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Saturday the 20th of February 2010

Welcome to the Helpforce Daily Briefing, on Saturday the 20th 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
6. Internet Advice

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1. Latest Virus Alerts From Sophos
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Mal/Gampass-E on 20 February 2010 10:32:21 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malgampasse.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Mdrop-CKM on 20 February 2010 10:32:21 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojmdropckm.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/Monkif-A on 20 February 2010 02:12:47 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malmonkifa.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Agent-MNR on 20 February 2010 02:12:47 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentmnr.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Agent-MNS on 20 February 2010 02:12:47 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentmns.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Agent-MNT on 20 February 2010 02:12:47 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentmnt.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Agent-MNU on 20 February 2010 02:12:47 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentmnu.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/BHO-PE on 20 February 2010 02:12:47 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojbhope.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/DwnLdr-IBE on 20 February 2010 02:12:47 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojdwnldribe.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/FakeAV-AVA on 20 February 2010 02:12:47 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojfakeavava.html?_log_from=rss

2. Latest Technology News From Slashdot
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-- Tech Companies Say Don't Blame Canada For Copyright Problems
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/DlEH0Zm7c00/Tech-Companies-Say-Dont-Blame-Canada-For-Copyright-Problems)
An anonymous reader writes "The Computer & Communications Industry Association, which includes a who's-who of the tech world, including Microsoft, Google, T-Mobile, Fujitsu, AMD, eBay, Intuit, Oracle, and Yahoo, has issued a strong defense of current Canadian copyright law, arguing that the US is wrong to place Canada on the annual Special 301 list. The submission argues that the US should not criticize Canada for not implementing anti-circumvention rules (PDF) and warns against using the Special 301 process to 'remake the world in the image of the DMCA.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Perth Game Company CEO Takes IP By Night
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/bids1vq3gsU/Perth-Game-Company-CEO-Takes-IP-By-Night)
snicho99 writes "A US owned gaming company has fled Australia, leaving unpaid employees and a massive tax bill. Apparently many staff have been working unpaid for months to allow their game to ship and hopefully the company to recover. Interzone's Perth (Western Australia) office was created with the assistance of a state government grant. Last week Interzone's (American) CEO
entered the building at night and removed all the servers and IP so that Interzone could continue production at a new company they have opened in Ireland. The staff caught him on camera. More background here."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- DARPA Puts $32M Toward Quadruped Robot Prototype
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/W4NI0XmrLN8/DARPA-Puts-32M-Toward-Quadruped-Robot-Prototype)
The Installer writes with this selection from GizMag: "Walking quadrupeds are being cast to play a major role in the rapidly unfolding age of robotics. The platform promises versatility far beyond that of wheeled-vehicles and will undoubtedly find applications in a wide variety of fields. Not surprisingly, the development of quadrupeds is being driven by the military and DARPA has recently boosted its efforts by awarding Boston Dynamics $32 million for the prototype phase of its Legged Squad Support System (LS3) program. ... LC3 is conceived as an autonomous support pack-robot for ground troops that can carry 400 pounds or more of payload, sustain itself for 24 hours and cover 20 miles in almost any kind of terrain."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Google Phasing Out Gears For HTML5
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/cGo2U0UUvFA/Google-Phasing-Out-Gears-For-HTML5)
Kelson writes "Have you noticed that there haven't been many updates to Gears in a while? That's because Google has decided to focus instead on similar capabilities in the emerging HTML5 standard: local storage, database, workers and location cover similar functionality, but natively in the web browser. Of course, since Gears and HTML APIs aren't exactly the same, it's not a simple drop-in replacement, so they'll continue supporting the current version of Gears in Firefox and Internet Explorer. I guess this means the long-anticipated Gears support for 64-bit Firefox on Linux and Opera are moot."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- iPhone's Liquid Sensors Can Be Triggered By Wintertime Use
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/9wGbQbWY25E/iPhones-Liquid-Sensors-Can-Be-Triggered-By-Wintertime-Use)
An anonymous reader writes "The Polish website Moje Jabluszko ran an experiment that proves the poor reliability of the liquid contact indicators (original, in Polish) installed by Apple in the iPhone. They performed three different tests to challenge the LCIs, which they recorded as a movie. They decided to mimic regular usage of the iPhone — meaning, you go outside where it could be cold or warm, then move inside in a building where temperature might be dramatically different, but still within covered conditions. So, they placed the iPhone in its box for one hour outside at -11 C, then moved it inside at room temperature for 24 hours. They repeated the experiment 3 times, and after the third cycle they could show that the LCI located in the audio jack plug started turning red! This is a clear proof that LCIs are not reliable and could turn red while the iPhone has been used under the defined environmental requirements defined by Apple. Here, only the condensing water could have been in contact with the sensor. In other words, even moving in and out during regular winter time will make you iPhone LCI turn red!" (In the tech specs for the iPhone, Apple rates the non-operating temperature range as -20 to 45 C.)Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- "Limited Edition" SSD Has Fastest Storage Speed
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/9-HF5q17HAc/Limited-Edition-SSD-Has-Fastest-Storage-Speed)
Vigile writes "The idea of having a 'Limited Edition' solid state drive might seem counter-intuitive, but regardless of the naming, the new OCZ Vertex LE is based on the new Sandforce SSD controller that promises significant increases in performance, along with improved ability to detect and correct errors in the data stored in flash. While the initial Sandforce drive was called the 'Vertex 2 Pro' and included a super-capacitor for data integrity, the Vertex LE drops that feature to improve cost efficiency. In PC Perspectives's performance tests, the drive was able to best the Intel X25-M line in file creation and copying duties, had minimal fragmentation or slow-down effects, and was very competitive in IOs per second as well. It seems that current SSD manufacturers are all targeting Intel and the new Sandforce controller is likely the first to be up to the challenge."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Windows 7 Can Create Rogue Wi-Fi Access Point
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ASB5hAbwB7A/Windows-7-Can-Create-Rogue-Wi-Fi-Access-Point)
alphadogg writes "Windows 7 contains a 'SoftAP' feature, also called 'virtual Wi-Fi,' that allows a PC to function simultaneously as a Wi-Fi client and as an access point to which other Wi-Fi-capable devices can connect. The capability is handy when users want to share music and play interactive games. But it also can allow on-site visitors and parking-lot hackers to piggyback onto the user's laptop and 'ghost ride' into a corporate network unnoticed."

