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Some sources have confirmed a highest number of spam since 12 months ago containing security related messages and request users to patch files etc. Please be very careful, i do not know any klutzy security companies that send updates via emails. WELL THEY DON’T. Have … “Spam Storm”
Read MoreWell, i walked the web for a while now and finally i had to make a checklist myself of designing Active Directory. I hope this super simple guide helps presales, consultants and other enthusiasts out there.. 10 Hot-checklist for Implementing/Designing Active Directory:NOTE: Please know AD … “Checklist for designing Active Directory”
Read MoreYesterday (Apr 10, 2007), Microsoft released 4 to 5 updates for Vista. I downloaded and patched the CSRSS manually and got 4 updates on WindowsUpdate program. Also, there’s a couple of high criticality vulnerabilities on Windows and anyone running Windows should immediately run Windows update. … “Vista updates”
Read MoreWhat do you want to bulk modify today? Tired of writing VB scripts to modify Active Directory object attributes (users, groups, etc) then try out Microsoft Exchange team’s ADModify.net. This is a cool tool do perform bulk modification of attributes of Active Directory and / … “Active Directory Bulk Editing GUI”
Read MoreI found this tool website called Psychic Whois (http://www.psychicwhois.com/). It has a cool way of looking for WHOIS domain information in an autocomplete method. If you’re a researcher or enthusiasts you could use the site for finding domain names quick and easy. Like the google … “Psychic Whois”
Read MoreNow that Microsoft released Windows 2003 R2, some customer have been facing issues making their R2 box a domain controller. This is simply because R2 requires an upgrade of the schema of Active Directory to a higher one from Windows 2003. So, if you intend … “Which Active Directory Schema?”
Read MoreKaspersky recently detected a potential program/virus dubbed Podloso that could be used and infect a linux based iPod’s executables with the extension .elf. Right now, i guess there’s no “real” virus *yet* that could spread automatically and do bad stuff to your cute-lil-ipod. The best … “iPod virus?”
Read MoreIf you run a proxy server in your organization, please take note about enabling caching for dynamic objects. Dynamic objects are normally pages that change based on user inputs or is a similar page with different information based on who’s logged on etc. Why you … “Why you should disable dynamic objects caching on your proxy server”
Read MoreIf you patched your system with the ANI patch from Microsoft, it may break certain drivers such as the Networking & Audio ones from Realtek. If you have this particular problem checkout this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935448 (I guess if your network adapter is down, chances are … “ANI has been patched, but bugs are known and workarounds are available”
Read MoreThis update is outside Microsoft’s standard security update cycle thus clearly sends a message of the seriousness of these issues. Customer using Windows should do Windows Update and/or read this article http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-017.mspx where you can find more information about the patches available. This KB article … “Microsoft releases patches for several GDI vulnerabilities including the new ANI vulnerability”
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