From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Mon Jan 2 09:45:28 2017 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 07:45:28 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Duplicate photo finder Message-ID: <00cb01d2650f$3dfc37a0$b9f4a6e0$@bchacc.com> Dear Lists: I have about 26,000 photos (some 90GB) which I am going to store on Google Drive. But I know that there are some duplicates and I'd like to cull those. So I'm looking for a duplicate photo (or file) finder which would allow search one folder and it's sub-folders. Any favorites? TIA Rocky From gustav at cactus.dk Mon Jan 2 12:56:50 2017 From: gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 18:56:50 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Duplicate photo finder Message-ID: Hi Rocky Crap Cleaner (CCleaner) has a dupe file finder function. I?ve never used it though, so I can?t tell about its effectiveness. /gustav Fra: Rocky Smolin Sendt: 2. januar 2017 16:46 Til: 'Off Topic'; List Emne: [dba-Tech] Duplicate photo finder Dear Lists: I have about 26,000 photos (some 90GB) which I am going to store on Google Drive. But I know that there are some duplicates and I'd like to cull those. So I'm looking for a duplicate photo (or file) finder which would allow search one folder and it's sub-folders. Any favorites? TIA Rocky From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Mon Jan 2 15:26:01 2017 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin) Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 13:26:01 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Duplicate photo finder In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <011701d2653e$d17e9fc0$747bdf40$@bchacc.com> I found a program called duplicate photo cleaner. Seems OK so far. https://www.duplicatephotocleaner.com/ R -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Monday, January 02, 2017 10:57 AM To: List Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Duplicate photo finder Hi Rocky Crap Cleaner (CCleaner) has a dupe file finder function. I?ve never used it though, so I can?t tell about its effectiveness. /gustav Fra: Rocky Smolin Sendt: 2. januar 2017 16:46 Til: 'Off Topic'; List Emne: [dba-Tech] Duplicate photo finder Dear Lists: I have about 26,000 photos (some 90GB) which I am going to store on Google Drive. But I know that there are some duplicates and I'd like to cull those. So I'm looking for a duplicate photo (or file) finder which would allow search one folder and it's sub-folders. Any favorites? TIA Rocky _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fuller.artful at gmail.com Wed Jan 4 15:06:30 2017 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 16:06:30 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Kingston unveils new thumb drives Message-ID: Care for a 1 or 2 TB thumb drive? See Kingston . -- Arthur From accessd at shaw.ca Wed Jan 4 19:39:21 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 18:39:21 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Kingston unveils new thumb drives In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <106133707.6468320.1483580361296.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Will it be less than $100? ;-) Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2017 1:06:30 PM Subject: [dba-Tech] Kingston unveils new thumb drives Care for a 1 or 2 TB thumb drive? See Kingston . -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From peter.brawley at earthlink.net Wed Jan 4 21:46:24 2017 From: peter.brawley at earthlink.net (Peter Brawley) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 21:46:24 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Kingston unveils new thumb drives In-Reply-To: <106133707.6468320.1483580361296.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> References: <106133707.6468320.1483580361296.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <19db029a-ee92-663c-4930-3a79c42b6438@earthlink.net> On 1/4/2017 19:39, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Will it be less than $100? ;-) A third of a TB goes for about a third of $1K, do de math :-) PB ----- > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arthur Fuller" > To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" > Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2017 1:06:30 PM > Subject: [dba-Tech] Kingston unveils new thumb drives > > Care for a 1 or 2 TB thumb drive? See Kingston > > . > From accessd at shaw.ca Wed Jan 4 21:59:11 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 20:59:11 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] The application that binds the internet ,Hadoop In-Reply-To: <1563663626.109027349.1480469707751.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> References: <553853780.109383907.1476831501481.JavaMail.root@shaw.ca> <5813E454.25855.35947A75@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <0167bb3a-5d93-27b9-f5e6-007e3e8a8b72@earthlink.net> <5814004F.14756.3601C701@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <580063183.91886222.1479936064438.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> <1563663626.109027349.1480469707751.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <931798348.6687807.1483588751230.