Internet explorer sending me where I don't want to go.
I typed in www.yahoo.com into my address bar earlier today
and it sent me to some porno site that kept trying to
force me to download something. It would only send me to
there website I wanted if I typed in the http:// first. I
have stopped IE from sending me to where I don't want to
go, but whenever I omit the http:// (i.e. www.ebay.com) I
notice the following in my status bar:
http://vrape.hardloved.com/top/top.php?
id=0&search=www.ebay.com
This sends me to Ebay, but it still records this address
in my drop-down list on the Address toolbar. I feel like
it's still trying to make me go where I don't want to, so
how do I fix it so IE will simply search for www.ebay.com?
Andrew Tag: security certificate Tag: 25341
History
Is there any way to stop Win XP from recording the
history of places visited. Can you just turn it off so
history does not work.
Thanks Tag: security certificate Tag: 25340
I'm admin cannot access folder or change settings
I'm running winxp pro
This is so strange - I'm wondering if I have been hacked -
I have norton fully updated and running as well as
Microsoft's firewall, but . . .
I cannot access a folder on my "D" drive - it says access
denied- I am admin and tried chaning read only setting
in properties to no avail. I right clicked and chose
security and sharing, but there are no security options -
access options or the like - there - I am not sure how to
get around in administrative tools, but I'm thinking that
is where the problem is (though I did not change
anything - I swear!). I used Norton Disk doctor and it
stops giving me the message: The operating system or
another process currently has exclusive access to this
drive, or some of its files. . .
What gives? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25338
I'm admin - cannot access folders I could access hours ago
This is so strange - I'm wondering if I have been hacked -
I have norton fully updated and running as well as
Microsoft's firewall, but . . .
I cannot access a folder on my "D" drive - it says access
denied- I am admin and tried chaning read only setting
in properties to no avail. I right clicked and chose
security and sharing, but there are no security options -
access options or the like - there - I am not sure how to
get around in administrative tools, but I'm thinking that
is where the problem is (though I did not change
anything - I swear!). I used Norton Disk doctor and it
stops giving me the message: The operating system or
another process currently has exclusive access to this
drive, or some of its files. . .
What gives? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25337
Security Patch for Q823803 causes RAS startup failure
On July 23, 2003, Microsoft issued Microsoft Security
Bulletin MS03-029: Flaw in Windows Function Could Allow
Denial of Service (Q823803).
Installing this patch on my NT 4.0 Server causes my RAS
server to no longer initialize properly. The event log
shows the error:
Point to Point Protocol engine was unable to load the
module.
Without RAS, I am unable to use this system for dialup or
VPN connections.
I uninstalled the patch and the system now works fine.
Use caution. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25335
Internet Security Site
I have a problem getting into the security site on the
internet. For example, I tried to buy airline tickets on
line. But I will get a message said that "this page
cannot be displayed". I talked to my internet provider
SBC Yahoo DSL and we went through step by step process on
the computer to try to solve the problem. Finally they
said it is my OS that is not letting me to get into the
security site. I have a hp pavilion ze5200 notebook,
designed for Microsoft Windows XP. I am wondering if you
can help me with this problem. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25333
Restricting access to websites
I have recently installed Windows XP Home Edition,
version 2002 and have tried to restrict access to
websites by my teenage children. I went into internet
options and enabled content with the strictest settings
on the ratings systems ICRA and RASACi, however it makes
no difference and does not block access to any websites
whatsoever. What am I doing wrong? Is the program faulty
because I have spent hours going through the "help"
instructions to no avail.
Please help soon. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25332
Need help removing something from my computer
I've noticed that when I go to click on one of my bookmarked links, it
will take me to a blank page and the Address will begin with
www.qksrv.net (with a bunch of numbers after it). I'm assuming this
is something that has written itself to my machine but I can't find it
under Add/Remove programs. Any help would be appreciated!
-dannielle Tag: security certificate Tag: 25323
dx upgrade - unexpected network connection
Why does the direct x upgrade to v9.0b attempt to connect
to this site? It does not appear to be related to
download of components? (I blocked the attempted
connection and the upgrade worked fine, but why is the
connection being attempted?)
