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What Windows Autorun Has Wrought
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| A new report by Microsoft shows that the two
| most prevalent threats to Windows PCs in the
| first half of 2009 were malicious programs
| that have been aided mightily in their spread
| by a decision by Microsoft to allow the
| contents of removable media -- such as USB
| thumb drives -- to load automatically when
| inserted into Windows machines.
|
| In its latest "Security Intelligence Report,"
| Microsoft counted the number of threats
| detected by its anti-malware desktop
| products, and found that the Conficker worm,
| along with a Trojan horse program called
| Taterf which steals passwords and license
| keys for popular computer games, were
| detected on 5.21 million and 4.91 million
| Windows computers, respectively.
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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/11/what_windows_autorun_hath_wrou.html?wprss=securityfix
Microsoft COFEE, Some of the Most Illegal Software You Can Pirate
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| Apparently Microsoft's COFEE software that
| helps law enforcement grab data from password
| protected or encrypted sources is leaking all
| over the internet. So not only can you steal
| the software, but break the law by using it
| too.
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http://gizmodo.com/5399377/microsoft-cofee-some-of-the-most-illegal-software-you-can-pirate
Siren.gif: Microsoft COFEE law enforcement tool leaks all over the Internet~!
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| It was one of the most sought after
| applications on the Internet until it was
| leaked earlier today. And now that itâs out
| thereâand it is all over the place, easily
| findable by anyone able to use a search
| engineâwe can all move on with our lives.
| Yes, Microsoft COFEE, the law enforcement
| tool that mystified so many of us (including
| Gizmodo~! and Ars Technica~!), is now
| available to download. If only there were a
| âbayâ of some sort where, I donât know,
| pirates hang outâ
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http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/06/siren-gif-microsoft-cofee-law-enforcement-tool-leaks-all-over-the-internet/
Linux comes with source code, so such mischievous hacks are impossible to sneak in.
What's the point of encryption if it's broken _by design_?
Related:
Police start notifying botnet victims
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| Police in the Netherlands claim a world's first in warning victims whose
| computers were infected by a botnet that was shut down last week. The victims
| will be forwarded to a special Web page offering instructions on cleaning up
| their systems.
|
| The high-tech crime unit of the police started issuing the warnings on
| Wednesday. Users with infected systems are automatically sent a special page
| when they log onto the Internet.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=481793015&rid=-50
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