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Thursday the 4th of March 2010

Welcome to the Helpforce Daily Briefing, on Thursday the 4th of March 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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Symb/Yxes-Gen on 4 March 2010 11:01:13 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/symbyxesgen.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/BredoZp-AC on 4 March 2010 11:01:13 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojbredozpac.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Iframe-DZ on 4 March 2010 11:01:13 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojiframedz.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Mbroot-H on 4 March 2010 11:01:13 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojmbrooth.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/PDFJs-IG on 4 March 2010 06:35:24 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojpdfjsig.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/VBSvAt-Gen on 4 March 2010 06:35:24 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojvbsvatgen.html?_log_from=rss
W32/Autorun-BAI on 4 March 2010 06:35:24 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32autorunbai.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Agent-MQO on 4 March 2010 03:59:00 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentmqo.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Agent-MQP on 4 March 2010 03:59:00 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentmqp.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/BHO-PH on 4 March 2010 03:59:00 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojbhoph.html?_log_from=rss

2. Latest Technology News From Slashdot
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-- Bluetooth 4.0 To Reach Devices In Fourth Quarter
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/3DcHUY-D0Lg/Bluetooth-40-To-Reach-Devices-In-Fourth-Quarter)
angry tapir writes "The Bluetooth 4.0 wireless specification could start to appear in devices such as headsets, smartphones and PCs by the fourth quarter, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. The new specification will be able to be used in lower-power devices than previous versions of the technology, including watches, pedometers, smart meters and other gadgets that run on coin-cell batteries."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- DMCA Amendment Proposed For UK
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ZyDn2VURNf4/DMCA-Amendment-Proposed-For-UK)
Grumbleduke writes "During today's debate in the UK's House of Lords on the much-criticized Digital Economy Bill the unpopular Clause 17 (that would have allowed the government to alter copyright law much more easily than it currently can) was voted out in favor of a DMCA-style take-down system for websites and ISPs. The new amendment known as 120A sets up a system whereby a copyright owner could force an ISP to block certain websites who allegedly host or link to infringing material or face being taken before the High Court and made to pay the copyright owner's legal fees. This amendment was tabled by the Liberal Democrat party who had so far been seen as the defenders of the internet and with the Conservative party supporting them. The UK's Pirate Party and Open Rights Group have both strongly criticized this new amendment."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Using Classical Music As a Form of Social Control
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/OALkzbfCX6A/Using-Classical-Music-As-a-Form-of-Social-Control)
cyberfringe writes "Classical music is being used increasingly in Great Britain as a tool for social control and a deterrent to bad behavior. One school district subjects badly behaving children to hours of Mozart in special detention. Unsurprisingly, some of these youth now find classical music unbearable. Recorded classical music is blared through speakers at bus stops, outside stores, train stations and elsewhere to drive away loitering youth. Apparently it works. Detentions are down, graffiti is reduced, and naughty youth flee because they find classical music repugnant."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Researchers Convert Mouth Movements Into Speech
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/LMEfYsHcKPA/Researchers-Convert-Mouth-Movements-Into-Speech)
andylim writes "According to Cellular News, researchers at Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a method for mobile phones to convert silent mouth movements into speech. As recombu.com points out, the 'potential for secret conversations just got huge.' You could pass the time by making phone calls from the cinema without disturbing anyone. In noisy places like bars and clubs you could make yourself heard without having to shout."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Ubuntu Gets a New Visual Identity
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/zeJoCRNDPc0/Ubuntu-Gets-a-New-Visual-Identity)
buntcake writes "Canonical has launched a new visual identity for the Ubuntu Linux distribution. Ubuntu is shedding its previous brown look and adopting a more professional color scheme with purple and orange. The colors will be used in a new GNOME theme and boot splash for Ubuntu 10.04. According to updated design documents that were published in the Ubuntu wiki, 'light' is the underlying concept behind the new visual identity. It displaces the 'human' concept that has been part of Ubuntu's theming and brand vernacular for the past five years. Ubuntu community manager Jono Bacon has posted a screenshot and additional information."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Narus Develops Social Media Sleuth
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/DxfzylyHk5I/Narus-Develops-Social-Media-Sleuth)
maximus1 writes "Narus is developing a new technology code-named Hone that can be used to identify anonymous users of social networks and Internet services. Hone can do some pretty 'scary' things, says Antonio Nucci, chief technology officer with Narus. Hone uses artificial intelligence to analyze e-mails and can link mails to different accounts, doing what Nucci calls topical analysis. 'It's going to go through a set of documents and automatically it's going to organize them in topics — I'm not talking about keywords as is done today, I'm talking about topics,' he said. That can't be done with today's technology, he said. 'If you search for fertilizers on Google ... it's going to come back with 6.5 million pages. Enjoy,' he said. 'If you want to search for non-farmers who are discussing fertilizer ... it's not even searchable.' Nucci will discuss Hone at the RSA Conference in San Francisco Friday."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Privacy With a 4096 Bit RSA Key — Offline, On Paper
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/w3OqHpZxfIs/Privacy-With-a-4096-Bit-RSA-Key-mdash-Offline-On-Paper)
