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Newbie needs advice or reference on security
Posted on July 4th, 2004 | 1 Comments

OK I so get the gist of what a virus checker does and religiously keep mine up to date. Firewalls are a bit more of a mystery. My setup is a Dell wireless router sitting between a cable modem and 3...

basic vpn question
Posted on July 4th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Group, in network extension mode, do always all remote hosts must have a non-private, routable ip-address ? Behind a router interface also ? Hope my short question is clear ... Thanx in...

A fake but good-looking Symantec site, with virus
Posted on July 4th, 2004 | 7 Comments

I got a very poorly worded, all-caps e-mail saying it was Symantec and that I should promptly go to <http://www.symantec.ar.nu/>. I have a computer that is both a Mac and sacrificial, so I went to...

Newbie: Router has died TWICE in the past 2 weeks
Posted on July 4th, 2004 | 2 Comments

Hi all and TIA, My D-Link DI-604 router died about 2 weeks ago. It would not transmit from the WAN properly. I traded it in for a brand new one (DI-604) two weeks ago, and it worked fine for 2 weeks....

secure /etc/fstab
Posted on July 3rd, 2004 | 0 Comments

Hi ! MY TASK From long time I need to improve security on my home linux-M$win box used as email, http , IRC , ftp , etc client (dialup connection with no services installed); the basic idea is

Anybody know what this is all about?
Posted on July 3rd, 2004 | 0 Comments

By Ashlee Vance in Chicago Published Friday 2nd July 2004 19:08 GMT HP has put out a red alert for users of the Netscape browser on HP-UX, saying this software pairing could result in no less...

Black Ice 3.6ccj & infected evidence logs
Posted on July 3rd, 2004 | 0 Comments

I've just backed up my evidence logs by moving them from my development server to my workstation (and onto CD)... when I moved the files over, Norton found 5 instances of code red infections. I'm...

Re: XP secure during repair?
Posted on July 3rd, 2004 | 0 Comments

Leythos wrote: Ok, so you're a faggot. Me.

Re: XP secure during repair?
Posted on July 3rd, 2004 | 0 Comments

Leythos wrote: LOL - that's a fucking joke, right? You fuckwitted nincompoop.

Re: XP secure during repair?
Posted on July 2nd, 2004 | 1 Comments

Leythos wrote: | In article <2kls7bF3utb2U1@uni-berlin.de>, mhzjunkie@hellzbellz.net | says... || And this means what different than, "There are programs, and ways to || extract your passwords and...

Sygate Pro upgrade installer corrupted?
Posted on July 2nd, 2004 | 2 Comments

I got a notice from Sygate Pro's update check module when I booted up my PC this afternoon, and went to their site to download it. The file is a Windows installer, pspf.msi, as opposed to an exe like...

Security under Linux
Posted on July 2nd, 2004 | 9 Comments

I'm running Linux SuSe on the 2nd HD, and I'm concerned about security and anti virus provision. Is there a web page as useful as "Sponge's" that covers the security issue under Linux. I have...

Certificates installation
Posted on July 2nd, 2004 | 1 Comments

Hello. I have a college assignment to do which deals with the installation of certificates on 2 web browsers, namely Internet Explorer 6 and Mozilla 1.7. I have started gathering information and...

SAFEBOOT SOLO from CONTROL BREAK INTERNATIONAL: DO NOT USE hwefoech9hfcvkbvi
Posted on July 2nd, 2004 | 7 Comments

NOTE: This message was sent thru a mail2news gateway. No effort was made to verify the identity of the sender. -------------------------------------------------------- SAFEBOOT SOLO if full disk...

Linksys Web site hacked
Posted on July 2nd, 2004 | 0 Comments

DSLreports has a thread on subject: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10666945~mode=flat

Re: nwj
Posted on July 1st, 2004 | 0 Comments

What the hell is this list? -jj jjsmith1984@yahoo.com muxr@wildmail.com (FREE SADDAM NOW !!!) wrote in message news:<62c72772.0406210341.74820d3d@posting.google.com>...

Incomings syns & pings
Posted on July 1st, 2004 | 6 Comments

For a few hours now, my firewall has been kept busy blocking TCP connections attempts on ports 135, 137 & 445 on its WAN IP address, as well as pings which are not echoed by rule. The logs are...

Security of Web-based email question
Posted on June 30th, 2004 | 4 Comments

I was reading one of the hacker NG's today just for kicks, and people were asking how to hack Hotmail accounts. Do web-based accounts get hacked very often ? I have one, obviously. TIA. Steve

Paging Dr. Who, Paging Dr. Who...
Posted on June 30th, 2004 | 0 Comments

I am grateful you have been kind enough to share security information with us. I never would have know about Drive Crypt Plus Pack had it not been for your FAQ.

Re: Security and Encryption FAQ - Revision 18.2 -->Dr. Who is the best!!
Posted on June 30th, 2004 | 0 Comments

Thanks Dr. Who. I have learned a lot from you.