[Full-disclosure] Russell Harding MacOS X SoftwareUpdate Vulnerability Advisory Missing In Action in Bugtraq Archive

2007-07-21 Thread Jason Coombs
Dear Symantec, As long as we're burning digital books to mitigate our civil liability, perhaps we could do a good job of it next time? Quietly disappearing Russell Harding's advisory from the BugTraq archive didn't resolve your potential liability for distributing links to material that violate

[Full-disclosure] Fw: [IACIS-L] Statement by Defense Expert

2007-06-06 Thread Jason Coombs
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "Jason Coombs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 04:13:33 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc:[EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IACIS-L] Statement by Defense Expert Dave_on_the_run <[EMAI

[Full-disclosure] ZoneEdit.com Forcing Pop-Unders on WebForward-Configured Domains

2006-06-12 Thread Jason Coombs
Problem: DNS service ZoneEdit.com now owned by MyDomains.com has started forcing JavaScript pop-Unders onto users' browsers when the domain owner uses the ZoneEdit WebForward feature. References: www.zoneedit.com www.mydomains.com/support.php www.casalemedia.com/contact.html Details: C

[Full-disclosure] Seeking Anyone Harmed by Jason Coombs

2006-04-26 Thread Jason Coombs
AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [HTCC] Expert Info Sought I am helping the Yuma County Attorney's Office with a case. The other side has noticed an expert named Jason Coombs, who has offices in CA, HI, and New Zealand. He is the director of forensics for PivX. If anyone has ha

[Full-disclosure] Fw: You have been unsubscribed from the Full-Disclosure mailing list

2006-03-17 Thread Jason Coombs
[Full-Disclosure] is dead. Long live full disclosure. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 00:01:39 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: You have been unsubscribed from the Full-Disclosure mailing list For quality control purposes please send mail to [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [Full-disclosure] HTTP AUTH BASIC monowall

2006-03-16 Thread Jason Coombs
ants security, do they? People just want things that are complicated so they can learn secret voodoo business trade secrets and grow new business ventures. People who really want security already have it, so distrust anyone who claims to be able to sell it t

Re: [Full-disclosure] HTTP AUTH BASIC monowall

2006-03-16 Thread Jason Coombs
relied on in the past to engage in communication with the party they believe to be the owner of a particular public key. SSL does not implement any reasonable trust mechanism today because Verisign dumbed it down in order to create a universal mechanism to tax the Internet. Best, Jason Coombs [

Re: [Full-disclosure] Filtering Latest Spam Run (radio.toad.com)

2006-03-16 Thread Jason Coombs
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I would have never shot hot steamy load of man juice inside you if you were not fucking faggot uh huh, and now we know the spam kiddie responsible. I pay by the KB to receive all your junk, so you can expect a lawsuit in the near future. Send your address for ser

Re: [Full-disclosure] Filtering Latest Spam Run (radio.toad.com)

2006-03-16 Thread Jason Coombs
Don Bailey wrote: Stop interrupting the spam, I'm trying to read. The spam attacks would never have gotten through if Len Rose were still in charge of FD. ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-cha

Re: [Full-disclosure] For Sale: Security Vulnerability DatabaseCompany

2006-03-09 Thread Jason Coombs
from interested parties. Your tactic of supplying a URL would be offensive to me, so it's probably a good thing you weren't the one hired to help the company in question locate a buyer. Best, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - W

[Full-disclosure] Re: How hackers cause damage... was Vulnerabilites in new laws on computer hacking

2006-02-23 Thread Jason Coombs
hhold disclosure of their knowledge of the problem. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

[Full-disclosure] Re: How hackers cause damage... was Vulnerabilites in new laws on computer hacking

2006-02-23 Thread Jason Coombs
profit die a horrible and painful death that takes as many of its investors with it as possible in the process! Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

Re: [Full-disclosure] Compromised hosts lists

2006-02-20 Thread Jason Coombs
dence found in their possession appears to incriminate their computer (and by extension, the computer owner) as a tool of the alleged crime. I'd like a better history of compromised hosts for this purpose, and suggest that botnet operators be required to publish their logs. ;-) Regards, Ja

