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Quote: Apple Caught Using an Android Phone to Post on Twitter
As if the terrible iPhone sales weren’t embarrassing enough
Dec 19, 2018 06:24 GMT  ·  By Bogdan Popa ·                
Apple Music account uses Android to post on Twitter
Employees working for phone manufacturers using devices from a competing brand isn’t something that strange, especially as every company needs to be up-to-date with what their rivals are doing.

But when it comes to Apple, using an Android phone sounds like something that is fully forbidden.

And yet, here’s Apple posting on Twitter from an Android device, as discovered by YouTuber Marques Brownlee recently.

The tweet you see here was published in November when the official Apple Music account was promoting Ariana Grande’s latest EP. And as noted in the lower part of the tweet, the message was posted from an Android device.

At some level, this makes sense. Apple Music is also available on Android, so obviously, Cupertino’s employees themselves need to use Android to optimize the service for the platform.

Samsung also uses iPhones
But given the criticism Apple has been facing lately, this is certainly unexpected, especially because the company has apparently hoped to escape without being caught.

In the last few weeks, Samsung itself took to Twitter to post messages from an iPhone, and in some cases, the South Koreans have even decided to remove a number of accounts after the whole thing went viral.

Needless to say, neither Samsung nor Apple commented on using rival phones to post on Twitter, but right now, it just seems we’ll just have to get used to it. It sounds strange for Apple to use Android, but given that these days iPhones no longer sell like hot cakes, don’t be too surprised if some Cupertino employees themselves are thinking of switching to Google’s mobile operating system.

And overall, Apple has bigger problems than a tweet posted from an Android device. 2018 iPhones are selling well below expectations, and despite all the company’s efforts to reignite interest in its models, customers just can’t be convinced to pay more than $1,000 on a smartphone.

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New Beta version 19.1.2359
« on: Today at 05:39:29 PM »
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From a parking lot in a quiet, manufacturing-dominated suburb of Los Angeles, Elon Musk and his Boring Company tonight unveiled what he believes is the future of “mass transit” and the best way to eliminate the scourge of traffic: electric, autonomous vehicles carrying an extra set of wheels, shooting through layers of thin tunnels at speeds up to 150 mph.

If that sounds a little fantastical—well, duh. Musk’s presentation, punctuated by a glitzy entrance aboard a Tesla Model X that traveled through the company's accent-lit, 1.14-mile test tunnel, filled in a few details about his ambitious plans to destroy LA congestion with new and improved tunnel boring processes.1 But the test tunnel still seems to be a test tunnel, and the Boring Company in a deeply experimental phase. A bevy of questions remain.

"I think this is, like, really a panacea," Musk said standing in front of the tunnel, which extends from a SpaceX parking lot into the city of Hawthorne. A panacea for a terrible ill. Traffic, he said, “is like acid on the soul.”

A few big elements of the Boring Company’s “mass transit” concept, which it’s calling “the Loop”, have changed since Musk last presented it in May. Gone are the “electric skates”, the platforms that were to ferry vehicles throughout an extensive tunnel network whose tendrils BoCo would like to one day spread throughout the LA metro area / the world. Instead, users will now have to mount specialized wheels on their own electric, autonomous vehicles, which will guide the vehicles along the tracks in the tunnels. These look a bit like bicycle training wheels, but sit parallel to the ground:

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How to permanently disable Windows Defender Antivirus on Windows 10
If you must permanently disable Windows Defender Antivirus on Windows 10, use this guide to learn the steps on how to do it.
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14 Nov 2017     Windows Defender Antivirus is the free malware solution that Microsoft includes on every installation of Windows 10. It's a security software package meant to provide the first line of defense to protect your device and data against malware, including viruses, ransomware, rootkits, spyware, and other types of malicious programs.

Although the antivirus runs automatically, and it can disable itself as you install a third-party security software, the only caveat is that Windows 10 doesn't offer a way to disable it permanently. Perhaps the obvious reason is that Microsoft doesn't want you to use your device without any protection, which is a good thing.

However, there are still some cases where some users may prefer not to use Windows Defender Antivirus, such as on a kiosk device that isn't connected to a network and where peripheral connectivity isn't allowed.

In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the steps to permanently disable the Windows Defender Antivirus on your computer using Group Policy, Registry, and Windows Defender Security Center.       How to disable Windows Defender Antivirus using Group Policy
On Windows 10 Pro, it's possible to use the Group Policy Editor to disable the Windows Defender Antivirus permanently.

Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command.
Type gpedit.msc and click OK to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
Browse the following path:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender Antivirus

On the right side, double-click the Turn off Windows Defender Antivirus policy.
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Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender Antivirus > Real-time Protection

On the right side, double-click the Turn on behavior monitoring policy.


Select the Disabled option.
Click Apply.
Click OK.


On "Real-time Protection," double-click the Monitor file and program activity on your computer policy.


Select the Disabled option.
Click Apply.
Click OK.


On "Real-time Protection," double-click the Turn on process scanning whenever real-time protection is enabled policy.
Select the Disabled option.
Click Apply.
Click OK.


