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Tuesday the 29th of June 2010

Welcome to the Helpforce Daily Briefing, on Tuesday the 29th of June 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/Iframe-S on 29 June 2010 10:36:11 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/maliframes.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/DocDrop-R on 29 June 2010 10:36:11 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojdocdropr.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/BHODLL-B on 29 June 2010 10:06:17 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malbhodllb.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/EncPk-QL on 29 June 2010 10:06:17 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malencpkql.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/VB-DL on 29 June 2010 10:06:17 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malvbdl.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/VB-DM on 29 June 2010 10:06:17 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malvbdm.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/VB-DN on 29 June 2010 10:06:17 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malvbdn.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Agent-NUC on 29 June 2010 10:06:17 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentnuc.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Bdoor-AZG on 29 June 2010 10:06:17 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojbdoorazg.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Swisyn-F on 29 June 2010 10:06:17 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojswisynf.html?_log_from=rss

2. Latest Technology News From Slashdot
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-- Statewide Franchise Illegal? Detroit Sues Comcast
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/_cGtWk6vqXs/Statewide-Franchise-Illegal-Detroit-Sues-Comcast)
jqpublic13 writes "The City of Detroit, Michigan, is suing Comcast's local subsidiary citing a 2006 agreement which the City says violates the constitutions of both the United States and the state of Michigan. They claim that a federal act from 1984 supersedes the local agreement. Comcast has 20 days to respond."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Facebook, Friend of Divorce Lawyers
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/pLMDMo_Izo0/Facebook-Friend-of-Divorce-Lawyers)
crimeandpunishment writes "A lot of Facebook users going through divorces have learned a very costly lesson about their privacy settings. In fact, for many of them their Facebook pages helped lead to the divorce in the first place. More than 80% of the members of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers say they've used or run into evidence gathered from Facebook and other social networking sites over the last five years — and some of them have some very entertaining stories to tell. 'Facebook is the unrivaled leader for turning virtual reality into real-life divorce drama,' said AAML's president."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- The Tuesday Birthday Problem
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/jRIddMrhxmc/The-Tuesday-Birthday-Problem)
An anonymous reader sends in a mathematical puzzle introduced at the recent Gathering 4 Gardner, a convention of mathematicians, magicians, and puzzle enthusiasts held biannually in Atlanta. The Tuesday Birthday Problem is simply stated, but tends to mislead both intuitive and mathematically informed guesses. "I have two children, one of whom is a boy born on a Tuesday. What's the probability that my other child is a boy?" The submitter adds, "Believe it or not, the Tuesday thing is relevant. Well, sort of. It's ambiguous."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Programmable Origami
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/prRjScvzVI0/Programmable-Origami)
sciencehabit sends this snip from Science Magazine, with included video: "Researchers have created flat sheets of composite material that can fold themselves into toy boats, tents, and even paper airplanes. Based on the ancient art of origami, the sheets are edged by foil actuators — thin, solid-state motors — that contract or expand when they receive an electric current from flexible electronic circuits embedded in the sheets. After they achieve their preprogrammed shape, the sheets are held in place by tiny magnets on the edges of the fold joints. Researchers say the technology could be scaled up to create ultra-portable tripods or even cups that automatically adjust to the size of liquid being poured into them."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Tracking Down Wi-Fi Interference?
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/0kTkEhg2LKI/Tracking-Down-Wi-Fi-Interference)
Nicros writes "Almost every evening, between 8:30 and 10:00, my Wi-Fi just dies. This, in itself, could be explained by a crappy Wi-Fi source or some hardware failure, except that I know both of my neighbors are experiencing the same loss of signal at the same time. While the Wi-Fi is down, the LAN is OK, and anything plugged into Cat5 can access the Internet just fine. One possibility comes to mind — perhaps some other neighbor arrives home and turns on their router from 8:30 to 10:00? And something in their signal is hosing our Wi-Fi? I have tried looking around for software to help identify the source of interference, but either the programs are ridiculously expensive for a home user, or else my card (Intel Link 1000 BGN) isn't supported. (Netstumbler is an example of the latter.) Any suggestions on how I can track this down?"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- 22 Million SSL Certificates In Use Are Invalid
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/p6BSWxXmRRQ/22-Million-SSL-Certificates-In-Use-Are-Invalid)
darthcamaro writes "While SSL certs are widely used on the Internet today, a new study from Qualys, set to be officially released at Black Hat in July, is going to show some shocking statistics. Among the findings in the study is that only 3% of SSL certs in use were actually properly configured. Quoting: '"So we have about 22 million SSL servers with certificates that are completely invalid because they do not match the domain name on which they reside," Ivan Ristic, director of engineering at Qualys, said.'"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- New Messenger Has Same Old, Gaping Privacy Holes
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/AHxhzdKFgWg/New-Messenger-Has-Same-Old-Gaping-Privacy-Holes)
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft released the beta of the new 'Wave 4' Windows Live Essentials last week. The new beta of Windows Live Messenger 2011, while plugging some privacy holes and shoring up the user interface, fails to tackle the one biggest privacy-buster of all. Say you use Messenger to IM your wife. You also use Messenger to IM your old girlfriend. The next time your wife logs on to her Hotmail account — not Messenger, Hotmail — she will see that you and your old girlfriend 'are now friends.' It all happens without your knowledge or permission, and it happens even if you tell Messenger you want your personal information to be 'Private.'"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Science Historian Deciphers Plato's Code
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/T8ZjoCym20k/Science-Historian-Deciphers-Platos-Code)
