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Everyone knows it, right?
Corrine knows it, LS – of course – knows it and I’ve been told by a mail through my webinterface a few days ago. Ann-Christine Åkerlund, CEO of LS, is leaving the
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Hostility … ehrm … hospitality of Bavarians
Hilarious Monty Python sketch! PS: The German is not perfect, but perfectly understandable and the accent of Cleese is ->
Little correction required!
As reported earlier, LS claimed here that the “free AAW” was just a “preview”. Nice PR gag, only a few questions left, such as why the users had to find out about this easter-egg (no announcements until after it was … Continue reading
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Incredible – Germany made it back into the “axis”
Is this true? 😯 Ukraine, Uganda, UK, USA, UAE … // Oliver
The “Punch and Judy show” continues …
Laughing is a healthy thing to do, right? But thanks to LS I can’t stop laughing anymore now. This whole story with the “preview” which was never actually announced, but then got “updated” (or “fixed”) is so sad that you … Continue reading
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“Fiascos Continue in LavaLand”
Corrine, over at her Security Garden has posted a nice blog entry called “Fiascos Continue in LavaLand” concerning the current crisis. I like the last part best: However, based on the number and type of job openings now appearing on … Continue reading
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Confirmed: it was only a “preview”!
Alright, a buggy “preview”, but it was “a preview” of Ad-Watch as LS Tobias tells us in this reply. So that’s what it was all about, just an ordinary preview. The preview has now been fixed 😆 … if you … Continue reading
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“Is There Any Reason For Users Of Free Version To Download Ad-watch Update?”
Yes, dear lee88. In fact this update might fix the problem that the freeware was fully functional. I have to take it on me, because my blog entry was likely one reason for them to publish this fix or even … Continue reading
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Get Pro or Plus? Why bother?! (Update)
Earlier today I posted some info about the new enhanced “free” Ad-Aware 2007. Since some claims surfaced that this doesn’t work after reboot, I have to set it straight. I started Ad-Watch straight after installation from the desktop icon! Next … Continue reading
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Get Pro or Plus? Why bother?!
Some weeks ago I asked LS to make Ad-Aware OpenSource. Apparently it’s not the time for it yet, however, they made it fully functional freeware with version 7.0.1.5! Want a screenshot as proof? No problem. Just read on 😉
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IContextMenu::QueryContextMenu
This will be a well-known method name to those of my readers who ever dealt with context menu shell-extensions. Since I am at the moment resuming the work on my own multi-purpose shell-extension, I also searched for resources and there … Continue reading
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One year/ein Jahr
Dieser Blog existiert schon ein Jahr lang 😯 This blog already exists for one year 😯 However, after blogging about the conspiracy of the Geman Minister of the Interior Wolfgang Schäuble and his footmen to take away all kinds of … Continue reading
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No it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke
Michał ‘GiM’ Spadliński, a Polish blogger wrote in his article “Czy Redpill Joanny Rutkowskiej jest poprawny?“: Oliver Schneider (Reverse Engineer pracujący dla F-Prota) opublikował […] artykuł, datowany na pierwszego kwietnia, który wcale nie wygląda na prima aprilisowy żart. This made … Continue reading
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Battle of the titans?
Ptacek, Lawson and Ferrie – well-known security specialists – joined up to challenge Rutkowska and prove that her virtualization rootkit BluePill (up to now AMD-specific) is detectable regardless of her claims. The above link leads to her official reply to … Continue reading
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Nice tool from Microsoft.
No, this time it is not a binary file for download. It is a website. Hope you enjoy as much as I did when pointed to it by a colleague. This website allows you to look up DLL versions and … Continue reading
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What the heck, Kaspersky???
… here Kaspersky claims: An advisory has recently been published on rootkit.com regarding a vulnerability in KAV 7.0. Unfortunately, the authors of this material chose not to adhere to industry standard practice, and contact the vendor prior to disclosing vulnerability … Continue reading
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20th Anniversary of the UN Convention Against Torture
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Realtime protection
The term “Realtime protection” has been overused in recent years and used in a completely wrong sense ever since it was invented. To make sure to not be misunderstood – yes, even the company I work for has used the … Continue reading
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Behind the words #2
It took me a while to understand the subtle humor in one of LS’ slogan after being pointed to it by a good friend. The slogan is very prominent on the main website and says: You have enough to worry … Continue reading
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