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Myspace Phishing Attack

So you may know this, may not, but Myspace has been going through some severe phishing attacks. So ill just basically telling you what and how they do this. Alright so basically some phishers got into the Myspace system by posting links/comments  in someones “status” saying things such as “hey, tell me if this is you” or  “yxbfafovvk LOL, ur funny on here” followed by a link which takes you to Tinyurl, but then redirects you to a phishing site. After all that is done it asks you to login from the supposed “Myspace Homepage” and once you do that your account turns into a bot for them to use and help spread the attack to your friends. But you may or not also know about this, the Firefox internet browser has already been marked for forgery and also it isn’t a www.Myspace.com link, it’s a link that is totally not related to Myspace.com, so keep sure if you don’t run Firefox, or some other browser that blocks it, keep sure to check your internet address bar when you login because you might end up with your account being botted like a whole bunch of other Myspace users have.

~Gabe

Gabe@Gab3.net

No More RealDVD

Hey guys first off I would just like to apologies for the lack of posts the last few days. But here’s a good post I found off Cnet news today.  Happy readin

U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall has issued a permanent injunction that bars RealNetworks from selling RealDVD, the DVD-copying software that Hollywood claimed in a lawsuit violated copyright law.

Apparently, in the wake of Patel’s decision, Real and the Motion Picture Association of America reached a settlement. According to statements issued by both companies, Real has agreed to stop selling RealDVD or any similar products and to pay $4.5 million to reimburse the studios for legal fees.

“We are gratified by the successful conclusion of this important matter,” said Daniel Mandil, the MPAA’s general counsel. “Judge Patel’s rulings and this settlement affirm what we have said from the very start of this litigation: it is illegal to bypass the copyright protections built into DVDs designed to protect movies against theft.”

It appears that Real, the maker of the RealPlayer and other media software, has suffered total defeat in the court battle with the MPAA, the trade group representing the six largest Hollywood film studios, which began in 2008.

The MPAA filed suit to stop the sale of RealDVD, a software that hands users the ability to copy and store films to a hard drive.

From the outset of Real’s struggle, the company appeared to be on shaky ground. Real argued that consumers possessed the right to backup their DVDs, just as they have a right to make a copy of their songs for personal use. Real told the court the company was just trying to offer consumers the means to do that.

But after hearing initial arguments from Real and the studios, Patel quickly slapped a preliminary injunction that prevented sales of RealDVD. Things went down hill from there.

Judging from statements made by Real previously, pursuing the case will end up costing it well over $10 million. This is part of Rob Glaser’s legacy.

Glaser founded the company and oversaw operations as CEO for a decade before being eased out by Real’s board last year. He remains at the company as chairman.

He led Real to a huge court victory against Microsoft after accusing the company of illegally using its Windows monopoly to hurt digital media rivals. Since then, critics have accused Glaser of being too focused on trying to litigate Real into becoming a successful company.

While interest in streaming media skyrocketed, an area that Real should have dominated, the company under Glaser’s leadership sat on the sidelines.

~Cnet

~Gabe

Gabe@Gab3.Net

How to Hook Up Your Atari, Colecovision, Intellivision

No game review this week, but instead a tutorial of how to set up older gaming systems.

Having trouble hooking up your vintage game system? Well, here’s a guide that’ll help you a lot: First, check if you have a system that comes with a cord to hook up to a television. I’ve only encountered Atari’s having these, but I may be wrong. So, if you have a system with one of these, what you need to do is buy a coaxial adapter, preferably a RCA female to male coaxial adapter. Then, on the back of your television, you will see a grey screw-in plug. Screw in the adapter that is connecting to your system’s cord. Next, set your TV to whichever setting that it says “TV” or a static screen. Set it to channel 3 or 4, depending on what your system is set to.

Part 2: This is for hooking systems up without connector cables already attached to the system, such as a Intellivision. First, what you need to do get a cable with a coaxial male end on both ends of the cable, get the nifty adapter mentioned previously and plug it in, the continue to screw in the plug into the back of your television, following the steps from part one to get it to work.

Still need help? E-mail me at Ian@Gab3.net or stopaskingquestions72@gmail.com

Google Internet?!

Yes, Google the worlds best search engine is starting its own Fiber network with a blazing fast speed of 1Gbps (Gigabyte Per Second) over 100x faster the some internet providers. They are also going to be testing this in the US to people like YOU! Between 50,000 to maybe even 500,000 people will be getting this internet, but it will be only tested in very few trial locations. You will be able to submit your city to Google from now till March 26th.

Here’s what Google wants to do with this speed of internet

” * Next generation apps: We want to see what developers and users can do with ultra high-speeds, whether it’s creating new bandwidth-intensive “killer apps” and services, or other uses we can’t yet imagine.

* New deployment techniques: We’ll test new ways to build fiber networks; to help inform, and support deployments elsewhere, we’ll share key lessons learned with the world.

* Openness and choice: We’ll operate an “open access” network, giving users the choice of multiple service providers. And consistent with our past advocacy, we’ll manage our network in an open, non-discriminatory, and transparent way. ” ~ (Google)

More info in this video:

~Gabe

Gabe@Gab3.Net

No0b Game Reviews

For this week’s review, I’ll be reviewing…

Asteroids, for the Atari 2600. This was an arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc. It has been ported to many game systems(Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, etc.), but the version I’m going to review is the Atari 2600 version. You start off as a spaceship in the middle of the screen, and the object of the game is to destroy asteroids before they destroy you. This is a rather simple game, using a single button and single joystick for play. The button fires missles from your ship, while the joystick moves you in your prefered direction(to move in a direction, move in the direction, then hold up on your joystick. You can also use hyperspace by hitting up at certain times, having you appear randomly on the screen in a different location). There is a score counter in the upper left corner of the screen, and every 5,000 points, you gain an extra life. Every so often, another spaceship will come on the screen and try to destroy you.

Personal Preference: By far my favorite game by Atari, and for the 2600. A very well done port in my opinion. The graphics pale in comparison to the arcade original, but that’s to be expected with the Atari 2600′s primitive graphics. Graphics aside, this game is fantastic. Not to brag, but when I go to a pizza parlor with my friends(usually weekly) and I play Asteroids, I get the highest score. If I recall correctly, the highest I’ve gotten on the machine was 11,000 points, being the highest score on the machine. There is another arcade game I excell at, but we’ll save that for later.

For anything else you’d like to know about Asteroids or old-school arcade games in general, e-mail me at Ian@Gab3.net

~Ian