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Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Firefox 0 Day

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This security vulnerability is being actively exploited. Stop using Firefox under Windows until patched.
“Currently it exploits Windows systems with a high success rate and affects Firefox versions 41 to 50 and the current version of the Tor Browser Bundle”
More info:
Emergency Bulletin: Firefox 0 day in the wild. What to do. – Wordfence blog
Firefox 0day in the wild is being used to attack Tor users – Arstechnica

Oh openSUSE…

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Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve spent all my free time the last 2 days trying to get openSUSE Leap 42.2 installed on my main computer to no avail.
My AMD Radeon RX 480 is unsupported and simply will not work with openSUSE Leap 42.2. AMD only has drivers for Red Hat and Ubuntu. I’ve tried every hack, every tip, every suggestion I could find and some I made up on my own.
I tried Kubuntu 16.10. My graphics card worked out of the box. But, Kubuntu 16.10 is quite probably the worst KDE implementation I have ever seen.
Fedora 25 gets released in a few days so I may give that a shot. Linux Mint 18.1 is out soon too.
I’ll keep my ears open to see if someone gets my card working under openSUSE Leap 42.2 but I’m not all that hopeful. Doesn’t seem anyone really cares.

Tuesday Random Stuff…

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Firefox 50
Supposed to launch faster.
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Release Notes

CCleaner 5.24
“Improved…Updated…bug fixes…”
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Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver 375.86
“Provides the optimal experience for Tom Clancy’s The Division Survival DLC, Battlefield 1, Steep: Open Beta, and Civilization VI”
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There has been controversy over Login Requirements and Nvidia sending telemetry.
Just choose custom install and don’t install GeForce Experience. You don’t need it.
*I’m wrong. More later…
And to all the websites out there that claim Nvidia isn’t spying, SHAME ON YOU. If Microsoft or the NSA were doing it you would lose your fracking minds.

*edit 1637hrs
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition Hotfix 16.11.3
I missed this release. Thank to Kelly for the heads up!

Weekend Random Stuff…

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WOT Spyware
A German news organization discovered that the popular Web Of Trust (WOT) browser extension was spying on users and selling their data.
Both Google and Firefox have delisted WOT.
Info is a little hard to come by as no one properly sources their news anymore. There is a Github page that contains some info.

Windows 7 gained more new users than Windows 10 in the last 2 months

United Kingdom Readers
This is the first I have heard of this. Can some please explain Investigatory Powers Bill without getting too political?

Downloads
AMD Crimson Edition 16.11.2 Hotfix Drivers
Intel SSD Toolbox 3.4.0 – adds support for new Intel drives.

Off Topic

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Billy Bass giving weather forecasts!

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