An assault against a computer system or network as a result of deliberate, intelligent action; for example, denial of service attacks, penetration and sabotage. See attacker, attack vector, brute force attack, dictionary attack, denial of service attack, replay attack, piggybacking, penetration and sabotage.
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- Arcade Reality for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- In Arcade Reality for iPhone, alien invaders from space fly around your body in real-time, their laser beams and missiles attacking from every angle. The attackers are invisible to the human eye, but unbelievably they are now visible via the camera on your iPhone. Skillful players can unlock devastating power-ups,...
- Software downloads 2009-11-06
- Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical MS Office patches coming
- Office for Mac also affected...So where are the rants from Windows zealots who scream blue murder every time there's a patch for possible exploits of iTunes on Windows?Oh, that's right, faulty Microsoft software on OS X must be Apple's fault. Forgot that.Critical bulletins for Vista and Windows 7Vista/Server2008: 1 bulletinWindows...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples
- RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Zero-day flaw found in web encryption
- Bad oneBecause the bug is actually in the spec and because of an incomplete spec there is no obvious solution which will not risk breaking a lot of software.On the positive side, the vuln can only be exploited by someone on the network path (it is a man-in-the-middle attack), which...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- RAR Password Recovery Magic 6.1.1.140 (Windows)
- RAR Password Recovery Magic is a powerful tool designed to recover lost or forgotten passwords for a RAR/WinRAR archives. RAR Password Recovery Magic supports the customizable brute-force and dictionary-based attacks. RAR Password Recovery Magic has an easy to use interface. All you need to do to recover your password is...
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- Not tolerating the intolerant
- My thoughts"Most reject volunteerism in search of making money, satisfying career ambitions, relaxing or spending time with friends and family."Some volunteerism is fine, and I'm glad to help out when I can - but I don't think it can or should sustain an economy or nation. And yes, I think...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Microsoft fixes IE patch again
- A Patch To Fix A PatchMicrosoft is up to its old tricks again.Yes, Microsoft IS up to its old tricks...... fixing things that don't work, repairing broken code, and generally looking after its customers. Too bad they can't do the same for you. (Fixing things that don't work)@Confused...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Attack of the 50ft Robot 1.0 (Windows)
- Attack of the 50ft Robot will have you play as a giant laser shooting robot out to destroy buildings, tanks.
- Software downloads 2009-11-04
- KRyLack Password Recovery 3.0.09 (Windows)
- KRyLack Password Recovery is a program to recover lost or forgotten passwords on ZIP, RAR and ACE archives. Features: The program has a convenient user interface; Drag-and-Drop is supported; The program can work with archives containing only one encrypted file; RAR Archives (All versions including v3.x) are supported; RAR Archives...
- Software downloads 2009-11-04
- Asphalt 5 for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)
- With Asphalt 5 for iPhone take a ride in over 30 of the fastest, most prestigious cars you have ever dreamed, from manufacturers like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Audi, and Ducati. Highly polished HD graphics let you see every detail and animation of the track as you speed over snow, mud, dirt...
- Software downloads 2009-11-04
- Autorun Virus Remover 2.3 build 1022 (Windows)
- Autorun Virus Remover provides protection against any malicious programs trying to attack via USB drive. When a USB device is inserted into your computer, Autorun Virus Remover will automatically scan it, block and delete autorun virus, trojans, and malicious code. Also, it can detect and remove USB virus such as...
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
- Nsauditor 1.9.6 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-01
- What should open source do in a car?
- Engine Management...The owners should be able to tweak the engine management settings.There is no reason I should be forced to stick with the 'safe' mode settings from the factory. Other Ford enthusiasts could tweak their cars and post their engine profiles online and people could adjust their cars engine...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever
- Worst OS ever! You should read what Dana Blankhorn had to say about your beloved linux! I'll give you a hint, its not good. I can't believe they would release a distro with known harddrive bugs. I'm going to laugh at you when you lose all your data due...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Facebook users targeted by Zeus banking Trojan
- Is it safe to assumethat this threat can happen on any OS/Browser desktop or mobile?Yes but...various Stallman cultist and Job cultist will try to argue that either Linux or MacOSX are immune to this because of a so called superior BSD security model or something along this line.Windows only?The Trojan...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Diabetes can be kept at bay
- move your ass, lazy americanswalk, run, practice sports and you won't get diabetes.except type I that is geneticThey don't have the incentives ...when they keep getting free handouts that progressives love so much from the big fat@ss government. Free health care, free lunch, free everything and then of course they...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Software that automatically fixes itself, without shutting down
- Invariant DetectionThis is supposing that the software is simple enough to determine invariants and not block valid code paths that are infrequently used. It sounds a lot like applying design by contract after the fact.Software That Fixes Itself?The headline implies an application that fixes itself. The article describes and...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Motorola Droid gets official on Verizon; arrives Nov. 6 for $199
- I'm excited...I'll want to play with one at the store first and my VZW contract isn't up for renewal until April, so I may end up having to wait to get the $199 price, but I'm very excited that Verizon finally has what appears to be an "iPhone class" smartphone...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws
- Thank god I am still using 3.0.xxxI still don't understand why the need to make all things software larger and more featured. Also I will never understand why people rush to use the latest larger, bloated package...Bigger is always better......that's why we're fat! =DIE still more secure than FF...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- What the DoD now says about open source
- I could just see a commander in the field ....having to wait for procurement to get a simple map through bids while his troops are getting shot up even though it is publicly available (oh wait, isn't that how the Chinese embassy got accidentally bombed?)Always use the best tool for...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
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