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Full Text Classics On The Net
As there was a lot of interest in my last item that drew attention to Gutenberg.net.au, I thought I’d let you know that more public domain books for the Google Books Library project have been loaded – thousands in the most recent batch. Google’s being cautious about copyright; many are only available in the U.S. [...]
Winamp Computer Name Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
ATmaCA has discovered a vulnerability in Winamp that can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error during the handling of filenames including a computer name. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted playlist containing a filename starting [...]
Error Message When Trying To Connect To Remote Share
When you try to connect to a remote share by using NTLM authentication on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, you may receive the following error message: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. For example, you may experience this problem when you try to connect to a remote share by using the IP address [...]
Windows Activation
Lockergnomie Mike Nelson is a bit frustrated with the way Microsoft has chosen to validate Windows XP. There’s a happy ending to this story, though… You [recently] mentioned product activation. As a tech, I have no problem with product activation. I more than understand Microsoft’s position to slow down piracy. But the system really needs [...]
SiteAdvisor v18 (For Firefox)
SiteAdvisor is a security add-on for your Firefox browser that helps you identify sites that are linked to spyware, adware, spam, viruses, browser-based attacks, phishing, or online fraud. The SiteAdvisor service is based on a huge database with detailed test results for more than 100,000 pieces of software and covers more than 90% of the [...]
egoSurf
Only a short time ago, many Webmasters judged the success of their site by the amount of traffic that they were pulling in. These numbers are still highly regarded, but with search engines becoming more of an integral part of the Internet experience, rankings are now the new measurement of popularity. If you can be [...]
Create Your Own Security Template
The predefined security templates can be applied as is. However they can also serve as a starting point for configuring security. Any of the predefined templates can be customized to meet the specific security requirements of an organization. To customize an existing template: Open the Security Templates snap-in. Expand the Security Templates container. Click the [...]
Cool Videos This Week
Re-entry of the Stardust comet sample return mission was successful and the re-entry was on target. My cool video of the day is a movie taken by a crew out of the Ames Research Center whose mission statement is to run “An airborne and ground observing campaign to test thermal protection systems in the fastest [...]
The 'iPod' Laptop?
Infopackets contributor Douglas Godbey writes: Every once in a while, things pop up in the news – techie types of things – that makes the old crystal ball start glowing. Recently, I came across an article in which Samsung announced the development of 16 GB (GigaByte) Flash chips. Flash chips are persistent memory devices that [...]
Microsoft Confirms Windows Wi-Fi Flaw
Bill Brenner of SearchSecurity.com writes: Microsoft said Tuesday that under certain circumstances, attackers could exploit an anomaly in how Windows 2000, XP and Windows 2003 systems establish wireless connections. But users can take simple steps to neutralize the threat. Mark “Simple Nomad” Loveless — senior security researcher for Mountain View, Calif.-based Vernier Networks Inc.’s Vernier [...]
