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Thursday the 13th of November 2008

Welcome to the Helpforce Daily Briefing, on Thursday the 13th of November 2008

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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Troj/Agent-IFR on 13 November 2008 12:07:29 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojagentifr.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Dloadr-BZL on 13 November 2008 12:07:29 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojdloadrbzl.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Lydra-AE on 13 November 2008 12:07:29 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojlydraae.html?_log_from=rss
W32/Autorun-OP on 13 November 2008 12:07:29 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/w32autorunop.html?_log_from=rss
Mal/Zlob-AE on 13 November 2008 07:24:06 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/malzlobae.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Bancos-BEV on 13 November 2008 07:24:06 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojbancosbev.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/MDrop-BWU on 13 November 2008 07:24:06 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojmdropbwu.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Zlob-ARE on 13 November 2008 07:24:06 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojzlobare.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Bckdr-QQI on 13 November 2008 05:16:00 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojbckdrqqi.html?_log_from=rss
Troj/Bckdr-QQJ on 13 November 2008 05:16:00 Z
http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/viruses-and-spyware/trojbckdrqqj.html?_log_from=rss

2. Latest Technology News From Slashdot
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-- Nuke Site Converted Into Green Data Center
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/QH0mzbDypQA/article.pl)
1sockchuck writes "If you had 100,000 servers, would you put them on top of a former nuclear fuel facility? One of the world's largest web hosts, 1&1 Internet, is building a new data center on a site in Hanau, Germany previously used by Siemens to produce mixed oxide rods made from enriched uranium and plutonium. The site has been cleaned up, and 1&1 is converting it into a "green" data center powered by renewable energy and using free cooling to save on air conditioning costs."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Vein Patterns Could Replace Fingerprints
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Yujw-Yxodc0/article.pl)
Death Metal writes "Companies in Europe have begun to roll out an advanced biometric system from Japan that identifies people from the unique patterns of veins inside their fingers. Finger vein authentication, introduced widely by Japanese banks in the last two years, is claimed to be the fastest and most secure biometric method. Developed by Hitachi, it verifies a person's identity based on the lattice work of minute blood vessels under the skin."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Plasma Plants Vaporize Trash While Creating Energy
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fOGDfWwQPjk/article.pl)
Jason Sahler writes "Recently St. Lucie County in Florida announced that it has teamed up with Geoplasma to develop the United States' first plasma gasification plant. The plant will use super-hot 10,000 degree Fahrenheit plasma to effectively vaporize 1,500 tons of trash each day, which in turn spins turbines to generate 60MW of electricity — enough to power 50,000 homes!"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Scientists Discover Proteins Controlling Evolution
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/ibHHRUZQdr8/article.pl)
Khemisty writes "Evolutionary changes are supposed to take place gradually and randomly, under pressure from natural selection. But a team of Princeton scientists investigating a group of proteins that help cells burn energy stumbled across evidence that this is not how evolution works. In fact, their discovery could revolutionize the way we understand evolutionary processes. They have evidence that organisms actually have the ability to control their own evolution."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- US Supreme Court Allows Sonar Use
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/NuJChjetrW8/article.pl)
gollum123 writes "The US Supreme Court has removed restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar in training exercises near California. The ruling is a defeat for environmental groups who say the sonar can kill whales and other mammals. In its 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court said the Navy needed to conduct realistic training exercises to respond to potential threats. The court did not deal with the merits of the claims put forward by the environmental groups. In reinstating the use of sonar, the top US court rejected a lower federal judge's injunction that had required the US Navy to take various precautions during submarine-hunting exercises. The Bush administration argued that there is little evidence of harm to marine life in more than 40 years of exercises off the California coast. It said that the judges should have deferred to the judgment of the Navy and Mr Bush. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said overall public interest was 'strongly in favor of the Navy.' 'The most serious possible injury would be harm to an unknown number of the marine mammals,' Chief Justice Roberts wrote. 'In contrast, forcing the Navy to deploy an inadequately trained anti-submarine force jeopardizes the safety of the fleet.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Remote Access Policies
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/B0GaL7DSJyQ/article.pl)
Samalie writes "My company is considering implementing a formal remote access policy (and agreement for staff to sign) for users who access our network from home via VPN. Does anyone out there have any suggestions as to what this policy/agreement should contain? Anyone have their own corporate policy that I can borrow from? This is the first time I've come across anyone wanting a formal policy for this & online searches haven't been very helpful."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- IBM Bringing Powerline Broadband Back?
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/-lRgLw12UgA/article.pl)
KindMind writes "IBM, in partnership with International Broadband Electric Communications, appears to be bringing back powerline broadband back from the dead. This time, the idea is to build out in rural areas not currently serviced by broadband, and isn't for competing with other broadband solutions. From the article: 'Their strategy is to sign up electric cooperatives that provide power to sparsely populated areas across the eastern United States. Rather than compete toe-to-toe with large, entrenched cable or DSL providers, IBEC is looking for customers that have been largely left out of the shift to high-speed Internet.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Boot Windows Vista In Four Seconds
