4/28/08

<b>MALware</b>

[singlepic=2293,500,,,] Just kidding. This post is not about viruses, trojans, and worms; nor is it about PC security. As many are quite aware, MAL is the indubitably creative acronym for My Anime List, better known as my anime e-peen. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;

No move as Yahoo deadline expires (BBC News)

A deadline expires for Yahoo to agree to Microsoft's $44.6bn offer, paving the way for a hostile bid.

No move as Yahoo deadline expires (BBC News)

A deadline expires for Yahoo to agree to Microsoft's $44.6bn takeover offer, paving the way for a hostile bid.

4/27/08

<b>MALware</b>

Just kidding. This post is not about viruses, trojans, and worms; nor is it about PC security.

Coding Around UAC's Security Limitations

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Wildfires force Californians from homes - CNN

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Microsoft/Yahoo Deadline Passes With No Deal (PC World via Yahoo News)

Yahoo failed to agree to an acquisition deal with Microsoft by Saturday, the deadline Microsoft had set for wrapping up...

Registry Edit Tools or a little Spyware Checker

Registry Edit Tools or a little Spyware Checker At last it whirled the registry edit tools windows registry cleaner com jacking, although this may be true it was at least another regcleaner reviews spyware detector enterprise edition v2 4 download it was delegated enough to flaking spyware adware review&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/blogs/http://howtofixpcerrors5804.go2blog.co.za&quot;&gt; how to fix pc errors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fhowtofixpcerrors5804.go2blog.co.za&quot; style=&quot;color:#390;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif&quot; alt=&quot;View Technorati URL search&quot; style=&quot;border:none;&quot;/&gt; 0 links from 0 sites&lt;/a&gt;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; src=&quot;http://static.technorati.com/y/1135367467.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9bWFsd2FyZSZsYW5ndWFnZT1lbiZrZXk9YmYyMjQ5ZjVhOTRmMzY1MmZjNjc0ODBjZWExYjg0MjQmZm9ybWF0PXJzc3wxfGh0dHA6Ly9ob3d0b2ZpeHBjZXJyb3JzNTgwNC5nbzJibG9nLmNvLnphLzIwMDgvMDQvMjcvcmVnaXN0cnktZWRpdC10b29scy1vci1hLWxpdHRsZS1zcHl3YXJlLWNoZWNrZXIvJnZpc2l0b3JpZD0tJnVzZXJpZD0tJnNlc3Npb25pZD0yOWFjNjczNjEwYWQwNGU4NThjNDViMjllYjhhY2QxYiZ1c2VyY2xhc3M9MSZhYmNsYXNzPWImYWJzd2l0Y2g9YyZtZW1iZXI9LQ==&quot;/&gt;

1000 people evacuated near Sierra Madre wildfire - Los Angeles Times

&lt;font style=&quot;font-size:85%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;padding-top:0.8em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;lh&quot;&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;font-size:100%;font-family:arial, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;80&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;padding-left:6px;&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0i-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.freshnews.in/wildfire-creeps-toward-pasadena-forcing-more-evacuations-25545&amp;cid=1154118912&amp;ei=QdsUSMiwIYiG-wG-5_TkDg&amp;usg=AFrqEzfmIYG-2ZB8Lpper7Kt7OrdET6gDw&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=vNxWIT39a7gJ&amp;imgurl=www.freshnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/wildfire.jpg&quot; width=&quot;80&quot; height=&quot;54&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-2&quot;&gt;Fresh News&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fire28apr28,0,6058002.story&amp;cid=1154118912&amp;ei=QdsUSMiwIYiG-wG-5_TkDg&amp;usg=AFrqEzc4RIfZQf6sjOzRcrn3aaLqrwwqcw&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;1000 people evacuated near Sierra Madre wildfire&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt;Los Angeles Times&amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; 1 hour ago&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;Fire chief says progress has been made in fighting the blaze, which has burned 400 mountainous acres. By Ted Rohrlich, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer About 1000 people were evacuated from about 400 homes in Sierra Madre as a wildfire continued to burn &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-1&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/nation/5733862.html&amp;cid=1154118912&amp;ei=QdsUSMiwIYiG-wG-5_TkDg&amp;usg=AFrqEzeCUA_fac3HoF4K2ZPcENqxnS5PLw&quot;&gt;More evacuate as S. California wildfire creeps closer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; Houston Chronicle&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-2&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g8-DEMtAE9q4i4ySQ0eV_qZefmRQD90ACTU01&amp;cid=1154118912&amp;ei=QdsUSMiwIYiG-wG-5_TkDg&amp;usg=AFrqEzfxuiqvVfZ09RSuHsZzrD9KTMw5Qg&quot;&gt;AP Top News at 3:04 pm EDT&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; color=&quot;#6f6f6f&quot;&gt; The Associated Press&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;-1&quot; class=&quot;p&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-3&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2719665820080427&amp;cid=1154118912&amp;ei=QdsUSMiwIYiG-wG-5_TkDg&amp;usg=AFrqEzf_QxlHNs1ERbxC8ns16d2-7Oz4Vg&quot;&gt; Reuters&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-4&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/hot-weather-keeps-california-wildfires/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B5F8620F2-E86A-4F90-90DF-EE3AA1E744D6%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_1&amp;cid=1154118912&amp;ei=QdsUSMiwIYiG-wG-5_TkDg&amp;usg=AFrqEzdznJDhhQEGCjesZmYDN4XYdwQxig&quot;&gt; MarketWatch&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-5&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/Story/tabid/209/articleID/53907/cat/41/Default.aspx&amp;cid=1154118912&amp;ei=QdsUSMiwIYiG-wG-5_TkDg&amp;usg=AFrqEzdYi8PW_8DDOBEasdyNfoRExBXBxQ&quot;&gt; TV3 News&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;- &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0-6&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_9075338&amp;cid=1154118912&amp;ei=QdsUSMiwIYiG-wG-5_TkDg&amp;usg=AFrqEzdqSLcKKU9vKTB2JXz3ZxOxvWZKgg&quot;&gt; Pasadena Star-News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;font class=&quot;p&quot; size=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; class=&quot;p&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://news.google.com/news?oe=utf8&amp;ie=malware&amp;hl=en&amp;ncl=1154118912&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;all 744 news articles&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

Attacks on Indian websites on the rise - Rediff

Amid growing concerns of cyber security threats, hackers had wrecked the Indian cyberspace and defaced 612 websites in March, showing a two-fold rise in such crimes compared to February. According to statistics of the Computer Emergency Response Team ...