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12y ago
> The name could mean that the initial infection affected some server named after our anti-malware solution installed on it. Unlikely to be a server given that OS version number on the "KASPERSKY ISIE" line is 5.1, which corres
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12y ago
Interesting bits from the Technical Appendix: - If the Information Stealer detects that the current system default codepage is 0412 (Korean) it terminates. - Also regarding the Information Stealer: "If the server reply contains a keyw
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12y ago
IIRC only OneDrive for Business (née SharePoint) did that, not the OneDrive consumers use.
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12y ago
Quick question: why aren't there any code samples [0] in C/C++? It would be nice to at least have a documented C++ WinRT API to work with for those of us that still write native desktop applications/services. I'm sure ot
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12y ago
> Office already has "direct" OneDrive integration and it's pretty useless, how could it be any better on Dropbox? > The whole "save in the cloud" nonsense that desktop Office programs have these days feels li
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12y ago
Apparently Samsung's leaving the non-Chromebook laptop market worldwide in 2015. My ATIV Book 9 Plus has been awesome (besides the horrible bundled drivers and software) but I'm not sure what I could happily replace it with at thi
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12y ago
It's done using WebRTC: https://github.com/beefproject/beef/wiki/Module:-Get-Interna...
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12y ago
In case anyone on the OneDrive team is reading this, the link on "here" in the words "go here to put yourself at the front of the line" links to a URL [+] that seems to have a placeholder tracking id. [+] https:/&#
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12y ago
OneDrive recently increased its maximum supported file size from 2 GB to 10 GB,[+]. To echo other comments in this thread, it's likely that "Unlimited" storage is a rebranding and publicity move because most paid users were n
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12y ago
Internet Explorer is a relatively simple executable that relies on other Windows DLLs to do pretty much everything that needs to be done. Check out the architecture here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa7
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12y ago
Previous discussion from a little more than a year ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6508179
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12y ago
Yes, there are MSR campuses around the world! Only the Silicon Valley satellite campus was closed. See http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/labs/ for the full list.
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12y ago
I've seen those, but this card (judging by the image on the landing page) doesn't have any visible number at all.
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12y ago
> Tired of your monthly yoga pants subscription? Or a two-week "free" trial that lasted four months? Just deactivate that card number. It's that easy. I'm a little wary of this functionality. Although most responsible
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12y ago
I was wondering about the number embossing as well. I could see it confusing or sketching out some cashiers, especially with all the recent news about credit card fraud. I like the e-ink idea that Plastc had and would be very attracted to t
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12y ago
If any Plastc employees are watching this thread, the bottom of the linked page displays some htmlspecialchars() escaped PHP code: <?php if( extension_loaded('newrelic') ) { echo newrelic_get_browser_timing_footer();
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12y ago
That's exactly what they do. They'll call ReadProcessMemory() on every process and then use a regex + Luhn algorithm to check for credit card data. I'm sure some of the more advanced and targeted ones do use hooking, and some
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12y ago
Note that this has still not been officially confirmed but that "confirmed" in this context means that Microsoft Indonesia's President stated it in front of an audience last week. I wonder what the price structure will be lik
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12y ago
It is common knowledge that VirusTotal analyzes and shares submitted files with security researchers. The only blackhats who use VT to check their own files are those who are either incapable of setting up their own multi-scanning systems o
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12y ago
It's now being reported the plane has been confirmed as crashing: > Algerian television station Elnahar confirmed the plane went down due to bad weather and an Algerian aviation official had told Reuters flight AH5017 had crashed. T
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12y ago
It does seem low, but Office 365 Home and Personal (not Business!) subscribers are buying it themselves rather than using licenses purchased for them by an organization. The vast majority of those 1.1 billion users are undoubtedly not perso
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12y ago
It may not be a good reason to do this, but you can condense if (failure) { errno = EINVAL; return -1; } into if (failure) return (errno = EINVAL, -1);
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12y ago
Microsoft already has their own version: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/music/music-pass
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12y ago
There actually is a secondary system to the Paris Métro that runs faster and makes fewer stops called the Réseau Express Régional: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RER I found this part of the Wikipedia article especially
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Some very well known cracking/warez groups will add whatever you want to their 0-day releases if you pay them enough. However, I wonder why the perpetrators used "winlogin.exe" as the malware executable file name instead of &
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12y ago
My Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus has a HD 4400 graphics unit and runs fine at 3200 x 1800, so you shouldn't have to worry unless you're doing something pretty graphically intensive.
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12y ago
Original source: http://jeffreifman.com/2014/05/12/youve-got-male-amazons-gro...
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12y ago
Yep, it's been reported that around half a million users may be affected: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/aol-spam-data-breach,news-18703....
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12y ago
I agree, the inactive tabs are not very distinguishable or readable and starkly contrast the active tab's light grey when using a darker color theme on Windows 8.1. Everything else seems great so far, though.
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12y ago
Working link: https://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/content/c...
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