- Stephen
=====================================
Local Port : 2093
Remote Name : http.edge.ru4.com
Remote Address : 198.107.152.227
Remote Port : 80 (HTTP - World Wide Web)
Ethernet packet details:
Ethernet II (Packet Length: 62)
Destination: 00-30-a3-b7-1c-00
Source: 00-07-e9-b5-94-be
Type: IP (0x0800)
Internet Protocol
Version: 4
Header Length: 20 bytes
Flags:
.1.. = Don't fragment: Set
..0. = More fragments: Not set
Fragment offset:0
Time to live: 128
Protocol: 0x6 (TCP - Transmission Control
Protocol)
Header checksum: 0xa61c (Correct)
Source: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Destination: 198.107.152.227
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
Source port: 2093
Destination port: 80
Sequence number: 3371730648
Acknowledgment number: 0
Header length: 28
Flags:
0... .... = Congestion Window Reduce
(CWR): Not set
.0.. .... = ECN-Echo: Not set
..0. .... = Urgent: Not set
...0 .... = Acknowledgment: Not set
.... 0... = Push: Not set
.... .0.. = Reset: Not set
.... ..1. = Syn: Set
.... ...0 = Fin: Not set
Checksum: 0x7b0a (Correct)
Data (0 Bytes)
Binary dump of the packet:
0000: 00 30 A3 B7 1C 00 00 07 : E9 B5 94 BE 08 00 45 00
| .0............E.
0010: 00 30 B8 BC 40 00 80 06 : 1C A6 92 81 33 95 C6 6B
| .0..@.......3..k
0020: 98 E3 08 2D 00 50 C8 F8 : 86 D8 00 00 00 00 70 02
| ...-.P........p.
0030: FA F0 0A 7B 00 00 02 04 : 05 B4 01 01 04 02
| ...{..........
--------END------- Tag: security certificate Tag: 25319
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-031 - 815495
Title: Cumulative Patch for Microsoft SQL Server (815495)
Date: July 23, 2003
Software:
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000)
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows)
Impact: Run code of attacker's choice
Maximum Severity Rating: Important
Bulletin: MS03-031
The Microsoft Security Response Center has released Microsoft Security
Bulletin MS03-031
What Is It?
The Microsoft Security Response Center has released Microsoft Security
Bulletin MS03-031 which concerns a vulnerability in the products listed
above. Customers are advised to review the information in the bulletin and
test and deploy the patch in their environments, if applicable.
More information is now available at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-031.asp
If you have any questions regarding the patch or its implementation after
reading the above listed bulletin you should contact Product Support
Services in the United States at 1-866-PCSafety (1-866-727-2338).
International customers should contact their local subsidiary.
--
Regards,
Jerry Bryant - MCSE, MCDBA
Microsoft IT Communities
Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25315
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-030 - 819696
Title: Unchecked Buffer in DirectX Could Enable System Compromise (819696)
Date: July 23, 2003
Software:
Microsoft DirectX® 5.2 on Windows 98
Microsoft DirectX 6.1 on Windows 98 SE
Microsoft DirectX 7.0a on Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft DirectX 7.0 on Windows 2000
Microsoft DirectX 8.1 on Windows XP
Microsoft DirectX 8.1 on Windows Server 2003
Microsoft DirectX 9.0a when installed on Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft DirectX 9.0a when installed on Windows 2000
Microsoft DirectX 9.0a when installed on Windows XP
Microsoft DirectX 9.0a when installed on Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with either Windows Media Player 6.4 or Internet
Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 installed.
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition with either Windows Media
Player 6.4 or Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 installed.
Impact: Allow an attacker to execute code on a user's system
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Bulletin: MS03-030
The Microsoft Security Response Center has released Microsoft Security
Bulletin MS03-030
What Is It?
The Microsoft Security Response Center has released Microsoft Security
Bulletin MS03-030 which concerns a vulnerability in the products listed
above. Customers are advised to review the information in the bulletin,
test and deploy the patch immediately in their environments, if applicable.
