T-Mobile First to Launch Samsung Galaxy Tab (iPad competition)

Hot off the presses...
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T-Mobile to launch Samsung Tab Nov 10, 2010.

Windows 7 Professional, Startup Repair use

Have you ever wondered what exactly is done when a start repair runs in Windows 7 boot process?
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Here's a quick, yet informative, blurb from Microsoft TechNet.

Manual Diagnosis and Repair:

When starting from a Windows using the F8 advanced boot option menu to launch the on-disk Windows RE, the user can manually launch these system-recovery tools:
-Startup Repair (when not launched automatically)
-System Restore (on rollback, by using existing restore points)
-Complete PC Restore (to restore from a volume backup image)
-Command prompt, from which all standard Windows PE console tools, such as Regedit and ChkDsk, are available
-Custom support and recovery tool included by computer manufacturers

Startup Repair
Startup Repair is a tool that automates common diagnostic and repair tasks of unbootable Windows 7 installations. If the computer fails over into Windows RE because of a detected boot failure, Startup Repair launches automatically. If automatic failover to an on-disk Windows RE is not available, Startup Repair can also be launched as a manual recovery tool from a Windows RE CD/DVD.

Startup Repair Process
Startup Repair will try to repair computers that are unbootable because of the following reasons:
-Registry corruption
-Missing or damaged system and driver files
-Disk metadata corruption (MBR, partition table, and boot sector)
-File system metadata corruption
-Installation of problematic or incompatible drivers
-Installation of incompatible Windows service packs and patches
-Corrupt boot configuration data
-Bad memory and hard disk hardware (detection only)

Startup Repair will not repair unbootable systems caused by the following issues:
-Malfunctioning firmware and other hardware components
-Problems with clean Windows installations or Windows upgrades (for example, from Windows XP to Windows Vista)
-Windows logon errors
-Viruses and malicious software

Startup Repair Log
After Startup Repair has run, a text log with diagnostic information and repair results is generated. This log file is located at %WINDIR%\System32\LogFiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt.
The log file begins with information about the diagnostic and repair session.

An example and this information can be found from this Microsoft TechNet posting.

Fake AV SEO (Search Engine Optimization) infections

Listed below from Sophos are some excellent "real" examples of SEO use to send an unsuspecting user to an infected website.


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From SophosLabs blog posting:



Over the past few days, we have seen a sharp rise in the volume of Troj/JSRedir-Z reports. So what does this detection correspond to? Basically, it is detection for the redirect script that is being used within SEO pages to redirect people to fake AV sites.

Using kits to create these keyword stuffed pages on legitimate sites enables fraudsters to get their pages high up in the search engine results, and thus likely to attract user traffic. Frequently SEO pages use topical news stories or celebrity gossip to attract users. In this current attack the fraudsters clearly seem to be getting some success with an “educational theme”.

Both teachers and parents will know that one of the great things about the web, is the easy access to numerous resources for children. For example, pictures to print out and colour in, or educational resources such as maps or charts. And how do you find such resources? You guessed it, a search engine. Are you a teacher looking for a wall planner?
Complete posting with additional examples.