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Archive for August, 2004Create Self-Booting Movie CDsTuesday, August 31st, 2004This is a very nice article by Robert Bernier which tells you how to create self-booting movie CDs. Getting around with sudoTuesday, August 31st, 2004A colleague of mine complained about how incomprehensible the sudo man pages are, so I was set on a journey to find some good guides for sudo. Epoch time (Unix Time Stamp)Monday, August 30th, 2004The Unix epoch (also known as Unix Time Stamp) is the representation of time as the number of non-leap seconds since 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970, introduced by the Unix operating system, standardised in POSIX, and later adopted by the Java programming language and JavaScript. Because many computers today store the number of seconds GmailFSMonday, August 30th, 2004Somewhere in my head I knew someone would come up with this idea, I just didn’t think it will be ready so soon. And what is IT? It’s the use of gmail big 1Gb space for easy storage without the need to sent in and out attached files. Warning: Winamp might skin youThursday, August 26th, 2004A vulnerability has been reported in Winamp, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system. The problem is caused due to insufficient restrictions on Winamp skin zip files (.wsz). This can be exploited by a malicious website using a specially crafted Winamp skin to place and execute arbitrary programs. With Internet DVD collections going unwatchedThursday, August 26th, 2004Have you ever bought a DVD movie and never watched it? You are not alone. Acording to this piece in USA Today up to 10% of bought titles have gone unwatched. But it’s not just a matter of time. Consumers are so taken with DVDs that they are buying them simply as vanity items, Computers buyer satisfaction survey resultsWednesday, August 25th, 2004Apple and Dell again lead the industry in a buyer satisfaction survey conducted by the University of Michigan. Calling all web designersWednesday, August 25th, 2004More and more computer professionals are moving away from IE for better browsers. In today’s browser market it seems like IE is the worst choice among prominent browsers. Mozilla-Firefox, Safari and Opera are all more secure, have better UI, have many more useful features and with Firefox’s browser extensions a user can do so much A new voyeuristic trojan wormMonday, August 23rd, 2004Rbot-GR is the latest variant of a prolific worm series, spreads via network shares, exploiting a number of Microsoft security vulnerabilities to drop a backdoor Trojan horse program on vulnerable machines as it propagates. Once the backdoor program is installed on a victim’s machine it’s game over and an attacker can do (almost) whatever they GMail NotifierSunday, August 22nd, 2004One of the annoying things about using a web-based mail is the need to go and check it every once in a while to find out if you have new mail waiting there. While Gmail is the most comfortable mail interface to date, this is exactly the function it’s missing, a notifier. Two low level Vulnerabilities in MysqlSunday, August 22nd, 2004Two low level Vulnerabilities have been found in Mysql. The first can potentially allow malicious users to overwrite arbitrary files. The second can potentially allow malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. IE Drag And Drop File Installation VulnerabilitySunday, August 22nd, 2004Microsoft Internet Explorer is proned to a vulnerability that may allow unauthorized installation of malicious executables. It is reported that drag and drop along with browser style functionality may be employed by an attacker to install a file into the startup folder on a victim’s computer with some degree of user interaction. iPod vs. The CassetteThursday, August 19th, 2004We are all used to the vs. test. Ford vs. Chevrolet, PC vs. Mac., Giants vs. A’s. Well, how about iPod vs. the Cassette? So here we go the ultimate test between the long lasting Cassette and the new popular kid on the block, the iPods. Have a look. Play your favorite 80’s video gamesWednesday, August 18th, 2004In this site you will find some of the most favorable video games from the 1980’s. Each game takes a few minutes to load, but they are pretty close to the original games. Odd or even?Wednesday, August 18th, 2004I found it very strange when I saw on various boards questions like “How do I find out weather a number is odd or even?”. Recently I saw two of those questions on PHP boards. The truth is, it’s very simple. IE Address Bar Spoofing VulnerabilityTuesday, August 17th, 2004A vulnerability in Internet Explorer has been discovered. This vulnerability can be exploited by malicious people to conduct phishing attacks against a user. Windows XP SP2 have many conflictsMonday, August 16th, 2004There is a story on ZDNet about how the new Windows XP SP2 causes conflicts with over 50 applications and causes problems with others including some of Microsoft’s own products. It’s based on Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 842242 with the headline of “Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service PHP 5.0.1 ReleaseSaturday, August 14th, 2004It’s only a month after Version 5.0 Relase of PHP and we already have a new release. Version 5.0.1 of PHP is ready for download. eBay takes stake in CraigslistFriday, August 13th, 2004eBay’s announcement that it took a 25 percent stake in online classifieds site Craigslist illustrates how the Web’s biggest players are putting a heavy focus on going local. PHP-Nuke Search Box Cross-Site Scripting VulnerabilitiesThursday, August 12th, 2004A few vulnerabilities were found in PHP-Nuke, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. AIM “Away” Message Buffer Overflow VulnerabilityWednesday, August 11th, 2004A new vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) was found, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system. |
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