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Possible new breed of mass spreading worms ? New vulnerabilities found in MS products.

August 12, 2009December 13, 2018 admin

Microsoft Office OWC10.Spreadsheet ActiveX BorderAround() Heap Corruption Vulnerability The specific vulnerability exists in the OWC10.Spreadsheet.10 ActiveX control installed by Microsoft Office. By accessing specific methods in a certain order heap corruption occurs leading to remote code execution. If exploited, complete control of the affected system … “Possible new breed of mass spreading worms ? New vulnerabilities found in MS products.”

Logging on to Windows 2008 domain as an administrator on Windows 7 domain computer

August 09, 2009December 13, 2018 admin

This has probably been blogged a thousand times but let me be the 1001th ..blogger ;). Thought I’d share this from Windows 7 perspective instead. So, here’s the rundown: I got myself W2008 R2 and Windows 7 RTM up and running, joined the domain and … “Logging on to Windows 2008 domain as an administrator on Windows 7 domain computer”

My first Windows 7 BSOD

August 08, 2009December 13, 2018 admin

This happened when i was extracting a 7zip file and launching Google Chrome around the same time. I noticed that Kaspersky had reported some antiphishing around this same time when i was accessing a website. Case: Win 7 64 bit RTM, Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, Google … “My first Windows 7 BSOD”

Windows 7 (RC, RTM) and static disk activity (about a minute of pause)

August 07, 2009December 13, 2018 admin

I was running into this problem since i got the RC build of Windows 7. I didn’t much bother as i was patient enough to wait till things started to work again (which eventually it does) and also figured it may be fixed by the … “Windows 7 (RC, RTM) and static disk activity (about a minute of pause)”

Check Point SSL Network Extender and Windows 7

August 07, 2009December 13, 2018 admin1 Comment

If you use an older version of SSL Network Extender (SNEX) and you run the new Windows 7 (Beta, RC or RTM) on 64bit architecture you may get errors through both ActiveX and Java stating it failed to load. This is confirmed by Check Point … “Check Point SSL Network Extender and Windows 7”

Malaysia for Internet Censorship? Vain Move. 5 reasons why.

August 06, 2009December 13, 2018 admin

I read the Star article and Nasdaq this on Internet censorship. I think this is simply a vain move by our government. Why? Nobody should play God, especially when it comes to information and information disclosure! Who determines if one site is politically “compliant” and … “Malaysia for Internet Censorship? Vain Move. 5 reasons why.”

MSI and Run As Administrator

August 05, 2009December 13, 2018 admin1 Comment

Some MSI programs require elevated privilege to run and its always cumbersome to run it through runas. In Windows Vista/7, the shell integration (right click) of an Exe will contain a Run As Administrator function like below. But for MSI files, there’s no such context! … “MSI and Run As Administrator”

Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

August 04, 2009December 13, 2018 admin

What to look forward to Exchange 2007 SP2 (these are the ones i really like, there are more of course) Enhanced Auditing – Not sure what’s brewing for this but in itself is great news. Exchange seriously needs to sort out and “humanize” their Audit … “Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)”

Windows Live Writer (and Blogger problems)

August 04, 2009December 13, 2018 admin1 Comment

This post and the previous one was written using Windows Live Writer through the Windows Live Software Suite (http://download.live.com/?sku=messenger). This software is just amazing and its really convenient as i don’t have to use the crappy blogger.com writer interface no more. I think this software … “Windows Live Writer (and Blogger problems)”

Nagios vs HP OVO

August 04, 2009December 13, 2018 admin

Was searching around the web to see opinions and stuff as off this above title. I came across a very interesting post found here: http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1249349302208+28353475&threadId=1333927 posted by a gentleman named Dirk Dierickx. He’s a person using HP Openview OVO for over 10 years and i … “Nagios vs HP OVO”