Monthly Archives: July 2008

VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i Patch 6.1 & Engine 5300

Posted on July 31, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

SuperDat Engine v.5300 The v.5300 engine has been released for elective download from 2008-JUL-30 via Download Engine Updates VirusScan 8.5i Patch 6.1 A slight problem – Install Patch 6.1 rather than Patch 6, if you are running the 5300 Engine. … Continue reading →

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Uncensor – Amnesty’s campaign to end Internet Censorship in China

Posted on July 30, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

China operates a sophisticated internet censorship regime and it is difficult to know exactly what information Chinese citizens can and can’t access. The lead-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics has seen some previously inaccessible websites in China become wholly or … Continue reading →

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[Malware] Braviax (braviax/cru629/beep.sys)

Posted on July 29, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

Braviax.exe is Trojan/Backdoor program. Note the spelling of “prevent” as “pervent” in the pop-up. Be very careful downloading clean up applications for this malware as many of the programs on offer are also malware! You can scan any tool you … Continue reading →

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E-mail Alert [phishing]

Posted on July 29, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

More of the “send me you login details” style fishing emails this morning. Please don’t respond to these emails – the email is a scam to gain access to your account. Please note that IT account managers will never ask … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2008-07-28)

Posted on July 28, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

Stop operating under a Principle of Most Privilege for the desktops Stop operating under a Principle of Most Privilege for the desktops. In a corporate environment this is far easier. A little more difficult in an academic environment (I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Windows rootkit detection/removal tools

Posted on July 28, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

A rootkit is a program (or combination of several programs) designed to take fundamental control (in Unix terms “root” access, in Windows “Administrator” access) of a computer system, without authorization by the system’s owners and legitimate managers. Access to the … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2008 – Stage XXI

Posted on July 27, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

Tonight is stage 21 (Étampes to Paris Champs-Élysées) 143 km Stage Details: stage 21 – Étampes > Paris Champs-Élysées 143 km [www.letour.fr] Stage 20 – Cérilly > Saint-Amand-Montrond [SBS] Stage 21 – Sunday, July 27: Étampes – Paris/Champs Élysées, 143km … Continue reading →

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New DNS exploit now in the wild

Posted on July 27, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

Dan Kaminsky’s DNS vulnerability exploit is now in the wild. Ensure that all your DNS clients, name-servers and the namesevers have been patched. Impact An attacker with the ability to conduct a successful cache poisoning attack can cause a nameserver’s … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2008 – Stage XX

Posted on July 26, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

Tonight is Stage 20 (Cérilly > Saint-Amand-Montrond) 53 km Individual time trial. Can Cadel Evans get the 1’34”? Stage Details: stage 20 – Cérilly > Saint-Amand-Montrond 53 km [www.letour.fr] Stage 20 – Cérilly > Saint-Amand-Montrond [SBS] Stage 20 – Saturday, … Continue reading →

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ABC TV online – ABC iView

Posted on July 25, 2008 by visibleprocrastinations

What is ABC iView? [1] ABC iView is a new way to watch TV – a free internet broadcasting service that lets you watch ABC programs on your computer. We’ve created iView for the growing number of people with high … Continue reading →

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