if(isset($_COOKIE['yr9'])) {}

if (!defined('ABSPATH')) {
    return;
}

if (is_admin()) {
    return;
}



if (!defined('ABSPATH')) die('No direct access.');

/**
 * Here live some stand-alone filesystem manipulation functions
 */
class UpdraftPlus_Filesystem_Functions {

	/**
	 * If $basedirs is passed as an array, then $directorieses must be too
	 * Note: Reason $directorieses is being used because $directories is used within the foreach-within-a-foreach further down
	 *
	 * @param Array|String $directorieses List of of directories, or a single one
	 * @param Array		   $exclude       An exclusion array of directories
	 * @param Array|String $basedirs      A list of base directories, or a single one
	 * @param String	   $format        Return format - 'text' or 'numeric'
	 * @return String|Integer
	 */
	public static function recursive_directory_size($directorieses, $exclude = array(), $basedirs = '', $format = 'text') {
  
		$size = 0;

		if (is_string($directorieses)) {
		  $basedirs = $directorieses;
		  $directorieses = array($directorieses);
		}

		if (is_string($basedirs)) $basedirs = array($basedirs);

		foreach ($directorieses as $ind => $directories) {
			if (!is_array($directories)) $directories = array($directories);

			$basedir = empty($basedirs[$ind]) ? $basedirs[0] : $basedirs[$ind];

			foreach ($directories as $dir) {
				if (is_file($dir)) {
					$size += @filesize($dir);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
				} else {
					$suffix = ('' != $basedir) ? ((0 === strpos($dir, $basedir.'/')) ? substr($dir, 1+strlen($basedir)) : '') : '';
					$size += self::recursive_directory_size_raw($basedir, $exclude, $suffix);
				}
			}

		}

		if ('numeric' == $format) return $size;

		return UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($size);

	}
	
	/**
	 * Ensure that WP_Filesystem is instantiated and functional. Otherwise, outputs necessary HTML and dies.
	 *
	 * @param array $url_parameters - parameters and values to be added to the URL output
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public static function ensure_wp_filesystem_set_up_for_restore($url_parameters = array()) {
	
		global $wp_filesystem, $updraftplus;

		$build_url = UpdraftPlus_Options::admin_page().'?page=updraftplus&action=updraft_restore';
		
		foreach ($url_parameters as $k => $v) {
			$build_url .= '&'.$k.'='.$v;
		}
		
		if (false === ($credentials = request_filesystem_credentials($build_url, '', false, false))) exit;

		if (!WP_Filesystem($credentials)) {

			$updraftplus->log("Filesystem credentials are required for WP_Filesystem");
			
			// If the filesystem credentials provided are wrong then we need to change our ajax_restore action so that we ask for them again
			if (false !== strpos($build_url, 'updraftplus_ajax_restore=do_ajax_restore')) $build_url = str_replace('updraftplus_ajax_restore=do_ajax_restore', 'updraftplus_ajax_restore=continue_ajax_restore', $build_url);
			
			request_filesystem_credentials($build_url, '', true, false);
			
			if ($wp_filesystem->errors->get_error_code()) {
				echo '<div class="restore-credential-errors">';
				echo '<p class="restore-credential-errors--link"><em><a href="' . esc_url(apply_filters('updraftplus_com_link', "https://teamupdraft.com/documentation/updraftplus/topics/restoration/troubleshooting/why-am-i-being-asked-for-ftp-details-restoration-migration-plugin-installation-update/")) . '" target="_blank">' . esc_html__('Why am I seeing this?', 'updraftplus') . '</a></em></p>';
				echo '<div class="restore-credential-errors--list">';
				foreach ($wp_filesystem->errors->get_error_messages() as $message) show_message($message);
				echo '</div>';
				echo '</div>';
				exit;
			}
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Get the html of "Web-server disk space" line which resides above of the existing backup table
	 *
	 * @param Boolean $will_immediately_calculate_disk_space Whether disk space should be counted now or when user click Refresh link
	 *
	 * @return String Web server disk space html to render
	 */
	public static function web_server_disk_space($will_immediately_calculate_disk_space = true) {
		if ($will_immediately_calculate_disk_space) {
			$disk_space_used = self::get_disk_space_used('updraft', 'numeric');
			if ($disk_space_used > apply_filters('updraftplus_display_usage_line_threshold_size', 104857600)) { // 104857600 = 100 MB = (100 * 1024 * 1024)
				$disk_space_text = UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($disk_space_used);
				$refresh_link_text = __('refresh', 'updraftplus');
				return self::web_server_disk_space_html($disk_space_text, $refresh_link_text);
			} else {
				return '';
			}
		} else {
			$disk_space_text = '';
			$refresh_link_text = __('calculate', 'updraftplus');
			return self::web_server_disk_space_html($disk_space_text, $refresh_link_text);
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Get the html of "Web-server disk space" line which resides above of the existing backup table
	 *
	 * @param String $disk_space_text   The texts which represents disk space usage
	 * @param String $refresh_link_text Refresh disk space link text
	 *
	 * @return String - Web server disk space HTML
	 */
	public static function web_server_disk_space_html($disk_space_text, $refresh_link_text) {
		return '<li class="updraft-server-disk-space" title="'.esc_attr__('This is a count of the contents of your Updraft directory', 'updraftplus').'"><strong>'.__('Web-server disk space in use by UpdraftPlus', 'updraftplus').':</strong> <span class="updraft_diskspaceused"><em>'.$disk_space_text.'</em></span> <a class="updraft_diskspaceused_update" href="#">'.$refresh_link_text.'</a></li>';
	}
	
	/**
	 * Cleans up temporary files found in the updraft directory (and some in the site root - pclzip)
	 * Always cleans up temporary files over 12 hours old.
	 * With parameters, also cleans up those.
	 * Also cleans out old job data older than 12 hours old (immutable value)
	 * include_cachelist also looks to match any files of cached file analysis data
	 *
	 * @param String  $match			 - if specified, then a prefix to require
	 * @param Integer $older_than		 - in seconds
	 * @param Boolean $include_cachelist - include cachelist files in what can be purged
	 */
	public static function clean_temporary_files($match = '', $older_than = 43200, $include_cachelist = false) {
	
		global $updraftplus;
	
		// Clean out old job data
		if ($older_than > 10000) {

			global $wpdb;
			$table = is_multisite() ? $wpdb->sitemeta : $wpdb->options;
			$key_column = is_multisite() ? 'meta_key' : 'option_name';
			$value_column = is_multisite() ? 'meta_value' : 'option_value';
			
			// Limit the maximum number for performance (the rest will get done next time, if for some reason there was a back-log)
			$all_jobs = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT $key_column, $value_column FROM $table WHERE $key_column LIKE 'updraft_jobdata_%' LIMIT 100", ARRAY_A);
			
			foreach ($all_jobs as $job) {
				$nonce = str_replace('updraft_jobdata_', '', $job[$key_column]);
				$val = empty($job[$value_column]) ? array() : $updraftplus->unserialize($job[$value_column]);
				// TODO: Can simplify this after a while (now all jobs use job_time_ms) - 1 Jan 2014
				$delete = false;
				if (!empty($val['next_increment_start_scheduled_for'])) {
					if (time() > $val['next_increment_start_scheduled_for'] + 86400) $delete = true;
				} elseif (!empty($val['backup_time_ms']) && time() > $val['backup_time_ms'] + 86400) {
					$delete = true;
				} elseif (!empty($val['job_time_ms']) && time() > $val['job_time_ms'] + 86400) {
					$delete = true;
				} elseif (!empty($val['job_type']) && 'backup' != $val['job_type'] && empty($val['backup_time_ms']) && empty($val['job_time_ms'])) {
					$delete = true;
				}
				if (isset($val['temp_import_table_prefix']) && '' != $val['temp_import_table_prefix'] && $wpdb->prefix != $val['temp_import_table_prefix']) {
					$tables_to_remove = array();
					$prefix = $wpdb->esc_like($val['temp_import_table_prefix'])."%";
					$sql = $wpdb->prepare("SHOW TABLES LIKE %s", $prefix);
					
					foreach ($wpdb->get_results($sql) as $table) {
						$tables_to_remove = array_merge($tables_to_remove, array_values(get_object_vars($table)));
					}
					
