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New worm 'Conficker, Downadup, or Kido' knocking windows with low security networks

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:28:00 +0000

According to Microsoft, the worm works by searching for a Windows executable file called "services.exe" and then becomes part of that code.

It then copies itself into the Windows system folder as a random file of a type known as a "dll". It gives itself a 5-8 character name, such as piftoc.dll, and then modifies the Registry, which lists key Windows settings, to run the infected dll file as a service.

Once the worm is up and running, it creates an HTTP server, resets a machine's System Restore point (making it far harder to recover the infected system) and then downloads files from the hacker's web site. ......Read More

The worm's replication methods is quite good. It uses multiple mechanisms, including USB drives, so if someone got an infection from one company and then takes his USB stick to another firm, it could infect that network too. The worm also downloads a lots of content and creats new variants though this mechanism.

Security Update to prevent worm infecting your computer Microsoft Security Update and to keep it more safe download Malicious Software Removal Tool.

Notorn Patch for removal of Downadup worm

INFECTED IPs WORLDWIDE

China 38,277

Brazil 34,814

Russia 24,526

India 16,497

Ukraine 14,767

Italy 13,115

Argentina 11,675

Korea 11,117

Romania 8,861

United States 3,958

United Kingdom 1,789

Source: F-Secure

Google's new web browser - Chrome

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:22:00 +0000

Google launched its first foray into the browser wars today with the official release of Chrome, a new open source web browser that aims to push forward Internet innovation and elevate user expectations. Although Chrome is still a bit light on features, it is surprisingly polished and has an assortment of highly promising capabilities that could influence the future of browser design....more

Download Google Chrome

Top 10 Features of Google Chrome

Using Google as a P2P

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:53:00 +0000

Now there is no need to download any P2P(peer to peer) software. All P2P softwares eat up you machine speed and are also an invitation to get your computer infected with viruses. By using a simple script, you can download any song( yes any song!) from google.com

Your download speed is low, don't worry ;)
This script directly guides you to the index of those pages where the song is stored, ....thus, better downloading speeds achieved !!!

Enter this in your google search :

intitle:"index.of" (mp3|avi|mp4) song.name -html -asp -asf - php -htm -cf

Things to be kept in mind:-
1. Replace song.name with the name of the song you want to download. Use a dot (.) in place of space for better results.
2. In the above search, you will get results which are in mp3, avi and mp4 format. If you want any other format, write it inside the brackets.
3. To get better and accurate search results, you can specify the pages you don't want, as in, in the above script, you will not get pages which are in html, asp, asf, htm, cf and php format. If you want to filter out any other type, write it at the end, don't forget to put a minus(-) sign in front.

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Little Kid Big Brain : Anshul Samar- Producer of Elementeo Card Game

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:30:00 +0000

At 14, he is a precocious child who leads a company as its CEO. And his introduction does not end there, for he has started his business with a game that can make it a good fun for students to study chemistry.

Well, Anshul Samar has revealed that 'Elementeo' is the first product of his company Alchemist Empire Inc.

"I have always wanted to show the world that the youth can start a business and have fun at the same time," says Samar.

With $500 in seed money from the California Association of the Gifted, Samar crafted a prototype of the two-player CCG that went on to wow them at entrepreneur conference TiECON 2007.

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Amazing Retro Laptop

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:36:00 +0000

What do you buy the geek who already has everything? A retro modded laptop of course, one customized to look like a piece of antique furniture. It’s perfect for those nights where you want to warm up by the fireplace and listen to some Mozart.

With this Retro Laptop you won't have to worry about letter fading away with time ;)

Click here and here for more pictures of this laptop.

Brain Exercise - Never Ending Online Game

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:47:00 +0000

This is a weird and challenging game in which you use clues provided on the screen to proceed to the next level.

Secure Your Wireless Connection

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:27:00 +0000

Getting robbed of your bandwidth is old news, but leaving your wireless network unsecured can lead to much more unpleasant situations than slow Internet traffic. Wireless routers can be tampered with, DNS servers can be changed to point legit domains to obscure servers that steal banking and/or email credentials. Shortly put, leaving your wireless network open is not the wisest thing you could do.
Securing your wireless Internet connection is not the most difficult of things as it might seem at the first glance, so here are the essential steps you need to take for completely cable-and-hassle-free web-surfing sessions.
The first and the most critical aspect is changing your administrator credentials immediately. As long as the default password is still active, your router is at its peak vulnerability. The default passwords are posted on publicly-available websites, so anyone who knows or takes a guess at which brand your router is, can log in as administrator and spoof your DNS data.

