Kurbli : Tools

VirtualBox

Kurbli — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:07:22 GMT

innotek VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). See "About VirtualBox" for an introduction; see "innotek" for more about our company.
Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux and Macintosh hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), and OpenBSD.

VirtualBox

Tools to scan for missing patches and insecure versions - Calendar Of Updates

Kurbli — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:17:26 GMT

Donna összeírta a használható eszközöket:

1. Microsoft Update or Windows Update and Office Update
2. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
3. Secunia Software Inspector
4. Belarc Advisor
5. SecurityExpressions
6. RadarSync 2007

Tools to scan for missing patches and insecure versions
One of the important tasks to help protect our computers from exploits and bugs is to update the applications. An up-to-date antivirus and anti-spyware will not always protect a user from attacks and infection if the system is not fully patched.
Even antivirus vendors recommend to user to always keep a patched systems and applications.

Source: Tools to scan for missing patches and insecure versions - Calendar Of Updates

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IEBlog : Announcing IE Add-ons Contest Winners!

Kurbli — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:52:15 GMT

Használd!

Grand Prize – A Trip for two to MIX07
Inline Search by Core Services
Inline Search provides a way to search for content on a webpage without bringing up the Find Dialog. It incorporates find as you type, highlights search terms and has several other really useful features!

Source: IEBlog : Announcing IE Add-ons Contest Winners!

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User Profile Hive Cleanup Service

Kurbli — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:11:11 GMT

A Calendar of Updates postja hívta fel a figyelmem erre a fontos, leginkább TS környezetben használható service update-re:

The User Profile Hive Cleanup service helps to ensure user sessions are completely terminated when a user logs off. System processes and applications occasionally maintain connections to registry keys in the user profile after a user logs off. In those cases the user session is prevented from completely ending. This can result in problems when using Roaming User Profiles in a server environment or when using locked profiles as implemented through the Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP.
On Windows 2000 you can benefit from this service if the application event log shows event id 1000 where the message text indicates that the profile is not unloading and that the error is "Access is denied". On Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 either event ids 1517 and 1524 indicate the same profile unload problem.
To accomplish this the service monitors for logged off users that still have registry hives loaded. When that happens the service determines which application have handles opened to the hives and releases them. It logs the application name and what registry keys were left open. After this the system finishes unloading the profile.

Source: Download details: User Profile Hive Cleanup Service

Updated version of Jetstress (v.08.01.0075)

Kurbli — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:04:30 GMT

Hasznos segédeszköz.

A while after the release of the new Jetstress 2007 (08.01.0038), Microsoft made a minor update to this storage performance testing tool, in order to correct some issues, as described in Hyungmin Lee blog: Jetstress 08.01.0075 has fixed a list of issues. Here are the links to download the new version (v.08.01.0075):

Microsoft Exchange Server Jetstress Tool (32 bit)
Microsoft Exchange Server Jetstress Tool (64 bit)

Overview
Use Jetstress to verify the performance and stability of a disk subsystem prior to putting an Exchange server into production. Jetstress helps verify disk performance by simulating Exchange disk Input/Output (I/O) load. Specifically, Jetstress simulates the Exchange database and log file loads produced by a specific number of users. You use Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, and ESEUTIL in conjunction with Jetstress to verify that your disk subsystem meets or exceeds the performance criteria you establish. After a successful completion of the Jetstress Disk Performance and Stress Tests in a non-production environment, you will have ensured that your Exchange disk subsystem is adequately sized (in terms of performance criteria you establish) for the user count and user profiles you have established. It is highly recommended that the Jetstress user read through the tool documentation before using the tool.
Note Jetstress is only supported when running with Exchange 2000, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007 or newer versions of ESE.DLL. Also, due to this support limitation, Jetstress is only supported on Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Advanced Server, Datacenter and newer Windows OS platforms (Windows NT 4.0 and older builds are not supported).

Source: Updated version of Jetstress (v.08.01.0075)

MSFN újdonságok

Kurbli — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:10:42 GMT

MSFN - Where People Go To Know

TinyUrler : Useful tool of the day

Kurbli — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:25:00 GMT

Fear the Cowboy blogból:

Today, I present a tiny little app that I built to help out pasting URLs in various contexts.
TinyUrler watches the clipboard for things that look like URLs, sends them off to TinyUrl to get shrunk down, and puts it back in the clipboard.
Pretty simple, no extra features, just a quick and dirty URL fixer.

Source: TinyUrler : Useful tool of the day

Update (2000.01.30): Jól működik, de egyes programok nem tudnak mit kezdeni a tömörített URL-ekkel (pl.: Omea). Alkalmasabb lenne, ha a jobb egér gombra lenne egy olyan menüpont, hogy "Insert uncompressed URL".

IEBlog : IE Developer Toolbar Beta 3 - Now Available

Kurbli — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:31:43 GMT

Ígéretes megoldásnak tűnik. Kíváncsi leszek, hogy a konkurrens Gran Paradiso mivel rukkol elő.

