IBM is in the process of building the largest data repository ever constructed, with a combined storage capacity of 120 petabytes. The facility is being developed at the company’s Almaden, California research center.

Technology Review reports that IBM is building the record-breaking storage system for an unnamed client that needs a supercomputer capable of real-world phenomena simulation, such as those used to model weather and climate.

120 petabytes is an enormous amount of storage. To break things down, 1024 gigabytes equal one terabyte. 1024 terabytes equal one petabyte. If I’ve done the math correctly, 120 petabytes is equivalent to 124 million gigabytes.

To put that into perspective, the system could store 24 billion five megabyte MP3 files. Furthermore, about 60 backup copies of the Internet Archive’s WayBack Machine could be stored, with each copy containing 150 billion web pages. In total, the system is expected to hold roughly 1 trillion files.

IBM will use 200,000 conventional hard drives to create the data container, which will be about 10 times larger than any previous effort. With so many disks in the array, it’s inevitable that drives will fail, perhaps on a semi-regular basis. IBM is preparing for such a scenario by storing multiple copies of data on different disks as well as employing new methods to keep the supercomputer running at almost full speed should multiple drives expire. According to director of storage research and project leader Bruce Hillsberg, the system should not lose any data for a million years.(techspot)

Samsung is planning to introduce a free text messaging application called ChatON at IFA later this week. In addition to supporting Samsung’s Bada OS, the cross-platform app will run on Android, BlackBerry and iOS devices as well. ChatON will provide basic one-on-one conversations, group chat, group messaging and multimedia sharing across all platforms.
There will be two versions of ChatON available at launch. The first is a basic app for feature phones that provides texting and the ability to share images, calendars and contacts. A more advanced smartphone version allows for Interaction Rank, which shows you how active a user is on the service and AMS (Animation Message Service). AMS allows you to draw basic animations over images that the recipient can view.

ChatON will be free to download and should start rolling out in September in over 120 countries in 62 languages. A web-based version is also being planned that would allow PC users to interact with mobile devices.
This is just the latest program designed to circumvent carrier-based SMS, as third party software developers and mobile OS providers are aiming to lure customers with the promise of free text messaging.
In July, RIM released BlackBerry Messenger 6, an update to their popular Messenger service that enables the app to interact with other applications. Apple will be launching iMessage with iOS 5. iMessage will work over 3G and Wi-Fi and will serve as an alternative to traditional text messaging. Besides the typical SMS/MMS functionality, iMessage will offer delivery receipts, read receipts and user typing indications.(techspot)

Here are nine great no-cost programs designed to make your PC run more efficiently and safely.

A word to the wise: All of these downloads should work with Windows 7, and most will work with earlier versions of Windows, too; but always double-check the OS and system requirements of a program before making a home for it in your computer's memory. It's also not a bad idea to make a full-system backup and create a new system restore point before installing each new program.