Re: [Full-disclosure] Fun with Foundstone

2006-02-14 Thread Jason Coombs
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: https://download.foundstone.com/?o=^2155 Now that's just plain sloppy. But at least it's SSL-secured. ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored

Re: [Full-disclosure] On the "0-day" term

2006-02-13 Thread Jason Coombs
ally alter modern information security. I do not see how any organization can believe itself to be adequately secured when the simple ability to prove security measures are working, and quickly determine the precise method of failure when they break down, essentially does not exist today. Sincere

Re: [Full-disclosure] blocking Google Desktop

2006-02-11 Thread Jason Coombs
J.A. Terranson wrote: Invite the idiot in the white house, I hear he's feeling unloved today :-) Do you mean: "invite the idiot" in the white house ? Or do you mean: invite the "idiot in the white house" ? My favorite stupid hacker trick "in the white house": getting POTUS to call you by you

Re: [Full-disclosure] NSA tracking open source security tools

2006-02-04 Thread Jason Coombs
ly showing the Bush administration the same mock-ups that the rest of us get to see. In either case, the whole show begs the question "Who's really in charge?" as well as "What electronic voting equipment manufacturer elected THEM President?" B

Re: [Full-disclosure] NSA tracking open source security tools

2006-02-04 Thread Jason Coombs
rned information security tricks from Microsoft. Who in their right mind would focus their attention on software version numbers and think that makes for better security? Somebody tell the NSA they need to keep track of hash codes instead. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Security Bug in MSVC

2006-01-18 Thread Jason Coombs
ct of opening or attempting to compile a source code distribution. Source code is just as dangerous as binary code. Clearly, the only way to be safe is to rely on Microsoft's programmers to create and digitally-sign software for us. Go Micros

Re: [Full-disclosure] Secure Delete for Windows

2006-01-17 Thread Jason Coombs
zero, aren't you? good luck with that... Give me bugs that are well-understood and keep your stinking patches to yourself. we don't need no stinking patches. Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it

Re: [Full-disclosure] Security Bug in MSVC

2006-01-17 Thread Jason Coombs
ss of vulnerability" that was hinted at by Microserfs a few months ago... The attacks are launched by way of source code distributions rather than binary code. Sweet As. Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Cha

Re: [Full-disclosure] Secure Delete for Windows

2006-01-17 Thread Jason Coombs
ducts, and also refuse to disclose the source code so that we can compile the code ourselves and therefore at least know where our machine code came from and what its source looks like, then you're the one who needs to stfu and go promptly out of business before you hurt somebody. Best, Ja

Re: [Full-disclosure] Secure Delete for Windows

2006-01-17 Thread Jason Coombs
J.A. Terranson wrote: An exe? No source??? Just "setup.exe" Are you crazy? That's the way Microsoft does it, and you've got your trusty Anti-Virus software to protect you, right? So what's the problem? ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.

Re: [Full-disclosure] Steve Gibson smokes crack?

2006-01-13 Thread Jason Coombs
uals were responsible for writing the bad code and deploying flawed architectures over and over again through the years. Perhaps Microsoft has bothered to look into this by now, and has quietly dismissed the perpetrators. Beware of ex-Microsoft programmers. Regards, Jaso

Re: [Full-disclosure] Steve Gibson smokes crack?

2006-01-13 Thread Jason Coombs
g to remedy the situation nor alert any customer to the risk. This smells to me like a whole slew of intentional backdoors, and I don't smoke anything. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http

Re: [Full-disclosure] you can now be arrested for being annoying onthe 'net

2006-01-10 Thread Jason Coombs
Where do you want the United States to go today? ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

[Full-disclosure] Re: [Antisocial] Re: [Clips] Why Bush Approved the Wiretaps (fwd)

2005-12-21 Thread Jason Coombs
unicate to/from the other party. Furthermore they could take the position that there is no need for a warrant for 'electronic communication pen registers' as the pen register statutes are cleverly ambiguous and (probably intentionally) antiquated... Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Guidance

2005-12-20 Thread Jason Coombs
sk unnecessarily, and full disclosure of the true nature of that risk is our only protection against persons of superior imagination. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

[Full-disclosure] Re: Guidance

2005-12-20 Thread Jason Coombs
ondition of data stored on hard drives is causing severe harm to the public safety worldwide. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Alex Eckelberry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:21:37 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Guidance Yup, Brian

[Full-disclosure] Re: Guidance Software Customer Database Hacked?

