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Can Anonymous Really 'Kill' Facebook?

Why You Can't DDoS a Facebook

"Whether [Operation Facebook] is even a credible threat is one question," Wisniewski said. "The other question is, if it is a credible threat, do they have the resources to take down a Facebook? And the answer to that, certainly through DDoS, is that it's very unlikely. Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, these guys have globally distributed, massively redundant resources available to them."

Such websites "will either have that spare capacity themselves" to handle even a massive DDoS attack without going offline, he added, "or have relationships with the back haul carriers to get it if they need it."

One intriguing development, however, is Anonymous' recent announcement that the collective plans to retire its "Low Orbit Ion Cannon" DDoS tool in favor of a new, more sophisticated tool called RefRef that supposedly uses an SQL exploit to conduct website take-downs.

The Low Orbit Ion Cannon, or LOIC, is essentially a voluntary botnet that leverages the power of a large amount of "infected" PCs belonging to Anonymous members to launch massive DDoS attacks against targeted sites.

The LOIC's replacement could "have an enormous impact," according to Wisniewski, "if they're not full of crap."

"To begin with, LOIC is the least sophisticated possible thing you can do," the Sophos security adviser said. "Without taking [RefRef] apart, it's really difficult to know what it does. But what they're saying [with the new tool] is that there is a weakness or a flaw in a lot of websites that, by sending a specially crafted Web request, you can cache some Java Script on the Web server itself, and get the Web server to do the DoS'ing [of its own website] for you."

Another security firm, Imperva, may well have identified the RefRef tool in an analysis of the methods used by LulzSec to pull of their nearly two-month spree of high-profile Internet attacks.

Imperva found that the group turned a relatively little known intrusion tool called an RFI attack into a new way to conduct a DDoS attack.

"In other words, LulzSec used an often overlooked vulnerability to help ambush their targets," Imperva director of security strategy Rob Rachwald told PCMag in June. "An RFI attack inserts some nasty code into a Web application server. What does the code do? Usually, RFI is used to take over the Web application and steal data. In the case of LulzSec, they used it to conduct DDoS attacks."

But even if RefRef turns out to be a better tool than the LOIC, it's not likely to work with Facebook, Wisniewski said.

"From the standpoint of Facebook, a RefRef attack shouldn't be possible as very little SQL is in use at Facebook and what is in use is heavily abstracted from the internet."

Another possibility, of course, is that the Anons running Operation Facebook aren't planning a DDoS attack at all. In addition to website shutdowns, the hacking collective has also pulled off or had a hand in network intrusions, some showcasing fairly clever attack vectors, according to Imperva.

Perhaps Operation Facebook has less to do with simply taking the site offline than everybody thinks.

Era of the PC 'coming to a close'

The IBM 5150 set the standard and the basic look of the personal computer

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PCs are going the way of typewriters, vinyl records and vacuum tubes, one of the engineers who worked on the original machine has said.

The claim was made in a blog post commemorating 30 years since the launch of the first IBM personal computer.
No longer, said Dr Mark Dean, are PCs the leading edge of computing.
No single device has taken the PC's place, he said, instead it has been replaced by the socially-mediated innovation it has fostered.
While IBM was not the first to produce a personal computer, the launch of the 5150 on 12 August 1981 established standards and a design around which many desktop machines have since been built.
'Powerful impact' "When I helped design the PC, I didn't think I'd live long enough to witness its decline," wrote Dr Dean, an IBM engineer who worked on the development of the 5150 and owns three of the nine patents for it.
He revealed that he had already moved into the post-PC era as his primary computer was now a tablet.
Dr Dean does not deny that PCs will still be "much used" in the future but are no longer the force for innovation they once were.
Instead, he said, it was the interaction they enable that was driving efficiencies in the workplace and changes in society.
"It's becoming clear that innovation flourishes best not on devices but in the social spaces between them, where people and ideas meet and interact," he wrote.
He added: "It is there that computing can have the most powerful impact on economy, society and people's lives."
Microsoft also marked the anniversary of the unveiling of the 5150 with a blog considering the changes it had brought about.
Instead of talking about a post-PC era, Microsoft's Frank Shaw said the near future should be regarded as a PC-plus era given that more than 400 million personal computers are set to be sold in 2011.
Personal use of computers had spread beyond a desktop machine to game consoles, mobiles and on screens all around us, said Mr Shaw.
The future will see billions more going online and reaping the benefits of closer contact with computers, he said.
The changes initiated by the PC was "just getting started," he added.

