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AOL not liable for unauthorised e-books
News In a ruling that further clarifies whether Internet service providers are responsible for material on their networks, a federal judge ruled that America Online is not liable for the unauthorised posting of some e-books on its Web servers.
[March 19, 2002, 10:40]
Amazon sued for selling unauthorised celebrity pics
News Digital-image company Corbis on Monday sued Amazon.com, accusing the online retail giant of offering unauthorised copies of hundreds of its celebrity pictures, including photos of stars such as Meg Ryan and Vin Diesel.
[July 2, 2003, 9:02]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback It is only one personal opinion but---the patch may well be a good one,was one of the first to get it,utilize it.However,what it does is completely block off all your photos,digital photos etc,so I re-registered the dll the next day.This patch,I...
[January 5, 2006, 14:33]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback Un-official patches can be considered helpfull. But for some reason-or-another I did not find any reference to the source-code, of the patch, only an "click this executable (which will install onto your computer), and you will be safe" promiss.
[January 4, 2006, 0:23]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback Maybe it's me or something, and I am a little paranoid, But to accept a supposed third-party patch, for a virus is kinda crazy. What if the patch is the cause of the virus, I mean, we can't trust Microsoft in the first place, but it's better than...
[January 4, 2006, 16:37]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback Go here http://tinyurl.com/cos3x or here http://tinyurl.com/8stt5 for the patch
[January 4, 2006, 15:42]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback Don't be so hard on your self. You are not a psycho. We all know that. But you are spreading FUD. Fear, uncertainty and doubt. At the end of the day, you have to choose who you trust, and trust those that they trust.
[January 4, 2006, 19:17]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback I went to the download site and received this message:- Account for domain hexblog.com has been suspended" Has the bandwidth been exceeded or has it been taken down by MS or other? Does anybody know an alternate site, if so please post.
[January 4, 2006, 10:39]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback which would you consider more trustworthy: a.a patch from someone with lots of references, including vendors of anti-virus software? b.a worm embedded in a .jpg file? i can understand why you're skiddish about this, but i'm more worried about what...
[January 4, 2006, 2:49]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback It is only the the actual windows mechanisms which are affected by the unofficial patch - to protect your system from unauthorised malicious activity. To John L and others. Windows paint and third party software still work - to view your own safe...
[January 5, 2006, 11:24]
Massive demand for unauthorised Windows patch
News According to antivirus firm F-Secure, demand for the unauthorised Windows Meta File (WMF) patch developed by Guilfanov was so high his hosting provider temporarily shut his Web site on Wednesday morning.
[January 4, 2006, 16:15]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback John L. After installing it and following all instructions regarding unregistering a dll.etc I found that I could no longer access ANY of my jpegs. This is by design, this is what the Microsoft part of the workaround is actually supposed to do.
[January 4, 2006, 21:54]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback In the end whether you install the patch or not, this is all about trust, and risk assesmsnt. Do you trust the prople who are reccomending you install the patch. Are you prepared to risk the consequences of your decision?
[January 4, 2006, 21:42]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
Talkback I am not an expert but I took the advice written and downloaded the unofficial patch. After installing it and following all instructions regarding unregistering a dll.etc I found that I could no longer access ANY of my jpegs.
[January 4, 2006, 21:42]
Firms urged to use unauthorised Windows patch
News Corporations were advised by security experts on Tuesday to use an unofficial patch to combat the latest Microsoft Windows Metafile (WMF) exploit. Both antivirus vendor F-Secure and volunteer security group the
[January 3, 2006, 16:10]
AOL: Faux Napster release 'unauthorised'
News America Online on Wednesday said members of its Spinner/Winamp music software division were acting on their own when they made a program available that allows users to share digital music files easily.
[March 16, 2000, 9:26]
Security flaws found in Cisco IP phones
News Cisco Systems issued a warning on Wednesday that some of its IP phones could be compromised, allowing unauthorised individuals to bypass security restrictions. So if an unauthorised person tried to access the device at a later time, it would permit...
[February 22, 2007, 8:22]
Tsunami appeal site 'hacker' found guilty
News A computer consultant has been convicted of gaining unauthorised access to a Web site collecting donations for victims of last year's tsunami, even though the judge hearing the case accepted that he meant to cause no harm.
[October 6, 2005, 16:10]
TruSecure sees security in screensavers
News Activating a password-protected screensaver on users' desktops often provides more protection from unauthorised access than by issuing them with strong network login passwords, according to TruSecure.
[October 2, 2003, 17:05]
Tsunami 'hacker' conviction worries experts
News The conviction of a computer consultant who gained unauthorised access to the Disaster Emergency Committee's fundraising Web site has left security experts leafing through the magistrate's decision to try and understand the full implication of the...
[October 7, 2005, 15:40]
