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Saturday, April 15
Wednesday, April 12
The Dell-Decrapifier
Go here
Cut and Paste from article:
It’s a sad state of affairs when you buy a new computer these days and it comes pre-loaded with a ton of garbage software that brings your new machine to a crawl. If anyone’s bought a Dell PC in the last few years, you probably know what I’m talking about. Just recently, I was helping a friend set up his brand new Inspiron 1300 and it took FOREVER for it to boot up. It’s a very dissatifiying experience to pull a brand new computer out of the box and be spammed with a bunch of trial software. After removing all of the crap, (wich took a significant amount of time) it booted much faster and performed like it should. I kept thinking it would be nice to have an automated way to remove all this stuff. Thus was born the Dell De-Crapifier script.
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It’s a sad state of affairs when you buy a new computer these days and it comes pre-loaded with a ton of garbage software that brings your new machine to a crawl. If anyone’s bought a Dell PC in the last few years, you probably know what I’m talking about. Just recently, I was helping a friend set up his brand new Inspiron 1300 and it took FOREVER for it to boot up. It’s a very dissatifiying experience to pull a brand new computer out of the box and be spammed with a bunch of trial software. After removing all of the crap, (wich took a significant amount of time) it booted much faster and performed like it should. I kept thinking it would be nice to have an automated way to remove all this stuff. Thus was born the Dell De-Crapifier script.
The Dell-Decrapifier
Go here
Cut and Paste from article:
It’s a sad state of affairs when you buy a new computer these days and it comes pre-loaded with a ton of garbage software that brings your new machine to a crawl. If anyone’s bought a Dell PC in the last few years, you probably know what I’m talking about. Just recently, I was helping a friend set up his brand new Inspiron 1300 and it took FOREVER for it to boot up. It’s a very dissatifiying experience to pull a brand new computer out of the box and be spammed with a bunch of trial software. After removing all of the crap, (wich took a significant amount of time) it booted much faster and performed like it should. I kept thinking it would be nice to have an automated way to remove all this stuff. Thus was born the Dell De-Crapifier script.
Cut and Paste from article:
It’s a sad state of affairs when you buy a new computer these days and it comes pre-loaded with a ton of garbage software that brings your new machine to a crawl. If anyone’s bought a Dell PC in the last few years, you probably know what I’m talking about. Just recently, I was helping a friend set up his brand new Inspiron 1300 and it took FOREVER for it to boot up. It’s a very dissatifiying experience to pull a brand new computer out of the box and be spammed with a bunch of trial software. After removing all of the crap, (wich took a significant amount of time) it booted much faster and performed like it should. I kept thinking it would be nice to have an automated way to remove all this stuff. Thus was born the Dell De-Crapifier script.
Burning Brain Cells, (and why the Focus-IDS mailing list is a waste)
Okay, I choose not to respond on Focus-IDS basically, because there are a bunch of tools on there that just, don't get it (TM).
.. And quit writing "Snort" in all caps. It's not "SNORT". Get it right. If you must, check the patents.
But it starts with this:
"Snort also has a lot of unique signatures that people have designed for highly specialized purposes. That is definitely a benefit to some organizations. But, those signatures are only useful in those unique situations. And all the commercial products support custom signatures - so you can do the same thing for your TP or ISS box."
Um, and what "unique situations" are you talking about? All of our signatures can be deployed on any network, and they will work just as well. We have a global impact now, despite how much people are refusing to admit that we are the most widely deployed IDS. Oh yeah, and I can review all my Snort signatures. Can you review all of ISS's? No. Cisco? TP? Yes, you can write your own, but can you see THEIRS?
"Furthermore, Snort rules are developed by volunteers (or Sourcefire)."
Lets try, developed by Sourcefire, (or volunteers). Last time I checked we have a descent sized budget and some SMART people over there in the VRT, and if I remember correctly.. We beat every IDS vendor to the punch on a bunch of the last 0-day Microsoft stuff. Example: (Sasser, Zotob..) We still get a lot of good signatures submitted through us which, we release to community. If the signature is really good, and someone submits it to VRT, and they are willing to have it put on the VRT rule list (because of licensing) it will most definitely be on there.
"As such, SNORT is usually behind the curve on new signatures. ISS, for example, does their own independent security research an has signatures to protect against things that Snort people don't even know about."
More FUD, he must be in sales. Apparently, he's never heard of our VRT, and apparently he didn't read my above post. Go ahead, I'll wait.
"Other vendors buy exploits from the hacker market - again giving them access to vulnerabilities long before it hits the public and subsequently the people who develop SNORT signatures."
