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- Symantec says Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks to increase
- Symantec has reported that the Neosploit toolkit has been updated to include attack vectors for the recent Microsoft Access ActiveX vulnerability. Neosploit is a toolkit for sale on the market (price estimates fall between $1500-$3000) that seeks to automate and extend the capability of browser exploits. Symantec...
- Tags: Web, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Access, Vulnerability, Trusted Site, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Site, Site, Zone, Intranet, Attack, Neosploit, Internet, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web Browsers, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- Minimizing XP SP3 woes - UPDATED
- I'm getting sporadic reports of Windows XP users having problems installing XP SP3 on some systems. Here are some tips to help make the install process a little smoother. Disable AV software It seems that some antivirus AV software causes the SP3 install to hang, while...
- Tags: Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., AV, Service Pack 3 Setup, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Mozilla patches Firefox; tells users to avoid IE
- Mozilla patches Firefox; tells users to avoid IEROTFLMAO !!! What a barrel of laughs ,,,So Microsoft is to lazy to fix their problem . Sure it's Apple's Safari , no it's Mozilla's Firefox . Sure blame everyone , it's never Microsoft's fault . Folks what do you expect from spaghetti/swiss...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-18
- Microsoft to push fix for patch trouble
- Microsoft to push fix for patch troubleMicrosoft to push fix for patch troubleSo Microsoft had to fix other people's broken software? That's a pretty generous thing for them to do.Here we go again!Patch the patch to patch the patch that patches the patch which didn't patch the patch which...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, patch, patch management, HHCTRL.OCX, Realtek, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-09
- Windows, take your kill switches, interrupts, reboots AND Registry: and stuff it
- Windows, take your kill switches, interrupts, reboots AND Registry: and stuff itThis isn't entirely their faultDon't get me wrong, I have plenty of problems with windows like why the WMP toolbar cant be horizontal if my taskbar is on the side but there's an easy fix to this, get Windows...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, operating system, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, Microsoft Windows, computer, Microsoft Windows Update, kill-switch, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-10
- Microsoft's patches DRM with record speed, but FairUse4WM counters
- Microsoft's patches DRM with record speed, but FairUse4WM countersI was just about to email you thisGuess that is what I get for waiting a night.What a load of bunk that this. When it comes to personal data or another exploit that affects the customer, Microsoft takes their sweet time....
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Fairplay, patch management, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-08
- Are Microsoft's update servers broken?
- Are Microsoft's update servers broken?No, the WGA update is not availableAs I noted in the post, my pirated copy of Windows XP is not displaying any WGA error messages, because it can't contact the update servers to download those components!MS Server exceeded bandwidth??Could be that the updates are slow because...
- Tags: Patches, Servers, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, critical update, Microsoft Windows XP, server, Microsoft Windows Update
- Discussion threads 2006-08-12
- Are Microsoft's update servers broken?
- Update 14-Aug: I've posted a follow-up here with a few more details.On Tuesday, August 8, Microsoft released a total of 12 security updates for different versions of Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer. One, MS06–040, is a vulnerability in the Windows Server service and affects all versions of Windows XP. The...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Automatic Update
- Blog posts 2006-08-12
- Take control of the Windows Update reboot nag screen
- Take control of the Windows Update reboot nag screenWindows reboot nag fix doesn't workI'm using XP Professional, and following your instructions for finally cleaning up the stupid Windows UPDATE behavior is impossible. There is nothing on my system called "Windows Update" under Local Computer Policy > Administrative Templates >...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Update, Local Computer Policy, Local Computer
- Discussion threads 2006-08-09
- Top Web sites for March 2006: Yahoo!, Microsoft, MSN. MySpace is in top 10.