Another critical aspect of the wireless network is enabling encryption. While WEP encryption is widely supported on both newer and older models of wireless routers, it can be cracked easier than the new WPA algorithm. Encryption will cloak all the data sent between the client and the router and would make packet sniffing harder to intercept and decode. Wireless pirates won't be able to connect to your network without the pre-set password. MAC filtering is another safety measure that would contribute to your network's safety, but won't make it bulletproof.

Last, but not least, you might consider reducing your WLAN transmitter power. That means that the stronger your WLAN signal is, the more the chances are for it to be attacked. Most of the time, you won't need a wireless network to stretch outside your house or office. You can adjust the signal strength by tinkering with the default values until you get a reasonably strong signal inside the building.

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Mario Brothers Adventure : catch stars and score points

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:49:00 +0000

Mario Brothers Adventure, enough to kill free time at office or at home. Take few seconds to load and has good graphics. One of my favorite online game.

Don't about super mario?
"Super Mario: was developed and published by Nintendo in late 1985. It featured gameplay that changed the way video games were created. It was the first console original in this genre to feature smooth-scrolling levels, which made it a landmark in home video-gaming."

Mario Brothers Adventure: Mario's job is to catch stars.

Play Free Online Sudoku Puzzles

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:53:00 +0000

Feeling bored at office/home? well, refresh yourself with an online sudoku game.

Rules to play sudoku

The classic Sudoku game involves a grid of 81 squares. The grid is divided into nine blocks, each containing nine squares.

The rules of the game are simple: each of the nine blocks has to contain all the numbers 1-9 within its squares. Each number can only appear once in a row, column or box.

The difficulty lies in that each vertical nine-square column, or horizontal nine-square line across, within the larger square, must also contain the numbers 1-9, without repetition or omission.

Every puzzle has just one correct solution. .......source

Sudoku Park - Billions of Free Sudoku PuzzlesWidgetbox

How to play sudoku?
Sudoku Tips n Tricks

Indian Sweet Chid Of Mine

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:03:00 +0000

Indian version of "Sweet Child Of Mine'. Originally this song appears on the album Appetite for Distruction by Guns N' Roses ....

This is how we Indians remix rock with sitar. The guy in this video plays sitar like a guitar with some awesome raag to make it sound better.

Some Weird Endings ...

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:52:00 +0000

Francis Bacon: One of the most influential minds of the late 16th century. A statesman, a philosopher, a writer, and a scientist, he was even rumored to have written some of Shakespeare's plays.

How he died: Stuffing snow into a chicken. One afternoon in 1625, Bacon was watching a snowstorm and was struck by the wondrous notion that maybe snow could be used to preserve meat in the same way that salt was used. Determined to find out, he purchased a chicken from a nearby village, killed it, and then, standing outside in the snow, attempted to stuff the chicken full of snow to freeze it. The chicken never froze, but Bacon did.

Jerome Irving Rodale: Founding father of the organic food movement, creator of “Organic Farming and Gardening” magazine, and founder of Rodale Press, a major publishing corporation.

How he died: On the “Dick Cavett Show”, while discussing the benefits of organic foods. Rodale, who bragged “I`m going to live to be 100 unless I`m run down by a sugar-crazed taxi driver,” was only 72 when he appeared on the “Dick Cavett Show” in January 1971. Part way through the interview, he dropped dead in his chair. Cause of death: heart attack. The show was never aired.

Aeschylus: Greek playwright in 500 BC. Many historians consider him the father of Greek tragedies.

How he died: An eagle dropped a tortoise on his head According to legend, eagles picked up tortoises and attempt to crack them open by dropping them on rocks. An eagle mistook Aeschylus head for a rock (he was bald) and dropped it on him instead.

Jim Fixx: Author of the best selling “Complete Book of Running,” which started the 70's jogging craze.

How he died: A heart attack….while jogging Fixx was visiting Greensboro, Vermont when he walked out of his house and began jogging. He'd only gone a short distance when he had a massive coronary. His autopsy revealed that one of his coronary arteries was 99 percent clogged, another was 80 percent obstructed, and a third was 70 percent Blocked….and that Fixx had had three other attacks in the weeks prior to his death. And finally there's Lully, the 16th-century composer who wrote music for the king of France. While rehearsing the musicians, he got too serious beating time with his staff, and drove it right through his foot. He died of infection.

