crunchgear.com - 14 days ago
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It was one of the most sought after applications on the Internet until it was leaked earlier today. And now that it’s out there—and it is all over the place, easily findable by anyone able to use a search engine—we can all move on with our lives. Yes, Microsoft COFEE , the ...
groklaw.net - 10 days ago
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groklaw.net —
Lordy, lordy, lordy. They have no shame. It
appears that Microsoft has just patented sudo, a personalized
version of it. Here it is, patent number7617530 . Thanks, USPTO, for giving Microsoft, which is already a monopoly, a monopoly on something ...
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Microsoft Patents Sudo?!!
withinwindows.com - 14 days ago
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withinwindows.com —
Update 11/7: The example I provided yesterday (ReadBytes)
was replaced with a new one. Note that it
is only an example. I’m not here to prove my case in a huge exhaustive post for you. That’s left as an exercise for the reader. GNU logo with ...
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Microsoft lifts GPL code, uses in Microsoft Store tool
networkworld.com - 17 days ago
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networkworld.com —
A lot of open source advocates like to
rage against the machine at Microsoft , but when
a former Microsoft Research employee says that Windows 7 won't stop Linux from market domination, that's an opinion to note. Keith Curtis, author of the book After ...
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Microsoft Linux: Why one free software advocate wants it
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Microsoft COFEE, Some of the Most Illegal Software You Can Pirate [Hacking]
Gizmodo —
... sources is leaking all over the internet. So not only can you steal the software, but break the law by using it too. Yep, it's all out there on the internet, but if you use it to grab private data from someone else's computer chances are you're in for a world of legal hurt. It's one of the few pieces of software I can think of where the subsequent use is more illegal than the act of downloading it. But I know it's not the only one. What else can you guys come up with? [CrunchGear, Pirate Merch]
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Microsoft's COFEE Computer Forensic Tools Leaked
Techdirt —
... Well, late last week, reports started showing up noting that COFEE itself had been leaked to various file sharing sites. Apparently, the program had been quite sought after at private tracker What.cd -- though, after it was leaked there, the admins actually ...
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COFEE Forensic Tool Leaks To What.cd, Admins Ban It
torrentfreak.com 12 days ago — “Law enforcement agencies around the world face a common challenge in their fight against cybercrime, child pornography, online fraud, and other computer-facilitated crimes,” says the marketing blurb on Microsoft’s site.
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Microsoft COFEE Tool Leaked —
Ubergizmo
If you’ve been hyped up over TV shows such as CSI, then you’ll certainly love forensics stuff, won’t you? Well, you might never have any use for it, but Microsoft COFEE, the law enforcement tool that was so mysterious has been leaked online! In case you’re wondering, ...
Microsoft's COFEE forensics tool leaks online —
TechSpot
Microsoft's secret Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE) has leaked online, and is now available to all. COFEE is quick an easy to use tool, approximately 15MB in size that fits on a USB drive for law enforcement officials to use in PC forensics. It can be used to locate parts of a ...
Microsoft COFEE Leaked —
Slashdot
54mc writes "Crunchgear reports that Microsoft's long-searched-for forensics tool, COFEE, has been leaked. The tool started on a small, private tracker, but has since worked its way to The Pirate Bay. Not all those who have gotten hold of it are enthused, and reviews have ranged from ...
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