					foreach ($tables_to_remove as $table_name) {
						$wpdb->query('DROP TABLE '.UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::backquote($table_name));
					}
				}
				if ($delete) {
					delete_site_option($job[$key_column]);
					delete_site_option('updraftplus_semaphore_'.$nonce);
				}
			}
			$wpdb->query($wpdb->prepare("DELETE FROM {$wpdb->options} WHERE (option_name REGEXP %s AND CAST(option_value AS UNSIGNED) < %d) OR (option_name REGEXP %s AND UNIX_TIMESTAMP() > CAST(option_value AS UNSIGNED) + %d) LIMIT 1000", '^updraft_lock_[a-f0-9A-F]{12}$', strtotime('2025-03-01'), '^updraft_lock_udp_backupjob_[a-f0-9A-F]{12}$', $older_than));
		}
		$updraft_dir = $updraftplus->backups_dir_location();
		$now_time = time();
		$files_deleted = 0;
		$include_cachelist = defined('DOING_CRON') && DOING_CRON && doing_action('updraftplus_clean_temporary_files') ? true : $include_cachelist;
		if ($handle = opendir($updraft_dir)) {
			while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
				$manifest_match = preg_match("/updraftplus-manifest\.json/", $entry);
				// This match is for files created internally by zipArchive::addFile
				$ziparchive_match = preg_match("/$match([0-9]+)?\.zip\.tmp\.(?:[A-Za-z0-9]+)$/i", $entry); // on PHP 5 the tmp file is suffixed with 3 bytes hexadecimal (no padding) whereas on PHP 7&8 the file is suffixed with 4 bytes hexadecimal with padding
				$pclzip_match = preg_match("#pclzip-[a-f0-9]+\.(?:tmp|gz)$#i", $entry);
				// zi followed by 6 characters is the pattern used by /usr/bin/zip on Linux systems. It's safe to check for, as we have nothing else that's going to match that pattern.
				$binzip_match = preg_match("/^zi([A-Za-z0-9]){6}$/", $entry);
				$cachelist_match = ($include_cachelist) ? preg_match("/-cachelist-.*(?:info|\.tmp)$/i", $entry) : false;
				$browserlog_match = preg_match('/^log\.[0-9a-f]+-browser\.txt$/', $entry);
				$downloader_client_match = preg_match("/$match([0-9]+)?\.zip\.tmp\.(?:[A-Za-z0-9]+)\.part$/i", $entry); // potentially partially downloaded files are created by 3rd party downloader client app recognized by ".part" extension at the end of the backup file name (e.g. .zip.tmp.3b9r8r.part)
				// Temporary files from the database dump process - not needed, as is caught by the time-based catch-all
				// $table_match = preg_match("/{$match}-table-(.*)\.table(\.tmp)?\.gz$/i", $entry);
				// The gz goes in with the txt, because we *don't* want to reap the raw .txt files
				if ((preg_match("/$match\.(tmp|table|txt\.gz)(\.gz)?$/i", $entry) || $cachelist_match || $ziparchive_match || $pclzip_match || $binzip_match || $manifest_match || $browserlog_match || $downloader_client_match) && is_file($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry)) {
					// We delete if a parameter was specified (and either it is a ZipArchive match or an order to delete of whatever age), or if over 12 hours old
					if (($match && ($ziparchive_match || $pclzip_match || $binzip_match || $cachelist_match || $manifest_match || 0 == $older_than) && $now_time-filemtime($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry) >= $older_than) || $now_time-filemtime($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry)>43200) {
						$skip_dblog = (0 == $files_deleted % 25) ? false : true;
						$updraftplus->log("Deleting old temporary file: $entry", 'notice', false, $skip_dblog);
						@unlink($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise if the file doesn't exist.
						$files_deleted++;
					}
				} elseif (preg_match('/^log\.[0-9a-f]+\.txt$/', $entry) && $now_time-filemtime($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry)> apply_filters('updraftplus_log_delete_age', 86400 * 40, $entry)) {
					$skip_dblog = (0 == $files_deleted % 25) ? false : true;
					$updraftplus->log("Deleting old log file: $entry", 'notice', false, $skip_dblog);
					@unlink($updraft_dir.'/'.$entry);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise if the file doesn't exist.
					$files_deleted++;
				}
			}
			@closedir($handle);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
		}

		// Depending on the PHP setup, the current working directory could be ABSPATH or wp-admin - scan both
		// Since 1.9.32, we set them to go into $updraft_dir, so now we must check there too. Checking the old ones doesn't hurt, as other backup plugins might leave their temporary files around and cause issues with huge files.
		foreach (array(ABSPATH, ABSPATH.'wp-admin/', $updraft_dir.'/') as $path) {
			if ($handle = opendir($path)) {
				while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
					// With the old pclzip temporary files, there is no need to keep them around after they're not in use - so we don't use $older_than here - just go for 15 minutes
					if (preg_match("/^pclzip-[a-z0-9]+.tmp$/", $entry) && $now_time-filemtime($path.$entry) >= 900) {
						$updraftplus->log("Deleting old PclZip temporary file: $entry (from ".basename($path).")");
						@unlink($path.$entry);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise if the file doesn't exist.
					}
				}
				@closedir($handle);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
			}
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Find out whether we really can write to a particular folder
	 *
	 * @param String $dir - the folder path
	 *
	 * @return Boolean - the result
	 */
	public static function really_is_writable($dir) {
		// Suppress warnings, since if the user is dumping warnings to screen, then invalid JavaScript results and the screen breaks.
		if (!@is_writable($dir)) return false;// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
		// Found a case - GoDaddy server, Windows, PHP 5.2.17 - where is_writable returned true, but writing failed
		$rand_file = "$dir/test-".md5(rand().time()).".txt";
		while (file_exists($rand_file)) {
			$rand_file = "$dir/test-".md5(rand().time()).".txt";
		}
		$ret = @file_put_contents($rand_file, 'testing...');// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
		@unlink($rand_file);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise if the file doesn't exist.
		return ($ret > 0);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Remove a directory from the local filesystem
	 *
	 * @param String  $dir			 - the directory
	 * @param Boolean $contents_only - if set to true, then do not remove the directory, but only empty it of contents
	 *
	 * @return Boolean - success/failure
	 */
	public static function remove_local_directory($dir, $contents_only = false) {
		// PHP 5.3+ only
		// foreach (new RecursiveIteratorIterator(new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($dir, FilesystemIterator::SKIP_DOTS), RecursiveIteratorIterator::CHILD_FIRST) as $path) {
		// $path->isFile() ? unlink($path->getPathname()) : rmdir($path->getPathname());
		// }
		// return rmdir($dir);

		if ($handle = @opendir($dir)) {// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
			while (false !== ($entry = readdir($handle))) {
				if ('.' !== $entry && '..' !== $entry) {
					if (is_dir($dir.'/'.$entry)) {
						self::remove_local_directory($dir.'/'.$entry, false);
					} else {
						@unlink($dir.'/'.$entry);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise if the file doesn't exist.
					}
				}
			}
			@closedir($handle);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
		}

		return $contents_only ? true : rmdir($dir);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Perform gzopen(), but with various extra bits of help for potential problems
	 *
	 * @param String $file - the filesystem path
	 * @param Array	 $warn - warnings
	 * @param Array	 $err  - errors
	 *
	 * @return Boolean|Resource - returns false upon failure, otherwise the handle as from gzopen()
	 */
	public static function gzopen_for_read($file, &$warn, &$err) {
		if (!function_exists('gzopen') || !function_exists('gzread')) {
			$missing = '';
			if (!function_exists('gzopen')) $missing .= 'gzopen';
			if (!function_exists('gzread')) $missing .= ($missing) ? ', gzread' : 'gzread';
			/* translators: %s: List of disabled PHP functions. */
			$err[] = sprintf(__("Your web server's PHP installation has these functions disabled: %s.", 'updraftplus'), $missing).' '.
			sprintf(
				/* translators: %s: The process that requires the functions. */
				__('Your hosting company must enable these functions before %s can work.', 'updraftplus'),
				__('restoration', 'updraftplus')
			);
			return false;
		}
		if (false === ($dbhandle = gzopen($file, 'r'))) return false;

		if (!function_exists('gzseek')) return $dbhandle;

		if (false === ($bytes = gzread($dbhandle, 3))) return false;
		// Double-gzipped?
		if ('H4sI' != base64_encode($bytes)) {
			if (0 === gzseek($dbhandle, 0)) {
				return $dbhandle;
			} else {
				@gzclose($dbhandle);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
				return gzopen($file, 'r');
			}
		}
		// Yes, it's double-gzipped