Tata Nano - Worlds Cheapest Car,Rs 1 Lakh Car( $25,000 ),

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:03:00 +0000

How Tata Nano Saves cost?

No Radio, Power windows, air conditioning, anti lock brakes, air bags, remote locks or power steering.
Rear wheel drive: manually actuated 4-speed trans axle that gives the car better fuel efficiency
Wheel Bearing: Wheel bearing is strong enough to drive the car at 72kmph but would quickly wear out at higher speeds.
Analogue speedometer, odometer and fuel gauge.
Single windscreen wiper

Speed of Tata Nano:

Top speed - 105kmph

Dimension:

Length: 3.1m
Height: 1.6 m
Width: 1.5 m

Engine specifications for Tata Nano:

Rear-wheel drive
2-cylinder, 624 cc
33 bhp
Multi point fuel injection petrol engine.
Engine is rear mounted.
1st time a 2-cylinder gasoline engine was being used in a car with single balancer shaft.
Anti-vibe balancer shaft

Safety features for Tata Nano - The 1 Lakh car:

Sheet metal body
Crumple zones
Intrusion resistant doors
Seat belts
Strong seats and anchorages
Rear tailgate glass bonded to the body.
Tubeless Tyres

.....resource

The launch of the People's Car by Tata Motors is a defining moment in the history of India's automotive industry. Click here

Yes we are feeling very proud, I am a bit upset with few people who are opposing it on the name of 'environment unfriendly', are those guys planning to leave the cars they own and walk or use the public transport as the common man in India uses.

Common Aptitude Test(CAT) - 2007 Result

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:14:00 +0000

Common Aptitude Test(CAT) - 2007 Result is out.

Click Here to check your score.

Rapidshare Search Engines - Search files from Rapidshare.com database

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:19:00 +0000

Want to download softwares,movies,videos,pictures etc but don't know how to get there download links? Rapidshare.com is a website which hosts files in its server.

There are hundreds of rapidshare search tools, these are some of the best rapidshare search sites :

funfail.com
rapidshared.org.
rapidsharer.org
rapidsharelinks.org
rapidsharefiles.net
rapidsearch.org
rapidshare-search.com
megadownload.net
eatpaper.com/rapidshare
rapidshare-search-engine.com
rapidfox.net
rapidosearch.com
rapidexplorer.net
searchshared.com
RapidSharing.net
linkosearch.com

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Time Kill: Astro Love

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:21:00 +0000

Want to know if you and you-know-who are compatible? Enter your sign on the left, his/hers on the right, and see whether or not you're on fire or merely tepid.

Time Kill : Bubble Game

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:50:00 +0000

Feeling bored ?...don't have anything to do? ...Place same colours of bubble together and score points.
X&Y game is also there in 'Time Kill' menu to help to pass/kill time.

Happy Gaming :)

New Ways to Play With Old Hardware

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:20:00 +0000

Planning to throw away your useless devices and obsolete hardware ,well think again ...
Recycle all your obsolete hardware in crazy and unusual ways.
Give a new life to the computing zombies of yesteryear.

Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa in MS paint

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:04:00 +0000

On internet we usually find videos going around of some dude who can draw crazy cars and pictures with Microsoft paint. MS Paint is quite possibly one of the crappiest and boring applications on Earth. This guy drew out the Leonaro Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa in MS paint!

Ms Paint: Painting Mona Lisa - Click here for more home videos

Orkut.com made easy : Tips and Tricks

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:39:00 +0000

Requirements:
No Specific requirements.

You just need an Orkut Account.
To create an Orkut account, Click here

Some easy Orkut JavaScripts :-

Invisible Scrap Write & n b s p ; without space.

This Code will Change your Display Pic into a bigger size
javascript:i=128;void(setInterval("i++;document.images[2].width=i",0))

Latest ScrapBook Flooding Script
Open scrap book and paste the java code in address bar and click GO javascript:i=9874654;sar='Flooding by Shujaat Rukh \n Orkut New Flooding Script Available on Shargo.Net\n [silver]'; a=document.forms[0];a.action+='&Action.submit='; setInterval("i++; a.scrapText.value=sar+i; a.submit()",500);void(0)

Delete Your Own Scraps
Script Copy Paste the this script in your ScrapBook Address bar and hit GO javascript:i=0;mod=10;setInterval("i++;i=i%mod;document.forms[ i ].submit()",250);void(0);

