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 | The world of malware could be turned upon its head if the Blue Pill virtualization based rootkit due to be demonstrated at the [URL="http://syscan.org"]SyScan 06[/URL] Conference, Singapore, in a couple of weeks proves as undetectable as the security researcher who has created it claims. [URL="http://invisiblethings.org/"]Joanna Rutkowska[/URL] is a stealth malware … |
 | I was recently working on a personal project to setup a PVR system for my living room. The first part of this project was relatively easy; I just bought another dell computer. The next step was a little bit complicated, see, personally I would typically like to use an OS …  |
| | At [URL="http://www.supercomp.de/"]ISC2006[/URL], the 21st International Supercomputer Conference, in Dresden, Germany today an interesting announcement was made by [URL="http://www.tyan.com"]Tyan Computer[/URL]: the launch of the Personal Supercomputer. Not quite a desktop machine, it is being marketed as a deskside unit, the [URL="http://www.tyan.com/products/html/clusterservers.html"]Typhoon PSC[/URL] certainly promises to pack quite a punch. The 8 … |
| | According to just released research from Michigan based [URL="http://www.onlymyemail.com"]OnlyMyEmail [/URL]Inc it would appear that Sender ID is ineffective as an anti-spam solution. Despite the high profile, and frankly somewhat aggressive PR campaign by [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/safety/technologies/senderid/default.mspx"]Microsoft[/URL], the 60 day statistical analysis certainly suggests that it isn’t the Holy Grail of anti-spam that …  |
| | The reports that are popping up all over the web that [URL="http://www.ibm.com"]IBM[/URL], along with [URL="http://www.gatech.edu"]Georgia Tech[/URL], has [URL="http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=1019"]demonstrated [/URL]the world’s fastest ever chip are, sadly, not quite as exciting as you might at first think. Not least because this wasn’t a chip at all, but rather a transistor, and even … |
| | The triple-gate transistor is not new, almost exactly three years ago on June 12th 2003 at the [URL="http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20030612tech.htm"]Symposia of VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto[/URL], Japan, [URL="http://www.intel.com"]Intel [/URL]was heralding it as the future of chip design. However, the fact that at the same [URL="http://www.vlsisymposium.org/index.html"]Symposium this week in Hawaii[/URL], Intel reveals … |
| | Multiple core processors are set to dominate the marketplace by the end of 2007, after [URL="http://www.amd.com"]AMD [/URL]follows [URL="http://www.intel.com"]Intel [/URL]down the ‘more performance for less power’ road. Having already beaten Intel to the dual-core processor punch, the announcement from AMD that it will ship four-core processors for high end desktops, servers … |
| | In 2002, IBM scientists managed to produce a magnetic data tape capable of a storage density of 1 billion bits per square inch. This week the [URL="http://www.almaden.ibm.com"]IBM Almaden Research Center [/URL]boffins have done it again, in conjunction with Fuji, to the tune of 6.67 billion bits per square inch. That … |
| | Remember this week, for it was the week that we lost the fight against spam. On May 5th I reported how militant spammer PharmaMaster had brought down the Blue Frog anti-spam vigilante service. I wondered then if it was the end of the toad for Blue Security, and sadly this …  |
| | Just when you thought the spam problem couldn’t get any worse, comes the news that spammers are fighting back against the pro-active anti-spam community approach using tit-for-tat Denial of Service attacks and intimidation. The [URL="http://www.bluesecurity.com"]Blue Frog[/URL] anti-spam approach is a relatively simple one of ‘hit them where it hurts’ and … |
 | Fedora Core 5, the next version of software based on RedHat Linux of long ago, was released in Mid-March to the masses. I am sure that others have looked at the alpha and beta releases -- I waited until the the official release before looking at the software. Initial reactions: … |
| | Part of my new job as a Linux Engineer is to evaluate different Operating Systems. I am most familiar with RedHat, having grown up with their OS since 5.2 back in the mid-90's. Wow, have things changed. So, I looked at a linux that a lot of people are talking …  |
| | A couple years ago, RedHat Linux was a completely open-source, freely-available linux solution that brought linux to the masses. Then, RedHat changed the paradigm: they wanted to transform RHL to a corporate supported linux, and enjoined with the Fedora Project for community support. But now a choice had to be … |
| | Early in November, Microsoft began a free web-based Virus Scanner, allowing members of the general public to come to their website, download a tool, and then proceed to tie up your box and scan it for all of the creepies that have infested your computer while on the internet. What … |
