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Posted on 09.03.05 by templeton @ 2:37 pm
A flaw in Windows Firewall may prevent users from seeing all the open network ports on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer. The flaw manifests itself in the way the security application handles some entries in the Windows Registry, Microsoft said in a security advisory published Wednesday. The Windows Registry stores PC settings and is a core part of the operating system. The bug could allow a firewall port to be open without the user being informed through the standard Windows Firewall user interface, according to the Microsoft advisory. The company has released a fix that can be downloaded from Microsoft’s Web site and will be part of a future Windows service pack, the company said. [ Read more…]Filed under: Security Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 09.03.05 by templeton @ 2:34 pm
A federal appeals court has ruled that computer programmers do not have the right to reverse-engineer Blizzard Entertainment’s video games to improve their playability. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis ruled Thursday that federal law—specifically, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act—disallows players from altering Blizzard games to link with servers other than the company’s official Battle.net site. Affected games published by Blizzard, a division of Vivendi Universal, include titles in its “Diablo,” “Starcraft” and “Warcraft” lines. [ Read more…]
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