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Microsoft should just disable the feature in Explorer that hides known extensions. But in Windows 7, its still not and you should. By default it is turned on. This is bad. Here’s why; It is very easy to simply trick a user into thinking that … “Why you should NOT hide extensions for known extensions (Windows users)”
Read MoreOk here’s the update. Windows is supposedly have a successor to desktop virtualization called Windows Virtual PC (this is currently in Beta). Well, i wanted a virtual desktop so i downloaded Windows VPC (the VPC website “knew” i was on Windows 7 and directed me … “Virtual PC 2007 and Windows 7 – UPDATED”
Read MoreWas trying to access some ports on a customer’s website which someone mapped it to 79. 79 is normally used for finger. For Internet Explorer, it works out right. This doesn’t work for Google Chrome and Firefox (out of the box) Well, for Firefox users, … “Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox non standard port (e.g. Port 79, 6000)”
Read MoreHi guys, Was at a client recently and found they’ve got a huge collection of the conficker worm residing around their network and causing mayhem. I am actually quite surprise that some big brand AV products didn’t quite do the job 🙁 It is important … “Conficker: Easy cleaning steps”
Read MoreBy default your Nagios user will have full access to the web interface. This mean, he/she can do just about anything like stopping checks etc. Here’s a quick guide on how to enable read only user access for your nagios web interface. This document assumes: … “Nagios Read Only User”
Read MoreAn update is available for ISA 2006 with SP1 or less users who uses Radius OTP to authenticate backend web servers. The vulnerability allows an attacker to assume an admin without keying in the correct password (authentication bypass). Please update your issue of ISA immediately … “ISA Server 2006 Radius OTP Authentication Bypass”
Read MoreBlackberry Enterprise Server is a service hosted internally or externally to allow people to receive emails through their Blackberry enabled handhelds. This is a similar function to MS Push Mail service. In Windows Mobile, Exchange users are requested to key in a password before they … “Blackberry- A significant security consideration”
Read MoreHi, been a while since i blogged about anything but anyway, here it goes. A couple of days back a good friend of mine was lured into an online scam. The perpetrator assumed a Hotmail support staff and email her to send information (such as … “Online Scam (what you need to know) And What To Do (First Aid)”
Read MoreI was just checking Astiostech’s climate monitoring device and tried googling a couple of tools where i don’t need to sign into my Nagios server page everytime. I then bumped into this tool for Firefox called NagiosChecker. The plugin works with FF 1.5 and up. … “Naigos Checker: Firefox Add-on (A must have for Firefox + Nagios users)”
Read MoreI tried signing on to MSN after a long while keeping this bloated crapware inside hibernation. I normally use Pidgin, an open source all-in-one messenger software which is super fast by the way. Not only this piece of bloatware take ages to download and install, … “Windows Live Messenger: Upgrade or die! – Ripped off freedom?”
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