How to Spot an Android Trojan

A recent report warns that Android malware is twice as common as it was six months ago. Here's how you can separate the bad apps from the good.

 

Malware that targets Android phones is on the rise. According to a recent report from mobile security specialists at Lookout, Android users are more than twice as likely to encounter nefarious software today than they were six months ago. When did downloading apps become a contact sport?
The open nature of the platform and the ease with which developers can upload apps in Google’s official Android Market are partially to blame. The same accessibility that makes Android attractive to phone manufacturers and developers has attracted the attention of mischief-makers and malware creators out to make a quick buck.
Fortunately, mobile devices have some inherent protections that don’t exist on traditional PCs. For any malware to infect your phone, you need to take some kind of action for it to happen—usually downloading and installing an app. That’s the good news. The bad news is that there are hundreds of thousands of Android apps, spread over several app stores. No cell phone is an island—you’ve got to download something at some point.
If you’re an Android user, there are a number of precautions you can take to better protect yourself (first thing: use a lock code on your phone). Downloading from only “trusted” sources is always good advice, but how do you know who to trust? Lots of great apps come from little developers and small businesses that most people wouldn’t recognize. How can you tell the difference between them and the bad guys?
There are a number of warning signs to help you spot evildoing Android apps, and we’ve compiled them below. But the main ingredient in protecting yourself is always vigilance. Read before you download—and after. Don’t blindly click on things (like permissions agreements) with wild abandon. All the rules below are essentially extensions of the golden rule of all security: stay on guard.
1. Look Up the Developer
When DroidDream, the first trojan to appear in the official Android Market, was discovered, th apps that contained the malware were from developers with names like Kingmall2010 and we20090202. Likewise, they hadn’t even replaced the default Android icon on the apps’ description pages. If there’s no real logo, and you haven't heard of the developer, at least Google the developer's name to see if it's legit.
2. Be Wary of Knock-Off Games
Games are trap of choice among many malware creators. Casual gaming on phones has been skyrocketing in recent years—no surprise when many apps cost just a buck or two. If it’s free, even better, right? Wrong. Some trojans disguise themselves as free versions of paid games, just with malware. Late last year a trojan dubbed “Gemini,” which recruited infected phones into a botnet, was found in various pirated versions of Android games, including President vs. Aliens and Baseball Superstars. If you think you're getting something for free that you would otherwise have to pay for, consider that you may be paying in another way: with your security.
2. Examine App Permissions
Every app in the Android Market has a page that explains what permissions you need to grant it for it to work properly. However, if that app actually ends up trying to grab more permissions than listed, that’s a huge red flag. Be sure to read any permissions requests carefully—why is a game asking to see your contact list, for instance? If you suspect any Android app of being malware, go to Manage Applications in your phone settings to check what items it has access to.
4. Negative Reviews
It’s fairly obvious, though it bears pointing out: If an app has several user reviews condemning it as malware, it’s probably malware. But even if an infected app’s nefarious payload hasn’t been discovered, its doubtful the creator hasn’t taken pains to make the app any good, and the reviews will probably reflect that. Bad reviews aren’t often a smoking gun, though: malware apps usually aren’t in app stores long enough for these to be a real guide, but that leads to another tip: if the app is brand new, and it’s not from a brand you know, wait a few days before you download.
5. Location Matters
Unlike other mobile platforms, Android has several third-party app stores, of varying quality and legitimacy. On top of that, the official Android Market is not available in some countries. China is the most notable notable one, and it’s no coincidence that the majority of Android trojans appear to originate from there. Most foreign Trojan developers don't invest in high-quality English-language marketing materials. Things like broken English, some details left blank, and incomprehensible strings of characters should all have you running away fast.

How USB Sticks Cause Data Breach, Malware Woes

Half of businesses have lost sensitive or confidential information due to USB memory sticks, with many incidents involving those infected with malware.

By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek
August 08, 2011 05:15 PM

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In the past two years, 70% of businesses have traced the loss of sensitive or confidential information to USB flash memory sticks. While such losses can obviously occur when the devices get lost or stolen, 55% of those incidents are likely related to malware-infected devices that introduced malicious code onto corporate networks. Those findings come from a new survey of 743 IT and information security professionals, conducted by Ponemon Institute in July, and sponsored by flash memory manufacturer Kingston Digital.