2005-12-18 Thread Jason Coombs
or corporations. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: "dave kleiman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:23:38 To:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc:"'Samuel Norris'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: R

Re: [Full-disclosure] A CALL FOR FULL-DISCLOSURE TO BECOME AMODERATEDLIST

2005-12-18 Thread Jason Coombs
ed by any one person, and the success, failure, and decisions of the business do not reflect directly on any one person, not even its CEO and founder. There is always more to the story, for anyone who can think clearly and can pay attention long enough to comprehend complex information. Can you? Re

Re: [Full-disclosure] A CALL FOR FULL-DISCLOSURE TO BECOME AMODERATEDLIST

2005-12-17 Thread Jason Coombs
deranged thinking remains attached wherever you go, because wherever you go, there you are. Cheers, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and s

Re: [Full-disclosure] A CALL FOR FULL-DISCLOSURE TO BECOME A MODERATED

2005-12-15 Thread Jason Coombs
ong threads. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

Re: [Full-disclosure] Looking for a job in OrangeCounty California, honestly

2005-12-07 Thread Jason Coombs
s stability. Rock on, Jay. Cheers, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

Re: [Full-disclosure] Looking for a job in OrangeCounty California, honestly

2005-12-07 Thread Jason Coombs
If you're looking for honest work then Orange County may not be the right place to live. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. -Original Message- From: Day Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 10:20:19 To:full

Re: [lists] Re: [Full-disclosure] IT security professionals in demandin 2006

2005-12-05 Thread Jason Coombs
Commercial pressures are just as harmful to security as are complexity and ignorance. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. -Original Message- From: "Curt Purdy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 17:30:38 To:&quo

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Your One-Stop Site For Sony Lawsuit Info

2005-11-22 Thread Jason Coombs
on. No exec who instructs said programmer to author said spyware will ever have personal criminal liability for giving said instruction. If you don't like the world you live in, change it or get out. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Your One-Stop Site For Sony Lawsuit Info

2005-11-22 Thread Jason Coombs
n importance and worth to society. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

[Full-disclosure] Anyone interested in UNFAIRDISCLOSURE.COM

2005-11-07 Thread Jason Coombs
LOSURE.ORG UNFAIRDISCLOSURE.NET UNFAIRDISCLOSURE.INFO and, FULL-DISCLOSURE.INFO Cheers, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

[Full-disclosure] Careless Law Enforcement Computer Forensics Lacking InfoSec Expertise Causes Suicides

2005-10-01 Thread Jason Coombs
antial evidence. Something must be done to correct this misuse of computer evidence, and whatever that something is, it is clear that only an information security organization is going to be able to explain it to law enforcement and legislators. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http:

Re: [Full-disclosure] Forensic help?

2005-09-11 Thread Jason Coombs
://www.getdata.com/ http://www.mountimage.com/ Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

[Full-disclosure] [Fwd: MM - #$%@ Kill Google!]

2005-09-08 Thread Jason Coombs
When will somebody get around to the important job of killing Microsoft? Original Message Subject:MM - #$%@ Kill Google! Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 18:58:17 UT From: Michael Robertson<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If this message is not displaying proper

[Full-disclosure] Re: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use

2005-09-02 Thread Jason Coombs
ldren'. What is the penalty under law for triggering and fueling an irrational witch hunt, or a panicked stampede that crushes and tramples its victim-participants, in your jurisdiction? Every person who comes into contact with evidence that may be interpreted to be proof of an 'e

Re: [Full-disclosure] RE: Example firewall script

2005-08-27 Thread Jason Coombs
ly for the benefit of everyone who comes after you. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: "J.A. Terranson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:38:11 To:"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc:Full-Disclosure Subje

