It has been nine weeks since a hacker showed how to spoof authentication certificates on almost any site but Microsoft still have not patched the problem.

“There are thousands of products on Windows right now that are still vulnerable to this SSL attack, and if someone were to publicly publish a targeted null prefix certificate, they’d be in trouble. Basically, everything that runs on Windows would be vulnerable with that one certificate,” said a white-hat hacker.

A company spokesman wrote to The Register which read, “Microsoft is investigating a possible vulnerability in Windows presented during Black Hat.”

Source: The Register

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Windows users can now download Microsoft’s antivirus software called Security Essentials. It protects against malicious files such as Trojan horses and worms.

The beta version was released in June on some countries such as U.S., Brazil, and China.

The sofware can run on XP, Vista, and 7 machines. It is not meant to compete with other antivirus software such as the ones from McAfee and Symantec.

Source: CBC.ca

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A vulnerability in Windows that is known since September 7 is being taken advantage of by releasing the code in public. The code crashes a computer but Harmony Security Senior Researcher Stephen Fewer has developed a code that lets an attacker run a program on a user’s machine which is more dangerous than the other situation.

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and 2 as well as Windows 2008 SP1 server are the operating systems that are vulnerable to the exploit according to Metasploit developer HD Moore.

An Immunity Senior Researcher said that the code only works on Vista.

Source: PC World

Normally, the full retail cost is $199.99.

Windows 7 Professional OEM is listed for $134.99 at Newegg which is $5 cheaper than its competitors. The Ultimate version has a $15 discount.

The company has not listed any prerequisites on buying the software.

Source: PCMAG

“…while in theory a system builder could get Windows 7 product pre-GA [general availability], based on supply chain analysis, the intended timing for customers to receive Windows 7 PCs from System Builders should be close to GA, October 22,” said a Microsoft spokesman.

Source: PCMAG

The Register has posted an article about a new worm that spreads on Twitter. Infected accounts sends messages to other users with a link. The message looks like: rofl this you on here? http://videos.twitter.secure-logins01.com

If a user clicks on the link, the webpage will require him or her to login. Then, their account details would be stolen.

Similar things have happened in the past in Twitter. Those that was hit with the scam are advised to change their password or contact Twitter support if they are already too late.

Source: The Register

The fourth beta of Mozilla’s email client, Thunderbird 3, is now available. The software can be downloaded by Windows, Mac, and Linux users.

One of the new features in the fourth beta is a new search bar that includes an auto-complete function.

Mac users can import from Mail.app as well as read their address book from OS X according to the article at The Register.

There is no definitive date yet when the final version of this program will be released.

Source: The Register

UK, Europe, Singapore, and other Microsoft Live Messenger users from other countries are experiencing a log-in error when they try to log-in.

The error says:
WE CAN’T SIGN YOU IN TO WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER YOUR CONTACT LIST IS NOT AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW, PLEASE TRY AGAIN LATER
ERROR CODE: 85AE001D

A company spokesperson does not have a comment regarding this issue.

Users have been posting their experiences on Twitter and the company’s help forums. The error occurs on both PCs and mobiles.

Source: The Register