October 30th, 2009 by Stargazer
Malware is expensive
Everybody who is about to disagree with my headline might say that malware is free as it just stops by on your computer if it got some security holes due to missing patches or bad configuration. I do not disagree with that as there were no costs for the programmer, no licensing fees – a perfect example of freeware. But on the other hand the damage done by the malware itself is what it makes that expensive.
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aus dem tagebuch eines alten bikers 21
October 28th, 2009 by Grazer
so wie es sich anfühlt, mit einer goldwing zu fahren, so wird vermutlich auch die zeitschrift heißen, in der die nächste generation goldwing präsentiert wird…
schöner wohnen!
na, wie ich drauf komme? nun, wir, also meine frau, köterlein und ich, wir haben uns für drei wochen auf unsere bikes geworfen und das schöne ösiland heim gesucht… und ein paar anrainerstaaten, die aber nach wie vor auf den europäischen straßenkarten zu finden und nicht als katastrophengebiet deklariert sind…
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The darned 7
October 23rd, 2009 by Stargazer
I admit that I am not a fan of Microsoft at all – especially after struggling with Windows Vista. Honestly, I was quite close to threw out all of their software moving to Linux. But then I got a Beta of Windows 7 which was not that bad – In fact, it was better than Vista already.
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Now with new Certificates
October 21st, 2009 by Stargazer
It shouldn’t be a new topic to secure your data while sending it across public lines like the internet. This usually happens using server certificates, which are made once and never touched again – if self signed. In my case I wanted to do it better and got me a certificate from CACert.org. At least it is a good exercise to do before changing to a big and expensive one.
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aus dem tagebuch eines alten bikers 20
October 19th, 2009 by Grazer
also, im normalfall trägt ein biker seinen helm, um den sich darin befindlichen kopf gegen herabfallende flugzeugteile, tieffliegende zigarettenkippen und suizidgefährdete insekten zu schützen…
und hin und wieder dient er auch dazu, daß der eben erwähnte kopf gegen asphaltkontakt geschützt ist… ja, auch das kommt manchmal vor…
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Spam or Virus?
October 15th, 2009 by Stargazer
Today I had one of those typical spam malware in my mailbox, showing that Microsoft Outlook is one of the most widely used mail programs, being attacked all the time:
Microsoft Outlook Notification for the xxxx@xxxx.xx
Support [xxxx@xxxx.xx]
Sent :Thu 15/10/2009 06:38
To xxxx@xxxx.xx
Attachment install.zip (12kb)
You have (6) New Message from Outlook Microsoft
- Please re-configure your Microsoft Outlook Again.
- Download attached setup file and install.
True, this mail usually is a bad one, but nevertheless it made me grin due to the fact that I was using Thunderbird and KMail for managing my personal mail flood. So I checked the mail headers and found out that it came from a spamhost somewhere in the net.
Tags: Malware, spam, virus, windows
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Speed up Firefox
October 13th, 2009 by Stargazer
Our beloved and well known friend and companion Firefox can be quite slow – especially if you are having it for a while now. But what is the reason for that performance loss? Let’s investigate and see what we can do. Due to the fact that I am running it on my laptop being on different locations, I can be sure that it is not a matter of the DSL-Provider. As it was fast the first days, it surely has got to do with changing data like cookies, bookmarks and all that jazz.
Regarding the Internet Explorer we know that it messes around with files. But Firefox?
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