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This article was written on September 18, 2007 by CyberNet.
Mozilla has posted Firefox 2.0.0.7 which is an extremely critical update for all Firefox users out there. There is only one thing that has been fixed, but it’s a QuickTime vulnerability that could compromise Firefox and your computer.
Petko D. Petkov was the person who found the exploit, and says that he discovered it nearly a year ago. At the time he had actually come across two of these vulnerabilities, but only one of them had ever been fixed. Now nearly a year later he took it upon himself to show "how a Low risk issue can be turned into a very easy to perform HIGH risk attack." To sum it up as long as Firefox is set as the default browser it will open the link and execute some code, and in Petkov’s example the Windows Calculator is launched.
Here’s what the Mozilla Security Blog had to say about the issue:
If Firefox is the default browser when a user plays a malicious media file handled by Quicktime, an attacker can use a vulnerability in Quicktime to compromise Firefox or the local machine. This can happen while browsing or by opening a malicious media file directly in Quicktime. So far this is only reproducible on Windows.
Petkov provided proof of concept code that may be easily converted into an exploit, so users should consider this a very serious issue.
According to Petkov this exploit is actually cross-platform, although myself and BetaNews both failed to get it to work on Vista. As of right now this appears to be isolated to the Firefox browser, but QuickTime is installed with iTunes by default which makes the chances of people being exploited much more serious. So all Firefox and QuickTime users are urged to upgrade to the newest Firefox 2.0.0.7:
Note: These download links use Mozilla’s load balancing, which is better than what some sites are doing by linking directly to the executable. The download should be posted on the official Firefox.com domain shortly, but QuickTime users should upgrade as soon as possible.
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This article was written on September 10, 2009 by CyberNet.
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There are some things I never understood with Microsoft. For example, why was it never possible until Windows 7 to have a keyboard shortcut for creating a new folder? Or for that matter why was there not even a toolbar icon you could add to perform that action? At least in Windows 7 they finally assigned Ctrl+Shift+N for creating a new folder, but that’s not the only thing that’s perplexed me.
Another thing that bothers me is why they make it so difficult to paste plain text in Microsoft Office. In Office 2007 you have to click the menu button located underneath the “Paste” icon, select “Paste Special”, select the “Unformatted Text” option, and then click “OK.” Really? I mean really? When I click the paste menu why would it not offer me three options: paste, paste unformatted, and paste special? I have a hard time believing that I’m the only one with this issue. Oh well, I know I’m talking to a wall.
If you feel the same way there’s a pretty nice app called PureText that makes the whole process a lot easier. You can create a customizable keyboard shortcut (default is Windows Key+V) that when pressed will insert the clipboard contents as plain text. All text formatting will be removed, but line breaks, tabs, and other “white space” is preserved. The clipboard contents also remains in-tact so that you can still paste the formatted version using Ctrl+V later on down the road if you need to. And the cherry on top is that it works across all Windows applications.
PureText is free, and doesn’t require any installation. All you have to do is download and run it to get started where it will sit in your System Tray. Just click on the icon if you want to change any of the settings.
PureText Homepage (Windows only; Freeware; Portable; Tested on Windows 7 64-bit)
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We probably all know at least one person who is bummed they missed out on the initial round of invites for Music Beta by Google. Well friends, you can be the bearer of good news for those troubled souls (who haven’t moved on to other online music pursuits, of course), as we discovered through a fellow music enthusiast. Members of the cloud-based service are now the proud owners of two invites handed down from the Goog, to be passed out only through a thorough application and interview process. Ok, not really… but perhaps you do have the power to make two of your friends, or soon-to-be friends, pretty happy. That is, until they realize how long it will take them to upload that music library they’ve been curating since 8th grade.
[Thanks, Ralph]
Google’s Music Beta gives users two invites, keys to the cloud for their best mates originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
This article was written on July 14, 2006 by CyberNet.
If you struggle getting Windows XP installed on your legacy computer then you need Windows XP Fundamentals. Bink.nu has put together a nice screenshot gallery that shows the Fundamentals in action. If you are wondering if it will be able to run on your 5-year old PC that you have sitting next to the trash then check out these requirements:
They installed it on VMware and it looks like it ran pretty well with just 128MB of RAM designated for it to use. So maybe it is time to bring that old hunk of junk out of retirement and give it a breath of new life!
