First Mac OS X trojan infects MP3s

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IBIZA Trojan Infects via Internet
Explorer

IBIZA Trojan Infects via Internet
Explorer 02/17/2004 10:04 AM
A pretty nasty Trojan is infecting users machines that are running Internet Explorer. With no patch in place from Microsoft...

Re: a dangerous fast spreading (yet
simple) trojan horse (Now
IRC.Trojan.Fgt)

Re: a dangerous fast spreading (yet
simple) trojan horse (Now
IRC.Trojan.Fgt) 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
K-OTiK Security (Oct 28 2003)

New virus infects PCs, whacks SCO

New virus infects PCs, whacks SCO 01/27/2004 01:17 AM
A mass-mailing virus quickly spread through the Internet on Monday, compromising computers so that they attack the SCO Group's Web server with a flood of data on Feb. 1, according to antivirus companies. The virus--known as MyDoom, Novarg and as a variant of the Mimail virus by different antivirus companies--arrives in an in-box with one of several different random subject lines, such as "Mail Delivery System," "Test" or "Mail Transaction Failed." The body of the e-mail contains an executable file and a statement such as: "The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment."

'Scob' Infects Web Surfers

'Scob' Infects Web Surfers 06/27/2004 01:23 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Sat Jun 26, 07:43 am GMT

MyDoom infects millions of computers

MyDoom infects millions of computers 01/28/2004 03:28 AM
Washington Times Jan 28 2004 7:08AM GMT

Alternative browser spyware infects IE

Alternative browser spyware infects IE 03/14/2005 05:56 PM

Malware infects BitTorrent downloads

Malware infects BitTorrent downloads 06/17/2005 07:12 PM
Those using BT in the legally and ethically questionable act of downloading copyrighted content may become victims of a legally and ethically questionable act.

Internet worm infects millions of PCs

Internet worm infects millions of PCs 05/03/2004 10:12 PM
ABC Online May 4 2004 2:47AM GMT

Kelvir worm infects multiple IM systems

Kelvir worm infects multiple IM systems 04/16/2005 02:44 AM
OptusNet Apr 16 2005 6:11AM GMT

New virus infects PCs, whacks SCO | CNET
News.com

New virus infects PCs, whacks SCO | CNET
News.com 01/28/2004 05:10 AM
the virus is supposed to attack the SCO servers .. New virus infects PCs, whacks SCO .. making life difficult

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'Sasser' worm infects computers
worldwide

'Sasser' worm infects computers
worldwide 05/04/2004 03:38 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer May 4 2004 8:07AM GMT

First Nokia Series 60 Worm Discovered,
Infects Via Bluetooth

First Nokia Series 60 Worm Discovered,
Infects Via Bluetooth 06/15/2004 11:54 AM

It's only a proof of concept for now, but Symantec's Security Response site is listing the first worm for Nokia Series 60 phones, called EPOC.Cabir. The worm transmits itself over open Bluetooth connections to other phones, copying itself over where it continues to search for other Bluetooth-enabled devices -- after copying itself to another, hidden directory from where it executes, meaning even deleting the trojan .SIS file and rebooting won't stop the worm from replicating.

Since EPOC.Cabir is proof of concept alone for now, there is no payload (like deleting all your contacts or something), besides the diminished battery life of a phone always actively searching and copying over Bluetooth. Don't get too worried, for now, but make sure you have disabled Bluetooth when not in use and never accept Bluetooth connections from unknown sources or open/execute files from unknown sources -- you know, all the basic network safety tips you should know from when we all collectively saved the internet from Outlook viruses.
Read [Symantec via Slashdot]

You want MP3s with that?

You want MP3s with that? 04/14/2004 05:23 PM
McDonald's plans to use its Wi-Fi network to deliver digital content, including music files, to customers as well as to support in-house business applications.

Pay To Have Your CDs Turned Into MP3s

Pay To Have Your CDs Turned Into MP3s 01/26/2004 12:42 PM
I've mentioned before that I'm still a bit behind on using digitized music, as it seems like quite a chore to rip all my CDs. It's been something of an ad hoc process. Every once in a while, when I want to listen to a specific CD and have the music stored on my computer, I'll rip that CD. However, ripping them all (over 1,000) seems like quite a process. That said, I'm still not sure I'd be interested in a service that would rip your CDs into MP3s for you. Still, it appears plenty of people are interested and are paying about a dollar per CD to have the process done. While the service was originally intended for DJs, many people are apparently signing up to have their personal collections ripped as well. Of course, you have to wonder how sustainable this business is. You certainly aren't going to have many repeat customers.

