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Perlmonks passwords compromised
Just on the off-chance that you read this blog, have a Perlmonks account and haven’t heard already (even though notification emails have been sent AFAIK): The perlmonks server has compromised and the entire user database was accessible to the attacker. What is even worse, the passwords were in cleartext (so they are directly accessible without…
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delicious/cdman83
Windows Kernel-Mode Programming Posted: 29 Jul 2009 11:04 AM PDT Very interesting notes about different parts of the windows kernel-mode. Web Host Reviews: Find a Diamond in the Rough • Perishable Press Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:45 AM PDT Interesting hosting companies. Some offer "unlimited" bandwidth, which makes me suspicious… Disclosure (1994) Posted: 29 Jul…
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glassesshop.com review
As a snake-eye myself (this is a translation to the usual nickname given to children who wear glasses in Hungarian), I can certainly appreciate the need for an eye-glass which is right for you. They offer both normal glasses and Stylish Prescription Sunglasses. All you have to do is to complete a form with the…
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flashdealer.com review
FlashDealer.com offers personalized technology items for a low price. And they are not limited to plastic either! You can choose from wood, leather, aluminium and so on. You can even have USB sticks in all kind of funny shapes. Personalized USB Drive is a great gift for the geek in your life, but it will…
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delicious/cdman83
FIRE: FInding RoguE Networks Posted: 27 Jul 2009 06:12 AM PDT An interesting list of malicious hosts by ASN / IP / Country. I'm not entirely sure what the criterion for inclusion is though – maybe based on Anubis?) YouTube – teamcymru’s Channel Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:43 AM PDT Useful, short and informative videos…
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Social engineering malware – part deux
Some time ago I written about that that information given by the UAC prompt in Windows (Vista and 7) is insufficient to make the correct decision, even if we would suppose (ad absurdum) that the user knew what s/he was doing. Symantec has a research project which can be used to replace the standard UAC…
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No codec packs please!
A recent posting by fellow blogger Claus reminded me of a frequent problem I see on computers I’m called to for “fixing”: codec packs (like K-Lite, CCCP, etc). They are usually installed so that the computer can play back all the video formats which can be found out there. All fine and dandy, right? Wrong!…