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Windows machines, new nagware
by David Mehler 13 May '17

13 May '17

Hello, Is there any new "nagware" out lately like in the last week or so? Nagware is what I call those virus fakes that pop up and read out with a tts "Your computer is infected, call this number etc etc etc". I've got a machine that has it, it was a low priority until that owner got another machine infected, which is a high priority. Things we've tried, this is on win10 1607, Windows defender, Malware bytes (version unknown), (is v3 really accessible last time I tried it no joy), and a disk cleanup giving emphasis to deleting the temporary files. Also, a ccleaner. The issue is nothing is detecting this malware, not defender or malware bytes, and cleaning the temporary files didn't stop it. Browser used, firefox, (version unknown). Last item one machine user was visiting the site www.watchfree.to I also replaced the system's hosts file with one specifically designed to block a lot of ad sites, can't remember where I got it from, no joy. Any help appreciated. Thanks. Dave.

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Windows machines, new nagware
by David Mehler 13 May '17

13 May '17

Hello, Is there any new "nagware" out lately like in the last week or so? Nagware is what I call those virus fakes that pop up and read out with a tts "Your computer is infected, call this number etc etc etc". I've got a machine that has it, it was a low priority until that owner got another machine infected, which is a high priority. Things we've tried, this is on win10 1607, Windows defender, Malware bytes (version unknown), (is v3 really accessible last time I tried it no joy), and a disk cleanup giving emphasis to deleting the temporary files. Also, a ccleaner. The issue is nothing is detecting this malware, not defender or malware bytes, and cleaning the temporary files didn't stop it. Browser used, firefox, (version unknown). Last item one machine user was visiting the site www.watchfree.to I also replaced the system's hosts file with one specifically designed to block a lot of ad sites, can't remember where I got it from, no joy. Any help appreciated. Thanks. Dave.

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Icecast - displaying more meta details.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 10 May '17

10 May '17

Hello, I've asked this question on the Icecast list but no one responded. Icecast doesn't seem to expose the album title through the status.xslt file. Has anyone here had experience with extending the schema of this file to include this data? Also, do you have any suggestions as to how I can have ID3 version 2 tags read correctly? Thanks Regards Darragh Ó Héiligh Websites: Personal: www.digitaldarragh.com<http://www.digitaldarragh.com> Professional: www.computersupportservices.ie<http://www.computersupportservices.ie> Music: www.ceol.fm<http://www.ceol.fm>

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Icecast - displaying more meta details.
by Darragh Ó Héiligh 10 May '17

10 May '17

Hello, I've asked this question on the Icecast list but no one responded. Icecast doesn't seem to expose the album title through the status.xslt file. Has anyone here had experience with extending the schema of this file to include this data? Also, do you have any suggestions as to how I can have ID3 version 2 tags read correctly? Thanks Regards Darragh Ó Héiligh Websites: Personal: www.digitaldarragh.com<http://www.digitaldarragh.com> Professional: www.computersupportservices.ie<http://www.computersupportservices.ie> Music: www.ceol.fm<http://www.ceol.fm>

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access portal
by Ibraam Wahib 04 May '17

04 May '17

dears which software and information needed to access work portal (intranet) from outside of network? all vpn programs i saw let me change my country but not give me other obtions. is it need licence or could find free one. awaiting your advice. thanks

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piping password hashes in to a mysql command
by David Mehler 03 May '17

03 May '17

Hello, I'm doing a database upgrade. I am increasing some columns and adding a password hash. What I'm wanting to do is increase one column from a varchar(128) to a varchar(150) I've tried: alter table table_name set column_name varchar(150) didn't work, can anyone spot my sql error? I'm using SecureCRT to access the server. What I'm wanting to do is take the output of this command: dovecot pw -s SHA512-CRYPT which gives me a nice lovely password and use that in an sql create or update statement. My question how do you get that command output in to the create or update commands? On windows I would select the information copy to clipboard and paste. I do not believe I have that choice here. Thanks. Dave.

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Seeking information about the accessibility of shoretel phone and computer system
by Sam 02 May '17

02 May '17

Hi everyone, My name is Sam. I was recommended to join this list by Catherine, thank you! I am volunteering at an emotional support hotline in Chicago IL that uses the shoretel unified communication system I think it's called. Basically the phone and computer are connected. The organization has never had a blind volunteer before so is hesitant about being sure I can independently use the technology. A lot of what we would do on calls envolves transferring, calling another number while on a call with someone, conference call and I think that's it. I have not had any experience with this system before. It's taken me forever to find anyone who's blind who could talk with me about it. Catherine has been extremely helpful and also recommended this list for more information. Basically am curious how well a screen reader would work in doing the above tasks and in general with the program. I use NVDA and am totally blind. Also I would need a headset with one ear for the phone and one for the computer and would like to know the best way to get one that's inexpensive as possible and that would work with any computer or phone at the organization, all wor stations are the same so I guess that doesn't matter. But just making sure I get the right one basically. I have contacted the Chicago lighthouse as I know lighthouse programs use them. Have not heard back, will be contacting other lighthouse programs. Hoping someone on here has experience to share. Thank you Sam --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Pentesting tools, experiences with accessibility thereof
by Chris Turner 02 May '17

02 May '17

HI all. I've been reading a couple of books on pentesting, IT security in generl, have a virtual test environment, using Kali linux. From an accessability PoV, asking for any tips / experiences / pitfalls with using some of the main tools mentioned in the reading material I've got. I'm a screen reader user and typically SSH into Kali from the Windows host. (espeakup is broken at the moment.) I know Berp Suite isn't accessible. How do you find Nessus? I've got it installed and tried a basic scan. I can't make much sense of the table of results or see how to get details. Maybe I'm misunderstanding it or missing a button with JAWS. I'm accessing it via Firefox. I'm fine at picking my way through learning the command line tools. Using metasploit framework, so far. I got into this as interested in networking and security. I suspect it might be one of those things I can only get so far with then be at a significant disadvantage due to accessability and speed. Well and my brain maybe too... :D Anyway thoughts welcome. Cheers. Chris Turner --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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piping password hashes in to a mysql command
by David Mehler 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

Hello, I'm doing a database upgrade. I am increasing some columns and adding a password hash. What I'm wanting to do is increase one column from a varchar(128) to a varchar(150) I've tried: alter table table_name set column_name varchar(150) didn't work, can anyone spot my sql error? I'm using SecureCRT to access the server. What I'm wanting to do is take the output of this command: dovecot pw -s SHA512-CRYPT which gives me a nice lovely password and use that in an sql create or update statement. My question how do you get that command output in to the create or update commands? On windows I would select the information copy to clipboard and paste. I do not believe I have that choice here. Thanks. Dave.

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Roundcube and screen readers?
by David Mehler 22 Apr '17

22 Apr '17

Hello, Has anyone used the webmail program roundcube with a screen reader? If so, did you find accessibility problems? Thanks. Dave.

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