The exploit, known as “KRACK” for Key Reinstallation Attack, represents a complete breakdown of the WPA2 protocol. An attacker could decrypt network traffic, hijack connections, and inject content into the traffic stream. Almost every wireless-enabled device is at risk of attack. As a result, every vulnerable device will need a […]
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We recently ran into a problem where a customer became unable to access the FTP site of a partner. They had been accessing this FTP site regularly for years. About two weeks ago, it abruptly stopped working. When connecting via any FTP client in either Active and Passive modes, they […]
Yesterday we had two machines in the shop getting fresh installations of Windows 7. On first check for Windows updates with SP1 installed, both hung on checking for updates. We let one machine check for 10 hours without success. The solution: Stop the Windows Update Service (wuauserv). Download and install […]
A long running thread on Microsoft’s TechNet gives details of a problem that has existed since the fall of last year. A Windows 7 machine with the default Windows Update settings checks for updates once per day. This process of checking for updates was consuming an inordinate amount of resources, upwards […]
If you’re running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 and are receiving “Reccommended updates”, you will soon be installing KB3035583. This update will be offering you a free upgrade to Windows 10 via a small icon in the tray near the clock. The upgrade will be available as of July 29, 2015. […]
Malware creating a Proxy is nothing new, but recently Malware authors have taken it one step further: They are setting a registry key which disables you from removing the Proxy setting via the Internet Options dialog. Here’s how to fix it for Windows 7 and above. Open Registry Editor, and […]