3/31 Australia Computer News

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Australia Computer News - Pipes Output Dalai Lama condemns hacking of computers - The Associated Press March 31, 2009 at 11:30 am Times Online Dalai Lama condemns hacking of computers The Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The Dalai Lama said Tuesday that regardless of who is hacking into the computers of his Tibetan government-in-exile, the stolen information appears to go straight to the Chinese government. His comments came as authorities in Beijing ... Video: Researchers Allege China-based Computer Spying The Associated Press China denies spying allegations BBC News Exiled Tibetan Government Expresses Concern over Cyber-Spying ... Voice of America Times Online  - AFP all 1,478 news articles Don't be fooled by computer virus threat - Sunshine Coast Daily March 31, 2009 at 10:08 am Straits Times Don't be fooled by computer virus threat Sunshine Coast Daily, Australia April Fool's prank or not, a computer virus called Conflicker poses a serious risk to pcs all over the world and the Sunshine Coast is not immune. Peter Daley, president of the Sunshine Coast Computer Club, is sending an ominous warning to the Coast's ... Conficker worm braces for April Fool's attack The Australian Virus expected on April fool's day ABC Online Is the joke on your PC? Melbourne Herald Sun Xinhua  - Dallas Morning News all 558 news articles China Denies Any Role in 'GhostNet' Computer Hacking - Voice of America March 31, 2009 at 9:01 am CTV.ca China Denies Any Role in 'GhostNet' Computer Hacking Voice of America By Alison Klayman Beijing officials deny any involvement in the electronic spy ring dubbed "GhostNet," which has infiltrated more than 1000 computers around the world and has been linked to computers in China. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang ... China rejects computer spy claims CBC.ca China rejects computer spy claims as "ghost of Cold War" Reuters Canada China denies cyber spy network charges ITworld.com guardian.co.uk  - Cyprus Mail all 385 news articles Unpaid bills? Good luck starting future laptops - The Associated Press March 31, 2009 at 8:30 am Unpaid bills? Good luck starting future laptops The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As wireless carriers begin to subsidize computers that come with wireless Internet access, they're faced with a quandary: What do they do if the buyer stops paying his bills? The company can cut off the computer's wireless access, ... 'Conflicker' virus may hit computers on April Fools' Day - Boston Herald March 31, 2009 at 6:45 am News Line 365 'Conflicker' virus may hit computers on April Fools' Day Boston Herald, United States By Jay Fitzgerald Computer security firms are sounding the alarm about a new "Conflicker" virus that makes network computers their "slaves." Some think the software worm could try to expand its potential reach tomorrow, April Fools' Day, no joke. ... Conflicker virus expected to hit bank accounts from April 1 Courier Mail Conficker Virus Set To Hit Millions Of Computers April 1st. Should ... CityNews VNCERT warns of Conflicker.C attack on April 1 VietNamNet Bridge all 6 news articles 'China e-spies hacked into global computers' - Cyprus Mail March 31, 2009 at 4:03 am AFP 'China e-spies hacked into global computers' Cyprus Mail, Cyprus By Stefanos Evripidou A VAST cyber-spy network run mostly from servers in China has been able to hack into 1295 computers in 103 countries around the world, including Cyprus government offices in Germany and Belgium and the Indian High Commission in ... China calls cyber espionage accusations 'lies' AFP China cyber attack: NIC most affected, 9 embassies hit Indian Express Canadian researchers find cyberspace spy network Ottawa Citizen CNET News  - Globe and Mail all 258 news articles Report into SAS pay bungle recommends old defence computers be ... - The Australian March 31, 2009 at 3:14 am The Age Report into SAS pay bungle recommends old defence computers be ... The Australian, Australia THE Defence Department computer system responsible for army payrolls is obsolete and should be replaced within five years, accounting