to a slow death of our nation's human space flight program,' Representative Bill Posey, Republican of Florida, said in a statement." If true, this won't please the federal panel that recommended against just such privatization.Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Chrome Apes IE8, Adds Clickjacking, XSS Defenses
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fW3y64D4_ns/Chrome-Apes-IE8-Adds-Clickjacking-XSS-Defenses)
CWmike writes "Google has announced that it added several new security features to Chrome 4, including two security measures first popularized (some later shot down as having 'zero impact') by rival Microsoft's IE8 last year. The newest 'stable' build of Chrome includes five security additions that target Web developers who want to build more secure sites, said Adam Barth, a software engineer on the Chrome team. The two aped from IE include 'X-Frame-Options'" a security feature that helps sites defend against 'clickjacking' attacks, and cross-site scripting protection.'"In Google Chrome 4, we've added an experimental feature to help mitigate one form of XSS [cross-site scripting], reflective XSS,' Barth said. 'The XSS filter checks whether a script that's about to run on a Web page is also present in the request that fetched that Web page. If the script is present in the request, that's a strong indication that the Web server might have been tricked into reflecting the script.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Freeciv As Benchmark of HTML5 Canvas Javascript Performance
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/eApiP2uZubo/Freeciv-As-Benchmark-of-HTML5-Canvas-Javascript-Performance)
Andreas(R) writes "The Freeciv.net crew has benchmarked their web client, which is a rich web application using the HTML5 canvas element. This shows how fast Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer perform using the latest HTML5 web standards."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Seinfeld's Good Samaritan Law Now Reality?
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/uARr2IUVlvM/Seinfelds-Good-Samaritan-Law-Now-Reality)
e3m4n writes "The fictitious 'good samaritan' law from the final episode of Seinfeld (the one that landed them in jail for a year) appears to be headed toward reality for California residents after the house passed this bill. There are some differences, such as direct action is not required, but the concept of guilt by association for not doing the right thing is still on the face of the bill."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- RIAA Confusion In Tenenbaum & Thomas Cases?
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/X1No0jE5tgg/RIAA-Confusion-In-Tenenbaum-amp-Thomas-Cases)
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "There seems to be a bit of confusion in RIAA-land these days, caused by the only 2 cases that ever went to trial, Capitol Records v. Thomas-Rasset in Minnesota, and SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, in Boston. In both cases, the RIAA has recently asked for extensions of time. In Thomas-Rasset, they've asked for more time to make up their mind as to whether to accept the reduced verdict of $54,000 the judge has offered them, and in Tenenbaum they've twice asked for more time to prepare their papers opposing Tenenbaum's motion for remittitur. What is more, it has been reported that after the reduction of the verdict, the RIAA offered to settle with Ms. Thomas-Rasset for $25,000, but she turned them down."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Monitor Your Health 24x7 With the WIN Human Recorder
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/y_gzpze46cM/Monitor-Your-Health-24x7-With-the-WIN-Human-Recorder)
kkleiner writes "Japanese venture firm WIN Human Recorder Ltd is set to bring a health monitor patch to market that is capable of keeping tabs on all your vitals. The HRS-I is a small (30mm x 30mm x 5mm) lightweight (7g) device that adheres to your chest and relays the data it collects to a computer or mobile phone via wireless connection. While the HRS-I only directly monitors electrocardiograph information, body surface temperature, and movement (via accelerometers), it can connect to sensors for heart rate, brain waves, respiration and many other important health indicators. WIN is selling the HRS-I for around ¥30,000 (~$330) and providing monitoring software for around ¥10,000 (~$110)."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- 80% of Cell Phone Encryption Solutions Insecure
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/OuIHrz_dROY/80-of-Cell-Phone-Encryption-Solutions-Insecure)
An anonymous reader writes "Mobile Magazine writes about a blogger named Notrax who has tested 15 methods of secure encryption for mobile phones; out of those he found only 3 could not be cracked at some level. '12 of them were "worthless." It's easy to take the software at face value when it "tells you" that the call is secured. But how does someone actually go about being sure that it is secured? Notrax did some digging and discovered he could break in to almost all of them in under 30 minutes.'" (Above link is to a slightly older description of Notrax's approach; then, it was 9 out of 10 products that were worthless, instead of 12 out of 15.)Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- NSF Tags $30M For Game-Changing Internet Research
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/3PWU_g0ZVBI/NSF-Tags-30M-For-Game-Changing-Internet-Research)
coondoggie writes "So you want to build a better Internet? The National Science Foundation today said it would spread $30 million over 2-4 projects that radically transform the Internet 'through new security, reliability and collaborative applications. The NSF said its Future Internet Architectures (FIA) program wants: "Technological innovations and the requirements of emerging and yet to be discovered applications, the Internet of the future is likely to be different from that of today. Proposals should not focus on making the existing Internet better through incremental changes, but rather should focus on designing comprehensive architectures that can meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century."'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Neurons Created Directly From Skin Cells
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/7IwI-MhuPEY/Neurons-Created-Directly-From-Skin-Cells)
alx5000 writes "The Times is running a story about a neurologic breakthrough that could revolutionise treatments for conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's: Neurons have been created directly from skin cells for the first time. Quoting neurobiologist Professor Jack Price: 'This suggests that there are no great rules — you can reprogramme anything into anything else.' The article also points out that this method could work around the ethical issues surrounding embryonic stem-cell research."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Fujitsu Readies Lawsuit Over "iPad" Name
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/jtR5iTzBago/Fujitsu-Readies-Lawsuit-Over-iPad-Name)
gyrogeerloose writes "In an event eerily reminiscent of Cisco's suit over Apple's use of the 'iPhone' name, Japanese firm Fujitsu is consulting its attorneys in preparation for going to court over Apple's use of 'iPad' for its latest computing device. Quoted in a New York Times story, Masahiro Yamane, director of Fujitsu's public relations division, said 'It's our understanding that the name is ours.' Fujitsu's application to trademark the iPad name stalled because of an earlier filing by another company and the US Patent and Trademark Office listed Fujitsu's application as abandoned in early 2009, but the company revived its application in June. Apple, which has applied for an international trademark on 'iPad' through a proxy company, has filed a number of requests with the US Patent Office for more time to oppose Fujitsu's application."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- 2 Displays and 2 Workspaces With Linux and X?
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/HBLD1Q8G340/2-Displays-and-2-Workspaces-With-Linux-and-X)
Borov writes "I'm planning to buy a second monitor in near future and I was searching for ways to configure it under Linux. It seems there are two main ways: 1) to have one 'big' desktop, which means I have single workspace — changing virtual desktop switches both monitors or 2) to have separate X sessions for each display — which means I have separate workspaces, but I can't move applications between them. I need something in the middle — a separate workspace for each screen, so that I can have independent virtual desktops on each screen, but still have the ability to move applications between monitors (no need to strech one app across both of them). I've read that some tiling window managers can do this kind of thing, but I'd rather go with 'classical' window managers, like Openbox/Gnome/KDE or similar."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Why "Verified By Visa" System Is Insecure
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/lVW-_M-6Lqs/Why-Verified-By-Visa-System-Is-Insecure)
angry tapir writes "A widely deployed system intended to reduce on-line payment card fraud is fraught with security problems, according to University of Cambridge researchers. The system is called 3-D Secure (3DS) but is better known under the names Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode. Steven J. Murdoch, a security researcher at the University of Cambridge, and security engineering professor Ross Anderson contend there are several flaws with 3DS. One of their main points is how 3DS is integrated into Web sites during a transaction — e-Commerce Web sites display 3DS in an iframe."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- With New SDK, VoIP Over 3G Apps Now Working On iPhone
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/xkJJJYsYuSQ/With-New-SDK-VoIP-Over-3G-Apps-Now-Working-On-iPhone)
silverpig writes "Yesterday marked the announcement of the Apple iPad device, and with it came a new version of the SDK. In this new version, Apple has lifted the VoIP over 3G restrictions that limited VoIP traffic to wifi only. This morning, Fring announced that it's iPhone app is 3G-capable starting immediately. No update is needed as apparently the app had 3G capability all along, but a server-side block prevented its use. Furthermore, apparently a 3G-capable version of Skype has been ready for some time now, and has been waiting for this restriction to be lifted."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Google Proposes DNS Extension
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/CTsMUN-krR0/Google-Proposes-DNS-Extension)
ElusiveJoe writes "Google along with a group of DNS and content providers hope to alter the DNS protocol. Currently, a DNS request can be sent to a recursive DNS server, which would send out requests to other DNS servers from its own IP address, thus acting somewhat similar to a proxy server. The proposed modification would allow authoritative nameservers to expose your IP address (instead of an address of your ISP's DNS server, for example) in order to 'load balance traffic and send users to a nearby server.' Or it would allow any interested party to look at your DNS requests. Or it would send a user from Iran or Libya to a 'domain name doesn't exist' server."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

