QBot Trojan upgraded to a ransomware, abusing Win10 Writing Board executable, hijacking DLLs to infect devices. Tech media outlet BleepingComputer reports that security experts and Cryptolaemus member ProxyLife have discovered a new QBot phishing campaign that abuses the writing pad executable write.exe on Win10 systems to spread via a DLL hijacking vulnerability. QBot, also known as Qakbot, is a Windows malware that originally appeared as a banking Trojan and then evolved into a malware dropper.Security experts have now confirmed that ransomware groups such as Black Basta, Egregor and Prolock are using the malware to launch ransom attacks on multiple corporate networks.When a victim clicks on the link, a randomly named ZIP archive is downloaded from a remote host. The file contains document.exe and a DLL file named edputil.dll (used for DLL hijacking). Checking the document.exe property, you can see that it is a renamed version of the legal writing pad file Write.exe. When document.exe starts, it automatically tries to load a legal DLL file named edputil.dll, which is usually located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder.When the executable tries to load edputil.dll, the problematic edputil.dll file in the same file path is loaded first.

The Netflix version of the Journey to the West animated movie "Monkey King" released a poster for the film, which is executive produced by Stephen Chow and is scheduled to go live on August 18 this year. Stephen Chow has said, "The Monkey King has been passed down for generations with its unique character and spirit. I'm excited to work with Tony, Peilin and everyone at Netflix to bring this joyful story to audiences around the world!" The film is directed by Anthony Starkey ("The Boxtrolls," "The Jungle Revolt") and produced by Chow Sing Chi and Oriental DreamWorks' Pei-Ling Chow ("The Snowman Wonderland") and Kendra Haaland ("Mulan," "How to Train Your Dragon"), with a script by Ron Friedman and Steve Bencich ("Four-Eyed Heavenly Chicken"). Wancheng Ouyang (The Monkey King), Bo-Wen Yang (Dragon King), Wei-Lun Hsu (Mrs. Kuan), Julie Wong Rappaport (Girl Forest), B.D. Wong (Buddha), and Joe Coe (Benbow) provide the voices. The plot of the film is inspired by the novel "Journey to the West", which tells the story of a monkey born from a stone that nurtures the aura of heaven and earth, who learns magic power from a teacher, rebels against the gods, defeats the demons and finally achieves his own success.

2K Games and LEGO Group today announced that the ultimate 3A racing adventure game, LEGO 2K Racing, is now available worldwide for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store). LEGO 2K Racing combines the best elements of open-world racing and fast-paced competitive racing, while introducing a diverse load customization system. The game can be played solo or in multiplayer, offering solid co-op content with cross-platform support and exciting competitive multiplayer, allowing players on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC platforms to team up with others across platforms. *The Nintendo Switch platform also offers online, native co-op and native unlimited play modes for players to play with their friends. The game description information is as follows: Welcome to Jaegerlandia, home of the massive open-world LEGO driving adventure. Race anywhere and with anyone, build your dream ride, beat a bunch of wild racing rivals and win the coveted Sky Cup Championship! In LEGO 2K Racer, you'll drive awesome transformable vehicles and accelerate freely and smoothly through riveting tracks, off-road terrain and open water. Explore the vast world of Blocklandia, show off your driving skills, and build your own car "piece by piece"! The Ultimate LEGO Driving Experience Catch up with the spinning wheels and get ready to explore countless open worlds and exciting races! Enter a gripping story mode, start a single race or series of championships, or relax in offbeat and fun minigames. Master the skills and use drifting, acceleration and enhanced items to beat…

EA game "F1 23" released a live demo promo, will be officially released on June 16 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X / S and PC (EA App, Steam and Epic) platforms. Updated content: Limited time bonus content:

OpenAI announced that it will roll out networking and plug-in features to all ChatGPT Plus users next week, and OpenAI says that both Alpha and Beta ChatGPT Plus users will have access to networking features and more than 70 plug-ins already live. This update means that the last seal of ChatGPT has been completely lifted and ChatGPT will serve its users with the latest information and messages. From the official blog of OpenAI, we learned that in addition to the networking function, the upcoming plug-ins have also greatly enhanced ChatGPT's capability. Roughly speaking, the types of ChatGPT plug-ins currently on the line cover scheduling assistants, code interpreters, creating new websites, text to audio, shopping comparison orders, making summaries based on PDF document content, and more. According to industry sources, this update is even comparable to the birth of the Apple App Store. Developers can create and distribute their own plug-ins to serve users, signifying that ChatGPT is not just an Internet service provider, but an ecosystem pioneer.