While this means a bit more policing for networks meant to be locked down, it sounds like a good thing overall. Linux users, meanwhile, have had kernel support (since 2.6.26) for 802.11s mesh networking, as well as Host AP support for certain chipsets.Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Details Emerge On EU-Only "Browser Choice" Screen For Windows
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/h4XkiAXR_eU/Details-Emerge-On-EU-Only-Browser-Choice-Screen-For-Windows)
Simmeh writes "Microsoft have posted screenshots and details on their upcoming 'web browser choice screen.' Requirements include being in Europe, and having Internet Explorer set as your default browser. It comes with a few surprises, as the software automatically unpins Internet Explorer from your taskbar, and offers 11 alternative browsers."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Adobe Download Manager Installing Software Without Consent
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ChmY5a7gAtM/Adobe-Download-Manager-Installing-Software-Without-Consent)
"Not all is worth cheering about as Adobe turns 20," writes reader adeelarshad82, who excerpts from a story at PC Magazine's Security Watch: "Researcher Aviv Raff has found a problem in ADM (Adobe Download Manager) and the method through which it is delivered from adobe.com. The net effect of the problem is that a user can be tricked into downloading and installing software using ADM without actual consent. Tonight Adobe acknowledged the report and said they were working on the issue with Raff and NOS Microsystems, the company that wrote ADM."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- What You Get When You Buy a $40 iPhone In a Bar
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/xr-Vz4DGg8w/What-You-Get-When-You-Buy-a-40-iPhone-In-a-Bar)
Barence writes "How good — or bad — are fake iPhones? PC Pro blogger Steve Cassidy has a friend who paid £25 ($40) for an 'iPhone' in a bar, and he's got the photos and full lowdown of what's inside this not-so smartphone. The phone looks convincing enough from the outside, with a genuine-looking backplate, but things start to go wrong when you switch it on. What's a "Java" and "WLAN" App button doing on the screen? And how about that Internet Explorer icon? It's like you're handling an artefact from an alternate history, dropped in via a spacetime wormhole. It has dual SIM handling, too, and came with a bizarre auxiliary battery festooned with warnings about not pressing a button mounted on the front of the top-up device."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Researchers Say Women Secretly Desire Hairy Geeks
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ZQu_tFMA1O8/Researchers-Say-Women-Secretly-Desire-Hairy-Geeks)
jasper_amsterdam writes "The Daily Mail has a story about a study looking into women's preference for men. More specifically, about how women say they want one kind of man, but really want another. From the article: 'Most women claim to be attracted to tall, dark and handsome men, but a new study has revealed that facial stubble and a geeky personality are their biggest secret turn-ons. Despite complaining that it looks unkempt and feels rough to touch, the unshaven look on a man is actually a turn-on for 41 per cent of women. A slightly geeky personality came second, proving that women really do like a guy who knows their stuff when it comes to technology. A hairy chest was voted third, followed by a man who loves to read or cries at a soppy film.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Considering Cheaper Pico-Projectors As Standard Equipment On Cell Phones
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/NAOq73Pf5Lg/Considering-Cheaper-Pico-Projectors-As-Standard-Equipment-On-Cell-Phones)
An anonymous reader writes "Will pico-projectors become standard equipment on mobile phones, the same way that digital cameras have become? The jury is still out on user acceptance — after all, only four mobile phones use pico-projectors today — but if they get small and cheap enough, mobile phone makers are going to install them. There are four vendors today — Microvision, National Semiconductor, 3M and Texas Instruments — but only TI has design wins in cell phones already on the market. And at the recent Mobile World Congress, TI showed a smaller digital light processor (DLP) chip that fits inside even the slimmest mobile phones, and which it claims is cheap enough to become standard equipment. A lot of us never use the camera in our phones now — would you use a pico-projector if it was built into your phone?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- The Blind Shall See Again, But When?
