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RSS exe filesWhat is Worm/Klez-E?
White Paper W32/Klez-E is a slight modification of Worm/Klez-A is an Internet worm capable of spreading through the local network under Windows 32-bit systems and infected EXE Files. In order to be able to remain as a resident virus in the workspace, it... [03 Jul 2008]
TechNet Webcast: Deploying Software Through Systems Management Server (SMS) - Level 200
White Paper The presenter of this webcast will explain the key techniques and cover the deployment of various types of software including installing EXE and MSI files and scripting installations. Systems Management Server is a powerful tool for effective... [30 May 2008]
Updating Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Clusters
White Paper Using Group Policy to publish updates is a convenient solution for .msi, .exe, and other kinds of executable files. There are many ways to approach updating Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003-based HPC environments. [03 Apr 2008]
Windows Me Annoyances: Basic Explorer Coping Skills
White Paper Explorer (Explorer.exe) is the primary shell interface, handling the desktop, the Start Menu, the Recycle Bin, Control Panel, My Computer, the Explorer window, and about a million other things. Given the amount of time the user spends starting... [25 Oct 2007]
Windows Server Hacks: Unattended Installation of Windows Components
White Paper Windows 2000 and XP contain the SYSOCMGR.EXE file in the %systemroot%\system32 folder. When executed, this command-line utility analyzes the content of two files: sysoc.inf (the existing configuration file, located in %systemroot%\inf folder) and a... [10 Oct 2007]
Windows Vista: Registry Tweaks
White Paper The Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) is included with Windows Vista to enable one to view and manually edit the contents of the Registry. Although the Registry is stored in multiple files on the hard disk, it is represented by a single, logical... [10 Oct 2007]
Next-generation Skype Trojan hits web
News A targeted Skype user will receive a chat message with the text "Check up this" and a link to a malicious executable called file_01.exe on a website, Websense said in an alert. If the user runs the file, several other files are downloaded and run... [26 Mar 2007]
Virus alert: AIM worm on the loose
News Once the user runs the file, a csts.exe is created and installed in the user's system32 folder, as part of the Windows operating system. Chris Boyd, FaceTime's malware research director, said in a statement: "The emphasis for this latest worm is... [20 Sep 2006]
Microsoft beefs up Vista's buffer
News In Windows Vista Beta 2, a DLL or EXE file could be loaded into any of 256 locations, Howard wrote. The feature, which is called Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), loads key system files in different memory locations each time the PC starts... [02 Jun 2006]
Windows fix in patch of bother
News The problems occur because HP's "share-to-web" software and the Kerio firewall interfere with a new file - verclsid.exe - delivered by the security update, Microsoft said. The problems include being unable to access or save files in special folders... [18 Apr 2006]
3 February virus: Are we ready for it?
News The worm travels as a Windows dot-exe attachment and copies itself to shared network resources on the victim's machine. The computers that are going to be hit will be hit badly and will lose lots of important files. [31 Jan 2006]
Two new WMF flaws emerge
News A core function of the Windows operating system, explorer.exe, will crash a vulnerable Windows PC if a user views a specially crafted WMF image, according to the description. Word of the new problems comes just days after Microsoft rushed out a... [10 Jan 2006]
Windows piracy check: Foiled again
News By changing a setting in a Microsoft validation tool called "GenuineCheck.exe", it's possible to generate a code that will validate the Windows software on a machine as genuine even if it is pirated, according to a website publicised on Thursday... [08 Aug 2005]
MSDN Webcast: Getting Hands-On With ASP.NET for IIS Administrators and Developers (Level 200)
White Paper It's important for administrators to know about the Global Assembly Cache (GAC), Web.config settings, and how to use temporary ASP.NET files with the aspnet_regiis.exe command-line utility. If you're a Web site administrator, you've probably been... [20 May 2005]
Love Bug legacy shows users still fall for false promises
News And over the years naked pictures of celebrities and topical angles that have exploited war and natural disasters have all encouraged users to launch .exe files. The worm looked for media files such as .jpeg and .mp3 and over-wrote them, hitting... [04 May 2005]