firm KPMG has found. In a report released this afternoon, KPMG finds that the Defence Department was ill-equipped and ... Hostile fifth column in public service a threat to reform Sydney Morning Herald all 130 news articles 'Super-worm' expected to infect computers Wednesday - Vancouver Sun March 31, 2009 at 2:31 am 'Super-worm' expected to infect computers Wednesday Vancouver Sun,  Canada But nonetheless, you might want to check now to see if yours is one of the more than 12 million computers that could be infected by the first major worm to hit the Internet in several years. - You can't click through to any security Web sites on your ... Conficker worm braces for April Fool's attack - The Australian March 31, 2009 at 12:52 am WKRG-TV Conficker worm braces for April Fool's attack The Australian, Australia SECURITY analysts are bracing for possible internet disruptions tomorrow when the tenacious and mysterious Conficker worm "wakes up" and directs some 10 million infected computers to "call base" for instructions from a master controller. ... Mystery computer virus Conficker threatens to wreak havoc Times Online Conficker flaw reveals which computers are infected CNET News New homeland security tool to detect Conficker worm AFP CBS News  - InformationWeek all 834 news articles Computer virus may hit on April Fools' Day - Boston Herald March 31, 2009 at 12:05 am SamayLive Computer virus may hit on April Fools' Day Boston Herald, United States By Jay Fitzgerald Computer security firms are sounding the alarm about a new "Conflicker" virus that makes network computers their "slaves." Some think the software worm could try to expand its potential reach tomorrow, April Fools' Day, no joke. ... VNCERT warns of Conflicker.C attack on April 1 VietNamNet Bridge all 3 news articles RadiSys Announces First ATCA Single Board Computer for the 4G Market - FOXBusiness March 30, 2009 at 11:59 pm RadiSys Announces First ATCA Single Board Computer for the 4G Market FOXBusiness "We bring true innovation and system level thinking to every product we design and the Promentum ATCA-4500 encapsulates the best in single board computers," said Anthony Ambrose, RadiSys Vice President and General Manager, Communications Networks. ... WL Ross & Co. May Buy Satyam Computers, Business Line Reports - Bloomberg March 30, 2009 at 10:55 pm WL Ross & Co. May Buy Satyam Computers, Business Line Reports Bloomberg By Anoop Agrawal March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross' firm WL Ross & Co. is seeking to purchase India's Satyam Computer Services Ltd., the Hindu Business Line newspaper reported, citing unidentified people close to the development. ... O'Hare: Computer kiosks replace laid-off greeters - Chicago Tribune March 30, 2009 at 10:42 pm Washington Times O'Hare: Computer kiosks replace laid-off greeters Chicago Tribune, United States By Dan Mihalopoulos | Tribune reporter Travelers at the airport will be able to use the touch screen-computers to access the city's 2-month-old tourism site, explorechicago.org. The computers, which provide information in several languages, ... $12 million in stimulus money for O'Hare Chicago Sun-Times HP, Chicago create high-tech lounges for visitors at O'Hare Chicago Daily Herald A daily briefing on Chicago politics, with a special emphasis on ... The Windy Citizen and more Julia Gillard - Computers in 512 schools - Australia.TO March 30, 2009 at 9:13 pm Australia.TO Julia Gillard - Computers in 512 schools Australia.TO, Australia The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced 512 secondary schools were successful in the supplementary Round 2.1 of the Australian Government's National Secondary School Computer Fund. As a result, the Government will allocate $36 ... NEC Computers closing Asia-Pacific head quarters - Malaysia Star March 30, 2009 at 7:17 pm NEC Computers closing Asia-Pacific head quarters Malaysia Star, Malaysia By DAVID TAN GEORGE TOWN: NEC Computers Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd is closing its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Bukit Tengah Industrial Estate, Penang. Executive vice-president Bernard Saw said some 240 workers would be affected by the