| | Microsoft this week updated Microsoft Works -- the consumer-level "home" edition of Microsoft Office. Microsoft Works Suite 2006 is now available for SRP $99.95 Microsoft Works is an integrated word processor, spreadsheet, database, calendar, and email client wrapped up into one large program. The programs are sufficient for most home … |
| | Yes, it's finally out of Beta and into final release. New [url=http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/2.0/index.html]features[/url] are plentiful, and add both functionality and improved MS Office compatibility. Discussion of this upgrade to the excellent and well known freeware office software suite has been plentiful during the period of Beta release, so there's no need …  |
| | Microsoft's new Digital Locker system allows users of Windows computers to download computer software from a variety of vendors. A number of software vendors already provide this functionality -- Microsoft's system brings those vendors under "one roof", manages the financial transactions, and then stores the license information for later use … |
| | OpenOffice.Org, the creaters and maintainers of the open-sourced OpenOffice, have just released version 1.1.5 of their office software suite. The update addresses a security problem concerning a buffer overflow; there are other issues that are repaired since version 1.1.4, such as porting updates (OpenOffice was developed for Linux first, and … |
| | Microsoft is currently reorganising itself into three main divisions, in an effort to streamline the processes of decision making and bringing products to market. The three divisions will be: [b]Microsoft Platform Products and Services Division[/b] Responsible for Windows products, corporate server products and MSN web services. [b]Microsoft Business Division[/b] Responsible … |
| | Massachusetts has a new state policy that requires state agencies to use an "Open Document" format in their business applications. Not surprisingly, propriety software giant Microsoft has filed complaints with the state concerning the policy. Back in 2003, the Massachusetts Office of Administration and Finance directed the state agencies to … |
| | Last week, Intel announced a new chip design that promises less power use per unit time, along with embedded security and management functions. The goal is to provide a 3.5 times performance-per-watt improvement over today's single-core Xeon based server CPU. Intel's CEO Paul Otellini said that this new design goal … |
| | Nigel Page, strategist for Microsoft Australia, has clarified the hardware needs for effectively running the upcoming Windows Vista. Speaking at Microsoft’s [url=http://apcstart.com/teched/pivot/entry.php?id=6]TechEd[/url] conference, he indicated the following in response to questions asked. Vista, we are told, is much more graphics focused. There is a fundamental shift from bitmap images to … |
| | Has the next major upheaval in PC hardware reared it’s head? Every once in a long while, a new type of component arrives which dramatically changes how we consider our computers. The development of components such as video capture cards and TV tuners have added functionality, but that functionality is … |
| | SIR, KINDLY help in throwing more light on why a redhat linux server restarts itself and the possible solution to that for re occurence.thak you sir.  |
| | Choosing the right Distro – Part I Users trying to migrate from Windows to Linux have to make the most important and difficult decision “ [B]Choosing the Right Distro (short for distribution) [/B]“. It is very important because the distro you choose will affect your experience with linux a lot. …  |
| | Cheaply! The system administrator ready to remote work (freelance) in the hosting company or in the dedicated servers provider! I have over 7 years of experience in the system administration. I worked with most of the control panels as ISPManager Pro, cPanel, ISPConfig and etc. and operating systems: Linux (Debian, … |
| | hi, i just got myself a mac book and don't know much about its unix. first of all, i would really like to know if there is a repository like redhat so i can do "yum" to search and install the repository packages. when i do "uname" it is Darwins … |
| | Hi! Larry Irwin here... I've been writing medical practice management and medical records software since 1984. - Altos Xenix, IRIS, SCO Xenix, SCO Unix, SCO OS5, AIX, Caldera, RedHat and Debian... (lots of Windows along the way as well... but it breaks more when updates are applied... so I try … |
| | Hello, I come to set up a linux server with RedHat Enterprise 5.1, so I want to migrate my online application I have from windows based xampp to Linux with xampp. I downlaoded xampp 1.7.1 and I installed it on my Linux RHE. Please help me, and I believe in … |
| | how to create an application for client and server through any port available using Red Hat Linux.. give some link to refer... |
| | Hi All, For the last 6 months our site has been under severe brute force, syn flood attack. They keep bombarding a single URL of the server and it is xml file. They are not attacking any other URL. e.g. http://www.example.com/rss123/attackedfilename.xml We have removed the xml page from our site … |
