How to Install Windows 7 or Windows Vista on Physical Machine Without DVD Media
A lot of Windows Vista and Windows 7 license has been sold media-less nowadays, where buyers only receive a piece of authenticated certificate with a genuine and legitimate product key printed on it.
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23.12.2008 HD DVD Encryption cracked?
A thread on the Doom9 forum contains links posted by user Muslix64. They lead to a YouTube video and source download for a piece of java code to be employed in the breaking of Advanced Access Content System (AACS) encoded video.
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28.12.2006 WPA Encryption No Longer Secure
Security researchers Erik Tews and Martin Beck have succeeded in partially cracking the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption, which until now had been considered safe.
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7.11.2008 Vista encryption 'no threat' to computer forensics
Security advances in Windows Vista are unlikely to frustrate cybercrime investigation, according to a leading computer forensics firm.
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2.2.2007 Microsoft Downplays Windows Vista Encryption Cracks
The concept behind Cold-Boot attacks on encryption keys stored in the computer's DRAM is not new. The implications of physical memory attacks, in the context of Windows Vista BitLocker Drive Encryption, were discussed at Hack in the Box 2006 by Douglas MacIver, Penetration Engineer, Microsoft Penetration Team.
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26.2.2008 DVD Jon hacks Media Player file encryption
Norway's best known IT export, DVD Jon, has hacked encryption coding in Microsoft's Windows Media Player, opening up content broadcast for the multimedia player to alternative devices on multiple platforms.
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Hack Windows Xp All in One
Include:
CIA Commander
WPa kill
Activate
Enable Updates
Windows genuine validation bypass
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31.1.2006 Short TimerStop.sys hack
Huskieguy731 report this very short TimerStop.sys hack in
our forum.
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3.2.2007 Microsoft WGA Update Anti-hack
Since the Windows Genuine Advantage debut as a pilot on 9/2004 Microsoft is slowly making the program more annoying and intrusive.
In the beginning the WGA was an opt-in feature, and then slowly it became mandatory. Users who choose not to validate their copy of Windows can not download updates from Windows update (they still can download critical security updates via automatic update feature in Windows).
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4.5.2006 Microsoft Decries Vista PatchGuard Hack
Microsoft officials say they are unhappy that security software maker Authentium has decided to bypass the controversial PatchGuard kernel protection feature in its next-generation Vista operating system, and said that the tactic could lead to eventual problems for users of the company's software.
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27.10.2006 Zune Hack: Trade Any File, Quick
Someone clever figured out a way to transfer any type of file onto the Microsoft Zune portable media player, after which the files can be wirelessly traded to other Zune users.
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25.11.2006 More information on the Vista SP1 activation hack
My post on the Vista SP1 activation hack has generated a lot of feedback (especially in the form of questions) from both individuals and other media outlets.
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12.2.2008 Hack into a Windows PC - no password needed
A security consultant based in New Zealand has released a tool that can unlock Windows computers in seconds without the need for a password.
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9.3.2008 Hack to Force Enable Aero in Windows 7
Windows 7 has a nice little Windows Aero troubleshooting tool to find and fix problems with transparency and other visual effects, and then enable and turn on Aero support (and also Aero Peek) in Windows 7.
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12.1.2009 Microsoft could be teaching police to hack Windows Vista
Microsoft may begin training the police in ways to break the encryption built into its forthcoming client PC operating system Vista.
The news was revealed in a parliamentary committee session, where Professor Ross Anderson of Cambridge University warned MPs that if such a move was being considered then the police should start learning sooner rather than later.
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19.2.2006 Microsoft "Hack Day" is creative play at work
A group of 75 Microsoft developers set out Thursday to brainstorm at an internal event called "Hack Day."
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8.4.2006 Hack claims Vista to ship on December 5th
Veteran Zdnet hack and exiled Evertonian Colin Barker reports that Microsoft has lined up a surprise 5 December "general release date" for the consumer version of Windows Vista.
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14.10.2006 Researcher Reveals 2-Step Vista UAC Hack
A Web application developer has uncovered a two-step process (PDF) for exploiting Windows Vista's User Account Control, essentially by having a Trojan piggyback on what could be a legitimate download.
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17.5.2007 Microsoft Exec Rages Against Vista Upgrade Hack
Sarcasm can be a powerful tool, and a Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) executive recently wielded it against industry sources who claim that a loophole exists in one of the software giant's licensing policies.
