TAGAN TG500-BZ
TAGAN TECHNOLOGY CO. quite familiar with the product casing high-end it, try to provide a product selection PSU (Power Supply Unit) for the Indonesian market. Tagan TG500-BZ, this product called PipeRock series. Appropriate name, PSU has a 500W power. Checker does not have any of the products included in this simply to find out the performance of the product. PSU is able to accommodate a computer that requires power to reach 500W.
Detail.
Design is quite unique. With black and based on solid SECC Steel PSU this show is very powerful. PSU cooling of this trust with a fan who just measuring 13.5 cm. That makes this product unique is the feature called PipeRock with Cable Management, where there are several connectors that can be linked with the cable separately, with different PSU throughout most of the cord that came from one hole. So this way, you can customize how the needs of the cable you need for the device in your PC.
Power fluctuations experienced by each rail is not too significant. Both the rail voltage +3.3 V, +5 V or +12 V is not decreasing power enough. The decline is still under-voltage + / - 5% of the value of each operation rail. This is still considered reasonable and does not disrupt too.
The most interesting is that given the sales package, the total two separate bags packed in a packaging which is quite solid. One bag containing the device cable-cable colorful show that each function. There are a total of five cable ready installed in the PSU. Bag-2 to the unit contains its PSU where the PSU is some connectors to connect the cable to separate it. Plus the ground cable that is also already integrated in the PSU tersebut.-APHJ
TAGAN TG500-BZ
Download Accelerator Plus 8.7.0.5
Download Accelerator Plus 8.7.0.5 
OS Support: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
Size: 6.9 MB
Download manager is used more than 160 million users worldwide, which makes this free application to become one of the best. Easy to use is a surplus in this application and this application Download speed into the main. This application is available in 10 different languages.
New! Opera Mobile 9.5 beta
New! Opera Mobile 9.5 beta
Inspiration comes in small packages
Opera Mobile was launched in 2000 as the first mobile browser to bring the full Web to the small mobile screen. Since 2004 it has been installed on 120 million phones. Opera Mobile has pioneered and set the standard in mobile browsing, supporting the latest technologies and receiving industry acclaim. Today, Opera continues to provide the best mobile Web experience with the first beta of Opera Mobile 9.5.
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version 9.5 beta
Opera Mobile is the answer to the demands of global mobile Internet community . The first beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 comes outfitted with added performance, a new UI and the developer tool Opera Dragonfly.
Last updated: 20.10.2008
Now also available for Symbian UIQ
Learn more about the exciting new features of Opera Mobile 9.5
Go to the Reviewer’s Guide and screenshots
Read on: Opera Mobile 9.5 — the developer angle
MacBook Pro
Ouw Biggest Statement Yet
The longest-lasting Mac notebook battery ever.
The battery in the new 17-inch MacBook Pro lasts up to 8 hours on a single charge1 and can be recharged up to 1000 times2 — compared with only 200 to 300 times for typical notebooks. To do this, Apple engineers custom-designed lithium-polymer cells to create the largest possible battery, then they went even further: They built the battery right into the computer, eliminating the space-consuming mechanisms and housings that standard removable batteries require. The result is a battery that’s 40 percent bigger than the previous generation and offers up to 8 hours of wireless productivity on a single charge — all in a notebook that’s less than an inch thin, weighs just 6.6 pounds,3 and remains the same price as the previous-generation model.
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But building a battery that lasts up to 8 hours is only part of the story. Giving it a lifespan of up to 1000 recharges required breakthroughs in battery technology. Apple electro-chemists developed advanced chemistry that maintains the battery’s charging capabilities longer than ever. And while most notebooks wear down their batteries by charging them at a constant rate, the 17-inch MacBook Pro takes a different approach. Using an Apple-developed technology called Adaptive Charging, a microchip on the battery constantly communicates with the computer to determine the optimal way to charge its cells, adjusting the current up and down depending on a variety of conditions. Combined, these advancements offer a dramatic improvement in battery lifespan: more than three times the lifespan of typical notebook batteries — up to five years. Learn more and watch a video
2.3 million pixels of perfection.