This Code Changes The Colour Of Your Home, Friends, Messages, Communities, Search, Media News.
Blue,Green & Yellow javascript: i=0; c=["green","blue","yellow"]; a=document.links;setInterval('i++;a[i % document.links.length].style.color=c[i % c.length]',10);void(0)

For More Orkut Tips,Tricks and Hacks :
Orkut Tricks
Morzilla Scripts
Other Sofware
Orkut Skins

Looking for funny,sorry,welcome,love,miss you scraps. : Click Here

Want to write a testimony for your best friend,can't think of words to express your friend?Take a look at a database full of testimonials : Writing Testimony Made Easy

Face Recognition made easy - Morph your photo

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:54:00 +0000

Never knew face recognition was so interesting and easy ,that too when your face is compared with a celebrity. You can also morph your picture with a celebrity picture.

FaceRecognition Team: "Recognizing faces is done by algorithms that compare the faces in your photo, with all faces previously known to MyHeritage Face Recognition, through photos and meta-data contributed by yourself and other users. So the more photos added to the system, the more powerful it becomes. If people in your photos are not recognized well, it is likely that MyHeritage.com has never encountered them before. By adding these photos to MyHeritage.com and annotating the people in the photo manually, MyHeritage.com will "learn" these faces and will be able to recognize them in future photos, even in different ages of the same person's life."
Celebrity Morph - Click Here

Interesting - Face Recognition by Lenovo

Collection of 60+ Tools and Resources for Gmail

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:30:00 +0000

With Google announcing the ability to increase your Gmail storage capacity this week, we decided to delve into other ways to extend and enhance Google’s popular webmail service. Presenting: 60+ tools and resources for Gmail.

Desktop Applications

GCount - An application for Mac OSX that alerts you to new mail.

gDisk - An app for Mac OSX giving the ability to turn Gmail accounts into storage drives.

gFeeder - A small ticker for your Gmail that will let you know at a glance what’s coming in for you.

GetMail - Allows you to migrate your emails from Hotmail to your Gmail account.

Gmail Drive - Another tool for turning your Gmail account in to a virtual storage drive, this one works directly from inside Windows Explorer.

Gmail Loader - For Windows or Linux, aids you in loading your email to your Gmail account.

GMailFS - Turns your Gmail space into a virtual drive that your Windows Explorer can see.

GotMailG - A Mac widget to display the number of unread messages in your inbox.

POP3/IMAP server for GMAIL in JAVA - Allows you POP3 access via your favorite mail reader to your Gmail account, IMAP still in development.

Send To GMail - With one click, you can back up any file you want from your computer to your Gmail account.

Firefox Tools

Better Gmail - Combines some of the most popular Greasemonkey scripts in to one extension. Includes things such as skins, saved searches, keyboard macros, and more.

Delegate to Remember The Milk - Adds a button to Gmail and allows you make to-do lists.

Dragdropupload - Allows you to drag your files to the attachment box.

GCalQuickTab - Allows you to quickly change between Google Mail and Calendar with keyboard shortcuts.

Gmail Checker - Allows you to check your Gmail for new messages.

Gmail Manager - Allows you to not only manage multiple accounts, but know how much mail and spam they have.

Gmail Notifier - Get notifications of new emails right in your browser.

Gmail RTL - Adds direction buttons to your email.

Gmail S/Mime - Allows you to send and receive encrypted emails.

Gmail Skins - Change the look of your inbox, insert HTML tables, use emoticons and more.

Google Toolbar - Official Google release of a toolbar with Gmail features.

Gspace - Turns your Gmail account in to a virtual web drive that you can upload files to and store them.

gTalk Sidebar - Incorporates Google Talk into your sidebar.

GTDInBox - A Getting Things Done tool that integrates into Gmail, helps you get organized.

WebMail Notifier - Checks your Gmail account for unread emails; works with other email services also.

Greasemonkey Scripts

Clean Gmail Print - Removes the Gmail logo when you go to print out your email

Folders4Gmail - If you prefer the old style of sorting mail in folders over labels, this is the script for you.

Force HTTPS for GMail, GCal, and GDocs - Forces the corner links in the Google apps to change over to HTTPS.

gDate2Cal 0.1 - Turns dates in Gmail in to links to take you to that day in Google Calendar.

Gmail + Reader Integration - Lets you use Google Reader with your Gmail account.

GMail Attachment Icons - Shows you an icon that lets you know what type of file is attached to an email without opening it.