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Download a free ebook called "Hadoop and the Analytic Data Pipeline" http://events.pentaho.com/hadoop-and-the-analytic-data-pipeline-registration.html?utm_campaign=Lead_Gen_-_Interest_-_Hadoop_NA&ad_group=Lead_Gen_-_Interest_-_Hadoop_NA&leadsource=Facebook_Ads&utm_medium=cpc&medium=Facebook&utm_source=facebook&asset_name=Hadoop_and_the_Analytic_Data_Pipeline&landing_page=hadoop-and-the-analytic-data-pipeline-registration http://bit.ly/2iRQo9h Jim From fuller.artful at gmail.com Thu Jan 5 10:51:59 2017 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 11:51:59 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Emotion vs. Dollars Message-ID: I have only two computers, a nice laptop and an ancient HP Millenium tower, the latter of which is exhibiting bizarre behaviour. Specifically, it can power up, but no signal arrives at the monitor. Also, having powered up, eventually it gives up and then dies. At some later point, it spontaneously powers up again, tries valiantly, then once again expires. For over a decade, this box has been my fallback position, running email etc. to free up the load on my laptop. I've owned her for so many years of total reliability that I feel the need to resusitate her, but I suspect that I could replace her for less than resusciation would cost. I guess she's done her duty, and I suppose I could perform an organ-harvest and plonk her big drive into whatever I replace her with. But it makes me sad to do this. Who would have thought that one could have an emotional relationship with a computer? And yet, apparently I do. Woe is me. -- Arthur From garykjos at gmail.com Thu Jan 5 11:59:12 2017 From: garykjos at gmail.com (Gary Kjos) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 11:59:12 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Emotion vs. Dollars In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There is satisfaction to be had in getting things to work that were not working. Power supplies are pretty inexpensive. I'd start there. But you are right that you might invest more money in parts than it would take to replace it. But maybe a good repair shop could have a look for a fair price say $50 or so to diagnose what the problem is? On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 10:51 AM, Arthur Fuller wrote: > I have only two computers, a nice laptop and an ancient HP Millenium tower, > the latter of which is exhibiting bizarre behaviour. Specifically, it can > power up, but no signal arrives at the monitor. Also, having powered up, > eventually it gives up and then dies. At some later point, it spontaneously > powers up again, tries valiantly, then once again expires. > > For over a decade, this box has been my fallback position, running email > etc. to free up the load on my laptop. I've owned her for so many years of > total reliability that I feel the need to resusitate her, but I suspect > that I could replace her for less than resusciation would cost. I guess > she's done her duty, and I suppose I could perform an organ-harvest and > plonk her big drive into whatever I replace her with. But it makes me sad > to do this. Who would have thought that one could have an emotional > relationship with a computer? And yet, apparently I do. Woe is me. > > -- > Arthur > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com From fuller.artful at gmail.com Thu Jan 5 12:47:35 2017 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 13:47:35 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Emotion vs. Dollars In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: That would be nice. The nearest spot charges $95 for a look, but the second-nearest is a tad cheaper. Given my age and health, I'll have to load it into my shopping cart to get it there, but still, good suggestion, and it happens to be the same place where I do most all of my hardware business... including replace her with an off-lease desktop/tower for a shade over $100. A. On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Gary Kjos wrote: > There is satisfaction to be had in getting things to work that were > not working. Power supplies are pretty inexpensive. I'd start there. > But you are right that you might invest more money in parts than it > would take to replace it. But maybe a good repair shop could have a > look for a fair price say $50 or so to diagnose what the problem is? From jbartow at winhaven.net Fri Jan 6 11:48:07 2017 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 11:48:07 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] KillDisk evolves into ransomware Message-ID: <1a5001d26845$0ab434e0$201c9ea0$@winhaven.net> The malware is now encrypting files on both Windows and Linux systems and asks for $216,000 to restore them but even if paid they can't restore them. A malicious program called KillDisk, which has been used in the past to wipe data from computers during cyberespionage attacks, is now encrypting files and asking for an unusually large ransom. KillDisk was one of the components associated with the Black Energy malware that a group of attackers used in December 2015 to hit several Ukrainian power stations, cutting power for thousands of people. A month before that, it was used against a major news agency in Ukraine. Since then, KillDisk has been used in other attacks, most recently against several targets from the shipping sector, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor ESET. However, the latest versions have evolved and now act like ransomware. Instead of wiping the data from the disk, the malware encrypts it and displays a message asking for 222 bitcoins to restore them. That's the equivalent of $216,000, an unusually large sum of money for a ransomware attack. What's even more interesting is that there's also a Linux variant of KillDisk that can infect both desktop and server systems, the ESET researchers said Thursday in blog post. The encryption routine and algorithms are different between the Windows and the Linux versions, and on Linux, there's another catch: The encryption keys are neither saved locally nor sent to a command-and-control server, and the attackers can't actually get to them. "The cyber criminals behind this KillDisk variant cannot supply their victims with the decryption keys to recover their files, despite those victims paying the extremely large sum demanded by this ransomware," the ESET researchers said. The good news is that there's a weakness in the encryption mechanism for the Linux version that makes it possible -- though difficult -- for the victim to recover the files. With the Windows version, they can't. It's not clear why the KillDisk creators have added this encryption feature. It could be that they're achieving the same goal as in the past -- destruction of data -- but with the ransomware tactic there's also a small chance that they'll walk away with a large sum of money. From accessd at shaw.ca Fri Jan 6 23:21:21 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 22:21:21 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Nitch Linux distros In-Reply-To: <1969343666.118857024.1480791147470.