With the high-resolution LED-backlit widescreen display on the 17-inch MacBook Pro, you get desktop-quality color in an Apple notebook for the first time. The moment you open your MacBook Pro, you’re greeted instantly by full, corner-to-corner screen brightness. The 1920-by-1200-pixel resolution (133 pixels per inch) means you can view more palettes and windows or watch HD video in its native 1920-by-1080 resolution. Perfect whether you’re working in the studio or out in the field, the display offers a 60 percent greater color gamut than previous generations for richer, more vibrant colors and a 700:1 contrast ratio that makes whites brighter and blacks blacker. In addition, the seamless glass enclosure makes the display stronger and more durable. Because it’s power efficient and the glass is mercury- and arsenic-free, it’s greener than ever. And now you can choose a standard glossy display or an optional antiglare display, depending on your needs.
Graphics in full force.
The MacBook Pro reaches a new level of high-speed, high-end game-playing power. Not to mention pure performance for graphics-intensive applications like Aperture and Motion. Use the new NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor for great everyday performance with up to 8 hours of battery life.1 Or switch to the discrete NVIDIA 9600M GT graphics processor for the fastest, smoothest, clearest graphics yet. Learn more about graphics.
recision aluminum. The new gold standard.
Carved from a single block of aluminum, the new unibody enclosure is slim and streamlined, making this MacBook Pro the world’s thinnest and lightest 17-inch notebook — just 0.98 inch thin and 6.6 pounds. But it’s not just for looks. The rigid construction of the unibody also makes MacBook Pro more durable than ever. So you can throw it in your bag and pull it out at a photo shoot, in a hotel room, or on location without a second thought. Learn more about design
Be everywhere at once.
Cleverly integrated — almost hidden — at the top of the MacBook Pro display is an iSight camera. Use it with iChat, and you can be anywhere without actually being there. Video chat with a buddy, share a video with a colleague, or present to a client.6 Use iSight with Photo Booth for fun photo effects. And there’s no need to waste valuable primping time installing software or configuring the camera. Like everything Mac, iSight just works.
NVIDIA Graphics Supercharge Microsoft Windows 7
NVIDIA Graphics Supercharge Microsoft Windows 7
NVIDIA® graphics will take full advantage of the new features and functionality of Windows 7, the next generation operating system from Microsoft. NVIDIA has been working closely with Microsoft to enrich users’ experience with Windows 7 and to ensure that beta users of Windows 7 get full support and an unsurpassed graphics experience on NVIDIA-based graphics cards.
Learn more about Windows 7 here.
“We expect Windows 7, coupled with NVIDIA’s graphics technologies, to deliver the fundamental performance our mutual customers have come to expect. NVIDIA’s graphics technologies enable applications to take advantage of the visual capabilities in Windows 7 such as manipulating photos, video, and 3D graphics. With the expertise NVIDIA has in visual computing, they have been a key contributor to the development of Windows 7.”
Mike Nash
Corporate Vice President of Windows Product Management
Microsoft Corporation
NVIDIA drivers for Windows 7 Beta
NVIDIA drivers for the Windows 7 Beta release can be downloaded directly from Microsoft’s Windows Update service.
Instructions:
1. After a fresh installation of the Windows 7 Beta, click on the Start button.
2. Click Windows Update (it will be pinned to the top of the start menu). You can also type “Windows Update” into the start menu Search to locate Windows Update.
3. Within Windows Update, locate and install the NVIDIA driver update (it will either be an important update or an optional update depending on your system).
Learn more about Windows 7 here.
Google Chrome Update 0.2.149.30
Google Chrome Update 0.2.149.30
Google Chrome, a new web browser released by Google recently has attracted more than 2 million of downloads, and this number is still increasing rapidly. In order to maintain the product quality and reliability, Google Chrome team has continuously enhanced the product to make it a world class browser competing against Mozilla’s Firefox and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. In view of the high demand, the latest beta version of Google Chrome, 0.2.149.30 was released on 17 September to fix several software bugs.
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Here are some improvements made as summarized below:
[r1927] - Eliminate https indexing in local history file
In older version of Google Chrome, it has indexed the content of searchable history pages include any sites using SSL security locally, such as online bank transaction and credit card information. This could be risky and create chance for people to steal your privacy data. With this latest version, it doesn’t index https content and any data from secure pages will not be kept in local history. In other word, nobody will able to find data from secure site that you have just visited.