3. Latest Shareware from Planet-Shareware
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4. FAQ of the day from Helpforce
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-- Windows 98 will not load, my hard drive is detected but c:\ isnt
(http://www.helpforce.com)

Question: I have a conner tech. 4.35 gb hard disk drive. i had to install certain vga drivers on my computer and for that. i had to restart the PC. as soon as i restarted , windows did not load. after thourough checking, i have found out that my computer detects the hard disk, but doesnt seem to detect the c drive, . after booting it with win98 bootable disk, i could not run "fdisk" because i got a message that windows could not read the fixed disk. help!!

Answer: Try running the "Add New Hardware Wizard" to see if it will 're-find' the C drive. Reply Posted on 9/10/2002 John: I had a similar problem with the VHOOP3**** series of the Fujitsu 10.2 gig hard drives.The drive would either stop dead in the middle of work or die on boot up.Any machine's bios would see the drive, but could not be accessed.I have a feeling your drive is dead.Get a new cable. (Who knows?)#1: Remove all atapi devices (other drives and roms)#2: set drive as master on primary ide. boot, set up in bios and try to access.if no go retry as slave on primary master on secondary slave on secondary.Try a different drive.if this drive works. Then it is a good indication your conner is a nice paper weight.

5. Advice of the Day from ask-leo
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