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/0QCQxqC1DNA/article.pl)
arcticstoat writes "Asus' budget motherboard wing, ASRock, claims that it's found a way to load a clean boot of Windows from a full shut down in just four seconds, using its new Instant Boot technology. The technology takes advantage of the S3 and S4 features of ACPI, which normally enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows respectively. However, by calling them at different times in the boot-up and shutdown process, Instant Boot enables you to boot up to your Windows desktop in three to four seconds, even after a proper shut down. Two modes are available; Fast mode, which uses S3 and boots up in around four seconds, and Regular Mode, which uses S4 and apparently takes between 20 and 22 seconds to boot. The advantage of Instant Boot when compared with normal Sleep and Hibernation modes is that you get the advantage of a clean boot of Windows, without what ASRock calls 'accumulated garbage data,' and you also get the security of knowing that you won't lose any data if there's a power cut and you lose AC power. There's also a video of it in action at the link above."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Multiple Upcoming Games, Movies Based On Jordan's Wheel of Time
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/PEh5wBaZc6A/article.pl)
Today film studio Red Eagle Entertainment announced plans to establish Red Eagle Games, a studio that will produce games based on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. The games will be developed alongside movie adaptations of the series, which Red Eagle announced a few months ago. They'll be working with Universal on the films. "[Red Eagle producer Rick] Selvage said in an interview that the game company will make a series of games that will be co-launched with the movies. In addition, Red Eagle Games will make a massively multiplayer online game based on the Wheel of Time universe." Wheel of Time fan site 'Dragonmount' recently spoke with Selvage about the movie plans.Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- 3 Firms Confess To Fixing LCD Prices, Agree To Pay $585M Fine
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/hUgvCh4voJw/article.pl)
Oldyeller89 writes "LG, Sharp, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes pleaded guilty to charges of price fixing in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. They fixed the prices on LCD screens used not only in their products but also in other products such as Apple's iPods. The three companies agreed to pay $585 million in fines. Perhaps this will cause the price of our TVs to drop?" The New York Times also has a story on the outcome of this case.Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- New Search Engine Takes "Dyve" Into the Dark Web
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fASpy2g1YwI/article.pl)
CWmike writes "DeepDyve has launched its free search engine that can be used to access databases, scholarly journals, unstructured information and other data sources in the so-called 'Deep Web' or 'Dark Web,' where traditional search technologies don't work. The company partnered with owners of private technical publications, databases, scholarly publications and unstructured data to gain access to content overlooked by other engines. Google said earlier this month that it was adding the ability to search PDF documents. In April, Google said it was investigating how to index HTML forms such as drop-down boxes and select menus, another part of the Dark Web."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Microsoft's "Dead Cow" Patch Was 7 Years In the Making
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/NwbZXIp35tQ/article.pl)
narramissic writes "Back in March 2001, a hacker named Josh Buchbinder (a.k.a Sir Dystic) published code showing how an attack on a flaw in Microsoft's SMB (Server Message Block) service worked. Or maybe the flaw was first disclosed at Defcon 2000, by Veracode Chief Scientist Christien Rioux (a.k.a. Dildog). It was so long ago, memory is dim. Either way, it has taken Microsoft an unusually long time to fix. Now, a mere seven and a half years later, Microsoft has released a patch. 'I've been holding my breath since 2001 for this patch,' said Shavlik Technologies CTO Eric Schultze, in an e-mailed statement. Buchbinder's attack, called a SMB relay attack, 'showed how easy it was to take control of a remote machine without knowing the password,' he said."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Relentless Web Attack Hard To Kill
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/w5Ljuy_sT20/article.pl)
ancientribe writes "The thousands of Web sites infected by a new widespread SQL injection attack during the past few days aren't necessarily in the clear after they remove the malicious code from their sites. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab have witnessed the attackers quickly reinfecting those same sites all over again. Meanwhile, researchers at SecureWorks have infiltrated the Chinese underground in an attempt to procure a copy of the stealthy new automated tool being used in the attacks."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Chandrayaan-1 Successfully Reaches 100km Lunar Orbit
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/mxXodGxTkXE/article.pl)
Matt_dk writes "Today, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft has successfully reached its intended operational orbit at a height of about 100 km from the lunar surface. This followed a series of three orbit reduction manoeuvres conducted during the past three days by repeatedly firing the spacecraft's 440 Newton Liquid Engine. The next major event of Chandrayaan-1 mission planned in the coming days is the release of Moon Impact Probe (MIP) from the spacecraft and its eventual hitting of the moon's surface."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

-- Mars Rover "Spirit" In Danger
(http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fck7FkNXG-c/article.pl)
Riding with Robots writes "Just days after announcing that the Mars Phoenix Lander has met its icy demise, NASA reports that a dust storm has left the rover Spirit on the edge of power failure. During one recent Martian day, the robotic geologist's solar array produced only 89 watt hours of energy, the lowest output by either rover in their nearly five years on Mars. Mission managers are taking steps to protect the hardy, battle-worn spacecraft, but the agency describes Spirit's status as 'vulnerable.'"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 need a good non spyware p2p, any suggestions?
(http://www.helpforce.com)

Question: I need a good non spyware p2p---any suggestions???

Answer: Well, I suggest you download a program such as kazza or winmx and accompany it with a spyware finder (Lavasoft's Ad-aware is an excellent choice, available through www.helpforce.com/main/download.html)

5. Advice of the Day from ask-leo
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6. Internet Advice
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