Software-Programming

Mozilla Firefox 3.6 under Windows can be hacked by a zero day exploit developed by a Russian insecurity firm, Intevydis. The hack is capable to take control of the entire computer via Mozilla Firefox 3.6. The zero day exploit is too dangerous for an Internet user, who runs Mozilla Firefox 3.6 on his/her computer.

Hackers can remotely take control of the computer using the exploit. The hack works on an unidentified glitch in the Windows version of the Firebadger 3.6 Web browser software.

VMware is telling customers that two Windows 7 security patches have left the VMware View desktop virtualization client unable to access the View Connection Server, which brokers the connection between a user's computer and a virtual desktop.

This led Gartner virtualization analyst Chris Wolf to write a blog post titled "Windows 7 Update Breaks VMware View Client" that says this week's event is "an important lesson in BYOD" deployments that let workers bring their own devices to work.

Adobe will join Microsoft on the security patch treadmill next Tuesday (February 8, 2011) with “critical” updates for code execution holes in its flagship Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat products.

According to an advance notice from the software maker, these security holes affect Reader X (10.0) for Windows and Mac, Reader 9.4.1 and earlier versions for Windows, Mac and UNIX, Adobe Acrobat X (10.0) for Windows and Mac, and Adobe Acrobat 9.4.1 and earlier versions for Windows and Mac.

The iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak has actually been around for a while, but unfortunately it came with a catch. If a person had to reboot their device, then they'd have to tether it to a computer in order to start using it again.

That presented a major inconvenience for a person whose battery might die while they were on the go and then wouldn't be able to use their iPhone, iPod, or iPad again until they got back to their PC.

This morning Google held an event to showcase Android Honeycomb, the new version of the mobile OS that is focused on tablets. There wasn’t much news around the OS — we’ve seen it previewed in a few demos — but the team did show off some of Honeycomb’s slickest features, like widgets and an improved 3D rendering engine.

Routing issues, slow network applications, DNS resolution problems -- a network administrator has to deal with a host of network nuisances on a daily basis. How do you survive when you're constantly under the gun to fix the problems? Like any other professional, you need a solid set of tools.

Google has open sourced its internal software for deploying Mac OS X packages across a network.

Sony's taken some strong steps against PS3 cracking in the past week -- not only has it taken to the courts and won a temporary restraining order against Geohot and fail0verflow for cracking the console, but it also released firmware 3.56, which locked things down again.

Unfortunately, that restraining order doesn't mean anyone else has to stop a-crackin', and wouldn't you know it: 3.56 was cracked open in less than a day by KaKaRoToKS, who was behind one of the first 3.55 custom firmwares.

VMware has released a cloud-based service designed to provide SMEs with a simple and cost-effective way to manage physical and virtual IT environments. VMware Go Pro allows customers to set up the VMware vSphere Hypervisor, and simplifies patch, licence and hardware management, the firm said.

Key features include the ability to remotely install the vSphere Hypervisor on Windows machines by entering the IP address or name of that machine, and to create new virtual machines.

Sony released the PS3 Update 3.56 last night. This update eventually did not add any new functions to the user’s ability to do more things; this update is a security patch that actually inhibits “hacker” communities from using the widely available, “jailbreak” to break into the PS3. The PS3 Update 3.56 is said to “kill” the custom firmware.

From what has been reported via the “hacking” custom firmware community, people that want to keep their “homebrew” may not want to download the PS3 Update 3.56. Sony may have put a slight damper on the “hacker” community.