More information is now available at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-030.asp
If you have any questions regarding the patch or its implementation after
reading the above listed bulletin you should contact Product Support
Services in the United States at 1-866-PCSafety (1-866-727-2338).
International customers should contact their local subsidiary.
--
Regards,
Jerry Bryant - MCSE, MCDBA
Microsoft IT Communities
Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25314
annoying popups!
OK, I keep getting these annoying popups about "IP
leakes" and other such pop ups leading me to websites to
BUY there product to stop them. Well the longer I am
online (I use AOL) the more they come (about 1 every 20
min or so). I tracked it down to a program that resides
in microsoft folder "system32". The program
is "csrss.exe" but when I try to end the program it says
it is a "critical program and cannot be ended". Well if
this is a microsoft problem I dont want it, and if its
some sneaky ploy by adverisers (which I think it is) its
annoying as hell! Please help!
Please email any help: Zammzig@aol.com
thanx you!
Frank Tag: security certificate Tag: 25283
Help 823980 Patch causing problems!!!!
This security patch was applied to all of our Domain
Servers earlier this week. It is causing access and
connection issues with remote machines trying to connect
to our servers.
After removing and rebooting the server the problem
remains?
Are there register entries that need to be
removed/modified?
I was able to backoff an XP Pro box to a earlier point in
time, but cannot do a restore to these servers Tag: security certificate Tag: 25279
security
I am using a computer in LAN at my office. I am visiting
sites other than officially required , during office
hours. How can I know whether there is any programme
installed in the LAN so that somebody gets a list of the
sites that I visited? If there is one, can I remove or
deny access of my visited sites to that? Will the list be
sored in server anyway? If I am working with all other
computers off, ie not in LAN, any difference in the
informtion that my computer sends?
Nadia Tag: security certificate Tag: 25277
Archives of daily websurfing
Hi, I've heard that it is possible to get a daily archive
of the websurfing done on the home pc. Does anyone know
how that is done? Is it different than just looking at
the history for the day? I want to keep track of my son
and what sites he goes to. I have Cyber Patrol, but I
still want to have an archive of his activity. Thanks... Tag: security certificate Tag: 25273
Controlling CRL validity period for MSCA
Hello,
I wanted to understand exactly how the MS Certificate
Authority determines the actual CRL validity period and
how to control it precisely. I am interested in knowing
the variance (how much etc.) it adds to the publish
interval which seems like a grey area to me.
I tried the following. I set these values in the
relevant registry entries on my CA (Windows 2000 Ent CA):
CRLPeriod REG_SZ = Hours
CRLPeriodUnits REG_DWORD = 1
CRLOverlapPeriod REG_SZ = Hours
CRLOverlapUnits REG_DWORD = 1
Note this CA do not do deltas.
After adding the CRLOverlapxx reg values I bounced the
service and forced a CRL publish at 2pm PST but the CRL
validity of this latest CRL shows up as:
Effective Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 11:39:21 AM
Next update: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 9:24:21 PM
I want to understand the math used for arriving at this
validity period when I have the above settings.
Related question would: What is the minimum validity
period that one can publish a CRL with on a MSCA? Like for
eg. can I have a CRL that is valid only/exactly for 1 or 2
hrs.
Thanks.
Jayant Tag: security certificate Tag: 25272
Supposedly freeware
I recently downloaded what I was told was a freeware trial
version of Microsoft Excel, and I was stupidly roped into
believing it.
However, I went online and was redirected to the 'Licence
Migration' page as my PC detected copied software was
being used. I deleted the program that was in question, as
when I opened it it was registered to someone
called 'Dario' (not me anyway!) However, I am a bit
concerned that Microsoft may think I am using pirated
software. Is there any way I can email them to let them
know of the situation? If anyone can email me at
chrisbo@lycos.com to let me know I would be grateful-
cheers! Tag: security certificate Tag: 25268
any help would be great
had some errors pop up thought i might get some help
with...i run xp home log in to aol and use IE6 as
browser errors are cool snac supersub.dll
0001:000041bb,3fd0,4126.....any clue what these are and
does it have any connection to my not being able to stay
connected for long periods of time on my dsl?.........am
i doomed? lol hellp.......thanks Tag: security certificate Tag: 25264
WebDAV on IIS6 - security problems
I have a probem with WebDAV on IIS6 (Windows Server 2003) not respecting
NTFS file permissions.