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Seemingly mindful of the information security and intellectual property risks, not all organizations permit the use of USB drives. Indeed, 36% of the survey respondents--who include employees at government agencies--said their approach to USB drives was "total lockdown through the use of a software solution to block the usage of USB ports."
But for most organizations, the study found, the use of USB drives is widespread. In addition, about half of surveyed organizations have policies that detail how employees can use USB drives to store sensitive or confidential information. But only half of those organizations actually enforce the policies. Meanwhile, only 21% of organizations with USB device security policies on the books use data loss prevention tools, and only 13% use network analysis technology to spot inappropriate use of USB drives.

On a related note, according to the study, 75% of respondents said they wouldn't pay a premium to ensure that USB drives are safe and secure. Unsurprisingly, 74% said they didn't use data loss prevention software to detect when confidential or sensitive information was being copied to the devices, or to monitor USB drives for viruses or malware. Nearly as many also don't have policies governing how USB drives are used, and don't see protecting information on USB drives as a top priority.
As with any storage device, data loss via USB thumb drives isn't new, and many survey respondents suspect that such losses often don't get reported. So far this year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, only five USB-related breaches have come to light, one of which included the theft of an unencrypted USB drive from the Family Planning Council in Philadelphia, which contained 70,000 records, in late 2010.
USB drives that are used as an attack mechanism also aren't new. Indeed, some experts have surmised, based on the pattern by which Stuxnet spread, that it initially infected only a handful of computers--and likely via a USB thumb drive.
Part of the difficulty in securing USB drives, perhaps, is that they're so common as to be unremarkable. In one test conducted earlier this year, for example, Department of Homeland Security staff scattered USB keys, some with the department's logo, around government and private contractor parking lots. Of the people who picked them up, according to Bloomberg, 60% later plugged the devices into their computer, although 90% of people who'd picked up a USB key with an official DHS logo plugged them in.
The study was cited as a failure of people to properly assess the threat posed by USB drives of unknown origin. But Bruce Schneier, chief security technology officer of BT, said the real issue involves operating systems. "The problem isn't that people are idiots, that they should know that a USB stick found on the street is automatically bad and a USB stick given away at a trade show is automatically good," he said in a blog post. "The problem is that the OS trusts random USB sticks. The problem is that the OS will automatically run a program that can install malware from a USB stick. The problem is that it isn't safe to plug a USB stick into a computer."
When might operating systems catch up? Sixty percent of organizations, according to the Ponemon survey, take a hands-off approach to USB drives because they don't want to hamper workers' productivity. Accordingly, any approach to encrypting such devices arguably needs to be seamless.
Already, removable storage devices can be encrypted in Windows 7, using BitLocker, on a per-device basis. In addition, commercial and open source software add-ons will automatically encrypt removable devices.
Meanwhile, the latest version of Apple's operation system, OS X 10.7, aka Lion, includes a feature called FileVault2, which will fully encrypt--using XTS-AES 128 encryption--not just hard drives, but also USB storage devices. There's no default option, however, for requiring a drive to be encrypted. As with Windows 7 BitLocker, each external storage device must be encrypted on a per-item basis, using Apple's Disk Utility software. When so formatted, the drive requires a password when it's first connected to a Mac, or disconnected and reconnected, or else it can't be accessed.
In other words, the latest versions of Windows and Mac OS X enable users to encrypt their USB drives. But until they view USB drive encryption as a priority, will they encrypt, and should they have to bother?
The vendors, contractors, and other outside parties with which you do business can create a serious security risk. Here's how to keep this threat in check. Also in the new, all-digital issue of Dark Reading: Why focusing solely on your own company's security ignores the bigger picture. Download it now. (Free registration required.)

PCLinuxOS 2011 - Linux Distro Reviews

 Hi
       Recently a friend from the USA urged me to try this latest Pclos distro, i did it thinking that i probably wouldnt have been impressed and would have uninstalled it after a week or two, how wrong i was. Ive been using windows since the days of windows95 , so had quite a good grip on how to keep a windows OS stable (although it has gotten easier to do) and running fast enough for my needs,  so of course i was a bit hesitant about switching to linux and learning konsole commands ect, hence the reason i thought it would only remain on my PC for a short time.  After install then installing a few packages from synaptic i started using Pclos for my day to day web browsing , which like a lot of users is looking at webpages and streaming video content, Pclos did this very well, each day i was liking it more and more , i have yet to find something that I could do on windows7 and am unable to on Pclos & i still cant, there seems to be software and apps in synaptic repo for everything i did on a windows platform. Not to mention the fact that it uses way less resources than windows, i would recommend this distro to anyone who is thinking about trying linux for the first time. Before i installed this i had only ever used Ubuntu for 1 week then my old laptop passed away, so i was/am a complete noob to linux and as i enjoy learning new things about computers i am enjoying learning about linux and how it works, it is now my  default OS. In hindsight it really wasnt such a sharp learning curve if u wanna check it out go here for the KDE desktop & here for the LXDE version. i hope this post may encourage someone whose a noob to linux to try it out.
   regards   cirrus