Gmail attachment reminder v2.4.1 - Reminds you to attach a file your email if it appears you haven’t.

Gmail Contact List - Adds a contact list near the “To” field in compose.

Gmail Conversation Preview - Right click on a conversation to get a preview of it in a bubble.

Gmail Date Search - adds a Search by Date button to Gmail’s search form

Gmail Delete Button - RED Color - Turns the delete button red so there is less chance of hitting it accidentally.

Gmail Emoticons! - Puts an emoticons button next to the “Check Spelling” button to allow you to enter numerous different smilies.

Gmail Encrypt - Allows you to encrypt outgoing emails and create encryption keys.

Gmail FavIcon Alerts - Turns the Gmail favicon in the address bar in to a new mail alert.

Gmail from address selector - Lets you change the reply-to email address depending on who you are sending to. (i.e. sending to someone like “@work.com”, you choose your work address as the from address)

Gmail Full Width - Removes the advertising block on the right so that your mails take up the full width.

Gmail Google Calendar sidebar - Adds your Google Calendar to your Gmail display.

Gmail Lite - Removes ads, the footer, stars, and chats.

Gmail Macros - Allows you to create more keyboard shortcuts to speed up your Gmail experience.

Gmail Multi-User Login - For those of you with more than one Gmail account, this will give you a drop down menu with all of your accounts listed.

Gmail Multiple Signatures, plus Float - Will change your signature based on what return address you enter.

Gmail - One Click Conversations - Allows you quick access to the most recent conversations with a contact via a one click button.

GMail Header, Navigation and Ads Switcher - Can choose to hide or show the header, navigation bar, and ads by clicking a button.

Gmail - Zip Attachments and Download - Allows you to download all the attachments of an email by merely clicking on the paper clip icon.

GmailTo -Opens mailto: commands from websites in Gmail compose.

Google Air Skin - Script to use Air Skin in Gmail, Google Calendar, on Google.com, and Google Reader.

Label Colors - Lets you choose the colors of various labels so you can tell them apart easier.

Plaxo4Gmail - Allows you to sync your Gmail with your Plaxo info.

Saved Searches - Allows you to save a Gmail search so that you can just click on the saved search to do it again.

Miscellaneous

GBooks - Allows you to turn a Gmail account in to a bookmarks server.

gExodus - Allows you to export your emails from another account to your Gmail account in mbox format.

Gmail icon generator - Allows you to create a small graphic of your Gmail address to place on websites so that you may display your address without spam bots reading it.

Gmail Music - Store MP3 files in your Gmail account and play them on any computer.

Gmail Todo - Turn your Gmail into a helpful “To Do” list.

PhpGmailDrive - Retrieves a list of attachments from a Gmail account and enables you to list them on a website or blog for others to download.

You’ve Got Gmail - A plugin for the Trillian messenger program that lets you manage your accounts.

Source: Mashable.com

Google Cartoon

Indian core gamers fall into four categories- subjugators,networkers,escapists,learners

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:52:00 +0000

There are a few statistics which are quite well known about the gamers in India. As per ICube 2007, there are about 2.8 Million online gamers in India, and about 75 per cent of these gamers are males.

In terms of the core gamers, there are four types.

subjugators are the first category of serious gamers.........

networkers, the second group, are the social interacting genre of serious gamers.......

escapists as the name suggests game for the promise of escape.......

learners are a different kettle of fish.......

Online Cricket Games

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:29:00 +0000

Getting bored....want to kill time at office/home....then try this
Play online games like Npower Test Series,Stick Cricket,Cann Cricket,Virtual Cricket,Cricket Trivia and many more ....
Play NOW!

Brian Lara International Cricket Trailer

Nintendo sells 350,000 Wii consoles in one week

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:11:00 +0000

According to the company, U.S. consumers purchased more than 653,000 Nintendo DS portable video game systems, more than 350,000 Wii consoles and “millions of games and accessories” between November 18 and 24.

"Wii reached 5 million sold in the United States faster than any video game system in history," the company said, "after only 12 months of availability."

In light of the news, Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime further dismissed speculation that his company is managing supply to generate artificial buzz......

and more...

Vodka In A Stapler

noreply@blogger.com (Nikhil) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:57:00 +0000

Tired of going towork hungover? We all know the cure to a hangover is more booze. It’s too bad our jobs don’t understand this fact of life. Now, we don’t have to worry about it. We can simply use this genius invention to cure what ails us.