[r1978] - Stop sending data to suggest service
Google Chrome stops sending data to suggest service from preventing user data being exposed if the URL matches the patterns as below:
• starts with http:// or https:// and includes username (example: http://myname@abc.com)
• starts with http:// or https:// and includes query (example: http://abc.com/?p=745)
• starts with https:// and includes path component (example: https://abc.com/path)
[r1859] - Fix flash video unable to play issue when user moves the slider to fast forward the video clip. Flash will throw an error to Google Chrome that it should stop the existing stream when user moves the slider. However, Google Chrome does not catch and handle this error that causes it to download the video clips multiple times from multiple offsets. The connection will be saturated when user moves the sliders 6 times since it only allows 6 connections per host.
[r2059] - Allow JavaScript to communicate with Java applets.
[r1299] - Ensure “contextmenu” events is dispatched after “mouseup”.
[r1692] - Fix 3dvia plugin crashes problem by initializing NPObject pointer to NULL and check for NPERR_NO_ERROR along with the error check.
[r1848], [r1943], [r2003] - The fixes is to make Google Chrome more reliable.
If you are worried about your privacy data has been indexed, please refer to the instruction for clearing the browser’s history. In case you have previous version of Google Chrome installed in your PC, you should get an automatic update within the next few days when the news was announced.
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Press Releases & News
Press Releases & News
AVG named “Recommended” in Anti-malware Group Test
AVG’s Internet Security Network Edition Recognized by SC Magazine
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, January 21th, 2009 - AVG Technologies, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 80 million users in 167 countries, today announced that its Internet Security Network Edition (NE) solution has received the “Recommended” designation in the most recent Anti-malware Group Test performed by security publication SC Magazine. Eight companies participated in the test. AVGInternet Security NE received the highest possible overall rating of five stars.
The reviewer commended AVG for providing feature rich, full protection. He found the product very easy to install, and particularly complimented its centralized management capabilities. In addition to the overall five star rating, AVG Internet Security NE received five stars for features, ease of use, performance, and documentation.
AVG Internet Security NE provides businesses with powerful, easy-to-use protection against the full range of threats. It does this without hogging valuable system resources. The software works efficiently and unobtrusively in the background, around the clock. This enables employees to focus on their work and IT staff to focus on other business critical activities. . AV Internet Security NE delivers:
* Protection against viruses, spyware, adware, rootkits, hackers, phishing, and spam
* Real time analysis of web pages to prevent drive-by downloads
* Company-wide security for workstations, laptops, file servers, and SharePoint Portals
* Protection against infected file downloads, including over instant messaging channels
* Centralized installation, deployment, management, and configuration
* Small client footprint for low-impact performance
* High-speed, automatic updates
* Free support and service around the clock and across the globe
AVG Internet Security NE currently supports clients in 15 languages, with additional language support in development.
“Receiving SC Magazines’ anti-malware “Recommended” award for AVG Internet Security Network Edition is a real honor,” said Karel Obluk, CTO of AVG Technologies. “Internet Security Network Edition provides comprehensive protection for business networks that’s easy to implement and easy to use. We’re proud to provide a full range of defenses against 21st-century cyberthreats.”
The patented LinkScanner® safe search and safe surf technology protects individuals as they surf the web. LinkScanner’s unique technology ensures that users are protected against drive-by downloads and other hidden threats at the only time that matters – when they click on the link. While other safe-surf products rely on historical databases, LinkScanner assesses each link in real time. This is a vital attribute in protecting against threats that may be present for only a matter of hours. LinkScanner is integrated into AVG’s business and consumer solutions.
Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology
Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology
Keep your workforce more secure, managed, and mobile. With security and manageability built right ontothe chip, Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology provides hardware-assisted remote isolation, diagnostics, and repair, so you can manage your mobile workforce remotely, even if the system's OS is unresponsive.¹ And with exceptional dual-core performance, 5X better wireless performanceΩ and the longest possible battery life.²
Now you can also get notebooks with Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology in astonishingly thin and light packages. As the smallest version of Intel® Centrino® processor technology yet-50 percent smaller-you're most mobile workforce can enjoy the sleekest full-featured and performance packed notebooks³ along with improved energy efficiency and power savings.°
* View performance benchmarks for Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology
* Download the product briefFiletype/Size: PDF 183KB
* Learn more about business PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology
* Take business PCs to the next level with PCs with Intel® vPro™ technologyFiletype/Size: PDF 1.71MB
* White paper: Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology and Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ technologyFiletype/Size: PDF 2.32MB
Features and benefits
Best for business, providing state-of-the-art threat protection against security threats enabled by hardware defense filters and agent presence checking.Φ
Mobile performance. Providing the next level of mobile performance,Δ new Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology is designed for today's needs, future 64-bit applications,² and next-generation multithreaded software.