Windows XP Pro SP3 July 11 (SATA) •BOOTABLE ISO•

Windows XP Pro SP3 July 11 (SATA) •BOOTABLE ISO• (609.9 Mb)

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How To:
1. Burn this ISO Image (use low writing speed) to CD/DVD (via ImgBurn or Nero)
2. Boot from CD/DVD
3. Install
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Winamp Pro 5.621 Build 3133 Full FinalWinamp is a skinnable, multi-format media player.

Winamp supports a wide variety of contemporary and specialized music file formats, including MIDI, MOD, MPEG-1 audio layers 1 and 2, AAC, M4A, FLAC, WAV, OGG Vorbis, and Windows Media Audio. It supports gapless playback for MP3 and AAC, and Replay Gain for volume leveling across tracks. In addition, Winamp can play and import music from audio CDs, optionally with CD-Text, and can also burn music to CDs. Winamp supports playback of Windows Media Video and Nullsoft Streaming Video, as well as most of the video formats supported by Windows Media Player. 5.1 Surround sound is supported where formats and decoders allow.

Winamp supports many types of streaming media: Internet radio, Internet telelvision, XM Satellite Radio, AOL video, Singingfish content, podcasts, and RSS media feeds. It also has extendable support for portable media players, and users can access their media libraries anywhere via internet connections.

You can extend Winamp's functionality through the use of plug-ins, which are available on the Winamp site.

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Treesize Pro 4.3

• Efficient Disk Space Management from all perspectives

  • See the size of all folders including their subfolders and break it down to the file level
  • Visually track down disk usage in the pie or bar chart
  • Tree map visualizes hierarchy and sizes of subfolders in the selected directory
  • Details view with single files and additional information (e.g. date of last access)
  • Statistics about file types and file owners for every branch
  • Filter the file system tree on the left by a certain user or file type
  • List of the 100 biggest files
  • Distribution of occupied disk space by file age

• Customized Analyses & Views

  • Visible columns can be configured separately for the details view, Excel export, text file and printed reports
  • Include and exclude certain files or folders in your scans

• Full NTFS Support

  • Unicode file and folder names
  • File based NTFS compression
  • Hardlinks and Alternate Data Streams (ADS)
  • File paths longer than 255 characters can be found and processed correctly

• Perfect Integration with the Windows Explorer

  • Explorer context menu supported inside the TreeSize window
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• Full Network Support

  • TreeSize Professional has full support for network drives and scans UNC paths like \\Server\share                   
    

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UltraMon is a utility for multi-monitor systems, designed to increase productivity and unlock the full potential of multiple monitors.

• efficiently move windows and maximize windows across the desktop
• manage more applications with the Smart Taskbar
• control application positioning with UltraMon Shortcuts
• multi-monitor support for desktop wallpapers and screen savers
• mirror your main monitor to secondary monitors for a presentation

     For complete information about UltraMon, start your tour here

        Should you like what you see and feel you could make use of this excellent application

      you can download the FULL version here  No crack's or Keygens. Enjoy.

      

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FRAPS Realtime Video Capturing & Benchmarking

Fraps is a universal Windows application that can be used with games using DirectX or OpenGL graphic technology. In its current form Fraps performs many tasks and can best be described as:

Benchmarking Software - Show how many Frames Per Second (FPS) you are getting in a corner of your screen. Perform custom benchmarks and measure the frame rate between any two points. Save the statistics out to disk and use them for your own reviews and applications.

Screen Capture Software - Take a screenshot with the press of a key! There's no need to paste into a paint program every time you want a new shot. Your screen captures are automatically named and timestamped.