[Full-disclosure] talk.google.com

2005-08-24 Thread Jason Coombs
http://www.google.com/talk/ Anyone looked at Google Talk? Yet another exposed endpoint... Let's bring all those vulnerable processors together in one place so they're easier to find? Hmm. When will users demand something fundamentally safer to use? Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL

[Full-disclosure] Re: MS not telling enough

2005-08-18 Thread Jason Coombs
conclusion that I arrived at after performing a forensic review of IIS 5.0 -- you'll find my analysis contained within my book about IIS security: http://www.science.org/jcoombs/ http://www.forensics.org/IIS_Security_and_Programming_Countermeasures.pdf Best, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Full-disclosure] Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Kinetics Kiosk Product

2005-08-18 Thread Jason Coombs
ured so as not to display such script errors. Furthermore, the use of an IP address that is outside of the RFC 1918 private subnet address range appears very irresponsible. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe i

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: It's not that simple...

2005-08-17 Thread Jason Coombs
do Microsoft's job for them? No way. It's painful that I'm not able to stop using their crap software entirely, and I wish they would just go away. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter:

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: It's not that simple...

2005-08-17 Thread Jason Coombs
Kurt Seifried wrote: Actually it really is that simple. Disabling Null sessions is entirely possible, quite easy, and doesn't break a lot (at least in my previous Then why doesn't Microsoft provide these instructions in the workarounds section of the vulnerability announcement? Are you certai

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: It's not that simple...

2005-08-17 Thread Jason Coombs
t.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-039.mspx Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

Re: [Full-disclosure] Disney Down?

2005-08-17 Thread Jason Coombs
mised, and will remain so, by something other than the worms' code -- where the victim won't even bother to investigate that possibility because they feel like the worm was the incident. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: "Larry Seltzer"

Re: [Full-disclosure] [Fwd: Re: Global CompuSearch]

2005-08-17 Thread Jason Coombs
Paul Schmehl wrote: Is there a compelling reason for posting this pissing contest to the list? Yes, there is, Paul. But you weren't paying attention, as usual. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Ch

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: pnp worm unknown variant - post infectionactions

2005-08-17 Thread Jason Coombs
nd reputable and honest and trustworthy people must know something that the general public doesn't know, and their knowledge must be proof of your guilt, right? Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Char

[Full-disclosure] [Fwd: Global CompuSearch]

2005-08-17 Thread Jason Coombs
Original Message Subject:Global CompuSearch Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:05:02 -0700 From: Matthew Ries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Marcus Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mr. Coombs: Our firm represents Global CompuSearch. Please see the at

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: pnp worm unknown variant - post infectionactions

2005-08-17 Thread Jason Coombs
us flaws, and tell others. I predict that we will see a wave of convictions overturned, and prisoners released, based on faulty computer forensic evidence, that will make wrongful convictions based on faulty DNA evidence seem insignificant by comparison. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [Full-disclosure] [Fwd: Re: Global CompuSearch]

2005-08-16 Thread Jason Coombs
VIA MAIL AND EMAIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mr. Jason Coombs 59-088 Kamehameha Hwy. Haleiwa, HI 96712 Re: Global CompuSearch, L.L.C. Dear Mr. Coombs: Our firm has been retained by Global CompuSearch, L.L.C., to address the false and slanderous statements that you have made to various third

[Full-disclosure] [Fwd: Re: Global CompuSearch]

2005-08-16 Thread Jason Coombs
Original Message Subject: Re: Global CompuSearch Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:02:10 -1000 From: Jason Coombs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Matthew Ries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: Marcus Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have also reviewed the em

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: pnp worm unknown variant - post infection actions

2005-08-16 Thread Jason Coombs
Nick FitzGerald wrote: Oh, and it's far from the first "wormy bot" (or similar) to further compromise the victim machine by installing adware, spyware, warez server, etc, etc. Very good points, but can you think of another worm that downloaded XXX spyware/adware ? Regards

[Full-disclosure] Re: Global CompuSearch

2005-08-16 Thread Jason Coombs
Ries No statement made by me with respect to Mr. Lawson has been false. Mr. Lawson *IS* an incompetent computer forensic expert who misrepresents his work as something that it is not. The facts prove this beyond any doubt. Good luck in your lawsuit. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROT

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: pnp worm unknown variant - post infection actions

2005-08-16 Thread Jason Coombs
puters. Not that this hasn't already been happening as a result of porn-related spyware and adware, but is this the first porn worm? Cheers, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.