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15.4.2008 Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokes
A team of Swiss researchers say there are several ways to recover keystrokes from wired keyboards by simply measuring the electromagnetic radiations emitted when keys are pressed.
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20.10.2008 Hack Available to Download the Official Vista SP1 Straight from Microsoft
That's right! There is a hack available that will permit you to access, download and install the official release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 straight from Microsoft.
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17.10.2007 One More Reason to Upgrade to Vista: 6-Minute XP Hack Is Frightening!
Six minutes... that is all it took to hack Windows XP, and to completely take over the operating system. Nick McGrath, Director of Platform Strategy at Microsoft U.K., witnessing the XP hack first hand, described the effortless attack and compromising of the platform as "enlightening and frightening.
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13.11.2007 Hack Available to Download Windows XP SP3 RC from Microsoft
That's right! Now you can get your hands on the first Release Candidate for Windows XP Service Pack 3! And all it will take is the implementation of a simple registry hack designed to allow Windows XP users to access, download and install Service Pack 3 Release Candidate straight from Microsoft.
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22.11.2007 Anti-Hack Update For Windows Vista Rev from Microsoft
The release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 not only heralded a long-awaited update of the operating system, it also meant the end of two common Windows Vista anti-activation exploits - the Grace Timer exploit and the Paradox OEM BIOS activation crack.
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12.5.2008 Hack Available for Windows 7 Pre-Beta Build 6801 Locked Features
Although Microsoft showcased a much more feature-complete variant of Windows 7 pre-Beta Build 6801 Milestone 3 at the professional Developers Conference 2008 and Windows hardware Engineering Conference 2008 in Los Angeles the past couple of weeks, the bits that made it out of Redmond contained a variety of locked features across the operating system.
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10.11.2008 Hack to Activate and Switch Window in Windows 7 By Mouse Over Hover Without Click
When there are many windows open on desktop of Windows 7, normally users will click on another window in order activate the window into front or foreground and switch to the task or window.
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19.5.2009 Microsoft Serves the Official Version of the Hack Used to Access Windows Vista SP1
Do you remember a time when Windows Vista SP1 was not available as a public download? In the pre-Release Candidate Stages of Vista SP1, Microsoft restricted the access to the service pack only to selected testers.
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12.12.2007 Vista SP1 Beta Build 6001.17036 v.652 Kills Hack to Download the Service Pack
Microsoft is making headway toward the final release of the first service pack for Windows Vista. A new beta build of the first refresh for the operating system is now live following the initial beta release.
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12.11.2007 Hack to Turn Off and Disable Windows 7 CD or DVD Writer Burning and Auto Tray Ejection Feature
Windows 7 inherits the capability to burn or write to CD and DVD burner or writer, with additional support to directly burn ISO and IMG disc images with Windows 7 Explorer.
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18.8.2009 Windows 7 Hack Brings Build 6801 Closer to Build 6956
Microsoft ensured that the Windows 7 development milestone delivered at the Professional Developers Conference 2008 and the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2008 delivered less than what it showcased at the two events.
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10.12.2008Windows encryption programs open to kernel hack
Many popular Windows encryption programs that hide files inside mounted volumes could be fatally compromised by a new type of attack uncovered by a
German researcher.
According to a paper published by Bern Roellgen, who also works for encryption software outfit PMC Ciphers,
such OTFE (on-the-fly-encryption) programs typically pass the password and file path information in the clear to a device driver through a Windows
programming function called 'DevicelOControl'.
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15.01.2009How to defeat Cold DRAM attacks using BitLocker, Power Options, and Physical Security
Troy Arwine: Princeton University published a paper this week entitled:
Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys which shows how an
attacker can extract the contents of DRAM from a computer that is powered off and retrieve the encryption keys from memory offline and decrypt disks
that were encrypted by many popular disk encryption software such as Microsoft BitLocker, FileVault, dm-crypt, and TrueCrypt on Linux, Vista and Mac
OS 10 using no special devices or materials.
<...> How do you defeat such an attack practically? - the answer
is simply that you follow Microsoft's recommended best practice security and "Defense in Depth" Here are my recommendations in order to
Defeat
BitUnlocker with BitLocker ,
Power Options , and Physical Security Best Practices...
