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Virtual Wi-Fi Devices in Windows 7

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Nomadio has released a beta version of a software that it created which lets a laptop with Windows 7 be turned into a hotspot.

Redmond had plans to create this software but it decided to end its production in 2006. Nomadio noticed that Windows 7 have the code present in it.

The CEO explained, “You’re sitting in a coffee shop that charges you for a wireless connection. With Connectify, I can pay for that connection, and still have all my other devices, like my iPhone, connected to the Internet.”

Source: The Register

Dell Latitude 2100 Netbook Line

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Dell has released a netbook line designed for education purposes. It features antimicrobial keyboard, rubberized exterior, and a “network activity light”. The light lets a teacher know when a student’s computer is having an online activity.

It is equipped with Intel 945GSE chipset and the minimum RAM for each netbook is 512 MB. The minimum hard drive on the Dell Latitude 2100 computers is 16 GB in solid state format. It can run either Windows or Linux operating systems (OS).

Twitter Worm

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Twitter Worm

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 08:53 PM PDT

A cross-site scripting worm has been detected at Twitter by F-Secure. A message with a username called Mikeyy posts on the website. If a user views an already infected profile, his or her profile will be infected as well. The location, bio, website, and name information will be changed to Mikeyy and the infected users will start to post messages such as “Twitter, you should be paying me now. - mikeyy” and “@cnnbrk - he’s back. ;) - mikeyy”.

The blog entry at F-Secure include two screen shots of the messages. It also includes a list of messages that the worm uses.

Source: F-Secure

.im Phising Domains on Facebook

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The users of Facebook are facing another phishing campaign according to an article at The Register.

The fraudulent messages attempts to trick users to give away their login details. The websites that are associated with the attack have .im domains including 151.im and 123.im.

The staff at Facebook are removing the messages and they are also helping to solve the compromised accounts.

One of the reasons why cybercrooks do this is because many consumers share the same password on other sites.

Source: The Register