Utilities

When copied to a CD, Bootmed works as a boot disc to help you recover from malware or other potential disasters..BootMed: Download and burn a copy of this Ubuntu-based boot disc, which is made to recover failed or malware-infected Windows PC installations. BootMed is simple, but not dead-simple. Among the small but useful array of tools it provides on an uncluttered desktop are a partition manager, a tool that allows you to run Windows programs to remove viruses and other malware, the PhotoRec file recovery tool, and the TestDisk partition recovery and boot doctor. For users who understand Linux commands, a terminal icon (the equivalent of CMD in Windows) is also available. It's a large download, but BootMed is worth it.
CCleaner removes useless clutter from your PC and selectively discards unwanted cookies.CCleaner: Tests that we ran earlier this year showed that cleaning tools like CCleaner didn't have much effect on overall performance, but at least they can help you remove clutter from your PC. Developer Piriform released CCleaner 3.0 earlier this year, and like the older versions, it does an excellent job of clearing out temporary files, cleaning the Windows Registry, erasing browser histories, and so on. The big news in this update is a native 64-bit version for use with similar editions of Windows. One of CCleaner's best features is that it intelligently scans for cookies that you're likely to want to keep, such as those for Google and Yahoo.
PC Wizard provides detailed information on multiple processes in your PC.PC Wizard: If you're interested in examining your PC's hardware and software in extreme detail, check out this utility. It can assess what's going on in your PC, from bringing up a list of all the hardware running on the system to checking the level of activity on each of the processor's cores. PC Wizard also reports detailed statistics on restore points, shutdowns, and boot-ups, and it includes benchmarking tools for your entire system.
7-Zip: Available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, 7-Zip can compress and decompress WinZip-compatible AES-encrypted .zip files. That capability is vital if you need to email sensitive data, because the .zip format's standard password protection (the only kind that Windows supports) is notoriously easy to crack. 7-Zip also allows you to compress and email files in one easy step. It even has its own compression format, though you should probably stick with the .zip format to avoid compatibility issues. Unlike WinZip, 7-Zip can't compress a .zip file into an .exe file. But for most compression tasks, 7-Zip performs the job quite well.
Smart Defrag provides a graphic view of your hard drive as it reorganizes your data.Smart Defrag: One of the simplest ways to ensure that you'll be able to recover your data easily in the event of an accident is to defragment your hard disk--and Smart Defrag is a great tool for doing it. Recent tests have shown that defragging a PC doesn't speed it up as much as some people expected, but grouping your files does make them easier to retrieve after you delete them. Like the defragmenting utility built into Windows, this freebie analyzes your hard disk, shows you the results, and lets you decide whether to proceed. It also offers extras such as several levels of defragmentation--for instance, from defragging your entire hard disk to merely relocating files for optimum placement. But you should pass on this download if you have a solid-state drive, because too much rewriting can wear such drives out.

Security

CyberGhost VPN Free: Concerned that when you're connected at a public hotspot, such as at a café, a hacker can intercept everything you send and receive--including passwords and other personal information? Give CyberGhost VPN Free a try. This program creates a virtual private network connection when you're on the Internet, replacing your normal IP address with a CyberGhost IP address and connecting you to anonymization servers for further protection. Once you've connected, you are anonymous online. The free version of CyberGhost VPN works for only 6 hours at a time or for 1GB of downloads at a time, whichever comes first. You'll get disconnected after that, though you can immediately relaunch it.
Spybot Search & Destroy removes unwanted cookies and installs a surveillance shield to alert you to spyware intrusions.Spybot Search & Destroy: When you fire this program up, it will spot all sorts of tracking cookies and let you remove the offenders individually (some cookies are good to keep, and this tool usually can distinguish between desirable and undesirable types). Spybot Search & Destroy also offers an immunization feature to help protect your now-clean PC against subsequent spyware, as well as an effective resident shield that will warn you of suspect behavior, such as altered or removed Registry entries.
TrackMeNot: Bing, Google, Yahoo, and a number of other search engines create profiles of you based on the terms you enter. To counter this, TrackMeNot--a Firefox and Chrome add-on--inundates the engines with a blizzard of search terms so that they can't build a practical customized profile of you. The add-on generates the terms from RSS feeds, including those of CNN and NYTimes.com. TrackMeNot gives you considerable control over how you use it, including which search engines to send the searches to and how many searches to perform per hour.
Avast Free Antivirus: In our recent malware scanner tests, Avast Free Antivirus detected 94.8 percent of the samples we threw at it, which is neither particularly good nor especially bad. But Avast Free Antivirus was the only free product we looked at that didn't falsely identify a single safe file as a piece of malware. With fast scan speeds and low impact on PC performance, Avast is the most well-rounded free antivirus software program out there.(pcworld.com)

 

Samsung has announced four new Galaxy Android-based devices and revised the naming strategy for its whole phone lineup. The four new phones, the Galaxy W, Galaxy M Pro, Galaxy Y and Galaxy Y Pro, are the first to sport the new naming convention and all run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
Samsung says the new naming system is easier to understand and it’s meant to accommodate the growing variety of devices it manufactures. From now on, Samsung Galaxy phones using the S (for Super Smart) in the name will be the flagship top-of-the-line devices, R (for Royal or Refined) will designate its premium models, working down to mid-range W (for Wonder) and to the lower end with M (for Magical) and Y (Young).

