by Carlos Dagorret on February 8, 2010
Two experimental add-ons, Version 4.0 of Sothink Web Video Downloader and all versions of Master Filer were found to contain Trojan code aimed at Windows users. Version 4.0 of Sothink Web Video Downloader contained Win32.LdPinch.gen, and Master Filer contained Win32.Bifrose.32.Bifrose Trojan.
Status
This vulnerability is known to affect Firefox on Windows only, if either Master Filer or Version 4.0 of Sothink Web Video Downloader are installed. Versions of Sothink Web Video Downloader greater than 4.0 are not infected. Master Filer was downloaded approximately 600 times between September 2009 and January 2010. Version 4.0 of Sothink Web Video Downloader was downloaded approximately 4,000 times between February 2008 and May 2008. Master Filer was removed from AMO on January 25, 2010 and Version 4.0 of Sothink Web Video Downloader was removed from AMO on February 2, 2010. AMO performs a malware check on all add-ons uploaded to the site, and blocks add-ons that are detected as such. This scanning tool failed to detect the Trojan in Master Filer. Two additional malware detection tools have been added to the validation chain and all add-ons were rescanned, which revealed the additional Trojan in Version 4.0 of Sothink Web Video Downloader. No other instances of malware have been discovered.
Credit
This issue was originally reported by CatThief.
Antivirus Software
Here is a list of antivirus programs known to detect the trojans found in the affected add-ons.
Antiy-AVL
Avast
AVG
GData
Ikarus
K7AntiVirus
McAfee
Norman
VBA32
Tagged as:
addons,
firefox,
trojan
by Carlos Dagorret on February 6, 2010
A paradise of more than 20,000 acres sprawled across the eastern top of the rugged Cumberland Plateau, Fall Creek Falls State Park is one of the most scenic and spectacular outdoor recreation areas in America. Laced with cascades, gorges, waterfalls, streams, and lush stands of virgin hardwood timber, the park beckons those who enjoy nature at her finest. While Fall Creek Falls, at 256 feet, is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States, other waterfalls in the park are Piney and Cane Creek Falls and Cane Creek Cascades.The oak and hickory forest that covers most of the park gives way to tulip poplar and hemlock forest in the gorges. The plants and animals of the moist, protected gorges are not unlike the species found in southern Canada. Mountain laurel and rhododendron are abundant throughout the park, as are other plants and animals.
It is a beautiful waterfall, and certainly has a nice plunge, but I’ve been questioned on the veracity of the website’s claim of it being the highest waterfall in the eastern United States. Doing a bit of searching on the web, I found this site, the World Waterfalls Database. This is by no means an exhaustive listing, as it didn’t even contain this waterfall, but it did list a number of waterfalls in the eastern United States which would appear to be higher than Fall Creek Falls. Here’s the list:
Beaver Brook Cascades, New Hampshire – 1000 feet
Crabtree Falls, Virginai – 1000 feet
Smugglers Falls, Vermont – 880 feet
Amicalola Falls, Georgia – 729 feet
Windy Falls, North Carolina – 720 feet
Buckeye Falls, Tennessee – 600 feet
Caledonia Cascade, Georgia – 600 feet
Clark Gully Falls, New York – 600 feet
Cochrans Falls, Georgia – 600 feet
Buttermilk Falls, New York – 500 feet
Patterson Gully Falls, New York – 500 feet
Youngest Stepsister Cascade, New York – 500
Desoto Falls, Georgia – 480 feet
Upper Whitewater Falls, North Carolina – 411 feet
Cinderella Cascade, New York – 400 feet
Denton Brook Cascade, New York – 400 feet
Eldest Stepsister Cascade, New York – 400 feet
Laurel Falls, North Carolina – 400 feet
Lower Whitewater Falls, South Carolina – 400 feet
Nancy Cascades, New Hampshire – 400 feet
Rock Creek Falls, North Carolina – 400 feet
Stepmother Cascade, New York – 400 feet
Hickory Nut Falls, North Carolina – 351 feet
Giant Falls, New Hampshire – 350 feet
Inspiration Falls, New York – 350 feet
Dryad Fall, New Hampshire – 325 feet
Roaring Brook Falls, New York – 325 feet
Redington Pond Falls, Maine – 321 feet
Benjamin Falls, Vermont – 320 feet
Raven Cliff Falls, South Carolina – 320 feet
Big Falls, South Carolina – 300 feet
T Lake Falls, New York – 300 feet
Twin Falls, North Carolina – 300 feet
Alpine Cascades, New Hampshire – 280 feet
Tagged as:
Fall Creek Falls,
falls
by Carlos Dagorret on February 5, 2010
It came, it saw and it conquered. Google Chrome has been said as the most potential browser, though it has been criticized for lack of support of plugins or so called addons. We all like Firefox browser cause it has AdBlock, Gmail This, Stumble and what not! However, you can still get these firefox addon/extension type features on Chrome browser by using some smart bookmarklets, so-called Google chrome addons.
