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The High Land Computer Services

Locality: Thornbury, Victoria

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25.01.2022 How many Windows OS's have you ever experimented with? http://p1.pstatp.com/large/e4d0003439af441fd17 I started my computer career in 1984 with DOS3.0 as a OS.... Please submit your answer in the comment.

24.01.2022 Windows 10 Creators Update will let you pick and snooze update times There are a lot of bad stories about forced Windows 10 updates. It can screw up your whole day crucial work. Microsoft is finally doing something about it. Rather than just installing updates whenever it wants. The next big Windows 10 release, called Creators Update, will let you pause the update for three days or pick your own restart computer time. Microsoft realized that the unexpected reboots are di...sruptive if they happen at the wrong time" have ruined so many business presentations, important work and even live shows. Customers have sued Microsoft and won the cases for those kind of problem last year. That may have prompted Microsoft to finally do something about it. In the new Creators Update, Microsoft added an icon in the "Windows Update Settings" page that shows if your device is up-to-date. Once it arrives, you can schedule when to time it or simply snooze it for three days. You can then snooze or reschedule it again if it is in your favor.. Furthermore, you'll have more choice for the "active hours". That means you can setup a certain time when it absolutely cannot do an update, which is very good. I have to say that this is a very good progress of Microsoft

24.01.2022 New Toy---i7-8700K PC This is a new PC I built yesterday. the following is the specs: 1. MSI Z370 LGA1151 gaming plus mainboard... 2. Intel i7-8700K 8th Gen CPU 3. Cooler Master Hyper 212X CPU Cooler 4. 2x8GB Corsiar DDR4 RAM with heatsink 5. 240GB Micro Solid State Hard Disk 6. 2TB Seagate Firecuda SATA3 hard disk 7. GigaByte nVidia GTX 1080 8GB Turbo OC Video Card 8. LG SATA DVDRW 9. DeepCool LandKing Midi Tower case with HDD Docking 10. Corsair 850W Simi-Modular 80+ Power Supply 11. 24 Benq Zowie XL2411 Monitor 144Hz 12. 2x 120mm Blue LED Case Fan Not over-clock yet

24.01.2022 Report from Trend Micro Internet Security company Ransomware and crypto-ransomware threats are specifically targeting Australian businesses, carefully crafting attacks to breach security systems by looking and feeling legitimate to users, according to Trend Micros 2015 annual security roundup report. Highlights:... "Australia was ranked third in the world for countries with the most number of users who clicked on malicious URLs Australia was also ranked the third most affected country in the world for Angler Exploit Kits With data increasingly being held hostage locally and across the globe, crypto-ransomware rose to 83 percent of overall ransomware use in 2015" If you are interested in details of this report or if you want to check if your PC is effected by one of the malware on its list, please visit the following website. My personal think it is really worth to read. http://www.trendmicro.com//repo/rpt-setting-the-stage.pdf You don't need type the whole string of this link, you can just copy this URL and paste to your browser address bar and click search,and you will be there.

23.01.2022 New TorrentLocker being spread on Optus Bill websites I have received an email alert from Trend Micro this afternoon. The following is the email body: "At the present we have seen 143 compromised websites redirecting traffic to the TorrentLocker landing page:... hxxp://abcvendingbrands.com/tpq1FOUXj/eIn0XNj4vUO.php hxxp://dentaquestnetwork.com/wZtKJyx0age/aVhWCXnEjUl1.php They are using landing pages such as: hxxp://optus-bills.net hxxp://optuspayment.org We advise IT Managers: Put such landing pages into firewalls for protection of other servers / devices (noting that they will rotate through multiple landing pages). The landing page is delivering malicious JavaScript. We advise users: Not to enter Captcha codes to any bill related websites you are not expecting." Please inform all your friends about this new Ransomware's trap.