Increased energy-efficiency. Built on the latest 45nm Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology provides industry-leading,² energy-efficient performance.
Longer battery life. Based on next-generation hafnium-based 45nm technology, Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology offers unique energy-saving components designed to give you the longest possible battery life.
Faster, more predictable wireless. Experience up to 5x faster connectivity speeds with 802.11n wireless technology improving reliability while decreasing connection loss.Ω
Manage your mobile workforce wirelessly. Remotely diagnose, isolate, and repair infected notebooks using hardware-based remote manageability features that work even if notebooks are off or the OS is unresponsive.¹
Broad industry support from leading manageability and security software providers like Symantec, LANDesk, HP, Microsoft, and Cisco.
Reduce maintenance costs and stay compliant. Provide routine patching and maintenance ensuring that you're only paying software license fees for what you're using while keeping your licenses up-to-date.¹
Get the most out of graphics-intensive Windows Vista*. Powerful Intel® Graphics allow you to run Windows Vista with full Aero* support-without the expense of an additional graphics card.²
What Is ATI CrossFireX™
What Is ATI CrossFireX™
ATI CrossFireX™ is the ultimate multi-GPU performance gaming platform. Enabling game-dominating power, ATI CrossFireX technology enables two or more discrete graphics processors to work together to improve system performance. For The Ultimate Visual Experience™, be sure to select ATI CrossFireX ready motherboards for AMD and Intel® processors and multiple ATI Radeon™ HD graphics cards.
ATI CrossFireX technology allows you to expand your system’s graphics capabilities. It allows you the ability to scale your system’s graphics horsepower as you need it, supporting up to four ATI Radeon™ HD graphics cards, making this the most scalable gaming platform ever.Combination Options Chart
Extreme High-Definition Gaming
Arm yourself with up to four ATI Radeon HD graphics cards to move faster, aim quicker, and see more clearly than all who stand between you and victory. With an ATI CrossFireX gaming rig, you can breakthrough traditional graphics limitations to achieve higher performance and The Ultimate Visual Experience™.
Products featuring ATI CrossFireX technology offer a range of solutions for a whole new gaming experience. Whether you’re an up-and-comer or a pro-tournament master, ATI CrossFireX raises the bar for competitive performance and visual thrills.
What Are The Benefits Of ATI CrossFireX?
With an ATI CrossFireX gaming rig, you can breakthrough the traditional graphics limitation allowing you to higher performance as well as visual experience.
Does ATI CrossFireX Only Benefit The High-End Cards?
No. ATI CrossFireX technology brings a whole new level of gaming experience throughout our products line-up. Whether you have an entry level or top end solution, ATI CrossFireX will raise the bar in bringing the ultimate performance and visual experience.
Everything Apple Means Everything Just Work
Everything Apple means everything works together.
With Apple, you don’t just get a collection of individual tools. You get a fully integrated and complete digital learning environment. Where one piece is designed to work with every other piece. Which means the photo application you’re using will be compatible with the operating system, and they’ll both use the same key commands.
A truly integrated system also makes it easier to move content from one application to the next. For example, educators and students can create a movie with iMovie and then easily incorporate that movie into a Keynote presentation. It’s just as easy to collaborate and share ideas, whether it’s from opposite sides of the classroom or opposite sides of the world. Integration even presents fewer technical challenges for IT. So rather than spending precious time (and money) getting things working and keeping them working, the IT department can spend its time providing new capabilities and resources for your institution.
It’s a simple idea, really. When technology just works and it’s always easy to use, everyone is free to focus on what really matters — creating, sharing, and learning.
Press Releases & News
Press Releases & News
AVG Free 8.0 for the first time in Polish!
AVG unveils AVG Free 8.0, designed to fully address Polish users’ needs for basic protection against viruses, spyware, and web exploits. Enjoy safe and worry-free online experience now in Polish.