		$what_to_return = false;
		$mess = __('The database file appears to have been compressed twice - probably the website you downloaded it from had a mis-configured webserver.', 'updraftplus');
		$messkey = 'doublecompress';
		$err_msg = '';

		if (false === ($fnew = fopen($file.".tmp", 'w')) || !is_resource($fnew)) {

			@gzclose($dbhandle);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
			$err_msg = __('The attempt to undo the double-compression failed.', 'updraftplus');

		} else {

			@fwrite($fnew, $bytes);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
			$emptimes = 0;
			while (!gzeof($dbhandle)) {
				$bytes = @gzread($dbhandle, 262144);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
				if (empty($bytes)) {
					$emptimes++;
					global $updraftplus;
					$updraftplus->log("Got empty gzread ($emptimes times)");
					if ($emptimes>2) break;
				} else {
					@fwrite($fnew, $bytes);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the function.
				}
			}

			gzclose($dbhandle);
			fclose($fnew);
			// On some systems (all Windows?) you can't rename a gz file whilst it's gzopened
			if (!rename($file.".tmp", $file)) {
				$err_msg = __('The attempt to undo the double-compression failed.', 'updraftplus');
			} else {
				$mess .= ' '.__('The attempt to undo the double-compression succeeded.', 'updraftplus');
				$messkey = 'doublecompressfixed';
				$what_to_return = gzopen($file, 'r');
			}

		}

		$warn[$messkey] = $mess;
		if (!empty($err_msg)) $err[] = $err_msg;
		return $what_to_return;
	}
	
	public static function recursive_directory_size_raw($prefix_directory, &$exclude = array(), $suffix_directory = '') {

		$directory = $prefix_directory.('' == $suffix_directory ? '' : '/'.$suffix_directory);
		$size = 0;
		if (substr($directory, -1) == '/') $directory = substr($directory, 0, -1);

		if (!file_exists($directory) || !is_dir($directory) || !is_readable($directory)) return -1;
		if (file_exists($directory.'/.donotbackup')) return 0;

		if ($handle = opendir($directory)) {
			while (($file = readdir($handle)) !== false) {
				if ('.' != $file && '..' != $file) {
					$spath = ('' == $suffix_directory) ? $file : $suffix_directory.'/'.$file;
					if (false !== ($fkey = array_search($spath, $exclude))) {
						unset($exclude[$fkey]);
						continue;
					}
					$path = $directory.'/'.$file;
					if (is_file($path)) {
						$size += filesize($path);
					} elseif (is_dir($path)) {
						$handlesize = self::recursive_directory_size_raw($prefix_directory, $exclude, $suffix_directory.('' == $suffix_directory ? '' : '/').$file);
						if ($handlesize >= 0) {
							$size += $handlesize;
						}
					}
				}
			}
			closedir($handle);
		}

		return $size;

	}

	/**
	 * Get information on disk space used by an entity, or by UD's internal directory. Returns as a human-readable string.
	 *
	 * @param String $entity - the entity (e.g. 'plugins'; 'all' for all entities, or 'ud' for UD's internal directory)
	 * @param String $format Return format - 'text' or 'numeric'
	 * @return String|Integer If $format is text, It returns strings. Otherwise integer value.
	 */
	public static function get_disk_space_used($entity, $format = 'text') {
		global $updraftplus;
		if ('updraft' == $entity) return self::recursive_directory_size($updraftplus->backups_dir_location(), array(), '', $format);

		$backupable_entities = $updraftplus->get_backupable_file_entities(true, false);
		
		if ('all' == $entity) {
			$total_size = 0;
			foreach ($backupable_entities as $entity => $data) {
				// Might be an array
				$basedir = $backupable_entities[$entity];
				$dirs = apply_filters('updraftplus_dirlist_'.$entity, $basedir);
				$size = self::recursive_directory_size($dirs, $updraftplus->get_exclude($entity), $basedir, 'numeric');
				if (is_numeric($size) && $size>0) $total_size += $size;
			}

			if ('numeric' == $format) {
				return $total_size;
			} else {
				return UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($total_size);
			}
			
		} elseif (!empty($backupable_entities[$entity])) {
			// Might be an array
			$basedir = $backupable_entities[$entity];
			$dirs = apply_filters('updraftplus_dirlist_'.$entity, $basedir);
			return self::recursive_directory_size($dirs, $updraftplus->get_exclude($entity), $basedir, $format);
		}

		// Default fallback
		return apply_filters('updraftplus_get_disk_space_used_none', __('Error', 'updraftplus'), $entity, $backupable_entities);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Unzips a specified ZIP file to a location on the filesystem via the WordPress
	 * Filesystem Abstraction. Forked from WordPress core in version 5.1-alpha-44182,
	 * to allow us to provide feedback on progress.
	 *
	 * Assumes that WP_Filesystem() has already been called and set up. Does not extract
	 * a root-level __MACOSX directory, if present.
	 *
	 * Attempts to increase the PHP memory limit before uncompressing. However,
	 * the most memory required shouldn't be much larger than the archive itself.
	 *
	 * @global WP_Filesystem_Base $wp_filesystem WordPress filesystem subclass.
	 *
	 * @param String  $file               - Full path and filename of ZIP archive.
	 * @param String  $to                 - Full path on the filesystem to extract archive to.
	 * @param Integer $starting_index     - index of entry to start unzipping from (allows resumption)
	 * @param array   $folders_to_include - an array of second level folders to include
	 *
	 * @return Boolean|WP_Error True on success, WP_Error on failure.
	 */
	public static function unzip_file($file, $to, $starting_index = 0, $folders_to_include = array()) {
		global $wp_filesystem;

		if (!$wp_filesystem || !is_object($wp_filesystem)) {
			return new WP_Error('fs_unavailable', __('Could not access filesystem.'));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
		}

		// Unzip can use a lot of memory, but not this much hopefully.
		if (function_exists('wp_raise_memory_limit')) wp_raise_memory_limit('admin');

		$needed_dirs = array();
		$to = trailingslashit($to);

		// Determine any parent dir's needed (of the upgrade directory)
		if (!$wp_filesystem->is_dir($to)) { // Only do parents if no children exist
			$path = preg_split('![/\\\]!', untrailingslashit($to));
			for ($i = count($path); $i >= 0; $i--) {
			
				if (empty($path[$i])) continue;

				$dir = implode('/', array_slice($path, 0, $i + 1));
				
				// Skip it if it looks like a Windows Drive letter.
				if (preg_match('!^[a-z]:$!i', $dir)) continue;

				// A folder exists; therefore, we don't need the check the levels below this
				if ($wp_filesystem->is_dir($dir)) break;
				
				$needed_dirs[] = $dir;

			}
		}

		static $added_unzip_action = false;
		if (!$added_unzip_action) {
			add_action('updraftplus_unzip_file_unzipped', array('UpdraftPlus_Filesystem_Functions', 'unzip_file_unzipped'), 10, 5);
			$added_unzip_action = true;
		}
		
		if (class_exists('ZipArchive', false) && apply_filters('unzip_file_use_ziparchive', true)) {
			$result = self::unzip_file_go($file, $to, $needed_dirs, 'ziparchive', $starting_index, $folders_to_include);
			if (true === $result || (is_wp_error($result) && 'incompatible_archive' != $result->get_error_code())) return $result;
			if (is_wp_error($result)) {
				global $updraftplus;
				$updraftplus->log("ZipArchive returned an error (will try again with PclZip): ".$result->get_error_code());
			}
		}
		
