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Tuesday, 9 October 2012
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Kaspersky Releases KIS Technology Preview For Windows 8
2012 is a special year for security software companies like Kaspersky, as they not only have to deliver their yearly updates to their customer base, but also make sure that their products are compatible with Microsoft’s soon to be released operating system Windows 8.
Kaspersky today has released a technology preview of Kasperksy Internet Security 2013 that has been specifically designed for Microsoft’s new operating system. Beta users should not confuse the release with the previously released KIS 2013 Beta for previous Windows operating systems.
The 143 Megabyte download includes the full Internet Security 2013 product for 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 8. The product will be automatically activated for 90 days after the day of installation on the system.
The company notes that “the software is distributed as is”, and that it “may be unstable”, which indicate that it is a beta product aimed at sorting out as many of the bugs that the testers find.
The download page does not reveal many information about new and improved features in this particular version. According to the page, the product’s speed has been improved significantly and will not “reduce PC performance” anymore. The only other changes mentioned are integration between the KIS Technology Preview and the Windows Security Center, and support for new security features of the Windows 8 operating system.
Kaspersky has created a new support forum for beta users to report bugs and exchange information.
Kaspersky is not the only company that is readying their product line for Windows 8. Avast in late February released this year’s security lineup with full Windows 8 support.
Should you install a beta security product? That depends. It may make sense if your company or you are running the latest Kaspersky versions and you want to make sure that the upcoming version is compatible with other software running on the systems. I’d otherwise suggest you skip the beta and select a software that is already available as a final product.
Update: My first try to install Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 failed miserably. The installer prompted for a reboot to complete the installation, but there was no sign that the security software was installed after the reboot. The Kaspersky folders where there, but there was no process running in the background, no system tray icon or any other indicator that the program had been installed.
The reason for this was a restart prompt in the middle of installation. I first assumed that it was a prompt by the installer to finish the installation after reboot. This apparently was not the case. You need to select Reboot Later when the prompt comes up to avoid the same issue. (via Techdows)
Update 2: The site does not list a key, select Trial version during installation.
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Monday, 9 April 2012
Internet Explorer 10 Preview 5 Released
Included in today’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview release was an updated version of Microsoft’s upcoming web browser Internet Explorer 10. IE10 Platform Preview 5 is available both in the operating system’s Metro interface, and on the desktop version of Windows 8. Both versions share the same core engine that is optimized for HTML5 contents.
The Metro version is bare bones, as Microsoft has blocked the Internet browser from running browser plugins such as Adobe Flash or Java. The desktop version on the other hand supports plugins just like previous versions of the web browser did. Another difference is the tab-less design of the Metro Internet Explorer which can open only one web page at a time.
Windows 8 includes one HTML5 browsing engine that powers both browsing experiences (the Metro style one and desktop one) as well as Metro style applications that use HTML5 and JavaScript. The common HTML5 engine provides consistently fast, safe, and powerful support for Web standards and the Web programming model, for both browser experiences as well as for Metro style applications.
When you run the HTML5 Test you’ll notice that compatibility with the technology has been improved considerably in comparison to Microsoft’s current browser Internet Explorer 9. IE10 manages to score 314 and 6 bonus points in the test, while IE9 only 141 and 5 bonus points. Internet Explorer 10 still takes the back seat in comparison to other browsers, but the gap has been closed almost completely. The number one browser currently is Google Chrome 16 with a score 371 and 15 bonus points.
Microsoft has released new HTMl5 demonstrations at their IE Test Drive site to see how the browser performs and compares in these tests.
A plugin-free browser will run into issues on websites that use use plugin technologies. Microsoft recommends that these sites use detectors to replace proprietary technologies with technologies that do not require plugins.
To deliver the richest experience, and one experience that scales across different devices, we continue to recommend that developers detect when plug-ins are not available and rely on native browser patterns.
Microsoft plans to release the final version of Internet Explorer 10 with the release of the Windows 8 operating system later this year. The browser has been announced for Windows 8 and Windows 7, but no version of it has been released until now for the current Windows operating system. Webmasters and businesses can test their websites and services only if they install the developer or consumer preview version of Windows 8.
You can read Dean Hachamovitch’s update announcement at the official Internet Explorer Blog.
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Saturday, 7 April 2012
Windows 8 Consumer Preview to be Released [Updated]
The waiting and uncertainty are finally over and at long last all our questions will be answered as Microsoft are set to release the Windows 8 Consumer Preview (beta) later today during an event in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress event. The launch, which takes place at 3pm local time (2pm GMT, 9am EST, 6am PST) will see a download link go live sometime during the event and we’ll post that link here for you straight away, so stay with gHacks!