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> References: <008401d24be1$edfab100$c9f01300$@gmail.com> <58408C45.22074.947D5E80@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <1969343666.118857024.1480791147470.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <89970817.12071580.1483766481079.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Linux core is now used any number of distros. Here are a couple of the latest interesting distributions that might interest you. They are free for downloading but as always any contributions or donations are greatly accepted. Here is an interesting one called "Computers4Christians": http://computers4christians.org/C4C.html Here is a distribution for students who are working towards a career in development work, called "SemiCode OS": http://www.semicodeos.com/ Both of the above distros are excellent in their own rights. Each has many links and detail. Jim From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Jan 7 13:43:18 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2017 12:43:18 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] KillDisk evolves into ransomware In-Reply-To: <1a5001d26845$0ab434e0$201c9ea0$@winhaven.net> References: <1a5001d26845$0ab434e0$201c9ea0$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <421183512.13100064.1483818198319.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> It sounds like a piece of malware that has gone wrong. All these malware code segments are designed with a purpose...take over your computer, monitor your banking or political activity, island hopping to more lucrative destinations, stealing credentials, launching attacks against some adversary...all with an eventual purpose of obtaining leverage/money. The purpose of randomware is to make money...it is not doing it. The code seems like either, the product of an incompetent or just a bitter hacker who is only interested in destroying. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Friday, January 6, 2017 9:48:07 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] KillDisk evolves into ransomware The malware is now encrypting files on both Windows and Linux systems and asks for $216,000 to restore them but even if paid they can't restore them. A malicious program called KillDisk, which has been used in the past to wipe data from computers during cyberespionage attacks, is now encrypting files and asking for an unusually large ransom. KillDisk was one of the components associated with the Black Energy malware that a group of attackers used in December 2015 to hit several Ukrainian power stations, cutting power for thousands of people. A month before that, it was used against a major news agency in Ukraine. Since then, KillDisk has been used in other attacks, most recently against several targets from the shipping sector, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor ESET. However, the latest versions have evolved and now act like ransomware. Instead of wiping the data from the disk, the malware encrypts it and displays a message asking for 222 bitcoins to restore them. That's the equivalent of $216,000, an unusually large sum of money for a ransomware attack. What's even more interesting is that there's also a Linux variant of KillDisk that can infect both desktop and server systems, the ESET researchers said Thursday in blog post. The encryption routine and algorithms are different between the Windows and the Linux versions, and on Linux, there's another catch: The encryption keys are neither saved locally nor sent to a command-and-control server, and the attackers can't actually get to them. "The cyber criminals behind this KillDisk variant cannot supply their victims with the decryption keys to recover their files, despite those victims paying the extremely large sum demanded by this ransomware," the ESET researchers said. The good news is that there's a weakness in the encryption mechanism for the Linux version that makes it possible -- though difficult -- for the victim to recover the files. With the Windows version, they can't. It's not clear why the KillDisk creators have added this encryption feature. It could be that they're achieving the same goal as in the past -- destruction of data -- but with the ransomware tactic there's also a small chance that they'll walk away with a large sum of money. