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Seeking Hijack Log Analyst
Posted on April 16th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I have a small technical web based forums and recently we lost a very senior member who always helped when new members posted hijack logs. Unfortunately this has left a void and a gap in our...

Overkill
Posted on April 16th, 2005 | 10 Comments

My old P1 200mhz is loaded with ZA firewall, AV7 antivirus and Adaware. Attached is an old 56k dial up modem. Do I really need all that protection as it seems to take a while to boot up. My OS is Win...

NIS/NPF and MF question
Posted on April 16th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Other than having a clean, spyware/virus free system, and keeping the startup items in check, does anyone know of a way to keep these proggies from hogging up system resources and causing a 3+ min...

Re: BS spam
Posted on April 16th, 2005 | 2 Comments

From: "GOOD NEWS" <nospam@spamfree.com> | Have you seen this looks like if you hack or crack with this installed it would be | difficult to proove it was you has anyone tried one of theese please...

Identy Theft?
Posted on April 15th, 2005 | 6 Comments

Lexux-Nexus lost 300,000 identities to thieves? This is UNACCEPTABLE! The fact that they have all this information is identity theft in itself. I did not give them permission to have my data. As a...

hardware security
Posted on April 15th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Hi, Anyone has recommendation on hardware lock for desktop PC and notebooks? Thanks OM

KB891711 on Win9x/ME has been updated
Posted on April 14th, 2005 | 6 Comments

This is a repost from an original by; Microsoft MVP Robear Dyer concerning an issue noted with KB891711 on Win9x/ME platforms and had been noted as problematic in *many* News Groups in the beginning...

Re: Man gets nine years for spamming
Posted on April 14th, 2005 | 14 Comments

Jim Watt wrote: Guys there are open source solutions out there that a) do not cost anything and b) are very effective. I currently average 98% kill rate. It is not a big deal anymore...if I can do...

antivirus
Posted on April 13th, 2005 | 18 Comments

hi can anyone recommend any decent free antivirus software that can detect viruses and keep upto date, check emails, delete or quarantine infected files. good enough for interent use eg web...

Identity Theft - Hamilton County, Ohio
Posted on April 13th, 2005 | 7 Comments

Crazy- I came across some pretty disturbing information on the Hamilton County, Ohio website. Their county auditor and clerk are giving free access to social security numbers, names, addresses,...

2 AV
Posted on April 13th, 2005 | 9 Comments

can you run 2 AV software on your PC at once and while connected to the internet eg nortons, avast does this cause problems?

Who"s sending the cookies?
Posted on April 12th, 2005 | 15 Comments

I recently have used a couple of anti spyware programs and found a good bit of spyware and tracking cookies and such Of course I can see where marketing companies such as Doubleclick and others is...

install
Posted on April 12th, 2005 | 29 Comments

Hi I have a copy of nortons anti-virus downloaded from the net and paid up to date. I am getting a new computer and want it on my new computer. How do I do that. Just copy the whole directory on...

DNS Poisoning and "Pharming"
Posted on April 12th, 2005 | 2 Comments

An Interesting read.. http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10841?ref=rss Michael -- "Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems." - Linus Torvald

MS Antispy Beta Picked up stuff missed by
Posted on April 12th, 2005 | 7 Comments

Ad-aware xoftspy Spybot AVG Free F-prot and Antivir XP It found

Hardware hacking help
Posted on April 12th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Hey all, I just took a new job, and am getting trained to do security audits of companies, I need to hack a piece of hardware. The device is a scadapack 32, it is used to control valves opening and...

Firefox Javascript information disclosure
Posted on April 12th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Folks know I am a Firefox fan, however folks should be aware there is a new information disclosure bug in Firefox that is rated moderately critical. Looking at the bug I can see why it may be...

Re: Man gets nine years for spamming
Posted on April 11th, 2005 | 10 Comments

On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 00:54:10 +0200, Jim Watt <jimwatt@aol.no_way> wrote: If he gets 9 years for spamming, that just shows how twisted America really is. donnie.

MSN Messenger, sharing applications?
Posted on April 11th, 2005 | 1 Comments

We are a company that sometimes would need to share a programming application between coutries, helping each other solving programming problems that way. MSN Messenger has that capability but how...

Open Port QuickSearch
Posted on April 9th, 2005 | 7 Comments

Habanero Networks is pleased to announce that it has aquired permission to use the Ports List that has been compiled by Neohapsis and is now incorporated into the new Open Port QuickSearch. The Open...