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An Engadget app? On your Honeycomb tablet? It’s more likely than you think. We’ve heard your e-mails and your tweets and your various requests for an app that will truly make the most of your pixels, and now you’ve got it. Version 1.1.12.1 of our offering has been released to the Android Market and with that comes support for your Transformers, your Galaxy Tab 10.1‘s, and your Iconia Tab A500‘s — even your hacked Nooks. You can of course get all the latest news and updates, browse by category, watch the latest episodes of The Engadget Show, and do it all while the podcast is playing in the background. Give it a try, we think you’ll like it.
Engadget Android app updated, now with Honeycomb support! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Opinion spam isn’t a new version of your favorite meat treat, repackaged for discerning canned ham consumers. According to a team of researchers at Cornell University, it’s a growing problem affecting user generated review sites, and the gang is working to stop it dead in its tracks with a new program that’s aimed at tracking down fake reviews. That software, which has been tested on reviews of Chicago hotels, uses keyword analysis and word combination patterns to bust opinion spammers — fakers, for example, use more verbs than their truth-telling counterparts. The as of yet unnamed program apparently has the ability to post deceptive opinions with 90 percent accuracy, but is currently only trained on hospitality in the Windy City. Ultimately, the group sees the software as a filter for sites like Amazon, but, for now, you’ll just have to trust the old noggin to do the detecting for you.
Researchers developing software to finger phony reviews originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This article was written on August 14, 2006 by CyberNet.
Tracking Down Great Software For You!
Most of the people that I know don’t have just one GMail account because we need one for friends, family, spam, subscriptions, orders, and I am sure the list continues on and on, right? I actually have 8 different GMail accounts along with the multiple email addresses that we have Google for hosting the CyberNet News email. It would be extremely tedious to check all of those email addresses by logging in and logging out manually, but the GMail Manager Firefox extension does all of the work for you.
Several of you have probably already heard about it but the newest version that was just released a few weeks ago has some great features. For starters, it now supports the GMail hosted accounts which means it can check your Website’s emails as well. You’ll also find that it is easy to put all of your accounts on more than one computer with the nifty import/export setting that was added.
Now I would be all set if there was a way to organize the list of accounts. I think I can live without that feature since it saves me so much time!
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This article was written on December 05, 2006 by CyberNet.
There was never any doubt in my mind that Vista was going to be hugely pirated and cracks are already floating around the P2P networks. Hey, wouldn’t it be cool though if you didn’t even have to worry about entering a product key and activating Vista? According to TG Daily this is already reality In Thailand:
We bought our Vista RTM copy in a regular store in an upscale mall in Bangkok. Vista, along with other expensive software, was prominently on display at several stores with prices ranging from $2.50 to $5.00 (US).
Photocopies of the front and back box covers are usually displayed along with a three digit number. Customers simply write down the numbers of the software they want to purchase and take them to the store’s cashier. After paying in the store, it takes about ten minutes for a runner to bring a freshly burned copy of the software.
According to media reports, every few months the Thai police sends people to raid some of the stores, but the officers often end up empty handed. Since the DVDs are burned off-site, there is often no contraband at the store. In addition, stores appear to be well connected and are often told in advance when the police will raid the mall.
So for $3.50 they were able to purchase a copy of the final Windows Vista that was hot off the press…literally. The instructions for installing it say that you need to set your BIOS clock ahead to year 2099 before installing Vista and then set the clock to the correct time once Windows is installed.
Is it really that easy to crack Vista? I know that you don’t need a product key for installation (which is obvious that would be a problem for Microsoft) and then this trick is supposed to “extend” the length of time that you have to activate Vista, or that is what I assume it is doing. This is so old-school and it boggles my mind how Microsoft could not have prepared for that? I would also assume that since Vista would still be operating in “trial mode” that there wouldn’t be a problem with WGA verification.
Thanks to “cannontrane” for the tip!
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We reported back in September 2010 that Apple was gearing up to purchase Polar Rose, a Swedish company doing some pretty interesting things with facial recognition-based technologies. Polar Rose is also the company behind the Recognizr app, which detects people on live video. It’s been almost a year, and we’re now getting more of an idea […]
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