MP3 Files Aren't Safe

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:08:46 GMT

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- A McAfee report shows that a number of MP3 files are infected with Trojan horses

Lots of users have already realized, over the past years, how skillful and dangerous a hacker can prove to be. It seems that almost anything you do on the web can infect your personal computer. Yesterday, security

vendor McAfee has reported that a large number of fake MP3 files are spread on peer-to-peer networks. The announcement came to help users realize that they can get their PCs infected by just downloading a simple MP3 file.

After downloading the media file, which can be of either MP3 or MPG form, when users try to play it, they will be prompted to download a file dubbed "PLAY_MP3.exe". Victims should realize that the downloaded "music" or "video" file is actually fake and that no media file would be rendered.

Tags: virus, internet, mp3, trojan horse

Why Having Big Buttocks Is Good for Your Health

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:29:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Working on mice, the team transplanted fat from one location of the animals' body to the other. Subcutaneous fat removed to the abdomen triggered body weight and fat mass losses, and a decrease in blood sugar levels. The rodents also got more responsive to insulin, the hormone controlling the way in which the body metabolizes sugar. Insulin resistance triggers the type 2 diabetes. When visceral fat was placed to other body regions, it induced no effect.

Clip Source: news.softpedia.com

We are told that an increased Body Mass Index (BMI) makes us prone to a large array of diseases. But, as it turns out, fat located under the skin, especially on the buttocks, seems to actually decrease the chances of developing type 2 diabetes, as signaled by a new research published in the Cell Metabolism journal and carried out at The Harvard Medical School.

Subcutaneous fat seems to have opposite effects to visceral fat,

the one wrapped around the organs and closely connected to increased risk of illness, by releasing adipokines, metabolism-boosting hormones.

Tags: health, fat

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MP3 Files Aren't Safe

- A McAfee report shows that a number of MP3 files are infected with Trojan horses

Why Having Big Buttocks Is Good for Your Health