The latest list published by the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO), Apple has filed a patent for a MacBook notebook with touch.According to the patent description, this notebook not only has a touch screen, but also implements haptic feedback in the palm rest area and touchpad position. Apple has been officially opposed to the integration of touch elements in MacBook notebooks, but this has not prevented the company from applying for patents on related technologies, and it is unclear whether Apple will launch touch notebooks in the future. From the patent, Apple believes that current electronic devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones typically notify users of different events that occur in different ways. This includes playing sounds, providing tactile output (such as vibration), displaying visual notifications, etc. Tactile output can be provided by actuators that use vibration motors or oscillation motors. However, these vibrating motors typically vibrate the entire electronic device and do not provide localized haptic output. In addition, traditional vibration motors tend to be large and take up more space. Apple wants to set up a small touch module, which will be distributed in the screen substrate, touch panel, palm rest and other areas, according to the different areas of touch to achieve flexible touch.

U.S. gamers filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft in a federal district court in San Francisco, California, from the private sector, alleging that the acquisition of Activision Blizzard would harm fair competition and that the court should block it. Microsoft will also reportedly defend its deal in a court hearing this Friday. U.S. gamers reportedly filed a petition for an injunction, which would block Microsoft's acquisition. On Friday, federal district court judge Jacqueline Corley will evaluate the application. If Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard as it wishes, it would be the largest merger ever in the world's gaming market. Microsoft explained that the acquisition would be beneficial to gamers, and its legal team previously asked Judge Corley to deny the gamer plaintiffs' motion for an injunction. Court documents show that Microsoft's legal team told Judge Colleen on May 5 that the gamer plaintiffs' claims in the lawsuit were unprecedented and that no court in the history of U.S. law had ever blocked an acquisition deal based on the alleged losses of a few consumers. The Microsoft acquisition was announced in January 2022 and has since sparked an uproar, with antitrust authorities in the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and other countries and regions reviewing the deal. In April, the U.K. government's antitrust agency announced that it would veto the deal because Microsoft was unable to address concerns that the gaming industry was "harming competition" in the market. The U.S. antitrust agency, the Federal Trade Commission, has also launched an investigation into the deal, but has yet to reach…

Apple's first Apple Retail Store, the Tysons Corner Store in Fairfax, Virginia, opened Friday, May 19, marking the retailer's 22nd anniversary.Apple's new retail store, also located in the shopping center, just moved to a new location, will feature inclusive, innovative and sustainable design enhancements that "reflect Apple's values. Apple's press release reads: "Since opening our first Apple Retail Store here 22 years ago, we're proud to open this newly conceived space. It's been a testament to our journey along the way. We couldn't have done it without the help of our community. The Apple Apple Store led the way for a new model of offline sales when Apple opened retail stores in Tysons Corner, Virginia, and Glendale, California, on May 19, 2001, to showcase products including computers, software, iPod Walkman and more. Steve Jobs conducted the demonstrations himself.

Apple currently has a "problem" that many companies are looking at - too much cash. For AAPL investors, this means that Apple will start a massive buyback and a healthy dividend in the coming years.Apple reported cash flow from operations of $28.6 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended April 1. Apple spent $19.1 billion to repurchase 129 million shares of AAPL stock and paid $3.7 billion in dividends to investors. Tech media outlet Morningstar sees the abundance of cash as a good thing on the one hand, which means the company has enough flexibility to innovate and stay competitive by investing in it, and on the other hand, the more cash a company has on its balance sheet and just collects interest on it, which is often seen by investors as an inefficient use of capital. Apple currently has a "problem" that many companies are looking at - too much cash. For AAPL investors, this means that Apple will start a massive buyback and a healthy dividend in the coming years.Apple reported cash flow from operations of $28.6 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, which ended April 1. Apple spent $19.1 billion to repurchase 129 million shares of AAPL stock and paid $3.7 billion in dividends to investors. Tech media outlet Morningstar sees the abundance of cash as a good thing on the one hand, which means the company has enough flexibility to innovate and stay competitive by investing in it, and on the other hand, the more cash a company has on its…

