Ok after sniffing around IRC (including the said hackers channel) and various boards this secret "underground" program the securityfocus guy quotes doesn't exist , its vapourware.
what does exist is a kludge of tftp servers,query utils and glorified DOCSIS editors that with 20minutes and a *lot* of messing about you can change your config settings and then only until the ISP check your modem (automated) via SNMP , deny this and your cut off, accept it and it will detect your hacked config and cut you off...permanently so you are screwed either way.
not to mention that most of the cable modem companies are using MD5 hashes to validate the config files integrity (MIC (Message Integrity Check)), other than a severe hardware hack your not going to crack much with this verification.
i came accross tco-iso's website quite a while ago and after a few visits over the months it seemed to of ground to a halt when they realised that MD5 was involved, they even mentioned the possibility of brute forcing the hash which raised a smile from a few of us.
They point to their IRC channel for files but the *only* files that exist are just mirrors of the files their site links to, no "onestep" or 30mb files and certainly nothing special in the files (other than someone knows how to use a hexeditor on PD software)
some people dont understand how uncapping really works but i think speedguide's article seems to sum it up nicely.
they are probably the most effective ways of reducing speed *everyone* slows down for them, getting fined 80 quid (£80) a time soon bangs the message home, yeah you can contest them in court but that works out more expensive and they have all the proof they need , sure you can say it wasnt you driving, but then you have to inform the police who was, if you don't they fine the registered owner of the vehicle by default
we even have whole websites dedicated to them there are even in-car systems that link up to GPS giving you the locations of speed traps, a whole industry seems to of sprung up around them.
Apparently they cause more pollution in towns though, as when drivers learn where they are they accelerate in-between each camera and brake just before the trap, the acceleration to brake method wastes a lot of fuel which is just kicked out the exhaust pipe as unburnt gas, this pollution effect of traffic calming has also been observed with speed humps as people do the same accelerate-brake method in order to speed up the particlar street.
Its amusing that the rest of the world seems to be starting this failsafe method of traffic enforcement
"Shauna Smith, a wireless industry analyst with ARS Inc., said the Verizon Wireless launch this week was a disappointment for the industry and users looking to capitalize on 3G. (Verizon Wireless officials) say the maximum speeds that they provide are 144 Kbps, but actual speeds are 40 to 60 Kbps, which really qualifies it as a 2.5G technology, but it is not technically 3G yet," she said. "What we're looking for in 3G is speeds around 2 Mbps, but we won't see that kind of speed until 2003 or 2004 before we starting touching (that speed). "
so looks like "3G" is still a overhyped buzzword and not reality yet
This guy has made a whole website about the "myths" of viruses
http://www.vMyths.com
Something smells fishy if a billion dollar business depends on these creations, and who knows more about them and how they work and how to create them than anyone else ?, consipracy or our friends and saviours ?
"Putting a satellite in orbit doesn't necessarily increase space debris"
actually it does, the article at space.com says
"Small junk, some of it created by rocket explosions, can rip holes in a spacecraft or disable a satellite by causing electrical shorts that result from clouds of superheated gas, called plasma, that are sometimes generated in an impact."
so just the process of putting a satellite in orbit creates junk travelling at 22,000 mph
the article actually mentions that point but presumably Disney would refuse to comment, even though most of their success seems to of been as a result of other peoples work and "IP".
Many of Disney's classic children's movies were based on stories, like Pinocchio, on which any copyright claims had lapsed. Had the current law been in effect in 1939, David O. Selznick would have required permission from Emily Bronte's heirs to make his film of Wuthering Heights, a book written in 1847.