23.01.2022 Protect yourself against webcam hackers (Continuing from previous post) How can I avoid this happening to me?...Continue reading

23.01.2022 DO NOT update Windows 10 to the Latest Version 1809 now! Microsoft recently released a new update for Windows 10, version 1809, a few days ago. For your data's sake, DO NOT update to this version for now as it has a lot of major bugs. The problem with disappearing files has been widely reported on various social media forums, including Reddit and Twitter, with one user reporting on Microsofts community forum that he had lost up to 220GB of data after the update. Affected fil...e types include documents, music, and photos. This problem may be caused by OneDrive. If you have locally stored items that arent also saved on to OneDrive, the Windows 10 update will wipe out the files stored on your computer. In other word, if you have documents saved in your own user directory, i.e. c:\users\Peter, and not OneDrive, the update will delete EVERYTHING in that location. Rolling back to the previous installed version of Windows 10 does not bring your files back. If youre updating to the October 2018 Update, be sure to backup your file on to an external drive or to a cloud storage service first in case of data loss. Another issue caused by the update relates to the Intel Display Audio driver. Users have reported that PCs sound and display drivers are reset back to Microsoft's basic drivers. This issue seems to only affect the computer with Intels 6th-Generation (Skylake) processors or newer. You have to re-install those drivers to fix the problem. Also Users reported excessive CPU usage, which lead to diminished laptop battery life. We recommend that you do not attempt to manually update to Windows 10, version 1809 using the Update Now button or the Media Creation Tool from the Microsoft Software until Microsoft addresses all the early complaints from the download. If you must download the October 2018 Update, we highly recommend that you back up all your files and install the Intel Graphics Driver before proceeding.

23.01.2022 Things you need to know about Windows 10 May 2019 Update ! A new release of Windows 10 update has been confirmed by Microsoft for late May. This update will be one of the major upgrades for Microsofts Windows 10. Its set to address some of the biggest annoyances of this OS platform, but there are few things you need to know before updating. 1. Sometimes, Windows Update can cause bugs, data loss, and failures. With the May 2019 update, Users will be able to pause both featur...e and monthly updates. A pause will last seven days, and then users will be able to renew that for up to five times. After 35 days, you will have to update before you can pause again. It is making a big change to the rollout method so that it is no longer automatically downloaded to your PC. 2. Another big change is the separation of Cortana and Search in the Windows 10 taskbar. In previous releases, both were integrated with each other. Now, the search box in the taskbar will exclusively launch searches for files and documents, and the circular Cortana icon will instead trigger the digital assistant. 3. Start menu changed. After you install this update, you will notice that it has only a single column on start menu, plus fewer preinstalled apps and live tiles. You can also now remove more of the stock Windows 10 Apps that you do not use. 4. Systems with small hard drives will not be able to install Windows 10 May 2019 update. Previously, a 32-bit Win10 had a minimum storage requirement of 16GB, and a 64-bit Win10 needed 20GB. That minimum value has now been bumped up to 32GB for both 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows. If you have a computer with a small hard disk (such as a ultra portable laptop with a small eMMC disk), it will present problems. This update will also reserve 7GB of disk space for installing general updates. Designed to keep your PC secure, and efficient with the latest Windows Updates, this new space cannot be removed from Windows 10. It also for use by apps, temporary files, and system caches as your PC sees the need. The size of the reserve depends on your system, so you might want to consider removing some files on your hard drive to prepare. 5. Microsoft has confirmed that certain Windows 10 based computers will not be able to upgrade to the May 2019 update if they have either an external USB device or SD memory card attached. Otherwise you will see an error message stating that "This PC can't be upgraded to Windows 10." Because "inappropriate drive reassignment" might occur and could impact both external devices and internal hard drives. As a workaround, users will need to remove any USB thumb drives, USB-based external hard drives or SD cards and restart the update. This error actually won't pop up if you're on a build prior to the April 2018 Update (Ver 1803) or the October 2018 Update (Ver 1809), so if you haven't updated in awhile, it actually benefits you in this case. I hope this information will be helpful.

19.01.2022 Microsoft pays out $10,000 over automatic Windows 10 download Ever since Windows 10 came out, Windows 7 and 8 users have been bombarded with upgrade notifications. A little Windows icon called GWX (Get Windows 10) always sits in your system tray and hope one day you will accidently click on it. I have received lots of reports from my customers that their Windows 7/8 PC suddenly changes its operating system to Windows 10 which is very annoying. Most times they cannot log i...Continue reading

18.01.2022 Next World in 2030-The Best Technology Documentary ---by Dr. Michio Kaku This documentary is talking about how the digital technology will involve and effect your daily life in the near future. The documentary's duration is a bit long (about 1 hour), but it is very interesting and worth to watch. Lots of things that Dr. Michio Kaku mentioned in his documentary, they may beyond your imaginations.... If you are interested in what would happen within next 20 years, just click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i05L3GlaW5k

