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According to Microsoft, the worm works by searching for a Windows executable file called "services.exe" and then becomes part of that code.

It then copies itself into the Windows system folder as a random file of a type known as a "dll". It gives itself a 5-8 character name, such as piftoc.dll, and then modifies the Registry, which lists key Windows settings, to run the infected dll file as a service.

The worm's replication methods is quite good. It uses multiple mechanisms, including USB drives, so if someone got an infection from one company and then takes his USB stick to another firm, it could infect that network too. The worm also downloads a lots of content and creats new variants though this mechanism.

Google launched its first foray into the browser wars today with the official release of Chrome, a new open source web browser that aims to push forward Internet innovation and elevate user expectations. Although Chrome is still a bit light on features, it is surprisingly polished and has an assortment of highly promising capabilities that could influence the future of browser design....more

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Now there is no need to download any P2P(peer to peer) software. All P2P softwares eat up you machine speed and are also an invitation to get your computer infected with viruses. By using a simple script, you can download any song( yes any song!) from google.com

Your download speed is low, don't worry ;)
This script directly guides you to the index of those pages where the song is stored, ....thus, better downloading speeds achieved !!!


Enter this in your google search :

intitle:"index.of" (mp3|avi|mp4) song.name -html -asp -asf - php -htm -cf

Things to be kept in mind:-
1. Replace song.name with the name of the song you want to download. Use a dot (.) in place of space for better results.
2. In the above search, you will get results which are in mp3, avi and mp4 format. If you want any other format, write it inside the brackets.
3. To get better and accurate search results, you can specify the pages you don't want, as in, in the above script, you will not get pages which are in html, asp, asf, htm, cf and php format. If you want to filter out any other type, write it at the end, don't forget to put a minus(-) sign in front.

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At 14, he is a precocious child who leads a company as its CEO. And his introduction does not end there, for he has started his business with a game that can make it a good fun for students to study chemistry.

Well, Anshul Samar has revealed that 'Elementeo' is the first product of his company Alchemist Empire Inc.

"I have always wanted to show the world that the youth can start a business and have fun at the same time," says Samar.

With $500 in seed money from the California Association of the Gifted, Samar crafted a prototype of the two-player CCG that went on to wow them at entrepreneur conference TiECON 2007.


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What do you buy the geek who already has everything? A retro modded laptop of course, one customized to look like a piece of antique furniture. It’s perfect for those nights where you want to warm up by the fireplace and listen to some Mozart.

With this Retro Laptop you won't have to worry about letter fading away with time ;)

Click here and here for more pictures of this laptop.

This is a weird and challenging game in which you use clues provided on the screen to proceed to the next level.

Getting robbed of your bandwidth is old news, but leaving your wireless network unsecured can lead to much more unpleasant situations than slow Internet traffic. Wireless routers can be tampered with, DNS servers can be changed to point legit domains to obscure servers that steal banking and/or email credentials. Shortly put, leaving your wireless network open is not the wisest thing you could do.
Securing your wireless Internet connection is not the most difficult of things as it might seem at the first glance, so here are the essential steps you need to take for completely cable-and-hassle-free web-surfing sessions.
The first and the most critical aspect is changing your administrator credentials immediately. As long as the default password is still active, your router is at its peak vulnerability. The default passwords are posted on publicly-available websites, so anyone who knows or takes a guess at which brand your router is, can log in as administrator and spoof your DNS data.

Another critical aspect of the wireless network is enabling encryption. While WEP encryption is widely supported on both newer and older models of wireless routers, it can be cracked easier than the new WPA algorithm. Encryption will cloak all the data sent between the client and the router and would make packet sniffing harder to intercept and decode. Wireless pirates won't be able to connect to your network without the pre-set password. MAC filtering is another safety measure that would contribute to your network's safety, but won't make it bulletproof.

Last, but not least, you might consider reducing your WLAN transmitter power. That means that the stronger your WLAN signal is, the more the chances are for it to be attacked. Most of the time, you won't need a wireless network to stretch outside your house or office. You can adjust the signal strength by tinkering with the default values until you get a reasonably strong signal inside the building.

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