Yesterday we posted about StB which is a new mobile appz and games tracker. This post is about another similar tracker specializing in mobile stuff. Pimp Your Mobile is a private torrent tracker which tracks a lot of games, appz, ringtones and other mobile content for a number of different mobile platforms such as SymbianOS, J2ME, Nokia S40 and Windows Mobile. Currently there are over 1100 active users and over 350 torrents on this tracker.

We don't know for how long the signups will stay open so get in while you can.

Site Name: Pimp Your Mobile

Signup URL:  http://torrent.pimpyourmobile.info/signup.php

Categories:

• 3GP/AVI/MP4
• Iphone
• Motorola
• Other
• PDA
• Ringtones
• S40 apps/games
• Se games
• Se stuff
• Skins
• Symbian apps
• Symbian games
• UIQ

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Whatever security measures you implement, some viruses do manage to sneak in an bite you in the ass. Even if you manage to remove them later using a better AV software, some leave lasting damage usually to the system registry. Examples are the inability to show hidden files, disabled task manager, disabled firewall and the list goes on. Of course a system reinstall will solve the problems but that is a painstakingly long process. This is where Remove Restrictions Tool (RRT) can help. RRT includes options to undo over 35 common changes caused by viruses.

The following problems can be resolved using RRT

1. Disable Folder Options >> so the user can't set the option to show hidden files!
2. Disable Registry Tools >> so the user can't see what is going on during system startup!
3. Disable Ctrl+Alt+Del >> so the user can't see the virus and the other applications running!
4. Disable Show hidden files & folders >> so the user can't see the malware bodies which always come with hidden attribute set to true!
5. Disable Run Command >> so the user can't use it to run some tools to track the virus activites of remove it.
6. Disable Windows Firewall (SharedAccess) >> so the virus can send & receive any data through the network without the attention of the user!
7. Disable Windows Firewall (Wscsvc) >> so the virus can send & receive any data through the network without the attention of the user!
8. Disable Windows Firewall (Wuauserv) >> so the virus can send & receive any data through the network without the attention of the user!
9. Restrict Internet Explorer Home Page Changing >> so the user can't change the malicious web page set by the malware!
10. Restrict Internet Explorer Closing >> so the user can't close the pops up windows that appear when visiting the malicious web page or any other website!
11. Hide Internet Options >> so the user can't change any setting set by the malware!
12. Hide Internet Explorer Address Bar >> so the user can't see what web page being visited and what scripts being executed!
13. Restrict Internet Explorer Right Click >> so the user can't view the source of the page being visited and other useful things.
14. Hide Internet Explorer Navigation Buttons >> so the user will be forced to user the keyboard shortcuts to navigate through the web sites!
15. Hide Internet Explorer Context Menu >> so the user can't access this menu which make him able to select some useful settings.
16. Hide Internet Explorer Toolbar >> so the user can't use it to remove some unwanted toolbars made by the malware.
17. Disable Command Prompt (cmd.exe) >> so the user cannot run any console programs like command prompt removal tools...
18. Disable Control Panel >> so the user cannot use the control panel applets.
19. Hide system files/folders >> so the user can't see the malware bodies which usually come with system attribute set to true!
20. Change Show Hidden files option button >> So even if you select "Show hidden files and folders from folder options these files & folder will not be shown!
21. Disable Show System files check box >> So even if you unchecked "Hide protected operating system files" these files & folder will not be shown!
22. Disable Show all files/folders check >> So changing this from folder options will be ignored!
23. Hide Desktop items to prevent the user from accessing My Computer and other desktop shortcuts!
24. Hide files extensions: This is commonly used by malware to trick the user. By hiding file extension, a user doesn't know whether a file with folder icon is an exe file or just an ordinary folder.
25. Disable File Extentions Check >> So changing this from folder options will be ignored!
26. Restrict Windows Update >> So the user cannot download security patches from Microsoft.
27. Disable Shut Down Command >> So the user cannot shut down the system normally.
28. Restrict Settings Folders >> Just imagine when you all items under Start menu>Settings wont run!
29. Disable Taskbar context menu >> You right click your taskbar.. Oops; nothing happens!
30. Disable Logoff Command >> So the user cannot logoff and use another profile.
31. Hide Start Menu Logoff >> So the user cannot use this shortcut to logoff!
32. Restrict Add/Remove Programs >> So the user cannot see what applications and windows components are installed or uninstall/reinstall any application.
33. File Extention Default >> So the user cannot select "Hide extensions for known file types".
34. No Windows Update >> So the user cannot download security updates and other fixes for windows.
35. R-Media Malware >> This item is indicating that a malicious object is trying to invade your computer through removable media, please see the details below.
36. Hidden Drives >> So the user cannot see any of the storage drives but they still can use RUN to access and explore them.
37. Restricted Drives >> So the user can see the drives but cannot access them even when using RUN command.
38. No Search >> So the user cannot search the file system using the start menu item for any file.

Download

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Here is another nice tracker for Indian (Hindi) movie fans. IMTorrents is a private torrent tracker specializing in BollyWood movies, Indian music and TV Series. If you are looking for HollyWood blockbusters this obviously is not the place to get them. In fact, iMT does not track any MPAA rated movies. But it does track a lot of desi stuff so if you like Indian/Pakistani stuff this tracker is for you.

One nice thing I noted about this tracker is that it's minimum ratio requirement is 0.3. Even low bandwidth users should not have problems maintaining this ratio. In addition to that they have the entire Music and TV sections on free leech. iMT tracks close to 2000 active torrents and has a user base in excess of 20000 (at time of this post). They don't track any CAM or Pre-DVD movies so expect better quality stuff.

Signups will be open till 07th September 2008.

Site Name: iMTorrents (iMT)

Signup URL: http://www.imtorrents.com/register.php

Notes: Register an account first, then log in with your username and password. You must view the 3-4 threads the admins have specified in order to proceed to index.

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An R5 rip of the new X Files movies has been released by scene group ALLiANCE. As usual this is an R5.LiNE release with Russian audio replaced by English audio stream obtained from a TS version of the movie. Video quality is typical for an R5 (identical to DVDRip) release and expect public torrent trackers to track this release soon. To obtain more information about the leaked version and to view samples please visit this link.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe is a 2008 science fiction film directed by Chris Carter, and written by Carter and Frank Spotnitz. It is the second feature film based on Carter's TV series The X-Files, following the 1998 film. The stars of the TV series, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, reprise their respective roles as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.