17.01.2022 Free Windows 10 upgrades are over, It's the Time to Pay Up We've reached the end of Microsoft's unprecedented free Windows 10 upgrade offer. Officially, the free upgrade period for Windows 10 expires at 11:59 p.m. (UTC-10) on July 29, 2016... If you choose to upgrade an old Windows PC, you'll now have to pay. But good news is: Those annoying GWX notifications are finally gone Microsoft's ambitious plan to get Windows 10 running on a billion devices within the next few years They use all kinds of methods in order to acheive this target such as hoarse official selling, the omnipresent marketing, automatic upgrade, and even loss of user data result of the upgrade...... after all possible options and efforts have been tried, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 will need more time to hit that magic round number. Remember, for every free upgrade Microsoft offered, Microsoft lost at least $100 from a potential Windows 10 license. Now, it's time to pay up. The old Microsoft Windows sale model broke down was in giving Microsoft an ongoing relationship with its users. Once users bought their Windows PCs or copies of Windows at retail, Microsoft didn't have much to do, if anything, with those users (unless they bought additional Microsoft products to run on). Once the new Windows 10 operating system debuts, the company will count on app sales to drive revenue, rather than depending on OS licensing as much as in the past. This new sale model is called: software as a service (SAAS) Starting with Windows 10, Microsoft will build Windows in a way that it includes hooks into its own services. Because Microsoft owns the Windows shell in a way that it doesn't own the Android or iOS or Mac OS shells, it can do things like integrate the Store into the Start Menu so that the OS can suggest a particular app to a user or to offer a better photo experience using OneDrive to Windows users than on competitive platforms. If you have a look that "Work & Play bundle of Office 365 Home", "Xbox Live Gold", "Xbox Music" and "Skype Wifi" -- which is normally priced at $199, You would understand what I mean. Expect more bundles like that in the future. "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch" - Robert A. Heinlein

15.01.2022 Using a frypan as CPU heatsink, AMD vs Intel: who makes better pancakes? AMD and Intel have always had a fierce competitive in the CPU field. Now, the new competition has turned to the field of gourmet cooking. Recently, I saw a money rich hardware website - "Tom's Hardware" hosted the "CPU Baked Pancake" competition. Not only did they bake pancakes with Intel and AMD's flagship CPU, but they also made a game to see which CPU-baked pancakes were delicious. They use the Intel ...Core i9-9980XE with the MSI X299 XPower game board and the AMD Threadripper 2990WX chip with the MSI MEG X 399 Creation board. Both use the same GPU (Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 for video output only) and the same power supply. In the BIOS, they increased the thermal limit threshold from 100 degrees Celsius to 105 degrees Celsius. After all, they don't want to test extreme performance of CPU, they just need enough calories to make pancakes. Guess, which CPU will win this competition. Just for fun, here is the web-link: https://www.tomshardware.com//intel-amd-hedt-pancakes,6366

14.01.2022 Intel is 50 Years Old Today Intel is 50 years old today. He is still younger than me but I have be benefited from my little brother for more than 30 years since I started work in computer business in 1985. It is hard to imagine what the world would be like if there was no Intel.... To be more specific, can you imagine what a world without CPUs would be like? If you don't have a CPU, you can say that almost everything in the world today will not work properly. So, unless no one uses semiconductors, and unless we don't use computers and mobile phones, Intel will not disappear. The world's largest CPU manufacturer, Intel, has brought many surprises to the world, especially in the PC era. Today, it celebrates its 50th birthday. Here's a short timeline of Intel's successful history: In 1968, Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce founded Intel Corporation in Silicon Valley. In 1969, with the first 106 employees, Intel began operations at 365 Midfield Road, Mountain View, California. In 1971, Intel developed the first commercial processor Intel 4004, integrated 2250 transistors on the chip, the distance between the transistors is 10 microns, can handle 4bit data, 60,000 operations per second, the frequency is 108KHZ, front end The bus is 0.74MHz (4bit). The computer and Internet revolution brought about by microprocessors has changed the world. In 1978, Intel produced the famous 16-bit 8086 processor, which is the ancestor of all IBM PC processors. In 1987, Andy Grove officially became CEO. Intel began its rapid development for 10 years and became the world's largest semiconductor company. In 1993, Intel introduced the Pentium processor, and Intel no longer named the processor by digital. The Pentium is a major innovation in the x86 series. Among them, the number of transistors has been greatly improved, the floating-point operation function has been enhanced, and the original high operating voltage of CPUs, which has remained unchanged in ~10 years, finally decreases to 3.3V. In 1999, Intel's market capitalization exceeded $500 billion. In 2005, Apple began to use Intel processors, and Motorola completely withdrew from the PC processor market. The next year, dual-core processors were introduced. In 2008, Intel released the quad-core core i7 processor. Intel continues to dominate the server processor market. In 2015, Intel released the world's smallest Windows computer Compute Stick, which is just like a USB flash drive and can be connected to any TV or monitor to form a complete PC. On November 30, 2016, Intel is setting up a special business unit to develop autopilot solutions. Its name is called Automated Driving Group (ADG). In April 2018, Intel announced the massive delivery of 10nm chips in 2019. Intel ranks 47th on Fortune's US 500 list. !!! Happy birthday to Intel !!!