We’re happy to announce the availability of a new beta of the IE Developer Toolbar. Along with all the features available previously this release contains some new features to improve the usability and help web designers troubleshoot issues on their pages.

Source: IEBlog : IE Developer Toolbar Beta 3 - Now Available

IT's Showtime - Advanced Malware Cleaning

Kurbli — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:27:27 GMT

Mark Russinovich kitűnő előadása. Ajánlom.

Advanced Malware Cleaning

...
Today's IT administrator needs to be prepared to identify, analyze, and remediate malware that slips through layered defences since most anti-malware solutions depend on signatures of known threats. This session takes you on a tour of malware infection and persistence technologies, including rootkits, and shows you on real malware infections how to use sophisticated tools like Sysinternals.com freeware tools Process Explorer, Autoruns, and RootkitRevealer to clean malware.

Source: IT's Showtime

Titkos kérdésem: Ezt a bemutató technológiát lehetne-e használni a magyar webcast-ok, TechNet előadások publikálására?

P.S.: A Sysinternals nevet de jó lenne pontosan leírni! (ld.: Freeware Sisinternals)

Microsoft releases first IE7 update, resolves a performance issue with the Phishing Filter

Kurbli — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:56:00 GMT

Eredményét meg kell vizsgálni, mert a Phising Filter bekapcsolása elég erőforrásigényes.

Microsoft released first update for IE7 (not for Windows Vista).
This update resolves a performance issue with the Phishing Filter. When visiting certain web pages, the Phishing Filter may increase CPU usage while evaluating the page contents and the system may become slow to respond. This problem occurs on pages that contain multiple frames or when multiple frame navigations occur quickly. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
Update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2, x86-based versions
Download the 928089 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=EF6EA470-D51C-4BE5-A15B-74430E9E2AD4&displaylang=en)
Update for Windows XP Professional, x64-based versions
Download the 928089 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CC377A51-99BE-425C-BCD5-D2F56E5D1BDC&displaylang=en)
Update for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, x86-based versions
Download the 928089 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A14B87F9-D857-49F0-8D8F-E91B5609631F&displaylang=en)
Update for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, x64-based versions
Download the 928089 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=403C03CF-3765-45B9-89CA-1604379077DC&displaylang=en)
Update for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, Itanium-based versions
Download the 928089 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=95AF0306-810B-453E-B217-073AB1C52F70&displaylang=en)

Source: Microsoft releases first IE7 update, resolves a performance issue with the Phishing Filter

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Update on Internet Explorer 7, DEP and Adobe Software

Kurbli — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:53:37 GMT

Because browsers can host plug-in extensibility, security settings within the browser can make plug-ins fail. This is why in Internet Explorer 7 Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is off by default. When it is enabled many plug-in components fail to run, often crashing the browser.
You can enable DEP by navigating to the following dialog and checking the highlighted option shown below (note, you must elevated to admin first, otherwise the option is grayed out):

I have some great news, however.
Two of the most well-known and commonly used browser plug-ins, the Adobe Acrobat browser helper object and the Adobe Flash Player, now run when DEP is enabled.
So jump on over to the Adobe site, download the latest versions of Flash Player and Acrobat Reader, and enable DEP in IE7! I have!
A Big Thanks to the folks at Adobe for doing this.

Source: Update on Internet Explorer 7, DEP and Adobe Software

Download details: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Kurbli — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:35:08 GMT

Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.
...
By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats. For more information about the Compatibility Pack, see Knowledge Base article 923505.

Source: Download details: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Java 6 Released

Kurbli — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:37:14 GMT

40 MB-al kisebb, mint az 5-ös, a korábbi verziókat nem távolítja el. Kezdődik e körtánc előlről. Használhatóságáról később lehet beszélni.

This morning Sun officially released Java 6 for download after over two years of development. The Java 6 development cycle has been the most open of any Java release with weekly builds available to the public and extensive collaboration between Sun and over 330 external developers. Sun has worked with over 160 companies to ensure backwards compatibility, stability and optimum performance of applications running on the JVM.

Source: Java 6 Released

MSFN - Adobe Reader Speed-Up v1.36

Kurbli — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:01:43 GMT

Adobe Reader 8.0-ra is!

Adobe Reader SpeedUp is a simple application that was created to help make the loading time of Adobe's Acrobat/Reader software bearable for everyday use. AR SpeedUp only needs to be used once (a process taking only a few seconds) and then your 'Reader will be transformed forever. There are also some tweaking options available. "w00t!", as the young kids say.
Download: Adobe Reader Speed-Up v1.36 (Freeware)
View: Change Log
Homepage: Adobe Reader Speed-Up

Source: MSFN - Adobe Reader Speed-Up v1.36

Mozilla Gran Paradiso Alpha 1 Release Notes

Kurbli — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:49:00 GMT

Ez a FireFox 3.0 Alpha.