The shared web folder is configured on the web site to not allow anonymous
access, and to use integrated windows authentication.
Access from the client (Windows 2000) is using Add Network Place under My
Network Places in Windows Explorer.
Two issues:
1. Files created on the server (ie uploaded through WebDAV from a client)
are owned by the Administrators group, not by the user that logged in.
2. When connecting as a user that does not have browse access to a
subdirectory, repeated attempts in windows explorer of
- right-clicking the folder under web folders in the left pane
- choosing "explore" to create a new windows explorer window
eventually give me (2-3 attempts) an explorer window allowing full access to
ALL of the shared web folders and sub folders -- even write access to
folders which NO users (apart from Administrator) have access. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25245
update216.exe
I'm not sure if I'm inthe right newsgroup for this query
but I hope soemone can help.
I recently received, unsolicited, the above update
(update216.exe) from Microsoft re internet security.
WhenI tried to open it and downlod my Norton virus
software said it contined a virus that it was unable to
fix.
HAs anyone had similar problems adn are these updates
really from Microsoft
regards
Peter Murphy Tag: security certificate Tag: 25236
802.1x and Windows 2000 client
We try to implement 802.1x authentication on our network.
But specificity is, that not all computers are equipped
with SP3. And the plan is to make a quest(buffer)VLAN for
such computers. But the problem is that Windows 2000 once
entered to "quest" VLAN on Windows startup don’t want re-
authenticate with domain username and password after they
entered. Also if we initiate re-authenticate port from
switch, Windows 2000 802.1x don not release/renew
computers ip address after it move to new VLAN.
List of components:
1 WS - Windows 2000 with SP3 and 313664 802.1xhotfix
2 Cisco ACS 3.2 server
3 Windows NT 4.0 domain
4 Cisco Switch 6513 CatOS 7.6.2 Tag: security certificate Tag: 25235
Certificates
Hi,
We have Windows 2000 Server, Active Directory, a CA setup as Enterprise. and
Exchange 2000 running across 5 servers with 60+ Windows 2000 client PC's.
Word is used as wordprocessor with macro and VB security set to high. I have
created a number of custom toolbar, forms, docs, etc for use with Word and
digitally signed them using a security certificate created with selfcert.
All the toolbars, forms etc created are only for internal use
My question is, how do I setup CA to automatically issue my selfcert created
certificate to each client PC as and when it needs it? I don't fancy having
to go to each PC to install it.
Thanks in advance Tag: security certificate Tag: 25234
Microsoft is sending updates unsolicited?
Is this legit? I suspect not. I am not inc. the attachment.
=20
I received the following email today:
Microsoft User=20
this is the latest version of security update, the
"July 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates
all known security vulnerabilities affecting Internet=20
Explorer,
Outlook and Outlook Express as well as five newly
discovered vulnerabilities. Install now to protect your=20
computer
from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which=20
could allow
an attacker to run executable on your system. This update=20
includes
the functionality of all previously released patches.
System requirements Win 9x/Me/2000/NT/XP=20
This update applies to Microsoft Internet Explorer,=20
version 4.01 and later
Microsoft Outlook, version 8.00 and later
Microsoft Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later =20
Recommendation Customers should install the patch at the=20
earliest opportunity.=20
How to install Run attached file. Click Yes on displayed=20
dialog box.=20
How to use You don't need to do anything after installing=20
this item.=20
Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base=20
articles
can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support web site.
For security-related information about Microsoft products,=20
please
visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site, or Contact=20
us.
Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an=20
unmonitored
e-mail address and we are unable to respond to any=20
replies.=20
Thank you for using Microsoft products.=20
With friendly greetings,=20
MS Public Services
-----------------------------------------------------------
---------------------
=A92003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. The=20
names of the actual companies
and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of=20
their respective owners. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25221
Invalid Password
I signed out of all applications (ie yahoo, ebay, hotmail)
last week prior to vacation. Upon my return, I'm able to
connect to the internet, but when I select certain
applications, specifically my primary email account in
yahoo, as well as ebay, I am receiving an invalid password
message. My password has not changed and I am trying to
figure out what is causing this. This is not an issue of
needing to reset or get a new password, because it has not
changed. I talked to compaq, earthlink, and neither could
help me out. Earthlink thought it was a gliche where I
needed space, but if that was the case, they I would think
I could log on from another computer. I've already
adjusted cookies, security and privacy settings as well as
condensed space. Thanks to anyone who can provide any help Tag: security certificate Tag: 25218
Invalid files/folder names that cannot be deleted or renamed.
I have a windows 2000 server the files and folders that somehow got on the
computer and now they can't be renamed or deleted. How can these be
deleted?
Dan Tag: security certificate Tag: 25212
Strange File appeared on me desktop from no-where
A strange file has appeared on my dektop seemingly from no-
where. It is apparently virus free and is
named 'hs_err_pid' followed by several numbers and seems
to be some kind of error log. When opened with notepad,
it seems to refer to some kind of Java violation which is
beyond my ken. Does anyone know wot this is about? Tag: security certificate Tag: 25211
ms 2k3 security flaw
is the link true?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?
tmpl=story&u=/nf/20030717/tc_nf/21919
if so, aside from downloading the security patch, what
other methods do we need to protect win 2k3 server? Tag: security certificate Tag: 25210
Delegating AD access
Delegation of Windows 2000 Active Directory has been
established for our technical staff and has limited their
access to a degree that allows them to function well.
However, they have access to disable/re-enable user
accounts, which we want to deny. I've searched through
the object classes on the user object, but cannot find the
specific setting that will prevent this access.
Any ideas?
Thanx Tag: security certificate Tag: 25206
Error Msg when I select the Security Tab in IE 6.0
I have a problem with IE 6.0.2.
Whenever I go to Internet Options and select the Security
Tab, I get an error message and IE shuts down. The error
message is attached here. How can I fix it?
MSIMN caused a general protection fault
in module MACXW4.DRV at 0001:00000fa4.
Registers:
EAX=7b9e047f CS=023f EIP=00000fa4 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=00009ae8 SS=42af ESP=00009aec EBP=00009b50
ECX=00000040 DS=071f ESI=0000bf86 FS=3f3f
EDX=000000ea ES=047f EDI=00009b2e GS=7b9e
Bytes at CS:EIP:
66 26 ff 2e a0 e0 66 5e 66 50 1e b8 7f 04 8e d8
Stack dump:
05bf2119 00000000 7b9e0000 6c7f0000 071fbfd4 42af9b3a
00000040 01cc00ca 1fbe0000 00000020 071f2c04 2c0420c9
00002c04 00000000 00007b9e 00000000 Tag: security certificate Tag: 25203
CRL publish & validity times..
Hi,
MS Certificate Authority's documentation has following on
it: "..there is a difference between a CRL publish period
and the validity period of a CRL. The publish period of a
CRL is established by the CA administrator. However, the
validity period of the CRL is extended from the publish
period to allow for Active Directory replication. By
default, Certificate Services extends the publish period
by 10% (up to a maximum of 12 hrs) to establish the
validity period....There are registry entries which allow
an administrator to control the variance between publish
period and validity period to allow for slower directory
replication. Refer to the Windows 2000 Resource Kits for
information about these registry entries. "
I am interested in knowing the configuration entries to
control the actual validity period. I looked into Windows
2000 Server resource kits but could not find it anywhere.
I noticed a registry value called CRLEditFlags in the CA's
configuration registry key but dont have any documentation
on it explaining how I can do the above.
Also for my test CA the validity period is not being
extended by 10% of the publish period - it seems quite
arbitrary.