I’ve had a very full mailbag since September when the Developer Preview was released to much hype and publicity. The questions, mainly coming from IT Pros have concerned their traditional ways of working. They wanted to know if Metro was just going to be it as far as the interface was concerned or if they would be able to set the desktop as their default user interface. Indeed I’ve already given a few talks to IT Pros and businesses on this subject and there are more still booked in for the next few months.
It’s not unexpected or unreasonable for people to be concerned, Microsoft have chosen the Mobile World Congress event at which to launch the beta. This is the biggest annual trade show for companies displaying and showing off their latest mobile computing wares, which include tablets. It’s very clear then that what people are going to see and hear today will be Metro, Metro, Metro as Microsoft have got a significant amount of catching up to do in the tablet marketplace, and are, effectively, putting all their eggs into one basket.
This doesn’t mean that Windows 8 won’t offer adequate features and an interface for the rest of the world, and we’ll find out later today what the situation is. Personally I’ll be focusing on finding the answers to the questions people have been asking me the most, and “Can the desktop be set as the default interface” is at the very top of my to do list. This will be the first thing I do and the first thing I look for.
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It is just one of a great many questions people have however. These include how extra functionality is being built into Metro both in terms of mouse gestures and menu features for apps. While many people are resistant to Metro, not just for only being able to run one or two apps on screen at any one time (not very useful on many large desktop screens these days) there are also a great many people very excited about it.
Suffice to say we’ll soon see what the real deal is, and if it’s even feature-locked and finished as we would expect it to be. There have been many rumours flying around in the last couple of weeks about difficulties Microsoft was apparently having getting the beta ready in time.
As I said, we’ll let you know immediately the download is available. Will you be getting it today? Are you excited, indifferent or wanting to wait until you get more information? Do you even care about downloading the beta? Why not tell us here in the comments.
The download is now live HERE, but please remember this is just a beta, so shouldn’t be considered finished and stable for everyday use!
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About the Author:Mike Halsey is a Microsoft MVP for "Windows Expert". He is also the author of Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out from Microsoft Press and the Windows 7 Power Users Guide, a how-to guide for non-technical Windows users on how to get the best out of Microsoft's new operating system, with step-by-step and quick guides. You can follow Mike on Facebook, Twitter or on his own website The Long ClimbAuthor: Mike Halsey MVP, Wednesday February 29, 2012 -Tags:beta, windows 8
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Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Latest Flash Player Preview Adds Protected Mode Features For Firefox
Popular web browser plugins like Flash Player or Java are a prime target of malware and hackers. The core reasons are simple: Lack of centralized updating and little to no protection of the underlying system if the plugin has been compromised.
Changes have been introduced, but only in select browsers at this point of time. Google Chrome for instance uses sandboxing technology and automatic updates to keep users secure. The global updater that other web browsers use on the other hand is not nearly as thorough when it comes to downloading and applying updates as soon as they get released.
Adobe today has released a new Flash preview version for the Windows operating system that contains a new feature for the Firefox web browser.
Flash Player Protected Mode aims to limit the impact of Flash based attacks in Firefox on Windows systems. The new Flash Player feature is compatible with Firefox 4.0+ on Windows Vista or higher. Only a 32-bit version of the Flash Player release is available for download.
The security mode is automatically enabled when users view Flash Player files in the Firefox web browser. Flash contents are executed in a restricted environment that prevents attacks from reaching the operating system or other applications. It is basically a sandbox comparable with Google Chrome’s sandboxing technology, Protected Mode in Adobe Reader, and Protected View in Office 2010.
Firefox users running the new version will notice that two processes are started whenever Flash contents are accessed in the web browser with Protected Mode enabled.
Adobe notes that these are the “broker and sandbox” processes which only run if Protected Mode is enabled. These are child processes of the plugin-container.exe process if enabled in the browser. Plugin-Container adds crash protection to the browser.
The Flash Player Protected Mode version for the Firefox browser has known issues. On 64-bit Windows systems for instance, a right-click on Flash contents causes Firefox to hang. Here is the list of known issues.