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From gustav at cactus.dk Tue Jan 10 02:13:14 2017 From: gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 08:13:14 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] DVD Player on Windows 10 Message-ID: Hi all I was surprised, that Windows 10 Enterprise wouldn't play a DVD movie out of the box and that you have to pay for this basic feature. Anyway, the need was urgent and the amount was small, so I purchased and installed the DVD Player from the shop. Fast and easy, and it popped forward ready to play the DVD on my workstation. But the audio track is out of sync with about a second which simply isn't acceptable for feature movies. Also, it seems to only play back physical DVDs, not a USB drive with the files from the movie. Thus, it is useless on our Surface and Yoga tablets. So I had to obtain the VLC player and it worked. But clearly, it isn't optimized for the touch interface of Windows 10. What to do? Is there a way to get the audio in sync with DVD Player, or have you found another player suitable for tablet usage? /gustav From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun Jan 15 08:55:42 2017 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 09:55:42 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Vtech cordless phone commands Message-ID: I bought a Vtech cordless phone, model CS6919, which for some reason came without a manual. I visited the Vtech site and entered the model number, but the site said "not found". Do you have such a phone, or failing that, any sort of Vtech phone? (I'm guessing that the commands will be the same across most or all models. If so, can you tell me: - how to save a number - how to add a number to the phone book - how to bring up the phone book so I can dial a number from there Thanks. -- Arthur From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Sun Jan 15 09:04:37 2017 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 07:04:37 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Vtech cordless phone commands In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <05b201d26f40$b0c02c20$12408460$@bchacc.com> https://cdn-media.vtechphones.com/media/p/document2/products/%7BCAF2DDEF-DBF 3-4390-B896-47653798E3D1%7D/CS6919_WEBCIB_V1_20150312_revised.pdf r -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 6:56 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Vtech cordless phone commands I bought a Vtech cordless phone, model CS6919, which for some reason came without a manual. I visited the Vtech site and entered the model number, but the site said "not found". Do you have such a phone, or failing that, any sort of Vtech phone? (I'm guessing that the commands will be the same across most or all models. If so, can you tell me: - how to save a number - how to add a number to the phone book - how to bring up the phone book so I can dial a number from there Thanks. -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From df.waters at outlook.com Sun Jan 15 09:05:43 2017 From: df.waters at outlook.com (Dan Waters) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:05:43 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] Vtech cordless phone commands In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Arthur, I did a search on 'vtech manual model cs6919' and found many places to get the manual. Best! Dan -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 08:56 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Vtech cordless phone commands I bought a Vtech cordless phone, model CS6919, which for some reason came without a manual. I visited the Vtech site and entered the model number, but the site said "not found". Do you have such a phone, or failing that, any sort of Vtech phone? (I'm guessing that the commands will be the same across most or all models. If so, can you tell me: - how to save a number - how to add a number to the phone book - how to bring up the phone book so I can dial a number from there Thanks. -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun Jan 15 11:16:39 2017 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 12:16:39 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Vtech cordless phone commands In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks, Rocky and Dan. A. ? From fuller.artful at gmail.com Wed Jan 18 09:51:00 2017 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 10:51:00 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Oracle's monster update Message-ID: Oracle has just rolled out perhaps its most massive update in history: 270 fixes, mainly holes in security, plus a much smaller number for MySQL. -- Arthur From accessd at shaw.ca Tue Jan 24 13:14:34 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:14:34 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Great code snippets In-Reply-To: <1969343666.118857024.1480791147470.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> References: <008401d24be1$edfab100$c9f01300$@gmail.com> <58408C45.22074.947D5E80@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <1969343666.118857024.1480791147470.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <1961230290.33458908.1485285274315.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> For those that are interested, here is a site with a lot of new code snippets and scripts. The site "Hot Scripts" has been around for years but the site has been very quiet for a long while. Apparently, the site is under new management(?) and has new talent and I think it is worth checking out: http://www.hotscripts.com/ Jim From fuller.artful at gmail.com Tue Jan 24 15:12:06 2017 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 16:12:06 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Great code snippets In-Reply-To: <1961230290.33458908.1485285274315.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> References: <008401d24be1$edfab100$c9f01300$@gmail.com> <58408C45.22074.947D5E80@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <1969343666.118857024.1480791147470.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> <1961230290.33458908.1485285274315.