filed in Privacy, Software on Nov.04, 2008
There’s a critical, remotely exploitable vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat/Reader version 8.
According to an advisory from Core Security, Adobe Reader suffers from a stack buffer overflow when parsing specially crafted (invalid) PDF files. The flaw could be exploited if a user is tricked into opening a rigged PDF file, the company warned.
From the alert:
The vulnerability is caused [...]
filed in Internet, Software on Oct.23, 2008
Chinese Internet users are outraged with Microsoft’s launch of an anti-piracy tool targeting Chinese computer users to ensure they buy genuine software.
The “Windows Genuine Advantage” program, which turns the user’s screen black if the installed software fails a validation test, is Microsoft’s latest weapon in its war on piracy in China, where the vast majority [...]
filed in Computers, Software on Aug.09, 2008
Don’t trust software to be secure. Vista DEP (Data Execution Prevention) isn’t doing a good job protecting Vista users. It’s only partially enabled and if switched fully on too many applications fail. I find this absurd that applications would fail if DEP is totally enabled. It’s not what the doctor ordered.
It’s just another day of [...]
filed in Business, Tech on Jul.06, 2008
With all the hoopla on how bad Windows Vista is, and how everyone will stay with XP seems to be a redundant conversation by many of the big media companies. Now it’s all about YouTube versus Viacom, blah, blah, and who gives a damn? I certainly don’t, and I am sure many of you don’t [...]
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