Regarding this sentence - A rootkit can be a backdoor A rootkit is a set of tools that you run on a target machine when you somehow gained access to it with root-level privileges. The point of the rootkit is to transform that transient access into an always-open door. First, let's see how this fits with your points:…
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Regarding your question - There was an email sent to my contacts but not from me, I think you are looking at it in the wrong way. One of the following scenarios is probably happened: The attacker gained your contact list and used their email to spam your contact list - In this case I suggest you look over…
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According to a quick internet search regarding TLS deprecation, TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1 were not formally deprecated (unlike SSL 2.0 and 3.0), but rather were declared deprecated by several large internet companies in order to force other vendors to stop using them. Here appears to be a tracker, but as you may see it…
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Regarding the low level hook timeout, there are three reasons I can see why this assumption is dicey. Hooks are only removed in Windows 7 and above. This is probably the least of your concern, but worth mentioning. The hook is silently removed, and your application has no way of knowing if these actions occurred…
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What is PKCS can be answered as - PKCS (Public-Key Cryptography Standards) is a set of standards by RSA Security. It has many standards and each of those defining set of protocols, here are some of them: RSA private and public keys for encryption, decryption, signing, and signature verification Protocol for a shared…
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What is EPUB? EPUB is an e-book file format with the extension .epub that can be downloaded and read on devices like smartphones, tablets, computers, or e-readers. Is Epub safe?Yes it can. (You can read this - https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/epub-javascript-security/) Here is another example of how epub had…
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First off, the plaintext bit is bullshit - most POP/SMTP *nix solutions can be retrofitted to not need this. With this out of the way... ...CRAM-MD5 has shocking vulnerabilities - coming from its MD5 tie. However, it's still better than plaintext. In order of appearance and "OMGWTFBBQ-ness": A server using CRAM-MD5…
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Ok so after diving into the unclassified banner in the US a bit, this is the best I can come up with. I do not work for the US government so I can't say anything with any level of confidence. However; It seems that the colour classification system is largely based on convenience. Since the whole point of having the…
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Your computer is very likely not infected with a virus. Websites which claim that they just scanned your computer for viruses without your consent, found that it is infected with something and you need to pay lots of money for some product to get rid of it is a scam which has appeared since the early 2000s. It's quite…
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Regarding the brute force Facebook attack, Despite the fact that Facebook locks accounts after many tries as the other answers said, you should keep in mind that "replacing your IP with a new one" is not as trivial as you make it sound. Most internet service providers allow you to release your IP lease and get a new…
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Online list of malicious websites - https://zeltser.com/lookup-malicious-websites/ Malware domain block list - https://riskanalytics.com/community/ The malware domain blocklist has over 12000+ domains lists. http://malc0de.com/bl/
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IP address bans have flaws as you mention, but I think the primary reason they are used is simply that there aren't really any better alternatives. Other identifying features, like browser user agent, cookies, browser fingerprint, etc. are even easier to spoof or circumvent. There are plenty of extensions you can use…
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