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SyncTheBits (StB) is a new private tracker specializing in mobile content. It indexes all sorts of mobile stuff including games, appz and even e-books for a wide range of mobile platforms. The platforms include Symbian, J2ME, Windows Mobile, iPhone, PalmOS, Nintendo DS, PSP, Blackberry etc. Mark our words, this one shows all signs of becoming one of the most sought after trackers in the future.

As mentioned earlier StB is quite new and is only a few days old. It was in beta test mode for a while too. Currently it has 150+ members and tracks over 200 torrents (at time of this post). They index scene releases as well as torrents unique to StB. Already there is a good number of StB packs uploaded and there will surely be a lot more to come in the future.

StB is opening signups for the first time since their launch and it will only be open for a time period of 24 hours. If you own a mobile device, this tracker is a must have. Check it out.

Site Name: SynctheBits (StB) 

Signup URL: http://syncthebits.com/24houropendoor.php

Categories:

• BlackBerry Apps
• BlackBerry Games
• E-Books Fiction
• E-Books Non Fiction
• iPhone Apps
• iPhone Games
• Java Apps
• Java Games
• Misc
• Nintendo DS
• StB Packs
• PalmOS Apps
• PalmOS Games
• PSP Games
• SymbianOS Apps
• SymbianOS Games
• Windows Mobile Apps
• Windows Mobile Games

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It would be fair to say that over the years Nero software suite because increasingly bloated. There have been many useful features added to the suite but useless crap such as Nero Scout (man I hate that POS) was added as well. Nero Micro and Nero Lite are custom made editions of Nero which have some of the the bloated features removed. Nero was initially known for CD/DVD burning so Lite and Micro versions only contain apps that are strictly related to this task.

Nero Lite v8.3.6.0

Nero Lite edition is a custom made edition of Nero which includes only a few apps essential for CD/DVD burning. As a result the download size is reduced (It's around 30MB) and a lot of bloatware is left behind.

Nero Lite pack contains:

• Nero Burning Rom (with VideoCD Support and MauSau Audio Plug-ins)
• Nero Express
• Nero CoverDesigner
• Nero WaveEditor
• Nero Toolkit

Nero Micro v8.3.6.0

Nero Micro is an even further stripped down version of Nero which has only two apps included in the package. Download size is even further reduced (around 20MB) as a result.

Nero Micro pack contains:

• Nero Burning ROM (with VideoCD Support and MauSau Audio Plug-ins)
• Nero Express

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Here is a nice little calendar app for those who want to stay organized. It definitely has more features than the one that comes with Vista's sidebar. It's not just a calendar but does contain other components such as notes, tasks, alarms, contacts and data sharing. Active Desktop Calendar also has the ability to integrate with Google Calendar as well as Microsoft Outlook calendar.

Developer description

This application is a software calendar with appointments notes, tasks, alarms and contacts that provides seamless integration and interactivity with the desktop background. You can organize your data in layers and share them with other people on a local area network.

The program can integrate with Outlook to show its appointments and tasks on the desktop. There are options for changing calendar icons, fonts and colors, marking weekdays of choice and marking dates with notes and/or alarms. You can have a text only version of the calendar and choose between displaying one, two or three months on the desktop.

Features

• Blends data with desktop wallpaper
• Calendar, notes, tasks, alarms, contacts
• Many recurrence patterns for notes/alarms
• Interactive desktop interface
• Fully customizable (icons, fonts, colors)
• Data export/import/print (CSV, iCal)
• Included preset calendars with holidays
• Detects Tablet PC desktop orientation
• Dual/multi monitor systems supported
• Group calendar data in layers
• Share data layers on a local area network
• Direct connection with Outlook®
• Google® calendar support
• Automatic data backup
• Many icons available for marking notes

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Popular bittorrent site  Araditracker has been shut down. The exact reason for the shut down is not known yet but it is suspected that it was due to legal pressure. And it is highly unlikely that Aradi's BT tracker will come back online ever again.

There is no official word on the shutdown in their IRC channel yet. The following line is all that is there related to the shutdown:

"No we don't know either, more info as and when "

For those interested, their official IRC channel is hosted in irc.foreverchat.net and the channel name is #araditracker. [mIRC users click here to access.]

Although I have not been active there recently, it was one of the first torrent sites I signed up for. It was a nice site and had a close knit community. R.I.P Araditracker

It is always sad to see a bittorrent site go down but in true Hydra fashion, several new trackers will soon pop up to fill the void. You can find information about private trackers and get notified about latest open signups via our Private Trackers Section.

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BitRefinery.eu is currently open for new members. This site was formerly known as Nemezyz.com. BitRefinery is a private torrent tracker specializing in games and appz. They have XBOX, XBOX360, PS3, PS2 and PSP games as well as a decent Windows, Mac and mobile applications collection.

According to BitRefinery stats, they have close to 60000 members. Anyway they don't seem to disable members for inactivity that often. I had an account there which I didn't use for around 2 months and it still wasn't disabled. That being said, there are a plenty of active members both on the tracker and on the forums. BitRefinery currently tracks close to a thousand active torrents. Apart from content and activity the interface is nice and I particularly like the default color scheme. Check it out and you will not be disappointed.

Site Name: BitRefinery.Eu (Formerly Nemesyz.com)

Signup URL: http://www.bitrefinery.eu/signup.php

Categories:

• Apps|Ebooks|
• Apps|MAC|
• Apps|Mobile|
• Apps|PC|
• Games|MAC|
• Games|Mobile|
• Games|Nintendo DS|
• Games|PC|
• Games|PS2|
• Games|PS3|
• Games|PSP|
• Games|Retro|
• Games|WII|
• Games|XBOX360|
• Games|XBOX|

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It looks as if the popular scene releases indexing site ReleaseLog (better known as RLSLOG) has been hacked. There was an automatic redirect in place earlier that redirected all visitors to a notification about a new site named Zerosec.ws. Zerosec.ws is supposedly the new site from ex-RlsLog editors. Now the redirect seems to have been removed and on the homepage is a post by the administrator account. Judging by the comments from editors, it looks as if they are barred from making new posts.

Around two weeks ago there was this whole drama about several of RLSLOG editors leaving the site due to a conflict with the admin.

RLSLOG IRC Channel now has the following topic:

* Topic is 'Yes RLSLOG.net has been hacked, please be patient all will be fixed soon.'
* Set by Flat on Fri Aug 29 08:59:57

Anyway hacking the site in a childish manner does not seem to be the right way to resolve the problem and I really hope this won't be then end of RLSLOG as it was really a nice site.

Update: It seems that Martin (RLSLOG admin) has regained control of the site and everything seems to be normal.