Amplify your MP3s

Amplify your MP3s 09/09/2004 03:06 AM
G4 Tech TV Sep 9 2004 7:39AM GMT

coolass mp3s

coolass mp3s 05/01/2004 10:56 PM
Browse MP3it's collection - Some free music for fans of gybe!, Black Heart Procession, Rumah Sakit, The Champs, Sea and Cake, and others.

More on "Why can't the BBC play MP3s?"

More on "Why can't the BBC play MP3s?" 06/13/2004 12:56 AM
Following up on this earlier BoingBoing post about the curious tale of Rodeohead MP3s, BoingBoing, and the BBC -- reader and geek sleuth Rupert Goodwins says, "I asked Mike Todd, one of BBC Radio's Broadcast Duty Managers, what was with that MP3 ban on the wireless. He said:

"A lot depends on the amount of compression in the original MP3, but the CD-R request would be either to allow a linear version to be supplied, or a very much less compressed version. Every time lossy-compressed audio goes via a lossy part of the chain it gets worse (depending, of course, on the original level of compression and the type of audio)."

A BH studio to the FM transmitter network is not a problem, but it is when it goes to DAB/Freeview/Dsat ... and then the studio itself may be being sourced via a lossy ISDN (as indeed Peel is). Add these together and the results could be dreadful ... therefore there's a policy to (a) not use MP3s unless editorial imperatives demand it and there is absolutely no other way, (b) not us Minidiscs except in certain circumstances and (c) have computer playout systems working with linear audio.

BoingBoing reader Rupert continues:

"There we have it. DAB is the European terrestrial digital radio system, Freeview is the UK's digital terrestrial TV system which has multiple radio channels too, and DSat is the digital satellite system. There's one heck of a lot of digital broadcasting round these parts, each with its own compression system, and that's before you start to worry about the streaming stuff on the Net."

[Xeni speaking again here]. I'm still not sure that explains it. The BoingBoing reader who pointed John Peel to the Rodeohead MP3s says that when he learned Peel couldn't play the MP3s, he burned them to CD, sent them to Peel at the BBC, and they aired on Peel's show shortly thereafter. So, either (a) the issue was that Peel's show was simply unable to deal with downloading, storing, and playing digital files (but popping a CD in a player was no prob), or (b) the above theory is true, and Peel's show obtained and then aired a non-lossy version of the material, from someone other than this BoingBoing reader.

"flaming other bl0gs via hip-hop MP3s"

"flaming other bl0gs via hip-hop MP3s" 01/28/2004 03:23 AM

Pay Service Turns CDs Into MP3s

Pay Service Turns CDs Into MP3s 01/26/2004 07:09 AM
Time was that everybody was converting their vinyl into CDs. Now a New York firm will rip an entire CD collection to the MP3 format for a fee. Is this the death of the CD? By Leander Kahney.

Pez to dispense MP3s instead of candy

Pez to dispense MP3s instead of candy 03/25/2005 04:55 PM
MP3 gadget maker signs a deal with the candy icon to make music players that look like the famous treat dispensers.

They Might Be Giants's new album as
$0.99 MP3s

They Might Be Giants's new album as
$0.99 MP3s 07/08/2004 05:32 AM
They Might Be Giants have put their new album online as MP3s, for $0.99 each, with the whole disc available for $9.99. The disc costs $18, and the band has refused to withhold material from the Web version to make up for the discrepancy, listening to fans who insisted that they wanted to buy the disc online. Link (Thanks, Jon!)

Abbie Hoffman MP3s

Abbie Hoffman MP3s 04/04/2005 06:25 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Steal this LP: here's Abbie Hoffman's 1969 record album, Wake Up America! in MP3 format.

This reminded me of the time I met Hoffman. It was around 1985 or 1986, when Carla and I went to a 1960s conference in San Francisco. (Tom Robbins, Timothy Leary, Paul Krassner, and so on, were there. We went mainly to see Leary.)