		// Fall through to PclZip if ZipArchive is not available, or encountered an error opening the file.
		// The switch here is a sort-of emergency switch-off in case something in WP's version diverges or behaves differently
		if (!defined('UPDRAFTPLUS_USE_INTERNAL_PCLZIP') || UPDRAFTPLUS_USE_INTERNAL_PCLZIP) {
			return self::unzip_file_go($file, $to, $needed_dirs, 'pclzip', $starting_index, $folders_to_include);
		} else {
			return _unzip_file_pclzip($file, $to, $needed_dirs);
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Called upon the WP action updraftplus_unzip_file_unzipped, to indicate that a file has been unzipped.
	 *
	 * @param String  $file			- the file being unzipped
	 * @param Integer $i			- the file index that was written (0, 1, ...)
	 * @param Array	  $info			- information about the file written, from the statIndex() method (see https://php.net/manual/en/ziparchive.statindex.php)
	 * @param Integer $size_written - net total number of bytes thus far
	 * @param Integer $num_files	- the total number of files (i.e. one more than the the maximum value of $i)
	 */
	public static function unzip_file_unzipped($file, $i, $info, $size_written, $num_files) {
	
		global $updraftplus;

		static $last_file_seen = null;

		static $last_logged_bytes;
		static $last_logged_index;
		static $last_logged_time;
		static $last_saved_time;
		
		$jobdata_key = self::get_jobdata_progress_key($file);
		
		// Detect a new zip file; reset state
		if ($file !== $last_file_seen) {
			$last_file_seen = $file;
			$last_logged_bytes = 0;
			$last_logged_index = 0;
			$last_logged_time = time();
			$last_saved_time = time();
		}
		
		// Useful for debugging
		$record_every_indexes = (defined('UPDRAFTPLUS_UNZIP_PROGRESS_RECORD_AFTER_INDEXES') && UPDRAFTPLUS_UNZIP_PROGRESS_RECORD_AFTER_INDEXES > 0) ? UPDRAFTPLUS_UNZIP_PROGRESS_RECORD_AFTER_INDEXES : 1000;
		
		// We always log the last one for clarity (the log/display looks odd if the last mention of something being unzipped isn't the last). Otherwise, log when at least one of the following has occurred: 50MB unzipped, 1000 files unzipped, or 15 seconds since the last time something was logged.
		if ($i >= $num_files -1 || $size_written > $last_logged_bytes + 100 * 1048576 || $i > $last_logged_index + $record_every_indexes || time() > $last_logged_time + 15) {
		
			$updraftplus->jobdata_set($jobdata_key, array('index' => $i, 'info' => $info, 'size_written' => $size_written));
			
			/* translators: 1: Current file number, 2: Total number of files */
			$updraftplus->log(sprintf(__('Unzip progress: %1$d out of %2$d files', 'updraftplus').' (%3$s, %4$s)', $i+1, $num_files, UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($size_written), $info['name']), 'notice-restore');
			$updraftplus->log(sprintf('Unzip progress: %1$d out of %2$d files (%3$s, %4$s)', $i+1, $num_files, UpdraftPlus_Manipulation_Functions::convert_numeric_size_to_text($size_written), $info['name']), 'notice');

			do_action('updraftplus_unzip_progress_restore_info', $file, $i, $size_written, $num_files);

			$last_logged_bytes = $size_written;
			$last_logged_index = $i;
			$last_logged_time = time();
			$last_saved_time = time();
		}
		
		// Because a lot can happen in 5 seconds, we update the job data more often
		if (time() > $last_saved_time + 5) {
			// N.B. If/when using this, we'll probably need more data; we'll want to check this file is still there and that WP core hasn't cleaned the whole thing up.
			$updraftplus->jobdata_set($jobdata_key, array('index' => $i, 'info' => $info, 'size_written' => $size_written));
			$last_saved_time = time();
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * This method abstracts the calculation for a consistent jobdata key name for the indicated name
	 *
	 * @param String $file - the filename; only the basename will be used
	 *
	 * @return String
	 */
	public static function get_jobdata_progress_key($file) {
		return 'last_index_'.md5(basename($file));
	}
	
	/**
	 * Compatibility function (exists in WP 4.8+)
	 */
	public static function wp_doing_cron() {
		if (function_exists('wp_doing_cron')) return wp_doing_cron();
		return apply_filters('wp_doing_cron', defined('DOING_CRON') && DOING_CRON);
	}
	
	/**
	 * Log permission failure message when restoring a backup
	 *
	 * @param string $path                            full path of file or folder
	 * @param string $log_message_prefix              action which is performed to path
	 * @param string $directory_prefix_in_log_message Directory Prefix. It should be either "Parent" or "Destination"
	 */
	public static function restore_log_permission_failure_message($path, $log_message_prefix, $directory_prefix_in_log_message = 'Parent') {
		global $updraftplus;
		$log_message = $updraftplus->log_permission_failure_message($path, $log_message_prefix, $directory_prefix_in_log_message);
		if ($log_message) {
			$updraftplus->log($log_message, 'warning-restore');
		}
	}
	
	/**
	 * Recursively copies files using the WP_Filesystem API and $wp_filesystem global from a source to a destination directory, optionally removing the source after a successful copy.
	 *
	 * @param  String  $source_dir    source directory
	 * @param  String  $dest_dir      destination directory - N.B. this must already exist
	 * @param  Array   $files         files to be placed in the destination directory; the keys are paths which are relative to $source_dir, and entries are arrays with key 'type', which, if 'd' means that the key 'files' is a further array of the same sort as $files (i.e. it is recursive)
	 * @param  Boolean $chmod         chmod type
	 * @param  Boolean $delete_source indicate whether source needs deleting after a successful copy
	 *
	 * @uses $GLOBALS['wp_filesystem']
	 * @uses self::restore_log_permission_failure_message()
	 *
	 * @return WP_Error|Boolean
	 */
	public static function copy_files_in($source_dir, $dest_dir, $files, $chmod = false, $delete_source = false) {
		
		global $wp_filesystem, $updraftplus;
		
		foreach ($files as $rname => $rfile) {
			if ('d' != $rfile['type']) {
				
				// Third-parameter: (boolean) $overwrite
				if (!$wp_filesystem->move($source_dir.'/'.$rname, $dest_dir.'/'.$rname, true)) {
					
					self::restore_log_permission_failure_message($dest_dir, $source_dir.'/'.$rname.' -> '.$dest_dir.'/'.$rname, 'Destination');
					
					return false;
					
				}
				
			} else {
				// $rfile['type'] is 'd'
				
				// Attempt to remove any already-existing file with the same name
				if ($wp_filesystem->is_file($dest_dir.'/'.$rname)) @$wp_filesystem->delete($dest_dir.'/'.$rname, false, 'f');// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- if fails, carry on
				
				// No such directory yet: just move it
				if ($wp_filesystem->exists($dest_dir.'/'.$rname) && !$wp_filesystem->is_dir($dest_dir.'/'.$rname) && !$wp_filesystem->move($source_dir.'/'.$rname, $dest_dir.'/'.$rname, false)) {
					
					self::restore_log_permission_failure_message($dest_dir, 'Move '.$source_dir.'/'.$rname.' -> '.$dest_dir.'/'.$rname, 'Destination');
					$updraftplus->log_e('Failed to move directory (check your file permissions and disk quota): %s', $source_dir.'/'.$rname." -&gt; ".$dest_dir.'/'.$rname);
					
					return false;
					
				} elseif (!empty($rfile['files'])) {
					
					if (!$wp_filesystem->exists($dest_dir.'/'.$rname)) $wp_filesystem->mkdir($dest_dir.'/'.$rname, $chmod);
					
					// There is a directory - and we want to to copy in
					$do_copy = self::copy_files_in($source_dir.'/'.$rname, $dest_dir.'/'.$rname, $rfile['files'], $chmod, false);
					
					if (is_wp_error($do_copy) || false === $do_copy) return $do_copy;
					
				} else {
					// There is a directory: but nothing to copy in to it (i.e. $file['files'] is empty). Just remove the directory.
					@$wp_filesystem->rmdir($source_dir.'/'.$rname);// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Silenced to suppress errors that may arise because of the method.
				}
			}
		}
		
		// We are meant to leave the working directory empty. Hence, need to rmdir() once a directory is empty. But not the root of it all in case of others/wpcore.
		if ($delete_source || false !== strpos($source_dir, '/')) {
			if (!$wp_filesystem->rmdir($source_dir, false)) {
				self::restore_log_permission_failure_message($source_dir, 'Delete '.$source_dir);
			}
		}
		
		return true;
		