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Microsoft has just released a new version (v1.8.0031.0,) of infamous Windows Genuine Validation (WGA) for Windows XP. This enhanced version of WGA is supposed to have improved detection and will enforce Vista like anti piracy measures on Windows XP. It will display an annoying reminder "You may be a victim of software counterfeiting" whenever a pirated version is detected. Additionally, it will reset the desktop wallpaper to a blank black screen every 60 minutes.

You can change the wallpaper manually but that would be a pain in the ass to do every hour. One thing you can do is that you can use a simple wallpaper changer tool and schedule it to change the wallpaper every hour, right after WGA resets the background to black. The message and wallpaper changes will not go away until you install a valid key and activate Windows properly.

The new version (v1.8.0031.0) of Windows Genuine Advantage , is distributed via Windows Update (KB905474) as well as through Microsoft Download Center . Pirated XP users who unknowingly download this will be in for a surprise. Not all users will see the update right now as it is just released and will be rolled out gradually to the huge user base via Windows Update.

Right now the pirated users are left with few choices;

1. Choose not to install KB905474 by setting Windows Updates to manual mode and then excluding KB905474 from selected updates.
2. Manually remove WGA from their machine via a removal tool such as RemoveWGA (You computer won't pass genuine validation so some updates will be off limits to you)
3. Purchase a legitimate version of Windows XP - Oh wait. You can't! XP is no longer sold so you will have to......Upgrade to Vista!

The real question will be as to how long will it take a scene group to crack this version of WGA as they did with so many times in the past.

[Click Here] to read MSDN blog post on this WGA release

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One of the most annoying things I find with reinstalling Windows XP is running Windows Update for hours to re-download all those new updates (which are not integrated into my XP installation CD). It used to be a matter of minutes back when Autoptacher offline editions were being released but MS crapped all over it by sending them a Cease and Desist (C&D). RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP3 Update Pack 1.0.0a lets you update your XP SP3 installation disk so that new upgrades are integrated into the installation cd itself.

The integration process is well documented and there is a separate software for that called RyanVM Integrator to aid in this process. Power users may opt to do this with nLite as well. It's not a complicated process and even novice users should be able to follow the instructions. Before you do anything, make sure that your Windows XP installation disk is SP3 integrated. Officially supported are English versions of Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Editions.

Developer Description

This pack is designed to bring a Windows XP CD with SP3 integrated fully up to date with all of the latest hotfixes released by Microsoft since SP2's release. It accomplishes this task via direct integration, where files on the CD are directly overwritten by the updated files. This method has numerous advantages over other integration techniques:

1. Since the files are being directly overwritten on the CD, there is no period of vulnerability between when the files are copied to the hard drive and the hotfixes are run. This guarantees maximum stability and security.
2. All necessary registry entries needed by Windows Update, QFECheck, and Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer are imported during Windows setup, meaning that the integration is transparent to Windows.
3. Security Catalogs necessary for Windows File Protection to recognize the updated files as digitally signed are installed, once again ensuring maximum transparency to Windows.
4. Since the updated files are being directly overwritten on the CD, this pack has the minimum possible amount of overhead associated with integrating hotfixes in comparison to other methods - both in space used on the CD and in Windows installation time.
5. This pack works regardless of whether or not the Windows installation is unattended.

Download

[Click Here] to visit official page of RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP3 Update Pack 1.0.0a for download links, updates list and step by step instructions.

[Click Here] to visit RyanVM's MSFN Files Page for older versions and add-ons.

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Popular e-book/ e- learning tracker eBooksVortex is currently open for signup. For site information, stats, categories and signup URLs, please see this post.

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In my opinion, SUPERAntiSpyware is very underrated. It is one of the best tools that I know of which allows you to remove rare and hard to remove spyware infections which most antivirus apps (NOD32, Kaspersky included) do not even detect. However I wouldn't recommend you to choose it as your primary security software. The reason is that although it will catch many spyware. adware and Trojans, it is likely to miss many of the viruses out there. What I do is that I have Kaspersky as my real time scanner and do a manual scan with SUPERAntiSpyware about once a week or if I notice anything odd with my machine. Don't run this and another AV software simultaneously as it will slow your system down considerably. This post features the free edition which has almost all features of the pro (including updates) except the real time protection.

Developer Description

SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware other products miss. Easily remove pests such as WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, and thousands more. SUPERAntiSpyware will detect and remove thousands of Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans, KeyLoggers, Dialers, Hi-Jackers, and Worms. SUPERAntiSpyware features many unique and powerful technologies and removes spyware threats that other applications fail to remove.

Easily remove over 1 million pests and threat components such as VirusRay, AntiVirGear, VirusProtectPro, DriveCleaner, SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins, AntiSpyGolden and thousands more!

Features

• Quick, Complete and Custom Scanning of Hard Drives, Removable Drives, Memory, Registry, Individual Folders and More! Includes Trusting Items and Excluding Folders for complete customization of scanning!
• Detect and Remove Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans, Dialers, Worms, KeyLoggers, HiJackers, Parasites, Rootkits and many other types of threats.
• Light on System Resources and won't slow down your computer like many other anti-spyware products. Won't conflict with your existing anti-spyware or anti-virus solution!
• Repair broken Internet Connections, Desktops, Registry Editing and more with our unique Repair System!
• Real-Time Blocking of threats! Prevent potentially harmful software from installing or re-installing!*
• Multi-Dimensional Scanning detects existing threats as well as threats of the future by analyzing threat characteristics in addition to code patterns.
• First Chance Prevention examines over 50 critical points of your system each time your system starts up and shuts down to eliminate threats before they have a chance to infect and infiltrate your system.
• Process Interrogation Technology allows threats to be detected no matter where they are hiding on your system.
• Schedule either Quick, Complete or Custom Scans Daily or Weekly to ensure your computer is free from harmful software.*
• Dedicated Threat Research Team scours the web for new threats and provides daily definition updates.

Changes in Version 4.20.1046, 08/25/2008:

• Interface and Functionality Changes
• Enhanced diagnostic interface and submissions
• Resolved rare issue where update would not be allowed if interface was open
• Resolved/Improved various interface issues/text

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[Click Here] to download SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition 4.20.1046 directly fro official servers.

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This feature will be useful for those who suspect their account is hacked. Gmail now displays the date and time your account was last accessed as well as the IP address that was used to login to the account.

Clicking on the 'Details' button will display a table of what protocols (POP3, IMAP, etc) were used to access the account and includes a button which you can use to sign out all other login sessions of your account (if any). 

[Click Here] to visit Gmail.