Some reporter from a paper up in Marin or Sonoma spotted us and decided to write an article about us -- still not sure why. Anyway, he insisted on introducing us to Abbie Hoffman, who was there. I think he had recently come out of hiding. I hate meeting famous people in situations like this, and I wasn't looking forward to meeting but Carla and I meekly went along at the reporter's insistence. Hoffman was standing in the lobby, looking very grumpy. We were introduced, and he gruffly shook our hands, but avoided eye contact. He then announced to us, without looking at any of us, that he needed to find a payphone to get the score to a ball game, because he had money riding on the outcome. He walked away without saying anything else.

I don't blame him for not wanting to be bothered, but I learned something. To this day, when I have the opportunity to meet a famous person, I almost always decline. I usually don't have anything to say to them and they don't have anything to say to me.
Link (via WFMU's Beware of the Blog)

Send Back Your MP3s

Send Back Your MP3s 11/17/2003 09:12 AM
Here's a site that every youngster who's ever downloaded an illegal MP3 must visit. It changed my life. I think it just might change yours....

Sailing the seas of MP3s

Sailing the seas of MP3s 07/19/2004 03:04 PM
Apple, Virgin hum different tunes when it comes to new digital music players. Also: Napster enrolls in college (again).

Send back your MP3s

Send back your MP3s 11/17/2003 09:17 AM
Do you feel remorse over all the MP3s you've downloaded? This site has the answer: send them back!

1. Look up the email address of your regional RIAA authority (listed in your white pages under "Recording Industry: Regional Authorities)

2. Open up your email program, such as Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express

3. Create an email to the email address you found.

4. Attach all the MP3s you're returning

Link (via JoHo the Blog)

'100% Legal MP3s,' my foot!

'100% Legal MP3s,' my foot! 07/06/2004 09:51 PM
ZDNet Jul 7 2004 0:19AM GMT

Motherlode of free Bollywood MP3s

Motherlode of free Bollywood MP3s 12/22/2004 01:29 AM
Xeni Jardin: Sweeter than a mouthful of ja lebi. David Boyk says:

"While I was supposed to be studying for finals, I made a mix CD to introduce dubious Westerners to Bollywood. That didn't waste enough time, so I also made a big web site that has all the tracks from the CD, plus some more, and a lot of other information to explain Bollywood movies and music, and also to help a bit with language."

Far from a waste of time, David's terrific site includes a "bollywood for dummies" primer, and a very helpful list of common Hindi words you'll encounter. As for the MP3s, man -- there are some serious gems in here, in particular the rockin' 1960s numbers.

Link

Birds sing, MP3s accompany

Birds sing, MP3s accompany 12/28/2004 05:35 AM
Los Angeles Times Dec 28 2004 8:29AM GMT

Kids superhero Xmas LPs as MP3s

Kids superhero Xmas LPs as MP3s 12/27/2004 10:38 AM
Cory Doctorow: Check out these MP3s made from old kids' superhero Xmas records!

01 - Superman Christmas Story - Light Up The Tree, Mr. President
02 - Batman Christmas Story - Christmas Carol Caper - Part 1
03 - Batman Christmas Story - Christmas Carol Caper - Part 2
04 - Wonder Woman Christmas Story - The Prisoner of Christmas Island

Link (via Waxy)

Personalized Radio... Based On Your MP3s

Personalized Radio... Based On Your MP3s 08/02/2004 01:39 PM
Wired News is running a story about Last.fm, an internet radio station that goes a bit beyond most internet radio stations in its ability to personalize what you hear. While most stations require users to rate a variety of songs to come up with a profile of what you like, Last.fm uses plugin Audioscrobbler to comb your hard drive for music files and build a profile of what you like. It will then create a personalized station based on what you already had on your hard drive. It also includes other features, such as the ability to listen to other users' radio stations. The company is perfectly legal, having paid for online radio licenses from the music industry. What's interesting is the company's business model: they're selling market research to record labels. What the article doesn't say is whether or not this scares off any users who don't like the thought of a list of what they have on their hard drive being sent to record labels (though, obviously, Last.fm isn't sending lists of specific hard drives, but more aggregate data). Either way, it sounds like a cool use of the technology for those who don't mind sharing what they're listening to.