I think the general concensus amonst us all is that spyware is bad, yet the only reliable (and free) solution seems to of been delegated to our friends at Lavasoft, while they are doing a *great* job, their project is unfortunatly closed source and therefore people/programmers cannot really contribute to its success (other than donate cash which is reccomended but not convienent to everyone)
if people feel so strongly on this issue why hasen't anyone started an open source solution to this scurge so the talented programmers amongs us can improve the scanning and detection techniques ?
at the moment the spyware companies only really have to make their product beat lavasofts Adaware and they are in business (at least til/if Adaware picks it up)
sure spyware seems to be only targeted to Windows users but as other operating systems become more widespread it is only a matter of time before they spread to these alternative platforms too
while closed source could be argued as a good thing (stop spycompanies seeing how it works) could they beat 100's of programmers all working to make the scanning engine more robust and secure, this obviously works in regards to computer security on *nix platforms as viruses are not more prominent than closed source platforms so would beating spyware benefit from these same techniques ?
While i agree that these spyware programs should be regarded as viruses/trojans i think once you bring a commercial element into the equation you open yourselves up to attacks of perpetuating the products life/success (ie: rumours that virus detection companies create viruses)
so would an open source spyware detection solution work ?
Call me an old timer but i actually like to play these RPG's in single player mode with a mission based strategy and enjoy the scenery along the way , yet all these *mods* wether its Castle Wolfenstein or MOHAA [insert fav rpg] all seem to cater for multiplayer only, which seem to involve running frantically round an enviroment blasting anything that moves, making these RPG's all essentially Quake 3, which seems strange that everyone wants to mod their fave rpg into another quake clone ?!
Does anyone make mods for single players? ie: new missions,stories etc or are these "lifeblood" mods only cater for turning RPG's into multiplayer online quake clones ?
yet the *only* person who makes a browser plugin is Adobe (all 8mb of it), so much for open:/
So one again iam left choosing between two multi national corps, one who has a 400k plugin (MM) that i probably already and 80% of audiences can view it, or one who has a 8mb plugin (AD) which i definately havent got, so i need to download it on my 56k modem, so how long is 8mb going to take at 4kbps to download ? hmm too long
SVG while great its a standard, no developer in his right mind would develop something that needs a 8mb plugin to view 100k of content, at least certainly not on a "general public" educational site (usability aside)
so really SVG isnt even an option, conforming to standards means nothing if no-one is going to use unless it was bundled as standard with new PC's like Flash(TM), this is the key to a formats success.
this seems to be turning into the war of formats like the betamax vs VHS debate, while betamax was superior to VHS in terms of quality VHS won the battle due to more "software" being available for it, this seems to be ringing true with the X-Box vs PS2 but then its still early days and M$ have a good history of supporting developers with their products unlike Sony who prosecute and seek out anyone who even remotly comes near to improving their products.
anyone captured where exactly it is sending this data (ie: whatever.microsoft.com) along with these other "spyware" cddb apps (winamp etc), so some of us may block them on our firewalls/hosts files
Slashdot Mirror
Ok after sniffing around IRC (including the said hackers channel) and various boards this secret "underground" program the securityfocus guy quotes doesn't exist , its vapourware.
what does exist is a kludge of tftp servers,query utils and glorified DOCSIS editors that with 20minutes and a *lot* of messing about you can change your config settings and then only until the ISP check your modem (automated) via SNMP , deny this and your cut off, accept it and it will detect your hacked config and cut you off...permanently
so you are screwed either way.
not to mention that most of the cable modem companies are using MD5 hashes to validate the config files integrity (MIC (Message Integrity Check)), other than a severe hardware hack your not going to crack much with this verification.
i came accross tco-iso's website quite a while ago and after a few visits over the months it seemed to of ground to a halt when they realised that MD5 was involved, they even mentioned the possibility of brute forcing the hash which raised a smile from a few of us.
They point to their IRC channel for files but the *only* files that exist are just mirrors of the files their site links to, no "onestep" or 30mb files and certainly nothing special in the files (other than someone knows how to use a hexeditor on PD software)
some people dont understand how uncapping really works but i think speedguide's article seems to sum it up nicely.
