Archive for May 19th, 2010

tweetmeme_url = 'http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/05/19/tip-hyper-v-powershell-chinese.aspx'; While not strictly virtualization related – I did stumble upon something interesting while working on my international WMI blog post yesterday.  In that post I showed some examples of using PowerShell on a German system.  I had originally intended to use Chinese for this post – but I encountered a problematic limitation... »

We have seen many rogue security applications copying logos, images and names of legitimate security applications to make their fake application look more legitimate.In a similar effort the notorious WiniGuard rogue family has targeted another legitima... »

Scribd is a website that lets users share written content online, converting Powerpoint, PDFs and Word documents into web documents that can be viewed through sites such as Facebook and other social networking services. It was inevitable, then, that a... »

Pricewert is doneA federal judge in California has permanently shut down the 3FN ISP.The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a news release today that 3FN “recruited, hosted, and actively participated in the distribution of spam, spyware, child por... »

To celebrate our new release of VIPRE 4.0, we want to give everyone the opportunity to buy now and save! Start the summer with a PC that feels like new again! Take action now, these special prices are only valid till May 31st. Switch to VIPRE, get rid ... »

You might avoid looking for photos of Miss USA Rima Fakih for a while. There is a controversy about a certain pole-dancing incident in her past that is stirring up the talk show circuits and the adolescent inside every male on the planet. It also ... »

Have they finally noticed the hordes at the gate?The All Facebook blog (not an official Facebook site) is reporting that Facebook’s Public Policy Director, Tim Sparapani has said the company will install privacy settings that are easier to understand... »

Russian-based PROXIEZ-NET, which was known to allegedly host 13 Zbot command-and-control servers has been shut down by its upstream provider DIGERNET, according to the site The New New Internet (News story on Web Host Review here: “Alleged Russian Ma... »