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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!…
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Why can’t I see the stacktrace under Java?
I recently had a situation where Log4j wasn’t outputting the stacktrace of the logged exceptions. While I’m not sure that the following is the actual explanation, it seems very plausible (since the program was running Java 5). Quote from the Java 5 release notes: The compiler in the server VM now provides correct stack backtraces…
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OverTheWire – Wargames Posted: 19 Jul 2009 07:16 AM PDT Calabrese’s Razor « Righteous IT Posted: 19 Jul 2009 05:48 AM PDT The Windows NT Registry File Format Posted: 19 Jul 2009 05:35 AM PDT TMDBC: Extending the Java compiler to handle SQL ” Thormick’s Tech Blog Posted: 19 Jul 2009 02:40 AM PDT Checking…
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Book review: The IDA PRO Book
Recently I’ve had the pleasure of reading trough “The IDA PRO Book: The Unofficial Guide to the World’s Most Popular Disassembler”. It is a well written book and definitely a “should read” for anyone working with IDA. The book is structured into 26 chapters which cover every aspect of IDA, no matter how exotic :-).…
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Intelligent blog-spam?
Not long ago I received a very on-topic comment on my Weird RVRD issue explained. I started to research it, and even formulate an answer. However, I was somewhat suspicious because of the asymmetry between the username (“web development Dubai”) and the question (which was anything but web development related). So I did a little…
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Hacking CSRF Tokens using CSS History Hack Posted: 17 Jul 2009 11:56 PM PDT Ok, this is way cool! Bruteforcing the CSRF token from the URL on the client side and using the CSS history hack to check if we got it right! Very, very cool combination of existing ideas! HijackThis Logfileauswertung Posted: 17 Jul…
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Bypassing SRP from PowerShell
When discussing with a reader of mine, I mentioned that the same method (patching the local process) should be possible using PowerShell. And here is the code: ######################################################### # This is a general purpose routine that I put into a file called # LibraryCodeGen.msh and then dot-source when I need it. ######################################################### function Compile-Csharp ([string]…