Gran Paradiso Alpha 1 is an early developer milestone for the next major version of Firefox that is being built on top of the next generation of Mozilla's layout engine, Gecko 1.9. Gran Paradiso Alpha 1 is being made available for testing purposes only, and is intended for web application developers and our testing community. Current users of Mozilla Firefox should not use Gran Paradiso Alpha 1.
...
Downloading Gran Paradiso Alpha 1
Mozilla.org provides Gran Paradiso for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X in a variety of languages. To get the latest version of Gran Paradiso, browse the FTP site. For builds for other systems and languages not provided by mozilla.org, see the Contributed Builds section at the end of this document.

Source: Mozilla Gran Paradiso Alpha 1 Release Notes

Leak-tests results - matousec.com

Kurbli — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:22:13 GMT

"This project is the flagship project of matousec.com. We have developed a brand-new methodology of analysing Windows Personal Firewalls."

Érdemes elolvasni az egész projekt jelentést, melynek egyik összefoglalója az alábbi elgondolkodtató táblázat:

Firewalls' ratings

The table below sorts the tested firewalls by their final score. This table also shows the exact version of every tested product.

Product Score	Level of Anti-leak Protection
Comodo Personal Firewall 2.3.6.81	9350	Excellent
Jetico Personal Firewall 2.0.0.16 beta	9125	Excellent
ZoneAlarm PRO 6.5.737.000	8250	Very good
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 15.00.1329	7500	Very good
Outpost Firewall PRO 4.0 (971.584.079)	6675	Good
Lavasoft Personal Firewall 1.0.543.5722 (433)	6500	Good
Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0.0.303	6350	Good
BlackICE PC Protection 3.6.cpv	5750	Poor
Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall 4.3.268	4825	Poor
Look 'n' Stop 2.05p2	4675	Poor
Norton Personal Firewall 2006 9.1.0.33	4600	Poor
Safety.Net 3.61.0002	4000	Poor
Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808	2350	Very poor
McAfee Internet Security Suite 2006 8.0	2325	Very poor
CA Personal Firewall 2007 3.0.0.196	1000	None
BitDefender Internet Security 10.108	750	None
F-Secure Internet Security 2007 7.01.128	750	None
Panda Antivirus + Firewall 2007 6.00.00	650	None
AVG Anti-Virus plus Firewall 7.5.431	500	None
Filseclab Personal Firewall 3.0.0.8686	500	None
Windows Firewall XP SP2	0	None

Figyelemre méltó, hogy az "Excellent" minősítésű első két "helyezett" , mindegyike free termék. A "Windows Firewall XP SP2" azért az utolsó helyezett és nem értékelhető, mert csak befelé működik.

Source: Leak-tests results - matousec.com

Firefox with 200 Extensions

Kurbli — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:06:01 GMT

A tanulság normális (nem geek) emberek számára:

az FF-nek több, mint 200 kiegészítése van,
ezek installálása után sem horpad be az oldala.

Want to see how Firefox handles having 200 extensions loaded into it. Not as bad as you would expect and yes it did work. [tech.cybernetnews.com]

Source: Firefox with 200 Extensions

Sun Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 10

Kurbli — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:21:51 GMT

Megjegyzéseim:

a Version Check upgrade előtt azt mondta, hogy e legutolsó verzió van installálva,
az installálás befejeztével hasznos, hogy újraindítja a browsert és lehetőség van ellenőrizni az installálás helyességét,
a Java konzol ikonját kiteszi az ikonok közé,
uninstallálja az előző verziót, nem kell kézzel megtenni, vagy az ikszkom által írt vbsriptből

Java 5.0 Update 10
Current Version: 1.5.0_10-b03
Release notes
Download
Verify Your Version: Version Check

Single Day Event On: 11/30/2006

Source: Sun Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 10

Firefox 2 Easter Egg

Kurbli — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:54:00 GMT

Meglepett, hogy a magyar nyelvi verzióban ezt is lefordították:
"Végül a fenevad lehanyatlott, és a hitetlenek örvendeztek.
De nem veszett el minden, a hamuból egy nagyszerű madár támadt fel.
A madár a hitetlenekre meresztette szemét, és tüzet
és mennydörgést szórt rájuk. A fenevad
újjászületett, ereje megújult, és a
Mammon követői rémüldözve rogytak térdre előtte.

Mozilla könyve, 7:15"

If you type in about:mozilla in the Firefox address bar and hit enter, you will be surprised to see a mysterious verse from the Book of Mozilla.
Here’s what you will find:

And so at last the beast fell and the unbelievers rejoiced. But all was not lost, for from the ash rose a great bird. The bird gazed down upon the unbelievers and cast fire and thunder upon them. For the beast had been reborn with its strength renewed, and the followers of Mammon cowered in horror.
from The Book of Mozilla, 7:15

Source: Firefox 2 Easter Egg

vLite - Windows Vista configuration tool

Kurbli — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:21:32 GMT

nLite után ez is elkészül(t) .

New tool is called vLite, short for Vista Lite, and it's available now on the download page.
It's still early in development and if you don't test it first then maybe it's best to wait a final version.

Source: vLite - Windows Vista configuration tool