According to blog posts by Alexx Kochis, some select copies of the leaked Release Candidate (RC) for Windows 7 are infected. Considering the level of anticipation for the newest version of Windows, even if it's only an RC, it should perhaps come as no surprise that miscreants would spike the PtoP leak with malicious software.
“Wow that was fast, though I don't suppose I should be surprised,” commented Kochis. “I say that I shouldn't be surprised because in research we supported a couple off years ago we discovered that the typical methods that someone would use to find and obtain unlicensed software (much of it over BitTorrent) exposed users to significant risk from Trojans and other Malware.”
“I do hope that no one has had any problems as a result of the infected files. This example unfortunately shows that there are those out there who see the significant interest in something such as Windows 7 as an opportunity to try to take advantage of others,” he added.
Kochis went on to talk about taking free software over P2P networks and the risk one assumes by downloading software they know they should pay for. Considering the RC release of Windows 7 is free, we assume he is hinting at other pirated copies of Windows software that sometimes contain Malware.
A thread on Neowin, which was closed by a moderator, kicked off the hype and subsequent warnings. Frank Fontaine, the user to first post a warning that the Torrent copy of Windows 7 he downloaded contained a Trojan, started a bit of a debate in the thread. The debate chastised those who jumped the gun on the May 05 general release of the RC, opting to risk an unknown download instead of taking it directly from Microsoft.
However, while some would rather risk downloading malicious software in order to secure the RC early, one user posted a comment to the Alexx Kochis blog that encouraged Microsoft
to consider an official BitTorrent stance.
“BitTorrent is a great distribution mechanism and MS should have learned by now that serving out ISOs the way it does puts far too much strain on its own servers causing frustration for everyone,” wrote Derek Martin.
“If MS had approved ISO downloads using the BitTorrent system (the MS Tracker if you will!), we could all benefit from your software faster and with far few headaches!”
For now, the best advice is wait 24 hours. While the exact RC release time is presently unknown, Microsoft has said it will open public downloads of Windows 7 on May 05.
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How to increase the Browsing and Downloading speed in Microsoft Windows
Follow the given steps to increase the browsing speed:
Go to Advance tab in IE (Browser) and turn off the TLS encryption option. Here to fix problem with some secure pages turn on the SSL 2.0 (Secure Sockets Layer) attribute and click Ok button to close it.
Follow the major fix for this problem:
In windows Vista, the TCP autotuning feature is enabled by default. Some web servers do not respond properly to this feature, so it appears that some sites open with very slow speed.
To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.
First click on Start button and type CMD in Run option then press Enter.
At Command Prompt, type the following command and press enter.
netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel= disabled
This command will disable the TCP autotuning feature. Now close the command Prompt and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.
You can easily restore these setting by typing the following command at Command Prompt.
netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel= normal
Now close the command Prompt and again restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.
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Go to Advance tab in IE (Browser) and turn off the TLS encryption option. Here to fix problem with some secure pages turn on the SSL 2.0 (Secure Sockets Layer) attribute and click Ok button to close it.
Follow the major fix for this problem:
In windows Vista, the TCP autotuning feature is enabled by default. Some web servers do not respond properly to this feature, so it appears that some sites open with very slow speed.
To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.
First click on Start button and type CMD in Run option then press Enter.
At Command Prompt, type the following command and press enter.
netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel= disabled
This command will disable the TCP autotuning feature. Now close the command Prompt and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.
You can easily restore these setting by typing the following command at Command Prompt.
netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel= normal
Now close the command Prompt and again restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.
See Also
windows technical support
Protect your PC
malicious spyware removal
Top five steps to stay secure on Internet
Self to Do Computer Troubleshooting Tips
Is Windows 7 Software, Or Tupperware?
Yesterday I received an interesting email from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), invited me to organize a launch party for Windows 7 to help Microsoft to celebrate the end of October. Hosts Party to obtain a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate and the chance to win a PC.
The parties are organized by a site called houseparty.com, which was new to me. Presents the party can choose from four themes from different parties: PhotoPalooza, Media Mania, easy configuration and fun for families. Each party comes with a special kit that is sent to the host. Not many details about what Windows 7 part kit contains, but from the description of events houseparty.com others, often seem to have coupons, key chains, T-shirt transfers and other trinkets for the guests.
Windows 7 is a product that lends itself to a party? Product-oriented parties have generally been the realm of plastic kitchenware, baby, and sexy underwear. I like Windows 7, but this is a high tech world different than the users camped overnight to be first to buy Windows 95. However, it is difficult to complain of an excuse to throw a party for friends’ nerd, with party favors provided by Microsoft.
If you are selected to be a host for a party of Windows 7 and are perplexed about ideas for the activities of the parties, here are some of my suggestions:
Media Charades: Home Media Player, mute the sound, and choose a display. Play a song and see if anyone can guess who rely solely on the display.
Turn the bottleneck: Call a PC manufacturer and ask them why that PCs sold last month is incredibly slow with the new update for Windows 7.
Blame on the driver: Browse by Device Manager with the Roll Back Driver option until the system eventually stops cause blue screen crashes during games.
Scavenger Hunt: A person's name, a feature that could easily find in Windows XP, such as Add / Remove Programs. The first person to find in Windows 7 wins. Time limit 15 minutes.
Bobbing for apples: The guests throw their iPods, iPhones, iMacs and a barrel of water, then try to remove using only their teeth. If the devices work longer, do not worry, the package probably comes with some coupons for a discount of 10 percent on a Zune.
For More information
Windows Help
The parties are organized by a site called houseparty.com, which was new to me. Presents the party can choose from four themes from different parties: PhotoPalooza, Media Mania, easy configuration and fun for families. Each party comes with a special kit that is sent to the host. Not many details about what Windows 7 part kit contains, but from the description of events houseparty.com others, often seem to have coupons, key chains, T-shirt transfers and other trinkets for the guests.
Windows 7 is a product that lends itself to a party? Product-oriented parties have generally been the realm of plastic kitchenware, baby, and sexy underwear. I like Windows 7, but this is a high tech world different than the users camped overnight to be first to buy Windows 95. However, it is difficult to complain of an excuse to throw a party for friends’ nerd, with party favors provided by Microsoft.
If you are selected to be a host for a party of Windows 7 and are perplexed about ideas for the activities of the parties, here are some of my suggestions:
Media Charades: Home Media Player, mute the sound, and choose a display. Play a song and see if anyone can guess who rely solely on the display.
Turn the bottleneck: Call a PC manufacturer and ask them why that PCs sold last month is incredibly slow with the new update for Windows 7.
Blame on the driver: Browse by Device Manager with the Roll Back Driver option until the system eventually stops cause blue screen crashes during games.
Scavenger Hunt: A person's name, a feature that could easily find in Windows XP, such as Add / Remove Programs. The first person to find in Windows 7 wins. Time limit 15 minutes.
Bobbing for apples: The guests throw their iPods, iPhones, iMacs and a barrel of water, then try to remove using only their teeth. If the devices work longer, do not worry, the package probably comes with some coupons for a discount of 10 percent on a Zune.
For More information
Windows Help
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