On occasions I get a question where someone is trying to connect Microsoft Windows XP to a WPA2-Enterprise level Wireless network using RADIUS authentication. First I would like inform you that in order to so this you need to be running Service Pack 2; I’d recommend you run Service Pack 3, which is the latest […]
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Q. How can I disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration in Server 2012? A. You disable IE Enhanced Security Configuration by doing the following: In Server Manager, click on Local Server in the left pane to select the server you are logged into, this will show you in the right pane, in the Properties section In the […]
Playing around I downloaded the package dsniff (apt-get install dsniff) to get a bunch of tools. One of the tools are urlsnarf which outputs all requested URLs sniffed from HTTP traffic in CLF (Common Log Format) CLF is used by almost all web servers You start this by typing the following: urlsnarf -i eth0 urlsnarf: listening on eth0 [tcp […]
No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it. – Theodore Roosevelt You are attempting to automate your ssh session to a remote system using keys and you get the following “Permissions are too open” message. The problem is, that […]
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Microsoft’s fight against Poison Ivy
Info of what is known: Poison ivy (Backdoor:Win32/Poisonivy.E) is a backdoor trojan that allows unauthorized access and control of an affected machine. It attempts to hide by injecting itself into other processes. The following system changes may indicate its infection: The existence of the following file: c:windows:svvchost.exe The existence of the following registry entry: “StubPath” With data: “c:windows:svvchost.exe” in the subkey: HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftActive […]