Kneber botnet can steal your Facebook, banking logins

Yet another way to rob you blind in cyberspace

Do you know what site you're on when you put in that username and password? Are you sure?
If someone breaks into your home and steals your stuff, there are ways to cover expenses until you recover. Cash advance loans come to mind. However, if your sensitive log-ons for E-mail, social networking and banking are compromised, lasting damage can be the result.

Guess what? We now have the devious Kneber botnet!
According to PC World, the Kneber botnet has already dug its claws into over 74,000 computers running Windows worldwide – including but not limited to corporate and government networks – and that number

Microsoft expands Outlook 2010 Social Connector to Facebook & MySpace

Microsoft has announced that official connectors, built by MySpace and Facebook for Outlook Social Connector, will be available for download in the first of half of this year.

The software giant also announced the immediate availability of the LinkedIn Outlook Social Connector that was first demonstrated in November 2009. The download is now live and allows LinkedIn users to see their

गुगलले ल्यायो सोसल नेटवर्किङ साइट

न्युयोर्क, माघ २८ (एजेन्सी) सर्च इन्जिनमा नेतृत्व लिइरहेको गुगलले आफ्नो पहिलो सामाजिक सञ्जाल (सोसल नेटवर्किङ) सार्वजनिक गरेको छ। इन्टरनेट बजारमा सबैभन्दा बलियो खेलाडी रहँदै आएको गुगलले जीमेल एकाउन्टबाटै सबैलाई आफ्नो सोसल नेटवर्कमा समेटन् सक्छ। हो, तपाईले आफ्नो जीमेल एकाउन्टबाटै यो सुविधा प्रयोग गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ।

Hardware bonanza dead ahead

If you love hardware, 2010 looks like it’s going to be a very amusing year. With the economic downturn becoming old news, computer manufacturers are betting that both consumers and businesses are now willing to splurge a little on a technology upgrade.

Google Chrome Passes Safari in Internet Browser Usage

The Google Chrome web browser has just overtook Safari to become the third most used in the world.

Chrome was launched only 16 months ago but has already made huge headway when it comes to competing with the big boys of the internet.

According to data released by Net Applications, Google’s Chrome ended the year with a share of 4.63% of internet traffic. Apple’s Safari ended the year with only 4.46% of internet traffic, a slight slip for the browser.
Leading the way is Internet Explorer from Microsoft, dominating with more than 62% of internet traffic.
All is not good for Microsoft however, as there is a trend that sees their Internet Explorer browser slipping when it comes to internet use.
Years ago, Microsoft owned more than 90% of web traffic, but this number has fallen steadily and continues to decline.

विन्डोज सेभेन नेपालीमा

नेपाली भाषामा कम्प्युटर चलाउन चाहनेका लागि आगामी वैशाख महिना विशेष रहनेछ। माइक्रोसफ्टले वैशाख महिनालाई विशेष बनाउन लागेको हो। वैशाखबाट कम्प्युटर सञ्चालन प्रणाली (ओएस) विन्डोज सेभेन अब प्रयोगकर्ताले नेपाली भाषामा चलाउन पाउनेछन्, त्यो पनि निशुल्क। विन्डोज सेभेनको अंग्रेजी संस्करणसम्म पहुँच नभएका एक्सपी र भिस्टाका उपभोक्तालाई समेत यसबाट थप राहत मिल्नेछ।

नेपाली विन्डोज सेभेनको विकास कार्य अन्तिम चरणमा पुगेको छ। ‘वैशाख महिनामा प्रयोगकर्तामाझ

Rethinking computer design

Researchers from Intel Labs have demonstrated an experimental, 48-core Intel processor or “single-chip cloud computer,” that rethinks many of the design approaches used in today’s designs for laptops, PCs and servers. The long-term research goal is to add incredible scaling features to future computers that spur entirely new software applications and human-machine interfaces. The prototype containing 48 fully-programmable

Racing performance in a notebook

Acer’s new Ferrari One notebook aims to combine the concepts of racing and technology in a superior notebook PC. With its 11.6-inch HD widescreen display, the Ferrari One notebook features an ultraportable design, measuring about one inch thick and weighing 3.31 pounds. The look and feel of Formula 1 racing is shown throughout the notebook’s detailed design, including the checkered palm rest extending into a

Windows 7: Tips and tricks

Nothing will make you feel more at home with a new operating system like knowing the tips and tricks that can help you to be as productive as possible. And Windows 7 is packed is full of productivity secrets. Let’s explore a few.

