Bots and adware top threats for 2005
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09/22/2004 08:51 PMAdware Company Sues Other Adware Company
Over Evil Adware
Adware Company Sues Other Adware Company
Over Evil Adware
07/28/2004 08:29 PM180Solutions, who has been repeatedly trashed as being a spyware
provider (but who somehow convinced a VC to
give
them $40 million), recently was accused of
stealin
g affiliate commissions via its adware. The company denied this
claim quite loudly, and have always denied that they installed their
app surreptitiously (though, a quick Google search suggests
otherwise). Now, however, they have
sued two "partner" companies who they
claim did bad things with their software. This seems a bit
sketchy. Basically, they're saying two partner companies they gave
their application to bundled it with other programs and installed it
without asking or warning users. Looks like they're suddenly trying
to seem more legit, but if the spyware claims have been around as long
as they have, and it only took until now for 180solutions to react,
you have to wonder what they've been doing all this time.
The Bots Are All Right
The Bots Are All Right
04/11/2004 06:24 PMSome Creative Commons-licensed,
political-mash music from "the
Internet's first virtual band."
IRC bots
IRC bots
05/14/2004 03:25 PMSo
cial Network Bot.
IRC Junkie reports of PieSpy 0.4.0:
Those who like
toys, or are interested in social networks will like this bot. It is a
“social network bot“ which renders diagrams
that show the social structure of a channel.
“I’ve
just released PieSpy version 0.4.0” PieSpy coder Paul Mutton said
to IRCJunkie. “It will probably never reach 1.0,
as
that’s just the way I version things :)”
This
new version contains the tracking of nick changes, “which was the
most popular feature request” , and faster rendering of the
images showing the social networks.
“You can now apply
different weightings to each of the heuristics that are used to infer
relationships and the source code has been refactored so it is now
very easy to make your own inference heuristics” , Paul
adds.
You can find PieSpy here.
O’Reilly will release a book shortly by Paul Mutton,
“IRC Hacks, 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools”.
[The Social
Software Weblog]
This fits in well with the hecklebot and dashboard - two other kind
of botty IRcy thingies.
Bad, Bad Bots
Bad, Bad Bots
12/19/2004 03:37 PMBooth Bots?
Booth Bots?
07/26/2004 11:08 PMInstead of booth
babes, geeks at the 2004 AAAI
National Conference may be seeing booth bots. Robots particpating in
the annual Robot
Competition and Exhibition will be required to work in the vendor
booths at the convention as part of the contest. The robots will have
to
register themselves for the conference, find their assigned booth,
and
interact with human particpants doing things such as escorting them to
destinations within meeting hall. Each robot will also have to arrive
at
a pre-scheduled time and location to present a talk to the humans. A
CMU press
release says that Grace and George, a
pair of social robots developed by researchers at CMU and two other
labs, will be
working the show.
Bluetooth Bots
Bluetooth Bots
09/02/2004 05:14 PMA David Pescovitz article
in the TheFeature.com describes the use of the Bluetooth protocol in
robotics. Among the robots mentioned are a bio-inspired, vision-based
robot
blimp from the Autonomous Systems
Lab of the EPFL and the Seiko-Epson mini helicopter
robot that we reported on last month. Ironically, support for
Bluetooth, which has never achieved much popularity, was dropped
by Ericsson recently.
Pandora Bots
Pandora Bots
11/01/2003 07:27 AMPandora Botshttp://www.pandorabots.com/Welcome to pandorabots.com, the place where you can create and
unleash virtual personalities. Pandorabots.com is an experimental
software robot (bot) hosting service based on the work of Dr. Richard
Wallace and the A.L.I.C.E./AIML free software community (
www.alicebot.org).
From any
browser, you may create, design and publish your own software robots
– and make them available to anyone via the Internet. Click here to
sign-up for an account to begin creating your own virtual robots. If
you already have an account, please sign-in below with your email
address and password.
Wired bots.
Wired bots.
04/19/2004 04:28 PMTutorial: make your own AIM/MSN chat bot with Perl .. programming
involved in Building an AIM bot .. Roll your own IM
Bots
wiredbots.com/tutorial.html
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Adam-Bots Programmer CD
Adam-Bots Programmer CD
09/16/2004 09:09 PMWelcome, initial status report
400,000 Vacuum Bots by 2006?
400,000 Vacuum Bots by 2006?
11/11/2003 01:16 AMCNN has an article
touting Hitachi's vacuum robot. Yeah, yeah, "big deal" I said to
myself. But, what was really interesting
to me;
was that
in the article it
states that a UN study says that the vacuum cleaner robot sales are
to soar to
over 400k units by 2006. I'm aware that
this has been reported before and also again back in the
past, but when the
numbers hit me... Wow! But, me without a robot vacuum company and in
2006 there'll be sales of 400k
vacuum robots! That really... [no... I refrain].
