Security issues & Exploits

This is what I get at the top of Internet Explorer 7 when I start it. I can click the banner and
set the settings to the default but it always show up again after a reboot. I have had this problem
ever since I installed Internet Explorer 7. QUOTE Your current settings put your computer at
risk. Click here to change your security settings… I recently wiped my system clean and this
time I never got the very annoying warning banner. Several days went by and I installed all of my
programs except two. Because the install just takes so long, I waited until last t...

QUOTE double click on tghe security icon in your system tray when it pops up. Doing so will take
you to the Security Center. 2) Look on the left, and choose the last option in the Navigation Menu
- “Change the way Security Center alerts me.” 3) You will be prompted for your decision on whether
to be notified of security issues. Pick the one that’s most appropriate for you. I’m not sure why
the first option is boxed. It’s probably because Vista recommends it. ...

Ever since Microsoft released SP2 I got realy annoyed by the fact the every single click has to be
verified because the operating system thinks you are stiill a noob. One of the more annoying
"features" is that windows asks everytime I want to open an executable that I downloaded or I want
to run over the network. Strange enough, this is not a windows-feature but an Internet Explroer
feature, so this is the place where we have to disable this. Now, because Internet Explorer thinks
mallware has changed this setting, it warns you in internet explorer with an message in the...

So I'm trying to install 10g on my XP Pro development box, and the install goes fine (I do the
basic install of enterprise edition, I'm by no means an oracle expert) and when it gets to the
part where it wants to create a database, the database creation assistant fails saying first that it
cannot retrieve credentials, and then that it can't connect to ORACLE (I'm assuming this is
the instance name). Anyone have *any* idea what's going on here?...

How to enable User Secure Login on Windows Vista You may have worked in a business,
educational or other network that uses Windows to log in. With or without being on a domain, most
business environments "require" you to press the key combination of CTRL + ALT + DELETE prior to the
log on prompt (the username, password and domain box). This is supposed to enhance login security to
verify the authenticity of the login box (so that no other malicious software makes a similar box).
This tutorial will show you how to enable this functionality on Windows XP Home Ed...

Hi to all members, im going to make my full review about all security programas that i have used in
my life. I hope you enjoy my review, and please comment about what you think about those security
programs. /biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />
All the programas below i have tested for at least a week. Antivirus:
Kaspersky Antivirus Personal is the best antivirus i ever used, thats why he is in firts
place here. He is fast, Simple, Updated all the time and trustfull. The best pa...

Hi, I'am testing and learning how to use vbulletin. But there is an issue with vbulletin 3.6.8
p1 and php 5.2.6. When both running at the same time. When using the wysiwyg tool of a posting
editor. The server cpu usage will growth to 100%. But after switched back to php 5.1.6. It is work
fine without any issues. Also, because vbulletin 3.6.8 was used on most forum. It seems that the
source of problem not came from it. Hmm... Any ideas about this ? Thanks, --- Magiccode9,...

Hi, when I try to install windows xp service pack sp2. Every time it goes with backup files and
registry. It halt up and restart automatically. Anyone know what's caused this ? Thanks,...

There is aa report that some flaws were found today for MPlayer and Elm.
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsid=4283 xboxrulz...

hi friends, I posted the following security exploit in IE at Trap17 but missed out posting it here.
Click here for the actual post: http://www.trap17.com/forums/security-issu...ard-t27178.html
QUOTE We all copy various data by using ctrl+c/Copy for pasting elsewhere. This copied data is
stored on clipboard and is accessible over the net by a combination of Javascripts and ASP. Just
try this: 1) Copy any text by ctrl+c 2) Click the Link:
http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm 3) You will see the text you copied on
the Screen which was ...

Alright, I'm currently creating an interface program for a MS Access database. I've only
used Access once in the past but used other DB's a handful of times so I didn't have any
trouble getting the general program created. My issue arose when I tried to make it so that the
users needing to use the program can just copy the .exe and the .mdb files and use it. The program
doesn't require users to share the database but to store their OWN programs information in their
OWN database, so basically each needs to have their own database with the exact same d...

Security plugin for joomla.



It is easy for any web user to find if a site is
created in Joomla. They just have to type www.yoursite.com/administrator. This ...

Hi, all, I just downloaded some versions of mysql Connector/J mysql java driver to test some
stuffs. There is an issue about the lastest version of 5.1.7. It don't work correctly on older
version of java 1.3.1. But an older version 5.0.x works without any issue. Hmm... anyone have ideas
about this ? Testing with 5.1.7 CODE C:\org>java -Xverify:none program Exception in thread
"main" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError         at
com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionPropertiesImpl$BooleanConnectionProperty. (ConnectionProper
tiesImpl.java:73)         at com.mysql.jdbc.Connect...

I have a HTC P3400i PDA which is a newer version of the P3400 model and it comes with Windows Mobile
6 OS as opposed to P3400's WM5. Using VITO's Audio Touch Notes, I record my calls. The
problem is that the recorder doesn't seem to record the audio from the other side when the
speaker is off, or when an earphone/handsfree kit is attached. This problem is not specific to this
software as other voice recorders are behaving the same way. Another issue I have is with the 2 MP
Camera. A friend of mine owns a Nokia N72 mobile which also comes with a 2MP camera. B...