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You don't have to be doing anything wrong on the Internet to become a casualty of malware. WinPatrol takes snapshot of your critical system resources and alerts you to any changes that may occur without your knowledge. WinPatrol was the pioneer in using a heuristic behavioral approach to detecting Zero-Day attacks and violations of your computing environment. WinPatrol continues to be the most powerful system monitor for its small memory footprint.

WinPatrol's easy tabbed interface allows you to explore deep inside your computer without having to be a computer expert. A one-time investment in WinPatrol PLUS provides a unique experience you won't find in any other software.



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WinPatrol works its best under Windows 7 but is still the best optimized monitor for Windows XP & Vista systems.

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.DLL Hijack Scanner

scan every .dll on ur windows machine in case any have been injected with malware, get the tool here
http://tinyurl.com/3oqj3kf
follow instructions in the readme.txt difficulty level - 1/10
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XMBC (Media Centre)

XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, and Windows. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, XBMC is a non-profit project run and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 50 software developers have contributed to XBMC, and 100-plus translators have worked to expand its reach, making it available in more than 30 languages.

While XBMC functions very well as a standard media player application for your computer, it has been designed to be the perfect companion for your HTPC. Supporting an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its beautiful interface and powerful skinning engine, XBMC feels very natural to use from the couch and is the ideal solution for your home theater.

Currently XBMC can be used to play almost all popular audio and video formats around. It was designed for network playback, so you can stream your multimedia from anywhere in the house or directly from the internet using practically any protocol available. Use your media as-is: XBMC can play CDs and DVDs directly from the disk or image file, almost all popular archive formats from your hard drive, and even files inside ZIP and RAR archives. It will even scan all of your media and automatically create a personalized library complete with box covers, descriptions, and fanart. There are playlist and slideshow functions, a weather forecast feature and many audio visualizations. Once installed, your computer will become a fully functional multimedia jukebox.

Screenshots http://xbmc.org/skins/
Download http://xbmc.org/download/
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.SCR Windows Screensavers

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£ screensavers converted to .scr by me enjoy
all exe files are 100% malware free, feel free to upload any files on this page to virustotal.
cirrus
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Add ”Take Ownership” to Explorer Right-Click Menu in Win 7 or Vista

Taking ownership of system files or folders in Windows 7 or Vista is not a simple task. Whether you use the GUI or the command line, it takes far too many steps.

Thankfully somebody created a registry hack that will give you a menu item for “Take Ownership” that will handle all the steps for you. (If you are the person that originally made this script, let me know and I’ll give you credit)

Install

Download and unzip the files contained in the zipfile. Double-click the InstallTakeOwnership.reg file and click through the prompts. No reboot necessary.

http://www.mediafire.com/?dnemwumzthw

Uninstall

Double-click the RemoveTakeOwnership.reg file and click through the prompts. No reboot necessary.
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how long does it take your windows 7 to boot up ??

would u like to know exactly how long it takes ur windows 7 machine to boot up ? heres a visual basic script which will do just that, after executing the script it will reboot ur computer, upon boot the first thing u will see is a dialouge box telling u exactly how long the boot process took,get it here http://www.mediafire.com/?5n03kz5tdmw
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SARDU – Multiboot USB Creator (Windows)

SARDU is another nice Windows based Multiboot USB Creator that can also be used to create Multiboot CD/DVD's.
Created by Davide Costa, SARDU enables you to create a Multiboot UFD containing your basic essential Utilities,
Antivirus, and Windows XP/7 Installers.
On top of that, SARDU offers the built in ability to Defragment your USB Drive, and burn an ISO to CD/DVD.
http://www.sarducd.it/beta/downloads/SARDU_2.0.2_Beta6.zip

Download from above, Unzip and Run latest version of SARDU
(1) Click the ISO Icon to select the folder containing your ISO's
(2) Select your USB Drive
(3) Click the USB Icon to Create the Multiboot USB
(4) Restart your PC, setting your BIOS or Boot Menu to boot from the Flash Drive. Proceed to boot from the USB and enjoy.

Visit the developers website for a more indepth tutorial & tutorial video  http://www.sarducd.it
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Virustotal uploader 2.0

 Scaffolders spanner award goes to this shell extension that will add virustotal to the :send to option in your context menu, it uploads files quickly to Virustotals 40+ A.V engines (20MB per File Limit)
so its easier than ever to check any suspect files

http://www.mediafire.com/?eynkw2lnmtz
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Unlocker

Every so often you download a file, and when your finished with it, you go to delete it and then you get the famous error message. ” Windows was not able to remove the selected file because it is currently in use” this just drives me nuts when I see it. Ok, right so I just go and close whatever window I had open that caused the file to be in use and try again.

