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Microsoft's aggressive methods to 'convince' Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users to upgrade to Windows 10 pays off, the company's latest operating system saw its market share grow considerably last month.
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Trend Micro's security software installed a 'test server' on its users computers that could be attacked through the internet. In the worst case attackers could take full control over the computer, according to Tavis Ormandy, a security researcher from Google.
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Owners of a Sony Ultra HD TV in the United States will soon get access to a new Ultra HD streaming service called Ultra. The service allows the purchase of Ultra HD Blu-ray movies with HDR at around $30.
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A new free tool is a one-click solution against Windows 10 to become unwantedly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 computers. Microsoft is becoming more aggressive to convince users to upgrade to its latest OS and it's getting harder for users to prevent it being installed. With Never10 it's easier than ever.
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A newly discovered ransomware called 'PowerWare' uses a native Windows tool to encrypt files. The malware has been discovered by the security researchers from Carbon Black who report 'PowerWare' uses the Windows Powershell to encrypt files.
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Users with Java should upgrade immediately due to a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to fully take control over their computer. Oracle has issued an emergency patch for Java outside of its regular patch cycle.
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The free internet services provided by Facebook and Wikipedia are abused to distribute pirates movies and software. In some countries users are offered limited free internet provided by Facebook's initiative Internet.org. In poors country data bundles are usually too expensive for consumers.
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Users on BleepingComputer report TeamViewer is abused to install ransomware on computers. Although it's unclear how the cyber criminals gain access to TeamViewer, the login to the computer and the activation of the ransomware is clearly visible in TeamViewer's logs.
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The Dutch anti-piracy organisation BREIN today announced it has taken down release group '2Lion Team' which is responsible for uploading thousands of illegal torrents.
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The website of RedFox, the new company of former Slysoft employees, is now live. While all the software is available for download again, licenses can't be purchased yet.
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The cybercriminals behind the TeslaCrypt ransomware have released a new version that is impossible to crack by security researchers. TeslaCrypt encrypts files on infected systems and asks a ransom in order to decrypt them.
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Laptop manufacturer Toshiba has to recall more than 100,000 laptop batteries because they can overheat and even melt. The American Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) has requested Toshiba to take back the batteries after 4 people found they could overheat.
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Seagate today announced the launch of its Innov8 USB-powered desktop hard drive. The external 8TB hard drive does not need to be plugged into a power outlet. USB 3.1 enables the Innov8 drive to thrive off bus power. No dedicated power source or adapter required.
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The popular BitTorrent client Transmission is now also available for Windows. It took the developers 10 years to make the software available on Microsoft's operating system, previously it was only available for Mac OS X and Linux.
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Antivirus vendor BitDefender has released a free tool that should protect users against variants of the CTB-Locker, Locky and TeslaCrypt ransomware.
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In addition to the regular versions of Windows 10, Microsoft also has a lesser known version of its latest operating system. One specially developed for the Chinese government. The version goes by the name 'Windows 10 Specially-provided Edition'.
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A registry key is sufficient to be protected against an infection with the Locky ransomware, security researcher Sylvain Sylvain Sarméjeanne reports. The Locky ransomware was a lot in the news recently because it was rapidly spreading.
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Adobe today unveiled a new method that makes it possible to track users across multiple devices. The technology is called Marketing Cloud Device Co-op and should enable advertisers to better target their offers.
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RedFox, the new company that has taken over the activities of Slysoft, released a new version of AnyDVD HD today.
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In a previous article we reported that the company RedFox has put its website online. When the shutdown of SlySoft initially happened, many users were left wondering what would happen to their (lifetime) licenses. This prompted users to create a topic to talk about their license concerns. . In this article the company addresses those concerns.
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Sony is reportedly working on a Playstation 4 with more powerful hardware that is internally known as Playstation 4.5. The new console should make it possible to playback 4K resolution thanks to increased graphical power.
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The free secure email service ProtonMail has come out of beta today and is now available for everyone. The service does not show advertisements, to generate revenue a paid subscription with additional features is available.
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Slides from the Chinese startup Huaji have been leaked to us that promise a 4TB PCIe SSD for $149. To achieve the low cost SSDs the company has purchased old equipment used to produce NAND at 2x nm. The company was founded in 2011 by several NAND veterans and graduates from the Beijing Tech University. The drive was for a short time available on Amazon but quickly pulled after we ordered it.
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Microsoft's Edge browser will soon feature a built-in adblocker. The information comes from a session titled "Microsoft Edge: What's Next for Microsoft's New Browser and Web Platform" that was held during Microsoft's BUILD conference and spotted by Ed Bott from ZDNet.
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A new version of Samsung's default mobile browser offers adblocking and more advanced privacy settings. Version 4.0 is now available and requires a third party app such as Adblock Fast or AdBlock Plus for the Samsung browser to do the actual ad blocking.
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Google is reportedly working on a new feature in its Android camera app that allows an user to outline an object with his finger, after which the search giant provides more information about it. Similar functionality is currently available in Google's Goggle app that is able to determine what's on a photo.
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Security researchers have found a new type of ransomware that doesn't encrypt specific files but makes the entire HDD inaccessible. The malware has been named Petya and targets mainly companies.
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TeamViewer has responded to the reports that their software is abused to install ransomware on computers. Yesterday we reported that users found ransomware on their computer and found in their logs that it was uploaded through TeamViewer. According to TeamViewer this is not due to a security issue with their software.
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A group of French websites including those of radio stations, TV stations and newspapers will ban adblock users for a week. Users with such software installed are asked to whitelist the affected site or to turn off their adblocker. If they don't, access to the website is denied in most cases.
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The software "System Recovery" from the Russian company Elcomsoft makes it possible to crack Microsoft accounts which provide access to Windows 8(.1) and Windows 10 but also to Outlook.com, OneDrive and Xbox Live. The System Recovery software previously already made it possible to gain access to local Windows accounts.
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Cyberlink has silently put up a list of new features for PowerDVD 16, the latest version of its popular media player. Most striking it not a feature that's on the list, but a feature that's missing, support for Ultra HD Blu-ray discs.
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The American Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent a warning letter to 12 developers of Android apps that monitor TV viewing habits using the microphone of the mobile phone. Data gathered by the apps is sold to third parties for ad targeting or analytics.
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Lenovo's startpage served malicious code that tried to infect visitors with ransomware. The affected page is startpage.lenovo.com which contains news, weather information and games.
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