Amsterdam – December 9th, 2008 - AVG Technologies, a global Internet security software provider with over 85 million users in 167 countries, today announces the availability of the first Polish language version of its popular and widely-used AVG Free 8.0 security software. From now on, the Polish version of AVG 8.0 free may be downloaded from: Download Now .
“In AVG we believe that all users, regardless of income, should be able to protect their computers against the most common Internet threats,” said AVG Technologies’ chief executive officer JR Smith. “Our goal is to provide the most user friendly and most comprehensive free solution to the Polish users. That is why AVG Free 8.0 is now available in Polish.”
AVG Free 8.0 goes beyond the protection provided by other free security products to deliver just-in-time protection against drive-by downloads - invisible threats that can download malware onto a user’s computer without the user taking any action at all. This invisible infection process is the fastest-growing threat on the Internet today, and is widely used by organized criminals for identity theft and other commercial gain. These threats can be hidden in any type of website, and may remain on any given site for an hour, a day, or a week; the length of time a site remains infective often depends on how many visitors the site gets, as the criminals distributing the malware frequently have a target quota of information to steal.
The transient nature of these threats means they are impossible to track down using conventional anti-virus or anti-spyware products or, for that matter, most “safe-surfing” products. AVG’s unique Safe-Search protection is different because it protects users at the only time that matters – when they click on a url in a search results page. Users of Google, Yahoo and MSN searches will see a ‘danger – do not go here’ message when they try to access one of these poisoned pages. To make it even easier for users to protect themselves against these new threats, Safe-Search works with Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers, and is incorporated into the new AVG Security Toolbar so it’s always at hand.
AVG’s commercial products have been available in Polish for several years, but this is the first time the company has released a localized version of the free product.
AVG Free 8.0 is intended for personal and non-commercial use on single computers running Windows 2000, XP or Vista. While AVG Technologies does not provide support for AVG Free 8.0, the company hosts a website and forum for user-driven support at http://free.avg.com.
About AVG Technologies
www.avg.com
AVG is a global security solutions leader protecting 85 million consumers and small business computer users in 167 countries from the ever-growing incidence of web threats, viruses, spam, cyber-scams and hackers on the Internet. Headquartered in Amsterdam, AVG has nearly two decades of experience in combating cyber crime and one of the most advanced laboratories for detecting, pre-empting and combating Web-borne threats from around the world. Its free online, downloadable software model allows entry-level users to gain basic anti-virus protection and then to easily and inexpensively upgrade to greater levels of safety and defense in both single and multi-user environments. Nearly 6,000 resellers, partners and distributors team with AVG globally including Amazon.com, CNET, Cisco, Ingram Micro, Play.com, Wal-Mart, and Yahoo!.
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 wins ComputerBild test
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 wins ComputerBild test
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management systems, announces that Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 has won a comparative test conducted by ComputerBild, a major European IT magazine.
The test review published in the December issue of the magazine ranks Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 in first place ahead of nine other antivirus solutions, including Norton Internet Security, G Data Internet Security and BitDefender Internet Security. The Kaspersky Lab product detected and removed over 379,000 malicious programs used in the test, achieving a threat detection rate of 99.24%.
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 won special kudos from the reviewers for its proactive detection technology that is used to block as yet unknown malware. The Kaspersky Lab solution used its application activity control module to detect and block 55% of ‘unknown’ threats whose signatures had been deliberately removed from antivirus databases by the testers. “The behavior blocker integrated into the new antivirus solution from Moscow turned out to be the most effective of those tested,” the experts at ComputerBild stressed. “Kaspersky Lab has set a new standard for behavior-based detection of malicious programs.”
The firewall included in the Kaspersky Lab solution was among the best of those tested by ComputerBild, providing protection not only from Internet attacks but also from theft of user data by hackers.
The Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 spam filter also demonstrated maximum effectiveness. Furthermore, the magazine’s experts determined that Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 has minimal effect on system performance: for example, launching the program increases the operating system startup time by a mere two seconds.
According to the magazine’s editors, “Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 combines ease of use with maximum effectiveness in its class, making it a solution of choice both for inexperienced and expert users.”
