A script kiddie with the username maxymax tried to include a backdoor in WordPress by modifying a file within the twentyeleven theme on the WordPress Github repository. The file was heavily modified to include references to "Saudi Sh31l v1.0". They then initiated a pull request, asking that their changes be accepted into the core code. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Java 7u7 and 6u35 updates address prominent vulnerabilities
Java has released Java 7 Update 7 and Java 6 Update 35 to address vulnerabilities that were known to be exploited "in the wild". The zero-day became widely known on Sunday and has received much publicity since then. Oracle published a Security Alert for CVE-2012-4681, which also received a US-CERT alert. … [Read more...]
A few Group Policy particulars
Since starting with the Group Policy basics way back when, and learning along the way, I've picked up a few nuances recently in my in-depth work with Group Policy. These little quirks can seem a little counter-intuitive at first but upon understanding them, you can use the knowledge to your advantage. Unlike some previous articles that focused on a specific particular, today's … [Read more...]
Breaking iMacs in public
Dropping an iMac in public gets quite a reaction, apparently. Is it because the public is in love with all things Apple or do they just know how pricey an iMac can be? Either way, it would suck to drop two iMacs when you trip, down an escalator, off a parking garage, or any of the other scenarios these boxes of broken glass get put through in this … [Read more...]
Drawing arrows in Paint.NET the smart way
Here's a confession. I was doing something dumb for quite a while and I didn't even try to improve it for a while, satisfied with the mediocre workaround I had made myself. I was drawing arrows in Paint.NET by connecting 3 lines. It wasn't a horrible thing to do but it was more work and lower quality than I could have gotten by better understanding the software. … [Read more...]