Re: [Full-Disclosure] Windows Update

2004-08-23 Thread Michael Schaefer
Unless you have actual experience with Microsoft updates screwing up your systems... Unless you care about actually understanding why your application suddenly stops working and have no idea that an update was rammed into your computer... So you are right, as long as you are a totally

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Windows Update

2004-08-23 Thread Michael Schaefer
It looks like windows update requires Automated Updates to be set to automatic startup, but does not require the process to actually be running... So the statement that they are required is obviously false. As a work around, I can manually change the startup status, do the windows update, then

Re: [Full-Disclosure] waa waa (was Finally the truth slips out)

2004-08-06 Thread Michael Schaefer
May not specifically be a political list, but it sure does get heated like one... Lots of idiots flaming each other. Happens a lot. In fact, I am flaming igotroot right now. I guess I better hush now... Back to your regularly scheduled flames igotroot wrote: We all make mistakes when we speak,

[Full-Disclosure] Microsoft Identity Integration Server

2004-06-25 Thread Michael Schaefer
We are thinking about trying out this technology. Has anyone used this? Are there any known security risks? M ___ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html

Re: [Full-Disclosure] M$ - so what should they do?

2004-06-21 Thread Michael Schaefer
What would you suggest Microsoft do to improve ? Georgi Guninski wrote: i am replying to the whole m$ thread, nothing personal. m$ are so bad, so it is really difficult for them to get any worse, but this does not mean they are really getting better. they crossed the badness point of no return()

Re: [Full-Disclosure] M$ - so what should they do?

2004-06-21 Thread Michael Schaefer
? What other changes should be made? William Warren wrote: redeisgn their products..the basic windows design is flawed and needs reworking for one thing..:) Michael Schaefer wrote: What would you suggest Microsoft do to improve ? ___ Full-Disclosure

[Full-Disclosure] Imaging Operating Systems

2004-05-26 Thread Michael Schaefer
Hi all We are building a Windows test system, to try out tool bars, spy ware, malware and trojans on. Once we learn what we need to know, we obviously want to get rid of the junk quickly and cleanly. I keep hearing suggestions about having a clean image to transfer onto the computer. Can

Re: [Full-Disclosure] C# Web application security scanner

2004-05-19 Thread Michael Schaefer
Seems a tall order But don't send it off list, something like this would benefit us all I should think M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone give me the source code to a good web application security scanner written in C# so I can start my own company? Drop me an email with a link or code off of

Re: [Full-Disclosure] Core Internet Vulnerable - News at 11:00

2004-04-20 Thread Michael Schaefer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Technical Cyber Security Alert TA04-111A archive Vulnerabilities in TCP Original release date: April 20, 2004 Last revised: -- Source: US-CERT Systems Affected * Systems that rely on persistent TCP connections, for example