The new version 2009 Kaspersky Lab personal products, which were released in mid-2008, are based on a completely new antivirus engine, offering significantly improved scanning speed. Kaspersky Internet Security 2009, an integrated solution, includes a unique application activity filtering module that incorporates a HIPS system, an improved firewall, a spam filter and a parental control module. The solution makes working in the global Internet environment worry-free for users.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 were developed with the requirements of Windows Vista in mind, ensuring both products’ full compatibility with 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the operating system.
For more information on the features available in the new-generation Kaspersky Lab antivirus products, please view the Home and Home Office product section of the Kaspersky Lab website. You can install a trial version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 or Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 and also view the regularly updated information on awards received by these products.
16 Jan 2009
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 wins ComputerBild test
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 wins ComputerBild test
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management systems, announces that Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 has won a comparative test conducted by ComputerBild, a major European IT magazine.
The test review published in the December issue of the magazine ranks Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 in first place ahead of nine other antivirus solutions, including Norton Internet Security, G Data Internet Security and BitDefender Internet Security. The Kaspersky Lab product detected and removed over 379,000 malicious programs used in the test, achieving a threat detection rate of 99.24%.
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 won special kudos from the reviewers for its proactive detection technology that is used to block as yet unknown malware. The Kaspersky Lab solution used its application activity control module to detect and block 55% of ‘unknown’ threats whose signatures had been deliberately removed from antivirus databases by the testers. “The behavior blocker integrated into the new antivirus solution from Moscow turned out to be the most effective of those tested,” the experts at ComputerBild stressed. “Kaspersky Lab has set a new standard for behavior-based detection of malicious programs.”
The firewall included in the Kaspersky Lab solution was among the best of those tested by ComputerBild, providing protection not only from Internet attacks but also from theft of user data by hackers.
The Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 spam filter also demonstrated maximum effectiveness. Furthermore, the magazine’s experts determined that Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 has minimal effect on system performance: for example, launching the program increases the operating system startup time by a mere two seconds.
According to the magazine’s editors, “Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 combines ease of use with maximum effectiveness in its class, making it a solution of choice both for inexperienced and expert users.”
The new version 2009 Kaspersky Lab personal products, which were released in mid-2008, are based on a completely new antivirus engine, offering significantly improved scanning speed. Kaspersky Internet Security 2009, an integrated solution, includes a unique application activity filtering module that incorporates a HIPS system, an improved firewall, a spam filter and a parental control module. The solution makes working in the global Internet environment worry-free for users.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 were developed with the requirements of Windows Vista in mind, ensuring both products’ full compatibility with 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the operating system.
For more information on the features available in the new-generation Kaspersky Lab antivirus products, please view the Home and Home Office product section of the Kaspersky Lab website. You can install a trial version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 or Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 and also view the regularly updated information on awards received by these products.
16 Jan 2009
Security Avira News
Security News
Avira warns against a phishing wave on the German banks Volksbank and Sparkasse
Fri, 09 January 2009
Cyber criminals are currently spreading phishing mails in large quantities with the intention to steal the access data of customers from Sparkasse and Volksbank
Tettnang, 9 January 2009 – The German IT security specialists at Avira are warning against a phishing attack against the customers of Volksbank and Sparkasse.
The phishing emails have subject lines like “Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken: Official message 
The phishing email
Illustration 1: The phishing email
Attempting to get access data such as the account number or the VR-NetKey and the relevant password or PIN, the cyber criminals also try to get a list of unused transaction numbers the user enters manually to perform transactions.
The Volksbank phishing page
Illustration 2: Volksbank phishing page
The phishing page from the Sparkasse
Illustration 3: The phishing page from Sparkasse
Anyone who receives an email as described above should delete it and never click on the links. The banks have never sent around emails of this description directly. Furthermore, all online banking users should always enter their bank’s web address manually in the web browser’s address line or click on a personal bookmarked link.
All users who have a Avira security solutions - Avira AntiVir Premium or Avira Premium Security Suite are protected against these phishing attacks by Mailguard and Webguard. The Mailguard marks the emails as phishing and WebGuard blocks them so there is no way to access the phishing pages.
About Avira
Avira is a leading worldwide provider of self-developed protection solutions for professional and private use. The company belongs to the pioneers in this sector with over twenty years experience.
The protection experts have numerous company locations throughout Germany and cultivate partnerships in Europe, Asia and America. Avira has more than 180 employees at their main office in Tettnang near Lake Constance and is one of the largest employers in the region. There are around 250 people employed worldwide whose commitment is continually being confirmed by awards. A significant contribution to protection is the Avira AntiVir Personal which is being used by private users a million times over.
