Sex movie worm spreads worldwide

A booby-trapped e-mail that promises free sex movies is racking up victims around the world, warn security firms.

The worm spreads using tricks pioneered by worms such as the ILoveYou virus

Some variants of the Windows worm contain a link to PDF that a recipient has been told to expect.
Those clicking on the link get neither movies nor documents but give the malware access to their entire Outlook address book.
When installed, the worm sends copies of itself to every e-mail address it can find.
The malicious e-mail messages have a subject line saying "Here you have" and contain a weblink that looks like it connects to a PDF document. Instead it actually links to a website hosting the malware.
Once it is installed, the worm tries to delete security software so it remains undetected.
As well as spreading via e-mail, the worm also tries to find victims by looking for open net links from infected PCs and exploiting the Windows Autorun feature on USB drives and other attached media.
Although not widespread, reports suggest that some corporations were hit hard by it. Nasa, AIG, Disney, Procter & Gamble and Wells Fargo were all reported as struggling to contain an outbreak of the worm.
At these firms, e-mail inboxes were flooded with hundreds of copies of the e-mail messages bearing the malicious link.
Efforts to contain the virus were aided late on 9 September when the website hosting the worm was shut down. However, security firms expect new variants of the worm to turn up.
Security firm Kaspersky said the worm had some similarities to viruses such as the ILoveYou bug by exploiting Outlook address books.
"The difference with those earlier attacks is that the e-mails typically carried the malicious file itself and didn't rely on a link to a downloading site," wrote Dennis Fisher in an analysis on the Kaspersky Threat Post blog.
"But the technique used to entice users to click on the attachment or malicious link is the same: offer the user something he wants to see," he wrote.


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Tips to protect your wifi connection from being stolen

1. DO NOT broadcast your SSID. this will make it more difficult for other people to get access to your connection. even if they can detect the signal, they wont be able to gain access if they dont know the SSID.

2. Use WPA or WPA2. this is for two reasons. first is of course, mas mahirap tandaan yung WEP key (since it is randomly generated and you have no control over it). sa WPA, ikaw bahala kung ano gusto mong ilagay na password which makes it easier to remember. two, its harder to hack WPA over the fly. pag WEP kasi, with certain tools, pwede mo makuha ang key through the broadcasted signal. since technically the WEP key is generated by the router, it follows a certain algorithm which is embedded sa signal. if others are able to figure out this algorithm, they will be able to figure out the WEP key being used. mas bago din ang security ng WPA so you use it instead.

3. DO NOT give router access to wifi devices. this option is also called wireless radio. so in your router, disable the option "enable wireless radio." unless absolutely necessary, i strongly advice you disable this option. just in case others are able to access your wifi connection, the last thing you want is for them to change the router settings (baka palitan nila password ikaw na tuloy ang hindi makagamit ng internet mo). by disabling this feature, they will not be able to access the router page if they are using wireless devices

4. use MAC address filtering. for cases kung saan sure ka na a select number of devices lang naman ang magcoconnect sa router, use MAC address filtering. this way, only those specifically in the list will be allowed access to the internet. so even they can guess your password, they still can use because it is filter the listed MAC address that can use the connection



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Computer Basic Parts

 COMPUTER MOTHERBOARD



Computer Motherboards are an important part of the computer.

Definition of a motherboard: A motherboard is the mother to all the computer parts. In other words, everything in a computer connects to the motherboard.


Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Computer CPU



A computer cpu is the brain that runs a computer. CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the core chip to a computer. It is placed in the cpu socket and from here it forms an electrical interface with the motherboard. A CPU is the most important part in a computer

CPU Socket



A CPU socket is a connector built into the motherboard where the CPU (central processing unit) goes. Most motherboards use the PGA (Pin Grid Array) architecture which means that there is a grid of holes, in which a particular CPU's pins will fit into.

COMPUTER MEMORY (CPU)

Computer RAM



So what is Computer RAM?

Computer RAM (random access memory) is a volatile data storage device. It is used by the computer to temporarily store data. When the computer is turned off all the data stored on the computer memory is lost.

The words 'random access memory' refers to the fact that any byte of data can be accessed directly by the computer instead of it searching in order till it finds it (such as in a cassette tape).

RAM operates at very fast speeds and is crucial to the health of a computer. RAM was measured in ns (nanoseconds) which equals one billionth of a second but with the introduction of SDRAM is now measured in MHz (megahertz).

Computer memory (RAM) is placed into the memory slots of a motherboard meaning that it is easy to upgrade or swap if the memory breaks. Computer memory is needed for everything so it is important to have enough.

HARD DRIVE

Computer Hard Drive