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Redirector: In a LAN, software that routes workstation client requests for data to the server. In a Windows network, the redirector program is added to the PC to intercept requests...; Full Redirector Definition >>

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Zune and the uplift wars: One of the leaders of the clan of the Gooksyu-Gubru, in David Brins The Uplift War, is the bureaucrat known as The Suzerain of Cost and Caution. His job is to contain expense during their invasion of a human controlled planet, something he typically expresses in the Gubrus own...; Tags: General, Infrastructure, Sun; Blog posts 2007-03-06
Give Microsoft an 'A' for effort: Give Microsoft an 'A' for effortA technological fix for social engineering?An attack on the site or anything else set up by the phisher is likely to be a case of barn door locking.As you wrote:And thirdly phishing attacks use elaborate social engineering to induce you to hand over your credentials...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Part-of Microsoft, phishing, phishing Web site, Microsoft Corp., redirector; Discussion threads 2006-03-21

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Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack: In the wake of the recent malvertising attacks where malicious flash ads were appearing at trusted web sites, evidence from multiple vendors and researchers indicates that spammers and malware authors have once again switched tactics, and are one again abusing legitimate services such as Google's Picasa and ImageShack. Whereas the...; Tags: Technique, Spammer, Malware, Google Picasa, Attack, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Sony PlayStation's site SQL injected, redirecting to rogue security software: The latest high trafficked web site to fall victim into the continuing waves of massive SQL injection attacks courtesy of copycats and the ASProx botnet, is Sony's PlayStation U.S site according to a recent post at SophosLabs's blog : "Researchers at IT security firm Sophos have warned lovers of...; Tags: Sony Corp., Domain, SQL, Sony Playstation, SQL Injection, Hacker, Programming Languages, Game Players, Databases, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-02
HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks: What would the perfect phishing attack from a social engineering perspective? The one that compared to using typosquatted domains impersonating the bank's web application directory structure is in fact using the bank's legitimate domain names as redirectors due to XSS flaws within. It's even more interesting to measure the average...; Tags: Bank, Vulnerability, XSS, Flaw, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Financial Services, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-06-29