Well-known listed companies as well as educational organizations and public employers belong to the list of national and international customers. In addition to the protection of the virtual environment, Avira cares for more protection and safety in the real world by promotion of the Auerbach Foundation. The Auerbach Foundation of the founder of the company promotes common and social projects as well as the arts, culture and science.
Windows Update web site
Windows Update web site
Windows Update version 3 in Windows 98
Windows Update was introduced with the launch of Windows 98 as a web site. A link to Windows Update on the Start Menu gave access to additional downloads for the operating system. At the time of Windows 98's release, Windows Update offered additional desktop themes, games, device driver updates, and optional components such as NetMeeting.[1] The initial focus of Microsoft's marketing of Windows Update was on free add-ons and new technologies Windows, and security fixes for Outlook Express, Internet Explorer and other applications appeared later, as well as access to beta versions of upcoming Microsoft software, most notably Internet Explorer 5. Fixes to Windows 98 to resolve the Year 2000 problem were distributed using Windows Update in December 1998. Microsoft attributed the sales success of Windows 98 in part to Windows Update.[2]
Windows Update requires Internet Explorer or a third-party web browser that uses Microsoft's MSHTML layout engine. This necessity stems from the use of an ActiveX control to house the software that is executed on the user's computer. While the underlying implementation details have changed from version to version, its basic purpose of scanning the user's computer to see what operating system components and software is installed, and comparing the versions of those components with what is offered by Windows Update. The ActiveX component then interfaces with Windows Installer in order to install or update those components, and to report the success or failure of those installations back to Microsoft's servers.
The first version of the Windows Update web site (usually referred to as "v3") did not require any personally identifiable information to be sent to Microsoft. In order for the v3 ActiveX control to determine what updates were needed, the entire list of available software on Windows Update was downloaded to the user's computer when they visited the Windows Update web site. As the number of updates offered by Windows Update grew, this resulted in performance concerns. Arie Slob, writing for the Windows-help.net newsletter in March 2003, noted that the size of the update list had exceeded 400KB, which caused delays of more than a minute for dial-up users.[3]
Windows Update v4, released in conjunction with Windows XP in 2001, changed this by having the ActiveX control submit a list of the hardware components to Microsoft's servers, which then returns a shortened list of device drivers that are available for that machine. It also narrowed down the list of available updates for the operating system and related components by sending details of what operating system version, service pack, and locale are installed. German technology web site tecchannel.de published an analysis of the Windows Update communication protocol in February 2003, which received wide attention on technology web sites. The report, which was the first to contain extensive details of how the Windows Update communication protocol worked, also discovered that the make and model of the computer, the amount of free disk space, and the Windows product key.[4]
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
In Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the web site is no longer used to provide a user interface for selecting and downloading updates. In its place, the Automatic Updates control panel has been expanded to provide similar functionality. Support for Microsoft Update is also built into the operating system, but is off by default. The revised Windows Update can also be set automatically download and install both Important and Recommended updates. Such updates were only available through the Windows Update web site in prior versions of Windows.
Revised Restart dialog box in Windows Vista
In prior versions of Windows, updates requiring a reboot would pop up a dialog box requesting that the user reboot their machine every number of specified minutes.[10] This dialog box was changed to allow the user to select a longer period of time (up to 4 hours) before being prompted again. The revised dialog box also displays under other applications, instead of on top of them.
Windows Update makes use of Transactional NTFS, a file system feature introduced with Windows Vista, when performing updates to Windows system files. This feature helps Windows recover cleanly in the event of an unexpected shut-down during an update, as the transactioning system will ensure that changes are committed to the file system in an atomic fashion.[11]
Vista Transformation Pack 9.0.1, it's fixed
Vista Transformation Pack 9.0.1, it's fixed...
After announcement of 9.0, ViSplore's unstability and bugs in ViOrb cause trouble everywhere. Since it's the first beta build so we couldn't help much but sigh... Version 9.0.1 will solve incompatibilities with Windows XP Service Pack 3, stability issues in installation and some fixes in the system and some 3rd-party applications.
