Posts Tagged ‘antivirus’

The leaks are certainly building up the closer we get to Photokina 2012 in Cologne a couple of weeks from now. Today’s leak comes courtesy of 43 Rumors , which has dumped a whole list of specs for Panasonic’s rumored GH3 Micro Four Thirds camera that’s apparently aimed to take down DSLRs with APS-C sensors like the Nikon D7000 and Canon 7D . The leaked specs are highlighted by a 16-megapixel sensor, maximum ISO of 12,800, the “fastest AF of any interchangeable lens system camera,” and a magnesium alloy body that’s — unsurprisingly — said to be bigger than its predecessor, the GH2 (pictured above). Be sure to check out the full specs below, but keep in mind that these are just rumor even though 43 Rumors says they come from “many..

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Panasonic GH3 Micro Four Thirds spec sheet leaked before rumored Photokina 2012 reveal

Last month, IFTTT brought its web 2.0 automation service to the home with its integration with Belkin’s WeMo range , and now it’s planning to offer personalized scripts that provide the latest coverage of the 2012 London Olympics . Dubbed the ESPN Olympics coverage channel, it can be “triggered” by real-time events like the winning of an Olympic medal, a world record is set, or when a story matches a custom search query. From there, you can tell IFTTT what to with that information, like send updates to Pocket or tweet major stories on your behalf. There are an abundance of filters that you can use to customize the content to your liking , and you can take a peek at some of the channel’s pre-made recipes here . Continue reading…

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IFTTT’s ESPN Olympics coverage channel offers personalized event notifications

If you were interested in computing in the 80s, chances are good that you crossed paths with Apple’s venerable II series. There’s a pretty great nostalgia factor associated with these machines, so coming across an Apple IIc that has undergone a full upgrade to 2004-era hardware. Charles Mangin over at Mental Hygine successfully upgraded the 1MHz 65C02 and 128K of RAM originally in the IIc to a G4 processor running at 1.4GHz with 1GB of RAM, and even built a VGA adapter that outputs a monochrome NTSC signal. Mangin also retrofitted the keyboard to run through USB via an Arduino box and slapped the innards of an optical mouse in the original mouse shell. While a G4 in this day and age is certainly out-of-date, it’s a lot more usable than..

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Introducing the Apple IIc G4: 2004′s technology crammed into a 1984 body

We’ve been waiting all weekend for Stabyourself.net ‘s launch countdown to tick down to zero, and now the developer’s much-anticipated mashup of Mario Bros. and Portal has arrived on virtual shelves. As billed, Mari0 is a “complete from scratch recreation of Super Mario Bros.,” except Mario has a Portal gun now. The game is free, cross platform, and open source, so there’s no reason not to try it out

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Play this: ‘Mari0′

The source code for several Symantec products was stolen in a network breach in 2006. A weeks-long extortion attempt followed this past January, resulting in the release of the code for pcAnywhere on The Pirate Bay. We’ve got all the developments from Symantec, law-enforcement, and the hacker group for you right here. Continue reading…

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Symantec source code stolen: the extortion, investigation, and release

McAfee, the anti-virus software maker, admits that two security holes in its SaaS for Total Protection product could grant spammers access to users’ computers. The first glitch potentially allows attackers to execute code through an ActiveX command, though an earlier patch for a separate issue renders the exploit unworkable. A second glitch in the company’s “rumor” technology allows hackers to turn the computer in question into an “open relay” through which spam could be sent, though they wouldn’t have access to the user’s data. At least one user has fallen prey to the attack so far.

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McAfee bug could turn company’s anti-malware service into spambot

Microsoft has released a new beta tool called Windows Defender Offline that’s designed to scan for spyware and viruses prior to Windows startup, which could make it effective against malicious software, like rootkits, that can be difficult to remove while the OS is running. It’s designed to boot from removable media such as a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, making it particularly useful for troubleshooting multiple computers. The tool has similar functionality as the new version of Windows Defender that will be integrated with Windows 8 , which adds the virus protection that’s not included in the version that ships with Windows Vista and Windows 7. Windows Defender Offline beta is now available for download as a 214MB setup file from the… Continue reading…

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Windows Defender Offline beta tool removes malware before startup

Researchers at North Carolina State University have uncovered a security flaw in eight different Android phones that could let malicious third-party apps eavesdrop and track users by accessing critical services, like geo-location and recorded audio, without a user’s permission.  How is that possible? The researchers found “capability leaks” in pre-installed services and applications on phones by Samsung , HTC and Motorola . There are two types of capability leaks, “explicit” and “implicit,” and they work a little something like this: an explicit leak lets an app ask for permissions to features that haven’t been properly locked down, and an implicit leak lets one app piggyback on another app’s permissions to do whatever the user approved… Continue reading…

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Researchers discover Android security leaks in pre-installed software