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Comment Re:Trivial for a worm to change the flag? (Score 1) 220

by dmoo (#26528069) Attached to: Conficker Worm Could Create World's Biggest Botnet

One variant of it put in a root kit and blocked all access to antivirus sites. You could go anywhere on the Internet unless it happened to be an antivirus site.

This same one also blocked exe files if they happened to be something like Spybot search and destroy. It just wouldn't run anymore.

If you come up against this try renaming the name of the .exe installer and then the .exe of the anti spyware program. eg spyaway.exe to xspyaway.exe

Just a tip when your friends are looking for help etc.
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Optical Fiber With a Silicon Core 60

Posted by timothy from the now-that-ain't-in-leviticus dept.
Roland Piquepaille writes "According to the Optical Society of America, U.S. researchers have been able to create a practical optical fiber with a silicon core. As they were able to use the same commercial methods that are used to develop all-glass fibers, this might pave the way for future silicon fibers as viable alternatives to glass fibers. The scientists note that this should help increase efficiency and decrease power consumption in computers and other systems that integrate photonic and electronic devices. Here is a good summary by the lead researcher: 'In the past, we've needed one structure to process light and another to carry it. With a silicon fiber, for the first time, we have the ability to greatly enhance the functionality in one fiber.'"

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