Nope still doesn’t work. Right then, I’ll close every single window and program, that should do the trick. Try to remove the file again, but nope still you keep getting that error message.

You’re getting worried at this stage, is this a virus or what? So you go and reboot your machine, then you go once more to delete the file, but still no luck, error message yet again.

So what do you do? Are you stuck with this file forever? Well not anymore, now there is a program called “Unlocker” which will solve all your problems.

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It works with both Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit (there is a different version for each so be sure to download the right one) and even better it’s free.

It works out which processes are running and causing the file to be in use, and kills them which then allows it to delete the file. What’s more, you don’t even have to reboot your machine unlike other file removal programs.

Just a word of note though, because of the nature of this program, several antivirus programs mark it as a false positive and think it’s malware. But rest assured, it’s not and there’s proof of that on the developers blog

You can download the

32 Bit version here  http://www.brothersoft.com/download-unlocker-208761.html

64 Bit version here    http://www.brothersoft.com/download-unlocker-60547.html
Njoi Cirrus
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LastPass

If ur anything like me you will hate having to type in usernames and passwords all the time, sure the browser can save them, but lastpass is much more secure and the best bit is, if u have more than one pc then Lastpass is all you need to sync all your usernames/passwords between pc's, This software gets a scaffolders spanner award from me, try it out im sure u will be impressed
LastPass is a password manager that makes web browsing easier and more secure.
Never forget a password again and log into your sites with a single mouse click.
it'sEVERYWHERE even has an app for mobile devices, check out the download link below.

Automatically synchronizes your data: access it from anywhere at anytime.
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Protect yourself against phishing scams, online fraud, and malware.
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All of your data is encrypted locally on your PC - only YOU can unlock it.
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Using a Mac, Windows, or Linux?
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Download it here
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Dont use for sensitive sites ie. online banking/paypal/shopping sites
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Windows sidebar.exe Memory Leak Fix Vista & 7

As a sysadmin I like to know what is happening on my computer. Knowing what processes are running and how much memory they’re using seems to be a common pass time for a lot of people. While I run Linux servers and nothing else, my preferred workstation operating system is Windows. Currently I’m running Windows 7, but I’ve noticed this problem also exists in the Windows Vista version as well.

Quite some time back when using Vista, I noticed the sidebar.exe process generally consumes vast/large amounts of memory. My Googling concluded consumption varied depending on degrees of usage, what gadgets are being used and the system uptime. This blogger recorded 1.3Gb of RAM hogged by the sidebar.exe process. I just wanted to make a blog post though and say, if you’re reading this… you’re not alone in your confusion brother.

What is this all about? If looking in task manager and running the Windows Sidebar application, you might notice sidebar.exe using lots of memory. There’s a lot of confusion over why it uses so much memory and what the cause is. When a process eats into available memory and doesn’t release unused memory to the point of exhaustion – it is called a memory leak (more at Wikipedia).

Most people will tell you, just “restart your computer”, “kill the process”, “just don’t use it” or “delete the gadget” and it will fix the problem. Well… I have to stop right here and have a rant… Any person with a lick of common sense will tell you it doesn’t fix the damn problem!! It’s infuriating to read posts by n00bs who honestly have no idea what they’re on about, suggesting these dumb ideas. There is a problem! Covering your eyes and saying “I can’t see it” doesn’t fix it!

Some people (including myself) actually value the easy accessibility of information the side bar can deliver. There are lots of great gadgets out there which will give you cool key information about your system, operating environment and access social networking feeds like Twitter, etc.

So what is the deal with this memory over consumption thing anyway? Well I found this excellent blog post by Mark Russinovich, “The Case of the Frozen Clock Gadget” which takes a detailed look into the problem. He concludes the problem is “down to a leaky Sidebar API” – which doesn’t seem surprising considering Microsoft.

Being Microsoft, and knowing this problem has prevailed through both Windows Vista and Windows 7 now – I’m getting the sense we’ll be lucky to ever see this sidebar memory leak problem resolved. To think, just a minor tweak or rewrite of a function could potentially spark spontaneous celebration and world peace should it even appear on Microsoft’s radar. A little bit of me dies each time I think about it – knowing if Windows was open source, we’d all have this problem nailed by now.