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24.02.2008How to Hack Windows Vista
Roger Halbheer, Chief Security Advisor of Microsoft EMEA: No, no. For sure. I am not going to give you advise how to hack “ but look at this video:
http://www.offensive-security.com/movies/vistahack/vistahack.html.
I am always amazed about these kind of videos, which still surprise people. If look years back, we published the
10 Immutable Laws of Security,
which contains
Law #3: If a bad guy has unrestricted physical
access to your computer, it's not your computer anymore. The hack shown above needs physical access¦.
But if you want to
protect Windows Vista from these kind of physical attacks, why do you not just switch on
Bitlocker (and here on
Technet)? If you switch it on, these problems are gone and this attack
would fail “ and it is part of the OS, no additional fees, nothing¦
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27.05.2008Intel, Oracle team on encryption to protect data in business 'clouds'
Judging from the announcement at this week's OracleWorld, both enterprise cloud computing and virtualization customers could soon get new data
encryption technologies that are "hardware-rooted."..
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25.09.2008Those who can't hack (much), write
Since there have been computer intrusions, it seems, there have been crackers (that is, black-hat "hackers") wanting to write books detailing
What They Did. But often, the better the hack, the less the urge to write a book about it...
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14.10.2008IBM Embeds Encryption into
Processor
IBM on Monday unveiled a new
technology known as
SecureBlue, which is comprised
of a set of encryption
circuitry that can be
integrated directly into a
computer's CPU. The idea
behind the project is that no
software or external chip can
be truly secure, as hackers
can intercept the data as it
is sent to main processor...
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11.04.2006TiVo Owners Uncover Storage Hack
Owners of Series3
high-definition TiVos will
soon be able to expand the
amount of programming they can
store on the digital video
recorder using an external
Serial ATA hard drive. While
the SATA ports have been on
the TiVo since the beginning,
a hack to activate them only
surfaced over the weekend...
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08.05.20077 Whole-Disk Encryption Apps Put A Lock On Data
Few IT professionals need to be lectured about data security. All too frequently we hear of the theft or loss of a computer or hard drive with data
stored in the clear -- without encryption.
Fortunately, on-the-fly data encryption is no longer some exotic, costly beast.
Rather than just encrypting single files, some applications are able to create virtual disks, either within a file or directly on a partition, where
everything written to the disk is automatically encrypted. On modern hardware, the overhead for encryption is minimal; you no longer need dedicated
hardware to make this happen.
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31.03.2008Engineer Demonstrates iPhone Hack After Acknowledging Apple's Patch
Though security consultant
Charlie Miller went through
with a scheduled demonstration
late yesterday afternoon of
how he and his colleagues
discovered how to hack the
Apple iPhone to obtain
personally identifiable
information from it, he and
his company's Web site both
acknowledged that Apple had
patched the vulnerability...
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03.08.2007Vista Encryption Concerns
British Police
British officials are
concerned about encryption in
Microsoft's forthcoming
Windows Vista release, saying
the technology could prevent
law enforcement from reading
suspects' computer files.
They claim certain new
features within Vista, while
intended to do good, may
actually set back terrorism
investigations...
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16.02.2006Vista Encryption Concerns
British Gov
British officials are
concerned about encryption in
Microsoft's forthcoming
Windows Vista release, saying
the technology could prevent
law enforcement from reading
suspects' computer files.
They claim certain new
features within Vista, while
intended to do good, may
actually set back terrorism
investigations...
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17.02.2006What does the Sarah Palin e-mail hack say about Yahoo?
There's an underlying issue in the debate raging about the reported hack into the Yahoo e-mail account of VP nominee Sarah Palin, and it actually has
very little to do with the governor: Is there an e-mail vulnerability we should know about?..
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18.09.2008Icy encryption tool protects laptops from "cold boot" attack, vendor says
The vendor
HyBlue says it can prevent the
"cold boot" encryption hack discovered by Princeton
researchers with a laptop security product announced Tuesday.
The cold boot vulnerability allows hackers to steal encryption keys
from dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory in laptops that have been recently powered down. While Microsoft says such an attack is unlikely,
Princeton researchers in February said it is possible because
data previously thought to disappear immediately from DRAM persists for a while after the computer has been shut off.