Starting May 29, 2023, some imported Model S, Model X, Model 3 and China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles with production dates between January 12, 2019 and April 24, 2023 are recalled, totaling 1104622 units. The vehicles included in this recall do not allow the driver to select an energy recovery braking strategy and may not provide sufficient warning to the driver if the accelerator pedal is depressed deeply for an extended period of time. The combination of the above factors may increase the probability of long-time misuse of the accelerator pedal, which may increase the risk of collision and pose a safety hazard. The announcement said that the recall activity was carried out under the defect investigation initiated by the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration. As a result of the investigation, Tesla Motors (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. plan to push newly developed functions for the vehicles in the recall area through the vehicle remote upgrade (OTA) technology to reduce the risk of collision caused by excessive speed due to prolonged deep pressing of the accelerator pedal. The features include: (1) Providing options to allow drivers to select energy recovery braking intensity on vehicles that do not have energy recovery braking intensity selection; (2) Adjusting the factory default state of the vehicle's energy recovery braking strategy; (3) Alerting the driver when the accelerator pedal is depressed deeply for an extended period of time. Tesla Motors (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. will notify relevant owners by registered mail and text message…

GEO Holdings, the operator of DLsite, has announced a ban on the upload and sale of illustrations generated using AI art tools such as Midjourney and Stable Diffusion. This is the latest user-generated content platform to introduce such a ban, following similar decisions by sites like PixivFANBOX. DLsite claims that the ban was prompted by concerns about the legality of AI-generated content and the need to protect the creator's environment. We decided to suspend the sale of AI works because "the rapid development of generative AI outpaced the development of responses, guidelines and policies," DLsite said, adding that "this is also a step in the right direction. This is also in light of the impact on existing creators of continuing to sell AI works in their current state," the company added. DLsite's announcement said that the items that will be suspended from AI sales are comics, CG illustrations, videos and picture books generated using AI. Novels, game titles and works created only partially with AI assistance will continue to be sold, DLsite said, adding that it will "make further responses in the future based on the state of development of generative AI technology and community feedback. On May 10, pixivFANBOX, an illustration site run by Pixiv, and Fantia, run by Tora no Ana, also announced that they would temporarily stop selling AI-generated work, a move that follows the lead of other companies.

CDPR announced a bunch of game projects a few months ago, including The Witcher 4 based on Unreal 5, the open-world The Witcher: Remastered, a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, and The Witcher: Project Sirius, a new game in The Witcher universe being developed by Molasses Flood Studios in Boston (previously Drake Hollow and The Flame in The Flood). The Witcher: Project Sirius is being developed by Molasses Flood Studios in Boston (previously Drake Hollow and The Flame in The Flood) and is part of the new Witcher universe. CDPR announced in March that they had "re-evaluated the original conceptual scope and commercial potential of Project Sirius" and were "developing a new framework for the project. According to the latest regulatory announcement, CDPR said on Thursday that it has completed its work to "define a new framework" for The Witcher: Project Sirius, has set a new direction for the project, and has revised the costs associated with the project. CD Projekt CEO Adam Kiciński previously said, "The game will be set in the world of The Witcher, but it's different from our past releases in that it's aimed at a broader audience. The Witcher: Project Sirius will be available for single-player and multiplayer." It's unclear exactly how the game will play; a job ad posted by The Molasses Flood earlier this year indicated that the game would feature action combat, co-op, AI procedural generation elements and branching or non-linear storytelling, which at first glance sounds like a multiplayer instant service game with story elements rather than a traditional RPG.

Xbox officials announced that Diablo 4 will open its second round of public beta on Xbox console from May 13-15, and the game is now available for pre-loading. The first public beta for Diablo 4 opened March 24-26, and according to Windows Central, the second beta includes all of the content from the first beta, with a level cap of 20 for players. The second round of beta includes the Prologue and Act 1 of the campaign, as well as all Fractured Peaks areas. Diablo 4 will be released on June 6, 2023, and pre-orders are available now for NT$2,219 for the Regular Edition, NT$2,819 for the Digital Deluxe Edition, and NT$3,119 for the Ultimate Edition.

Xbox press release, dedicated to recommend the game Chrono Odyssey by Unreal Engine 5, South Korean game developers NPIXEL production, and shared the live run screen. NPIXEL said in a press release that the Xbox version of "Chrono Odyssey" will provide players with "an unparalleled visual experience" and a "vast and seamless open world. Microsoft Xbox calls it a "Next-Generation Open-World MMORPG". The game will have massive combat and map exploration, with 18 career systems, an epic and ambitious plot, and music provided by Cris Velasco, who composed the music for "Resident Evil 7" and "God of War" among others.