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The guy who beat the scene to crack BioShock and Alone in the Dark 5 has done it once again. The cracker who goes by the alias "DarkCoder" has released a working version of highly anticipated PC Game Bionic Commando Rearmed before any scene group has done so. Bionic Commando Rearmed is a download only game (no physical DVDs distributed) which is probably why the scene didn't bother with it. Anyway the game has received high ratings and has become a hit among many gamers.

I have seen several scene pre channels list this release but as far as i know DarkCoder is not scene. However the release naming (Bionic_Commando_Rearmed-DarkCoder) and file naming is done according to scene rules. It has already been nuked for a silly reason:

Bionic_Commando_Rearmed-DarkCoder.NUKE:homemade.iso

Which does not make any sense as the game does not come in a DVD in the first place. This ISO is obviously homemade but what matters is that this release does work. Expect your favorite bittorrent tracker to track this soon and expect a lot of people to download it as it is only 370MB in file size.

Bionic Commando Rearmed sees a return of the intense 2D side-scrolling, shooting, and grappling action from the much-loved 1988 Bionic Commando on the original 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System. Bionic Commando Rearmed brings the amazing gameplay up to date with stunning new visuals, new weapons, online rankings, a reworked musical score, and the addition of a two-player co-op mode. The game will also provide cross-game interoperability, given that completing parts of Bionic Commando Rearmed will unlock new content and provide secret insight into the characters and plot of the brand-new Bionic Commando sequel coming later in 2008.

Game Features:

• Classic Bionic Commando side-scrolling gameplay, updated with new abilities, weapons and bosses
• 2-player co-op mode
• Total modern visual and audio revamp
• Cross-game interoperability – complete specific parts of Bionic Commando Rearmed to unlock new content and hints for the Bionic Commando sequel
• Challenge Rooms – obstacles courses and swing puzzles that test your skills, with your best times ranked against other users in online leaderboards
• Top-Down Stages – the return of the top-down scrolling gameplay of the original’s “Enemy Encounter” stages, with remixed music from the classic Commando!
• Multiplayer – up to 4 players can face off in a frantic melee of shooting and swinging!
• In-game art designed by Shinkiro, one of Capcom’s most talented artists

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General/0day tracker Bitshock is currently open for signups. For site information, signup URLs, stats, categories and more please look here.

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We bring you news of another niche tracker that is currently open for signup. Tape Down is a private torrent tracker which specialized in mixtapes. They have mixtapes belonging to various genres such as R&B and Classic.

For those of you interested in stats, Tape Down tracker over 1500 torrents and has a user base in excess of 13000. As said above it's currently open and if you are interested you can get in for free.

Site Name: TapeDown

Signup URL: http://www.tapedown.com/signup.php 

Categories:

• (Audio / Video) Comedy
• (Audio / Video) Interviews / Shows
• (Audio) Beats / Acapellas
• (Mixtapes) Blends
• (Mixtapes) Chopped & Screwed
• (Mixtapes) Classic / Old Tapes
• (Mixtapes) Dirty South
• (Mixtapes) East Coast
• (Mixtapes) General
• (Mixtapes) Grime
• (Mixtapes) International
• (Mixtapes) Mid West
• (Mixtapes) R&B
• (Mixtapes) Reggae / Dancehall
• (Mixtapes) West Coast
• (Music) Diss Tracks
• (Music) Singles / Promos
• (Video) Freestyle Rap Clips
• (Video) Music Videos

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Dangerous and annoying spyware can infect your system in many different ways when you use the Internet. Webroot Spy Sweeper gives you 360 degrees of protection. Powerful Smart Shields offer real-time protection by blocking known and emerging spyware threats as you browse - before they ever reach your computer and personal information. If your PC is already infected, Webroot Spy Sweeper's advanced discovery methods locate and completely destroy malicious spyware that hides within your PC - even spyware that hides using rootkit technology.

Features

• Advanced Detection and Removal
• Windows Vista™ Compatible
• Real-Time Threat Protection
• Enhanced Rootkit Discovery Methods
• Accurate Risk Assessment
• Uninterrupted Games and Movies
• WARN: A Global Early Response Network
• Multiple User Protection
• Up-to-Date Spyware News & Information
• Keep Your PC Safe from Spyware
• Browse Where You Want, When You Want
• Download Your Favorite Music, Pictures and Videos Without Spyware Intruders
• Stay Ahead of New Spyware Threats with FREE Defense Updates

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After a flurry of general/0day tracker posts, here comes a post about a niche tracker. Pianosheets.org specializes in ... well... Piano Sheets. In fact their slogan is "Piano Sheet music for the Masses!". Since I don't know jackshit about piano sheets I'd rather not embarrass myself by talking too much.

There are over 1500 torrents tracked by Pianosheets.org tracker and if you are interested in piano sheet music, you will find this tracker a great resource to have. Signups may be open for a limited time so get in while you can.

Site Name: PianoSheets.ORG

Signup URL: http://pianosheets.org/signup.php

Categories:

• Collections
• Individual Sheets
• MP3 / Video
• Requests
• Whole Books

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Protect your PC by removing spyware and malware with our free 15-day trial of CounterSpy antispyware software. Many other free antispyware trials 'scan & scare' and do not remove spyware. CNET's Number One Antispyware Software! CounterSpy is a powerful spyware and malware remover but treads lightly on system resources. Now, you don't have to choose between PC security and PC performance.

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• Small, regular definition updates greatly reduce update downloading time.
• Millions of threat definitions!
• Vista compatible: Integrates seamlessly with the Vista Windows Security Center.

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SceneLinks.ro (don't confuse this with SCL - The Clover which is a different site) has resurfaced after several months of downtime. This tracker was a good one when it was in full swing but due to some problem with Romanian authorities they shut it down and merged their user base with BitShock (Or at least that is what I think happened, the messages were all in Romanian). The site is back up now and seems to be in the process of recruiting new members. It's a general/0day tracker.

SceneLinks currently have 1000+ members and tracks over 200 torrents. Given my experience with this tracker in the past, I expect it would grow rapidly to become one of the better general trackers out there. They do have a user limit of 2000 currently so you may want to hurry if you want in.

Site Name: SceneLinks.Ro

Signup URL: http://scenelinks.ro/signup.php 

Categories:

• Anime/Cartoons
• Apps/PC ISO
• Apps/PC Rip
• Documentaries
• DOX/Misc
• Games/PC ISO
• Games/PC Rip
• Games/PS2
• Games/PS3
• Games/WII
• Games/XBOX
• Games/XBOX360
• Graphic/Stuff
• HDTV
• HDTV/RoSubbed
• Mobile/PDA
• Movies/DVD-R
• Movies/DVD-RO
• Movies/Oldies/IMDB
• Movies/SVCD
• Movies/XviD
• Movies/XviD-RO
• Music
• Music Videos
• Music/DVD
• PSP
• TV Eps/Shows
• XXX

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Well it certainly took long enough. The latest installment in the Alone in the dark (AITD) series  was released on the 23rd of June. The game has just been cracked by P2P group TDM. There have been several non working scene releases in the meantime but this looks like the real deal. Expect private and public bittorrent trackers across the world to track TDM's release soon. Exclusive scene trackers won't track this release as this is released by a P2P group.

