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The Humble Software Bundle: MAGIX Sounds of Music |
Posted by: AAU - 03-17-2018 , 01:00 PM - Forum: Hot Deals & Discounts
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Quote:These beats are alive with the sounds of MAGIX. Professional audio production is within your grasp with our new software bundle! Get SOUND FORGE Pro 11, ACID Pro 7, Samplitude Pro X2 Silver, plus goodies like Soundpool: Deeper Shades of House and MAGIX Video Sound Cleaning Lab.
Pay what you want. Normally, the total cost for the software in this bundle is as much as $1,117. Here at Humble Bundle, you choose the price and increase your contribution to upgrade your bundle! This bundle has a minimum $1 purchase.
https://www.humblebundle.com/software/ma...c-software
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Romanian Court Says Man Is Dead Even Though He Appeared in Court To Argue Otherwise |
Posted by: mrtrout - 03-17-2018 , 12:26 AM - Forum: Off Topic Chat
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https://article.wn.com/view/2018/03/16/R...ared_in_C/ Romanian Court Says Man Is Dead Even Though He Appeared in Court To Argue Otherwise
16 March 2018 When Constantin Reliu appeared in a Romanian court this week, he thought it would be simple to clear up a mistaken death certificate that his wife obtained after he spent the last decade in Turkey, but that was not the case according to The Guardian.
Reliu asked the court in the town of Barlad to overturn the death certificate since he was simply out of contact with his family for those years but the court told him that he was too late to reverse it and he would have to remain officially deceased.
“I am officially dead, although I’m alive,” Reliu told local media outlets about his Kafka-esque courtroom experience. “I have no income and because I am listed dead, I can’t do anything.”
Reliu may have never known that he was declared dead in his home country if he wasn't apprehended by Turkish authorities earlier this year and then deported back to Bucharest due to expired documents.
Reliu was planning to renew his passport in Romania and then return to Turkey, but upon returning to the Southeastern European country, Reliu was detained by immigration officers who informed him that he was declared dead in 2003.
“The head of the border police in Otopeni [airport] called me to his office, turned on his computer and showed it to me: 'Look, Constantin Reliu [declared] dead by his wife,'” he told local news channel Digi24 on Wednesday.
The 63-year-old left Romania for Turkey in 1992 for a job opportunity but returned to the country in 1999, when he appeared to cut off all contact with his family.
After years of no contact from her estranged husband, Reliu's wife was able to obtain a backdated death certificate for him.
The Romanian daily newspaper Adevarul said that Reliu's wife said that after hearing nothing from her husband since 1999, she assumed he died in an earthquake that struck Turkey.
The paper said that Reliu believes she wanted to obtain the death certificate in order to annul the marriage and remarry someone else.
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Sophisticated malware attacks through routers |
Posted by: tarekma7 - 03-16-2018 , 08:57 PM - Forum: Security News
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Quote:Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered what's likely to be another state-sponsored malware strain, and this one is more advanced than most. Nicknamed Slingshot, the code spies on PCs through a multi-layer attack that targets MikroTik routers. It first replaces a library file with a malicious version that downloads other malicious components, and then launches a clever two-pronged attack on the computers themselves. One, Canhadr, runs low-level kernel code that effectively gives the intruder free rein, including deep access to storage and memory; the other, GollumApp, focuses on the user level and includes code to coordinate efforts, manage the file system and keep the malware alive.
Kaspersky describes these two elements as "masterpieces," and for good reason. For one, it's no mean feat to run hostile kernel code without crashes. Slingshot also stores its malware files in an encrypted virtual file system, encrypts every text string in its modules, calls services directly (to avoid tripping security software checks) and even shuts components down when forensic tools are active. If there's a common method of detecting malware or identifying its behavior, Slingshot likely has a defense against it. It's no wonder that the code has been active since at least 2012 -- no one knew it was there.
