Category Archives: Software

Redpill getting colorless? (continued)

Posted on 2007-04-01 by Oliver

In my previous article from November last year I challenged the claims of Joanna Rutkowska concerning Redpill. A recent article in the German computer magazine iX (April 2007) mentioned Rutkowska’s findings again so that I decided to review the tool, … Continue reading →

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DDKWizard and DDKBUILD.CMD updated

Posted on 2007-03-18 by Oliver

The fixes in DDKWizard are minor except for one. This one requires manual fixing in old existing projects that have been created using DDKWizard. The problem is described in section 5.1 “Important change in version 1.1.1b”. As for DDKBUILD there … Continue reading →

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Eugene Kaspersky worried about increase of malware

Posted on 2007-03-18 by Oliver

Read the article by yourself on Heise: Kasperskys worry about malware and hit out at Microsoft. I would therefore like to see a kind of internet Interpol. Even the best security software will, on its own, soon no longer be … Continue reading →

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Wie jetzt, Borland/Codegear?

Posted on 2007-03-18 by Oliver

Delphi 2007 for Win32 ist also erschienen. Soll ich jetzt also updaten weil das Produkt so cool und endlich wieder schnell ist, verliere dann nur leider die anderen BDS-Produkte, die ich im Moment inklusive habe? Irgendwie fehlt mir da die … Continue reading →

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Is that an official statement, LS?

Posted on 2007-03-13 by Oliver

I wonder whether this is an official statement on behalf of Lavasoft. Alright, there have been other statements from the PR spokesperson which are not much better, but this one is really frightening (emphasis mine): That being said, we are … Continue reading →

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Wenn man was sucht …

Posted on 2007-03-08 by Oliver

… geht man normalerweise Pfade die bereits einmal zum Erfolg führten. Meine Suche nach WiX-Material (klingt schlimmer als es ist :mrgreen:) führte mich auch prompt zu einem alten Bekannten. Danke Mathias! // Olli

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Updates in the IDA SDK 5.1 …

Posted on 2007-03-04 by Oliver

Since it is always exciting to find new features, I thought it would be good to put up a list of the changes introduced into the IDA SDK since version 5.0! This should allow all plugin writers to get a … Continue reading →

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Good point(s)

Posted on 2007-03-01 by Oliver

Microsoft Virtualization Licensing and Distribution Terms … from the competitor’s perspective. // Oliver

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IDA 5.1 and Virtual PC 2007 released

Posted on 2007-02-22 by Oliver

Finally IDA 5.1 and Virtual PC 2007 have been released. I wrote about IDA during the beta-phase and I promise to write some more stuff (probably) the next weekend. Virtual PC 2007, just like its predecessor Virtual PC 2004, is … Continue reading →

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Fairness, where fairness is due

Posted on 2007-02-08 by Oliver

In this article back in November 2006 I complained about the way the security flaw was reported. This was apparently fixed. So in I think it is only fair to publish that fact here as well. My apologies for the … Continue reading →

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Problems when upgrading F-Prot 3.x to 6.x?

Posted on 2007-02-04 by Oliver

The F-Prot 3.x uninstaller of the Windows version has apparently a glitch. Due to how Windows works, this may lead to a blue screen if the driver entry in the registry was not removed during an upgrade to version 6.x! … Continue reading →

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F-PROT corporate use version 6.0.5.1 released

Posted on 2007-01-29 by Oliver

Today, FRISK Software International (FSI) released in a not so surprising move – there have been rumors before – the F-PROT Antivirus for Windows, Corporate use which carries the version number 6.0.5.1, just as the recently released home use version. … Continue reading →

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IDA 5.1 Beta 2

Posted on 2007-01-27 by Oliver

Yesterday Ilfak released the second beta of IDA 5.1. Not only have several issues been fixed, but also were the IDC symbol and kernel function introduced as described in the updated blog entry from a few days ago. // Oliver

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Some IDC scripts uploaded (update)

Posted on 2007-01-27 by Oliver

On my website you can find some IDC scripts which have been uploaded just lately. Some are related to kernel mode reversing and some (MFCxx.rar) at user mode reversing. Please find them here. Update: If you downloaded the scripts before, … Continue reading →

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F-Prot updated to version 6.0.5.1

Posted on 2007-01-25 by Oliver

For those not having noticed it, F-Prot 6 for Windows was updated lately. There are several fixes included so it is highly recommended to update. Please be aware that after the installation you will be asked to restart. So consider … Continue reading →

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IDA 5.1 Beta 1 (updated).

Posted on 2007-01-22 by Oliver

Last week Ilfak released the first beta version of the upcoming IDA 5.1. I am one of the lucky ones who get to test IDA in beta stage already. And since everyone should know how I love IDA – a.k.a. … Continue reading →

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Problems with DDKWizard? (2nd)

Posted on 2007-01-05 by Oliver

Some days ago I asked you whether there are some problems with DDKWizard. The reporter of the alleged bug at that time has never responded and may never respond. However, I heard from a friend, that the installation of some … Continue reading →

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How to contact AutomatedQA???? (update)

Posted on 2007-01-03 by Oliver

I am trying to contact them since I am interested in buying AQTime, but three trials to contact them failed seemingly. What does it take to get through to the info or sales alias of their domain?????????????? Any clues? Update: … Continue reading →

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Cool new features in VMWare Workstation 6

Posted on 2006-12-27 by Oliver

VMWare released the beta version of VMWare Workstation 6 and some of the features there have been on my wishlist for ages. Especially the last three points: Integrated Virtual Debugger – Workstation integrates with Visual Studio and Eclipse so you … Continue reading →

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Something interesting on Corrine’s blog

Posted on 2006-12-27 by Oliver

That’s how a privacy company treats the email address of customers and (ordinary) newsletter subscribers. // Oliver

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