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Identifiying weird chinese registry entries in CurrentControlSet\Services
I noticed chinese characters inside my register under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services. Inside these there was nothing. I googled the strings and found nothing. Anyway for me to identify these? ...
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Good resource for evaluting AV and anti Malware software?
I am looking for good resources to use to compare the effectiveness of various antivirus/antimalware software solutions. In particular, I am comparing Windows Security Essentials against Symantec ...
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How do I deal with the removal/eradication of an unknown worm on our network?
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I'm pretty sure our small network has been infected by some sort of worm/virus. It seems to only be afflicting our Windows XP machines, however. Windows 7 machines and Linux (well, yea) ...
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Security & Malware Protection for Windows 2008 Server (with RDP)
I am running an ASP.NET site on a windows 2008 server with RDP access to the server. Installing or enabling firewalls shuts off my RDP access and multiple other issues. My hosting provider is very ...
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Training High School Students on Security - What harmless “viruses” can I install that they can find?
I'm training some high school students interested in OS security (specifically, Windows Server 2003/2008), and though I've gone over a lot of the "in-theory" stuff, some hands on would be great. ...
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md5sum or sha1sum of legitmate microsoft system files
Is there a database or repository of the legitimate checksums for Microsoft system files? We think we have a 0day on DNS for Windows 2003 SP2 using IRC for command and control. (Latest McAfee does not ...
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Hardening a financially critical Windows computer
One of the risks to small and medium businesses is losing your bank credentials to bad guys by use of a key logger or other malware as Bruce Schneier blogs about. A particular threat is real-time key ...
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Some questions about the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MRT)
Does this program automatically run? If so, when and how often?
Is it automatically updated?
How do you disable it?
How can you tell if it is running?
What versions of Windows is it installed on?
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How do you deal with malware on Windows?
Simple: what do you do when they ask you the common question: "Can you clean my pc? Its so slow."