| | hi....I use both windows server,03 and redhat-9(dual). on the bootloader windows is default loader. first i installed windows then on the remaining space installed redhat. For some problem on windows i have to reinstall windows. as a result linux has been lost from bootloader(Grub). Now I want to get my … |
| | can some one help me, i have used redhat enterprise server 4.0 for 3 months now i want to set up an oracle server what do i need to install such that he server can be accessed by every one in my network? Thank you,. |
| | i have a dell poweredge 1950 server currently running linux redhat. i want to have 6 total instances of linux/centos running on this server. what is the best free vmware download that will suit my needs? i heard for freeware you can only use the windows version of vmware not … |
 | hello smartheads! I am currently investigating the extent of adoption of mono by the different flavours of linux OS. I am aware that opensuse and ubuntu are favourably disposed to mono but what I cannot ascertain is wheher RedHat linux has adopted/implemented mono. I keep getting conflicting reports:confused: . I … |
| | Hey there daniweb, I'm a web developer that is way out of my element here, hoping to find some help. I'm supposed to be converting a python/c++ library to linux for a coworker. I'm terrible at python and even worse at c++. This truly is not my element. After a … |
| | This is a Samba Tutorial. Its for getting a linux server to replace a basic (windows NT4 level of functionality) server, perhaps in a costcutting scenario, to serve files to windows (nt4 to xp) clients. A good idea for a small home server (provided you have xp pro clients, home … |
| | So I read the techpost article on setting up samba to be accessed by windows computer (good article for a newbie) by cscgal. However, being new to Linux, the config settings are eluding me to set the share up to be accessed by clients on my win2k AD network. I … |
| | The LCD on my inspiron 5000 isn't working right, and since I dont have much money, I'd like to pin point the problem before I start buying new parts. Anyway, here's a picture of what the screen looks like. [url]http://www.people.virginia.edu/~pws8q/pics/randomPics/badlcd.jpg[/url] while it should look like this: [url]http://www.europe.redhat.com/documentation/rhl9/rhl-gsg-it-9/figs/starting/gdm.png[/url] (only in english) … |
| | i just installed winxp to try it out. and for some reason it hates my video card. the screen flickers and craps out. if i turn off hardware acceleration it works fine. i downloaded the new drivers for the card. it works great under win98, redhat 8, and slackware 7. … |
| | I want to upgrade my install of redhat 9 to CentOS 3.x reackon it would work for me just to import thier GPG key, install yum, install their release file, then do yum upgrade? |
| | hi guys , i am new to this forum,please i need a redhat version of linux to install in my system and please if possible post me a full guide how to use the redhat version linux ..please guys help me i am noob in linux i don't even know … |
| | please i need help on how to install oracle 10g on redhat linux which is a guest operating system on my computer. windows xp is the host operating system thanks a lot anybody cheers |
| | Hi, I've been trying to figure out how to log on from my xp box to the samba server running on a redhat 9.0 box. Everything seems proper, I can access locally from the linux box and the xp can see the samba server too. When I double click from … |
| | I have a Win 2k AD domain controller, how do I access the network from a Redhat 8 box. I am new to Linux so take it slowly. I read a couple of articles about Samba. Is Samba something separate I have to install on top of Redhat, or is … |
| | Hi all, Please forgive me if you saw this post in other forums as well. I just do not seem to get any answer.... A. My Environment ============== I am using RedHat Linux, version 2.6.18-53.el5. When I type less --version I get: less 394 Copyright © 1984-2005 Mark Nudelman ... … |
| | I have a Dell running win XP and have files, etc that I don't want to loose. I heard about VMware Player that allows XP to be run as well as Linux and other OSs simultaneously. I have a need to be able to install RedHat Fedora on this machine … |
| | Hi I have a some general questions, some are c others are c++ related. So I'll just post them here in the c++ forum. These question only relates to speed not so much design issues. So far most of my programming has just been about making it work. That is …  |
| | Hi all, I have just got Windows Server 2003 working. I used to use RedHat linux for my server and the SMTP server allowed me to relay emails to another server as I have a dynamic IP so most email providers will not let me deliver my emails. Is there … |
| | Hey guys.............:) I have installed red hat advance server 4 update 2 to my system. Every thing is moving smoothly, and i logged out. After logging out the keyboard LEDs are blinking and there is no display on the screen. This happens whenever i install an OS(redhat update2) to the … |
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