shutdown. ... Valentine Robotics Selects Rave Computer as Partner and IT Systems ... - TMCnet March 30, 2009 at 5:19 pm Valentine Robotics Selects Rave Computer as Partner and IT Systems ... TMCnet Joe Borowicz, chief financial officer, Rave Computer said that company's partnership with Valentine further solidifies Rave's presence in the IT integration market. "Continuing to support local business development efforts within Michigan is an ... Conficker flaw reveals which computers are infected - CNET News March 30, 2009 at 5:02 pm Straits Times Conficker flaw reveals which computers are infected CNET News, CA by Elinor Mills Once it infects a computer, the Conficker worm closes the hole in Windows that it used to get onto the system so no other malware can get in. This also makes it difficult for organizations to detect which computers have the legitimate ... Mystery computer virus Conficker threatens to wreak havoc Times Online New homeland security tool to detect Conficker worm AFP Cybersecurity Working On Countering Possible Worm Impact On ... Bernama Quad City Times  - WFMZ-TV Online all 836 news articles Police seize Charlottetown computers in child porn sweep - CBC.ca March 30, 2009 at 3:40 pm CBC.ca Police seize Charlottetown computers in child porn sweep CBC.ca, Canada (CBC) No charges have yet been laid in Charlottetown, but police seized several computer systems suspected of containing images of sexually exploited children. Det. Randy Currie was one of the lead investigators on PEI "It can be particularly ... High court refuses to consider state anti-spam law - CNN March 30, 2009 at 1:12 pm WNCT High court refuses to consider state anti-spam law CNN A Virginia jury found Jaynes used several computers and servers to send as many as 24000 spam e-mails in one day to America Online subscribers. He used false "header" info and sender domain names, according to court records. A search of his Raleigh, ... Supreme Court Won't Revive Anti-Spam Law CBS News all 217 news articles Tibetan exiles condemn hacking of computers - The Associated Press March 30, 2009 at 12:10 pm Boston Globe Tibetan exiles condemn hacking of computers The Associated Press DHARMSALA, India (AP) — Tibet's government-in-exile denounced a cyber spy network Monday for hacking into the organization's computers, while a scholar said the sophisticated operation may have helped identify those inside Tibet who speak to exile ... China denies spying allegations BBC News Exiled Tibetan Government Expresses Concern over Cyber-Spying ... Voice of America Chinese hackers 'using ghost network to control embassy computers' Times Online ZDNet  - ABS CBN News all 1,301 news articles COMPUTER GIVEAWAY: Nonprofit targets Duluth's Radloff Middle School - Atlanta Journal Constitution March 30, 2009 at 12:04 pm COMPUTER GIVEAWAY: Nonprofit targets Duluth's Radloff Middle School Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA By Kelly Yamanouchi The prospect of a free computer lured sixth-graders back to school on a rainy Saturday. Louise Radloff Middle School in Duluth is the sixth school in the Atlanta area and the first in Gwinnett County to get free computers, ... India admits computers hacked - Sify March 30, 2009 at 11:39 am India admits computers hacked Sify, India New Delhi: India on Monday admitted that there have been attempts at hacking into the computers of the Indian embassies, but underlined that it has taken a slew of measures to ensure no sensitive information was stolen in the process. ... Has the Mac lost its cachet? - msnbc.com March 30, 2009 at 9:18 am The Age Has the Mac lost its cachet? msnbc.com By Dan Richman Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer recently proclaimed "the tide has really turned back" against Apple computers. The straitened economy would seem to be a strong argument for pcs, which overall cost less than Macs for essentially ... Microsoft advertisements could help Apple sell computers TECH.BLORGE.com Microsoft Shatters Mac Pricing Myths eWeek Apple fanboys furious over Microsoft adverts Fudzilla Technologizer  - CNBC all 283 news articles   This email was sent to dellsites@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.