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/sWd0kXq0JC4/The-Blind-Shall-See-Again-But-When)
An anonymous reader writes "Restoring hearing with cochlea implants that replace the inner ear with an electronic version has become standard procedure for many types of deafness. Now it looks like the same thing might happen for many types of blindness. With five national labs funded by the Department of Energy, this third-generation artificial retina promises to enable the blind to see again soon. Already it has been successful in over a dozen test patients, but at resolutions too low for doing much more than proving the concept. However, if the DoE can perfect this larger version of an artificial retina, then the company Second Sight promises to commercialize the implant, aiming for VGA resolution within the decade."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- 2010 — the Year AACS and HDMI Kill Off HD Component Video
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/kKQ4omG1Y2M/2010-mdash-the-Year-AACS-and-HDMI-Kill-Off-HD-Component-Video)
For home theater buffs who want (or already have) a high-def system using component-video connections, time may be growing short. Audiofan writes with this story, which begins: "Digital HD (high definition), like that enabled through HDMI and Blu-ray, is awesome. It offers amazing picture and audio quality. It allows you to conveniently connect one single cable to provide both picture and sound. It is royally going to screw up a lot of homes next year. Wait, what was that last part? After December 31, 2010, manufacturers will not be 'allowed' [to] introduce new hardware with component video outputs supplying more than an SD resolution (480i or 576i). Should this go through as planned, it's going to disable or throw a wrench in a lot of existing custom installations as soon as the end of this year." The AACS in the headline stands for Advanced Access Content System, the industry scheme to block "the analog hole" by controlling content from storage media to eyeballs.Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- eBay Urges Rethink On EU Plan's "Brick and Mortar" Vendor Requirement
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/LfSEE26Bi_k/eBay-Urges-Rethink-On-EU-Plans-Brick-and-Mortar-Vendor-Requirement)
mernil writes with this snippet from Reuters: "According to a draft regulation drawn up by the European Commission and seen by Reuters, suppliers may be allowed to require that distributors have a 'brick-and-mortar' shop before they can sell online. The proposed rules would replace existing guidelines exempting companies from strict EU competition rules under certain circumstances. Those rules expire at the end of May."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 have fitted my CD Burner, what now?
(http://www.helpforce.com)

Question: I have my cd burner hook up but i dont know what to do

Answer: ok, well, it should have come with some drivers, you will need to install these to get it working. If you have not got any drivers, then go to the company's website (if you do not know this, then search in yahoo for it, or try our links page at http://www.helpforce.com/main/elinks.html. If you wish to copy CDs, then you will probably need another piece of software (available via the internet, try www.downloads.com)Please note though, burning data (either programs or audio) to CDs that doesnt belong to you and which you have not got permission for may be illegal

5. Advice of the Day from ask-leo
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6. Internet Advice
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-- Choosing Tax Software(http://netforbeginners.about.com/b/a/258322.htm)

Tax software and electronic filing is absolutely the way to go! If you can do some basic data entry, preparing your own tax return can be quite easy. The...

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