skuzins

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No, Chrome isn’t killing ad blockers – we’re making them safer(security.googleblog.com)
4 points by skuzins 7y ago|3 comments
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Tesla deploys massive new Autopilot neural net in v9(electrek.co)
125 points by skuzins 8y ago|82 comments
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Apple SIM(apple.com)
329 points by skuzins 9y ago|181 comments
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by skuzins 10y ago
It's not a proper sandbox. Converted apps run with full trust. There's file system and registry redirection but a malicious app can get around it. See this discussion: https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.p
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by skuzins 16y ago
IE8 does sometimes put multiple tabs in one process, but not all tabs are in the same process. I think Microsoft should move to one-process-per-tab too; The problem is that all these processes run in the same sandbox (at the integrity lev
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by skuzins 16y ago
Chrome's sandboxing is conceptually more secure than IE's, and NACL is more secure than sandboxed ActiveX. The key difference in both cases is granularity. Chrome sandboxes each tab individually, whereas IE runs all tabs in the same sandbox
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Ninite: Easy PC Setup and Multi-App Installer (from BaseShield, YC W08)(ninite.com)
133 points by skuzins 17y ago|28 comments
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by skuzins 18y ago
Chrome actually updates itself automatically in the background.
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by skuzins 18y ago
Hi, this is Sascha from BaseShield. Sorry about this confusion, such messages can be worrying, but let me assure you that BaseShield is not doing anything malicious here. Symantec Endpoint Security is reporting some activity that is in fact
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by skuzins 18y ago
You're absolutely right, no fundamental reason why it wouldn't work. It's mainly that some components need to be re-compiled for 64bit with some adjustments for Wow64. It's high up on the list of things to get done.
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by skuzins 18y ago
At the moment you have to go to an app's page and if there's an update you can get it with one click. There's a lot of potential for further automation. .NET support is in the works.
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by skuzins 18y ago
This installer makes it as easy as possible to install the product without asking the user to make unnecessary decisions. The reasoning is that the few users who don't want a desktop icon are likely to be advanced users like you who can eas
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by skuzins 18y ago
The main difference is BaseShield's secure virtualization. It's true that there are other platforms that make downloads convenient, but none of them can automatically enforce certain behavior for the applications.
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by skuzins 18y ago
The virtualization layer only supports user mode applications; kernel mode drivers unfortunately won't work. Services are not yet supported but support may be added in the future.
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by skuzins 18y ago
Thanks for your comments! (I'm one of the founders) It works for application packages that are in the repository. Right now we have a collection of free software but we want to encourage developers to sign up and offer their apps through th
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The BaseShield App Store for Windows launches (YC Winter 08)(techcrunch.com)
104 points by skuzins 18y ago|62 comments
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Firefox 3.0 final available for download(blogs.zdnet.com)
1 points by skuzins 18y ago|1 comments
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DVD Jon launches doubleTwist(yro.slashdot.org)
2 points by skuzins 19y ago|0 comments
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Sun to buy VirtualBox maker Innotek(infoworld.com)
18 points by skuzins 19y ago|7 comments
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Web pioneer hits critics with Lisp gauntlet(regdeveloper.co.uk)
3 points by skuzins 19y ago|1 comments
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by skuzins 19y ago
http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/ is a great blog on programming languages.
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[SF/Oxford] Become a co-founder at a YC winter 08 startup! (Updated)
36 points by skuzins 19y ago
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by skuzins 19y ago
Interesting, but "cracked" may be a bit strong. It only works if the attacker has already gained access to the process through some other vulnerability.