14.01.2022 Kendeman Case with i7,16GB Geil DDR4,GTX 9600-4G Box This is a gaming PC box I built this morning for a client. It looks pretty cool after I put everything together. System specifications are as following:... GigaByte B150M-D3H main board Intel i7-6700 LGA1151 CPU 2x 8GB Geil DDR4-2400 RAM 240GB Kingston Hyper SSD for OS 1TB Western Digital SATA3 Hard Disk for Data GigaByte Geforce GTX960 4GB PCI-e OC version graphic card Kendeman Midi ATX Tower with 5x Silent case fans, clear side panel window AeroCool Gold 550W 80+ ATX Power supply Attach some photos to share with all friends.

13.01.2022 Merry Christmas and happy New Year to our dear customers! Thank you to keep support our business. We will do our best to service you in the following year.

12.01.2022 " WannaCry " Massive Virus Attack Warning Hackers use tools stolen from NSA in worldwide massive cyber attack. A global cyber attack using hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the US National Security, hit international shipper FedEx and spreading like wildfire, infected computers in nearly 100 countries today.... Cyber security software maker Kaspersky Lab said its researchers had observed more than 45,000 attacks in 74 countries as of early Friday. Later in the day, security software maker Avast put the tally at 57,000 infections in 99 countries. Hackers have been spreading "ransomware" called WannaCry. It is often delivered via emails which trick the recipient into opening attachments and releasing malware onto their system in a technique known as phishing. Once your computer has been affected, it locks up the files and encrypts them in a way that you cannot access them anymore. It then demands payment in Bitcoin in order to regain access. Security experts warn there is no guarantee that access will be granted after payment. Some ransomware that encrypts files ups the stakes after a few days, demanding more money and threatening to delete files altogether. Tips to protect yourself from ransomware: 1. install the Microsoft fix MS17-010 right away. Following the installation, make sure to reboot the system. This patch that closes the backdoor used by WannaCry to penetrate the system was released by Microsoft on March 14 apparently shortly after the NSA became aware that its exploit has been stolen. 2. Backup your important files. in order to protect yourself from being held hostage to data thieves, to create secure backups of important data on a regular basis. 3. Install antivirus (At least a trial version) Most paid subscriptions use real-time protection to keep their clients. Even if ransomware gets past your antivirus, chances are good that within a short while an automatic antivirus update will clear the intruder from your system. Most antivirus companies offer trial versions free of charge to test before subscribing for a paid service, which should be enough if one needs to urgently remove a stray malware. 4. Close 135,137,138,139,445 port and close the network sharing. Close all the above ports and the network share can also prevent rasomware attack and spread on your network PC. You can check on internet to find out how to close all above port and disable the network sharing. 5. Dont pay ransomware! Theres no guarantee that victims will get their data back even if they caught up cash cyber crooks demand from them. Plus there is no guarantee that the attackers wont strike you again or demand more. If you have any question, please ring us on (03) 94844358 Thanks for reading.

11.01.2022 I have not updated my Facebook for a while because I visited my relatives in overseas. The country I live in, Facebook is not allowed to use. I took some photos from there and hope to share them with my friendly customers. I am very willing to upload more photos if you are interested..

