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Security Related Dissertation (Design of a software IDS)
Posted on September 1st, 2004 | 0 Comments

Now that it's finished with, I have decided to make it available. The subject was the design/testing of a software intrusion detection system for Windows NT. This can be downloaded from the following...

Is Anonymizing software worth it?
Posted on August 31st, 2004 | 4 Comments

Does anyone have any views on anonymizing software? I've tried various different ones. They either seem to block access to genuine functions eg Windows Update, or just not work. I've tested a few...

Juno Customer Care virus scam?
Posted on August 30th, 2004 | 2 Comments

I just got a notice from Juno Customer Care that an email I sent may have had a virus. I did not open the mail to read the text. The odd thing about this is that I haven't sent an email out to a...

Monitoring Internet Activity
Posted on August 30th, 2004 | 2 Comments

I am a home user, WinXP, and would like to be able to easily view ALL the internet activity generated from, and to, my computer. I use ZAF and my "internet activity" icon fires up frequently when...

Good firewall recommendations
Posted on August 30th, 2004 | 12 Comments

I've read in a number of places (including here) that Zone Alarm (at least the free version) really isn't that good. Is that true? What is good, as far as firewall software goes?

Window Washer: False Sense of Security
Posted on August 30th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Below is a recent letter sent to the guys at Web Root, no response from them as of yet: Hi, I'm currently writing a tech paper on the recovery of information from used hard drives. And after doing...

Mass Mailing worm problem, please help
Posted on August 29th, 2004 | 6 Comments

Hi All, I got a very serious problem. My email server keep having the "relaying denied" message and I think some of my clients' pc got infected. However, the email didn't show which pc or from which...

zone alarm problem?
Posted on August 29th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Actually I don't know if it's a problem with ZA or a virus spyware problem. I was over at my cousins taking a look at his computer problems and we installed the new ADAWARE and the new SPYBOT as...

Where are the SP2 threads?
Posted on August 29th, 2004 | 5 Comments

Is no one testing the SP? Any real life issues out there? Jim

question about Domainsuffix
Posted on August 29th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Hi All, I'm trying the ADSI Edit, it asked me to enter information like this DC=<DomainName>,DC=<DomainSuffix> I would like to know what is the Domain suffix for a Domain like abc.local? Do I have...

Passwording programs in Windows ME.
Posted on August 29th, 2004 | 1 Comments

What I want to do with Win ME is to have a system so when certain applications like Outlook Express, Windows Explorer, etc, are started, a box will appear and ask for a password to be entered. I...

reply not under a original message
Posted on August 28th, 2004 | 3 Comments

HY! I'm noob in Usenet. Maby somebody can tell why some of my replies are not under a original message? Hannes

This is a test
Posted on August 28th, 2004 | 5 Comments

this is a test

Verisign
Posted on August 28th, 2004 | 1 Comments

Hi all When firing up Microsoft Word my Firewall (Sygate) warns me that Word needs to connect to "Verisign" I first refused and Word took forever to start. I then allowed it once and now Word...

WebEx security concerns, revisited
Posted on August 28th, 2004 | 1 Comments

I know that this topic has been covered in other posts, but I am looking for slightly more definitive answers. I am examining this web tool for potential security risks, and would like anyone with...

newsreader
Posted on August 28th, 2004 | 2 Comments

I tested a new newsreader, "MESnews", I think it's the best on market and its free, test it, it's better then Forge, I promise! http://www.zoo-logique.org/mesnews/index-gb.php ;o) B-)...

Re: Medium setting in IE ok for home user?
Posted on August 28th, 2004 | 4 Comments

"Leythos" <void@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1b71f044c9168f4c98a7fb@news-server.columbus.rr.com... Firefox is a joke in comparison to features. Teach SECURITY, not options that are woeful...

"The target principal name is incorrect" ??
Posted on August 28th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hi All, My Domain Controller was infected by a mass-mailing worm, therefore, I took the harddisk out and replace by the backup one. However, when I tried to create user account by starting Active...

reverse dns lookups in firewall logs
Posted on August 28th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Is there any particular reason why the packets dropped by my zone alarm firewall are now not showing reverse dns lookups in large numbers when they did so previously. The ports involved seem to be...

hardware firewalls
Posted on August 27th, 2004 | 4 Comments

I probably wont need one here, going to uni in a month anyway But at uni, would it be wise to have one to protect my computer from intrusion from others on the same network? (my comp will be wired...