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Message-ID: Cool site! Looks like there's lots of great stuff here, and also links to other useful sites. Thanks! A. On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > For those that are interested, here is a site with a lot of new code > snippets and scripts. The site "Hot Scripts" has been around for years but > the site has been very quiet for a long while. Apparently, the site is > under new management(?) and has new talent and I think it is worth checking > out: > > http://www.hotscripts.com/ > > Jim From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Tue Jan 24 19:43:12 2017 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:43:12 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] FW: File Delivered: 2015 tax return for C. R. Smolin Inc. References: <1063822921.1485106092666.JavaMail.ysi@ngw01.prod.hightail.com> <063101d275cb$7131b6a0$539523e0$@bchacc.com> <070301d27687$c173a5d0$445af170$@bchacc.com> Message-ID: <075801d276ac$63c19850$2b44c8f0$@bchacc.com> I sent my accountant a couple emails. Not sure which one he?s referring to but probably this confirm from Hightail that had the links to my upload. Anyway, I can?t find any reference to a Laura Leavitt virus. Anybody hear of it? BTW, he?s using Eset AV. TIA R From: Gary Hochman [mailto:Gary at hochmancohen.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 10:14 AM To: Rocky Smolin Subject: RE: File Delivered: 2015 tax return for C. R. Smolin Inc. By the way. The download you sent had a virus. ?the Laura Levitt?. I printed return and all ok. Gary From: Rocky Smolin [mailto:rockysmolin at bchacc.com] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 2:53 PM To: Gary Hochman Subject: FW: File Delivered: 2015 tax return for C. R. Smolin Inc. Here?s the confirmation I received from Hightail with links to download the pdf. Rocky From jbartow at winhaven.net Thu Jan 26 18:24:45 2017 From: jbartow at winhaven.net (John R Bartow) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 18:24:45 -0600 Subject: [dba-Tech] Linux.Proxy.10, the Trojan Message-ID: <194701d27833$c30b0430$49210c90$@winhaven.net> http://thehackernews.com/2017/01/linux-proxy-malware.html?utm_source=feedbur ner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHackersNews+%28The+Hackers+News+ -+Security+Blog%29&_m=3n.009a.1415.kp0aof74zx.u4m http://tinyurl.com/hfay8em A new Trojan has been discovered in the wild that turns Linux-based devices into proxy servers, which attackers use to protect their identity while launching cyber-attacks from the hijacked systems. Dubbed Linux.Proxy.10, the Trojan was first spotted at the end of last year by the researchers from Russian security firm Doctor Web, who later identified thousands of compromised machines by the end of January this year and the campaign is still ongoing and hunting for more Linux machines. According to researchers, the malware itself doesn't include any exploitation module to hack into Linux machines; instead, the attackers are using other Trojans and techniques to compromise devices at the first place and then create a new backdoor login account using the username as "mother" and password as "fucker." Once backdoored and the attacker gets the list of all successfully compromised Linux machines, and then logs into them via SSH protocol and installs the SOCKS5 proxy server using Linux.Proxy.10 malware on it. This Linux malware is not at all sophisticated since it uses a freeware source code of the Satanic Socks Server to setup a proxy. According to the security firm, thousands of Linux-based devices have already been infected with this new Trojan. Besides this, the same server - belonging to the cybercriminals who distribute the Linux.Proxy.10 malware - not only contained the list of compromised devices but also hosted the control panel of a Spy-Agent computer monitoring software and a Windows malware from a known family of Trojan spyware, called BackDoor.TeamViewer. This is not the first time when such Linux malware has been discovered. Over a year ago, ESET security researchers uncovered a similar malware, dubbed Moose, that also had the capability to turn Linux devices into proxy servers that were then used for launching armies of fake accounts on social media networks, including Instagram, and Twitter. Linux users and administrators are recommended to tighten SSH security by limiting or disabling remote root access via SSH, and to know if your system has already been compromised, keep a regular watch on newly generated login users. From accessd at shaw.ca Thu Jan 26 22:38:23 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:38:23 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] A Github client for Windows In-Reply-To: <1961230290.33458908.1485285274315.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> References: <008401d24be1$edfab100$c9f01300$@gmail.com> <58408C45.22074.947D5E80@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> <1969343666.118857024.1480791147470.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> <1961230290.33458908.1485285274315.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <1512393862.40041160.1485491903924.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> I have plenty of knowledge in Github clients and command line entries for Github, on Linux but embarrassing little of the same in Windows. Is there anyone out there that has experience with Github and the associated SSH apps on a Windows 10 box? MTIA Jim From accessd at shaw.ca Thu Jan 26 23:20:17 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 22:20:17 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Linux.Proxy.10, the Trojan In-Reply-To: <194701d27833$c30b0430$49210c90$@winhaven.net> References: <194701d27833$c30b0430$49210c90$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <442873275.40101921.1485494417040.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> I was looking at that Linux.Proxy.10 piece of malware and wondering how it could be installed on system. Trying to find any information on this variant is not simple. I will wait until something concrete appears. