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Friday the 19th of February 2010

Welcome to the Helpforce Daily Briefing, on Friday the 19th of February 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/VB-BO on 19 February 2010 11:09:43 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malvbbo.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Mdrop-CKN on 19 February 2010 11:09:43 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojmdropckn.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Riern-Fam on 19 February 2010 06:02:00 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojriernfam.html?_log_from=rss
W32/FreePutI-A on 19 February 2010 06:02:00 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32freeputia.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Agent-MNO on 19 February 2010 02:02:23 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentmno.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/ClipDL-Gen on 19 February 2010 02:02:23 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojclipdlgen.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Mdrop-CKK on 19 February 2010 02:02:23 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojmdropckk.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/DogKil-B on 18 February 2010 22:26:04 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/maldogkilb.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Agent-MNK on 18 February 2010 22:26:04 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentmnk.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Agent-MNL on 18 February 2010 22:26:04 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentmnl.html?_log_from=rss

2. Latest Technology News From Slashdot
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-- Trash-To-Fuel Process Validated By US Military
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/muiYUiK35s8/Trash-To-Fuel-Process-Validated-By-US-Military)
An anonymous reader writes "After going through all kinds of grief, including being shut down by the Washington State Ecology Department, classifying them as an 'incinerator,' it looks like Green Power Inc is finally ready to shine. The Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marines, in a joint effort, validated their technology in November, and the results are now being published for the first time. For every 100 tons of municipal solid waste feedstock processed each day, the plant produces 1240 gallons of Naphtha, 3700 gallons of Kerosene, 6900 gallons of Diesel and 3000 gallons of Fuel Oil. And even the ash can be used for cement or asphalt. They generate 1 MW of electricity to sell to the grid 24/7, running three shifts per day to keep the plant going, employing approximately five people per shift. Sticker price is $25 million. ROI, 3.5 years. Maybe with this announcement, the trend of no sales in the US will change, compared to the 72 foreign contracts backed by letters of credit."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Who Will Control the Cost of the NYT On Digital Readers?
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/aEIHfma6QmY/Who-Will-Control-the-Cost-of-the-NYT-On-Digital-Readers)
RobotRunAmok writes "Ryan Tate, at Gawker, describes the 'heated turf war' waging at the New York Times. The print and digital divisions have differing views over how much a subscription to the Gray Lady (iPad edition) should cost. The print troops believe $20-$30 monthly is the proper price point (fearing that setting the mark any lower will jeopardize print distribution), while the digital soldiers are digging in their heels at $10 a month. The Kindle version is already managed by the Print Army, so don't count on logic necessarily driving any decisions here. It's complicated: the Web version of the paper is still free through 2011, and the computer 'Times Reader' has already been released and priced at $14.95 monthly."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Sony Joins the Offensive Against Pre-Owned Games
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/n6uTGu2pZzk/Sony-Joins-the-Offensive-Against-Pre-Owned-Games)
BanjoTed writes "In a move to counter sales of pre-owned games, EA recently revealed DLC perks for those who buy new copies of Mass Effect 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Now, PlayStation platform holder Sony has jumped on the bandwagon with similar plans for the PSP's SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3. '[Players] will need to register their game online before they are able to access the multiplayer component of the title. UMD copies will use a redeemable code while the digital version will authenticate automatically in the background. Furthermore ... anyone buying a pre-owned copy of the game will be forced to cough up $20 to obtain a code to play online."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Google Gets US Approval To Buy and Sell Energy
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/bVJsmWoQqzI/Google-Gets-US-Approval-To-Buy-and-Sell-Energy)