Reader eldavojohn tips the news of a researcher in the UK, Jay Kennedy, who has uncovered a hidden code in the writings of Plato. From the University of Manchester press release: "[Dr. Kennedy said] 'I have shown rigorously that the books do contain codes and symbols and that unraveling them reveals the hidden philosophy of Plato. This is a true discovery, not simply reinterpretation.' ... The hidden codes show that Plato anticipated the Scientific Revolution 2,000 years before Isaac Newton, discovering its most important idea — the book of nature is written in the language of mathematics. ... Plato did not design his secret patterns purely for pleasure — it was for his own safety. Plato's ideas were a dangerous threat to Greek religion. He said that mathematical laws and not the gods controlled the universe. Plato's own teacher [Socrates] had been executed for heresy. Secrecy was normal in ancient times, especially for esoteric and religious knowledge, but for Plato it was a matter of life and death." Here is the paper (PDF), which was published in the journal Apeiron: A Journal of Ancient Philosophy and Science.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- ESA's GOCE Satellite Provides Gravity Map of Earth
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Nh6ye-MgA7k/ESAs-GOCE-Satellite-Provides-Gravity-Map-of-Earth)
kaulike writes "The European Space Agency's GOCE satellite, launched in March 2009, has provided a spectacular, highly detailed map of our favorite gravity well. This map shows the normalized surface of the earth as defined by gravity, showing the relative altitude differences from the average for each surveyed point. The article provides the helpful metaphor that a ball resting on this surface would not roll anywhere, even though there would be visual slopes, as gravity is equalized across the globe. There is a fascinating deep area in the Indian ocean (-100M) and a high area near Iceland (+80M), proving conclusively that our world is not homogeneous in terms of density (or practically any other measure). Does anyone know whether these anomalies correspond to known geographic phenomena? Deposits of heavy metals perhaps, or hotspots where the mantle is thinner? I know little about geodetic stuff, but I'm curious about the reasons for wrinkles in the data set."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Mozilla Updates Firefox To Appease FarmVille Users
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/OAR1tdNnkdQ/Mozilla-Updates-Firefox-To-Appease-emFarmVilleem-Users)
CWmike writes "Just three days after adding plug-in crash protection to Firefox, Mozilla rushed out another release because people playing FarmVille on Facebook complained that their browser was shutting down the game. Although complaints about Firefox's quick killing of hung plug-ins were not limited to FarmVille, that game was the squeaky wheel that got the update grease. 'A lot of people play FarmVille. To ignore those people for any length of time could have a significant effect on Firefox's share of browser users,' said Firefox user Jeff Rivett on Bugzilla Sunday. 'The problem already existed, but the perceived impact suddenly changed, giving it a much higher priority.'"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- US Space Policy Update Urges International Cooperation
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/botiUj8M7i8/US-Space-Policy-Update-Urges-International-Cooperation)
eldavojohn writes "The recent shift in NASA's spaceflight goals has caused great stress in the space community and those related to efforts in space. A White House update to the policy is said to emphasize cooperation with the international community and looks to be a move away from individual nations competing in space. Instead, the document urges intense competition (PDF) in the commercial sector and reasons that 'The United States considers the sustainability, stability, and free access to, and use of, space vital to its national interests. It is the shared interest of all nations to act responsibly in ways that emphasize openness and transparency, and help prevent mishaps, misperceptions, and mistrust.' Space.com also notes that you can submit your comments and thoughts to the task force Obama appointed to determine new directions. No doubt this avoidance or departure from another Space Race will have a lot of people concerned that the US is out of the game."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- King's Quest Fan Project The Silver Lining Is Back
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/cgJi513ICZw/emKings-Questem-Fan-Project-emThe-Silver-Liningem-Is-Back)
LoTonah writes "After eight years of development and a Cease & Desist from Vivendi, King's Quest fan project The Silver Lining is back in action. From the website: 'We are extremely happy to announce that our project, The Silver Lining, will definitely see the light of day! In a wonderful turn of events, Activision reached out to the Phoenix Online team a few months ago with a desire to revisit their decision regarding The Silver Lining. After negotiations, the C&D has been officially rescinded, and Phoenix Online has been granted a non-commercial license to release The Silver Lining! Our team is ecstatic about this, and as hard as we've worked for eight years, it's the tireless belief and support of you, our fans, that has made this possible.' The first episode of the project is due to be released on July 10."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Porn Industry Ready To Drop Flash
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/i1J3ZgQWWp4/Porn-Industry-Ready-To-Drop-Flash)
An anonymous reader writes "Here's an interesting new angle to the ongoing Flash-HTML5 debate. Digital Playground, one of the major adult film studios, said it would drop Flash today if all browsers were HTML5-ready (*cough*, IE8, *cough*). The company's founder said, 'Flash brings everything to a crawl and has an impact on battery life. With HTML5, there is no reason to show our content in Flash.' Digital Playground also indicated that it does not expect 3-D to gain mass acceptance any time soon."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Leaked MS Presentation Shows App Store Plans For Windows 8
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/sHz-ybwXQEs/Leaked-MS-Presentation-Shows-App-Store-Plans-For-Windows-8)
FrankNFurter sends word of an internal Microsoft presentation leaked online today that contains details about Windows 8. The slides mention support for 3-D displays, connectivity upgrades, rapid startup times, and an integrated application store. Quoting Neowin:
"Consumers will be able to search on the web or locally on a Windows 8 machine to access applications from the store. Microsoft also details plans for application developers to help reach millions of users. One of the goals is to ensure licensing and monetization for developers is flexible with a transparent on-boarding process. It's clear that the 'Windows Store' will be a software service Microsoft provides and hosts fully in the cloud. The company will likely build the distribution model on Windows Azure to lure application developers."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Obama To Nearly Double the Available Broadband Wireless Spectrum
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fZgaV9K-9fE/Obama-To-Nearly-Double-the-Available-Broadband-Wireless-Spectrum)
suraj.sun tips news that the Obama administration announced today plans to free up roughly 500MHz of the wireless spectrum for commercial broadband. From the Washington Post:
"The commitment backs a proposal by the Federal Communications Commission to auction off broadcasters' and government spectrum to commercial carriers that envision their networks running home appliances, automobile applications, tablet computers and other wireless devices. White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers said in a speech outlining the president's plan that freeing up more spectrum will spur economic growth through auctions of the airwaves and investment in wireless networks and technology. ... The FCC has proposed that 280 megahertz of spectrum come from broadcasters and other sources, 120 of which would come from broadcasters. The other 220 megahertz would come from the federal government's holdings managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration."

