So you didn't then. I guessed as much.Quote:
Originally Posted by wjblaney
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So you didn't then. I guessed as much.Quote:
Originally Posted by wjblaney
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That's very helpful, indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
All I can suggest is that before you post something, you actually read it.Quote:
Originally Posted by wjblaney
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Originally Posted by wjblaney
I'd also like to know what the small print is.
Actually read what?Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
harry had to use small printQuote:
Originally Posted by wjblaney
it apparently says
welcome to jamaica mon , have a nice day
Are you a bit thick?Quote:
Originally Posted by wjblaney
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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
I hope you read the small print re: Windows Updates.
can we have a snap poll a minute. This windows 10 shit. Is is better than 8, as easy to use as 7 was? i fucking hate 8, so when I pop out later to buy the new laptop, it will be 10, a mac, or ubuntu.
Harry, you're no fun, not helpful and I'm through with this subject. :finger:Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
There is no fuckin' small print. It's the barracuda's way to get under your skin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan B
There is no small print. If you bothered to read the article you posted you'll have noticed the shit you installed fucks up Windows Update.Quote:
Originally Posted by wjblaney
Which is not a good idea.
If you had read the small print accurately, you would have read that it says the possibility exists to screw up Windows updates. The small print did not guarantee that would happen. I have run many Windows updates followed by aegis-voat.cmd and have not had a single problem with any of Windows updates or bad consequences following said updates.Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
You are wrong. The shit does not fuk up Windows updates.
You are a bit thick then.Quote:
Originally Posted by wjblaney
So not only do they turn off automatic updates but they actually block some.Quote:
Internet Explorer: We strongly advise users to fully uninstall Internet Explorer as we believe it is insecure and it is also incompatible with Aegis (because we block some key security updates).
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Aegis will not block Windows Update. Instead it will change your Windows Update settings to 'check/notify but do not download/install'. We strongly advise users to continue installing new updates and to not completely disable them.
And all this to stop Microsoft working out that you buy your pants from Primark.
Good grief.
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I don't know why you're dissing me. I get those 'check/notify' popups all the time. Once in awhile I get around to updating all of windows updates. Then run aegis to see if any security or other shit was installed behind my back.Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
The dirty bastards
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Windows 10: Microsoft has a devious new trick to get YOU to upgrade
MICROSOFT has doubled-down on its crafty tricks in an effort to get users to upgrade to Windows 10 before July 29th 2016.
By AARON BROWN
PUBLISHED: 08:15, Wed, May 25, 2016 | UPDATED: 08:15, Wed, May 25, 2016
Microsoft really wants you to upgrade to Windows 10.
Earlier this year, the US technology firm bumped its next-generation operating system from an Optional to a Recommended update, a move that meant the 3GB Windows 10 installer file downloads automatically to your machine.
As part of its ongoing push to get you to upgrade, Microsoft then replaced the Cancel button in the pop-up box with another upgrade option – Update Tonight rather than Upgrade Now.
And now the Redmond company has kickstarted another change in its pop-up boxes to try and get users running genuine copies of Windows 7 and Windows 8 to upgrade for free.
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Microsoft has changed the behaviour of its latest pop-up box encouraging users to upgrade so that clicking the red cross in the right-hand corner of the window no longer cancels the upgrade.
So after more than six months of teaching Windows users that the only way to dismiss the Windows 10 update was to exit the dialogue box by tapping that red cross, Microsoft has flip-flopped.
And changing the behaviour of the operating system – so that the very action that users believe will cancel the update, actually kickstarts it – feels a little dishonest.
You can cancel the upgrade, but you'll need to find that small link to reschedule the time.
If you closed the dialogue box – or were away from the computer when the pop-up first appeared – the computer will assume you're OK with the upgrade and will begin to process it for the scheduled time.
PC World Senior Editor Brad Chacos branded the new pop-up as a "nasty trick".
He said the latest push from Microsoft "seems purposefully designed to confuse users who have been wearily slogging through the nagging for half a year now."
When asked for comment on the update, Microsoft told the BBC: "With the free Windows 10 upgrade offer ending on 29 July, we want to help people upgrade to the best version of Windows.
"As we shared in October, Windows 10 will be offered as a 'recommended' update for Windows 7 and 8.1 customers whose Windows Update settings are configured to accept 'recommended' updates.
"Customers can choose to accept or decline the Windows 10 upgrade."
The news comes as Microsoft rolled-out a new app to help users complain about its latest operating system.
Windows 10 is available for free to any customers running genuine copies of Windows 7 or Windows 8 – although this offer is set to end soon.
Microsoft previously revealed it is quietly working on a new tool to help users perform a clean install of Windows 10 on their computers, smartphones and tablets.
The new app could make an appearance alongside the next major update, dubbed Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
The update will also include better support for handwritten notes, and a redesigned Start Menu (with twice the number of adverts).
The news comes as renown Microsoft author and pundit Paul Thurrott said the popularity and new capabilities built into iOS and Android could spell the end for Microsoft and Windows 10.