So what can you do to fix this problem? Nothing it seems. While others have suggested you can simply not use Windows Sidebar, restarting the process (killing and starting again), or restarting the computer will temporarily recover your lost memory, it isn’t a long term fix. Really though, considering the amount of RAM we’re running on these days it doesn’t make that much difference personally to my usage. Even if my overall usage does get extreme, the operating system should page/swap the unused memory from RAM to disk. The only downside to that is temporary degraded performance during swapping/paging.

ive written a batch script, and confirmed this works in Windows 7 (should work in Windows Vista too).

get it here sidebar .bat http://tinyurl.com/69rlepr

You can make it a task scheduler entry or just keep it handy in the start menu for when u notice sidebar.exe not releasing ram.
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Hacker Promises to Leak Personal Details of Tony Blair

June 24, 2011 04:50pm EST
Mark Hachman By Mark Hachman

A member of hacker group TeaMp0isoN (Team Poison) leaked personal information of U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, plus the phone numbers and addresses of dozens of members of the government who allegedly supported the war on Iraq, on Friday night.

Team Poison, described as "professional hackers" in an interview with FoxNews.com, said it had the information for a year now, according to the Twitter feed of TriCk, a member of the group.

TriCk posted the list on Friday night, which included the National Insurance number of Tony Blair, the phone number of 10 Downing Street, plus the alleged phone numbers and addresses of some of Blair's contacts, including Lord and Lady Irvine and Denis MacShane, Baroness Thornton, the MP for Rotherham. MacShane's name was misspelled "McShane," however.

The information was obtained in Dec. 2010, TriCk posted. "We still have access to the Webmail server, phone numbers may have changed but all the information is 100% legit."

"Tony Blair's Private Info is getting leaked tonight, so is his Personal Adivsors CV and UK MPs & Lords who supported the war in iraq," TriCk posted to his Twitter feed earlier on Friday.

"doing the writeup now - Tony Blair and his cockroaches are getting owned tonight. - War IS Terror. -" TriCk added just before press time.

"iv always said i was a blackhat, so cut all ur bullshit whitehat talk -- kthxbye," he wrote.

Hex, another member of the group, has also claimed that Team Poison would also try and reveal the identities of the LulzSec group, according to the FoxNews interview. "th3j35t3r" (The Jester) who claims to be a "hacktivist for good" has also highlighted documents that claim to reveal the identity of one of the members of the LulzSec group, known as "Sabu".

With the rise of Anonymous last year, formerly shadowy hacking groups have seemingly begun seeking the spotlight, forming Twitter feeds, Web sites and press releases, and even doing interviews with the media. Relationships between the groups seem to fluctuate; at one point, LulzSec and Anonymous seemed to consider themselves rivals, then joined forces to attack Web sites under the moniker "Operation Anti-Security".

Team Poison, meanwhile, appears contemptuous of LulzSec. "We're here to show the world that they're nothing but a bunch of script kiddies," Hex0010, a 23-year-old member of TeaMp0isoN, said in the FoxNews.com interview.

"iN^SaNe", another member of Team Poison, also said that the Blair documents would be released. "We don't release stuff which cause problems for innocent people, we do it to those who deserve it," he wrote on Twitter.

And TriCk spent much of Thursday night taunting "anonymouSabu", presumably the "Sabu" identified in the leaked document. TriCk also addressed "anonymouSabu" several times as Saad Naveed.

LulzSec, meanwhile, hacked and leaked information belonging to Arizona law enforcement Thursday night, which authorities later confirmed as genuine, sensitive, but not confidential, according to reports.

This week, London police arrested a 19-year-old man for several high-profile cyber attacks that could be connected to hacker group LulzSec. He was later identified as Ryan Cleary of Wickford, and charged with bringing down the Web sites of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the British Phonographic Industry, via a DDoS attack. He was also charged with two counts of conspiring to distribute a computer program to form a botnet and a DDoS network.

Anonymous, meanwhile, has largely gone quiet, noting only that the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized multiple servers in a raid on a Reston, Va. data center as the agency looked for evidence of LulzSec.

Editor's Note: This story was updated at 3:47 PM PT after Blair's personal information and contact list was posted.

For more from Mark, follow him on Twitter @MarkHachman.

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R.I.P Mary Mac

 

Goodnight Maw XXX

Mary Mclean [nee] Mcrimmon 29/3/1949 - 02/02/2011

Not Forgotten

Don't stand over my grave and cry

I am not there, I did not die.