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 ZoneAlarm users found an unpleasant surprise this week when they installed the latest Microsoft Security Updates. If you use ZoneAlarm and installed the Microsoft Security Update KB951748, then you may have found that you are now having issues connecting to the internet. This is caused by a conflict between Zone Alarm and changes made by the Microsoft Update.
This issue is only affecting ZoneAlarm users who have their security level set to High. Some sites are recommending that you change your security level to Medium in order to resolve this issue. We do not think that is the correct answer as you are putting your computer at risk by lowering the security level. Instead, if you are using ZoneAlarm and are having these problems you should use the guide below to resolve your issue.
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Posted: Jul 12 2008, 08:16 AM - 0 comments
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A new Rogue anti-spyware program called Antivirus 2009 was released this weekend that for the most part, acts just like all the rest. It displays false results, it is advertised through misleading web sites, comes bundled with malware, displays fake results, and requires you to first purchase the software before you can remove anything. What makes this rogue a bit different, though, is how it hijacks the Google homepage and search results by inserting an advertisement for Antivirus 2009.
Google Homepage Hijack
Now, this is not the first time this is happened, but it is uncommon enough that it warrants discussing. When Antivirus 2009 is installed, it will install a Internet Explorer browser helper object called C:\Windows\System32\winsrc.dll. This program will automatically load when Internet Explorer starts, and when you visit certain sites, it will insert its own information into the web pages that are retrieved. Currently the information that is inserted into the Google home page and search results is a misleading advertisement for Antivirus 2009. The current text of the advertisement is:
Google Tips
Google has detected unregistered Antivirus 2009 copy on your computer. Google recommends you to activate Antivirus 2009 to protect your PC from malicious intrusions from the Internet.
The advertisement is actually one big link that if clicked will bring you to a page at the hxxp://microsoft.browserprotectioncenter.com/ site that says you are infected and should purchase Antivirus 2009.
BrowserProtection.com Advertisement
The tactic being used by this Rogue is to trick the infected user into thinking a well known and highly trusted brand, like Google, is actually endorsing their products. In reality, though, this is just another scam being used to steal your money. If you are infected with Antivirus 2009, you should use the following guide to remove the malware for free. If you have already paid for the software, please contact your credit card company immediately and dispute the charges.
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Posted: Jun 29 2008, 02:56 PM - 6 comments
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We have a winner!
Elliot Rusch is the winner of the HP HDX Dragon and all included software. For a full listing of the prize details you can visit this page.
Congratulations on winning a great prize!
To the other entrants, thank you for entering the contest. It is my hope that we can continue offering you contests, both big and small, throughout the year. If you want to be notified of new contests then I suggest you subscribe to the following topic.
Bleeping Computer Contests
As new contests become live throughout the year I will post them to the above topic as well as send them via email to those members that specified they want to receive updates from the Administrator when they registered.
To enable this setting, you can do so here.
Once again a big congratulations to Elliot and hope to see you all at a later date for future contests.
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Posted: Jun 02 2008, 08:33 PM - 18 comments
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For 31 days, HP and BuzzCorps are sponsoring an enormous contest where 31 sites will give away a HP HDX Dragon Entertainment Notebook. Each notebook has a retail value of $4,500 and if you add all of the software, games, and movies it gets bumped up to $5,196 if purchased retail. If you multiply that by all the sites involved, this creates a staggering value of prizes for this giveaway. $161,076 to be exact! It is with great pleasure that we announce that Bleeping Computer has been selected as one of the sites to be hosting a contest for one of these notebooks.