Thurrott said Microsoft was currently facing "a potential extinction moment."
Microsoft has a devious new trick to get YOU to upgrade to Windows 10 | Tech | Life & Style | Daily Express
(Couldn't resist trolling the comments).
NB: Windows 10 will stop being a free upgrade come July where it will be priced at $119.
yes - and then the continuing nagware will be asking for your credit card detailsQuote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
I'm staying with 7. And I make sure I know what updates are installed on it.
Fucking right they are! I turned on my laptop this evening, opened a couple of tabs etc then clicked off the (annoying as fuck) win10 update tab as usual. I then went out in the garden for a quick smoke and a chat to a mate on the phone, when I came back in the motherfuckers had started installing Win10!Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
Tried to stop the update and couldn't, so switched the computer off. Turned it back on and the update continued. Ended up pulling the battery to stop the fucker! Read up on it and found out how to opt out of the upgrade and cancel any further popups.
Can't believe the cheek of these wankers!
And is happily violating its own Windows certification and design rules:Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...=vs.85%29.aspx
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The Close button on the title bar should have the same effect as the Cancel or Close button within the dialog box. Never give it the same effect as OK.
One can only hope.Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
I am not sure how long this may work - I imagine microsoft will put out an update to quash it
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Spybot Anti-Beacon: block and stop the various tracking (telemetry) issues present in Windows 7/8/8.1/10
https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/
"Spybot Anti-Beacon is a standalone tool which was designed to block and stop the various tracking (telemetry) issues present in Windows 10. It has since been modified to block similar tracking functionality in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems.
Anti-Beacon is small, simple to use, and is provided free of charge. It was created to address the privacy concerns of users of Windows 10 who do not wish to have information about their PC usage sent to Microsoft. Simply clicking "Immunize" on the main screen of Anti-Beacon will immediately disable any known tracking features included by Microsoft in the operating system.
If any issues occur with your PC while using Anti-Beacon, undoing the changes made can be done by clicking the "Undo" button in the main window. This will re-enable all tracking services. If you experience any issues using Anti-Beacon or have any suggestions/recommendations, please be sure to let us know on the forum thread relating to this tool."
There are already loads of tools that do this, and most of them break Windows Update unless you know what you are doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by baldrick
and don't forget your android security
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Why does an Android keyboard need to see your camera and log files – and why does it phone home to China?
Better yet, why have 50 million people downloaded it?
Security biz Pentest is sounding alarms after it found an Android app it says has been downloaded 50 millions times despite being "little more than malware."
UK-based Pentest said a whitepaper study [PDF] of the popular Flash Keyboard found that the Android app is "abusing" OS permissions, inserting potentially malicious ads, and tracking user behavior, then sending data to servers in China.
"It is Pentest's opinion that this application was not written by the developers to be intentionally malicious," researchers said.
"However, through disregard for Android's development policy and a desire to monetize a free application, have created an application that deceives users, gathers personal information and obstructs uninstallation."
As its name would suggest, Flash Keyboard is a keyboard app for Android that supports multiple languages and describes itself as being "extremely adaptive to guarantee a fluent input in any situation." Pentest estimates that the app has been installed on more devices than WhatsApp.
Behind that popular keyboard tool, however, sit potentially serious privacy concerns. Researchers with Pentest found a laundry list of permissions requested by Flash Keyboard that the software would not appear to require to operate. Among those permissions were the ability to:
Access the device's camera
Post system alert messages, GPS and WiFi location data
Replace the default lock screen with one displaying advertisements
Terminate background processes (such as antivirus tools)
Additionally, Pentest says, Flash Keyboard is collecting and transmitting user information including device manufacturer and model, IMEI (international mobile equipment identity) number, WiFi and MAC data, Android version, and GPS coordinates to within 1-3 metres (3.3-9.8 feet). The data is being sent to servers in the US, the Netherlands, and China, where Pentest believes it is being used for analytics platforms.
While those services may not pose an immediate threat to user privacy, researchers worry that the excessive permissions and overzealous data collection could easily be used for nefarious purposes.
"In more sinister hands, this application could covertly download updates that weaponize the application; to exploit the granted privileges for mass or even targeted surveillance," Pentest researchers say.
The Register contacted Hong Kong-based developer DotC United, the developer of the app, for comment, but we have yet to receive a response. Pentest says it also attempted to contact them, to no avail.
Pentest said that while the Flash Keyboard app was taken down from the Play Store earlier this week, a similar keyboard written by the same developer has since taken its place. ®
Amazes me how little attention to detail people pay.
A mate of mine was telling me about this brilliant app that crowdsources civil unrest in the Middle East.
He was about to recommend it to top bods and even "VIP"s until I pointed out
- It asked for just about every permission you could think of.
- The company that wrote it are based in Israel.
Saved his neck I think.
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I meant to post this in your security threadQuote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
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That deserves a grinning camel award.Quote:
Originally Posted by baldrick
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