One of the most annoying things in both Windows Vista and Windows 7 is the inclusion of obsessive security policies. The one that has been bothering me quite a bit lately is a little prompt that is attached to programs that have been downloaded from the Internet.
To fix this on a per file basis, the [...] Read more »
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Remove the Security Warning on files downloaded from the Internet
Tags: Reset, Security, Streams, Sysinternals, Utilities, Windows 7, Windows Vista
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Txt 2 Own
This post is from our new OS Attack author Andrew Seay. Please help him feel welcome – Paul
Charlie Miller, aka Safari Charlie, recently revealed the exploit code which allows an attacker to take complete control of any iPhone using a series of text messages which are not displayed on the receiving handset.
A two time winner [...] Read more »
Under: Apple
Tags: Apple, Charlie Miller, Exploit, iPhone, Security
Short URL: http://www.osattack.com/GZ3
Vote For Your Favorite Ad-Aware Skin
Ad-Aware is one of those anti-malware applications that most of us use on a regular basis and are familiar with the way that it looks but Lavasoft (the ad-aware parent company) is looking to change that. They have been running a skin design contest and now it is down to the final voting process.
Head on [...] Read more »
BackTrack 4 Pre-Release and the Video To Get You Started
Somehow I missed that BackTrack 4 is now in the “Pre-Release” stage as of June 19. Once I did realize that it was released I waited to post about it because their servers have been getting hammered so hard that it was almost impossible to download it. Now that their servers appear to be up [...] Read more »
Tags: BackTrack, Circumvent Security, Download, Exploit, Linux, Live CD, Security, Video
Short URL: http://www.osattack.com/TgN
Contrary to previous reports Microsoft did NOT make a special version of XP for the military
Two weeks ago Wired reported that Microsoft made a custom version of Windows XP for the Air Force.  The story was widely reported all over the Internet showering praise upon Microsoft for their efforts. Unfortunately this story has turned out to be inaccurate.
What Microsoft actually did was help the Air Force secure their normal Windows [...] Read more »
Under: Security
Tags: Air Force, Download, FDCC, High Security, Microsoft, Military, Security, Virtual Hard Disk, Windows XP
Short URL: http://www.osattack.com/3HD
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