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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-- LED Codes on IBM RS/6000 Servers
(http://www.helpforce.com)

Question: hi,I have an IBM RS/6000 type 7011 model:200 that runs AIX 4.3.3- My problem is that system without any visible reason stops with ledcode 185. After restart it works perfect.- From other side sometimes it stops with blinking 888. Thank after pressing the reboot button appears 102, 300, 0c4 codes on the led display. After restart it works perfect.I have a feeling that it might be some hardware error, but I am not sure.I would really appreciate your opinion.Regards, Z

Answer: Hi Z,IBM Servers arn't my specialty, but I shall try to be of assistance. LED 185 can be caused by one of two things:1. Attempt access to a memory address that doesn't exist or2. A fatal memory errorThis could, as you say be a hardware problem, possibly faulty memory.When you get LED 185, 186 or 187 you should check in the system error report upon startup for "CHECKSTOP". This will confirm that a Checkstop has occured on the system.The IBM Knowledge base that goes with this fault is: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&context=HW130&q=185%2Bled&uid=aix12b04ff3cc8b6d8e9852568160069fefa------------------------------------------------LED 888 relates to a completely different set of faults, which usually do not have anything to do with Memory.If you are running SNA, I recomend reading this article from the IBM Knowledge Base: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&q=led%2B888&uid=aix1bc1459eebc52a8eb85256816006a0513If you are not, I would recomend browsing the search results I came up with for LED 888 at: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&apar=exclude&q=led+888&tc=&Submit.x=57&Submit.y=9888 appears in most cases to relate to a software hang/crash so without knowing the particular software on your server it would be difficult to make a complete diagnosis.In relation to 185 and 888, you are definately dealing with two different problems, one hardware and one software.Hope this helps!If you require any further assistance, please feel free to reply to this message. Please include all previous emails so that we may more easily track your problem.Regards,-Lawrence Stromski, Helpforce.

5. Advice of the Day from ask-leo
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