News On the Conficker Virus

So finally a positive not on the Conficker worm. Although the hackers who launched the conficker may seem in control, its looking like things might be under control. Just yesterday a scanner came to the rescue. We'll see how it does. Whatever you do, protect your computers from this worm in any way possible.

In summary, the conficker is targeted to you Windows operating system. As of now, you should be safe with a mac, or anything else really. The worm works by by secretly installing itself in a random location, giving itself a random name, and booting up upon a restart of your operating system. The main effect of the worm is that it disables essential features such as Windows Updates, Windows Error Reporting, and Windows Defender.

So get out there and research the patches and get on the bandwagon before your computers get taken over by the conficker.

Conficker's Coming

Actually, if you're one of the 10 million people already infected by the Conficker worm, then you know it's already here. Conficker is a computer worm that effectively disables security settings on Windows computers and turns the computers into zombies, capable of transmitting private information, passwords, financial information, etc. to whoever is running the host computer (there's a $350,000 bounty on the head of Conficker's creator right now).

Australian security expert, Trend Micro, is offering free protection against Conficker. The worm is anticipated to be activated and control infected computers on April 1 and there are many who have yet to take action. Don't be one of them.

3/30 Australia Computer News

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Australia Computer News - Pipes Output FAQ: Conficker time bomb ticks, but don't expect boom - ZDNet March 30, 2009 at 8:55 am FAQ: Conficker time bomb ticks, but don't expect boom ZDNet By Elinor Mills CNET News There's been lots of hype about the fact that the latest variant of the Conficker worm is set to start communicating with other computers on the Internet on April 1 - like an April Fool's Day time bomb with some mysterious ... Exiled Tibetan Government Expresses Concern over Cyber-Spying ... - Voice of America March 30, 2009 at 8:38 am Telegraph.co.uk Exiled Tibetan Government Expresses Concern over Cyber-Spying ... Voice of America By Steve Herman Officials of Tibet's government-in-exile say that information from computers of the office of the Dalai Lama appeared to end up in the hands of the Chinese government. Computer analysts called to Dharamsala, India, to investigate the ... Massive Chinese spynet targeted Dalai Lama ZDNet Cyber-spies hack computers of 3 RP gov't offices ABS CBN News China denies hacking Dalai Lama's computer network Radio Australia Register  - Techtree.com all 752 news articles Getting burned by Computer Tan - IT PRO March 30, 2009 at 7:27 am Getting burned by Computer Tan IT PRO, UK You may have noticed some rather ridiculous ads over the past weeks, advertising a new service which would let you tan over a computer. The posters and even commercials on the new-fangled projectors on the London tube directed people to a Computer Tan ... Fujitsu Aims to Boost Share of Computer-Server Market - Wall Street Journal March 30, 2009 at 7:05 am Fujitsu Aims to Boost Share of Computer-Server Market Wall Street Journal By YUZO YAMAGUCHI TOKYO -- Fujitsu Ltd. said Monday it aims to expand its market share for the most common type of computer server to more than 10% from the current 4% in an unspecified time frame, a bold plan as the computer-server industry becomes ... Fujitsu hopes to almost double server sales in two years NetworkWorld.com Fujitsu aims to double PC server sales in 2 yrs Reuters all 25 news articles Cybersecurity Working On Countering Possible Worm Impact On ... - Bernama March 30, 2009 at 6:31 am Cybersecurity Working On Countering Possible Worm Impact On ... Bernama, Malaysia It said Conficker infects computers with window operating systems that are not updated or protected and subsequently connects to websites owned by the authors or inventors of the conficker worm to retrieve commands on "what to do next. ... Computer systems at Westminster have been infected by the Downadup ... - ZDNet UK March 30, 2009 at 3:29 am Computer systems at Westminster have been infected by the Downadup ... ZDNet UK, UK Engineers at parliament are working to "act swiftly to clean the computers that are infected", according to the email, the text of which was forwarded to ZDNet UK's sister site, silicon.com, by a parliamentary spokesman. In the wake of the outbreak, ... Dell ventures into countryside with lower-priced computers - China Daily March 30, 2009 at 3:21 am China Daily Dell ventures into countryside with lower-priced computers China Daily, China By Tu Lei (China Daily) Dell Inc, the world's second largest maker of computers after Hewlett Packard (HP), is eyeing China's rural computer market. The ministries of finance and commerce released a list of bid winners for the mainland's rural computer ... Computer virus warning for April fools - StreetCorner March 29, 2009 at 11:45 pm Computer virus warning for April fools StreetCorner, Australia Trend Micro is offering free protection against a new variant of a