- Top Web sites for March 2006: Yahoo!, Microsoft, MSN. MySpace is in top 10.x.myspace.com is LinuxWatch your status bar when going to myspace.comIt will flash x.myspace.comwhich is Linux.http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://x.myspace.comWhy is Microsoft a highly visited site?I just find it strange that Microsoft.com and its subdomains (not MSN, but http://foobar.microsoft.com/baz) is receiving that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, .NET, Foobar, Microsoft Corp., MSN, Top Web site, MySpace, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-04-13
- Google's Napoleonic Complex
- Google's Napoleonic ComplexHave you tried Google Finance??Try it, select a stock, click on the chart, notice you can drag the chart and the news moves in sync. Now see the overview chart above the main chart, click on it, now you can select the *range* of dates to look at,...
- Tags: E-mail providers, Google Finance, Goggle, Google Inc., Google Gmail, Napoleonic Complex, e-mail, finance
- Discussion threads 2006-03-23
- Standards V. Standardization
- Standards V. StandardizationForced upgrades a mythat least for Windows. I still run Win2K servers and desktops, as well as XP desktops and 03 servers. We run Office 2K, Office 03, OpenOffice, NeoOffice, based only on what the end user needs. From VisualStudio to Great Plains, nothing from...
- Tags: Operating systems, Strategic planning, Apple Mac OS, Quality, MSWord2000, Microsoft Windows, standardization, operating system, standards, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2006-02-09
- How to stop 'Active Scripting' in home PCs
- How to stop 'Active Scripting' in home PCsMessage has been deleted.Level of riskGeorge, I haven't read the articles about this. Does the risk exist only if you use the browser to go to sites or is the IE code throughout the system vulnerable?It's a lot simpler than that.......switch to Linux....
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, PC, home PC, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2005-11-22
- Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes
- Microsoft plugs Windows worm holesMicrosoft plugs Windows worm holesJust like I said last week, updates are scheduled to be delivered right on time. And we can expect the same thing next month. Ah its good to have a set schedule because then we know when the updates are...
- Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Windows worm hole, worm hole, rep
- Discussion threads 2005-10-11
- PCs falling victim to Windows flaws
- PCs falling victim to Windows flawsWindows is the flaw!Duh!Not for me.I do not have Java Virtual Machine.Plus, I don't go to any malicious web sites or open any e-mails that I don't know where they come from.Since I'm a valid MSN/Hotmail customer, Sender ID determines if a domain had been...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 98, Patches, JVM, MSJVM, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, ZoneAlarm, Java, e-mail, PC
- Discussion threads 2005-07-12
- WinFS lives
- WinFS livesDo we care?Everyone has advanced file systems. JFS, XFS, J-UFS, VxFS and the model for WinFS - BeFS. Just because M$ won't support any other them doesn't mean that their file system is "better".WinFS livesContrasting the speed at which 3rd party vendors have created XAML tools for WinForms...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating systems, Notebooks, WinFS, WinFS live, Microsoft Windows XP, computer
- Discussion threads 2005-03-09
- 'Critical' patches released for Windows, IE
- 'Critical' patches released for Windows, IENice to see MS announced something today tooWe wouldn't want Apple to get all the spotlight. From Apple, exciting new hardware and software. From MS, critical new flaws.Like anyone would trust IEI use it on 2 sites, windowsupdate and office update.Please fix the...
- Tags: Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, Using IE, spyware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, seatbelt, Microsoft Corp., flaw, Mozilla Firefox, patch management
- Discussion threads 2005-01-11
- Microsoft 'guarantees' SP2 release
- Microsoft 'guarantees' SP2 releaseBy 2 months we mean by September, or OctoberWell, by the end of the year. And by that we mean Q1 of 2005...Just kidding. Honestly, I don't care as much about the service pack being late as I care about it working properly and not...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Developers, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, S/W
- Discussion threads 2004-07-02
- Adware firm uses IE flaws to spread pop-up toolbar
- Adware firm uses IE flaws to spread pop-up toolbari-Lookup flaw has been around for months..I had to fix that in two friends computers, and it's just getting reported on NOW! I had thought that this flaw was taken care of a while ago. Now I find Microsoft...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, flaw, adware, Microsoft Corp., spyware, computer, pop-up toolbar, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2004-06-09
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