Re: [Full-disclosure] pnp worm unknown variant - post infection actions

2005-08-16 Thread Jason Coombs
18 years of age? Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Help put a stop to incompetent computerforensics

2005-08-12 Thread Jason Coombs
ntly peer-reviewed and corrected. Anyone presumptuous enough to arbitrarily define technical terms without considerable careful thought and then publish the arbitrary text and call it a 'dictionary' should be shot. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Full-disclosure] Fw: US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-224A -- VERITAS Backup Exec Uses Hard-Coded Authentication Credentials

2005-08-12 Thread Jason Coombs
So, what's the password? -Original Message- From: CERT Advisory Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 18:16:36 To:cert-advisory@cert.org Subject: US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-224A -- VERITAS Backup Exec Uses Hard-Coded Authentication Credentials -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Help put a stop to incompetent computerforensics

2005-08-11 Thread Jason Coombs
argument invalid. So many people share my definition of Trojan that those of you who think you can dismiss it as wrong simply have to think twice. Cheers, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.g

Re: [Full-disclosure] "responsible disclosure" explanation (anexample of the fallacy of idealistic thought)

2005-08-11 Thread Jason Coombs
ht. It has proved invaluable to marketing efforts, lobbyist campaigns to get new legislation enacted, and disinformation spread by self-interested bad people. (I know you're not one of them) Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] “A Trojan is malicious code that gives an attacker

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Help put a stop to incompetent computer forensics

2005-08-10 Thread Jason Coombs
Backdoors ..." unless you are using Trojan to communicate the feature of remote access to the infected box. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Help put a stop to incompetent computerforensics

2005-08-10 Thread Jason Coombs
Chuck Fullerton wrote: "A Trojan horse is a program that appears to have some useful or benign purpose, but really masks some hidden malicious functionality." "A Backdoor is a program that allows attackers to bypass normal security controls on a system, gaining access on the attacker's own terms

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Help put a stop to incompetent computer forensics

2005-08-10 Thread Jason Coombs
n and does not include the broader definition. That causes a real problem, in practice, since if the anti-Trojan doesn't stop spyware then how can spyware be a Trojan? Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Help put a stop to incompetent computer forensics

2005-08-10 Thread Jason Coombs
s common sense has changed the definition of Trojan, pure and simple. Nobody today would avoid using the term spyware just because the term Trojan was the way in which that malware would have been labeled in the past. As I said, everyone I know understands what a Trojan is, and their understan

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Help put a stop to incompetent computer forensics

2005-08-10 Thread Jason Coombs
Erik Kamerling wrote: Trojan Horse A computer program that appears to have a useful function, but also has a hidden and potentially malicious function that evades security mechanisms, sometimes by exploiting legitimate authorizations of a system entity that invokes the program. Copied from t

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Help put a stop to incompetent computer forensics

2005-08-10 Thread Jason Coombs
ltering its programming rather than by planting a Trojan, so there needs to be a distinction between the two. Cheers, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html

Re: [Full-disclosure] Re: Help put a stop to incompetent computer forensics

2005-08-10 Thread Jason Coombs
the horse. http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/iliad.html Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

[Full-disclosure] Re: Help put a stop to incompetent computer forensics

2005-08-10 Thread Jason Coombs
r operation during an investigation. When the circumstances of software execution on a computer and the data communications to and from a computer are UNKNOWN, all data from that computer should be excluded from use in court as "evidence" of anything. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] __

[Full-disclosure] Re: Operation Site-Key computer forensic searches ruled illegal