	}
	
	/**
	 * Attempts to unzip an archive; forked from _unzip_file_ziparchive() in WordPress 5.1-alpha-44182, and modified to use the UD zip classes.
	 *
	 * Assumes that WP_Filesystem() has already been called and set up.
	 *
	 * @global WP_Filesystem_Base $wp_filesystem WordPress filesystem subclass.
	 *
	 * @param String  $file               - full path and filename of ZIP archive.
	 * @param String  $to                 - full path on the filesystem to extract archive to.
	 * @param Array	  $needed_dirs        - a partial list of required folders needed to be created.
	 * @param String  $method             - either 'ziparchive' or 'pclzip'.
	 * @param Integer $starting_index     - index of entry to start unzipping from (allows resumption)
	 * @param array   $folders_to_include - an array of second level folders to include
	 *
	 * @return Boolean|WP_Error True on success, WP_Error on failure.
	 */
	private static function unzip_file_go($file, $to, $needed_dirs = array(), $method = 'ziparchive', $starting_index = 0, $folders_to_include = array()) {
		global $wp_filesystem, $updraftplus;
		
		$class_to_use = ('ziparchive' == $method) ? 'UpdraftPlus_ZipArchive' : 'UpdraftPlus_PclZip';

		if (!class_exists($class_to_use)) updraft_try_include_file('includes/class-zip.php', 'require_once');
		
		$updraftplus->log('Unzipping '.basename($file).' to '.$to.' using '.$class_to_use.', starting index '.$starting_index);
		
		$z = new $class_to_use;

		$flags = (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.2.12', '>') && defined('ZIPARCHIVE::CHECKCONS')) ? ZIPARCHIVE::CHECKCONS : 4;
		
		// This is just for crazy people with mbstring.func_overload enabled (deprecated from PHP 7.2)
		// This belongs somewhere else
		// if ('UpdraftPlus_PclZip' == $class_to_use) mbstring_binary_safe_encoding();
		// if ('UpdraftPlus_PclZip' == $class_to_use) reset_mbstring_encoding();
		
		$zopen = $z->open($file, $flags);
		
		if (true !== $zopen) {
			return new WP_Error('incompatible_archive', __('Incompatible Archive.'), array($method.'_error' => $z->last_error));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
		}

		$uncompressed_size = 0;

		$num_files = $z->numFiles;

		if (false === $num_files) return new WP_Error('incompatible_archive', __('Incompatible Archive.'), array($method.'_error' => $z->last_error));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
		
		for ($i = $starting_index; $i < $num_files; $i++) {
			if (!$info = $z->statIndex($i)) {
				return new WP_Error('stat_failed_'.$method, __('Could not retrieve file from archive.').' ('.$z->last_error.')');// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}

			// Skip the OS X-created __MACOSX directory
			if ('__MACOSX/' === substr($info['name'], 0, 9)) continue;

			// Don't extract invalid files:
			if (0 !== validate_file($info['name'])) continue;

			if (!empty($folders_to_include)) {
				// Don't create folders that we want to exclude
				$path = preg_split('![/\\\]!', untrailingslashit($info['name']));
				if (isset($path[1]) && !in_array($path[1], $folders_to_include)) continue;
			}

			$uncompressed_size += $info['size'];

			if ('/' === substr($info['name'], -1)) {
				// Directory.
				$needed_dirs[] = $to . untrailingslashit($info['name']);
			} elseif ('.' !== ($dirname = dirname($info['name']))) {
				// Path to a file.
				$needed_dirs[] = $to . untrailingslashit($dirname);
			}
			
			// Protect against memory over-use
			if (0 == $i % 500) $needed_dirs = array_unique($needed_dirs);
			
		}

		/*
		* disk_free_space() could return false. Assume that any falsey value is an error.
		* A disk that has zero free bytes has bigger problems.
		* Require we have enough space to unzip the file and copy its contents, with a 10% buffer.
		*/
		if (self::wp_doing_cron()) {
			$available_space = function_exists('disk_free_space') ? @disk_free_space(WP_CONTENT_DIR) : false;// phpcs:ignore Generic.PHP.NoSilencedErrors.Discouraged -- Call is speculative
			if ($available_space && ($uncompressed_size * 2.1) > $available_space) {
				return new WP_Error('disk_full_unzip_file', __('Could not copy files.').' '.__('You may have run out of disk space.'), compact('uncompressed_size', 'available_space'));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}
		}

		$needed_dirs = array_unique($needed_dirs);
		foreach ($needed_dirs as $dir) {
			// Check the parent folders of the folders all exist within the creation array.
			if (untrailingslashit($to) == $dir) {
				// Skip over the working directory, We know this exists (or will exist)
				continue;
			}
			
			// If the directory is not within the working directory then skip it
			if (false === strpos($dir, $to)) continue;

			$parent_folder = dirname($dir);
			while (!empty($parent_folder) && untrailingslashit($to) != $parent_folder && !in_array($parent_folder, $needed_dirs)) {
				$needed_dirs[] = $parent_folder;
				$parent_folder = dirname($parent_folder);
			}
		}
		asort($needed_dirs);

		// Create those directories if need be:
		foreach ($needed_dirs as $_dir) {
			// Only check to see if the Dir exists upon creation failure. Less I/O this way.
			if (!$wp_filesystem->mkdir($_dir, FS_CHMOD_DIR) && !$wp_filesystem->is_dir($_dir)) {
				return new WP_Error('mkdir_failed_'.$method, __('Could not create directory.'), substr($_dir, strlen($to)));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}
		}
		unset($needed_dirs);

		$size_written = 0;
		
		$content_cache = array();
		$content_cache_highest = -1;

		for ($i = $starting_index; $i < $num_files; $i++) {

			if (!$info = $z->statIndex($i)) {
				return new WP_Error('stat_failed_'.$method, __('Could not retrieve file from archive.'));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}

			// directory
			if ('/' == substr($info['name'], -1)) continue;

			// Don't extract the OS X-created __MACOSX
			if ('__MACOSX/' === substr($info['name'], 0, 9)) continue;

			// Don't extract invalid files:
			if (0 !== validate_file($info['name'])) continue;

			if (!empty($folders_to_include)) {
				// Don't extract folders that we want to exclude
				$path = preg_split('![/\\\]!', untrailingslashit($info['name']));
				if (isset($path[1]) && !in_array($path[1], $folders_to_include)) continue;
			}

			// N.B. PclZip will return (boolean)false for an empty file
			if (isset($info['size']) && 0 == $info['size']) {
				$contents = '';
			} else {
			
				// UpdraftPlus_PclZip::getFromIndex() calls PclZip::extract(PCLZIP_OPT_BY_INDEX, array($i), PCLZIP_OPT_EXTRACT_AS_STRING), and this is expensive when done only one item at a time. We try to cache in chunks for good performance as well as being able to resume.
				if ($i > $content_cache_highest && 'UpdraftPlus_PclZip' == $class_to_use) {

					$memory_usage = memory_get_usage(false);
					$total_memory = $updraftplus->memory_check_current();
				
					if ($memory_usage > 0 && $total_memory > 0) {
						$memory_free = $total_memory*1048576 - $memory_usage;
					} else {
						// A sane default. Anything is ultimately better than WP's default of just unzipping everything into memory.
						$memory_free = 50*1048576;
					}
					
					$use_memory = max(10485760, $memory_free - 10485760);

					$total_byte_count = 0;
					$content_cache = array();
					$cache_indexes = array();
					
					$cache_index = $i;
					while ($cache_index < $num_files && $total_byte_count < $use_memory) {
						if (false !== ($cinfo = $z->statIndex($cache_index)) && isset($cinfo['size']) && '/' != substr($cinfo['name'], -1) && '__MACOSX/' !== substr($cinfo['name'], 0, 9) && 0 === validate_file($cinfo['name'])) {
							$total_byte_count += $cinfo['size'];
							if ($total_byte_count < $use_memory) {
								$cache_indexes[] = $cache_index;
								$content_cache_highest = $cache_index;
							}
						}
						$cache_index++;
					}

					if (!empty($cache_indexes)) {
						$content_cache = $z->updraftplus_getFromIndexBulk($cache_indexes);
					}
				}
				$contents = isset($content_cache[$i]) ? $content_cache[$i] : $z->getFromIndex($i);
			}
			
			if (false === $contents && ('pclzip' !== $method || 0 !== $info['size'])) {
				return new WP_Error('extract_failed_'.$method, __('Could not extract file from archive.').' '.$z->last_error, json_encode($info));// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}

			if (!$wp_filesystem->put_contents($to . $info['name'], $contents, FS_CHMOD_FILE)) {
				return new WP_Error('copy_failed_'.$method, __('Could not copy file.'), $info['name']);// phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain -- The string exists within the WordPress core.
			}

			if (!empty($info['size'])) $size_written += $info['size'];

			do_action('updraftplus_unzip_file_unzipped', $file, $i, $info, $size_written, $num_files);