Those cameras while a total pain in the ass
but they work.
they are probably the most effective ways of reducing speed *everyone* slows down for them,
getting fined 80 quid (£80) a time soon bangs the message home, yeah you can contest them in court but that works out more expensive and they have all the proof they need , sure you can say it wasnt you driving, but then you have to inform the police who was, if you don't they fine the registered owner of the vehicle by default
we even have whole websites dedicated to them there are even in-car systems that link up to GPS giving you the locations of speed traps, a whole industry seems to of sprung up around them.
Apparently they cause more pollution in towns though, as when drivers learn where they are they accelerate in-between each camera and brake just before the trap, the acceleration to brake method wastes a lot of fuel which is just kicked out the exhaust pipe as unburnt gas, this pollution effect of traffic calming has also been observed with speed humps as people do the same accelerate-brake method in order to speed up the particlar street.
Its amusing that the rest of the world seems to be starting this failsafe method of traffic enforcement
Big brother is truly here
whoops i meant 3G, see the buzzword hype is already getting to me
According to this article
"Shauna Smith, a wireless industry analyst with ARS Inc., said the Verizon Wireless launch this week was a disappointment for the industry and users looking to capitalize on 3G.
(Verizon Wireless officials) say the maximum speeds that they provide are 144 Kbps, but actual speeds are 40 to 60 Kbps, which really qualifies it as a 2.5G technology, but it is not technically 3G yet," she said. "What we're looking for in 3G is speeds around 2 Mbps, but we won't see that kind of speed until 2003 or 2004 before we starting touching (that speed). "
so looks like "3G" is still a overhyped buzzword and not reality yet
This guy has made a whole website about the "myths" of viruses
http://www.vMyths.com
Something smells fishy if a billion dollar business depends on these creations, and who knows more about them and how they work and how to create them than anyone else ?,
consipracy or our friends and saviours ?
"Putting a satellite in orbit doesn't necessarily increase space debris"
actually it does, the article at space.com says
"Small junk, some of it created by rocket explosions, can rip holes in a spacecraft or disable a satellite by causing electrical shorts that result from clouds of superheated gas, called plasma, that are sometimes generated in an impact."
so just the process of putting a satellite in orbit creates junk travelling at 22,000 mph
Classic article
http://www.uoe.dk/csworld/security-.html
Real Computer security
the article actually mentions that point but presumably Disney would refuse to comment, even though most of their success seems to of been as a result of other peoples work and "IP".
Many of Disney's classic children's movies were based on stories, like Pinocchio, on which any copyright claims had lapsed. Had the current law been in effect in 1939, David O. Selznick would have required permission from Emily Bronte's heirs to make his film of Wuthering Heights, a book written in 1847.
funny how times change
I think the general concensus amonst us all is that spyware is bad, yet the only reliable (and free) solution seems to of been delegated to our friends at Lavasoft, while they are doing a *great* job, their project is unfortunatly closed source and therefore people/programmers cannot really contribute to its success (other than donate cash which is reccomended but not convienent to everyone)
if people feel so strongly on this issue why hasen't anyone started an open source solution to this scurge so the talented programmers amongs us can improve the scanning and detection techniques ?
at the moment the spyware companies only really have to make their product beat lavasofts Adaware and they are in business (at least til/if Adaware picks it up)
sure spyware seems to be only targeted to Windows users but as other operating systems become more widespread it is only a matter of time before they spread to these alternative platforms too
while closed source could be argued as a good thing (stop spycompanies seeing how it works) could they beat 100's of programmers all working to make the scanning engine more robust and secure, this obviously works in regards to computer security on *nix platforms as viruses are not more prominent than closed source platforms
so would beating spyware benefit from these same techniques ?
While i agree that these spyware programs should be regarded as viruses/trojans i think once you bring a commercial element into the equation you open yourselves up to attacks of perpetuating the products life/success (ie: rumours that virus detection companies create viruses)
so would an open source spyware detection solution work ?