Anyway one thing is for sure; the server side activated SecuROM is definitely posing problems for the gaming scene. Usually it does not take scene groups long to crack a game after it's released (usually scene groups crack it before the street date). But games protected with the new SecuROM has posed problems for crackers, examples being Bioshock (Cracked after 13 days), Mass Effect (Initial crack missing SecuROM triggers thus causing buggy gameplay - fixed version appeared after about 2 weeks), AITD (Cracked after 2 months) and Bionic Commando Rearmed (Not cracked yet).

Taking inspiration from the presentation style and structure of a number of acclaimed and globally popular TV action dramas, Alone in the Dark is split into a number of distinct episodes in a season-style format. With approximately 30-40 minutes of gameplay comprising each episode, the structure of Alone in the Dark is adapted for an audience familiar with the hard-hitting bite-size delivery of contemporary TV dramas, offering easy accessibility whether the player has hours to devote or only wants a quick TV-style fix.

System Requirements:

• Operating System: Windows XP/Vista 32-bit & 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or Athlon X2 +3800 (Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 +4000 recommended)
• Memory: 1 GB RAM (2GB recommended)
• Hard Disk Space: 9.5 GB free
• DVD-ROM Drive: 4X speed or faster
• Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or ATI Radeon X1950 or better (NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX or ATI Radeon X1950 XTX or better recommended)
• DirectX: DirectX version 9.0c (included) or higher

Features

• A New Inventory System - Players utilize the pockets of protagonist Edward Carnby to hold items which they can view, switch and combine without leaving the game.
• Narrative intensity - Taking its cues from blockbuster TV dramas, the story is told in a TV season style narrative structure based around episodes that deliver maximum intensity throughout and keep the player hooked.
• A Captivating Story - Centered in iconic Central Park long-time series protagonist and paranormal specialist Edward Carnby returns to delve into the frightening events occurring in the Big Apple.
• Real World Rules - In-Game movement has been designed to allow players to do almost anything that is physically possible in the real world.
• Photographic Rendering - Game developer Edens Propriety Twilight technology creates a lavishly detailed game world with highly realistic and advanced cinematographic effects.

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WLM build 14.0.3921.717 was leaked yesterday and here is the updated A-Patch for the leaked build. The A-Patch allows users to unlock more customization options for WLM including the ability to remove advertisements, disabling nudge protection and allowing multiple instances of WLM to be run simultaneously.

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[Click Here] to download A-Patch 1.41 RC1 (build4) for Windows Live Messenger 9 build 14.0.3921.0717 from apatch.org

[Click Here] to download A-Patch for older versions of Windows Live Messenger, MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger.

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Learnbits E-Learning tracker is currently open for signup. Read tracker description, signup URL, categories and more here.

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Hello there folks! SQL Server 2008 express edition has been released. As you may know the Express Edition is aimed at students and low end users and is free of charge. If you want to experiment, learn and get yourself familiarized with the interface and coding, this is the version to get. The version featured in this post is the Express Edition with Advanced Services which has a few more extra features (see below) than the regular version.

Developer Description

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services (SQL Server 2008 Express) is a free, easy-to-use version of SQL Server Express that includes a graphical management tool and powerful features for reporting and advanced text-based searches. SQL Server 2008 Express provides powerful and reliable data management tools and rich features, data protection, and fast performance. It is ideal for small server applications and local data stores.

SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services has all of the features in SQL Server 2008 Express, plus you can:

• Easily manage and administer SQL Server 2008 Express with a easy-to-use graphical management tool - SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Basic.
• Issue full-text queries against plain character-based data in SQL Server tables. Full-text queries can include words and phrases, or multiple forms of a word or phrase.
• Run SQL Server Reporting Services reports on local relational data.

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As said earlier, this can be downloaded freely from Microsoft.

[Click Here] to download SQL Server 2008 Express Edition x86 (32-bit) directly from official Microsoft servers.

[Click Here] to view download details or for the x64 (64-bit) version.

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Tv.Torrents.Ro (TVT.Ro) is currently open for new signups. This tracker is definitely among the top 3 dedicated TV torrent trackers along with Bitmetv (BMTV) and Tvtorrents.com (TVT.com). TVT.Ro currently has its invites system disabled so the only way users can get into the tracker is during open signups periods such as this. If you download TV shows through bittorrent, you should definitely check this site out. Signups usually don't stay open for long so you might want to hurry.

TVT.Ro tracks over 8000 torrents and has a user base of over 19000. Although the tracker is of Romanian origin, all the shows it tracks are either US or Canadian ones. TVT.Ro indexes scene releases, P2P releases as well as internal packs unique to the tracker.

Image: Some of the internal packs at TVT.Ro. The FREE Icon next to the torrent means it's in feeleech mode (only upload is counted in your stats - good for ratio building) 

You may notice that some of the torrents come with ROsubs tag which means they have Romanian subtitles. If you don't want them you can safely delete .srt (or .sub and .idx) files and replace them with English (or any other language) subtitles downloaded externally.

Site Name: Tv.Torrents.Ro

Signup URL: http://tv.torrents.ro/signup.php

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First of all, don't get your hopes up thinking it's WLM 9.0 Final; it's still a beta build. So what's the big fuss about this leak? Well the latest build (build 14.0.3921.717) of Windows Live Messenger 9 is supposed to be accessible only by a select group of beta testers as it is not a public beta. But now the leaked version may be downloaded, installed and run by anyone including you and me.

Be warned that existing versions of Messenger Plus Live! or any patches (A-PAtch, Mess Patch, etc) may not work with this build.

Windows Live Messenger 9 Beta features.

Here are some of the confirmed features of the upcoming Windows Live Messenger 9

• Multiple Points Of Presence Suport - Now you can sign into Messenger v9 from several different locations and remain signed in, In v8.5 and under, signing in at a new pc will sign you out anywhere else.
• Signature sounds - Make sound signatures instead of just graphical ones
• Per contact sounds - chose a sound to associate with each of your contacts’ actions
• Animated Display Pictures - now you can use animated .gif files as your display picture
• Links in Status Message - Links in the status message are now clickable
• SPIM reporting - report and block users who spam you via IM.

