This Week on Windows: Call of Duty, the Alcatel Idol 4S, Start menu tips and more

2016-11-12 KENNETH 0

This Week on Windows: Call of Duty, the Alcatel Idol 4S, Start menu tips and more We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Learn more about Trimble’s new Sketchup Viewer app for HoloLens and Alcatel’s new virtual reality enabled IDOL 4S phone with Windows 10, or head over here to read our Windows 10 Tip on four ways you can customize the Start menu. Here’s what’s new in the Windows Store this week: Forza Motorsport 6: Apex Premium Edition   Forza fans on Windows 10 PC can now experience new content in Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, with the launch of Forza Motorsport 6: Apex Premium Edition ($16.99). The Premium Edition includes the base game of Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, along with three newly-released content packs for the game; two car collections and a new track pack, bringing the legendary Nürburgring to [ more… ]

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Defending against ransomware with Windows 10 Anniversary Update

2016-11-12 KENNETH 0

Defending against ransomware with Windows 10 Anniversary Update Ransomware is one of the latest malware threats that is attracting an increasing number of cyber-criminals who are looking to profit from it. In fact, in the last 12 months, the number of ransomware variants have more than doubled. Its premise is deceptively simple: infect users’ devices, and then deny them access to their devices or files unless they pay a ransom. However, the methods and means attackers are using to perpetrate ransomware attacks are increasingly varied, complex and costly. Microsoft is committed to helping protect people against threats to their safety and security through our strategy of Prevent, Detect and Respond. Using this approach, Windows 10 Anniversary Update is more ransomware-resilient than ever before. Here are some of the many ways we’re fighting back against ransomware: Six of the top 10 [ more… ]

End 2016 with The 1.0 Ender Update for Minecraft: Windows 10 and Pocket Edition

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End 2016 with The 1.0 Ender Update for Minecraft: Windows 10 and Pocket Edition Hello everyone! As part of our vision here at Team Minecraft to help players enjoy their favorite features on the platform of their choice, we’ve been piling on the updates to Minecraft on Windows 10 and mobile this year. Today, we’re super excited to let you know that we’ve started work on our next update which will be coming before the end of the year – the 1.0 Ender Update. With this update, Minecraft on Windows 10 and Pocket Edition will have the majority of the features as our original PC version, and like we did with the original PC version, we’ll be taking off the beta label with the introduction of the End. The 1.0 Ender Update will add a third dimension to Minecraft – [ more… ]

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USN-3127-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

2016-11-11 KENNETH 0

USN-3127-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3127-1 11th November, 2016 linux vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software description linux – Linux kernel Details It was discovered that the compression handling code in the Advanced LinuxSound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properlycheck for an integer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause adenial of service (system crash). (CVE-2014-9904) Kirill A. Shutemov discovered that memory manager in the Linux kernel didnot properly handle anonymous pages. A local attacker could use this tocause a denial of service or possibly gain administrative privileges.(CVE-2015-3288) Vitaly Kuznetsov discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly suppresshugetlbfs support in X86 paravirtualized guests. An attacker in the guestOS could cause a denial [ more… ]

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USN-3127-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

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USN-3127-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3127-2 11th November, 2016 linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software description linux-lts-trusty – Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise Details USN-3127-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the LinuxHardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu12.04 LTS. It was discovered that the compression handling code in the Advanced LinuxSound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properlycheck for an integer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause adenial of service (system crash). (CVE-2014-9904) Kirill A. Shutemov discovered that memory manager in the Linux kernel didnot properly handle anonymous pages. A local attacker could [ more… ]