#TeamOpenSourceMalaysia
I 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”
Read MoreMicrosoft hasn’t released the patch, yet. So, if you are concerned about this exploitation, there’s a temporary patch available from eEYE which can fix the issue until Microsoft releases an official patch. Please test these files before using in production environment. Thie eEye patch should … “eEye Releases Temporary Patch for Windows .ANI Exploit”
Read MoreIf you’re like me, who do presentations to customers etc and would like to do at the comfort of your office space, then try http://www.vyew.com/. I’ve used it several times thought I’d share it this time around. It is a free (and has a commercial) … “Free Web Conferencing Solution”
Read MoreInteresting, ISS Raised It’s threatcon (alertcon, what have you) to 2. This is due to the .ANI exploitation code and trojan out there. Do read the articles i’ve posted for prevention and workarounds. Do take this seriously, alert customers, friends and grandma!
Read MoreHey if you run ISA Server 2004 or higher, come on, make use of its HTTP filter. You don’t need expensive software to block almost anything that “rides” inside the HTTP protocol without you knowing it. Even HTTPS session can be re-established by ISA so … “Unleashing ISA’s HTTP Filter Demon”
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