Flash Access support is not enabled in this build.Secure Sockets are not working in this build. (3101130)Open and Save dialogs can hang in Windowless Mode (3096944)Camera streams fail to play back when encoded with the H.264/AVC codecs (3096918)On 64-bit Windows, Right-Clicking Flash Content cases Firefox to hang (3096953)Custom context menus and clipboard copy does not work (3096977)Local Security Dialogs are not displayed (3096714)
When printing to “Microsoft XPS Document Writer”, the “Save File As” dialog is always minimized (3096958)
Some Stage3D content may cause Adobe Flash Player to exit silently (#3049089)Closing a SecureSocket connection may block Adobe Flash Player execution and result in timeout (#3045631)Camera fails to play back when camera stream is being encoded with H264/AVC codec (#3049298)IME may not be active in Windows Vista at times between browser sessions (#3055127)In SandBox Stand-Alone Player, some menu items in the Microsoft IME language bar do not respond to mouse clicks (2947549)Some Windows function keys such as F5 may prevent the Japanese IME candidate box to pop up (#3055096
Adventurous Firefox users find the Flash Player Incubator preview release over at Adobe Labs.
A final release version of the new Flash plugin version moves the Firefox browser security wise closer to Google Chrome.
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Friday, 24 February 2012
The Windows 8 “Consumer Preview”, What’s in a Name?
It is widely expected that when Microsoft launch the Windows 8 beta in a few weeks that it will be labelled the “Windows 8 Consumer Preview”. This has alarmed and concerned many IT Pros who feel that Windows 8 is cutting them out with Microsoft putting all the focus on consumers and tablets with its new Metro interface. I thought this deserved some discussion, especially in light of the concerns that IT Pros, businesses and enthusiasts currently have.
Let’s look first at the missing IT Pro features in the Developer Preview and what this release was actually for. Microsoft are going after the tablet market aggressively, frankly they have no choice to do this now or to wave goodbye to it forever. This is why Windows 8's new Start Screen and Metro apps have been engineered the way they have. Nobody can blame them for this either. As we all now know from smartphones and tablets, any platform will live or die on the quality and quantity of the apps available for it. Let’s just look at what happened to HP’s TouchPad, with the same now beginning to happen to the RIM Playbook.
For this reason it is essential that Windows 8 have a critical mass of Metro apps available in the new Windows store on the day that Windows 8 goes on sale. The only way to do this is to start early, and the only way to get developers writing for the new interface and platform is to give them a copy to play with. It was far from essential therefore that anything other than Metro was actually working for the giveaway date at their BUILD developer conference last September.
This doesn’t mean that Windows 8 will be bereft of IT Pro features, it just means that Microsoft’s focus in the run up to September was finishing Metro and making sure it was stable. Microsoft have told me privately that plenty of new features for IT Pros simply weren’t finished by then. They are coming and will all be finished for the beta. In fact that build of Windows 8 will already have been signed off by now and will be going into escrow this week.
Microsoft have a huge mountain to climb in the tablet market and they’ve got to create a buzz with the beta. Some people at the company have admitted to me privately that the company made a mistake in releasing the Developer Preview publicly instead of just through developer channels. People downloaded it, expecting it to be a finished product and it simply wasn’t. This has resulted in the new OS getting large volumes of negative publicity and people damning the finished product when they’ve actually seen less than half of it.
So why Consumer Preview then if IT Pros hated the Developer Preview? Microsoft need to get consumers worldwide downloading, installing and using the Windows 8 beta in their multi-millions. They need people talking on blogs and forums and in the press about how much they love it to spur on developers in writing apps for the platform. Microsoft haven’t released any figures yet about how quickly Metro apps are being written, but this could mean it’s off to a slow start potentially. Generating excitement and press coverage then is huge. This doesn’t mean that the IT Pro features won’t be there, just that Microsoft have got to get Metro off to a flying start from being three or four years behind the market leaders.
The company will also want to completely differentiate the latest release from the Developer Preview by indicating that they were both completely different builds and intended for completely different audiences. Simply calling it the beta next month wouldn’t do this and many people might assume that it will just include a few tweaks and bells on top of what was seen in September. Thus this differentiation is absolutely necessary. Especially given Microsoft’s private admission that a public release was an error last time.
The other reason to call it a Consumer Preview is that, for a while at least, all the media attention will be on the new Metro interface. Microsoft know this and will try to use this coverage to spurr on app developers. In short it’s actually quiite a clever move calling it this. It doesn’t mean, as I’ve already said, that it won’t include the ability to switch off the new Start Screen, or won’t include Hyper-V, new multi-monitor tools and much more besides. It is, frankly, just a name and IT Pros need not be concerned any longer.
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