AMD has made artificial intelligence (AI) its number one strategic priority, and the Instinct MI300 gas pedal can help the company capture the market, said AMD Chief Executive Officer C.F. Su at the Q1 2023 earnings meeting. We are confident and excited about our AI capabilities. AI is now our number one strategic focus and we are actively working with all of our customers to bring joint solutions to market. These include the upcoming Insight MI300 GPU, the Ryzen 7040 family of processors with Ryzen AI, the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC chip, Data Center LVO V70, a data center gas pedal, Versal AI, an adaptive data center platform, and related SoCs. AMD says AI creates a broader market than the cloud, and the flagship Instinct MI300 gas pedal meets all the requirements of the AI and HPC / supercomputing ecosystem. Through its subsidiary Xilinix to drive and accelerate work related to AI software and the overall Generative AI platform, the Instinct MI300 will be delivered to the first AI customers in Q4 2023.

Ubisoft's action-adventure game "Assassin's Creed: Phantasmagoria" will be available in August. GameStop is a US-based seller of video games, consumer electronics and wireless services. According to a shared screenshot of GameStop's internal system, the game will be released in August.

Some plot details about "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" have leaked, and Peter Parker was infected with the symbiote in the early episodes of the game. According to the leaked information, Peter will infect the symbiote early in the episode, gain his classic symbiote suit, and use the resulting new powers to defeat his former police ally turned ghost (Wraith) Yuri Watanabe. Norman Osborn then becomes concerned about Spider-Man's new powers and hires Hunter Craven to capture Parker. After several increasingly intense battles, Peter eventually got rid of the symbiote suit, which then infected the original "Venom" Eddie Brock in the comics.Eddie will be a playable character in Marvel's "Marvel's Spider-Man 2", similar to the sneaky part of Mary Jane and Miles in the first game. Eddie turned into "Venom", and then teamed up with Cliven to take revenge on Peter. Previously, Sony officially said that "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" will land on PS5 in the fall of 2023, so stay tuned!

DOTA2 has recently launched the "New Frontiers" version 7.33 update. The entire update includes the game map, hero attributes, neutral items, matchmaking mechanism and game interface, which is very informative.As the designer of the best balanced MOBA game in the world, ice frog has not disappointed the players who like DOTA2. Although the game version number is not as leap as seven years ago, but the 7.33 version can afford people's expectation of "DOTA4".Compared to the previous game map, the map in 7.33 has been expanded by nearly 40%, and with it comes a richer variety of neutral buildings. The addition of Lotus Pond, Gate of Twins, Tesseract of Pain, and Observer has given the map more "Battleground", which in turn has increased the pace and confrontation of the game. The most surprising change is the adjustment of the game's matchmaking mechanism. In the matchmaking adjustments, Valve and ice frog wrote this, "Let's be honest: there are 8 billion people on the planet, and 99.99% of them play Dota like rookies. This means that matchmaking is a challenge, especially since there are people who play Dota well and like to play with people who are not as good at Dota as you are. We've done a lot of work and calculated a long time to improve the quality of matchmaking across the board for the full range of players." "smurf", is a problem that many competitive games encounter. In the past, Valve has tried many ways to make the ladder score more scientific and accurate. This time, the game has…

Sega will acquire Finland-based game developer Rovio Entertainment next week for about $1 billion. Rovio Entertainment has a number of self-developed games, including "Angry Birds" and "Little Thief", among which "Angry Birds" is the company's most successful game work. "Angry Birds" is also the first mobile game certified by the Guinness Book of Records to reach 1 billion downloads. As of last year, the total downloads of Rovio's games exceeded 5 billion. However, the original "Angry Birds" was removed from the app store as early as 2019, citing device compatibility issues at the time. However, in 2022, Rovio launched the remake of "Angry Birds", which is the version that can now be downloaded from the store. It has been remade using the Unity engine, and there are still no in-app purchases and ads.

"GTA 6" is probably the most anticipated game in the past two years, but developer Rockstar and publisher Take-Two have not released much information about the game. However, someone has already dug up some content about the game map. Some players have found that the buildings in GTA 6 use real photos of Miami, and we can even find many similar scenes and buildings on Google Earth. "GTA 6" depicts the game map in the same chronological order as real life, and some of the buildings are almost 1:1 replicas of the real scene. Of course, the rendered models in the early works do look a little choppy, but I believe the final version will be more refined. Beyond that, GTA 6 fans have already found out where the in-game maps correspond in real life, including where buildings are located in real life. That said, some Miami players may feel like they're driving on real streets when playing the game. ast year, Rockstar suffered a serious hacking attack, the hacker behind which was a 17-year-old Briton, who has been arrested. A few small GTA 6 leaks have since started popping up on social media, but nothing substantial. On September 18, a community member named GTAForums released a more than 50-minute "GTA 6" development version video, revealing some major content of the game.