Extortion Trojan in your Torrents Makes you Pay!

While chatting with some friends on my favorite IRC channel (#hikiculture @ irc.irchighway.net ), a friend by the name of trigun31 posted a link to a very interesting article on F-Secure. It's talking about an extortion trojan that presents itself as an Anti-Piracy Foundation that charges you for "illegal torrents found on your system" and justifying its statement by calling it a "pre-trial settlement".

Click "Read More" for the full article.

New Author -- Service

We've got a new author by the name of Service. Lets hope for the best!

--Cface

Integrate Facebook with windows live messenger!

The new version of Windows Live Messenger, formerly MSN chat program, adding integration with social networks Facebook and LinkedIn to. In addition, users using the software in HD-quality video chatting.

Besides the new desktop applications are new applications for smartphones, a better site for mobile phones, SMS support, and a new version of Hotmail, the software maker said. Earlier this week turned up images of the iPhone application. however, there will be a better web version of Windows Live Messenger, so many functionalities of the desktop applications via the browser to use.

Bungie Signs on with Activision.... for 10 Years

If you've been living under a rock these past few months Bungie, the guys that made Halo, have been trying to get away from Microsoft have gotten away from Microsoft. After signing a contract to work with Activision for ten years.

AMD Phenom II X6 -- OhMyGod!!!

Six cores?! SIX CORES?!?! Holy hell!
Currently, AMD has released two processors from this family; the Phenom II X6 1055T ($199 list) and the Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition ($295 list).

Canonical's Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition features three years of support, an online music store, a new look and social network integration

Straight from the lions mouth:

Long-term support (LTS) version of popular desktop operating system generally available on 29 April
LONDON, April 27, 2010: Canonical announced today the upcoming release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition, the latest version of the popular Linux desktop distribution, which includes three years of support through free security and maintenance updates. It will be available for free download on Thursday 29 April and will be pre-installed on a range of machines from a number of manufacturers in Summer 2010.
The desktop edition of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will feature extensive design work, faster boot speed, social network integration, online services and the Ubuntu One Music Store.
"Ubuntu 10.04 LTS challenges the perceptions of the Linux desktop, bringing a whole new category of users to the world of Ubuntu," said Jane Silber, CEO, Canonical. "Changes like the new look and feel and the addition of a music store, layered on top of our relentless focus on delivering an intuitive and attractive user experience for new and existing Ubuntu users -- these are the bridging elements to the mainstream market that our community, our partners and our users really want. Long-term support makes Ubuntu 10.04 LTS very attractive to corporate IT as well." 
New in 10.04 LTS:

Slimmed Down Xbox 360

In case you didn't get the memo, rumors have been going around about Microsoft's new slimmed down version of the Xbox 360. From the trend of gaming systems I wouldn't doubt these speculations for a second.

A quote from 1UP saying: 

It's not clear what sort of upgrades we might see, but some have suggested it will be a slight upgrade of the current Xbox 360 technology. Current Xbox 360 games would be playable on it, but future games would be able to take advantage of the added muscle. Games played on the more advanced Xbox would look or perform better, but publishers will still be able to support owners of both systems.

 So is it worth buying when it comes out?

--Cface

XSS -- What the Fuck?

So maybe you've heard of XSS and maybe you haven't. For those that haven't here's a snippet from Wikipedia that may catch you up to speed:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a type of computer security vulnerability typically found in web applications that enables malicious attackers to inject client-side script into web pages viewed by other users. An exploited cross-site scripting vulnerability can be used by attackers to bypass access controls such as the same origin policy. Cross-site scripting carried out on websites were roughly 80% of all security vulnerabilities documented by Symantec as of 2007.

So what does a XSS vulnerability look like? An example of a URL injection vulnerability would appear like:

CODE:
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http://example.com/search.php?search=">< script>alert('This is an XSS Vulnerability!')< /script>

Minus the spacing between < script> and < /script>.

Welcome to Cubical Geek!

The very first post on Cubical Geek!
Where to begin... this is a little blog i've made that contains, arguably, useful information on anything computer-related. I will tend to lean on the darker side of computers, focusing on hacking and cracking. Don't fret. I'll also cover other topics of interest including hardware, programming, and all that other good stuff.

--Cface