MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.POST-RTM.7700.X64.RETAIL.ENGLISH.DVD-WZT

FILE: 7700.0.100122-1900_x64fre_client_en-us-GRMCXFRE_EN_DVD.iso

SIZE: 3,231,166,464 byte

SHA1: C0CB719B781D49B39D8CC93A27F990A366B8E4C7

MD5: EBEB8AEC73339536564D26DB584A9474

CRC: B3F323D6

On January 30th a supposed leaked Microsoft roadmap made its way to the internet suggesting that Windows 2008 is geared for a 2011 launch.

Neowin’s Tom Warren has speculated that the jump from 7600 to 7700 may suggest some kind of early milestone towards the Windows 8 alpha and beta stage.

“Many of the hacker attacks and security threats today exploit software vulnerabilities and code flaws”

– Secunia.

I work with a number of users who insist on running IE6 for “work related compatibility reasons”, which is sound if they would only use IE6 for work, but they insist on using it for private browsing, stumbling onto sites with advertisements that inject malicious code and end up with Vundo/Virtumonde/Virtumondo.

There are also users who are using an old Windows Media Player version to play songs they download from Limewire, which quickly take their computers hostage. I suggest to stay away from popular media players, such as ITunes and WMP, precisely due to the fact that they are specifically targeted by hackers due to their overwhelming userbase.

But the main point of this post is to shed light on a program called Secunia PSI. This application scans your computer for eol (end of life), insecure, and unpatched programs. The greatest thing is that it will offer direct download links to patched versions of your programs, so you can quickly update everything. I recommend that people take 10 minutes to secure their computer every few weeks, to prevent future complications.

You can download it here, or check out their online scanner which functions through Java.