Samsung phones with a Pro in their name will indicate the device has a QWERTY keyboard, Plus will indicate an upgrade from the existing model, while LTE will mean the phone has 4G connectivity.
To put the new naming convention into practice, Samsung introduced the four Galaxy phones, but gave few details on availability and pricing. (More details are promised at IFA in Berlin in early September.)
The Galaxy W has a 3.7-inch touchscreen (800 by 480 pixels resolution), a 5-megapixel camera and HSDPA connectivity, all running on a single-core 1.4GHz processor. The Galaxy Y has a smaller, 3-inch screen with 320 by 240 pixels resolution, a 2-megapixel camera and an 832MHz processor.
The Galaxy M Pro and the Galaxy Y Pro are both QWERTY smartphones, akin to BlackBerrys. The Galaxy M Pro is the higher-end device with a 1GHz processor and a 5-megapixel camera, packed into a 10-millimeter body. All four phones run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and use Samsung’s TouchWiz UI and Swype text input.(pcworld.com)

Banking on the success of its Transformer tablet, ASUS is going to launch the Transformer 2, which will be faster and more efficient than its predecessor. The secret of its power will lie in the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, under its hood as claimed by a report. The first generation Transformer had a 1 GHz Tegra 2 processor.

The new Tegra 3 quad core processor code named Kal El, has been claimed to be faster than Intel's Core 2 Duo processors. Its new architecture allows it to run at cooler temperatures, offering a better battery life. The Transformer 2 will also sport a keyboard dock, which will help save battery.

The new tablet will reportedly sport dimensions of 7" x 10" x 0.5", and a 10.1" 1200x800 display.(techtree.com)

It’s no secret that Sony has been working on a few tablets this year, but now we have more information about the device previously known as the S1. Engadget reports that the official name of the S1 is the Sony Tablet S and that the device is destined for release in the first two weeks of September.
The two tablets were made official way back in April at a press event in Tokyo with an anticipated release in the fall.
The Sony Tablet S features a 9.4-inch (1280 x 768) screen, a 3MP front-facing camera, a 5MP shooter on the rear and is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 SoC. Wireless connectivity is provided through Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G and the device includes an IR port for AV controls with Sony's line of Bravia televisions as well as other devices supporting the Digital Living Network Alliance standards.

Sony’s tablet will ship with Android 3.1 with provisions to upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich when it becomes available, possibly in October. The device will be accompanied by several accessories that are similar to those offered for the iPad. The target price for the Wi-Fi version of the Sony Tablet S was pegged at $600 a few months ago, but Sony could possibly come in at a lower price now to compete with Apple’s offering.
The Apple-induced and dominated tablet market has proven tough for competing brands to contend with. HP pulled the plug on their WebOS-based TouchPad after only 49 days on the market, sparking an immediate liquidation of existing TouchPad supply. Many retailers are offering the 16GB and 32GB tablets for only $99 and $149, although they are selling like hot cakes at this point and are difficult to come by.(techspot.com)

Samsung has brought some unusual evidence into its most recent patent battle with Apple — the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Last month Apple filed a motion to stop Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tablet and some smartphones based on patents that the iPad-maker holds. When Samsung filed its opposition brief Monday evening, patent blog Foss noticed that one exhibit it included was an image taken from Kubrick’s film.
The image includes tablet-like devices, and Samsung’s lawyers are attempting to use it as proof that designs for the iPad and iPhone were established before Apple started filing patents for them.
“In a clip from that film lasting about one minute, two astronauts are eating and at the same time using personal tablet computers,” reads the explanation for the exhibit. “The tablet disclosed in the clip has an overall rectangular shape with a dominant display screen, narrow borders, a predominately flat front surface, a flat back surface (which is evident because the tablets are lying flat on the table’s surface), and a thin form factor.”
Although, as Foss‘s Florian Mueller says, “It would be amazing if the court agreed with Samsung that this constitutes prior art for that particular iPad-related design patent,” we can understand why it’s tempting to make the comparison.
In fact, we pointed out the similarities between the description of the device in Arthur C. Clarke’s book and the iPad last September. Here’s Clarke’s account of his fictional device:

