by wwarren | Jul 30, 2009 | Microsoft, Office, Security, Windows
Researcher Shows Killbit is No Defense on MsVidCtl Flaw | threatpost. When you have a technology(Activex) that allows access directly to the kernel there is only one way to secure it..remove it. I have posted about this multiple times. Microsoft it is time for you...
by wwarren | Jul 13, 2009 | Microsoft, Office, Security, Security Alerts, Windows
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Components Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution. *sigh* When will ms and others learn? Head to this page for the fix. Head to the fix it for me section and click on the fix it icon under enable workaround. Download and...
by wwarren | Jul 11, 2009 | Open Source, Security, Security Alerts, Windows
Microsoft Security Advisory (972890): Vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution. What does this mean? Zero day means the bad guys were exploiting it BEFORE anyone else knew about it. What this flaw menas is that if you...
by wwarren | Mar 12, 2009 | Hardware, Storage, Windows
Many folks have not realized that modern filesystems in Windows negate the need for partitions. Back in the 16 bit days when partitions could not exceed 2 gigs or less this was necessary. Partitioning is a throwback to DOS and in the modern file systems this is...
by wwarren | Mar 6, 2009 | SBS 2008, Storage, Windows
I have spent the past few days working with level .5 techs(in terms of the knowledge of their own product) trying to get carbonite to restore the data it so willingly allowed me to upload. Nowhere on the site does it mention a 50 gig cap and then they slow you down...
by wwarren | Mar 6, 2009 | Hardware, SBS 2008, Storage, Windows
Luckily mounting the .vhd worked..but not without it’s own issues. The instructions i talked about in my last post forget one thing. The weird filename that the system generates make the vhdmount program barf. I also wound up having to put the files inside...