Any help will be appreciated.
rgds,
Jayant Tag: security certificate Tag: 25198
Error using "Groups" method for IADsUser
I am getting an error (Number=5 Desc =Invalid procedure
call or argument) when I execute the following code. The
error is occurring on the "For each" line:
'START CODE ================================
Dim myDomain As IADsDomain
Dim myUser As IADsUser
Set myDomain = GetObject("WinNT://" & sDomain)
Set myUser = myDomain.GetObject("user", Username)
For Each grp In myUser.Groups
Debug.Print grp.Name
Next
'END CODE ================================
Can anyone tell me why. I am running Windows NT 4.0 SP 6a
. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25194
messenger pop-ups
How do I turn off messenger? I have been inundated by
some sleezy companies trying to sell me a pop up stop
service for $24 to stop THEIR POP UP'S.
MessengerBuster.com, StopMessenger.com,
KillMessenger.com. I believe it is the same company
claiming to be out of California with email the only way
to communicate to them. They now are sending bogus stock
tips...driving me nuts. They all should go to jail. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25188
pop ups
hey,
i need some help to get rid or pop ups, the ads and
stuff that comes through "messenger service", is there
anyway to get rid of these coming up? if so please can
someone tell me. thanks. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25186
Active X
when trying to access a virtual tour of a home the
following shows:
"Your current security settings prohibit running Active X
controls on the page."
the virtual tour does not appear.
how do i fix this?
i'm not an expert on the computer so please make the
answer simple.
thank you. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25173
Odd problem with File Encryption
Summary: Windows denies me access to my own encryped
files, what could have caused it and how do i remedy it
so i can access my files again?? Any help would be
greatly appreciated
I have encryped multiple folders with the built-in
Windows XP pro encryption software (accessible from a
file's properties). Without my knowlege of any changes,
the encryption suddenly stopped allowing me access. I
checked the certificate itself and it has not expired,
and is quoted in the properties for the certificate as
being "OK", it is present in my trusted certificates
folder.
When i attempt to request or renew the certificate with
the same key it states that the certificate has no
private key (yet in properties it says i have a private
key, an odd discrepancy) (I also don't know where
this "private key is or what it is)
When I try to reqest or renew it with a new key it
says "The Wizard cannot be started because it failed to
contact the active directory"
I only have one username on my computer and have not
changed the username, how could i have lost access to my
files???? Tag: security certificate Tag: 25172
New security download
I have Windows XP home addition and I heard that there was
a download for security against viruses, hackers, etc at
the Windows homepage. I downloaded the file and I have
found that I have difficulty getting onto the intenet via
my server. Has anyone else had this problem?
Gary Tag: security certificate Tag: 25159
Encrypt connection channel
(Been reading other messages on this subject but could not find an answer,
that is why I'm posting this. Please note, although I have posted to several
groups, I've set follow-to microsoft.public.sqlserver.security in case I
posted to where I shouldn't have, sorry if I have).
Using
+ ASP.Net
+ SQL Server 2000
+ Windows 2K Adv. Server.
It is possible to encryp data that is exchanged between ASP.Net server in
DMZ and SQL Server in secured zone? By that I mean securing all that data
that passes though the firewall on port 1433 between ASP.Net and SQL Server.
I guess there are two aspects to this question:
1 Encrypt the connection string that is used to make a connection, ie pass
and ancrypted connection string from ASP.Net to SQL Server to make a
connection. Does ADO.Net and SQL Server support this feature?
2 Encryption of sensitive sensitive query data that is exchanged between
ASP.Net and SQL Server. By this I mean storing the data in cleartext, then
have it ecrypted while it is in transition from the DB server to ASP.Net
then have in decrypted back into cleartext in ASP.Net application. Is that
possible?
I suppse if either of the above is not possible then I will have to store
the sensitive data into the DB encrypted and have it decrypted after
reading. The problem with this method is that session keys cannot be used:
the key used for encryption / decryption needs to be fixed for all time.
Please help. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25153
FYI: Autodesk reports data files corrupted after installing Windows 2000 SP4
MAX and DRF files are corrupted after installing Windows® 2000 Service Pack
4
Published date: 2003-07-14
ID: TS81105
Applies to:
Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2004
Autodesk® Building Systems 2004
Autodesk® VIZ 4
3D Studio VIZ® R3i
3D Studio VIZ® R3
Issue
You installed Service Pack 4 for Windows® 2000, and you can no longer use
Autodesk® VIZ 4, 3D Studio VIZ® 3i, or 3D Studio VIZ 3.0 to open MAX files
that were saved after the service pack was installed or VIZ Render to open
DRF files that were saved after the service pack was installed.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=3431487&linkID
=2476059 Tag: security certificate Tag: 25152
Bots
I had an attack on my WIN2K Server recently. I have removed most of the
files except there are three bot files: (mybot.log, mybot.xdcc,
mybot.xdcc.bkup) which I can not delete. How can I get rid of them?