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Bartow" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 4:24:45 PM Subject: [dba-Tech] Linux.Proxy.10, the Trojan http://thehackernews.com/2017/01/linux-proxy-malware.html?utm_source=feedbur ner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHackersNews+%28The+Hackers+News+ -+Security+Blog%29&_m=3n.009a.1415.kp0aof74zx.u4m http://tinyurl.com/hfay8em A new Trojan has been discovered in the wild that turns Linux-based devices into proxy servers, which attackers use to protect their identity while launching cyber-attacks from the hijacked systems. Dubbed Linux.Proxy.10, the Trojan was first spotted at the end of last year by the researchers from Russian security firm Doctor Web, who later identified thousands of compromised machines by the end of January this year and the campaign is still ongoing and hunting for more Linux machines. According to researchers, the malware itself doesn't include any exploitation module to hack into Linux machines; instead, the attackers are using other Trojans and techniques to compromise devices at the first place and then create a new backdoor login account using the username as "mother" and password as "fucker." Once backdoored and the attacker gets the list of all successfully compromised Linux machines, and then logs into them via SSH protocol and installs the SOCKS5 proxy server using Linux.Proxy.10 malware on it. This Linux malware is not at all sophisticated since it uses a freeware source code of the Satanic Socks Server to setup a proxy. According to the security firm, thousands of Linux-based devices have already been infected with this new Trojan. Besides this, the same server - belonging to the cybercriminals who distribute the Linux.Proxy.10 malware - not only contained the list of compromised devices but also hosted the control panel of a Spy-Agent computer monitoring software and a Windows malware from a known family of Trojan spyware, called BackDoor.TeamViewer. This is not the first time when such Linux malware has been discovered. Over a year ago, ESET security researchers uncovered a similar malware, dubbed Moose, that also had the capability to turn Linux devices into proxy servers that were then used for launching armies of fake accounts on social media networks, including Instagram, and Twitter. Linux users and administrators are recommended to tighten SSH security by limiting or disabling remote root access via SSH, and to know if your system has already been compromised, keep a regular watch on newly generated login users. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From rockysmolin at bchacc.com Thu Jan 26 23:56:27 2017 From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com (Rocky Smolin) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:56:27 -0800 Subject: [dba-Tech] Linux.Proxy.10, the Trojan In-Reply-To: <194701d27833$c30b0430$49210c90$@winhaven.net> References: <194701d27833$c30b0430$49210c90$@winhaven.net> Message-ID: <01c101d27862$198d3b60$4ca7b220$@bchacc.com> Had to happen eventually - when Linux became a big enough target for the hackers. r -----Original Message----- From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John R Bartow Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 4:25 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Linux.Proxy.10, the Trojan Importance: High http://thehackernews.com/2017/01/linux-proxy-malware.html?utm_source=feedbur ner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHackersNews+%28The+Hackers+News+ -+Security+Blog%29&_m=3n.009a.1415.kp0aof74zx.u4m http://tinyurl.com/hfay8em A new Trojan has been discovered in the wild that turns Linux-based devices into proxy servers, which attackers use to protect their identity while launching cyber-attacks from the hijacked systems. Dubbed Linux.Proxy.10, the Trojan was first spotted at the end of last year by the researchers from Russian security firm Doctor Web, who later identified thousands of compromised machines by the end of January this year and the campaign is still ongoing and hunting for more Linux machines. According to researchers, the malware itself doesn't include any exploitation module to hack into Linux machines; instead, the attackers are using other Trojans and techniques to compromise devices at the first place and then create a new backdoor login account using the username as "mother" and password as "fucker." Once backdoored and the attacker gets the list of all successfully compromised Linux machines, and then logs into them via SSH protocol and installs the SOCKS5 proxy server using Linux.Proxy.10 malware on it. This Linux malware is not at all sophisticated since it uses a freeware source code of the Satanic Socks Server to setup a proxy. According to the security firm, thousands of Linux-based devices have already been infected with this new Trojan. Besides this, the same server - belonging to the cybercriminals who distribute the Linux.Proxy.10 malware - not only contained the list of compromised devices but also hosted the control panel of a Spy-Agent computer monitoring software and a Windows malware from a known family of Trojan spyware, called BackDoor.TeamViewer. This is not the first time when such Linux malware has been discovered. Over a year ago, ESET security researchers uncovered a similar malware, dubbed Moose, that also had the capability to turn Linux devices into proxy servers that were then used for launching armies of fake accounts on social media networks, including Instagram, and Twitter. Linux users and administrators are recommended to tighten SSH security by limiting or disabling remote root access via SSH, and to know if your system has already been compromised, keep a regular watch on newly generated login users. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From gustav at cactus.dk Fri Jan 27 01:57:08 2017 From: gustav at cactus.dk (Gustav Brock) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 07:57:08 +0000 Subject: [dba-Tech] A Github client for Windows Message-ID: Hi Jim GitKraken (terrible name) is a serious option: https://www.gitkraken.com/ Even though I have it installed, I have very little experience with it as I mostly use source control with Visual Studio using TFS, and the stuff I have at GitHub, I upload manually because it is not an everyday task for me. /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P? vegne af Jim Lawrence Sendt: 27. januar 2017 05:38 Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Emne: [dba-Tech] A Github client for Windows I have plenty of knowledge in Github clients and command line entries for Github, on Linux but embarrassing little of the same in Windows. Is there anyone out there that has experience with Github and the associated SSH apps on a Windows 10 box? MTIA Jim From fuller.artful at gmail.com Fri Jan 27 03:44:26 2017 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 04:44:26 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Bash for Windows Message-ID: Is this publicly available yet, or just in the Technical Preview? If it's available for download, where can I find it? -- Arthur From accessd at shaw.ca Fri Jan 27 14:08:26 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:08:26 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] A Github client for Windows In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <606836100.41541433.1485547706056.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Hi Gustav: Much appreciated. As it turns out, that is the same client package that I am using on my Linux desktops. Perfect symmetry. :-) At the company where my younger daughter works, as an animator, there are over 5K computers and everything uses gitHub for maintaining all the projects. She has no idea how all the components are assembled or what exactly is used as everything is obfuscated within multiple layers of scripts. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustav Brock" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 11:57:08 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] A Github client for Windows Hi Jim GitKraken (terrible name) is a serious option: https://www.gitkraken.com/ Even though I have it installed, I have very little experience with it as I mostly use source control with Visual Studio using TFS, and the stuff I have at GitHub, I upload manually because it is not an everyday task for me. /gustav -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] P? vegne af Jim Lawrence Sendt: 27. januar 2017 05:38 Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues databaseadvisors.com> Emne: [dba-Tech] A Github client for Windows I have plenty of knowledge in Github clients and command line entries for Github, on Linux but embarrassing little of the same in Windows. Is there anyone out there that has experience with Github and the associated SSH apps on a Windows 10 box? MTIA Jim _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From accessd at shaw.ca Fri Jan 27 14:50:55 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:50:55 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Bash for Windows In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2087855976.41647459.1485550255512.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> http://www.windowscentral.com/how-install-bash-shell-command-line-windows-10 Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 1:44:26 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] Bash for Windows Is this publicly available yet, or just in the Technical Preview? If it's available for download, where can I find it? -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fuller.artful at gmail.com Fri Jan 27 23:33:01 2017 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:33:01 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Bash for Windows In-Reply-To: <2087855976.41647459.1485550255512.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> References: <2087855976.41647459.1485550255512.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Message-ID: Jim, You always know everything! That's why I love you. Arthur On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 3:50 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > http://www.windowscentral.com/how-install-bash-shell- > command-line-windows-10 > > Jim From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Jan 28 20:48:37 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 19:48:37 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] A new programming language In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1182866359.44243217.1485658117128.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> There is a new programming language, that claims to support the best of all worlds. http://www.infoworld.com/article/3157745/application-development/nim-language-draws-from-best-of-python-rust-go-and-lisp.html http://bit.ly/2jJi4NH Jim From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Jan 28 21:19:20 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 20:19:20 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Opera has done it again In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1826655807.44277780.1485659960189.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> It is not just Chrome and various OS hackers that have expanded their functionality but now Opera Neon has desktop offereing: https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/12/opera-neon/ Jim From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Jan 28 21:29:53 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 20:29:53 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] Fiddler In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1801473092.44287897.1485660593724.