An anonymous reader writes "The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Thursday granted Google the authority to buy and sell energy on a wholesale basis. Google applied for the authorization last December through a wholly owned subsidiary called Google Energy. 'We made this filing so we can have more flexibility in procuring power for Google's own operations, including our data centers,' Google spokeswoman Niki Fenwick said via e-mail. But the authorization also raises the prospect that Google may start to buy and sell energy as a business." Reader angry_tapir supplies a link to the approval document itself (PDF).Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Valve's Battle Against Cheaters
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Kwr-5hqh1hw/Valves-Battle-Against-Cheaters)
wjousts writes "IEEE Spectrum takes a look behind the scenes at Valve's on-going efforts to battle cheaters in online games: 'Cheating is a superserious threat,' says [Steam's lead engineer, John] Cook. 'Cheating is more of a serious threat than piracy.' The company combats this with its own Valve Anti-Cheat System, which a user consents to install in the Steam subscriber agreement. Cook says the software gets around anti-virus programs by handling all the operations that require administrator access to the user's machine. So, how important is preventing cheating? How much privacy are you willing to sacrifice in the interests of a level playing field? 'Valve also looks for changes within the player's computer processor's memory, which might indicate that cheat code is running.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Switzerland Pursues Violent Games Ban
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fc6MknzXb9o/Switzerland-Pursues-Violent-Games-Ban)
BanjoTed writes "We hear lots about the issues facing violent games in Australia, but the anti-games bandwagon is gathering pace closer to home — in Switzerland, to be precise. The Swiss government is gearing up to consider a total ban on mature games in the country."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal Gets Go-Ahead From EU, US DoJ
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/OsLmwAy5ido/Microsoft-Yahoo-Search-Deal-Gets-Go-Ahead-From-EU-US-DoJ)
CWmike writes "Microsoft and Yahoo announced Thursday morning that the US DOJ and the European Commission have approved an agreement between the two firms to have the Bing search engine power Yahoo's sites. The companies said that engineers will begin adapting Bing for the Yahoo site 'in the coming days' and that they hope work is completed, at least the US, by the end of this year."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- How To Play HD Video On a Netbook
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/4yCxDTevyRI/How-To-Play-HD-Video-On-a-Netbook)
Barence writes with some news to interest those with netbooks running Windows: "Netbooks aren't famed for their high-definition video playing prowess, but if you've got about $10 and a few minutes going spare, there is a way to enjoy high-definition trailers and videos on your Atom-powered portable. You need three things: a copy of Media Player Classic Home Cinema, CoreCodec's CoreAVC codec, and some HD videos encoded in AVC or h.264 formats. This blog takes you through the process."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Tenenbaum's Final Brief — $675K Award Too High
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/JAMTm57m9KE/Tenenbaums-Final-Brief-mdash-675K-Award-Too-High)
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The final brief (PDF) filed by the defendant Joel Tenenbaum in SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum seems to put the final nail in the coffin on the RIAA's argument that 'statutory damages' up to $150,000 can be awarded where the record company's lost profit is in the neighborhood of 35 cents. Not only do Tenenbaum's lawyers accurately describe the applicable caselaw and scholarship, something neither the RIAA nor the Department of Justice did in their briefs, but they point out to the Court that the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit — the appeals court controlling this matter — has itself ruled that statutory damages awards are reviewable for due process considerations under the guidelines of State Farm v. Campbell and BMW v. Gore. The brief is consistent with the amicus curiae brief filed in the case last year by the Free Software Foundation."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- IOC Claims Olympian Lindsey Vonn's Name As Intellectual Property
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Khz16MPTUdA/IOC-Claims-Olympian-Lindsey-Vonns-Name-As-Intellectual-Property)
gehrehmee writes "As usual, the International Olympic Committee is coming down on hard on people mentioning things related to the Olympics without permission. This time it's UVEX sporting supplies, which sponsors Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn. Without explaination, their front page was today updated to include a tongue-in-cheek poem about UVEX's interaction with the IOC. Can the IOC really claim an Olypmian's name as their own intellectual property?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Looking Back From the 1980s At Computers In Education
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/hiI7JQp5rR4/Looking-Back-From-the-1980s-At-Computers-In-Education)