No security software, no E-banking fraud claims for you: Rational, but unrealistic in today's threatscape. According to the Times : "Customers using their credit or debit cards online have been advised that high street banks are likely to become increasingly reluctant to help victims of internet fraud as new rules added to the Banking Code signal less willingness...; Tags: Software, Bank, Firewall, Electronic Banking, Vulnerability, XSS, Malware, Fraud, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Banking, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Financial Services, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-05-21
Search Engine Link Spam: Risks, Threats, Solution: Ingenious spammers never stop creating new tricks to get their spam and its dangerous URL links past traditional defenses. In this white paper, you'll learn about a number of these tactics, from exploiting free website hosting services to "domain tasting," and more. Hence you'll understand how so-called "redirector" or "search...; Tags: Search Engine, MessageLabs Ltd., Cyberthreats, Spam, Search, Security, Spam And Phishing; White papers 2008-05-09
Samba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward Microsoft: Samba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward MicrosoftSamba 3.2 reflects open source project's ambivalence toward MicrosoftLets see if there is a way to get rid of Samba completely. Perhaps Microsoft could make a protocol to work on all machines and thus eliminate the need for Samba."Leading a panel"Indeed...; Tags: Samba, Jeremy, Samba 3.2, ambivalence, Microsoft Corp., open source project, open source; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Air Messenger Pin Redirector (exe): The Air Messenger PIN Redirector is designed to aid in redistribution of content services to individual subscribers or to pass along to affiliates. The use of AMPR keeps you in control of who is sending you the content and where it is being distributed to without reveling your destination PINS....; Tags: Internet Software Solutions, Air Messenger PIN Redirector, AMPR, Internet, E-mail, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-04-04
Microsoft delivers 11 patches, 6 critical; Excel flaw left unpatched: Updated: Microsoft delivered 11 patches on Tuesday addressing 17 vulnerabilities. Six updates fix critical flaws and five address important vulnerabilities, but an already exploited Excel zero day was left unpatched. Microsoft's advisory last week noted 12 patches fixing 7 critical vulnerabilities. One critical Windows vulnerability was cut...; Tags: Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel, Flaw, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-12
Google Toolbar: A New Malware Threat: Now there's another source of potential malware to worry about. A researcher has released code that shows how a hacker can use the Google toolbar to get users to install malicious software or expose themselves to a phishing attack by installing a new toolbar button. The report...; Tags: Google Toolbar, Google Inc., Toolbar, Malware, Attack, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Web Browsers, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2007-12-20
Ten reasons to NOT use iPhone for company business: Ten reasons to NOT use iPhone for company businessI wonder who is paying for all this "analysis"Enterprise apps? Does SAP count?And I love #10: "don't deploy it until somebody deploys it." Yeah, I'll keep that in mind.Does any phone support Exchange out of the box?WRT argument #1 - Does any...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, company business, Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2007-12-13
Windows CE Service Pack: Network Client Component/Redirector (Sh3.exe) (EXE): Mips.exe and Sh3.exe are Service Pack files that install the Windows CE Network Client Component also know as the redirector on to your Windows CE device. They allow independent software vendor ISVs to write applications that access remote file resources on servers that support the Common Internet File System CIFS...; Tags: Network, ISV, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows CE, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; Software downloads 2007-09-17
Microsoft Exchange Server Exchange Profile Redirector (EXE): Updates Outlook profiles after moving mailboxes across Exchange organizations or administrative groups. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Microsoft Outlook, Enterprise Software, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites; Software downloads 2007-08-30
Windows CE Service Pack: Network Client Component/Redirector (Mips.exe) (EXE): Mips.exe and Sh3.exe are Service Pack files that install the Windows CE Network Client Component also know as the redirector on to your Windows CE device. They allow independent software vendor ISVs to write applications that access remote file resources on servers that support the Common Internet File System CIFS...; Tags: Network, ISV, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows CE, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; Software downloads 2007-08-30
Details of anti-phish detection technology revealed in Microsoft Patent app: A Microsoft Patent application has just been published that goes into intricate detail about anti-phishing "predictive model" technology incorporated into Outlook and Outlook Express or providable to third-party providers.The app is entitled "Finding phishing sites." The Patent literature is arguably the most thorough description of how Microsoft email software attempts...; Tags: Message, Report, Microsoft Corp., Phishing, Site, Web Browser, User, Host, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-08-16
Google, Dell in URL redirection 'spyware' flap: Google has invested heavily in several anti-malware/anti-spyware initiatives but the search engine giant might have a spyware problem of its own.According to David Ulevitch, CEO of OpenDNS, Google's revenue-generating URL error alliance with Dell drops a difficult-to-remove program on computers that straddles the spyware line.In a blog entry making the...; Tags: Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Digital rights management, Exploit code, Firefox, Google, Hackers, Microsoft, Open source, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research; Blog posts 2007-05-23
House passes more tech-friendly antispyware bill: House passes more tech-friendly antispyware billThere's only one real malware deterent.It comes from a[url=http://mosnews.com/news/2005/07/25/spammerdead.shtml]2005 "murder" of a notorious Russian spammer.[/url] Congress should make such lynching of any pusher or programmer of spyware, or any other form of malware, legal.Malware sh[patch]s will need to decide what they value more: ...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, SECURITY, malware, anti-spyware; Discussion threads 2007-05-22
SimpleHTTP (exe): SimpleHTTP allows you to easily replace blocked content, such as advertisements, with blank space. Useful with Windows HOSTS files or DNS Redirector software. It can also redirect any incoming HTTP request to an alternate URL of your choosing.; Tags: HTTP, DNS, SimpleHTTP, Microsoft Windows, Domain Names, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Internet; Software downloads 2007-04-19
Zune and the uplift wars: Zune and the uplift warsBack on planet Earth...So how do you make a Blackberry or similar device work with the Sun Ray architecture?Roger's answer of "the Sun Ray has 4 USB ports, so you can connect a Blackberry to it" made obvious sense. Your answer implies a flaw in...; Tags: Handhelds, Roger, Microsoft Zune, RIM BlackBerry, SunRay; Discussion threads 2007-03-06