Also, I have a TCP Connection that I want to get rid of. How would I do
that? It appears to have been tied to an IRC Services. using Port 5631 Tag: security certificate Tag: 25151
128 bit security
After downloading Explorer 6 128 security was not
installed. cipher reads 0bit, have tried various patches
but nothing changes. Tag: security certificate Tag: 25147
getting pdf files
After installing some Microsoft upgrades to my XP
Professional laptop, Outlook Express will now not allow
me to receive PDF files. How do I defeat this security
measure?
Thanks,
prh Tag: security certificate Tag: 25139
Password Reset Disk.
Hi , i have a very small problem with windows xp pro , i
have created a password restore disk , i no longer
require this , the only problem is when i log in ,
instead of the standard windows (your password is
inccorect) box, when you type the wrong password , it
still comes up with do you want to use the restore disk
prompt , how do i stop it from displaying the restore and
make it go back to the normal window ? Tag: security certificate Tag: 25135
File with no permissions
I have ftp'd a file to an NTFS drive, but it does not
appear to have any permissions applied, and when I try to
delete I get access denied - maybe in use. File is not in
use, as far as I can tell, but has no permission
properties. How can I remove? I downloaded perms.exe
(resource kit) and it could not read any permissions.
Anyone know of any tools available? Tag: security certificate Tag: 25121
internet explorer
Internet Explorer has suddenly become unable to access the
Internet if I have Norton Internet Security enabled. I
get "Unable to link to Web Page", "Cannot locate Inernet
Servier or proxy server". Neither AOL nor Norton have
been able to help. Anyone have any answers?
Thanks Tag: security certificate Tag: 25119
Sign To Look For If Your Computer Is Hacked
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SIGNS YOUR COMPUTER IS HACKED/OWNED:
1. Hackers disable your Daylight Savings Time
2. The clock on the desktop can be one hour behind or one hour ahead on
occasion.
3. Your Network Places Icon on the desktop disappears.
4. If using a Windows platform, when you start your computer, your
original screen will pop up, but since the hackers need to boot into
their server, the system will quickly re-boot and the original screen
will appear twice instead of only once. Your system may re-boot twice
instead of once when loading some OEM versions.
5. If your computer system occasionally re-boots on it?s own, again,
the hacker may need to update their Hosts and Servers to make the
computer system function properly.
6. If you play Yahoo Games, you may find yourself being kicked out of
the board your playing in. What is worse is if your winning a game and
your the host of the board, the hacker may kick you out and not let you
back in. When a computer system is hacker proof, you will rarely get
booted out of a Yahoo Game. When the computer was hacker proof I went
back to playing games and haven?t been booted yet.
7. A browser you install to filter out or kill file certain individuals
on the internet will not work for a long time. When your computer
system is hacked, you aren?t able to filter out people in your browsers
or email application for more then 1-2 days. A number of computer
owners who?s system was hacked have advised me they had the same
problem. Because hackers are using your illegally installed Hosts and
Servers for posting to the internet, this is why you can?t filter or
kill file them. This information was very apparent to myself and other
ferret owners who?s computer was hacked.
8. When you begin to see Usenet remarks made on behalf of your personal
life which is private information.
9. Some of your personal files are modified years before they were
created, HA-HA-HA! Have seen a number of personal files modified 7-8
years before they were even created.
10. You find a number of files hidden/readable only which hackers seem
to make their files hidden/readable only.
11. When you find a number of added information in your boot.ini file
which relate to a Virtual Private Network . These can be either
software, hardware or device driver oriented. A sample is presented
later in this book.
