F-Secure, a finnish security company recently found a malware which installs itself to almost all operating systems. It is a web exploit which recognizes the OS of the visitor and then installs the corresponding malicious code for that OS. This one is not installed on your system unless you approve a Java applet installation. In all operating systems the code does the same thing, it connects to a command and control server (with IP 186.87.69.249) and then it downloads additional code to execute. The name of this scary but intelligent malware is GetShell.A. There are millions of malware out there and you can’t be too careful.
Yahoo Voice Hacked
Yahoo! Voice has been hacked and 400,000 passwords were leaked. If you use Yahoo Voice then you should change your password A.S.A.P. Also, if you are using the same password on other websites and services, now it is a good time to change those too. Once again, the hack was based on SQL injection. Yahoo! has released a statement where apologizes for the attack to the users. If hackers have the password of your email account then they can access any other accounts where you used this email to sign up.
MacBook users should use Firefox
Some MacBook users experienced with system crashes recently. Most of them were using Chrome and as it turns out this was the reason. Chrome has a graphics resources leak and that was making MacBook to freeze or crash. Google has fixed the problem but my opinion is that you should already have Firefox. Based on the last five compares Firefox is the best browser. Mozilla is doing a great job and it keeps its gem to the first place.
Good news for our Indian friends
Indian internet users couldn’t access several websites including file-sharing, torrent and video streaming sites. Some of those websites were The Pirate Bay, Torrentz and Vimeo. Imagine their frustration not having access to their favorite websites and not be able to share. Internet Service Providers were forced to block those websites and now the court relieved them, and their clients, by unblocking torrent sites. I don’t know how I will react if they block my access to certain websites.
Intel CPU Vulnerability
A flaw has been found on Intel chips and hackers can exploit that vulnerability to gain access to your computer using the operating system. So far hackers exploited the vulnerability on Windows 7 64bit, Free BSD, NetBSD and there is a big chance to be exploited also in OS X. Attackers can use the flaw to execute code on your system with kernel privileges. AMD processors do not have that flaw as they don’t use the buggy SYSRET instruction. Affected operating systems are aware of that and they are preparing a fix, some of them were even pushed an update so there is a big chance that your system is safe (if your OS is up to date).
10 bar bets for easy money
Most people like betting and even more like winning. You can do both of them and you can see how by watching this video. You will always win the bets unless your opponent is very clever or already know them. Con artists know all of them so you can’t beat them at their own game. Also keep in mind that if you bet a round of drinks with your friends is fun but betting money with strangers could end up badly.
Unreal Engine 4
This is the elemental demo video of the Unreal Engine 4 by Epic. The architecture of this new Unreal Engine offers fully dynamic lighting features. Watch the video and see how realistic is and what incredible thinks can be done with this engine. This is very promising for the future of PC gaming and maybe this is a good time for me to buy a better PC. In addition the new Unreal Kismet gives the possibility to designers to create and put directly into the game without help by programmer. Also, Hot Updates allow programmers to make changes and see the effect of those changes immediately to the game, even pause is not needed. Finally, Live Kismet Debugging allows you to see and interact with the game while testing it. There is nothing more to say, jump to Unreal Engine 4 and start creating games for us to be amazed.
Microsoft and dancing
Microsoft loves software developers and loves dancing and they always combine those things in the events. Most of the times, as you can also see from this video, programmers don’t dance. They barely move listening to a song but they enjoy watching energetic women dancing. I like programming very much but I don’t like the lyrics of the song. I found it very funny, you will too if you are a software developer. Don’t expect to see a high quality video as it was shot from a smart phone.
Change your LinkedIn password
Part of LinkedIn database was leaked and millions of (encrypted) passwords are now in the hands of hackers with potential malicious use. Even though encryption is strong this doesn’t mean your password is safe. They can find your password with a brute force attack and they will do it because they are not cracking one password which might not be worth the time but they can crack millions of passwords simultaneously. It is a matter of time until they crack the passwords and the best protection now is to change your password so even if they find which was the password it will now be different and don’t be able to access your account. If you don’t change the password and your account is hijacked then don’t complain about it because is your fault.
Impressive pool tricks
I occasionally play pool and I know that any of those tricks is very difficult to perform and requires skills. I have watched many videos like this one and every time there is something new even more impressive than previous ones. If you think that you have some pool skills then watch this video to realize that you don’t actually, unless you can do any of those tricks. On the other hand the mean internet users will say that they used computers to calculate some of those tricks or we see the try number 781623. Maybe all of those are true but still, skills are necessary and tricks are still amazing.