Vista Transformation Pack 9.0 Keynotes:
New 3rd-party applications
ViSplore - Vista Glass explorer simulator
Vista Drive Icon - adding free space percentage in your drive icon like Vista explorer
Vista Rainbar - Lightweight Vista sidebar based on Rainmeter that even consume less resources than real Vista Sidebar
Improved 3rd-party applications
ViStart - Files indexing for documents search, improved reliability and compatibilities
ViOrb - Improved graphic and reliability (C++ re-written)
TrueTransparency - Improved reliability with improved AeroStyle's glass border
WinFlip - Improved stability and reliablity
New functionalities
Setup personization - Allow customizing Vista experiences upon installation without access to Welcome Center
Windows XP Service Pack 3 compatibilities - Now you can enjoy Vista themes after installation with Windows XP Service Pack 3
x64 compatibilities - More secured x64 installation without getting hurt by incompatibilities
There're also a lot of bug fixes and refinements in the program but let's just keep it simple with these for now. You can experience the rest later by yourself.
Changes in Version 9.0.1
-Added ViSplore in unsafe applications list (It's first beta version after all)
-Added restrcting applications don't meet the requirements from startup list (But not from installation so you can set it manually still)
-Added restrcting to set unsafe applications in Personalization page (Welcome Center only)
-Fixed Windows XP Service Pack 3 compatibilities (Even non-RTM version can apply so make sure you use official build 5512)
-Fixed "Do not show this welcome screen after restart" option bug that always keep program in startup instead
-Updated Vista Rainbar's launcher for constant waiting cursor activity issue
-Updated Vistalize basic desktop theme components to apply font and toolbar in Personalization
-Updated VisualTooltip default configuration to set area space in bottom from 30 to 0
-Updated WinFlip's configuration for higher reliablity and compatibilities with ViStart
Changes in Version 9.0
-Added Gavatx's Vista Rainbar 4.3 (Slim) in place of Thoosje's Vista Sidebar
-Added large icon resizing option for high resolution monitors
-Added Personalization setup screen for configuring current user account before installation
-Added running ViStart, ViOrb and ViSplore to WindowBlinds and TrueTransparency's exclusion list (prevent stability issues)
-Added ViSplore project (Vista Glass Explorer for Windows XP/2003)
-Added Vista Drive Icon in place of Vista Windows Drive Icon
-Added Windows XP Service Pack 3 uxtheme patching compatibilities
-Fixed automate 3rd-party applications optimization requirements
-Fixed graphic driver detection issues in transformation package for cases that doesn't use the first slot of driver
-Fixed OS detection incompatibilities with Windows Vista
-Fixed possible errors when auto-configuring user account during installation without "Express Mode"
-Fixed Thoosje Sidebar's auto-configuration bug on some resolutions.
-Fixed uninstallation script to terminate newly added applications such as WinFlip, TrueTransparency, etc.
-Fixed Vista orb positioning in "System Properties" dialog
-Fixed WindowBlinds' installation detection bug in configure user account dialog
-Updated Aero Style's glass border for more visibility and less distortion for both WindowBlinds and TrueTransparency
-Updated AeroStyle's glass border in TrueTransparency to simulate "little-blurring-like" WindowBlinds
-Updated boot screen to traditional ones without Vista flag
-Updated configure user account's installed components and applications UI
-Updated "Glass" sounds scheme from Windows Vista's Ultimate Extras
-Updated installation branding bar image
-Updated TrueTransparency to version 0.9.4
-Updated ViOrb to version 1 (C++ re-written)
|-Added start orb's right click menu
|-Fixed hook recovery when explorer shell is reloaded
|-Fixed always on top visibility issues with some applications including ViStart
|-Updated start orb graphic to for all sides compatibilities
-Updated ViStart to version 2.0 build 3467
|-Added font customization feature in settings.xml
|-Added indexing file search support like Vista (you can search for extension with .ext)
|-Added "Reset Shell" in menu option to reload explorer along with ViStart
|-Added multi-DPI Support
|-Fixed Chinese characters issue with Recent Documents
|-Fixed hook recovery when explorer shell is reloaded
|-Fixed start menu's hooking reliability with full screen and resolution changes
|-Fixed strange ActiveX errors
-Updated Visual style's top taskbar background to have the same image as bottom's like Vista
-Updated WinFlip to version 0.50
-Updated wording in some areas for easier understanding
-Updated x64 operating systems compatibilities.