11.01.2022 New gear for your mobile I really like this guy's creative thinking and practical ability. What do you think?

11.01.2022 2016 Drone World Championships Drone racing has gone from barely a concept to a fledgling sport with multiple leagues staking a claim that they are professional in a ridiculously short time. The term drone racing didnt even really exist at the start of 2013. Drone racing is currently seeing an unprecedented rise in popularity and is poised to become the next mainstream racing sport alongside NASCAR and Formula 1. With ESPN ( the US sports cable network) deal, drone racing ...gets serious. ESPN's partnership with the International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) will make a niche spectator sport available to millions of new viewers. They announced yesterday (April 13) that the first IDRA event to be broadcast by ESPN will be the 2016 U.S. National Drone Racing Championships, being held in New York City from August 5th to the 7th. The second event will be the 2016 Drone World Championships taking place in Hawaii this October. In drone racing, pilots fly small multi-rotor aircraft at high speeds around a racetrack. Pilots see their drones' progress via live video feeds from cameras mounted on the front. ESPN's viewers will be able to see those same feeds. Follow the link below for more details https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnutpyvMiUE

10.01.2022 Be careful, someone may be watching you through the Webcam I dont mean to unduly alarm you, but unsecured cameras on your computer could provide a malicious hacker with a direct window into your life. A new proof of concept is making the rounds today, a hacker could be watching you through your own webcam, taping videos or snapping pictures through your webcam with no consent required. The thought of this probability may send chills down your spine, and it should, as this is...Continue reading

10.01.2022 Be Careful of Scammers There have been lots of scam recently, via phone or computer. I have kept educating my clients on how to avoid being lured by a scammer, but I always continue to receive computers which have been hacked after its owner was tricked to follow the instructions of the scammer. I happened to come across a very good video on YouTube today. Thanks to Jim Browning's excellent work, real time video footage is available to show the ins and outs of how scammers ma...ke others fall victim into the deep trap they have set. Here are the links to his videos. It is comprised of three parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5X9ZSXb7xI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucqli5i29jo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx-s2o1yWxk

09.01.2022 The Easiest Way to Test Your Virus Protection Level Today, I am going to show you a little trick to test if your computer has proper virus protection. Copy the code below to Notepad, save as a text document (Virustest.txt), and then wait and see what happens to your antivirus software. If there is reaction, that means your computer has a basic protection against virus. Note that this virus code will never hurt your computer.... X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H===H*S After you copy this code to the notepad program, please change the === between the 2 H's at the end to a "+" symbol on the keyboard. (See attached photo for reference) This code is a virus code developed by the European Computer Antivirus Association. Its signature is included in the virus code base of various anti-virus software, so it can be used as a test virus scanning engine. Here is ratings you could get about your protection: Best: Virus is found and antivirus alerts you just after copying the code. Superior: Alerts and/or deletes this file right after saving Virustest.txt Satisfactory: Alerts and/or deletes this file a few seconds later after saving Virustest.txt Inferior: You need to start the virus scan manually to check Virustest.txt before it gives an alert about the virus and/or deletes the file Fail: Cannot find or delete virus even after you have run a full virus scan. It is recommended you change your antivirus immediately

09.01.2022 Late last night (AEST), Anti-Virus software company (like Bitdefender) identified a massive ransomware campaign as it unfolded around the world. Preliminary information shows that the malware sample responsible for the infection is an almost identical clone of the GoldenEye/Petya ransomware family. Unlike most ransomware, the new GoldenEye variant has two layers of encryption: one that individually encrypts target files on the computer; and another one that encrypts NTFS st...ructures. This approach prevents victims computers from being booted up in a live OS environment and retrieving stored information or samples. Just like Petya, GoldenEye encrypts the the entire hard disk drive and denies the user access to the computer.There is no workaround to help victims retrieve the decryption keys from the computer. Additionally, after the encryption process is complete, the ransomware has a specialized routine that forcefully crashes the computer to trigger a reboot that renders the computer unusable until the $300 ransom is paid. Several multinational companies said they were targeted, including US pharmaceutical giant Merck, Russian state oil giant Rosneft, British advertising giant WPP and the French industrial group Saint-Gobain. Please update your Anti-Virus software's virus definition data base to make sure your computer is safe to against those virus. Also, please do the following things to protect your computer. 1. Install Windows Patch: https://technet.microsoft.com//libr/security/ms17-010.aspx 2. Install Ms Office Patch: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com///advisory/CVE-2017-0199 3. Stop Service: Stop Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service