2005-08-10 Thread Jason Coombs
ough the Internet. Nobody ever explains this to the judge, and law enforcement forensic examiners seem not to understand it. Something must be done to fix this, and every person convicted of a crime in the past where computer evidence was used without ensuring that its pitfalls are well-understood should be given an immediate retrial. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

[Full-disclosure] Help put a stop to incompetent computer forensics

2005-08-09 Thread Jason Coombs
ose who are truly guilty, and keep them convicted on appeal. Somehow we need to fix this broken system and insist that all computer forensics be performed with the help of a competent information security professional, at the very least. Any other suggestions? Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAI

[Full-disclosure] Operation Site-Key computer forensic searches ruled illegal

2005-08-09 Thread Jason Coombs
these lines or help me make contact with the appropriate parties so that I may explain this theory in more detail? Thank you kindly, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Stale warrants doom porn cases Exclusive: Searches that turned up images of children ruled illegal 09:55 PM CDT on Wednes

Re: [Full-disclosure] "responsible disclosure"

2005-08-09 Thread Jason Coombs
ure of the fact that PivX Solutions appeared to be stealing money from investors. My intervention saved your job, you dickweed. It also saved your company. The investors who backed you now control your company. Do you think that happened by accident? Shit, you're a gigantic moron. S

Re: [Full-disclosure] "responsible disclosure"

2005-08-09 Thread Jason Coombs
ner" who just wouldn't have a paycheck if you didn't "play along" -- just stop. Bring on the stones. Do your worst. You and people like you are evil and you must be stopped. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Discl

Re: [Full-disclosure] "responsible disclosure" explanation

2005-08-08 Thread Jason Coombs
ms, but don't suppress security vulnerability knowledge that impacts computer systems owned and operated by ordinary people; for doing so ruins lives and you, the suppressing agent, are to blame for it moreso than anyone else. Grr. Rant. Rant. Grumble. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTE

[Full-disclosure] [Fwd: GWAVA Sender Notification (Content filter)]

2005-08-08 Thread Jason Coombs
Good job, Internal Revenue, New Zealand! Keep all that awareness and truth out -- it might hurt you. Original Message Subject:GWAVA Sender Notification (Content filter) Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 15:52:06 +1200 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: undisclosed-recipients: ;

Re: [Full-disclosure] "responsible disclosure" explanation

2005-08-08 Thread Jason Coombs
freedoms that you enjoyed in order to get to where you are today. Stupid fucks. See: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68435,00.html http://www.granick.com/blog/ http://www.granick.com/blog/lynncomplaint.pdf Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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2005-08-04 Thread Jason Coombs
em a confirmation to their old e-mail address... Practically-speaking, Cisco has little choice but to personally phone every single member, or dump their entire registration database and force the users to re-apply for new member accounts. This automatic password reset thing is fatally-flaw

Re: [Full-disclosure] Cisco IOS Shellcode Presentation

2005-08-01 Thread Jason Coombs
because it's on the Internet? maybe you should go reread the wiretap act. Wiretap Act doesn't apply to stored electronic communications. Kohl's owns all of those communications, whether stored temporarily in RAM or stored persistently to a hard drive. Rega

Re: [Full-disclosure] Cisco IOS Shellcode Presentation

2005-08-01 Thread Jason Coombs
re its built-in machine code authentication logic because it would not be implemented in software or firmware. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.

Re: [Full-disclosure] Mike Lynn's controversial Cisco Security Presentation

2005-07-29 Thread Jason Coombs
ttempt to sell it to a foreign government and we'll see how well you are able to convince the court that you did not engage in espionage because the material was no longer a trade secret. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

Re: [Full-disclosure] Cisco IOS Shellcode Presentation

2005-07-29 Thread Jason Coombs
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:02:51 -1000, Jason Coombs said: redesign, fundamentally, the turing machine so that before each operation is performed a verification step is employed to ensure that Ahem. No. You *can't* "ensure" it (although you *can* do thi