The malware can effectively steal whatever it wants, including keyboard strokes, network traffic, passwords and screenshots. It's not certain how Slingshot gets into a system besides taking advantage of the router management software, but Kaspersky pointed to "several" instances
The combination of this sophistication with the spying focus led Kaspersky to believe that it's likely the creation of a state agency -- it rivals the Regin malware GCHQ used to spy on Belgian carrier Belgacom. And while text clues hint that English speakers might be responsible, the culprit isn't clear. Just shy of 100 individuals, government outfits and institutions fell prey to Slingshot in countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Libya and Turkey. It could be one of the Five Eyes countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US) keeping watch on nations with significant terrorism issues, but that's far from certain.
Slingshot should be fixed as of recent MikroTik router firmware updates. The concern, as you might guess, is that other router makers might be affected. If they are, there's a possibility that Slingshot has a far wider reach and is still taking sensitive data.
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How to Allow Windows 10 to Create System Restore Points More Frequently |
Posted by: tarekma7 - 03-16-2018 , 08:31 PM - Forum: Guides, Tips & Tricks
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Quote:In Windows 10, it’s better to be safe than sorry, and this is exactly why you need to create system restore points as frequently as possible.
The latest Patch Tuesday rollout is living proof that it takes just a single update to completely ruin the Windows experience, as the number of botched updates this month increased substantially. Failed installs, ghost network adapters, and broken document support are all the results of botched updates shipped this month to Windows systems.
Creating backups isn’t rocket science, especially because Windows 10 itself comes with such functionality integrated. By default, Windows can automatically create system restore points, which allow you to return to a previous configuration easily.
Restore points can be automatically generated whenever you install a new app or update or make system modifications, but only if a pre-defined time setting has expired. In other words, a restore point can be automatically created only if no other restore point has already been created within the configured time.
By default, Windows uses 24 hours for automatic system restore point generation, so installed apps and updates can’t create a new restore point unless more than 24 hours have passed since the previous backup.
This is a restriction that gives you more control over your backups because you can always go back one day, but at the same time, also prevents restore point from eating up all your storage.
While there are no dedicated options to configure the system restore point creation frequency, you can actually adjust this time from the registry settings. This means you can create automatic restore points as often as you want by changing the default settings.
To do this, the first thing you should take care of is creating a manual backup because the method involves changing Windows Registry settings, and doing this could affect system stability and performance in case something goes wrong. Manual restore points aren’t affected by the time limitation mentioned above.
Launch the Windows Registry by typing regedit in the Start menu and hit Enter. An administrator account is required, so if you’re logged in with a standard account, you won’t be able to make any changes.
Once you’re in the Registry Editor, go the following path (note that you don’t have to browse each folder manually, as the Fall Creators Update comes with its own address bar and you can just paste the whole path there):
Look for an entry called SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency and double-click it to change its value. As I said, the default time is 24 hours, but in the Registry Editor, Windows uses minutes as units. This means the default configuration should be 1440, and you can change it to pretty much any time you want.
Also, if you don’t want such a restriction to exist on your system, you can configure the SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency to value 0, which means that restore points would be automatically created whenever it’s required.
BONUS TIP: If the path mentioned above does not exist, it means System Restore is not enabled on your computer. You first need to enable System Restore to be able to change the settings. Also, if the SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency is missing from the path mentioned above, you can manually create it.
To do this, right-click the right-side of the Registry Editor and go to New > DWORD (32-bit) Value and name the new entry SystemRestorePointCreationFrequency. Double-click it to change the value by typing down the number of minutes and you’re good to go.
Although the changes should be made once you close the Registry Editor, you’re recommended to reboot your system because System Restore might already be running when you adjust the default time. Log in again with your administrator account and the new configured time should already be in effect.
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Geographical Region With the Most Ransomware Encounters in 2017 Was Asia |
Posted by: tarekma7 - 03-16-2018 , 08:26 PM - Forum: Security News
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Quote:In the land of IT security, there is no better source for malware statistics than Microsoft, the company that has an antivirus engine running on almost all recent Windows operating systems.
Every six months, Microsoft releases the Security Intelligence Report (SIR), a comprehensive dossier full of juicy insights regarding malware and cybercrime operations.