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Here is some good news for XBOX/XBOX360 console owners. Private torrent tracker XBOX-SKY is currently open for signups. XBOX-SKY specialize in XBOX/XBOX360 games torrents. I've very little experience with this tracker since I do not own a XBOX (PC FTW!) but it seems to index most of the XBOX/XBOX360 games out there including region free/PAL/NTSC games. Most of the torrents indexed are scene releases.

Apart from Full games, they do have an Apps section which tracks a lot of useful mods, hacks and addons you can use with your XBOX/XBOX360 console. If you own one of these consoles, you should definitely check this site out.

Site Name: XBOX-SKY

Alternative URLs: http://bt.xbox-sky.org, http://bt.xbox-sky.cc

Signup URL: http://bt.xbox-sky.cc/register.php

Categories:

• All sorts
• Xbox360
• Xbox
• Xbox360E
• Emu
• Apps
• Movie
• Music
• Cover
• Other
• NoSeed

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Private torrent tracker Nordicbits.org is currently open for new signups. Nordicbits is a general/0day tracker with decent pre times and a good community. At time of this post, Nordicbits tracks nearly 2500 torrents and has a user base of 11000 members.

Nordicbits do have packs of their own. These can be found under the NB-Packs category. So far I've found several nice movie packs and music video packs on this tracker.

Site Name: Nordicbits.org

Signup URL: http://nordicbits.org/signup.php

Description:

• Games/PC
• Games/PS2
• Games/Wii
• Games/XBOX360
• Movies/DVD-R
• Movies/HD
• Movies/Xvid
• Music
• Music Videos
• NB-Packs
• Other
• PC/ISO
• TV/DVD-R
• TV/HD
• TV/Xvid
• XXX

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As promised, Demonoid invitation code giveaway 8 is here. You can use either one of the codes below to sign up to Demonoid.com semi private bittorrent tracker. As usual, first come, first served! We ask for nothing in return except you follow the site's rules and do your best to seed the torrents without being a hit and runner.

This time around we are giving out 10 invitation codes. 5 from us and 5 sent in by one of our readers Sylvester K. from NJ. If you would like to give away your invitation codes for free in similar fashion, feel free to contact us via filenetworks[at]gmail[dot]com or you can even share them yourself through the comments section of this article.

If you get an invalid code error, that means someone else beat you to it. In that case we cannot help you. If you managed to get hold of one, use it wisely. Don't forget to give something back to the community.

Code 1: 2703dezh94s0fefa5k8bpp388jv1vgiqli

Code 2: 414y1wddm8lhn42k2hy3m2rohaojqau7onod08vhutdu

Code 3: mmdhy95bbzisg1h6qwssr7lsc0n3xidpvegjpl

Code 4: d1jktg0kfpouigecluoq67vp8dukpgegsx

Code 5: yk57hmwh3jlt8hu1zxwsnp9b3uv4sdt6g89vm9qzt

Code 6: ifoq8rr19h0t6ktkz0qv3sa59s8c21xuzpw

Code 7: ltrqgaygjcgtd3hu5coaw41tk1ptx9rvci

Code 8: 0jj0rau96q5uxj9srtgcfb8xrh8fwu78p8u1

Code 9: z4rzcaz9xmc7lm3g8ejd7kxd4f0njf5abdq7q7h

Code 10: 22mb4fu3znw15bpco6441c0ll9qlxs4ha5

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BitDefender Internet Security 2009 keeps your Internet-connected family safe, without slowing down their PCs. It locks out viruses, hackers & spam, while providing parental control and firewall protection.

BitDefender was launched in November 2001, and is currently in its twelfth version. BitDefender replaced SOFTWIN's earlier AVX (AntiVirus eXpert) product range. The BitDefender group spins off from SOFTWIN in 2007. The BitDefender range includes antivirus products for home users, businesses, enterprise users and Internet service providers. Home editions support Microsoft Windows, Symbian OS and Windows Mobile; business and enterprise editions support Microsoft Windows, Linux and FreeBSD. The current version of the Home/Home Office security suite includes antivirus, anti-spyware, firewall, e-mail spam filtering, backup, tune-up and parental control components. A free basic online scan is offered via the BitDefender website.

Features

Family network protection

Manage the security of your home network from a single location. BitDefender software from other computers in the network can be remotely configured, while tasks such as scans, backups tune-ups and updates can be run on-demand or scheduled to run during off-hours.

Hassle – Free Hourly Updates

Hourly updates ensure that you are protected against the latest threats without pushing a button. Lost program files are not a problem either. In the rare event of file damage due to PC problems, BitDefender automatically repairs and updates itself.

Confidently download, share and open files from friends, family, co-workers - and even total strangers!

• Improved: Scans all web, e-mail and instant messaging traffic for viruses and spyware, in real-time
• Proactively protects against new virus outbreaks using advanced heuristics

Protect your identity: shop, bank, listen, watch privately and securely

• Blocks attempted identity theft (phishing)
• Improved: Prevents personal information from leaking via e-mail, web or instant messaging

Guard your conversations with top-of-the line encryption

• ^NEWInstant Messaging Encryption
• ^NEWFile Vault securely stores personal information or sensitive files

Connect securely to any network at home, in the office or away

• Automatically modifies firewall protection settings to suit location
• Wi-Fi monitor helps prevent unauthorized access to your Wi-Fi network

Protect your family and their computers!

• Blocks access to inappropriate websites and e-mail
• Schedules and limits kids’ access to Internet and to applications

Play safe, play seamlessly!

• Improved: Reduces the system load and avoids requesting user interaction during games

Get fine-tuned performance from your computer !

• Uses few system resources
• ^NEWLaptop mode prolongs battery life

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AnyDVD 6.4.5.9

AnyDVD works in the background to automatically remove the copy protection of a DVD movie as soon as it's inserted into the drive, allowing you then to backup the movie using a DVD backup tool such as CloneDVD and CloneDVD mobile. You can also remove the RPC region code, thereby making the movie region free and viewable on any DVD player and with any DVD player software.

CloneDVD 2.9.1.0

CloneDVD 2 copies movies to create unparalleled picture quality DVD backups, whether it’s the main title you’re copying or the complete DVD. CloneDVD will compress long footage at high speed to the highest of quality using specialised transcoding technology, allowing you to select your audio and language settings and also the final target size. Easy for even the novice user, CloneDVD’s intuitive Filmstrip assistant guides you through all the available configuration settings, allowing you to choose which chapters to include and offering the option to trim individual chapters.