HavanaF writes "Online backup is practical, but can it offer any privacy? The Dutch security company Safeberg developed an Offline Private Key Protocol, with an asymmetric key scheme. The protocol demands that the private (decryption) key be stored away from the 'source' computer, which presumably is 'too vulnerable.' The catch is that the private key needs to be fairly large to be secure: a 4,096-bit RSA key should suffice for some years. But how to store an 800-character key offline? Safeberg introduces a machine readable paper key, with the 4k-bit key crammed in a giant 2D Datamatrix barcode. This video on key strength tells the story."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Long-Term Storage of Moderately Large Datasets?
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/9-uohBqHiMo/Long-Term-Storage-of-Moderately-Large-Datasets)
hawkeyeMI writes "I have a small scientific services company, and we end up generating fairly large datasets (2-3 TB) for each customer. We don't have to ship all of that, but we do need to keep some compressed archives. The best I can come up with right now is to buy some large hard drives, use software RAID in linux to make a RAID5 set out of them, and store them in a safe deposit box. I feel like there must be a better way for a small business, but despite some research into Blu-ray, I've not been able to find a good, cost-effective alternative. A tape library would be impractical at the present time. What do you recommend?"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- North Korea's Own OS, Red Star
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/mc2zjT5F_s0/North-Koreas-Own-OS-Red-Star)
klaasb writes "North Korea's self-developed computer operating system, named 'Red Star,' was brought to light for the first time by a Russian satellite broadcaster yesterday. North Korea's top IT experts began developing the Red Star in 2006, but its composition and operation mechanisms were unknown until the internet version of the Russia Today TV program featured the system, citing the blog of a Russian student who goes to the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Turn Your Roomba Into a Household Google Bot
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/OqwU1nvRd6A/Turn-Your-Roomba-Into-a-Household-Google-Bot)
Wael Chatila writes "By adding an on-board computer and a camera on a Roomba, the Roomba can be used to index your home. As a bonus, you can also control the Roomba across an internet connection, and see the images from the camera — a spybot for you to check on your own home while you are out."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Freescale's Cheap Chip Could Mean Sub-$99 E-Readers
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/6Afbt2bsF48/Freescales-Cheap-Chip-Could-Mean-Sub-99-E-Readers)
eldavojohn writes "Last week, Freescale Semiconductor announced their i.MX508 chip and a few days ago released a rather bland and boring announcement that it's available. But there was at least one interesting line from that press release, 'The i.MX508 applications processor is expected to be priced at less than $10 (USD) in quantities greater than 250K units.' Yes, less than ten dollars. This sparked a wave of articles detailing how this new chip will allow the sub-$99 e-reader to emerge and according to market research, consumers are thirsty for something much more affordable than the Kindle."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- The Computer That Can Read Your Mind
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/5JtMb71bb98/The-Computer-That-Can-Read-Your-Mind)
magacious writes "Gtec has showcased a computer that can read your mind over at the CeBIT trade show in Germany. Designed primarily to help those who can't write or speak, the system makes use of a skull cap and wireless technology to transform brain waves into letters. It's the first patient-ready computer-brain interface, according to its Austrian makers. It takes around 30 seconds per letter for the computer to recognise what you're saying the first time you use it, according to Gtec, but this improves vastly with practice. '"One second per letter is very tough," Gtec's Engelbert Grunbacher said, adding users can usually easily get to five or 10 letters per minute. "You learn to be relaxed, focused. You improve."' It might look quite wacky (pictures here) and at €9,000 the system is not cheap, but it could help enhance the lives of many people who have a great deal to say but no real way of saying it."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Ubuntu Desktop In the Cloud
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/-eQQa8pfOCQ/Ubuntu-Desktop-In-the-Cloud)
jimjimovich writes "One new feature in Ubuntu 10.04 that caught my attention is the Desktop in the Cloud project. Ubuntu already has great EC2 support, and it's getting even better. Now you can launch Ubuntu Desktop instances on EC2 and connect to them with an NX client."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Technical Objections To the Ogg Container Format
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/8SfrqEYqkCM/Technical-Objections-To-the-Ogg-Container-Format)
E1ven writes "The Ogg container format is being promoted by the Xiph Foundation for use with its Vorbis and Theora codecs. Unfortunately, a number of technical shortcomings in the format render it ill-suited to most, if not all, use cases. This article examines the most severe of these flaws."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Music
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/1XkBz4_-waA/How-Artificial-Intelligence-Is-Changing-Music)
mbone writes "Ever wonder how Jimi Hendrix would cover Lady Gaga? Whether you do or not [I'm guessing not], you may be about to find out. Writing for Wired, Eliot Van Buskirk describes North Carolina's Zenph Sound Innovations, which takes existing recordings of musicians (deceased, for now) and models their 'musical personalities' to create new recordings, apparently to critical acclaim (PDF). The company has raised $10.7 million in funding to pursue their business plan, and hopes to branch out into, among other things, software that would let musicians jam with virtual versions of famous musicians. This work unites music with the very similar trend going on in the movies — Tron 2.0, for example, will clone the young Jeff Bridges. If this goes on, will the major labels and studios actually need musicians and actors? In the future, it could be harder to make money playing guitar with all of the competition from dead or retired artists."

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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-- Ive reinstalled windows and drivers and my monitor is 16 bit colour only
(http://www.helpforce.com)

Question: My computer lock-up a lot and now that I've tried to update all the drivers now my monitor resolution is in just 16 bit and i can't change it back, how do I put back my computer system configuration back to a date on day before I screwed it up?

Answer: Julio,I'm guessing this problem has come around becase of a bad driver for your Graphics Card.I would first of all advise you to remove all the new drivers you have installed and then re-install the old ones again. Doing this should work.Also it might be worth visiting the manufactuerers website of all the new drivers. See http://www.helpforce.com/main/elinks.shtml or try http://www.google.com.If this doesn't work then you may have to consider re-installing windows. If you are forced to chose this second option make sure that you backup all your important files to zip/CD/etc...

5. Advice of the Day from ask-leo
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