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There’s a new exploit of Windows without a patch (yet). The vulnerability is in the .ani file extension used for animated cursors in Windows. The exploit allows attackers to run code and potentially take ownership of your computer. Most antivirus should have already been updated … “Windows .ANI File – Zero Day Exploit”
Read MoreI will share with you some experiences from implementing a good SMTP engine to avoid being spammed, being categorized as spam etc. This article is product independent therefore if you run Exchange, Windows SMTP, ScanMail, Notes or whatever, this is something good to consider. This … “10 + 1 Best Practises for Implementing an SMTP server”
Read MoreTired of turning off your proxy settings when outside the office? Well, yea, me too. For a long time now there’s a simple and effective way to do this by using a PAC file or Proxy Automatic Configuration file. This PAC file is a simple … “How to automatically disable/enable your proxy settings”
Read MoreManageEngine has a product called ADManager plus. ADManager plus runs a self website and can run on your Windows based OS like XP, 2000(3). The free edition is limited to manage a single AD domain in a forest.Here’s the list of features Delegate-able administration – … “Manage your AD – ADManagerPlus”
Read MoreCracking MD5 (Message Digest 5) and now, SHA-1 (Secure Hashing Algorithm), she and her team are a bunch of geniuses. They managed to crack the widely used SHA1 hashing algorithm which supposedly, succeeded MD5 after being scrambled by the same Chinese Associate Prof. Wang Xiaoyun … “SHA-1 Is Now Crack-able”
Read MoreWindows 2000 and later gives you the option to configure your DNS as Active Directory Integrated Zone (ADIZ). This mode is required for name and service automatic update and its super crucial to a successful Active Directory (and some of other MS products like Exchange) … “If you use Windows 2000 DNS (for Active Directory ..etc) use only Secure Updates”
Read MoreGoogle Analytics is a cool free Site Tracking tool from, oh, you guessed it, Google. I use it for my blog sites (this) and other sites that i help manage. The best thing of it is that its free. You would need of course a … “Google Analytics”
Read MoreFunny article. Apparently, some bad-ass Malaysian DVD pirate ring wants to hunt down and kill 2 dogs, Lucky and Flo, apparently, sniffed out their stash of DVDs and caused those pirates RM3mil in losses. As its media worth, Malaysian govt will now beef up security … “Malaysian DVD Pirates Out To Kill Sniffer Dogs?”
Read MoreRSA, famous for its authentication and encryption techniques recently announced a service to protect users from trojans. Called RSAFraudaction, is a service, an end-to-end solution that covers the identification, analysis, blocking, and shutdown of attacks. RSA will get my vote in their offerings. They have … “RSA into AntiTrojan”
Read MoreWas given this site http://www.zamzar.com. It has the facility to convert stuff like movies, document, images and audio straight from your browser to your email. For free, for real!. Did try to convert a MOV (Apple Quicktime) and it did quite a wonderful job. What’s … “Convert stuff for free at Zamzar”
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