20 lectures on science fiction as MP3s

20 lectures on science fiction as MP3s 06/05/2004 05:54 AM
The University of Minnesota has posted the audio from 20 lectures from its "Studies in Narrative: Science Fiction and Fantasy" distance-ed course. I haven't listened to them yet, but I've put 'em on my iPod for long plane-trips. Link (Thanks, Justin!)

Tijuana Christmas MP3s from hell

Tijuana Christmas MP3s from hell 12/22/2004 01:29 AM
Xeni Jardin: El amigo de BoingBoing moblog kid dice:

"Tijuana Xmas! Aaaaaaahahaha! the cheesiest christmas songs, straight outta Tijuana! these are going straight onto a christmas cd to terrorize my family."

Link to Christmas MP3s from "The Border Brass." Link to image of front cover, Link to back.

Link to the label behind the album, part of a series of xmas releases. (Thanks, Shawn)

Reader Bill the Splut says,

"As the owner of scores of freakishly anti-Christmas albums that have been used to abuse my friends at this time of year, I was excited to buy "Tijuana Christmas" for a dollar. But I never used it. The reason isn't that LP isn't cheezy enough, but because the joke is too subtle. As an actual, admitted lifetime fan of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Tijuana Christmas is brilliant. They aren't just Xmas tunes--every one is a parody of a TJB hit. For instance, note how track 3 mimics A Taste of Honey. The rest of the tracks have similar musical jokes.

"And people would've caught those jokes. Remember, the TJB was a huge success before the Beatles came over. Anyone who was an American kid in the 60s had parents with most of Herb's LPs. Why else do you think that you find so many copies of Whipped Cream and Other Delights in every stack of used vinyl?"

Building Playlists Of Free MP3s

Building Playlists Of Free MP3s 04/09/2004 04:04 PM
Despite what the recording industry would have you believe, there actually are a lot of bands who release tracks as MP3s for free online, as a way of promoting their music. A while back Lucas Gonze came up with the idea of helping people create web-based playlists for such free MP3s and ended up creating Webjay. I had played around with it a couple months ago when he launched it, but haven't had much time since. It looks like many others, though, have started populating it with some interesting playlists. The idea is not to include unauthorized MP3s (and, in fact, those lists get taken down), but as a way to help promote bands who realize the benefit of offering free MP3s online.

CD-Rs and MP3s Not Hurting Record Sales

CD-Rs and MP3s Not Hurting Record Sales 01/04/2004 07:18 AM

An important concession: MGM says
ripping MP3s is OK

An important concession: MGM says
ripping MP3s is OK 04/02/2005 09:20 AM
ZDNet Apr 2 2005 12:40PM GMT

Anatomy of an MP3 meme, and why can't
the BBC play MP3s?

Anatomy of an MP3 meme, and why can't
the BBC play MP3s? 06/10/2004 01:22 PM
BoingBoing reader Rob Annable posted this curious item about a song featured in a BoingBoing post -- that crazy "Rodeohead" bluegrass parody of Radiohead. It traveled from BoingBoing to Rob's blog to John Peel's show on BBC Radio 1. That's interesting, but what's really interesting is the fact that the BBC's legendary DJ told Rob the BBC can't play MP3s. Link (Thanks, JP)

says millions of people deleted their
mp3s

says millions of people deleted their
mp3s 11/07/2003 06:33 AM
Study: Millions delete all music files

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MP3s of former slaves telling their
stories

MP3s of former slaves telling their
stories 01/27/2004 04:07 PM
Mind blowing recordings taken between 1932 and 1975 of former slaves describing their lives.

The former slaves discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, how slaves were coerced, their families, and, of course, freedom. It is important to keep in mind, however, that all of those interviewed spoke sixty or more years after the end of their enslavement, and it is their full lives, rather than their lives during slavery, that are reflected in their words. They have much to say about living as African Americans from the 1870s to the 1930s, and beyond. As part of their testimony, several of the ex-slaves sing songs, many of which were learned during the time of their enslavement.

Link (Via The Cartoonist)

'Bookmark' regular MP3s in iTunes for
later listening

'Bookmark' regular MP3s in iTunes for
later listening 04/12/2005 11:57 AM
I download lots of Podcasts, but sometimes I don't want to listen to a whole one; I want some music instead. This is fine if I have the Podcast in AAC format, but most of them are MP3. I know I could convert them, then make t...
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