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Repaired my first malware infection without obvious clues as to the source
The last few times I’ve repaired a malware infestation, there have been some obvious clues to the infection source: loads of “free” games, a couple suspicious browser toolbars, p2p file sharing software with a hefty repository of downloaded content, visits to questionable sites, etc… This infection had none of the above. It manifested itself (probably…
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Is this really an Explorer issue?
via Windows 7 Fail – F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab. Okay, I get annoyed with Windows’ design on a regular basis, but I don’t know that defaulting to showing file extensions for known file types is the right answer. I guess the real problem is that Windows 7, like every other Microsoft-designed Operating…
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Day 38 of the streak #twit2fit
I’ve run 27 miles in 5 days, and today’s run truly felt like miles 23 – Finish of a marathon that I had not properly prepared for. I guess part of the lesson here is that I’ve run most of the last week too fast. 3.25 miles in 31:57 (9:50 / mile). This should have…