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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:23:57 +1100

It's Microsoft patch day:

Vulnerability in Web Services on Devices API Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973565)
Vulnerability in License Logging Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974783)
Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969947)
Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service (973309)
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972652)
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (976307)

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2009

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 Released

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +1100

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 has been released to fix some stability problems in 3.5.4. There are however no security fixes this is just a stability fix.

The changes are listed in Bugzilla

Left 4 Dead 2 - Censored Vs Uncensored Video

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:44:52 +1100

The video above is a demonstration of the differences between the Uncut version of Left 4 Dead 2 and the Australian Censored version.

The details bellow are copied from the Youtube video description, lots of good details in this:

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Video Comparison Between The Uncut version of Left4Dead2 and the Australian "Low Violence" version.According to the classification board report, the modified version removes considerable amounts of gore from gameplay.
The board notes that the game no longer contains depictions of decapitation, dismemberment, wound detail or piles of dead bodies lying about the environment, the report said.

No wound detail is shown and the implicitly dead bodies and blood splatter disappear as they touch the ground.

EDIT: ALSO CONFIRMED (30.10.09)
But was unable to get footage of at time of making

Infected don't actually Catch Fire in cut version (Except the Tank) however they still die in the flames.
NO Blood splatters on the screen
NO RIOT COP uncommon common in AUS release (violence against authority figures)
(and if you play with a person who has the cut version even if you dont, the riot cop will not spawn)
Pipebomb Explosion is Similar however the bodies ragdoll off and vanish in midair with out gibbing almost instantly

For those not in the know, the reason this game had 2 be modified to be released in Australia is because we don't have a R18+ rating for games here in Australia. To have one introduced, all the states have to agree that they want one, all states have said yes to this, except SA (Michael Atkinson). So it is one man stopping the rest of us getting an R18+ rating, So seeing as MA15+ is the highest we have got, the OFLC have no choice and the game must be modified to fit into that category if it is to be released here, otherwise its the ban hammer and the game gets Refused Classification(RC). So its not Valves Fault, Its not the OFLC's fault its not the governments fault... its Michael Atkinson's Fault.

His Excuse is that he doesn't think we need one and that if we don't have one the children wont get introduced into Violent Video Game, He thinks he is protecting the children, however when you think about it he is doing the opposite, by refusing to have a R18+ rating he is making it so that games that would have otherwise been rated as R18+ are being modified to fit into the MA15+ rating therefore introducing those games to an even younger generation than would have been whilst at the same time punishing the rest of us by censoring the game and making a choice that should be ours for us.
We Should be allowed to play this as we want, in the uncensored version you have the option to disable gore if wanted.

EDIT: FIX (31.10.09)

There is a small fix for those that are fed this censored garbage, those that want to give it a try details are in the link below, HOWEVER take note of the following before you do so.

NOTE: You can only play with other people using the same ID (510). (you can only play with others who have done this fix also, limiting your possible teammates)

NOTE: this fix may not be permanent. This seems like it'll only be temporary.

NOTE: May have an affect on your Gameplay Statistics and Achievements as this makes steam think you are playing a different game. (May Not save them)

NOTE: You'll have to launch the game through the left4dead2.exe instead of through Steam. Steam will disconnect you immediately

External Link: http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=836639

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Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4 Released

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:05:07 +1100

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4 has been released to fix some security bugs.

MFSA 2009-64 - Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.1.4/ 1.9.0.15)
MFSA 2009-63 - Upgrade media libraries to fix memory safety bugs
MFSA 2009-62 - Download filename spoofing with RTL override
MFSA 2009-61 - Cross-origin data theft through document.getSelection()
MFSA 2009-59 - Heap buffer overflow in string to number conversion
MFSA 2009-57 - Chrome privilege escalation in XPCVariant::VariantDataToJS()
MFSA 2009-56 - Heap buffer overflow in GIF color map parser
MFSA 2009-55 - Crash in proxy auto-configuration regexp parsing
MFSA 2009-54 - Crash with recursive web-worker calls
MFSA 2009-53 - Local downloaded file tampering
MFSA 2009-52 - Form history vulnerable to stealing

Source: Security Advisories for Firefox 3.5.4

Windows 7 Released Today

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:18:06 +1100

Windows 7 was released today, of course being the TechNet subscriber that I am I've had it for a few months now.

I must say I have been impressed with it at this point. To be honest I can't fault it at this point, of course time will tell.

Windows 7 Links:

Added Twitter Wiget to My Site

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:44:02 +1100

It's always going to be on the left side at the bottom of the links.

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2009

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:45:00 +1100

Well Microsoft really dropped lots of updates on us this month.

New Update Alert

The following 172 new updates have been synchronized to SERVER since Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:22 PM (GMT).

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2009

Nucleus v3.50 Update

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 17:39:14 +1000

Just updated the site to Nucleus v3.50, so there might be some bugs in my site. Will be testing it over the next few days to make sure everything functions right.

If you see anything comment it on this post.

Real Alternative 2.00 MSI Installer

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:39:20 +1000

A new version of Real Alternative is available, version 2.00. Here is the new MSI file for deployment. If you want the normal Real Alternative package it can be found at Codec Guide. The previous version was 1.90.

MSI Installer Downloads:

Details on the build process can be found here at my first MSI installer for Real Alternative 1.75. As always you should actively virus scan these files if you don't trust them. If you have any issues please post them in the comments with the appropriate version.

Watch the Trackbacks for the next version, or subscribe to my RSS Feed.

Battlefield 2 Update 1.50 ALT+TAB FIX

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:55:02 +1000

So if you playing BF2 you will find that after you have updated to 1.50, that was released early this month, you will find that you have problems with ALT + TAB. There is a fix on the EA UK forum that you can download.

Battlefield 2 Update 1.50 ALT+TAB FIX