08.01.2022 Get the Windows 10 Creators Update The Windows 10 Creators Updatecodenamed Redstone 2will begin rolling out on April 11, 2017. Like other updates to Windows 10, its free, and includes a host of new features. How to get the Windows 10 Creators Update... Windows 10 will notify you when the Creators Update is available for your device. When its ready, youll be asked to review your privacy settings before downloading the update. After its installed, your device will be running Windows 10, version 1703. To see which version of Windows 10 your device is currently running, select the Start button, then select Settings > System > About. If you want to install the update now, go to the Microsoft software download website, and select Update now. License keys for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 can be used to activate a fresh copy of the Windows 10 Creators Update, even if Microsoft has "officially" stopped offering free upgrades to Windows 10 back in the summer of 2016. This means that users who want to update from Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 to the latest Windows 10 version don't need to buy new license keys to activate their new Windows OS.All they have to do is install a fresh copy of the Windows 10 Creators Update, enter their old license key, and enjoy their new OS. Here is the link about Windows 10 Creators Update release date and features http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk//windows-10-creators-update-re/

08.01.2022 Ransomware outbreak: TorrentLocker being spread on Fake Australia Post websites At the present we have seen 32 compromised websites redirecting traffic to the TorrentLocker landing page: hxxp://chezmanel.com/poxON6AZmv/6IWPJQdSBkto......php... nxxp://leanapplication.com.au/EWz6NA/JpeRb20......php They are using landing pages such as: hxxp:// aupost-download24..net We advise all our client: Not to accept downloads from postal sites

08.01.2022 New Microsoft Bug will deactivate Windows 10 Pro License. When you turn on your computer in the morning, you may be surprised to find that your Microsoft Windows 10 Pro is deactivated. You probably will run the Windows 10 activation trouble shooting and try to find a way to solve the problem. The report say: "We found a Windows 10 Home digital license for this device running Windows 10 Pro". But you are running Windows 10 Pro software.... This is a new Microsoft Windows 10 Activation Bug. A bug in what appears to be the Microsoft Windows activation service is causing Windows 10 Pro licenses to be downgraded to Windows 10 Home and then stating that Windows is not activated. This bug appears to be widespread with many users reporting that Windows is stating that their license is not activated and prompting the user to troubleshoot the problems. Microsoft has since acknowledged an ongoing issue with its activation servers, which is causing systems to falsely report this information, commenting that the problem should be fixed within a couple of days. You are able to reactivate Windows now by follow the following steps: Go to Settings (via Action center > All settings or Windows key + i) Navigate to Update & Security > Activation Click the link for the troubleshooter Windows should reactivate as normal, assuming your key or digital license was genuine before all this happened.

06.01.2022 Built a New i7-8700K PC on the weekend

06.01.2022 Goodbye Windows Vista! On April 11th,Windows Vista will be coming to the end of its product support life cycle after completing 10 not so successful years. In other words, Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows Vista, and all updates for this operating system will be completely stopped. Users of this operating system will be advised to upgrade their software to a more recent version prior to this end of life date. Vista is widely regarded as one of Microsoft's biggest... failures, and one of the worst operating systems of all time, due to bloat, sluggishness and hardware incompatibilities. Although the end of Mainstream Support for Vista is part of Microsoft's standard product lifecycle, the company is no doubt eager to put the days of Vista behind it. After April 11th, the longer you stay with Windows Vista, the higher the chance you have of becoming a victim of cyber-crime. As time goes by cyber-criminals target out of date operating systems due to their vulnerability. Updating your operating system will safeguard you from these external threats and help keep your system more secure with continued Microsoft mainstream support and patches.