Released today, the Microsoft SIR 23 report contains a section dedicated to ransomware —2017's most lucrative cybercrime operation.
Asia most hit by ransomware:
According to Microsoft, based on analytics the company recorded between February and December 2017, Asia was the geographical region that recorded the greatest number of ransomware encounters last year.
Myanmar and Bangladesh were the two most hit countries, accounting for 0.48% and 0.36% of all encounter rates, while third place went to Venezuela, with 0.33%.
Locations with the lowest ransomware encounter rates included Japan, Finland, and the US, all of which had an average monthly ransomware encounter rate of 0.03%.
Android screenlocker was 2017's most active ransomware:
But even if 2017 will be remembered as the year of the three ransomware outbreaks —WannaCry, NotPetya, and Bad Rabbit— according to Microsoft, the year's most encountered ransomware family was a relatively unknown strain named LockScreen.
This isn't an encryption-based ransomware, but a mere screenlocker that displays your typical "you've been watching porn" message and asks you to send an SMS to a premium phone number to receive an unlock code for your computer's screen.
According to Microsoft, LockScreen was first seen infecting Android devices, then it slowly started infecting Windows systems.
"This can happen if, for example, Android users sync their phones or download Android applications in Windows and do side loading of the applications that are not sanctioned (for example, not sourced from the official Google Play store)," Microsoft said. "The Southeast Asia region tends to have a higher adoption rate of Android, which would explain the greater number of encounters in that region."
Besides LockScreen, the rest of the top five belonged to WannaCry, Cerber, a generic Enestedel detection, and the now-defunct Spora family.
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Android Oreo is finally available for the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus in the US |
Posted by: tarekma7 - 03-16-2018 , 08:07 PM - Forum: Phones & Tablets News
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Quote:Android 8.0 Oreo is rolling out in a stable build to Verizon Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus units.
The update introduces the regular Oreo features, as well as Samsung Experience 9.0.
This update has been a long time coming, since the Oreo beta started in November and ended in January.
After what felt like a millennium and a half, Android Oreo is finally available for US models of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. Unfortunately, Verizon appears to be the only carrier rolling it out for the time being.
The update also introduces Samsung Experience 9.0, which comes as standard on the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. Samsung Experience 9.0 includes a revamped keyboard, the new Color Lens option to change the color of the screen for a better reading experience, the new Finder option to search for applications and files, and more.
Meanwhile, Oreo brings Picture-in-Picture (PiP), app notification dots, background limits, Autofill, and more.
Verizon said the update arrives as build G950USQU2CRB9 for the Galaxy S8 and G955USQU2CRB9 for the Galaxy S8 Plus. The update to Oreo keeps the security patch level at February 1, a slight letdown given the March security patch’s availability.
Try not to fret if you do not get the update right away. This is likely a slower update rollout that will likely take a week or so to complete.
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CyberLink ColorDirector5 LE |
Posted by: ahmed - 03-16-2018 , 09:04 AM - Forum: Giveaway of the day
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About:
Color grading is essential for evoking responses from your video viewers. ColorDirector is a pro-level color grading software packaged in an intuitive suite that makes it simple for anyone to master.
This version includes: - Importing Formats: MP4/H.264 (with Windows 7/8/10 in-box MP4 codec), AVI, WMV (Doesn't support MKV, MOV, FLV);
- Exporting Formats: MP4/H.264 (with Windows 7/8/10 in-box MP4 codec), WMV (Doesn’t support MKV, M2TS, XAVC-S);
- Aspect Ratio/ Resolution: 16:9, Up to 1080/30fps (Doesn’t support 9:16 & 360-degree);
- Color Adjustment Tools: Basic tools (W/B, Tone, Curve, Sharpness, Noise Reduction, Color Replacement, Vignette, Color Shift, Color Preset).
Giveaway Page:
https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/colordirector5-le/#
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Giveaway Download(Online Installer,License,Terms etc)
https://www.upload.ee/files/8186525/Colo...s.zip.html
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