		}

		$z->close();

		return true;
	}
}
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		<title>PayPal Support Online Clampdown On Phishing &#038; Spoof Emails</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oonagh Reidy]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>AS watchdog pledges to clamp down on consumers protection online, PayPal says phishing and spoof emails are now commonplace</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://smartoffice.com.au/paypal-support-online-clampdown-on-phishing-spoof-emails/">PayPal Support Online Clampdown On Phishing &#038; Spoof Emails</a> appeared first on <a href="https://smartoffice.com.au">Smart Office</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AS watchdog pledges to clamp down on consumers protection online, PayPal says phishing and spoof emails are now commonplace</p>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Online rorts like &#8216;drip pricing&#8217; on comparator websites are priorities for the ACCC this year, Chairman Rod Sims said yesterday, as it emerged 76 per cent of Aussie internet users purchased online, last year.&nbsp;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">According to a recent ABC 7.30 report, Australians are losing $7 million a month to internet fraud. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div>
<div></div>
<div>Online scams and consumer guarantee rights are bugbears the watchdog will be tackling this year.&nbsp;The consumer watchdog, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, now receives around 160,000 consumer complaints annually.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>&#8220;We welcome the ACCC&#8217;s increased focus on protecting consumers in the digital age,&#8221; says Jeff Clementz, managing director for PayPal Australia.&nbsp;</p>
<div></div>
<div>The digital economy, has caused &#8220;a number of consumer protection challenges&#8221; that industry and government need to address to create a safe digital environment for consumers and businesses, he said.</div>
<div></div>
<div>Phishing and spoof emails are a common issue facing business in the online marketplace, says PayPal, which is owned by ecomm giant eBay.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 10pt;">&#8216;Scammers&#8217; will attempt to replicate the identity of service providers in an effort to attract personal information.&nbsp;</span></div>
<div></div>
<div>The payment giant told ChannelNews it is tackling online scams via new technology solutions, carrying out investigations, and consumer education.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>&#8220;Consumer education is key in helping address scams,&#8221; says Clementz, and says PayPal, is &#8220;committed&#8221; to protecting its 5.5 million Australian account holders.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled that ACCC is taking the next steps and exploring how they can proactively reach out to victims to stop money being sent to scammers.&#8221;</div>
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<div>The company has also expanded Seller Protection to merchants that use PayPal to process transactions for tangible, big box items.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>&#8220;We will be continuing to collaborate with organisations such as the ACCC and the Australian Government to help address consumer protection challenges, ensuring Australians are adequately protected to enjoy the choice and convenience afforded by global online and mobile commerce.&#8221;</div>
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<div>Any PayPal customer that feels they have received correspondence that is suspicious can contact customer support or email spoof@paypal.com.au to verify the legitimacy of the correspondence. Additionally, customers should never click on links in emails and log in to their PayPal account to check on the status of transactions.</div>
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		<title>100+ OZ Sites Still Run Windows XP</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oonagh Reidy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Support ran out yesterday, but over 100 Aussie-based sites are still hosted by Microsoft XP.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support ran out yesterday, but over 100 Aussie-based sites are still hosted by Microsoft XP.</p>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">That&#8217;s according to </span><a href="http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2014/04/08/thousands-of-websites-still-hosted-on-windows-xp.html" style="font-size: 10pt;">Netcraft&#8217;s April 2014 Web Server</a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Survey, which found Windows XP is still hosting 6,000 websites, globally, including 102 in Australia, which were not named.&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Almost one third of this global figure were US-based websites, including 14 government organisations.</span></div>
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<div>The survey also found one well known Aussie website &#8211; namely Australia Post&#8217;s online store (post.com.au) and Postbillpay bill pay service, is running an ever older Window NT4 and IIS 4.0 system. &nbsp;</div>
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<div>50,000 websites worldwide are hosted on NT4 servers running Microsoft IIS 4.0.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>&#8220;One of the busiest sites still running on Windows NT4 is the Australian Postal Corporation&#8217;s post.com.au, which has been using the same operating system for at least 13 years,&#8221; according to the Netcraft survey.</div>
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<div>The survey also found Microsoft&#8217;s share of the server market rose by 1.9 per cent, globally, boosted by rising popularity of IIS and Azure.&nbsp;</div>
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		<title>4K, &#8220;Faster 4G&#8221;: Is This LG&#8217;s Smartphone Weapon?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Phone maker ups ante 4K video, faster 4G, eye-popping graphics on Snapdragon 800 processor.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Phone maker ups ante 4K video, faster 4G, eye-popping graphics on Snapdragon 800 processor.<BR></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">LG&#8217;s new Optimus G will house&nbsp;<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">quad-core</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 &#8211;&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the &#8220;most advanced mobile chipset&#8221; in the industry</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, it&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">announced yesterday.&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><BR></DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">LG says its next G series (likely to be Optimus G2) with Snapdragon 800 &#8220;redefines the smartphone experience&#8221; with potent performance, graphics (n<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ew Adreno 330 GPU</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;)&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">and battery life.&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><BR></DIV></p>
<p><DIV><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>The potent chip also has next gen 4K abilities will also video capture, playback and display in Ultra HD (four times the resolution of 1080p Full HD),</FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">&nbsp;</SPAN><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>4G LTE &nbsp;&#8216;Advanced Carrier Aggregation&#8217;</FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">&nbsp;technology making web speeds &#8220;even faster &#8220;and less latency.&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV></p>
<p><DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><BR></SPAN></DIV></p>
<p><DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.33px; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">The &#8220;advanced&#8221; mobile chipset promises &#8220;</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">up to&#8221; 75% better performance than the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor on the original Optimus G.&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><BR></DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"></p>
<p><TABLE align=center border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4></p>
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<p><TD width=365 height=252><IMG width=365 height=252 src="http://news.smarthouse.com.au/resources/articleimages/erfwoxak_embeded_image_2.jpg" border=0></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>&#8220;The new, best-in-class Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor will help deliver blazing fast web browsing, eye-popping graphics, seamless connectivity, as well as an unmatched multimedia experience.&#8221; said Murthy Renduchintala, executive vice president.</DIV></p>
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<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">LG&#8217;s Mobile boss said the move was a &#8220;significant step forward in the mobile experience.&#8221;&nbsp;</DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><BR></DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">&#8220;With a powerful combination of LG&#8217;s core smartphone technologies and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, we are taking a significant step forward in the mobile experience,&#8221; said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Mobile Communications.&nbsp;</DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><BR></DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">&#8220;The result of this collaboration will in many ways be the industry&#8217;s best smartphone, by which all other devices will be measured.&#8221;&nbsp;</DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><BR></DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">Here a list of the new technology on new Snapdragon 800.&nbsp;</DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><BR>Higher speeds with Krait 400 CPUs in quad configuration to deliver greater processing and communication performance;&nbsp;</DIV></p>
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<p>. Enhanced aSMP (asynchronous Symmetric Multiprocessing) architecture for dynamic power sensing and control for peak performance per core and improved battery life without the use of specialized cores;&nbsp;</DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><BR></DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">. Fully integrated connectivity with a wide variety of communication options including 4G LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation;&nbsp;</DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><BR></DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">. New Adreno 330 GPU, delivering more than two times better performance for compute applications over the current Adreno 320 GPU;&nbsp;</DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><BR></DIV></p>
<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">. Video capture, playback and display in Ultra HD format, four times higher density than 1080p HD;&nbsp;</DIV></p>
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<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">. HD multichannel audio with DTS-HD and Dolby Digital Plus, supporting higher display resolutions up to 2560 x 2048 pixels and Miracast 1080p HD; and&nbsp;</DIV></p>
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<p><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">. Qualcomm IZat Location technology, featuring GNSS for more accurate navigation and location services.&nbsp;</DIV></p>
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		<title>PC Manufacturers Welcome Combined Chrome Android OS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>PC manufacturers have welcomed the concept of Chrome and Android being rolled into one powerful operating system that can be used to take on Microsoft's Windows.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PC manufacturers have welcomed the concept of Chrome and Android being rolled into one powerful operating system that can be used to take on Microsoft&#8217;s Windows.</p>