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Fiddler application was originally designed for Microsoft, so developers could monitor the browser traffic activity via a proxy. It is a serious site testing and development tool. Below is a product over-view: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler_(software) It was originally on Microsoft and then OSx and now on Linux: http://www.telerik.com/blogs/fiddler-for-linux-beta-is-here Jim From stuart at lexacorp.com.pg Sat Jan 28 21:59:29 2017 From: stuart at lexacorp.com.pg (Stuart McLachlan) Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 13:59:29 +1000 Subject: [dba-Tech] A new programming language In-Reply-To: <1182866359.44243217.1485658117128.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> References: , <1182866359.44243217.1485658117128.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Message-ID: <588D68A1.30510.3D1DE781@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> ROTLFMAO. The resulting executables are tiny -- a "hello, world" compiles to around 150K in Windows -- and have no external dependencies save for those you specify. PowerBASIC "hello world" compiles to 7K :) On 28 Jan 2017 at 19:48, Jim Lawrence wrote: > There is a new programming language, that claims to support the best > of all worlds. > > http://www.infoworld.com/article/3157745/application-development/nim-l > anguage-draws-from-best-of-python-rust-go-and-lisp.html > http://bit.ly/2jJi4NH > > Jim > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > From accessd at shaw.ca Sat Jan 28 23:32:48 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 22:32:48 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] A new programming language In-Reply-To: <588D68A1.30510.3D1DE781@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> References: <1182866359.44243217.1485658117128.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> <588D68A1.30510.3D1DE781@stuart.lexacorp.com.pg> Message-ID: <1085746145.44394740.1485667968962.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Hi Stuart: PowerBASIC is definitely a powerful language. In it own environment I doubt whether it can be challenged. OTOH, how many environments does PowerBASIC run in?...It obviously runs in Windows but does it run on all versions of Windows? Does it run on OSx or Linux or in the Cloud? Is it compatible with browsers? Can PowerBASIC be compiled to virtually any type of cell phone? Does it utilize multiple cores? Is it multi-threaded? Can it use hardware acceleration and/or use graphic card acceleration. Can PowerBASIC be compiled into multiple languages depending on the environment in which it is going to be run? The .Net editor should be able to be configured to support the language as it can use the MS C++ compiler. Of course we can not beat the price of NIM... This is not to knock PowerBASIC but I have found versatility has a price tag and it is usually in size. OTOH, PB is probably very stable and not in Alpha and Beta mode with components missing. I have done no more than start to download the language and hope to have time to test it out and see if it lives up to billing. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "stuart" To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2017 7:59:29 PM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] A new programming language ROTLFMAO. The resulting executables are tiny -- a "hello, world" compiles to around 150K in Windows -- and have no external dependencies save for those you specify. PowerBASIC "hello world" compiles to 7K :) On 28 Jan 2017 at 19:48, Jim Lawrence wrote: > There is a new programming language, that claims to support the best > of all worlds. > > http://www.infoworld.com/article/3157745/application-development/nim-l > anguage-draws-from-best-of-python-rust-go-and-lisp.html > http://bit.ly/2jJi4NH > > Jim > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com From fuller.artful at gmail.com Sun Jan 29 03:20:27 2017 From: fuller.artful at gmail.com (Arthur Fuller) Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 04:20:27 -0500 Subject: [dba-Tech] Opera has done it again In-Reply-To: <1826655807.44277780.1485659960189.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> References: <1826655807.44277780.1485659960189.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Message-ID: Wow. That's the way I want my computer to work! Yes! Arthur On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 10:19 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > It is not just Chrome and various OS hackers that have expanded their > functionality but now Opera Neon has desktop offereing: > > https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/12/opera-neon/ From accessd at shaw.ca Mon Jan 30 23:24:04 2017 From: accessd at shaw.ca (Jim Lawrence) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:24:04 -0700 (MST) Subject: [dba-Tech] SSH installed In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1677848374.48768412.1485840244009.JavaMail.zimbra@shaw.ca> Hi All: I understand that the SSH protocol is automatically installed when installing BASH on/in Windows 10? I am use to SSH being pre-installed on Linux distros and never think about what to do about Windows. Would anyone know the simplest way to install SSH on a Windows 10 box. It is not for me, it is for my daughter in Montreal. For myself, I would just install OpenSSH, Windows version and go from there...but if there is a simpler method I would like to hear about it and if there is any issues I would like to hear about them as well. Many thanks in advance. Jim