Call me an old timer but i actually like to play these RPG's in single player mode with a mission based strategy and enjoy the scenery along the way , yet all these *mods* wether its Castle Wolfenstein or MOHAA [insert fav rpg] all seem to cater for multiplayer only, which seem to involve running frantically round an enviroment blasting anything that moves, making these RPG's all essentially Quake 3, which seems strange that everyone wants to mod their fave rpg into another quake clone ?!
Does anyone make mods for single players? ie: new missions,stories etc or are these "lifeblood" mods only cater for turning RPG's into multiplayer online quake clones ?
who needs Windows at all with this
http://www.halcyonsoft.com/
combined with
.NET,.ASP both on Linux and having used it, it actually doesnt suck as much as chillisofts implementation
SVG a great open standard.
yet the *only* person who makes a browser plugin is Adobe (all 8mb of it), so much for open
So one again iam left choosing between two multi national corps, one who has a 400k plugin (MM) that i probably already and 80% of audiences can view it,
or
one who has a 8mb plugin (AD) which i definately havent got, so i need to download it on my 56k modem, so how long is 8mb going to take at 4kbps to download ? hmm too long
SVG while great its a standard, no developer in his right mind would develop something that needs a 8mb plugin to view 100k of content, at least certainly not on a "general public" educational site (usability aside)
so really SVG isnt even an option, conforming to standards means nothing if no-one is going to use unless it was bundled as standard with new PC's like Flash(TM), this is the key to a formats success.
this seems to be turning into the war of formats like the betamax vs VHS debate, while betamax was superior to VHS in terms of quality VHS won the battle due to more "software" being available for it, this seems to be ringing true with the X-Box vs PS2 but then its still early days and M$ have a good history of supporting developers with their products unlike Sony who prosecute and seek out anyone who even remotly comes near to improving their products.
Yes we both have sorted things out quite politely and amicably and if beer was digitizable there would be a few glasses being filled
now theres a thought digital beer mmm
I wonder if mathew broderick was involved ?
[blatent plug]
,dialers, sneakware, scumware ,p2p app advertising too
:)
Try my host file project remember.mine.nu, i try to update it daily/weekly and makes just about every other hosts file redundant
blocks spyware
linux,bsd,mac,pc,*.nix
12,000 blocked servers and i havent seen an advert or popup in months
ps.
and if you already using a "hosts file" then you can upload yours so i can add it to the list.
[/blatent plug]
Try my host file project, i try to update it daily/weekly and makes just about every other hosts file redundant
blocks spyware
linux,bsd,mac,pc,*.nix
12,000 blocked hosts and i havent seen an advert in months
ps.
and if you already using a "hosts file" then you can upload yours so i can add it to the list.
only brings.
ASP
Average Sexual Performance
.NET
.Never Enough Titties
ok i'll try again
h tt p://icpc.baylor.edu/icpc/Finals/problems.pdf
http://access.adobe.com/perl/convertPDF.pl?url=
If you havent Acrobat you can use this..
Programming Contest World Finals
so how is this any different than steg
where a message is hidden in noise (the image) then when the image (noise) is subtracted the message appears.
are we still trying to re-invent the wheel here or am i missing something ?
http://access.adobe.com/adv_form.html
just enter the url of said pdf and hit submit and voila good ol' html is returned
sure try my one, updated daily/weekly and makes just about every other hosts file redundant, blocks spyware too
linux,bsd,mac,pc
12,000 blocked hosts and counting
you might want to trim it , but i run it as it is and have no real problems.
If you steal my data and your a commercial company its called "tracking" and thats ok morally and legally.
If i steal a commercial companies data its called theft and iam deemed a thief and morally and legally wrong.
Funny how things work out for some
anyone captured where exactly it is sending this data (ie: whatever.microsoft.com) along with these other "spyware" cddb apps (winamp etc), so some of us may block them on our firewalls/hosts files