Virus that can destroy the operating system

	Tragic Human Error Lead to Transplantation of HIV-positive Organs
...Careggi hospital said that the liver and kidneys of an HIV-positive woman were transplanted after a laboratory biologist mistakenly wrote on a woman's medical records that she tested negative for the virus. The chief of Careggi hospital, Edoardo Majno, confessed that there has been a tragic human error. Doctors mentioned that the woman, although being HIV-positive, didn't know she was infected with the virus and after...
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	20 Million Copies of Windows Vista Sold
...Microsoft has published a report on the Microsoft's new generation operating system sales. The report stated that in the period between January 30 and February 28, 2007, 20 million copies of Microsoft Vista were sold; compared to 17 million copies of Microsoft's Windows XP sold in the same period of time in 2001, two months after its release, Vista's index could be considered as rather impressive. However, these 20 milli...
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	Georgia's NATO Membership is in Doubt
...After the conflict in South Ossetia, Belgium's Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht expressed his doubts regarding the possibility of Georgia to become a member of NATO. He mentioned that it is quite risky to accept a country that cannot control its actions correctly, the Soir Newspaper quoted the minister as saying. According to the Russian news agency, RIA Novosti, this is the first public announcement made by a member of ...
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	New Virtual Korset to Prevent Malware Attacks
...university's Faculty of Engineering, the newly created program is able to predict the future behavior of any malware that resides inside a computer for years after developing immunity to various anti-virus solutions. "We modified the kernel in the system's operating system so that it monitors and tracks the behavior of the programs installed on it. When we see a deviation, we know for sure there's something bad going on...
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	China Denies the Accusations on its Military Build-up
... The officials from Peoples Republic of China denied the accusations of the United States regarding its military build-up. They stated that China, as a country with the biggest number of population, always looks forward to contribute to the world peace. Despite China's statements on world peace, Dick Cheney raised concerns regarding its military build-up. He said that testing anti-satellite missiles does not represent a...
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	Microsoft to Connect Xbox 360 and PC Gamers
...On Wednesday, the software giant Microsoft Corp. announced the opening of its Live on-line service that will connect users of both Xbox 360 console and PCs. The company stated that the service will open in May. It is to be reminded that Live has attracted about six million Xbox 360 console gamers and now Microsoft looks forward to launch it on new Windows Vista system. The software giant decided to make this step after i...
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	Google's List of Class-Action Lawsuits
...this book onto a Usenet forum, the worldwide network of discussion groups". Claims: search engine had breached his copyright in the material. Outcome: "Judge Surrick dismissed the claim, advising that Google was immune from prosecution in respect of third party postings by virtue of a provision in the Communications Decency Act." Perfect 10 v. Google. Filed on November 19, 2004. Claims: Perfect 10 claimed Google t...
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	Animated Cursors is now Windows' Vulnerability
...Users who work with the latest versions of Windows should be aware that they are at a great risk of being attacked by hackers. This statement was made by Microsoft's officials. There is a certain vulnerability in the operating system that can affect all recent versions of Windows, this includes Vista. In a security advisory the company's representatives stated that Windows' software is flawed in a way it operates with its...
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	Now one blood group fits everyone
...medicine as it means there will be no lack of blood supplies. The study conducted by experts from University of Copenhagen published their results in Nature Biotechnology journal, where it is stated that O blood group can be a source for all the other blood types (A, B and AB). If earlier the mistake of giving wrong blood group could lead to hazardous reactions from the immune system and in severe cases result in dea...
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	Secret US military data was disclosed thanks to porn images
...Secret information on US combat system was accidentally exposed by Japanese officer after he exchanged porn files with another officer at work. The naval officer intended to copy adult images that came along with the data on Aegis military system taken by accident from another officer's computer. Thus when he swapped the files with the petty officer of the lower rank, the latter was carelessly given the access to t...
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	Microsoft once again pressed by EU over patents
...he world market continues for seven years. The European Commission asks the company to hand over its technical information on its operating system to the market competitors. It is worth mentioning that the group was fined in 2004 almost half billion dollars for abusing its dominance in the work-group server market. In addition Microsoft was fined about $300,000 in 2006 for not taking into consideration the anti-trust ...
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	Palm to use Linux platform
...The famous smartphone producer, Palm, is to use a new software platform that will be based on Linux. The company's officials announced Palm's new operating system platform while on a meeting in New York. During a discussion with the analysts, Palm's officials talked on the business strategy of the company but they refused to state anything regarding the recent rumors of a possible buyout. The smartphone maker for along...
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	Open-Source Infringes 235 Patents, Microsoft States
...The officials from the software giant Microsoft state that the open-source software infringes more than 230 of patents. Brad Smith, Microsoft top lawyer, stated that the kernel of Linux open-source violates 42 patents and at the same time the users interface along with some other design elements violate another 65 patents. In addition, according to Fortune, OpenSource.org is charged of violating 45 plus 83 more in oth...
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	Microsoft Reached 40 Million Licenses of Vista
...crosoft has sold 40 million licenses of its Windows Vista operating system in the first 100 days since the product was launched into the market. The chairman of the company, Bill Gates, mentioned that the fastest sales of the operating system in the history is due to an accelerating shift of the majority of population to digital lifestyles. He outlined that the premium editions had accounted for 78% of the OS sales. ...
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	Need a computer virus?- download now
...Computer expert put an advertisement on the Internet offering a free computer virus for everyone willing to have one. Didier Stevens from Helsinki ran his advertising campaign on Google's Adword for half of the year. As a result of his campaign 409 people clicked on the ad, that said: "Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!" There are several suggestion on people's willingness to download malicious virus sai...
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