Being based on SDH, the telco claims it can offer its customers a more reliable service as it automatically re-routes itself at times of failure. He added that because the microwave receivers have been installed on the same masts as the existing...
The problem stems from the fact that widgets are automatically installed after downloading. One of the widgets, he said, will automatically install itself on users' desktops when his 'Zaptastic' website is visited using the Mac's default browser...
It prevents the Windows WGA tool from being installed," he said, noting that he conducted tests on the workaround and found it could be easily applied. Microsoft has estimated that roughly a third of the Windows copies installed worldwide are pirated.
The Trojan horse software, once installed, automatically connects to an internet chat network and allows an attacker to take remote control of an infected computer. Security researcher Dan Kaminsky said he estimated that at least 500,000 computers...
The vulnerability could allow malicious programmers to gain control of computers that have run the software, which is typically installed automatically when a CD is put in a computer's CD drive. But in late October, blogger Mark Russinovich...
Microsoft has apologised for a Windows Server update that automatically installed the Windows Desktop Search (WDS) tool on users' desktops without approval. One IT manager affected by the update told silicon.com: "I came into the office this...
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