When he tired of official reports and memoranda and minutes, he would plug in his foolscap-size newspad into the ship’s information circuit and scan the latest reports from Earth. One by one he would conjure up the world’s major electronic papers…Switching to the display unit’s short-term memory, he would hold the front page while he quickly searched the headlines and noted the items that interested him. Each had its own two-digit reference; when he punched that, the postage-stamp-size rectangle would expand until it neatly filled the screen and he could read it with comfort.

So yes, Samsung has a point. But the same can be said for concepts like tanks, virtual reality games, earbud headphones, video chat, automatic doors, radar and the escalator that appeared in science fiction before reality.(source:mashable.com)

• Memiliki ukuran beragam dari 100 kb s/d 600 kb
• Type file "Application"
• Icon file menggunakan huruf abjad yang berbeda-beda pada setiap varian
• Memiliki ekstensi "exe"

• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\[nama_acak].exe
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\secupdat.dat
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data\[angka_acak1].exe
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data\[angka_acak2].exe
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data\[nama_acak].exe (file trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine)
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data\data.dat
• C:\WINDOWS\system32\secupdat.dat

• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\hahahahaha.exe

• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\abc\[nama_acak].cmd / [nama_acak].bat
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\abc\hstart.exe / hsbc.exe
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\abc\mamita.exe / taskmgr.exe / svchoost.exe

• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Application Data\[angka_acak_baru].exe

• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\abcd\[nama_acak].cmd / [nama_acak].bat
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\abcd\hstart.exe / hsbc.exe
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\abcd\cgminer.exe
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\abcd\libcurl-4.dll
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\abcd\pthreadGC2-w32.dll
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\abcd\phatk110722.cl
• C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\abcd\poclbm110717.cl

• [nama_folder].lnk (tergantung banyak-nya jumlah folder pada USB / removable disk
• RECYCLER\Desktop.ini
• RECYCLER\[acak].exe (file trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine)

• Menambah Registri

• Mengubah Registry

• USB / Removable drive

• [nama_folder].lnk (tergantung banyak-nya jumlah folder pada USB / removable disk
• RECYCLER\Desktop.ini
• RECYCLER\[acak].exe (file trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine)

• Internet

1. Putuskan koneksi jaringan/internet.
2. Lakukan pembersihan trojan pada mode "safe mode".

1. Restart komputer (jika dalam keadaan mati tinggal tekan tombol power)
2. Saat akan booting tekan tombol F8 pada keyboard secara secara terus menerus hingga muncul layar "Safe Mode" (lihat gambar 17)

3. Pilih mode "Safe Mode", dan klik [Enter]
4. Biarkan berjalan hingga masuk menu Login Windows.

• Matikan dan hapus trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine.

1. Download removal tools (pada komputer yang bersih) untuk membersihkan trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine pada komputer yang belum terinfeksi pada link berikut : (lihat gambar 18)

2. Setelah selesai, kompres file tersebut hingga menjadi file zip.
3. Copy file tersebut dan letakkan dimana saja pada komputer yang terinfeksi.
4. Klik kanan file zip tersebut, kemudian klik explore.
5. Klik 2x file yang sudah di-explore tersebut untuk menjalankan, kemudian klik Run.
6. Jika sudah muncul jendela Dr.Web CureIt, klik OK untuk menjalankan dalam mode EPM (Enhanced Protection Mode).
7. Klik Start untuk memulai Scan, dan klik Yes untuk memulai.
8. Biarkan hingga proses scan selesai.

• Repair registri yang telah dimodifikasi.

