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- DOS
- (1) Disk Operating System Pronounced "dahss." An earlier single-user operating system from Microsoft for the PC. It was the first operating system for IBM and IBM-compatible PCs...
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- FileInMail (exe)
- FileInMail automatically monitors a directory for specified files. As soon as they appears, the files are archived on disk and forwarded via e-mail to one or more recipients through your own e-mail client program: either MS-Outlook or any MAPI client, with or without user intervention. This version is the first...
- Tags: ODBC, DOS, Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-10-02
- Memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome
- Memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability hits Google's ChromeWhat to do?I can find loads of information on what it is this vulnerability can do. But as a user what can I do to minimize the risk of this happening to my machine?www.GetFirefox.comReally, why even bother with Chrome, especially when there are solid...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, DoS vulnerability, vulnerability, DOS, exhaustion, Google Chrome, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- Memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome
- Aditya K Sood from the EvilFingers community, which disclosed the first Chrome DoS vulnerability at the beginning of the month, has released a proof of concept demonstrating a memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability affecting Google's Chrome versions Chrome/0.2.149.30 and Chrome/0.2.149.29 : "The Google chrome browser is vulnerable to memory exhaustion...
- Tags: User Interaction, Google Inc., DOS, Vulnerability, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Memory Exhaustion, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- Demo Facebook app creates DoS botnet
- Demo Facebook app creates DoS botnetLike Facebook, MySpace Cares?Cost to much to do it the right way.They might have to hire real systems management and security staff.RE: Demo Facebook app creates DoS botnetSod the DoS - look at the cute little picture of the chick!! So cute! I WANT ONE!I...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, SECURITY, Facebook, botnet, DoS botnet, DOS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Demo Facebook app creates DoS botnet
- Do you know what that innocent-looking Facebook app is really doing? Researchers at the Institute of Computer Science ICS have created a proof-of-concept Facebook application capable of covertly herding users of the popular social network into a powerful -- and malicious -- botnet. The...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Facebook, Application, Network, DOS, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabs
- DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabsChrome will have security problems, and they will NOT all of a sudden gainshare. That said, the Google brand is very powerful, and people use it every day to search, and there will be lest resistance to trying Chrome than there was...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Google Chrome, Chrome, DoS vulnerability, Google Inc., DOS, vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabs
- Whoa! Google Chrome has crashed. Restart now? While Google's Chrome team is cheering, Rishi Narang from Evil Fingers is typing and releasing a proof of concept for a denial of service vulnerability that is successfully crashing the Chrome browser with all tabs. According to Narang's advisory : "An issue...
- Tags: Google Inc., DOS, Vulnerability, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Web worms squirm through Facebook, MySpace
- Web worms squirm through Facebook, MySpaceFacebook and Myspace Worm & VirusesWell it seems that these viruses and the associated infections are cleverly disguised as usual and of course my kids although educated in the problems with downloading flies ingnored my statements regarding this possibility and their computers have ground to...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Web Worm, virus, Facebook, MySpace, DOS, Web
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Microsoft mashes up multiple natural-user-interface inputs
- Microsoft mashes up multiple natural-user-interface inputsPlease, Mary JoKeep us posted on how the "receptionist robot" works out, would you? Let's just say I'm a skeptic about that one.I thought once B.G. (who was really pushing all this "natural" interface stuff) was out of the picture, more realistic minds would prevail....
- Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-28
- DOSBox Portable (exe)
- DOSBox Portable emulates an Intel x86 PC, complete with sound, graphics, mouse, modem, etc., necessary for running many old DOS games that simply cannot be run on modern PCs and operating systems. While not restricted to games, the emphasis has been on getting DOS games to run smoothly, which means...
- Tags: DOS, PC, DOSBox Portable, Games, Modems, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2008-04-28
- Remote execution DoS exploits iPhone by simply loading a Web page
- A new iPhone Safari remote execution DoS exploit will crash your iPhone by simply visiting a malicious page. David from iPhoneWorld claims that the exploit will crash iPhone's Safari browser and the desktop version of Safari as well. The exploit is not new, it was refined...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, Firmware, DOS, Web Page, Web
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- fileconvert (zip)
- This is an extremely powerful and flexible command line allowing you to perform all sorts of file conversions by using a template driven approach.(DOS to Unix, Unix to DOS, Search, Search & Replace, CSV Conversions). This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: DOS, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-02-19
- DOS-on-USB (zip)
- DOS-on-USB lets you install MS-DOS 7.1 on your USB memory key. After formatting your flash drive, you can install a full working version of MS-DOS to let you run games or system utilities. The best thing about having a DOS-bootable memory key is you can boot into it on any...
- Tags: DOS, Microsoft MS-DOS, USB Flash Drive
- Software downloads 2008-02-08
- A DoS Resilient Flow-Level Intrusion Detection Approach for High-Speed Networks
- Global-scale attacks like viruses and worms are increasing in frequency, severity and sophistication, making it critical to detect outbursts at routers/gateways instead of end hosts. This paper leverages data streaming techniques such as the reversible sketch to obtain HiFIND, a High-speed Flow-level Intrusion Detection system. In contrast to existing intrusion...
- Tags: Detection, DOS, Northwestern University, HiFIND, Intrusion Detection, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Routers & Switches, Security, Network Security, Networking
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Preventing Internet Denial-of-Service With Capabilities
- This paper proposes a new approach to preventing and constraining Denial-of-Service DoS attacks. Instead of being able to send anything to anyone at any time, in one's architecture, nodes must first obtain "Permission to send" from the destination; a receiver provides tokens, or capabilities, to those senders whose traffic it...
- Tags: DOS, University Of Washington, Token, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Security, Marketing
- White papers 2008-01-01
- 1st Security Agent Pro (zip)
- 1st Security Agent Pro is an excellent password-protected security utility to secure Windows-based computers and restrict access to them. It works under any Windows platform and offers an administrative support for controlling which users are allowed to access your computer and the level of access each user may have. You...
- Tags: Security, Network, DOS, Applet, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2007-12-13
- Vista mistakes Microsoft won't repeat with Windows 7
- Vista mistakes Microsoft won't repeat with Windows 7Vista DOES NOT run DOS apps ....Vista does not run my DOS apps at least in a usable fashion.Been there, done that, got the old XP re-install to prove it.It's a feature.It isn't necessarily the cause of Windows being crap.Linux and MAC can...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, DOS, Microsoft Corp., DOS App, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-11-14
- TabLordMaster (zip)
- TLM.EXE is a free and useful DOS Tablature Editor which creates text files and the main Item Features Full Mouse Support with PULLDOWN Menu and inserts From Keyboard or Mouse with One Hand if needed. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: DOS, TLM.EXE, Keyboards, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2007-10-30
- RAR (DOS & OS/2) (exe)
- This is a version of RAR archiver for DOS and OS/2. RAR's main features are general and multimedia compression, damaged archive repair, authenticity verification, embedded file comments and encryption. Version 3.71 improves processing of corrupt archives.
- Tags: Multimedia, IBM OS/2, DOS, RAR, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-09-26
- PC Security Tweaker (zip)
- PC Security tweaking software to tweak Windows-based computers. Tweak access to lots of Control Panel applet functions, enforce users to use separate system profile folders, disable selected Start Menu items, lock and protect disk drives in My Computer, disable the DOS and command prompt, interruption boot keys, real DOS mode,...
- Tags: DOS, PC, Applet, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2007-08-29

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