CloneCD 5.3.0.1

 

CloneCD is the perfect tool to make backup copies of your music and data CDs, regardless of copy protection. CloneCD's award-winning user interface allows you to copy almost any CD in just a few mouse clicks.  Since the release of 5.0, CloneCD is not only able to copy CDs but also most DVD formats, such as DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R Dual Layer and DVD-RAM. The movies are copied 1:1 and therefore not modified (compressed). Note that to copy movie DVDs you also require AnyDVD.

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Trojan Remover 6.7.2 build 2539 is the latest build of Trojan Remover available on 22-08-08.

Trojan Remover aids in the removal of Malware - Trojan Horses, Worms, Adware, Spyware - when standard anti-virus software either fails to detect them or fails to effectively eliminate them. Standard antivirus programs are good at detecting this Malware, but not always good at effectively removing it. Trojan Remover is designed to work on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista. The program is not compatible with any 64bit version of Windows. The majority of Virus and Trojan Scanners are well able to detect malicious software - Trojan Horses, Internet Worms, Adware/Spyware etc. - but are not always very efficient in removing them once they have been triggered.

Trojan Remover is designed specifically to disable/remove Malware without the user having to manually edit system files or the Registry. The program also removes the additional system modifications some Malware carries out which are ignored by standard antivirus and trojan scanners.Trojan Remover scans ALL the files loaded at boot time for Adware, Spyware, Remote Access Trojans, Internet Worms and other malware. Trojan Remover also checks to see if Windows loads Files/Services which are hidden by Rootkit techniques and warns you if it finds any.

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The fast lane of system performance. Diskeeper 2008 Pro Premier edition provides unparalleled computer performance for power users and high-powered workstations. It delivers ultimate performance and reliability to those who need it most. Shift your system into high gear with Diskeeper 2008 Pro Premier. Diskeeper 2008 Pro Premier will extend the life and increase the efficiency of your systems, while greatly improving workplace productivity.

InvisiTasking's truly transparent background processing technology allows Diskeeper 2008 to defrag drives in real time, completely eliminating long, productivity-robbing maintenance processes. Computer resources are never lost. InvisiTasking monitors resource use and ensures only idle, untapped resources are used to solve fragmentation. Peak system performance is maintained with zero resource conflict. Diskeeper 2008 Pro Premier enhances the reliability and performance of your computer—automatically!

Shift Into High Gear With I-FAAST^™

Diskeeper's I-FAAST 2.0 (Intelligent File Access Acceleration Sequencing Technology) accelerates file access to meet the heavy workloads of file-intensive applications. Using a specially formulated technology, I-FAAST closely monitors file usage and re-sequences the most commonly accessed files for the fastest possible access. File access and creation is boosted to speeds beyond the capabilities of your system when it was new, up to 80% faster.

Diskeeper 2008 — A Disk Performance Revolution

Diskeeper 2008 Pro Premier edition is unlike any other product on the market today. Now, more than ever, it is important to have a system that is reliable and performs at the peak of its ability.

Remember how your PC or laptop ran when it was new? Diskeeper 2008 was designed to keep your system faster than new. Simply install Diskeeper 2008 and your computer will run faster and more reliably than it ever has before.

Fragmentation Prevention — New Frag Shield^™ 2.0

Frag Shield 2.0 automatically prevents fragmentation of critical system files, maintaining system stability and reliability. This protective Diskeeper feature guards against crash-inducing fragmentation and makes certain your critical files (Master File Table and Paging Files) have enough space to expand. Fragmentation never limits your systems potential speed. Having a system with a system with Frag Shield running will reduce system errors and help desk calls.

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DVDFab Platinum is all you need to backup DVDs. DVDFab Platinum 3 is brand new, is completely rewritten, is based on 5 years of DVD copy software development. DVDFab is simply the easiest way to copy a DVD movie. Just insert the movie and a blank DVD then press Start. Your entire movie - including menus, trailers and special features - is copied to a single DVD with just one click, and everything happens automatically. Backup your entire DVD - including menus, trailers, and special features - onto one or multiple discs.

What's new in 5.0.8.5

• New: Added "Output Type" in 'Conversion Settings" window. User can choose between "Video + Audio" and "Audio Only". (DVDFab Mobile Option)
• New: Extract DVD audio to MP3/MP4/WMA/WAV/AC3/DTS with "Audio Only" output type. (DVDFab Mobile Option)
• New: Added audio only profiles for devices Generic, iPod and Zune. (DVDFab Mobile Option)
• New: Added option "Run report program when DVDFab crashes" in "Settings -> General" window. Although it doesn't collect personal information and helps us to improve DVDFab, user can disable it so that DVDFab will not access internet automatically when DVDFab crashes.
• New: Updated HD Decrypter to support AACS V4 and V7, which exist on HD-DVD and Blu-ray released before June, 2008. Please note: DVDFab doesn't support HD-DVD and Blu-ray officially now, since it doesn't work on some Blu-ray discs, which was just released or released by "20th Century Fox". Please take this feature as free bonus, thanks for your understanding.
• New: Updated language files.
• Fix: A crash problem when using "Internal" preview.
• Fix: Preview audio and subpicture can't be changed in certain cases.

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Bitshock certainly are expanding. They've up to now launched a general tracker, games tracker (which has been offline recently) and now a dedicated appz tracker. Appz Bitshock is a private torrent tracker specializing in applications for various Operating systems such as Windows and Mac.

There are just under 3000 registered users on this tracker and around 1900 torrents. Apart from software, related ebooks, wallpapers and web templates are also tracked by Appz Bitshock. One issue i had with the tracker is that most torrents are left with only 1 seeder. This will hopefully be resolved as more and more users join the tracker. Apart from that Appz Bitshock seem to be a nice appz tracmer so don't forget to check it out - signups are open.

Site Name: Appz Bitshock

Signup URL: http://appz.bitshock.org/signup.php

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DVDQuorum is a private torrent tracker specializing in movies, sports, animation and documentaries in DVDR format (DVD5 or DVD9 releases). It's a tracker with Spanish origins but it does track a substantial amount of English content as well.

DVDquorum has 41500+ members and tracks over 10500 torrent at time of this post. If you don't like XviD/DivX compressed rips and prefer the DVD-R release (and have the bandwidth to manage the huge size) don't forget to check this tracker out!

Site Name: DVDQuorum

Signup Process:

The signup process is not the usual. You need to first sign up in their forums and then use that user name when registering for the tracker.

1. Register in forums: http://www.dvdquorum.es/foro/index.php?action=register
2. Click confirmation mail to activate forum account.
3. Register for tracker: http://bt.dvdquorum.es/signup.php
4. Click confirmation mail to activate account.