05.01.2022 Do you know what is Pwn2Own? Pwn2Own is an annual hacking competition sponsored by security vendor TippingPoint and held at the CanSecWest security conference.beginning in 2007.Contestants are challenged to exploit widely used software and mobile devices with previously unknown vulnerabilities. Winners of the contest receive the device that they exploited, a cash prize, and a "Masters" jacket celebrating the year of their win. The name "Pwn2Own" is derived from the fact that ...contestants must "pwn" or hack the device in order to "own" or win it. The Pwn2Own contest serves to demonstrate the vulnerability of devices and software in widespread use while also providing a checkpoint on the progress made in security since the previous year. Pwn2Own 2016 has come to an end, with researchers earning a total of $460,000 in cash for disclosing 21 new vulnerabilities in Windows, OS X, Flash, Safari, Edge and Chrome. If you want to know the details and results,have a look the following link: http://venturebeat.com//pwn2own-2016-chrome-edge-and-safa/

05.01.2022 Ransomware outbreak TorrentLocker being spread on Fake AGL websites We advise all our clients Do Not to enter Captcha codes to any energy / bill related websites

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04.01.2022 Hover Camera is a foldable drone that follows you "Follow me" is an up-and-coming feature on consumer drones, and then you've also got those that are foldable for the sake of portability. Very few devices carry both advantages, but Hover Camera can make this happen. As the name suggests, this drone is mainly for aerial photography and videography, but what makes it even cooler is the fact that its propellers are fully enclosed by a strong carbon fibre frame, thus making it th...e safest drone we've ever played with. You can literally grab it whenever you like without sacrificing any of your fingers. The Hover Camera weights only 238 grams, which is just below the FAA's limit for mandatory hobbyist drone registration. It's small as well: When the propeller wings are folded, it's about the size of a VHS tape. Once you open it up, you'll see all four propellers with brushless motors, all of which are apparently developed in-house. Likewise, the A.I. algorithm is also built from ground up, and it relies on Qualcomm's Snapdragon Flight platform which is running at full speed all the time. Despite this, the designers are able to reuse some of the downward airflow to cool the chipset; and a single charge will last for about eight minutes, after that you can easily swap out the battery at the top. The main camera at the front takes 13-megapixel stills image as well as 4K video, and it comes with a dual-tone flash which might come in handy. Since it's only on a single-axis gimble, it uses electronic image stabilisation which is still being fine-tuned. There's also a downward-facing 3-megapixel camera and a sonar underneath to help stabilise the drone itself. you can expect the Hover Camera to achieve similar level of image quality as modern high-end smartphones. The Hover Camera doesn't come with a controller; it's all done with your fingers and a couple of virtual buttons in the mobile app, as long as you're connected to the drone's WiFi hotspot. Obviously, the app provides a live video stream, and it also lets you grab a 720p copy of the 4K videos stored in the drone's 32GB internal memory; you just need a micro-USB cable to transfer the original copies to your computer. For more details about this "Hover Camera",please check the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOn-BG4h0pQ

04.01.2022 Legitimate program that can be used by criminals to damage your PC Recently because I have been very busy, I have not updated Facebook for more than a month. However, in the past two weeks, I have repaired four computers with the same few problems and have gotten this problem due to the same reasons. Therefore, I have felt that it was necessary to issue a warning to bring this problem to everyone's attention. My clients received a call from a computer service centre informing... them that their computer may have been infected with the virus because the service centre noticed that when the user sent an email to a friend, it instead was sent to service centre. This service centre, which were really scammers, said they called the users in order to alert the user about this problem while also providing the service to remove the virus. These users were all required to download and install remote control software such as "TeamView" or "Logmein" which are Legitimate program. Then, using the remote control software the computer service centre would access the user's computer, in order to help the user to remove the virus. After these users installed the software, the control over their computer were handed over to the scammers remotely. At the beginning, you can see the mouse moving automatically over the screen and folders being opened one by one. then a fake scan result is displayed on the screen, showing a large amount of virus in your computer. Then they tell you that you have to pay first, before they can help you remove these viruses. One user paid $1400.00 and another $800.00 and hope the service centre can help to remove virus . Two other users felt something was off and refused to pay. As a result, the scammers locked out the two unpaying users from their computers so they could not log in to their computers (See photo). Unfortunately, one of the users who had felt it was suspicious, was forgetful and thus, stored all his usernames and passwords in his "My Document" folder, which were discovered by the scammers. In the end, the scammers found his bank details on his computer and wiped clear his bank balance. This fraudulent practice has happened over previous years but has recently become more active again. Please be sure to remain vigilant. Don't answer similar calls, and don't pay fraudsters. If you are experiencing these problems but do not know how to solve them, please contact me. Also, you can report the scam to the following government website. https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/report-a-scam I have also included a few YouTube links that may be of worth to watch as it is related to the scam that I have referred to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBOmKc53QKU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGn3qoexpHI