Re: [Full-disclosure] Mike Lynn's controversial Cisco Security Presentation

2005-07-29 Thread Jason Coombs
J.A. Terranson wrote: On Fri, 29 Jul 2005, Jason Coombs wrote: reverse engineered. *millions* of copies of these "secrets" in general circulation. Nobody can assert with a straight face that anything about Lynn's presentation is not completely and totally within the pu

Re: [Full-disclosure] Mike Lynn's controversial Cisco Security Presentation

2005-07-29 Thread Jason Coombs
g the article) those secrets. However, techworld.com is a UK-based publisher, apparently, and so should be fine until a UK court concurs with the U.S. court's granting of the injunction. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disc

Re: [Full-disclosure] Cisco IOS Shellcode Presentation

2005-07-29 Thread Jason Coombs
this very well and chooses not to undertake this engineering challenge, presumably because it would cut into profits. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-c

Re: [Full-disclosure] Mike Lynn's controversial Cisco Security Presentation

2005-07-29 Thread Jason Coombs
Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/

Re: [Full-disclosure] Cisco IOS Shellcode Presentation

2005-07-29 Thread Jason Coombs
Madison, Marc wrote: Am I missing something here, because it seems that two vulnerabilities are being discussed, one is the IPv6 DOS http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20050729-ipv6.shtml. And the other is Lynn presentation on shellcode execution via the IOS? Did you read the advis

Re: [Full-disclosure] Cisco IOS Shellcode Presentation

2005-07-29 Thread Jason Coombs
isco knows ahead of time, before they deploy a product, what code that product should be allowed to execute. Do you think there is no way in hardware to limit the code that gets executed? Maybe you should join the FBI. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL

Re: [Full-disclosure] Cisco IOS Shellcode Presentation

2005-07-29 Thread Jason Coombs
obe case in his statements to the press, then Lynn willfully gave up that protection prior to his disclosure. Now that is truly patriotic and brave, to sacrifice oneself in order to demonstrate that there are holes in the criminal justice system... Regards, Jason Coombs [

Re: [Full-disclosure] Cisco IOS Shellcode Presentation

2005-07-29 Thread Jason Coombs
f a person who simply asks the pointed question "Why did Cisco do this? It renders their product permanently defective, and here's the proof." Somebody needs to explain this clearly to the FBI. Cisco should be criminally prosecuted for telling lies to their customers and for abus

Re: [Full-disclosure] Cisco IOS Shellcode Presentation

2005-07-29 Thread Jason Coombs
aving Cisco prosecuted for abuse of process, or at the very least any possible criminal charges against Lynn dropped. Sincerely, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-c

Re: [Full-disclosure] Our Industry Is Seriously Ethics Impaired

2005-07-27 Thread Jason Coombs
on a single line of a single file of source code? How much more complicated do you need to make it in order to feel safe? 3Com needs it to be so complicated that a 'Digital Vaccine' is required in order to make you feel healthy again. Bull. Crap. Lies. Regards, Jas

Re: [Full-disclosure] iDEFENSE/VeriSign - VCP Program Changes

2005-07-26 Thread Jason Coombs
very fancy trick to convince the shareholders to keep the faith and not dump the stock. Obviously, buying iDEFENSE makes VeriSign far more valuable. Hoorah! "Who do you want the stock market to eat, today?" Regards, Jason Coombs [

Re: [Full-disclosure] Why Vulnerability Databases can't do everything

2005-07-16 Thread Jason Coombs
ing device other than the Nokia 770 Linux Internet Tablet until the neocomputer industry emerges. Regards, Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sp

[Full-disclosure] Re: Tools accepted by the courts

2005-07-05 Thread Jason Coombs
heir businesses grow. They do not deserve respect and they most certainly fail the 'lovable' test, but television shows like CSI and visions of fat bank accounts have deceived everyone temporarily...) Please get a clue before you hurt somebody. Jason Coombs [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

[Full-disclosure] [Fwd: Returned post for [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2005-07-04 Thread Jason Coombs
closed, please find the message you sent. Subject: [Fwd: Re: Tools accepted by the courts] From: Jason Coombs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:25:33 -1000 To: Forensics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For those who asked to read my original post ... See below. I propose that we do

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