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Why did Microsoft wait 7 years to fix SMBRelay attack flaw?

Why did Microsoft wait 7 years to fix SMBRelay attack flaw?Sour over mis-predicting the patches this month?First off, does anyone proof-read these posts? Multiple typos/grammatical errors make it look like this was rushed out... Anyway.Mentioning the token-kidnapping issue makes me wonder if Ryan is sour that his patch prediction (on...

Tags: SECURITY, Patches, Viruses and worms, anti-MS people, NTLMv2, Admin Access, Microsoft Corp., vulnerability, SMBRelay, SMBRelay attack flaw, Ryan, attack flaw

Discussion threads 2008-11-12

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Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory

too old?"Windows XP is 8 years old"So What? If it ain't broke don't fix it!Windows 2000 is ten years old and still does almost everything I need. Everyone around me runs XP or newer, yet I have far fewer problems.What is good for the computer industry is not...

Tags: Operating systems, theory, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

CleanMail Server 4.1.2.2 (Windows)

CleanMail is a SMTP/POP3 e-mail security solution (anti-spam/anti-virus) that integrates into existing email environments. CleanMail includes a comprehensive set of filters, including an attachment blocker, remote blacklist filter DNSBL, and a complete Windows build of the award-winning, open-source SpamAssassin filter. The open-source ClamWin anti-virus package is available as a fully-integrated,...

Tags: Antivirus, E-mail Security, Microsoft Windows, CleanMail, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Power Admin 1.0 (Windows)

Power Admin is the answer to thousands of the pleas of Windows Network Administrators. How many times have you needed to manage multiple servers in an Active Disrectory enviroment only to find the microsoft mmc snapins to be clumsy and frustrating. And third part vendors are often overpriced while very...

Tags: Power Admin LLC, Void Realms, Microsoft Windows, Network Administration, Productivity, Networking, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-15

Warehouse Inventory 1.0 (Windows)

Mange your inventory with this easy to learn software. If you have an online shop for example this program helps you to keep the overview. You can use a barcode scanner or input the article number manually or simply click a button to increase or decrease the quantity of an...

Tags: Inventory, Microsoft Windows, CAD-KAS, Scanners, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Peripherals, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-15

SecretAgent Pro 3.0 (Windows)

Monitor in secrecy what is being done on your computer, while away. SecretAgent Pro allows you to capture and store screenshots and keystrokes. Your complete desktop is beeing captured--Web sites, e-mails, chats, games--everything. Keystrokes will be assigned to the window, where entered and exported to a html formated file for...

Tags: PC, Window, Microsoft Windows, RainSoft, SecretAgent Pro, Construction, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples

RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Firefox hit by multiple drive-by download flaws

Thank god I am still using 3.0.xxxI still don't understand why the need to make all things software larger and more featured. Also I will never understand why people rush to use the latest larger, bloated package...Bigger is always better......that's why we're fat! =DIE still more secure than FF...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, NoScript, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Steel Inventory 2.4.14 (Windows)

Steel Inventory is a network inventory auditing program, that allows you to keep track of software and hardware changes across your network. After an initial scan, you can generate a snapshot that includes the current hardware and software information, and allows you to detect changes that were made later by...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, SteelSonic, Tools & Techniques, Remote Access, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-25

My 7 favorite Windows 7 features

I must say ...... your impressive list, just isn't that impressive to me.#1 - Performance boost -- subjective#2 - More restrained UAC -- more duck tape#3 - 64-bit becomes the new default -- had 64 bit for years now#4 - Improved troubleshooting tools -- no comment, biting my tongue#5 -...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, favorite Windows 7, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

One second: The time it takes to wipe three years of work

Not all that worriedWith the cost of drives these days, and with Raid cards or raid capable Motherboards at such cheap prices these days, I've setup mine with a RAID 1 mirror.Plus an automated weekly backup.I spend alot of time and money on my music (just sitting there ripping my...

Tags: Backups, backup, Live Mesh, RAID, Acronis, hard drive

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Visionapp Remote Desktop 2010 (Windows)

Visionapp Remote Desktop 2010 is a powerful tool for managing and accessing multiple servers and desktops. It is simple to administer Windows, Citrix, Linux/UNIX and Macintosh systems via the integrated connection protocol. vRD2010 is a command and control center, where you can drive any type of system remotely. We call...

Tags: Server, Tool, Visionapp, Visionapp Remote Desktop 2010, vRD2010, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-20

SharePoint: What's coming when with the 2010 release?

Maybe the POS will actually workMillions spent and 3 releases later and Sharepoint is still not working.It's JUNK, plain and simple.Maybe if you sayu that enough......it will eventually come true. As things stand, it's hard to imagine SharePoint on a more successful trajectory than it currently is.$1.3B and nothing...

Tags: Content management, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft SharePoint, WSS 3.0

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Microsoft exposes Firefox users to drive-by malware downloads

is this a part of - framework assistantI am using Firefox 3.5.3 and it has".net framework assistant 1.0" disabled,claiming that is not compatible with thisversion of the browser.what makes this different from the ?Windows Presentation Foundation"that was not disabled until i did it my self ?is one or both the...

Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Linux Distro, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Google Chrome, plug-in, malware, Google Inc., security, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Remote Control 4.2 (Windows)

Remote Control is remote desktop software designed for Network Administrators. What are some of the features that make your life easier as an Network Admin? Find the computer you are looking for in seconds. IntelliAdmin Remote Control has a search engine that can find computers by username, computer name, or...

Tags: Remote Desktop, Microsoft Windows, Computer, IntelliNavigator, IntelliAdmin Remote Control, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-10-15

Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak

Weak Passwords suckUntil about 4 years ago my organization had no restrictions on passwords. Our students got their birthdays or their phone numbers as passwords and our staff could choose whatever they wanted. Most common staff password was 1234. Well after years of security breaches and administration...

Tags: MSN Hotmail, phishing, password, weak password

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Microsoft says Google Chrome Frame doubles IE attack surface

Actually, it means that some of the browsing will be much safer by using Chrome. Notice that Microsoft's ONLY arguments here are bogus security arguments. They do not even try to deny that Chrome is much faster and better.RE: Microsoft says Google Chrome Frame doubles IE attack surfaceIf Google Chrome...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Hijacking Windows System Restore for cybercrime profits

welp.... they are finally getting a taste of their own crap.I wonder what they are doing. We use steadystate on all of our machines. Reboot the machine and everything is restored.Maybe they should move from a PC based environment to a terminal server like system. Each reboot...

Tags: Terminal services, system restore, Hijacking Windows System Restore, cybercrime profit, SteadyState, operating system, terminal server, security

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Injury to insult: Madoff victims data stolen in laptop theft

Was it running windows, or linux?If it was running windows, you could just click cancel, and get in as the admin. There are times where even XP will allow you to click cancel at the login box, when enabled. That's what I call security!Because MS is more secure. eomWhat...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Madoff Victims, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Scareware scammers hijack Twitter trending topics

Researchers from F-Secure and Sophos are reporting on an ongoing scareware serving campaign abusing the popular micro-blogging service Twitter. Hundreds of tweets using four different URL shortening services are currently spammed through the automatically registered Twitter accounts, relying on a pseudo-random text generation using Twitter's trending topics....

Tags: Twitter Inc., Spamming, Spam, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-23