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Microsoft piracy check comes calling

Microsoft piracy check comes callingQuick Loverockgo out and purchase a few legitimate copies of Windows XP , Bill Gates is on to you .Boy, you ain't kiddingThis is totally laughable. I can't think of anything that these yahoos have created originally. Always helping themselves to other peoples ideas, executing them...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Uncle Billy, piracy check, piracy

Discussion threads 2006-04-24

Microsoft updates Vista test build

Microsoft updates Vista test buildPissta .... a day late and a dollar short!So many core technologies dropped that this is really just XP sp3!when will they master their own domaini just blame the whole tragedy on consumer ignorancepeople keep spending money on crap to support their lack of self esteem...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Microsoft Windows XP, PRODUCTIVITY, Uncle Billy, herd, goat, Microsoft updates Vista, Sheep, pasture, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-04-24

Gartner takes Microsoft to task

Gartner takes Microsoft to taskWell DUH !!!MICROSUCKS' only interest is in making lots more money and eliminating ALL competition in every market segment they can. When you have a monopoly - even one derived thru violation of law - you get to do whatever you choose, including selling defective goods...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Tools & Techniques, Problem Here, job, Microsoft Corp., Uncle Billy, Gartner Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-02-18

Additional Resources

Childs rigged crazyquilt private network

Childs rigged crazyquilt private networkBut who is monitoring the monitor?Gartner's statement not worth quoting. They are the most worthless thing to hit IT.Was Childs the only IT person on staff that knew anything about computers? That's what it sounds like. But this isn't that hard to believe. Most IT...

Tags: NETWORKING, Most IT department, private network, network, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Code Diffs for DNS Exploit Code

Diffs between revisions of the exploit code released by HDM and |)ruid. Generated by Billy Rios. by Nathan McFeters

Tags: Revision, DNS, Exploit Code, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Nathan McFeters, diffs, code, Exploit, HDM, |)ruid, Billy, Rios, McFeters, Nate, Nathan, screenshots

Image galleries 2008-07-23

|)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit

[Updated 07/24/2008: Gallery images of diffs of code revisions has been included and will be updated as things change, see here.] Earlier today, noted researchers |)ruid and HD Moore released exploit code for the Metasploit tool for attacking the DNS flaw that was originally reported by Dan...

Tags: DNS, Domain, Server, Entry, Exploit, NS, NS Record, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-23

A look at the recent Firefox 3 vulnerability

True to form, Billy Rios promised a more in depth look at the MSFA2008-35 vulnerability which is another protocol handler flaw in Firefox 3.  As previously reported here, this was another protocol handler flaw that led to arbitrary remote command execution, and is especially dangerous since it can be deployed...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Vulnerability, Protocol Handler, Firefox3, Security Decision, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-22

E-gold owners plead guilty to money laundering

Wow, big morning!  If anyone has seen Nitesh Dhanjani and Billy Rios's talk on phishing and identity theft, which was presented at the last couple Black Hat conferences, and will be on display again at Black Hat Vegas, you know that the identity theft market is a huge problem.  You...

Tags: Flooz, Currency Service, Identity Theft, Phishing, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Homeschooling + marketing = great coffee?

Homeschooling + marketing = great coffee?Homeschooling does what public education can'tturn teachers loose to teach rather than toe the bureaucratic line.RE: Homeschooling marketing = great coffee?Chris, if you like *strong* coffee, check out Meth in SF on the web.Organic coffee?As part of my response to recent efforts to...

Tags: marketing, InfoWeek, Homeschooling, great coffee, recycling

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced

Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on.  From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...

Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Romanian authorities arrest cybercrime suspects

Well, eight days, and a joint effort to help prevent phishing and two major arrests related to identity theft, and I feel like we've made a decent attack on the identity theft culture. Score one for the good guys for once. Just a day after reading...

Tags: Arrest, eBay Inc., Romania, Romanian, Phishing, Identity Theft, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Protocol handlers cause Mozilla Firefox 3 remote command execution vulnerabilities

Update 07/16/2008: Apparently I neglected to mention that this has been patched already.  Reading over it again and a heads up from a reader pointed out the error to me.  As always, great job by Window Snyder and the Mozilla Security Team for getting this patched quickly. ...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, URI, Vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., Attack, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Finding the name behind the GMail address

Ah, this is a fun little trick.  I'm not sure if it represents a vulnerability, but certainly I expect Google will try to get rid of this feature.  The SecuriTeam blog has reported that it is possible to expose the full name of the user who registered a GMail account.  ...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, SecuriTeam Blog, Phishing, E-mail Providers, Cyberthreats, Cloud Computing, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?

Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?a little betterIt's better, in that it involves some competition between private companies, and not full government involvement. It's also good that it provides coverage to everyone.However, as you stated, much of it is paid for by "the wealthy", which...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Dutch model, right reform, U.S. Healthcare, health care, reform, government, phone

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?

Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?You should be asking why not? Both companies will gain a lot from this buy out. Yahoo has the services, Microsoft has the brand recognition. They can take the best of both worlds and have a dominant...

Tags: Team management, SEARCH, Branding, Microsoft want Yahoo, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft WANT, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

EPIC iFAIL

EPIC iFAILhmmm 2.0iPhone software 2.0 can import all your contacts from your SIM card. JUST FYI.RE: EPIC iFAILWell since you have a T-Mobile phone and it also has a SIM card you can copy all your contacts to your SIM card and Then all you have to do is have...

Tags: Flash memory, OK IT, EPIC iFAIL, EPIC, Apple iPhone, lunatic, SIM card, reasonable people

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

Sun releases JRE Version 6 Update 7, 90% of desktops currently at risk*

* The 90% of desktops currently at risk comes from numbers presented at the Java One Keynote in 2008.  If you aren't patched, get the Java control panel up and get updated, or go to Sun's site to download the update, cause this one's big. Yesterday Sun...

Tags: Desktop, Sun Microsystems Inc., JRE, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Opera patches serious code exection flaw

Opera Software has joined the list of browser vendors shipping fixes for serious remote code execution vulnerabilities. The company's new Opera 9.5.1 patches at least four security issues, the most serious being a flaw reported by Microsoft's Billy Rios that could be used to execute arbitrary code....

Tags: Opera Software, Patch Management, Flaw, Security Statu, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Multiple Facebook vulnerabilities reported on Full-Disclosure

Jouko Pynnonen posted a message to the Full-Disclosure mailing list today, citing multiple "script injection" vulnerabilities within Facebook.  I'm not sure if this is a surprise to anybody out there, it's certainly not to me, as numerous web applications have major problems with Cross-site Scripting vulnerabilities, but I think this...

Tags: Facebook, Vulnerability, XSS, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Sandbox, JS, Canvas Page, Web Browsers, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-02

McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failures

McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failuresI get slammed for pronouncing the name wrong, but McAfee is the bestMcAfee is the only true voice on security. I have never once seen a computer with their AV software installed that has be overrun with viruses. If this is...

Tags: SECURITY, McAfee Inc., HackerSafe

Discussion threads 2008-07-02