Sep
26
Site Needs An Update!
September 26, 2007 | 1 Comment
If you’ve followed this site over the years then you know that ‘way back in the day’ it was a popular spot to find all sorts of Internet-enabled software for Windows NT. Then it morphed into a site that listed all known security problems on Windows platforms and was hugely popular - so popular that […]
Feb
5
WTH?
February 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Someone installed this software on my site! Might as well use it then… it’s gonna take a while to reload all the archives for the past 11 years. Be patient, somebody’s gotta do it.
Aug
31
Honeypots That Collect Malware
August 31, 2005 | 1 Comment
The last two weeks, I’ve written about proactive honeypots that seek out malicious Web sites, two of which are unavailable to the public and one that you can download to run on your own networks. If you missed either of those articles, they’re available on our Web site at the URLs below. This week, […]
Aug
30
Opera Offers Free Licenses For One Day Only
August 30, 2005 | Leave a Comment
In celebration of its 10th anniversary Opera Software is offering free license keys to its Opera Web browser. You can only obtain a free license on August 30 . At the risk of sounding like a late night infomercial, if you’re interested then ”act now!”
As a result of the free offer the site is busy, but it […]
Aug
30
Another IE Flaw Surfaces
August 30, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Tom Ferris reported a new flaw in Internet Explorer on fully patched Windows XP SP2 systems. While Ferris offered few details about the problem on his Web site, the vulnerability reportedly could allow a remote intruder to install remote code and completely take over an affected system.
French security research organization FrSIRT issued a bulletin stating that the […]
Aug
29
Long Registry Keys Can Help Hide Malware
August 29, 2005 | 1 Comment
Last week an interesting discovery was made regarding the Windows registry. Apparently long keys cannot be viewed or deleted using the registry editing tool regedit nor by using many other third-party tools designed to detect malware. Registry keys that exceed 254 characters in length are basically invisible unless the tool being used to read the registry is […]