Date: 07/20/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: security, web, spyware, microsoft

Millions of visitors to Myspace.com and other web sites have been infected with spyware by a banner advertisement according to iDefense, a Verisign company. iDefense, an Internet security company owned by Verisign, said the spyware infects unpatched versions of Windows using a security flaw in the way the operating system and Microsoft Internet Explorer open Windows [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/myspace-banner-ad-spreads-spyware/

Date: 07/20/06 (C Sharp)    Keywords: microsoft

Hi all. I'm at it again and this time I'm trying to use the ArrayList class that's found within the System.Collections namespace. However, I don't seem to HAVE this namespace. I've added System, and I've tried to manually add System.Collections into the references but I don't see it. So I type it in manually, and try to do an ArrayList but it says "The type or namespace 'ArrayList' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)" and I'm at a loss of how to fix this.

I'm using version 2.0.50727 of the .NET Framework, which if I'm not mistaken is the newer version (at least Microsoft's Update doesn't show any newer versions). I'm using Visual C# 2005, as well.

Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? I really need this ArrayList to finish this project.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/csharp/70714.html

Date: 07/22/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, microsoft

The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) has come under intense scrutiny, mainly because of questionable actions like home-calling and mis-identification of software pirates. Microsoft wants to stop rumors stating that the WGA falsely identifies legitimate users as pirates. According to WGA team member Alex Kochis, “Of the hundreds of millions of WGA validations to date, only [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-counters-windows-genuine-advantage-false-positive-identification-accusations/

Date: 07/24/06 (Security)    Keywords: virus, antivirus, microsoft

Microsoft has quietly held meetings with top antivirus researchers for almost 10 years, but there's some unease now that Redmond is a rival.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6097342.html

Date: 07/24/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: web, microsoft

Are we seeing the beginning of the end of Microsoft days, finally? It may be too soon to say but YouOS looks pretty functional to me. “YouOS strives to bring the web and traditional operating systems together to form a shared virtual computer.” It is a wonderful concept. There are gotchas today, not to mention [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/web-operating-system-youos-from-mit-grads/

Date: 07/25/06 (Security)    Keywords: security, microsoft, google

Companies unveil joint consumer Internet security service that will help them compete against rivals such as Google, Microsoft.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6097994.html

Date: 07/25/06 (Security)    Keywords: microsoft

Commentary--Why are attacks via unfixed flaws coming out the day after Microsoft's Patch Tuesday? Think corporate espionage, CNET editor Robert Vamosi says.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6098229.html

Date: 07/26/06 (Web Technology)    Keywords: microsoft

Company aims to block shareholder vote forcing Microsoft to explain its support of Net neutrality.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6098595.html

Date: 07/27/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: microsoft

Andy Patrizio learned the hard way that Windows Genuine Advantage can be a disadvantage in disguise and all without any fault of his own. Such cases apparently flies in the face of Microsoft assertion that only a handful of genuine false positives have been identified. Let’s take a look. Alex from Microsoft asserted - “Of the [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/when-windows-genuine-advantage-becomes-genuine-disadvantage/

Date: 08/01/06 (Security)    Keywords: microsoft

The annual hacker event usually focuses on breaking into systems. This year, a series of Microsoft-themed sessions takes a different tack.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6100607.html

Date: 08/01/06 (Security)    Keywords: software, technology, security, microsoft

Updated security products based on Falcon technology are designed to rival Symantec and Microsoft software.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6101020.html

Date: 08/01/06 (Security)    Keywords: microsoft

Code targets command line interface shell and scripting language product being developed by Microsoft.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6101106.html

Date: 08/03/06 (Web Technology)    Keywords: microsoft

Deal, which also loops in Mozilla, links three companies that compete in their respective markets with Microsoft.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6101645.html

Date: 08/03/06 (Security)    Keywords: microsoft

The bulletins, some of which are rated "critical," will be distributed next Tuesday in Microsoft's usual fashion.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6102073.html

Date: 08/07/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: microsoft

These instructions to disable or uninstall the pilot version of Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications are from the horse’s mouth i.e. Microsoft itself. Note: If you are looking to cleanly remove Windows Genuine Advantage Final version then look here. Disable WGA Notifications 1. Log on to the computer by using an account that has administrative permissions. 2. Make sure that [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-disable-or-uninstall-pilot-version-of-microsoft-windows-genuine-advantage-notifications/

Date: 08/07/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: microsoft

I will provide a simple utility for you to shutdown and power-off Microsoft windows. You can also configure it to shutdown on any keystroke combination. The following article will provide the reasons for needing this, how to setup on keystroke combination and where to download the utility. Why? We all know how to shutdown windows by navigating [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-shutdown-poweroff-microsoft-windows-from-command-line-or-shortcut-key-combination/

Date: 08/07/06 (Web Technology)    Keywords: microsoft

Microsoft scientists reveal new "3D" analyses and machine-learning algorithms for search at conference.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6102892.html

Date: 08/08/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: microsoft

Apple touted its new version of operating system Leopard as Vista 2.0 . Their marketing gimmick may come back to bite them. Apple has pulled a stunt we are habituated to see with Microsoft. As tuaw found out Apple delayed Mac OS X 10.5’s ship date to Spring 2007. It was originally promised for Fall 2006. Having [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/apples-leopard-resembling-vista-20-in-unlikely-ways/

Date: 08/09/06 (Security)    Keywords: microsoft

In rare alert, department urges people to plug a worm hole in the Microsoft operating system as soon as possible.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6103805.html

Date: 08/09/06 (Security)    Keywords: security, microsoft

In third report on Windows Vista security, Symantec lauds Microsoft's work, but finds some flaws. Redmond calls report old news.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6103949.html