malicious Internet worm that infected an estimated 15 million computers last year and is expected to be launched by "cyberfools" on 1 April 2009, also known as April Fool's Day. ... Researchers Say China-Based Network Infiltrated Computers - 조선일보(영문판) March 29, 2009 at 11:17 pm Researchers Say China-Based Network Infiltrated Computers 조선일보(영문판), South Korea Canadian researchers say they have discovered a large China-based electronic spying operation that infiltrated computers and stole information from government and private offices around the world, including the Dalai Lama. The New York Times and the ... China denies hacking Dalai Lama's computer network - Radio Australia March 29, 2009 at 10:20 pm Voice of America China denies hacking Dalai Lama's computer network Radio Australia, Australia Now to the uncovering of a vast electronic spy network, mainly operating from China, which has infiltrated government and private computers in 103 countries. Researchers say almost 13-hundred computers were hacked into, including those belonging to ... Major Cyber Spy Operation Unearthed Techtree.com Researchers: Cyber spies break into govt computers The Associated Press Cyber spies hack into embassies The Australian guardian.co.uk  - Scotsman all 673 news articles New Step Towards Quantum Computers - Science Daily (press release) March 29, 2009 at 10:01 pm New Step Towards Quantum Computers Science Daily (press release) ScienceDaily (Mar. 28, 2009) — The intrinsic rotation of electrons – the "spin" – is a promising property for future electronics devices. If use as an information carrier were possible, the processing power of electronic components would suddenly ... UK parliament computers get Confickered - ZDNet Asia March 29, 2009 at 9:10 pm Emirates Business 24/7 UK parliament computers get Confickered ZDNet Asia, Singapore The UK parliament's computer network has been infected with the Conficker worm, according to the Dizzy Thinks blog. In his own blog post, Trend Micro security researcher Rik Ferguson questioned the security practices that could have allowed Conficker ... Vexing computer worm to evolve on April Fool's Day AFP Worldwide Computer Worm Conficker May Strike Your Computer This Week WFMY News 2 Conficker: Loathing the FUD and Misunderstanding InformationWeek Computerworld  - Stuff.co.nz all 53 news articles Experts Concerned Dangerous Computer Worm Could Attack April 1 - DigitalJournal.com March 29, 2009 at 8:34 pm DigitalJournal.com Experts Concerned Dangerous Computer Worm Could Attack April 1 DigitalJournal.com, Canada 10 million computers have been infected worldwide. A worm called Confickr is working its way across the world. The worm is living on computers in corporations, sleeping like a sleeper cell, like spies, according to 60 minutes' report today. ... Computer spy network uncovered - Daily Times March 29, 2009 at 7:23 pm Computer spy network uncovered Daily Times, Pakistan LAHORE: An electronic spy network has infiltrated hundreds of computers around the world and stolen files and documents, Canadian researchers have announced. The network, dubbed ghostnet, appears to target embassies, media groups, non-governmental ... Deep computer-spying network touched 103 countries InfoWorld Malta among the countries trapped in a "cyber spy network" di-ve.com all 26 news articles Rudd's blind spot on defence - The Canberra Times March 29, 2009 at 7:05 pm Telegraph.co.uk Rudd's blind spot on defence The Canberra Times, Australia It is not authorised to steal information from minister's computers. Suspected espionage is a matter for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, which must obtain a warrant before it taps Australian telephones or hacks into computers. ... Fitzgibbon leak could have come from ALP The Australian Tapping, hacking and leaking Brisbane Times 'No evidence' of secret investigation Brisbane Times all 1,389 news articles Computers adding to global warming - Hindu Business Line March 29, 2009 at 3:44 pm Computers adding to global warming Hindu Business Line, India Thiruvananthapuram, March 29 Greenhouse gases produced by big computer warehouses, including those powering the Internet, threaten to overtake those by the airline industry by year 2012-2015, adding significantly to global warming/climate change. ... Canadian researchers uncover vast computer spying operation - The Canadian Press March 29, 2009 at 2:20 pm Canadian researchers uncover vast computer spying operation The Canadian Press, TORONTO "We uncovered real-time evidence of malware that had penetrated Tibetan computer systems, extracting sensitive documents from the private office of the Dalai Lama," Investigator Greg Walton said. During the second phase of the investigation, ... Deep computer-spying network touched 103 countries - InfoWorld March 29, 2009 at 1:09 pm Deep computer-spying network touched 103 countries InfoWorld, CA A 10-month cyberespionage investigation has found that 1295 computers in 103 countries and belonging to international institutions have been spied on, with some circumstantial evidence suggesting China may be to blame. By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service ...   This email was sent to dellsites@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.