Despite their high price tag, (well, actually the price of
at least one isn't so bad) it appears that
people love their home vacuum bots,
and time is getting scarce.
There could be also be as many as 125k lawn-mower bots, and up to 1.5
million
robot toys like Sony's AIBO robotic dog in just a couple years.
Wow, big numbers, I know, but still the
magnatitude finally hit me and I guess I was a little stunned, and
maybe it WAS a little
surprising to me. Is it just me? I guess it's time for me to dust
off my vacuum bot designs
and get on the bandwagon - there's money to be made and time's a
wastin.
AOL launches program for AIM bots
AOL launches program for AIM bots
09/20/2004 07:09 AMAmerica Online Inc. (AOL) is launching a program Monday to promote and
facilitate the creation of what it calls AIM Robots for its AIM
instant messaging system.
Will Segways become battlefield bots?
Will Segways become battlefield bots?
12/07/2003 10:53 PMHackers Use People as Bots
Hackers Use People as Bots
01/29/2004 02:49 AM
Cory Doctorow describes
how some creative hackers are using people as bots to workaround
'captchas', images
of distorted text, which is used to protect against bots by
websites such as Hotmail
and Register.com.
The ingenious crack is to offer a free porn site which requires
that you key in the
solution to a captcha -- which has been inlined from Yahoo or
Hotmail -- before you
can gain access. Free porn sites attract lots of users around the
clock, and the spammers
were able to generate captcha solutions fast enough to create as
many throw-away email
accounts as they wanted.
The darkside aside, I am impressed by their ingenuity. But
then I guess it is
easy to think outside the box if you were never inside the box to
begin with.
Bots and Humans Play Together
Bots and Humans Play Together
01/01/2004 12:20 PMBots and Humans Play Togetherhttp://snipurl.com/3m2eJoining a pickup ball game is a good way to get to know people. It
might also be a good way for humans and robots to learn to work
together. To that end, CMU researchers are putting together mixed
teams for soccer, with the Segway scooter as the common
denominator.
Bots-Only Poker Tournament
Bots-Only Poker Tournament
06/17/2005 03:45 PMIf our las
t post on bots in online poker is any indication, a lot of you
might be interested in this LA Times
Article:
The march of the machines will be celebrated in Las Vegas next
month with the world's first money tournament for robots — and the
$100,000 prize is drawing a handful of coders out of anonymity.
The emerging technology does more than raise the stakes for real
people and online casinos. It also raises fundamental questions about
how far computers have come in mimicking and improving on human
behavior, and about how far they can go in the future.
The article goes on to quote some AI folks stating that getting a
computer to master poker will probably drive AI forward far more than
a computer winning chess or backgammon, since it's such a
psychological game, and involves understanding human patterns.
Sadly, this poker tournament will not include my favorite parts of
a local Texas Hold'em tournament. Namely, eating too many chips and
laughing so hard that I nearly fall out of my chair.
Via Waxy.
Birth of the Bluetooth Bots
Birth of the Bluetooth Bots
09/02/2004 06:44 AMThe Feature Sep 2 2004 9:49AM GMT
Thomas Burick on the Future of PC Bots
Thomas Burick on the Future of PC Bots
01/09/2004 11:23 PMRoboticsTrends.com has posted
a recent interview
with Thomas Burick of White Box Robotics.
According to the interview, it turns out Thomas got his start with
the venerable Heathkit Hero
robots. The
interview provides some background on Burick as well as details on
White
Box Robotics' 912
series of PC based robots. If you haven't seen the 912 robots yet,
take
a look - they're some of the nicest looking robots currently
available. They're based on the VIA Mini-ITX motherboard.
The consumer version of the robots will ship with Windows and
proprietary control software from
Evolution robotics but the article suggests that a lower-cost
"bare-bones" version might be available without the expensive software
licenses for robot experimenters and researchers who want to run Linux
and one of the more
developer-friendly Open Source control systems.
Software bots could menace Google ads
Software bots could menace Google ads
02/05/2005 10:05 PMBSD's Botservice Bots - BBBots.tcl
BSD's Botservice Bots - BBBots.tcl
04/23/2004 04:13 PMPublic Release on Sunday the 25th of April
VIA Technologies Demos Bots in Las Vegas
VIA Technologies Demos Bots in Las Vegas
11/19/2003 11:42 AMLinux Electrons says that
VIA Technologies is demoing PC-Bots this week in Las Vegas.
Via
Technologies is a
maker of Mini-ITX motherboards and has taken initiative in working
with the
robotics community to power the Robotics Revolution. Mini-ITX boards
allow
robots to utilize the powerful of x86 platform but still allow for
efficient power
and small size. These tiny PC boards are compatible with Linux or the
Windows platforms
and are great for robotics.