On May 26th, 2008 the Bleeping Computer contest will go live and registered members of the site can enter the contest to win one of these beauties. We will announce the winner on June 2nd, 2008. As of now, the detailson how the contest will work is still being decided, but we will update this topic with more news as we go along. If you are interested in participating in this contest, I suggest you subscribe to this topic. We have also created a page, linked below, with more detailed information as to the specifications of the notebook and the various goodies that come along with it. This page will be updated on the details of our contest in the near future. The list of sites involved in the 31 Days of the Dragon giveaway are listed below:
02 May - 09 May http://www.absolutevista.com/
03 May - 10 May http://www.arstechnica.com/
04 May - 11 May http://www.osnn.net/
05 May - 12 May http://www.jkontherun.com/
06 May - 13 May http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
07 May - 14 May http://www.bostonpocketpc.com/
08 May - 15 May http://www.the-gadgeteer.com
09 May - 16 May http://thedigitallifestyle.com/
10 May - 17 May http://www.digitalhomethoughts.com/
11 May - 18 May http://www.windows-now.com/
12 May - 19 May http://www.windowsconnected.com/
13 May - 20 May http://www.geekstogo.com/
14 May - 21 May http://www.bink.nu/
15 May - 22 May http://www.mediablab.com/
16 May - 23 May http://www.last100.com/
17 May - 24 May http://www.labnol.org/
18 May - 25 May http://www.notebooks.com/
19 May - 26 May http://www.slashdotreview.com/
20 May - 27 May http://www.neowin.net/
21 May - 28 May http://www.geek.com/
22 May - 29 May http://www.lockergnome.com/
23 May - 30 May http://www.planetx64.com/
24 May - 31 May http://www.thegreenbutton.com/
25 May - 01 Jun http://www.istartedsomething.com/
26 May - 02 Jun http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
27 May - 03 Jun http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/
28 May - 04 Jun http://www.geeknewscentral.com/
29 May - 05 Jun http://www.geekzone.co.nz/
30 May - 06 Jun http://www.thetabletpc.net/
31 May - 07 Jun http://www.gearlive.com/
01 Jun - 08 Jun http://www.gottabemobile.com/
This is going to be a great contest, with 31 chances to win one of these notebooks. If you have any questions or comments feel free to post them and I will answer them as best as I can. I also want to send a big thanks to HP and BuzzCorps for including Bleeping Computer in the contest.
We also suggest you visit each site above and become familiar with how their contest will be run as each site will be running the contest differently. These are all great sites and worth visiting even without the contest and I encourage you to do so.
Good luck!
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Posted: Apr 29 2008, 03:02 PM - 293 comments
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On April 8,2008 Microsoft Corp has announced it will end sales of XP Operating System (OS) on June 30,2008. the XP system began it's existence in October of 2001. Essentially this is a five month extension fro the previous date of eXPiration.
XP will no longer be available in stores or as a preinstalled OS after that date. I'm certain as with all the older OS's you will still be able to find some available. But it will be gone and have yielded to Vista. Not a thrill to me personally. The super low cost line of PC's will still have it for two more years. The models such as the Asus Eee PC and Intel Classmate PC will have XP Home.
System builders or small companies that build PC's from scratch can still buy until Jan. 31, 2009. Product support, including security updates, for mainstream users of Windows XP continues until April 2009.
Reuters
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Posted: Apr 17 2008, 09:24 PM - 158 comments
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Bleeping Computer was loaned a few pieces of hardware from Microsoft earlier this year in order to review them using Windows Vista. Each of these devices are Certified for Windows Vista, which means that they have not only been certified by Microsoft for their compatibility with Vista and other Vista drivers, but also to provide enhanced performance and quality.
We are pleased to announce that a review, written by Amazing Andrew, is available focusing on the Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000 cordless mouse and keyboard combo.
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Posted: Mar 07 2008, 04:48 PM - 5 comments
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QUOTE Microsoft is said to be working on a product called 'StartKey' that functions as a Windows companion. The concept of StartKey should strike terror in the hearts of enterprise security professionals as it would allow users to carry their Windows and Windows Live settings on USB sticks or other flash storage devices.
Full Story (NetworkWorld) here: Windows on a USB stick and Microsoft storage unification
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Posted: Mar 05 2008, 11:32 AM - 13 comments
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