by wwarren | Feb 18, 2013 | Linux, Open Source, Security, Security Alerts
HOW TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE BEEN ROOTED: ls -la /lib64/libkeyutils.so.1.9 rpm -qf /lib64/libkeyutils.so.1.9 ls -la /lib/libkeyutils.so.1.9 rpm -qf /lib/libkeyutils.so.1.9 If you find the file and RPM shows “is not owned by any package” you have been rooted. Currently...
by wwarren | Jan 29, 2013 | Hardware, Internet, Microsoft, Security, Security Alerts
As the world’s various media outlets start talking breathlessly about how dangerous UPNP is anyone who has talked to me(every one of my clients knows about this) I’ve always maintained UPNP was a huge security hole. I’ve seen Microsoft among others...
by wwarren | Jan 24, 2013 | Security, Security Alerts
How lovely. It is one thing to leave backdoors but to make them so insecure is inexcusable. If you value security yank these devices and start hammering barracuda to fix their vulnerabilities. A variety of the latest firewall, spam filter and VPN appliances...
by wwarren | Jan 14, 2013 | Security, Security Alerts
I’m going to watch this to see if it is really something to be concerned about or not. However the e-mail re-infection component has me a bit concerned. If that’s the case anyone who thinks ANY machine with malware can be cleaned is foolish. I may have...
by wwarren | Dec 15, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Internet, Security, Security Alerts
Folks…a firewall isn’t enough. You should not even leave the ports open for these devices. the only way to have a remote chance of doing this safely is to use a vpn so your connection is encrypted then you can get it. Honestly for these systems that are...
by wwarren | Dec 4, 2012 | Security, Security Alerts
To get rid of System Progressive Protection, you should use updated anti-malware programs, such as Spyware Doctor or SpyHunter. They will kill all malware processes and will remove infected files from the system. You may find it difficult to launch these programs, so...