The powerful PC-Bots that were showcased were the 912 Robot by
White Box
and the IO from
RoboDynamics.
They even had a
robot petting zoo for the
kiddies. If your robot is not PC based, perhaps now would be a great
time to upgrade and make your bot be a PC-bot too?
e*media Developing ActiveBuddy Bots
e*media Developing ActiveBuddy Bots
05/23/2002 10:39 PMOnline Poker Bots Becoming Problematic?
Online Poker Bots Becoming Problematic?
09/21/2004 01:09 PMAir Force PreggoRobo Guard Bots
Air Force PreggoRobo Guard Bots
06/30/2004 11:09 AM
Bless the maker, I think this Air Force patrol robot is giving birth
to a smaller, tracked robot. Oh, it is! That's it, I don't care if
this guard bot can shoot missiles or distinguish between hostile or
friendly targets; hell, it could kill us all on a lark for all I care.
Military robots giving birth to smaller robots? Let's order dozens
immediately.
Read - Air Force
testing robots as security guards [MSNBC]
Related
Inside Sarcos Exoskeleton Lab [Gizmodo]
Pekee Mobile Robot Platform [Gizmodo]
SpyBot Wall Climbing Camera Bot [Gizmodo]
Beware of Bots Bearing Messages
Beware of Bots Bearing Messages
09/10/2004 05:12 AMNext time a stranger sends you an instant message, don't be sure
there's a real person behind the exchange. You may be conversing with
Chatting AIM Bot, a free service for pranksters that spews out
computer-generated conversation. By Daniel Terdiman.
Security Guard UVS Patrol Bots
Security Guard UVS Patrol Bots
11/10/2003 10:56 PMYou're starting to see them, right? The robot security guard with the
yellow flashing light on top?
CBC in Canada has an article about
the U.S. military seeking robotic technology made-in-Canada.
Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS),
are the guard/sentrys of the future and the american military seems to
be a big user of this technology.
Cerkits Corporation Inc. in
Canada has created robots such as
MAGS (Mobile Autonomous
Guard System)
and The Prowler to fulfill these guard and sentry needs. At $85k
each, these robots may not perform as
well as a human would, but they're easier to cover the landscape with
for guarding things like oil
pipelines, fence lines, and parking lots and allows for fewer human
casualties. So, you always thought
that if you ever needed a job, you could always take a low paying
security guard job? That may
not always be the case in the future. Expect to see more robot
security guards watching your every move and while giving you the
freedom to search out higher paying jobs.
Bots and regular expressions (Sydney,
Aus)
Bots and regular expressions (Sydney,
Aus)
01/09/2004 09:55 PMRapid Intelligence Pty Ltd - Australia, NSW, Sydney (2004-01-09)
Updated PHP Spider Trap for Rogue Bots
Updated PHP Spider Trap for Rogue Bots
06/29/2004 03:26 PM"When the file getout.php is accessed, it opens your .htaccess file
and appends the visitor's(bad bot) ip address to the list of banned
ips."
Are poker bots raking online pots?
Are poker bots raking online pots?
09/23/2004 08:41 AMDirect and Related Links for 'Are
poker bots raking online pots?'
Gambling in real life and then doing it online are two totally
different things. When you gamble online, you have a lot risk
involved. Are you being cheated, who are the other players and will
your information end up on some bulletin board someplace? The main
issue that MSNBC brought up is about the common use of computer
players called “bots”. Are they a liability?…
MSNBC - Are poker bots raking online
pots?
MSNBC - Are poker bots raking online
pots?
09/22/2004 04:26 AMAre poker bots raking online pots? .. Quote
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New White Paper: Bots, Blogs and News
Aggregators
New White Paper: Bots, Blogs and News
Aggregators
08/13/2004 10:31 AMI have just completed my latest research white paper titled
"
Bots, Blogs and News Aggregators" and this 20 page
research paper lists many resources both new and existing that will
help anyone who is attempting to do information and knowledge research
about
bots, blogs and news aggregator tools currently
available the Internet. It is freely available as a .pdf file (1.47MB)
at the below link from the
Virtual Private
Library™:
Bots, Blogs and News
Aggregators a White Paper by
Marcus P. Zillman, M.S.,
A.M.H.A.http://
virtualprivatelibrary.blogspot.com/botsblogs.pdfBots, Blogs and News Aggregatorshttp://www.BotsBlogs.com/
Reading, Writing, and Robots: kids build
bots at CeBIT
Reading, Writing, and Robots: kids build
bots at CeBIT
05/26/2004 10:20 AM
StreetTech has some great snapshots of the robot-building competition
between local high-schoolers in NYC, called
NYC FIRST, which exhibited at NY
CeBIT. (
Thanks, Nate!)
LinkBots, Blogs and News Aggregators
Presentation and White Paper
Bots, Blogs and News Aggregators
Presentation and White Paper
07/28/2004 11:16 AM
Bots, Blogs & News
Aggregators Presentation and White Paperhttp://www.botsblogs.com/This site is for the white paper, video and sources that I
deliver in my "Current Happenings on the Internet: Bots, Blogs and
News Aggregators" presentation. If you would like me to deliver this
presentation to your company or organization feel free to contact me
for additional information and availability dates.
current leading bots used in drone
armies [June/July 2004]
current leading bots used in drone
armies [June/July 2004]
07/10/2004 03:32 PMGadi Evron (Jul 08 2004)
Re: current leading bots used in drone
armies [June/July 2004]
Re: current leading bots used in drone
armies [June/July 2004]
07/15/2004 03:10 PMJan Knutar (Jul 11 2004)
Workshop: Current Happenings on the
Internet: Blogs, Bots and News
Aggregators
Workshop: Current Happenings on the
Internet: Blogs, Bots and News
Aggregators
11/18/2003 04:23 PMWorkshop: Current Happenings on the Internet: Blogs, Bots and
News Aggregators by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beacheshttp://www.palmbeaches.org/Marcus
P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A., Executive Director of the
Virtual Private
Library™, author, speaker and creator/founder of BotSpot.com
will be speaking on the latest happenings on the Internet with
emphasis on the growing areas of blogs (weblogs), bots and intelligent
agents and news aggregators. Mr. Zillman will be showing these new
resources live on the Internet and how they will relate to helping you
search and find the information you require for both personal and
academic research. His presentations are designed both for the
“newbie” to Internet searching as well as the seasoned
“Internaut”. The Internet continues to change at a record pace,
and discovering the latest tools to make your Internet search both
easy and competent is the goal of this presentation. Will eMail soon
be replaced by RSS and news aggregators? Are blogs, currently the
fastest growing area of the Internet, a fad or will they change the
entire Internet landscape? These and other questions will be discussed
during this presentation by one of the Internet’s pioneers and bot
and artificial intelligence experts, Marcus P. Zillman. His latest
links and resources are available by clicking
here.
Time: 5:30pm
- 7:30pm
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2004
Location: Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches, 401 North
Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Adware - Should I be Afraid?
Adware - Should I be Afraid?
09/23/2004 12:41 AMBusiness Knowledge Source Sep 23 2004 4:43AM GMT
Adware Uses IE Flaw
Adware Uses IE Flaw
06/09/2004 05:14 PMWhile most adware companies have used sneaky, but legitimate, ways to
get their products onto your computer, someone has now discovered one
that is apparently
exploiting a flaw
in IE to install itself and (as most of these things do) cause all
sorts of trouble. Microsoft claims that the company that has done so
has broken the law, and they plan to go after them. While the typical
response is that this is yet another reason to avoid IE, most people
still remain stuck to the program.
Speech: Current Happenings on the
Internet: Blogs, Bots and News
Aggregators by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S.,
A.M.H.A.
Speech: Current Happenings on the
Internet: Blogs, Bots and News
Aggregators by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S.,
A.M.H.A.
05/20/2004 06:58 AMSpeech: Current Happenings on the Internet: Blogs, Bots and
News Aggregators by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.Rotary Club of South MiamiPresentation Sources:http://BotsBlogsPrese
ntation.Blogspot.comSearchingTheInternet.info<
/a>
Marcus P.
Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A., Executive Director of the
Virtual Private
Library™,
author,
speaker,
consultant and
creator/founder of
BotSpot.com
will be speaking on the latest happenings on the Internet with
emphasis on the growing areas of bots and intelligent agents, blogs
(weblogs), and news aggregators. Mr. Zillman will be showing these new
resources live on the Internet and how they will relate to helping you
search and find the information you require for both personal and
academic research. His presentations are designed both for the
“newbie” to Internet searching as well as the seasoned
“Internaut”. The Internet continues to change at a record pace,
and discovering the latest tools to make your Internet search both
easy and competent is the goal of this presentation. Will eMail soon
be replaced by RSS and news aggregators? Are blogs, currently the
fastest growing area of the Internet, a fad or will they change the
entire Internet landscape? These and other questions will be discussed
during this presentation by one of the Internet’s pioneers and bot
and artificial intelligence experts, Marcus P. Zillman. His latest
links and resources are available by clicking
here.
Time:
12:15pm
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Location:
Holiday Inn, University of Miami, 1350 South Dixie Highway, Coral
Gables, FL 33146
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