Google chrome
Google chrome is a brower with no addon compatibility feature,these bookmarklets will help you have some additional benefits which will be useful to some of them out their.Just make sure you have the bookmark bar enabled on new tabs.Click ctrl+b on your chrome browser and you will have a static bookmarking bar whenever a new tab is opened!
To use this bookmarklet,click on the hyperlink and drag them on to the Chrome Bookmark bar.
Disable/block Ads on webpage (Adblock for chrome)
Adblock+ Just drag and drop this link/bookmarklet on your bookmarks bar.Ad block removes “java, flash, background music, and third-party iframes.” Thus it does a handy job of blocking the ads on a webpage. Who says only firefox addon block ads ? Chrome too has a Adblock type addon now!
Stumble using Chrome
Stumble it - Add this link and click on it whenever you want to Stumble a page you liked. I like this bookmarklet better than the toolbar as it gives me more space.Another way of stumbling a webpage can be found
“Gmail This!” bookmarklet
Gmail This – Another very useful feature to mail any page using Gmail. For Google Apps Mail, try this(you will need to replace “yourdomain.com” with your own domain name).
Convert plain text URL’s into hyperlinks
Linkify - This is a cool addon bookmarklet to convert all plain text URL’s into hyperlinks on a webpage.
Social Bookmarking submission
Socialize – Submit a blog post from Google chrome to more than 50 social bookmarking website with a few clicks.
All in one video downloader
Video downloader – Remember the firefox addon which lets you download videos from youtube abd google videos ? Why not do the same with Google chrome browser! This code will let you download from Youtube and many other video sharing website.
Check Google Pagerank
Google Pagerank – Google toolbar was not available for chrome browser,the toolbar has a smart pagerank system,drag this bookmarklet and click on it whenever you want to check the pagerank of any website or blog.
Twitter Updates from Chrome
Twitter now – Drag this bookmarlet to chrome bookmark bar and whenever you feel like updating your twitter account just click on the bookmark to get a pop up which will let you update the twitter status and check messages.
Tumblr bookmarklet
Tumblelog – Sharing on Tumblr has always been easy, and it still remains on Chrome too.If you own a tumblr blog then this bookmarklet would be helpful.Just Drag this button to your Bookmarks Bar to quickly post to your tumblelog.
Dictionary,thesaurus and reference
Dictionary – One does misses dictionary under your mouse point in Chrome. No more now! Dictionary addon plugin is also here.If you are a thesaurus fan, just drag and drop this (Thesaurus) bookmarklet too on your bookmarks bar.Also you can add a similar bookmarklet for Reference too!
Google translation Chromelet
Translate – Landed on a page that seems Greek to you ? No worry anymore, just click it and see the translation in English. YOu dont even need to know the source language.
The list will be updated with new addons/bookmarklets! Thank you pratyush for your generous help!
Updated Google chrome addons bookmarklet
Delicious Bookmark - Bookmark easily and quickly on Google chrome using this delicious bookmark. Drag and drop the bookmarklet addon and whenever you feel like bookmarking a page, click on the delicious bookmark link.
Tagged as:
Google Chrome,
tweaks
by Carlos Dagorret on February 5, 2010