12. Under Search for Files and Folders, you do a search on any file
modified in the past month and you will see files which just don?t need
to be modified or which you don?t even recognize. For the newbie, you
want to focus on the file you don?t recognize. Unless your skilled and
realize which files need to be present and modified running a Windows
Platform, you won?t know what to look for. To perform the above you
will need to see all hidden files and folders.
13. Select Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network, and if you see one
AOL adapter and have never used AOL. Two AOL adapters, two TCP/IP, two
Dial-Up adapters, one or two Virtual Private Network adapters your
computer could be hacked/owned. A Virtual Private Network is widely
used by malicious hackers because it can host up to 254 users. "This
applies to the average internet user who has one modem, one ISP and
isn?t running any FTP, NNTP, Proxy, SMTP, SQL, Web Server".
14. Select Start, Run, type regedit, select File, Export, in the box
type say 4-12-02.txt and select save. Then open this file with a text
editor or word document and you might be shocked to find what really is
installed on your computer system. Check the bottom of this file,
hackers love to install a bunch of applications, Hosts and Servers files
here. Will admit, when this was performed, I don?t remember if
importing all the hackers registry files on the hard drive is what
showed these results or if the registry was Windows original one.
15. You have to turn your computer off by the power supply on a some
what?s regular basis.
16. Installing a Network Interface Card will cause problems until the
hackers configure this device into the Virtual Private Network they
setup.
17. You find your cd-rom drive open and close without your permission.
18. You could hear an annoying beep coming from your system speakers.
19. Your windows screen goes horizontal or vertical.
20. The screen saver picture changes without your permission.
21. On occasion your mouse is out of your control. This could also be
caused by a corrupt mouse driver.
22. All of a sudden, your speakers decide to play you some music.
23. Installing a hardware or firewall for the first time can cause a
number of different problems for you to set-up and configure.
Considering you didn?t have these installed from the beginning of going
on the internet.
24. Your firewall logs show alerts at 12:00 then 11:22 then 12:16 and
back to 11:59.
25. If using a dial-up connection you see a number of pings, port 0 to
your computer. The reason for these pings is so the hackers can see if
your computer is active/alive. What the hackers actually do is port
scan the Internet Service Provider Block of addresses and find your
computer either with file sharing enabled or a Backdoor/Trojan.
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Error message.... Help me!
I have an HP XP Home machine...and decided to play with
the date, I set it forward to the year 2011...and then
after a few minutes, set it back to normal.
Well now, whenever I click on any folder, IE, or just
about anything....the following message appears...
ERROR!
Your system clock appears to have been set back, possibly
in an attempt to defeat the security system on this
program. Please correct your system clock before trying
to run this program again. If your clock is correct,
please contact the author of this program for
instructions on correcting this error(report code CCB-F)
The only information I have found about this when I did a
search for that report code on Google was in some foreign
language. I cant seem to find anything about it at
Microsoft.
Can someone please tell me how to fix this?
Thanks!
Amy Tag: security certificate Tag: 25113
User Dial-in Properites
OS: Server 2003
Installed Roles: File Server
Application server
Domain Controller
Does anyone know why the "Assign a Static IP Address" check box is grayed
out in the Dial-in tab of User Properties. I would like to pre-assign a
static IP address for all dial-up users.
Thanks in advance,
Tom Traylor
tractor@ameritech.net Tag: security certificate Tag: 25107
MSIE update
Hi Folks:
Since my last MSIE 'security update', I now get at least three
pop-ups everytime I link out of Yahoo. Is this something I 'missed'
before I updated, the 'security update' bogus and really a pop-up
'enhancer', or did Yahoo just change something? I think I'm going
with Google, like others I know.
Thanks!
Harry Tag: security certificate Tag: 25099
i opened my microsoft Outlook 2000and got the following
message
error 0x800b0101:the server you are connected to is using
a security certificate that could not be verified
It's pretty much self-explanatory. Don't connect to that mail server.
--
Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP, MCSE
-= F1 is the key =-
"kelsey Ndigah" <kndigah@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:076601c351c0$bab2da40$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> i opened my microsoft Outlook 2000and got the following
> message
> error 0x800b0101:the server you are connected to is using
> a security certificate that could not be verified