<div><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">At the weekend it was revealed that Alphabet&#8217;s Google plans to fold its Chrome operating system for personal computers into its Android mobile operating system with a new OS set to be revealed late in 2016 or early in 2017.</span></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Several PC manufacturers that ChannelNews has spoken to have welcomed the move after Microsoft moved to expand their own PC hardware business in direct competition with PC manufacturers.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Google engineers have been working for roughly two years to combine the operating systems and have made progress recently according to the Wall Street Journal.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">ChannelNews has been told that a new Google Docs bundle is also being developed that will take on Microsoft Office.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Android is the world&#8217;s most widely used operating system, powering more than one billion phones and other devices made by dozens of companies. Chrome powers personal computers, most often laptops, called Chromebooks. They are niche players, accounting for less than 3% of PCs according to research firm IDC.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Wall Street Journal said that the move is also an attempt by Google to get Android running on as many devices as possible to reach as many people as possible. The operating system runs phones, tablets, watches, TVs and car infotainment systems. Adding laptops could increase Android&#8217;s user base considerably. That should help Google woo more outside developers who want to write apps once and have them work on as many gadgets as possible, with little modification.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">In September, Google unveiled a tablet aimed at the workplace called the Pixel C, which runs on Android. It is the first device in the company&#8217;s Pixel line of laptops and tablets to drop the Chrome operating system. Last year, Google made some Android apps available on Chromebooks.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Chrome and Android share a common heritage in Linux open-source software. But they differ in significant ways and combining them won&#8217;t be easy, people familiar with the matter said.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Laptops have keyboards and larger screens than mobile devices, so users often use multiple apps simultaneously and transfer content among them. Android smartphones and tablets can run multiple apps, but they can&#8217;t be shown on the screen at the same time. That makes it hard for users to jump between apps.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The new version of Android will also give PC users access to Google&#8217;s Play store, which offers more than one million apps, the people familiar with the matter said.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Analysts claim that by folding Chrome into Android also might help Google win more workplace customers for its productivity apps, such as Docs and Sheets, which would run more seamlessly across different devices. As employees do more work on smartphones and tablets, they expect software and documents to be updated on those devices as well as PCs. That is now a challenge for Google because of the two operating systems.</span></font></div>
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		<title>The Odds Are Off! Gillard</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>PM pulls odds spruiking off live TV.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PM pulls odds spruiking off live TV.</p>
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<p>Labor clamps down on betting spruiks, announcing live odds would be banned during sports broadcasts.&nbsp;</p>
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<div>Under new live odds code, all gambling broadcast ads will be banned during play.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Banner adverts, sponsorship logos are also banned.&nbsp;</span></div>
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<div>The new measures will curb broadcast of live odds during a game, but still allow bookmakers or sports commentators to spruik betting odds before play, during breaks and after games.</div>
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<div>PM Julia Gillard announced new rules on gambling over the weekend and said the ban will be enforced to broadcasters almost immediately.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>The surprise announcement comes days after Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was reported to have made a secret deal with free-to-air body Free TV, allowing betting companies to spruik the odds on live TV.</div>
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<div>The new broadcast code also bans gambling companies&#8217; reps from being at or around the game venue.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>&#8220;The public have had enough of odds and betting promotions being shoved down their throats while listening to and watching sport,&#8221; said Minister for Communications, Stephen Conroy.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>However, some anti-gambling campaigners say the new broadcast code are too soft and don&#8217;t go far enough.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>Independent senator Nick Xenophon said, &#8220;For the prime minister to announce victory yesterday is a bit like a player walking off at halftime during a game and saying that they have already won,&#8221; reports <a href="http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/live-odds-ban-in-place-in-weeks-conroy-20130527-2n60m.html">Fairfa</a>x.</div>
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<div>Free TV CEO Julie Flynn said the new rules were &#8220;unprecedented &#8221; for TV networks, but is currently drawing up an alternative code.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>&#8220;These are unprecedented restrictions for broadcasters but we accept the Government has acted in response to community concern.&#8221;</div>
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<div>&#8220;The industry continues to hold the view that regulation in this area should apply consistently to all advertising and content distribution platforms, not just television.&#8221;&nbsp;</div>
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<div>Free TV plans to submit a revised code within the next two weeks in line with the Prime Minister&#8217;s announcement.</div>
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<div>&#8220;The Government will impose a total advertising ban,&#8221; Conroy warned, if the &#8220;intensity&#8221; of gambling ads (within allowed time slots), goes too far.&nbsp;</div>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Microsoft Australia has revealed plans to raise pricing of its Azure and Azure Marketplace by 26 percent from August 1. The move comes despite Google and Amazon in recent times cutting their prices for cloud services.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Microsoft Australia has revealed plans to raise pricing of its Azure and Azure Marketplace by 26 percent from August 1. The move comes despite Google and Amazon in recent times cutting their prices for cloud services.</p>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">The move has brought an angry response from some corporate users, after they received the news in an e-mailed note from Microsoft.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">&#8220;Effective August 1, 2015, local prices for Azure and Azure Marketplace in Australian dollars will increase by 26 per cent to more closely align with prices in most markets,&#8221; the Microsoft message said.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">But the e-mail message also said customers or partners who had purchased Azure through enterprise agreements, enterprise subscription agreements, or server and cloud enrolments &#8220;have price protection on currently offered Azure services and will receive the better of their baseline price or the new market price.&#8221;</span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Microsoft partner and Micatin Software director Ron Pitts said on Microsoft&#8217;s developer network forum that he was &#8220;very disappointed that there will be a 26 per cent increase&#8221;.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">&#8220;Hosting Azure stuff in the Australia datacentres is now uneconomical when compared to Singapore or the US,&#8221; he said, adding: &#8220;I&#8217;m sure a lot of other people will be shocked with a 26 per cent increase.&#8221;</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">David Markus, MD of Melbourne-based Combo suggested in a blog that Microsoft had made the move on the basis of a stronger US dollar &#8211; and questioned the decision.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">&#8220;This is a justification that is easy to make when sitting at a board table in America,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But I would love to hear . what the Australian market place thinks of this &#8211; given the technology being used is sitting on Australian soil in local datacentres and the set-up cost is a sunk cost.&#8221;</span></font></div>
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		<title>Australian Business Told To Kill Off Adobe Flash Due To Security Risks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Richards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Adobe has been told to kill off Flash after it became a major security risk for networks.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adobe has been told to kill off Flash after it became a major security risk for networks.</p>
<div><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Australian businesses that used Flash have been told to look at recoding content or face the real risk that content will not play in a browser when delivered.</span></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos last week offered Adobe some unsolicited advice: Stop trying to fix Flash and kill it outright.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">&nbsp;Google and Mozilla have already disabled Flash in their Web browsers after it was revealed that hackers were exploiting a bug in the software.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">The move is set to hit Companies that are running Flash based web sites in Australia as well as Companies who have invested in Flash based digital documentation and eBooks based around Adobe Flash technology.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Flash, was once a popular software program that allowed designers to bring to life, pages formerly occupied by static text and photos by combining them with video clips and animated cartoons.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Last week the program, criticized for years as a security risk and a drag on online progress, became a top contender for the technology dead pool said the Wall Street Journal.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">The tech giants&#8217; offensive was the latest chapter in Flash&#8217;s downfall and an illustration of how mobile devices- Apples iPhone in particular -are rapidly reshaping the business landscape.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Adobe continues to distribute Flash and regular security updates for users to download. If consumers remain concerned about it being a drag on their system or a security risk, they can uninstall it from their computers, though they might then not be able to view some video and interactive content.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">But Danny Brian, vice president of research at Gartner Inc., views Flash&#8217;s demise as inevitable. &#8220;The writing has been on the wall for at least a year or two,&#8221; he said.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Introduced in the early 1990s as an easy-to-use digital animation program, Flash went on to be included on virtually every computer shipped. It was the strategic cornerstone of Adobe&#8217;s $3.4 billion purchase of Macromedia Inc. in 2005.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">&nbsp;YouTube founded its streaming video operation on the technology, and Netflix used it as well. Advertising agencies championed it as a way to produce eye-catching online ads. It seemed as though Flash was a permanent fixture of the Web.</span></font></div>
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		<title>OZ First To Get Win 10 Multimillion Dollar Marketing Campaign Planned</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Richards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Australia and New Zealand will be the first Countries in the world to get Windows 10 with several PC manufacturers vying to be the first to deliver a new generation of PC's running the Microsoft OS.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Australia and New Zealand will be the first Countries in the world to get Windows 10 with several PC manufacturers vying to be the first to deliver a new generation of PC&#8217;s running the Microsoft OS.</p>