Keyboard magic

Windows 7 allows you to use the keyboard in some pretty imaginative ways. For instance, to quickly dock the current application to the left or right side of your screen, hold down the Windows key and tap the left or right arrow keys. To quickly maximize the current window, hold down the Windows key and tap the up arrow key. To return the application to its former size, hold down the Windows

8 New features in Gmail

Google may have disappointed some of its users lately with frequent outages, however, the company is all set to please them with a slew of new features. The company recently added eight new features in Gmail.

Presently, a third in global email marketshare, Gmail is striving hard to increase its turf. So here’s looking into all the new features that Gmail has added in the recent past in its endeavour to climb up the ranking ladder

1. Import mails and contacts from other accounts:

Find the process of importing your emails and contacts from other accounts to Gmail troublesome? Gmail’s just added a new feature that promises to simplify the process for you. Google has added a new feature

सयु्त्त राष्ट स‌घ र विश्व स्वास्थ्य स‌घठनका वेव साईट ह्याक

वेवसाईट ह्याक हुने श्रृखलामा सयु्त्त राष्ट स‌घ र विश्व स्वास्थ्य स‌घठनका वेव साईट पनि अछुतो रहेनन ।
ESCWA Research & Development Portal
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Change Your Gmail, Yahoo, AOL Passwords Now!

Thousands of Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Comcast, and Earthlink email accounts were exposed in a phishing scheme this week, the BBC reports. If you use any of these services, it's a good idea to change your password immediately and regularly.
BBC News has seen two lists that detail more than 30,000 names and passwords that have been posted online.
It was brought to light when 10,000 Hotmail addresses were posted online at Pastebin, a website commonly used by developers to share code.
The list was reported by technology blog Neowin.
Some of the accounts appear to be old, unused or fake. However, BBC News confirmed that many - including Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail addresses - were genuine.

Email phishing attack spreads to Gmail and Yahoo

Microsoft confirmed yesterday evening that the popular web email service, Hotmail, had been targeted by malicious fraudsters in what is commonly referred to as a phishing scam, tricking users into revealing their credentials at fake websites.
Neowin can today reveal that more lists are circulating with genuine account information and that over 20,000 accounts have now been compromised. Non-Hotmail passport accounts have been affected too. A new list contains email accounts for Gmail, Yahoo, Comcast, Earthlink and other third party popular web mail services. It's not clear if this is login information for the service itself or the Microsoft Passport passwords.
Microsoft confirmed Neowin's exclusive report yesterday evening and issued a statement on a company blog:
"Over the weekend Microsoft learned that several thousand Windows Live Hotmail customer's credentials were exposed on a third-party site due to a likely phishing scheme. Upon learning of the issue, we immediately requested that the credentials be removed and launched an investigation to determine the impact to customers. As part of that investigation, we determined that this was not a breach of internal Microsoft data and initiated our standard process of working to help customers regain control of their accounts."
It's clear the lists are the result of a phishing scam and some commenters at Neowin suggest it could be the result of unwitting users sending their credentials to sites that name who has blocked you on popular instant messaging software Windows Live Messenger.
Neowin has once again reported the new lists to Microsoft's Security Response Center and can confirm that the lists originated from pastebin.com, a site commonly used by developers to share code snippets. Pastebin owner Paul Dixon confirmed that the site was down for maintenance due to "an unprecedented amount of traffic" after our initial reports. Dixon stated "Pastebin.com is just a fun side project for me, and today it's not fun. It will remain offline all day while I make some further modifications."

Update: The phishing attack has spread to Google Mail and Yahoo mail amongst others, we're currently awaiting full confirmation on the number of accounts at each service. BBC News is reporting that Google have confirmed the phishing attack.