On "Real-time Protection," double-click the Turn on behavior monitoring policy.
Select the Disabled option.
Click Apply.
Click OK.


Restart your computer.
Once you've completed the steps, Windows Defender Antivirus will no longer scan and detect malware on your device, even after restarting your computer.

At any time, you can enable the Windows Defender Antivirus using the same steps, but on step No. 5, 10, and 14, make sure to select the Not Configured option. Then just restart your device to apply the changes.


How to disable Windows Defender Antivirus using Registry
The Local Group Policy Editor is not available on Windows 10 Home, but you can still achieve the same results changing the Registry settings.

Warning: This is a friendly reminder that editing the registry is risky, and it can cause irreversible damage to your installation if you don't do it correctly. It's recommended to make a full backup of your PC before proceeding.

Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command.
Type regedit, and click OK to open the Registry.
Browse the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender

Right-click on the Windows Defender (folder) key, select New, and click on DWORD (32-bit) Value.


Name the key DisableAntiSpyware and press Enter.
Double-click the newly created key and set the value from 0 to 1.
Click OK.


Right-click on the Windows Defender (folder) key, select New, and click on Key.
Name the key Real-Time Protection and press Enter.


Right-click on the Real-Time Protection (folder) key, select New, and click on DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Name the key DisableBehaviorMonitoring and press Enter.
Double-click the newly created key and set the value from 0 to 1.
Click OK.


Right-click on the Real-Time Protection (folder) key, select New, and click on DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Name the key DisableOnAccessProtection and press Enter.
Double-click the newly created key and set the value from 0 to 1.
Click OK.


Right-click on the Real-Time Protection (folder) key, select New, and click on DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Name the key DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable and press Enter.
Double-click the newly created key and set the value from 0 to 1.
Click OK.


After completing the steps, simply restart your computer to disable the Windows Defender Antivirus permanently.

If you change your mind, you can always revert the changes using the same instructions, but on step No. 3, right-click the DisableAntiSpyware key, and select Delete. Then inside the Windows Defender (folder) key, right-click the Real-Time Protection (folder) key and select Delete to remove key and its content. Finally, restart your device to complete reverting the changes.


How to disable Windows Defender Antivirus using Security Center
Alternatively, if you're installing a piece of software that requires deactivating the antivirus to install correctly, or you simply want to disable the Windows 10 built-in antivirus temporarily, you can use the following steps:

Open Windows Defender Security Center.
Click on Virus & threat protection.
Click the Virus & threat protection settings option.


Turn off the Real-time protection toggle switch.


After completing the steps, Windows Defender Antivirus will be disabled making it unable to monitor and stop malware from taking over your device. However, this is a temporary solution, eventually, the antivirus will re-activate automatically after you restart your device.

Wrapping things up
While there could be scenarios where you may need to disable the antivirus, it's never recommended to have your device without malware protection.

If you're trying to get rid of Windows Defender Antivirus because you prefer another security software, you should know that the built-in antivirus will disable itself automatically during the installation of third-party security software.

It's should also be noted that the shield icon will continue to appear in the notification area of the Taskbar because it's the Windows Defender Security Center icon, not merely dedicated to the antivirus.

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SamSam, you may recall, gained notoriety for plundering ransoms from vulnerable targets like hospitals, and for devastating attacks like the one that embattled the City of Atlanta in early 2018. As with other targeted attacks, SamSam was deployed manually after its operators had broken into a vulnerable network via a poorly-protected RDP port. The SamSam gang’s methodical and patient attacks put them in a position to extort enormous ransoms, and helped them accrue almost $7 million since December 2015. As you might expect, things have been a bit quiet from SamSam since the FBI’s indictment. The Iranian suspects are beyond the agency’s reach, but they have been identified, their operation has been compromised and, for the time being at least, activities have ceased. The unmasking followed a period of apparently diminishing returns for SamSam attacks. After the publication of extensive research by Sophos in August, SamSam’s monthly earnings began to decline, even while the frequency of attacks seemed to increase. Now SamSam seems to have left the stage, but the brand of destructive, stealthy attacks it exemplified didn’t start with SamSam and they didn’t end with it either. In fact, while SamSam may have gained infamy, other kinds of targeted ransomware, like Dharma and BitPaymer, have been deployed more widely, and demanded higher ransoms. The threat of targeted ransomware is undimmed, and continues to evolve. In August 2018, just as SamSam’s influence begun to diminish, a new strain of targeted ransomware appeared. Ryuk.

Ryuk, named after a character in the manga series Death Note, represents an evolution in ransomware that’s either learning from, building on, stealing from, or paying homage to the targeted malware that’s gone before. Targeted ransomware of all stripes seems to have converged on a method that, sadly, just works and Ryuk follows it too. The attackers:

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6. Waits for the victim to contact them via email.
   

Hackers using targeted ransomware work hard to achieve administrator access because it allows their software to cause so much damage – enough that many victims have no option but to pay five- or six-figure ransoms.
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