xzvf writes "As someone who went to high school in the '80s, this newsletter from 1980 (PDF) is a blast from the past. An interview with Microsoft talks up its BASIC language product and predicts voice control of computers in five years. Advertisements for Compute magazine, which was about to go monthly, and an article about a computer 'network' in Minnesota that connects some fax machine-looking terminal to a central computer over telephone lines. Lots of Atari, TI and RadioShack news too. It's a reminder from 30 years ago that we are still not using technology effectively in education."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Lego Robot Solves Any Rubik's Cube In 12 Seconds
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/LTW93paBpbI/Lego-Robot-Solves-Any-Rubiks-Cube-In-12-Seconds)
kkleiner writes "Cube Stormer is the latest creation from Mike Dobson, aka Robotics Solutions, and not only is it made entirely out of Legos, it can solve any 3x3 Rubik's cube in less than twelve seconds. Often it can finish in less than five! This thing looks bad-ass and is incredible to watch."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Microsoft Confirms Update-Linked BSODs Required Compromised Machines
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/j6Z6Cif5HXE/Microsoft-Confirms-Update-Linked-BSODs-Required-Compromised-Machines)
Trailrunner7 writes "Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that the blue screen of death issues that affected a slew of users after the latest batch of Patch Tuesday updates is the result of an existing infection by the Alureon rootkit. There was widespread speculation after the patch release that simply installing the MS10-015 update was causing the BSOD condition on some Windows 32-bit machines. However, Microsoft said at the time this was not the case and started an investigation into the problem. In an advisory released Thursday, the company said that it now was confident that the restart problem is being caused by the Alureon rootkit." That seems a harsh way to find out that your Windows machine has been rooted.Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Linux Action Show Returns
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Q8_TeXwO7NU/Linux-Action-Show-Returns)
BJ writes "The Linux Action Show, the Linux-podcast to end all Linux-podcasts, is returning with their 11th season after over 7 months off the air. Kicking it all off with a live streaming event this Saturday at 5pm. Topics are set to include: Maemo/Moblin merging into Meego, Open Source Nividia drivers with 3D, KDE 4.4 and much, much more."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Civilization V Announced For This Fall
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/y8iAgSBeIn8/emCivilization-Vem-Announced-For-This-Fall)
sopssa writes "2K Games announced today that they will be releasing Civilization V in the fall. For the first time in the series, the square tiles will be changed to hexes, which 2K Games says provides 'deeper strategy' and 'more realistic gameplay.' Civilization V will also include a new graphics engine, new combat system including ranged bombardment, multiplayer and good support for the modding community. 'Each new version of Civilization presents exciting challenges for our team. Thankfully, ideas on how to bring new and fun experiences to Civ players never seem to stop flowing. From fully animated leaders and realistic landscapes, new combat tactics, expanded diplomacy and shared mods, we're excited for players to see the new vision our team at Firaxis has brought to the series,' Sid Meier said. In addition to Civilization V, the Facebook-based Civilization Network will also be released during 2010."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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-- I've tried to do a quick restore on my computer and O/s is not recognised
(http://www.helpforce.com)

Question: I have a presario 7470 computer. I am trying to do a quick restore on my computer and now the computer doesn't recogonize the operating system. I have a bootdisk but I can't get the quickrestore discs to start up. help!

Answer: In order to restore your Compaq PC, you need to take the following steps:1. Boot your computer from a windows 98 boot disk (do not use a boot disk from any other windows version.)2. At the command prompt, type "fdisk"3. Delete all partitions on your main hard drive only, following fdisk's instructions.4. Create one "Primary DOS partition" on the hard drive, using all available space.5. Set this partition to active.6. Reboot your computer using the Windows 98 boot disk once more.7. Reboot your PC again with your blue Compaq Restore CD in the drive. NB: Do not have any floppy disks in the drive when you reboot unless compaq have provided you with a boot disk to go with your CD.8. You should be at the Compaq Restore screen. Follow the on screen instructions to restore your computer.9. At the end of the process, remove the Compaq CD and any disks from the computer and reboot once more. You should be presented with Windows 98 Setup & Welcome screen.Hope this helps.If you require any further assistance, please reply to this email. Please include all previous corrispondance so that we may more easily track your problem.

5. Advice of the Day from ask-leo
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