ESET experienced a false positive this morning. It was falsely identifying various websites as Javascript or HTML threats. The definition database, version 13102, was pushed out and expanded JS/ScrInject.B trojan and HTML/Refresh.BC trojan to include the false positives. ESET wrote up the experience in Alert5879 and have since deployed an updated virus signature database … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
BrowserAddonsView shows you all browser extensions, plugins, toolbars
Software developer NirSoft released a new utility today. Titled BrowserAddonsView, the utility is very useful for analyzing a computer quickly for browser addons such as extensions, plugins, toolbars, and ActiveX components. This puts all of this information in one location. It could be very helpful for malware clean-up to ensure that there are no remnants left behind in the … [Read more...]
Keyboard shortcuts for web designers using Adobe products
If you use Adobe Creative Cloud web development products like Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, Flash, and Muse, this infographic might speed up your workflow. Keyboard shortcuts can make work more efficient or less tedious. Check out these keyboard shortcuts for Adobe products on both Mac and Windows. (Credit: Makeawebsitehub.com) … [Read more...]
Preorder ‘The Car Hacker’s Handbook’
A new book titled The Car Hacker's Handbook - A Guide for the Penetration Tester from publisher No Starch Press is available for pre-order from Amazon.com. The topic is cutting edge and helps you build a threat model for your vehicle. Infotainment and navigation systems, built-in Wi-Fi, software updates, and other technologies have innovated the automobile industry but may have … [Read more...]
Displaced Disney IT Pro explains humiliation of training foreign H-1B replacements
IT professionals are particularly concerned with the H-1B program in the USA that allows companies to extend visas to foreign workers under the explanation that there are not enough skilled workers available. Large companies have been abusing the program in order to replace their current citizen employees with cheaper foreign workers. Some of the lead up to this has been … [Read more...]