I get a security sandbox error in flash when i try and do a upload file or after closer
investigation only when i try and type something in an input box through my upload function. I had
this all working as you know previously. I am not sure why i get this. I don't get it when i
browse for a file in my upload function but rather when i try and type something in on my input
field text box for my "title" field. i have tried adding
System.security.allowDomain("designercolin.com"); even inside my actionscript and that doesn't
even seem to work. Any idea why it wou...

Hi, I'am trying to use actionscipt to write a simple game. But I found tht if I use the
Key's event system. It's a bit delay ... here is the code, CODE var o = new Object();
o.onKeyDown = function () {     if (Key.getCode() == 40)     {        _parent.fire._y += 50;     } }
Key.addListener(o); how do I be able to reduce the delay when press key button on the keyboard
? Thank, ...

Hi all you gimp users. I am wondering if you are experiencing problems with your images created in
GIMP as I am. We here is my story. I take pictures with a camera and upload them to my computer with
a the camera software. Nothing is changed yet. Then I go to that file location and open the image or
a copy of the image with GIMP. Then i edit it, add layers, and tweak various settings before saving
it to .XCF (native GIMP format). Then later I was to export it. I do so as JPEG or TIFF. The
problem is whatever I create/modify in GIMP, I seem to have trouble opening it ba...

I recently bought an ATI Radeon 9250 256mb, my computer comes with an nVIDA nforce chipset (Driver:
nVIDA Geforce 2 Integrated GPU, VGA compatible). It worked great at first but later i started having
problems. Logan (Deathbringer) helped me get it working again...sortof. What he told me to do was to
uninstall the previous nVIDA drivers and use a driver cleaner to erase everything the uninstaller
did not. It made sense, then i was to put the Radeon card in, start in safe mode and uninstall the
Radeon drivers and clean off all the ATI drivers using the DC again. I restart...

I recently decided to put up a new tutorial. I understand that new tutorials need to be approved
before they show. Don't mind that at all. However - I noticed in the bottom area of "new
topics" my tutorial is already showing. Clicking it get the error... QUOTE > Board Message
Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got
this error message, try looking through the help files for more information. The error returned was:
Sorry, some required files are missing, if you intended to view a topic, it's possib...

I know it isn't only openSuSE that this issue applies to, but currently I am trying openSuSE and
I am having problems. I thought I got the hang of using Linux by using the terminal in Ubuntu, but I
guess not. Now that I know Ubuntu is a Debian-kernel system, I found out that Debian is probably the
most easy to use, and other types of Linux systems are probably harder to use than Debian. Now can
anyone tell me the equivalent options on openSuSE for a specific command on Debian GNU/Linux? Here
is an example of what I encountered: By default, openSuSE includes the K D...

I have spam in my inbox sent to astahost. @spamgourmet.com. Only astahost got this address, and
it's not likely some chinese spammers guessed it either. Nor do I post it on any posts, nor is
it viewable on my profile here on the site. Was there a user db compromise or is someone selling
email addresses?...

i made a website with php. after user enters username and password then i direct him to index.htm
Question:I want when unregistered user enter www.mysite.com/index.htm a message must be come that
you must be login. I wait your helps....

I noticed this yesterday when I tried logging into my site at http://feral.portal.trap17.com/
QUOTE Warning: Unknown: write failed: No space left on device (28) in Unknown on line 0 Warning:
Unknown: Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the current setting of
session.save_path is correct (/tmp) in Unknown on line 0 I know this isn't my issue because
/tmp is a global server directory. Anyone else experiencing this?...

Hi, all I need going to write a small function that calc some interval from day to day and to
display it base on their size. For example, if the value was 1 minute or over that it display as x
min. or if it hours then display it as x hours and so on. Let's say from a day range that has
been passed 600000 second, than I have to change it to some mins or hours or days and so on.... I
just get start with use the number of seconds and divide it with 60 and converted to mins, and go on
up to days. But don't know how to get the next steps on. Any suggest are appr...

 I have looked all over the web for a solution and none of them seem to work. Anyway, I am trying to
load a 3d object onto a scene with a java applet and I get the following error. CODE
java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.io.FilePermission object.obj read) I
think that it has to do with my java.policy permissions, but I cant find anything that will fix it.
Has anyone ever seen this error and/or know a solution to it? I am looking for a solution that will
work on other people's computers without them downloading anything extra (other then ...

Hi AstaHost hosting members. First of all I would like to thank you hosting members for staying
patient during these difficult times. Xistosupport.com announced Data Center (DC) migration to
bigger facility for the growing demand. This is to provide much more reliable service to all free
web hosting members. However it did not go smoothly as server technicians hoped. Even with their
relentless efforts to bring the service back online there are some known issues which I'd like
to address. The first issue is that those with TLD (top level domain) will notice that pi...

Ok I tried accessing cPanel using SSL and various security warnings came up. The one in Firefox 3
looks like this: QUOTE Secure Connection Failed portal.trap17.com:2083 uses an invalid security
certificate. The certificate is not trusted because it is self signed. The certificate is only
valid for gamma.xisto.com. (Error code: sec_error_untrusted_issuer) * This could be a problem
with the server's configuration, or it could be someone trying to impersonate the server. *
If you have connected to this server successfully in the past, the error may be ...

I have a VPS which i host some sites on it "for my friends & for free", anyway, some of
these sites were hacked and were used for running phising scam scripts, i need to increase my VPS
security level, what should i do?, if there are some tips and hints, this would be welcomed! ...