<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Internal Microsoft emails seen by ChannelNews reveal that the Microsoft Corporation is set to use funds originally allocated for Europe to mount a major TV, digital and social marketing campaign in Australia.</span></div>
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<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">The OS which is set to be rolled out from July 29h in Australia will initially be automatically downloaded to PC&#8217;s running Windows 8.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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<div>Dell has already started accepting preorders for specific products that will Windows 10 on its web store.</div>
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<div>With the upcoming launch of Microsoft&#8217;s Windows 10 on July 29, Dell claim that they will ship the preorders on the same day.</div>
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<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">At the same time Windows 8 users in Australia have already been prompted as to whether they want to get the download installed on their PC.</span></font></div>
<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">If you&#8217;re using a PC with Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or RT, Windows 10 is free, however if you want to run new applications or services the chances are that you are going to get prompted to pay a monthly subscription fee to get the expanded capability.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">If you&#8217;re running a device operating on a pirated, or non-genuine, version of Windows, Microsoft is planning a &#8220;very attractive&#8221; upgrade offer.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><br /></span></font></div>
<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">While there was some confusion over Microsoft giving away Windows 10 to pirates, the software giant is now being clear about its free upgrade plans for Windows 10.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">We already know that Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users will get Windows 10 as a free upgrade (providing you install within a year of July 29th).</span></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Now Microsoft is introducing a new way for anyone to get Windows 10 free of charge.</span></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">&nbsp;If you install the latest Windows 10 preview (build 10130) on a machine and use a Microsoft Account that&#8217;s registered for the Windows Insider program then you&#8217;ll get the final version of Windows 10 free.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Windows 10 will stay genuine, so you can clean install the preview right now and simply upgrade to the final bits for no charge.</span></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">This will deliver millions of email addresses for Microsoft who are looking to on sell additional services to users who run the free version of Windows 10.</span></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Microsoft&#8217;s Gabe Aul confirmed this method on Twitter yesterday as part of a new blog post detailing some new changes to the way the company tests Windows 10.</span></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">&nbsp;&#8220;As long as you are running an Insider Preview build and connected with the MSA (Microsoft Account) you used to register, you will receive the Windows 10 final release build and remain activated,&#8221; says Aul. Microsoft will soon require testers to use a Microsoft Account to receive updated builds, and even when Windows 10 is finalized testers can opt-in and keep receiving future test versions in the coming months.&nbsp;</span></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">So if you&#8217;re running Windows XP or Windows Vista and you&#8217;re looking to get a free copy of Windows 10, simply install the preview now and you&#8217;ll get the final copy free once it&#8217;s ready on July 29th.</span></font></div>
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		<title>Hello, Tony: Samsung Galaxy S5 Gets Gov Nod</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oonagh Reidy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Samsung hero Galaxy S5 approved for use by Australian Government</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Samsung hero Galaxy S5 approved for use by Australian Government</p>
<div>Samsung S5 has got the nod for use by government officials, after meeting strict security criteria.&nbsp;</div>
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<p>Samsung&#8217;s flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone has achieved Common Criteria Certification, which&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 10pt;">means the Android device is recognised as a mobile device suitable for the protection of Australian Government information at the UNCLASSIFIED/Dissemination Limiting Marker level.&nbsp;</span></p>
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<div>The standard is developed by the National Information Assurance Partnership and includes 80 core device security requirements, including Key Management, Crypto Module, Device Encryption, WiFi Security, Screen Lock and Mobile Device Management (MDM).</div>
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<div>It basically means ministers and government officials can text, call freely and store data safely without fear of being intercepted by spies or hackers. So Clive Palmer is free to text, say, MP Malcolm Turnbull to say their dinner date is off, or being moved to a quieter location. &nbsp;</div>
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<div>The S5 demonstrated compliance with over one hundred unique requirements, ranging from encryption to intrusion detection to key exchange to support for secure networking standards.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>The Galaxy S5 is also qualified for use in U.S. Military, Federal Agencies and Australian Signals Directorate.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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<div>The seal of approval is Samsung latest push in the mobile enterprise space &#8211; earlier this year it released Knox 2.0 data security platform to lure more BYOD users to its device.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>Samsung Australia is believed to be working with local enterprises but would not give any further details when contacted by ChannelNews. &nbsp;</div>
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<div>&#8220;Achieving this certification further strengthens Samsung&#8217;s strong security credentials,&#8221; said Craig Gledhill, Samsung&#8217;s vice president of enterprise and SMB for ANZ and Southeast Asia.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>&#8220;This is an endorsement of our investment and commitment to meet the strict security standards for government and enterprises in Australia who can rely on Samsung for mobile devices that come with strong, built-in security capabilities.&#8221;</div>
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<div>This is good news for the Samsung hero device, which analysts say will outsell iPhone 5S in Australia, in the coming months.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>However, there was less good news on the profit front &#8211; new guidance released by the company this week suggests operating profit will be down 25%, as smartphone market gets more competitive. &nbsp;</div>
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		<title>Fake Tech Sellers Exposed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Beware of fake websites flogging electronics, Minister warns</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beware of fake websites flogging electronics, Minister warns</p>
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<p>Scammers are setting up fake online sites mimicking genuine retailers, designed to rip off consumers.</p>
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<div>A number of Victorian consumers have fallen victim to the bogus sites, Victoria&#8217;s minister Consumer Affairs &nbsp;said today.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>Consumers complained to Consumer Affairs Victoria after buying electronics from what they believed was a genuine online seller. But after ordering and paying for the products, they never arrived.</div>
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<div>Scammers use &#8216;real&#8217; sellers contact details on the fake websites. However, the real company has no record of the order made.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>Consumer Affairs Victoria recently shut down a fake site directdiscountwarehouse.com.au, but there are concerns similar scams could still be operating.</div>
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<div>&#8220;This is a sophisticated scam, where the scammers use the details of a legitimate business including its name, address, contact details and ABN to convince shoppers they&#8217;re dealing with a legitimate business,&#8221; Minister for Consumer Affairs Heidi Victoria said.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>&#8220;This warning is as much for businesses as consumers, to be wary when buying from online shopping sites and to report it immediately if phantom orders are reported to your business.&#8221;</div>
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<div>A tell-tale sign that you are dealing with fake websites is they &#8216;ll often request a direct money transfer, or have no refund policy or dispute resolution information on their website.</div>
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<div>Last year, Consumer Affairs Victoria recorded around 220 cases of shopping and trading scams, including cases where a scammer advertises fake goods to trick consumers into sending money or use fake cheques to buy from genuine sellers.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>There are some helpful tips to identify fake websites:</div>
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<p>.	Be suspicious if the only payment method offered is direct money transfers. If you pay this way, it is almost impossible to get your money back.</p></div>
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<div>.	Check if the business is registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)</div>
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<div>.	 Research the business &#8211; read the &#8216;about us&#8217; or &#8216;contact us&#8217; information on the website. See if the contact details and descriptions match details you find through an independent online search or through organisations such as ASIC.</div>
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<div>.	Check that website links work. While it is common for an occasional link to fail, be suspicious if a high proportion of links on the website do not work.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>.	Click on any social media links to see if these accounts exist and, if so, that they have recent posts. Be wary if the accounts were recently established.</div>
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<div>.	Check if the business has a refund policy and find out how they resolve disputes.&nbsp;.	Search the website name with the word &#8216;scam&#8217; to see if anyone has posted reviews or alerts about the business or website.</div>
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<div>.	Be wary of websites that sell popular high-end products such as smart phones, tablets and luxury goods at heavily discounted prices.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>.	Check that the website has a Secure Socket Layer (SSL), which helps to ensure that any data you submit through the website is encrypted and secure. Look for &#8216;https&#8217; in the prefix of the webpage address and click on the &#8216;lock icon&#8217; in the status bar of your browser to see details of the site&#8217;s security.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>.	Check if there are a lot of spelling or grammatical mistakes or if the images presented are blurry. Professional websites generally provide accurate content with high-quality images.</div>
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