Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Tuesday Tech News Blog
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| Tech News 8-10-04 Back For Encore: Bagle, Again The Bagle worm is making another appearance courtesy of e-mail with an attached file in the Zip format. According to CNET, the new worm has been dubbed the Bagle.AQ worm and contains either “price” or “new price” in the subject line. McAfee has labeled this a medium risk threat. Apple Updates Apple has released two updates: OS X 10.3.5 and a Security update. We have implemented both downloads on our older Macs with G3 processors and have not experienced any difficulties with Panther, Classic, networking, Office for Mac versions, iTunes, iPhoto, and Internet browser compatibility. Having stated that, we would recommend that you wait seven to ten days before installing this update. There is a report by Secunia of a security risks for Mac Safari users however, and if this is your browser of choice, then you should install the security fix. When you are ready to download the updates, click on the Apple icon in your Tool Bar, then choose Software Update and follow the prompts from Apple. Learn More About the Security Update Apple provides a detailed explanation of the contents and projected effects of the security and systems updates at the Apple Support site. Secunia Alerts for Open Source Users Secunia Security issued bulletins regarding flaws or updates for the following: Mandrake Linux 9.x and Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 8.x Slackware Linux 8.x to 9.1 Gentoo Linux 1.x Sun Solaris 7 to 9 John Mayer Concerts at iTune Music Store John Mayer loves his Macs, and now he taking the Apple infatuation a step further by offering some of his concerts performances at the iTunes Music Store according to a report carried by MacNN. TiVo Offers $100 Rebate TiVo is offering a $100 rebate on the forty-hour digital video recorder according to a report in BetaNews.Com/. Arnold Likes Open Source Look The Governor’s Office of California has recently concluded a report exploring cost-cutting measures to save this state from an increasing state deficit, and the one of the suggestions is a “glowing recommendation for OSS”, according to a report in LinuxToday. Microsoft Advice for MyDoom and Doomjuice Worms Microsoft has the following advice for PC users: don’t get MyDoom or Doomjuice! But if their great advice is to little and to late, you can learn more about the back door potential of these worm variants and all the havoc they can cause for you and your computer from the MS web site. Ad-Aware Touted Multipleplatforms.com is not alone in recommending Ad-Aware as a component of your PC protection as evidenced by a report from PC World that gives the free spyware removal tool from Lavasoft a rousing round of support. Leo likes it, and as a native Californian, we are inclined to believe that Arnold would like it too! 
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