HyBlue's IceLock technology automatically deletes those keys out of memory and overwrites them with random data when there is a state change,
such as screen saver activation, hibernation, or a user logging off or powering the computer down. When the user turns the computer back on, the
normal password/login process ensues.
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15.05.2008DRam crack breaks encryption software
Disk encryption software used on many systems can be circumvented using what researchers referred to as "simple non-destructive techniques".
A report from researchers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Princeton University and Wind River Systems concluded that many current
consumer disk encryption programs can be compromised via a computer's DRam. The problem is that data can remain in stored in memory even after the
system is shut down. By cold-booting the system, an attacker could access data from the DRam and retrieve encryption keys.
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22.02.2008'Contractor error' suspected in $12,000 FEMA phone hack
FEMA is now investigating a hack attack against its voice mail system that racked up $12,000 in international calls, with preliminary evidence
indicating that "contractor error" was probably involved...
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22.08.2008Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and BitLocker Drive Encryption
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and BitLocker Drive Encryption provide consolidated workloads a platform for secure data and systems. This paper describes
detail steps for setting up this platform for deployment of virtual machines.
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25.06.2008Admins stuck between a hack and a zero-day
The world of IT security is in chaos, with CSOs seemingly on the front lines of a full scale global cyberwar being fought out by government hackers,
botnet-controlling criminal gangs and compromised Web sites. Can we ever hope to keep networks safe in such an environment?
Accusations of government-sponsored hacking have been flying in recent weeks with the US, UK, Germany, and most recently, New Zealand, claiming to
have been attacked by hackers that allegedly work for the Chinese government -- charges denied by the country itself.
Meanwhile,
Storm worm has also been in the news with security researchers debating whether the botnet controlled by the worm, which is estimated to contain
between one and five million infected PCs, could be used by criminals as a massive distributed supercomputer, potentially packing the power to deliver
massive spamming campaigns, knock out targets with a DDoS attack and even use a SETI@home-style operation to crack very strong encryption, very
quickly.
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20.09.2007The hack of the year
A Swedish hacker tells how he infiltrated a global communications network used by scores of embassies over the world, using tools freely available on
the internet. In August, Swedish hacker Dan Egerstad gained access to sensitive embassy, NGO and corporate email accounts. Were they captured from the
clutches of hackers? Or were they being used by spies? Patrick Gray investigates the most sensational hack of 2007. IT WASNT supposed to be this easy.
Swedish hacker Dan Egerstad had infiltrated a global communications network carrying the often-sensitive emails of scores of embassies scattered
throughout the world. It had taken him just minutes, using tools freely available for download on the internet.
In time, Egerstad gained
access to 1000 high-value email accounts. He would later post 100 sets of sensitive email logins and passwords on the internet for criminals, spies or
just curious teenagers to use to snoop on inter-governmental, NGO and high-value corporate email. The question on everybodys lips was: how did he do
it? The answer came more than a week later and was somewhat anti-climactic. The 22-year-old Swedish security consultant had merely installed free,
open-source software - called Tor - on five computers in data centres around the globe and monitored it. Ironically, Tor is designed to prevent
intelligence agencies, corporations and computer hackers from determining the virtual - and physical - location of the people who use it.
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14.11.2007The Tao of managing virtualized servers
When properly implemented and managed, virtualization means cost savings -- for server hardware, support and administration -- as well as easier
server deployment and reduced energy consumption. But for these benefits to come fully to fruition, the virtualization layer of the stack has to be
managed independently of either the application or the physical server.
Fortunately, that's not difficult if you do it right.
Sure, server provisioning and back-up become easier in the virtual world. But monitoring, especially checking the servers'
underlying physical resources, becomes even more important. You have to balance the types and numbers of virtualized applications among the physical
servers with an eye to best use of resources.
The consequences of getting it wrong can turn some -- or all -- of the virtualized
applications running on a physical server into poorly performing slugs.
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05.12.2007Full-Disk Encryption Is Partial Protection, Analysts Say
Full-disk and file-based encryption should be combined to best prevent data leaks, according to security analysts and vendors.
It
seems to be in the news about once a monthanother laptop disappears containing thousands of pieces of corporate or personal data.
Now the legal department wants to know whether IT can confirm that some or all of the data was encrypted so the company can determine both its
risk and what to do next.
It is in cases like these, when data is at risk, that some vendors and analysts say full-disk
encryption is the ultimate assurance against data leaks.
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