• Salin script dibawah ini dengan notepad :

HKLM, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon, Userinit, 0, C:\WINDOWS\System32\userinit.exe

• Simpan file dengan nama "repair.inf". Gunakan pilihan Save As Type menjadi All Files agar tidak terjadi kesalahan.
• Klik kanan file "repair.inf", kemudian pilih "install".
• Restart komputer.

• Bersihkan temporary file dari jejak trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine.

1. Klik Menu Start -> Run
2. Ketik perintah pada kotak open : cleanmgr , kemudian klik OK.
3. Pada drive system (C) klik OK, biarkan proses scan drive.
4. Setelah muncul jendela Disk Cleanup, beri tanda file yang akan di hapus (terutama Temporary Files), kemudian klik OK.
5. Tunggu hingga selesai.

• Install security patch MS10-046 sesuai dengan versi windows yang anda miliki. Silahkan download pada link berikut :

• Untuk pembersihan yang optimal dan mencegah infeksi ulang, sebaiknya menggunakan antivirus yang ter-update dan mengenali trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine dengan baik.
  (vaksincom)

• CPU 100%

• Boros Bandwith

• Menyembunyikan drive USB / removable disk
  Agar tidak mudah dilakukan pembersihan dari antivirus atau removal tools, trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine menyembunyikan drive USB / removable disk pada Windows Explorer. Walaupun coba di akses melalui Computer Management, tetapi drive akan hilang kembali. (lihat gambar 4)

• Menyembunyikan folder pada drive USB / removable disk
  Jika sebelumnya trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine telah berhasil menyembunyikan USB / removable disk pada komputer yang terinfeksi, maka sebenarnya folder-folder pada USB / removable disk tersebutpun telah berhasil disembunyikan dan dipalsukan dengan membuat sebuah shortcut yang mirip nama folder tersebut. Sepertinya trik shortcut juga menginspirasi trojan ini. (lihat gambar 5)

• Berjalan-nya aplikasi Command Prompt pada Task Manager
  Muncul secara terus menerus aplikasi Command Prompt yang tersembunyi pada Windows Task Manager. (lihat gambar 6)

• Melakukan koneksi ke Server BitCoin

• http://b.mobinil.biz:8332/

• 46.4.116.147
• 46.4.123.12
• 69.42.216.173
• 108.60.208.157

• Melakukan koneksi ke IRC/Remote Server

• http://92.243.1.61:3212/
• http://92.243.1.63:3212/
• http://92.243.4.133:5900/
• http://92.243.9.86:3211/
• http://92.243.9.86:3212/
• http://92.243.9.86:3333/
• http://92.243.9.86:4949/
• dan beberapa IP lain yang acak.

• Mendownload file malware

• http://[acak1].fileave.com/[acak1].exe (file malware baru yang sudah ter-update)
• http://[acak2].fileave.com/[acak2].exe
• http://[acak3].fileave.com/[acak3].exe

• Mendownload file Certificate Authority (CA)

• http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab
• http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt

• Melakukan transfer data yang telah didapatkan
  Tujuan utama dari trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine adalah mendapatkan informasi dari pengguna komputer yang sudah terinfeksi. Untuk melakukan hal tersebut, trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine mengirimkan informasi kepada beberapa IP/hostname berikut : (lihat gambar 11)

• http://api.wipmania.com/ atau http://213.251.170.52 (informasi IP komputer yang terinfeksi)
• https://216.246.8.230:443 (transfer BitCoin via SSL)
• http://67.228.81.181/ atau http://195.122.131.7/ (menyimpan informasi pada media server yang sudah tersedia)
  

  

  
  

• Membuka berbagai port
  Trojan BitCoinMiner/BtcMine juga membuka berbagai port pada komputer korban agar dapat dengan mudah terkoneksi oleh IRC/Remote Server, serta melakukan berbagai aksi dengan leluasa. Beberapa port yang teridentifikasi yaitu sebagai berikut :

• 80, 443, 1056, 1059, 3211, 3212, 3333, 4949, 5900, 8332