Categories:

• Animation
• Sports
• Documentaries
• IMDB 250
• Music
• Other
• NTSC Films
• PAL Films
• Series

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Home networking is hard, no doubt about it. But Network Magic makes it easy to do all the things you want to with the computers and devices in your home. Things like sharing printers and files across all your computers, monitoring Internet use, and repairing broken Internet connections. No more emailing files to yourself just to print them out, no more wondering about where your kids are surfing on the Internet, no more waiting around for “the repair guy” to fix your wireless Internet.

Features

• Print from any computer in your home
• Share files between all your home computers – even Macs & PCs
• Monitor Internet use and Web sites visited for any computer in your home
• Pinpoint & repair Internet connection problems
• View a live map of your network
• Protect your wireless network from intruders

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Driver Magician offers a professional solution for device drivers backup, restoration, update and removal in Windows operating system. It identifies all the hardware in the system, extracts their associated drivers from the hard disk and backs them up to a location of your choice. Then when you format and reinstall/upgrade your operating system, you can restore all the "saved" drivers just as if you had the original driver diskettes in your hands. After one system reboot, your PC will be loaded and running with the required hardware drivers.

What's more, Driver Magician has a built in database of the latest drivers with the ability to go to the Internet to receive the driver updates. It saves lots of time to find the correct drivers and mature drivers will obviously increase the performance of hardware. If there are unknown devices in your PC, Driver Magician helps you detect them easily and quickly with its built in hardware identifier database.

 

Key features

• Back up device drivers of your computer in four modes.
• Restore device drivers from backup in one mouse click.
• Update device drivers of your PC to improve system performance and stability.
• Uninstall device drivers
• Live Update device identifier database and driver update database.
• Detect unknown devices.
• Back up more items such as My Documents and Registry.
• Restore more items from backup.
• Get detailed information of the hardware drivers.
• Clone all drivers to an auto-setup package (.EXE), so you can restore drivers without installing Driver Magician.

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Lock My PC is an easy in use and compact tool for quick computer locking when you leave it unattended. It shows a lock screen, disables Windows hot keys and mouse. You can lock your PC with a hotkey or from the system tray. To unlock the computer you must enter correct password only. Unlike another similar computer lock software that cannot lock Ctrl+Alt+Del on a computer running Windows XP, our Lock My PC runs own keyboard driver to block such key combinations.

Features

• Quick and safe computer lock by a hot key, or mouse click
• Windows 2000 and XP support (unlike our competitors we use keyboard driver to safely block Ctrl+Alt+Del and other key combinations)
• Administrative area for users and password management by supervisor
• Multi-user support
• Multimonitor support
• Autolock when computer is idle
• Auto turnoff when computer is locked for a long time
• Custom Lock Screens
• Screen saving effect
• Screen transparency - to use PC in presentation mode
• Optionally password protection for program settings
• Optionally locking for CD/DVD-ROM doors while computer is locked
• Command line options

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This program is intended to recover lost passwords for RAR/WinRAR archives of versions 2.xx and 3.xx. The program finds by the method of exhaustive search all possible combinations of characters ("bruteforce" method), or using passwords from lists ("wordlist" or "dictionary" method). Self-extracting archives and multivolume archives are supported. The program is able to save a current state (you can interrupt the program at any time, and restart from the same state later). Estimated time calculator allows you to configure the program more carefully.

What's new - Version 4.12

• Fixed: Permanent crashes on some types of files.
• Added: New type of licenses: low-cost time-limited fully functional versi

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Most users with high bandwidth connections are nowadays on the lookout for High Definition (HD) content. Here are 3 private trackers specializing in HD content which are currently open for signup.

High Definition Torrents (HDTorrents) is a decent private tracker with nearly 6000 users and tracks over 750 torrents. It Tracks original Blu Ray and HD-DVD movies as well as ripped, x264 movies, anime, docs and adult content.

Site Name: High Definition Torrents

Signup URL: http://hd-torrents.org/account.php 

HDCity is a Spanish tracker which specializes in HD content. The interface language is Spanish but you should be able to find your way around as it has a similar structure to other torrent sites. Although the tracker has Spanish origin, it does track English content as well.

HDCity has a user base of 5700 and tracks 2134 torrents at time of this post. You need to read the rules before you can see any torrent on this tracker.

Site Name: HDCity

Signup URL: http://hdcity.es/account.php

HD Transmission is a fairly new HD tracker which has seen some good progress in the recent weeks. It tracks HD movies as well as FLAC lossless audio. Currently there are 3196 users on this tracker and 377 torrents on the index.

Site Name: HD Transmission

Signup URL: http://www.hdtransmission.com/signup.php

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Windows Vista looks a lot better than Windows XP but damn that shortcut arrow is too big. By the 'shortcut' arrow I mean the overlay icon which is automatically placed on desktop (and other) shortcuts in Vista. It almost covers 1/4 of the icon and there is no visible option in Windows Vista to change the size or remove it.

However, you can change or remove the overlay shortcut arrow using Vista shortcut manager (This program is also called FxVisor and was formerly known as Vista shortcut overlay remover). It allows users to either change the shortcut arrow to a lighter and smaller version, to choose a custom arrow of the user's choice or to entirely remove the arrow.

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This program is freeware (not that it matters if you are a pirate :p ).

[Click Here] to download Vista Shortcut Manager v2.0 from Frameworkx

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Midnight Torrents is a private torrent tracker which tracks general /0day content. It's a level 1 tracker which frequently opens signups for new users but don't let the levels fool you; it's the content that matters. Midnight Torrents indexes both scene and P2P release and tracks over 3000 active torrents at time of this post. They have a good number of torrents on freeleech as well.

Apart from the usual content, Midnight Torrents track some of their own packs.

Image: Some of the movie packs at MT

Watch for the 'MT' tag at the end of torrent name to identify packs and uploads unique to Midnight Torrents.

The site is currently open for new members so don't forget to check it out.

Site Name: Midnight Torrents

Signup URL: http://www.midnight-torrents.com/signup.php

Categories:

• Anime
• Appz/misc
• Appz/PC ISO
• Audiobook
• DOX
• eBooks
• Games / WII
• Games/GameCube
• Games/PC ISO
• Games/PC Rip
• Games/PS2 DVD
• Games/PS2 Rip
• Games/Xbox DVD
• Games/Xbox Rip
• Games/Xbox360
• Handheld
• Hentai
• Kids
• Linux Apps/Games
• Mac Apps/Games
• Misc
• Movies/DVD-R
• Movies/HD
• Movies/SVCD
• Movies/VCD
• Movies/XviD
• Music
• Music Videos
• Sport
• TV/DVD-R
• TV/x264
• TV/XviD
• Xbox360/HD
• XXX

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