CertWatch is a Firefox add-on that helps you control how digital certificates are used when you visit secure websites. While there exist tools that help control how, for example, scripts like Javascript are executed (NoScript addon), there has not been a tool for digital certificates. The closest Firefox addon to the functionality of CertWatch is …
Category: security
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May 13 2008
thersa.org.uk, infected.
The screenshot shows the thersa.org.uk website has been infected, and users that visit it end up running in their browsers malicious JavaScript code. The code loads Javascript files from the .cn and the .la domains. There is a reference in one of the files to a cookie named killav (Kill Antivirus?) that may disable some …
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May 26 2007
My Akismet spam count in WordPress
Here is the Akismet spam count of my WordPress blog, All spam deleted. Caught Spam Akismet has caught 316,645 spam for you since you first installed it. You have no spam currently in the queue. Must be your lucky day. 🙂 WordPress Documentation — Support Forums 2.1 — 0.10 seconds Simossimos.info
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Apr 18 2007
Connecting to Bluetooth devices between Linux and Windows
A common issue that arises when you connect your laptop to your Bluetooth device (such as mobile phone), is that the device forges a unique authentication with the Bluetooth stack of the operating system. What that means is that if I pair my laptop with my phone in Linux, the pairing works only in Linux. …
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Jun 13 2006
My hard disk does not power up
My hard disk (3.5″) that I use as external storage does not power up any more. 🙁 Most probably it happened due to overheating. Is there any way to salvage the information? Do hard disks have some sort of fuse that can get blown? I do not mind if the procedure is invasive (that is, …
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May 24 2006
Ελληνικό διαβατήριο
Ενημέρωση: Αρκετοί έχουν το ερώτημα αν μπορεί να ταξιδέψει κάποιος με Ελληνική ταυτότητα στην Τουρκία. Η απάντηση είναι ναι, μπορείς να ταξιδέψεις με ελληνική ταυτότητα στην Τουρκία. Θέλετε να ανανεώσετε το διαβατήριό σας; Δεν μπορείτε πια διότι από φέτος αλλάζουν τα διαβατήρια, με αποτέλεσμα να χρειάζεται αίτηση για νέο. Ακόμα, γύρω στο πρώτο μισό του …
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