02.01.2022 Uninstall QuickTime program for Windows A.S.A.P For years, Apple QuickTime has hovered between a nuisance install bundled with iTunes and a necessary application for various third-party software tools, some of which rely on QuickTime for audio or video playback. Since QuickTime for Windows has dangerous security vulnerabilities that let attackers take over your computer, but Apple will no longer be releasing any security updates for the Windows version of the program, as the ...company deprecates QuickTime for Microsoft Windows. The Department of Homeland Securitys U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) and Trend Micro are both recommending that all Windows users uninstall QuickTime immediately While there have not been any reported cases of attacks through this QuickTime vulnerability, it is still highly advised to uninstall the program. QuickTime also joins Microsoft Windos XP and Oracle Java 6 as software that are no longer being updated to fix vulnerabilities found in the program subjecting them to ever-increasing risk as more unpatched vulnerabilities are discovered to be affecting it. Users of QuickTime for Apple devices do not seem to be affected by the two vulnerabilities discovered recently; while the company will also continue to update the program for Apple users. Recommend free program to replace the QuickTime 1. VLC is currently one of the most popular alternatives to QuickTime for Windows user and seems to be able to handle almost every single media file you throw at it. It supports a wide range of codecs (including some more obscure ones as well), often without any additional software and also deals with subtitles and music files without any problems. 2. MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows. You can use it to watch movies on any SSE CPU, even on older computers systems. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. With its wide array of options, MPC-HC can be customized to fit almost any needs. It can also be used as DVB player (Digital Video Broadcasting). 3. GOM Media Player (Gretech Online Movie Player) is a freeware media player. Key strengths are the ability to play the majority of media files without the need to obtain a codec, and the ability to play some broken media files, both advantages over traditional players, like Windows Media Player. GOM Player supports file formats such as AVI, DAT, MPEG, DivX, XviD, WMV, ASF. Thank you for reading and I hope it is helpful to you.

01.01.2022 This T-Shirt Will Let You 'See' Inside The Human Body A new Kickstarter launched today with similar aspirations but employing Augmented and Virtual Reality tech. The Virtuali-Tee from Curiscope is a Smart T-Shirt that your wear. A related app on Smartphone, Tablet or VR headset then replaces the wearers t-shirt with working organs on the screen. The wearable is basically a tee shirt with a screen-printed code that uses an app to alter what you see on-screen. Currently, the o...nly example is of the human body, where a devices screen turns into a beating heart and working lungs shortly after its pointed at the tee like a living x-ray. Users can also dive a bit deeper into various parts of the body, like the circulatory or urinary systems. In addition to a basic mobile app, Virtuali-Tee also has a VR experience thats just as interactive as its mobile app, and both use spacial awareness to let you get a more detailed view by moving your phone closer to the tee. Ed Barton CEO of Curiscope said: "Our work beyond that will be more digital in nature, although we're not ruling out future products like this. If we come up with a cool idea like this, it's quite hard not to go through with it. In terms of future plans, we'll be doing quite a few more VR experiences this year. Our first one (about Great Whites) is one of the most viewed experiences on Milk VR and Youtube 360, and we only put that out 8 weeks ago. Expect to see some cool stuff around Math in VR, engineering experiences, Space, journeys inside of elements, we have A LOT of ideas! Beyond that, we're very interested to see what comes out of META and Magic Leap in the AR space and where Google takes their VR platform next. We'd like to do some really cool things with Project Tango on mobile". Virtuali-Tee will initially be available through a Kickstarter campaign. Curiscope has set a fundraising goal of just under $100,000, with all kinds of cool rewards for backers. An early bird pledge of about $25 will earn backers a Virtuali-Tee in any size (kids sizes up to XL Adult) and a color choice of red, green, or blue. Higher pledges earn backers more shirts, or shirts in combination with VR equipment like Google Cardboard. More details found on the website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/curiscope/virtualitee

01.01.2022 Built new Ryzen 7 2700X 8 cores game PC few weeks ago.