Um, we get our "exploits" the same place you all get them. But it doesn't really matter, since we don't write signatures to detect the exploit, we write signatures to detect the vulnerability.
"The 90% thing you're coming up with is just false."
Runs on the list.
"A poorly maintained, tuned or implemented Snort sensor is just as useless as a poorly maintained, tuned, or implemented ISS sensor."
Um, its that way for every IDS.
"Now, I realize I sound like a ISS or TippingPoint sales person."
yes you do.
"And yes, I have a vested interest in such products because my company sells them." -- THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.
.. And quit writing "Snort" in all caps. It's not "SNORT". Get it right. If you must, check the patents.
But it starts with this:
"Snort also has a lot of unique signatures that people have designed for highly specialized purposes. That is definitely a benefit to some organizations. But, those signatures are only useful in those unique situations. And all the commercial products support custom signatures - so you can do the same thing for your TP or ISS box."
Um, and what "unique situations" are you talking about? All of our signatures can be deployed on any network, and they will work just as well. We have a global impact now, despite how much people are refusing to admit that we are the most widely deployed IDS. Oh yeah, and I can review all my Snort signatures. Can you review all of ISS's? No. Cisco? TP? Yes, you can write your own, but can you see THEIRS?
"Furthermore, Snort rules are developed by volunteers (or Sourcefire)."
Lets try, developed by Sourcefire, (or volunteers). Last time I checked we have a descent sized budget and some SMART people over there in the VRT, and if I remember correctly.. We beat every IDS vendor to the punch on a bunch of the last 0-day Microsoft stuff. Example: (Sasser, Zotob..) We still get a lot of good signatures submitted through us which, we release to community. If the signature is really good, and someone submits it to VRT, and they are willing to have it put on the VRT rule list (because of licensing) it will most definitely be on there.
"As such, SNORT is usually behind the curve on new signatures. ISS, for example, does their own independent security research an has signatures to protect against things that Snort people don't even know about."
More FUD, he must be in sales. Apparently, he's never heard of our VRT, and apparently he didn't read my above post. Go ahead, I'll wait.
"Other vendors buy exploits from the hacker market - again giving them access to vulnerabilities long before it hits the public and subsequently the people who develop SNORT signatures."
Um, we get our "exploits" the same place you all get them. But it doesn't really matter, since we don't write signatures to detect the exploit, we write signatures to detect the vulnerability.
"The 90% thing you're coming up with is just false."
Runs on the list.
"A poorly maintained, tuned or implemented Snort sensor is just as useless as a poorly maintained, tuned, or implemented ISS sensor."
Um, its that way for every IDS.
"Now, I realize I sound like a ISS or TippingPoint sales person."
yes you do.
"And yes, I have a vested interest in such products because my company sells them." -- THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.
Saturday, April 8
Nepenthes and fun with WINS Exploits
Recently I installed Nepenthes on one of my machines. Just so I can capture some malware, reverse engineer it and fun stuff like that. (It's fun, really)..
However, Being that WINS is one of the exploitable things in nepenthes, and that apparently some host on my ISP is infected with some sort of auto-spreading WINS exploit. Nepenthes is even able to emulate reverse shells.
Dump:
So apparently, whatever host tried to infect me, apparently is running Windows 2000. and if I really wanted to, I could control that machine. However.. I'll just have pity on him for running Windows.
No, I will not post his IP.
However, Being that WINS is one of the exploitable things in nepenthes, and that apparently some host on my ISP is infected with some sort of auto-spreading WINS exploit. Nepenthes is even able to emulate reverse shells.
Dump:
So apparently, whatever host tried to infect me, apparently is running Windows 2000. and if I really wanted to, I could control that machine. However.. I'll just have pity on him for running Windows.
No, I will not post his IP.
ParallelKnoppix: Create a cluster in 5 minutes
"You can convert a room full of machines running Windows into a Linux cluster, and when you shut down, your Windows machines are in their original state. The computers in the cluster can be homogeneous or heterogeneous. Getting the cluster up and running takes about 5 minutes.."
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Nepenthes and fun with WINS Exploits
Recently I installed Nepenthes on one of my machines. Just so I can capture some malware, reverse engineer it and fun stuff like that. (It's fun, really)..
However, Being that WINS is one of the exploitable things in nepenthes, and that apparently some host on my ISP is infected with some sort of auto-spreading WINS exploit. Nepenthes is even able to emulate reverse shells.
Dump:
So apparently, whatever host tried to infect me, apparently is running Windows 2000. and if I really wanted to, I could control that machine. However.. I'll just have pity on him for running Windows.
No, I will not post his IP.
However, Being that WINS is one of the exploitable things in nepenthes, and that apparently some host on my ISP is infected with some sort of auto-spreading WINS exploit. Nepenthes is even able to emulate reverse shells.
Dump:
So apparently, whatever host tried to infect me, apparently is running Windows 2000. and if I really wanted to, I could control that machine. However.. I'll just have pity on him for running Windows.
No, I will not post his IP.
ParallelKnoppix: Create a cluster in 5 minutes
"You can convert a room full of machines running Windows into a Linux cluster, and when you shut down, your Windows machines are in their original state. The computers in the cluster can be homogeneous or heterogeneous. Getting the cluster up and running takes about 5 minutes.."
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Geek00l
Another friend of mine from freenode.net Geek00l, posts some fun with tcpxtract. Check out his blog entry.
Good job Geek.
Good job Geek.
Geek00l
Another friend of mine from freenode.net Geek00l, posts some fun with tcpxtract. Check out his blog entry.
Good job Geek.
Good job Geek.
Brian Caswell explains one of his PCRE rules.
A guy that works over here at Sourcefire, where I work, Brian Caswell, is one of our masterful VRT guys. (Research Team) -- Writes our very complex rules.
Well on his blog explains one of his very complex rules. I suggest you go take a look at it, and let him explain what he did in his PCRE.
Well on his blog explains one of his very complex rules. I suggest you go take a look at it, and let him explain what he did in his PCRE.
Technorati Tags: Snort
Thursday, April 6
Reflecting on Check Point
I read an article today that basically stated that the aquisition of Sourcefire by Checkpoint was "overrated", and that Sourcefire wasn't going to contribute much to Checkpoint's bottom line.
Apparently we are being underestimated over there in Isreal. And while i have nothing bad to say about Checkpoint, for it would have been a good opportunity for Sourcefire to get a hold of Checkpoint's Customer list, but I don't like to see the press trying to downplay it to make us look bad.
Don't underestimate "The Future" aka Martin Roesch.
Apparently we are being underestimated over there in Isreal. And while i have nothing bad to say about Checkpoint, for it would have been a good opportunity for Sourcefire to get a hold of Checkpoint's Customer list, but I don't like to see the press trying to downplay it to make us look bad.
Don't underestimate "The Future" aka Martin Roesch.
Reflecting on Check Point
I read an article today that basically stated that the aquisition of Sourcefire by Checkpoint was "overrated", and that Sourcefire wasn't going to contribute much to Checkpoint's bottom line.
Apparently we are being underestimated over there in Isreal. And while i have nothing bad to say about Checkpoint, for it would have been a good opportunity for Sourcefire to get a hold of Checkpoint's Customer list, but I don't like to see the press trying to downplay it to make us look bad.
Don't underestimate "The Future" aka Martin Roesch.
Apparently we are being underestimated over there in Isreal. And while i have nothing bad to say about Checkpoint, for it would have been a good opportunity for Sourcefire to get a hold of Checkpoint's Customer list, but I don't like to see the press trying to downplay it to make us look bad.
Don't underestimate "The Future" aka Martin Roesch.
Wednesday, April 5
Masters visit
So. I'm going to the Masters today. Because I am Awesome.
Maybe I'll get to see Tiger. That'd be cool.
Maybe I'll get to see Tiger. That'd be cool.
Masters visit
So. I'm going to the Masters today. Because I am Awesome.
Maybe I'll get to see Tiger. That'd be cool.
Maybe I'll get to see Tiger. That'd be cool.
Sunday, April 2
The real Story @ Microsoft. Paul Allen style.
Quote from the Article (not by Paul Allen): "Based purely on character (or lack of it), I confidently predict that Microsoft is going down. It should be interesting."
Good stuff here
Good stuff here
F4 Phantom II hits concrete wall at 500 MPH
This is in direct response to the Pentagon conspiracy theory that was on the front page, to show that it is indeed likely that a plane hitting a concrete wall at high speed would be disintegrated leaving little damage (relatively speaking).
I think the plane lost.
read more | digg story
I think the plane lost.
read more | digg story
The real Story @ Microsoft. Paul Allen style.
Quote from the Article (not by Paul Allen): "Based purely on character (or lack of it), I confidently predict that Microsoft is going down. It should be interesting."
Good stuff here
Good stuff here
F4 Phantom II hits concrete wall at 500 MPH
This is in direct response to the Pentagon conspiracy theory that was on the front page, to show that it is indeed likely that a plane hitting a concrete wall at high speed would be disintegrated leaving little damage (relatively speaking).
I think the plane lost.
read more | digg story
I think the plane lost.
read more | digg story
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