Windows website loophole allow anyone to get WIndows 8 in just $14.99

Windows 8 launched in 37 languages and 140 worldwide markets, as the tech giant unveiled the new version of its computer operating system. The OS is now available in over 30 certified devices, and a broad selection of local apps are already available in the onboard Windows Store. It is also...

Phishing mail offering free version of Windows 8

--- Image Credit : Sophos Microsoft committed itself a Trustworthy Computing program, each new version of Windows has introduced new security features and significantly improved its security posture, whereas phisher took advantage of this new exclusive release. Sophos noticed a mail pretending to...

TPM Chip in Windows 8 Lays Foundation for Widespread Enhancements to Hardware-Based Security

Today’s release of the Microsoft Windows 8 operating system brings embedded hardware-level security to the forefront. Microsoft, going forward, will require the Trusted Platform Module TPM chip on Windows PCs, phones and tablets, moving security checks to the platoform’s lowest level. TPM isn’t...

Microsoft Agrees to Modify Windows 8 Following EU Complaint

Microsoft announced Wednesday it will tweak the release of its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system to comply with the European Commission, which argues that in its current state, the software fails to offer customers a browser choice screen to let them “easily choose their preferred web...

Getting Started: Your Guide to Windows 8

Back in 1991, Microsoft released their first version of Windows, a mouse-driven graphical user interface that revolutionized the way we use computers, both at home and in the workplace. Microsoft's newest operating system has a whole new interface and loads of new features. Windows 8 introduces a...

Cartweaver 3 - Local File Inclusion

Cartweaver 3 - Local File Inclusion Exploit Title: Cartweaver 3 LFI exploit Google Dork: inurl:cw3/admin/ inurl:/admin/helpfiles/ Be creative! Date: 13.10.2012 Exploit Author: HaxOr Vendor Homepage: https://www.cartweaver.com Version: 3 Tested on: Windows 7 and Windows 8 Vulnerability is in the...

Cartweaver 3 Local File Inclusion Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Exploit Title: Cartweaver 3 LFI exploit Google Dork: inurl:cw3/admin/ inurl:/admin/helpfiles/ Be creative! Date: 13.10.2012 Exploit Author: HaxOr Vendor Homepage: https://www.cartweaver.com Version: 3 Tested on: Windows 7 and Windows 8...

Cartweaver 3 - Local File Inclusion

Exploit Title: Cartweaver 3 LFI exploit Google Dork: inurl:cw3/admin/ inurl:/admin/helpfiles/ Be creative! Date: 13.10.2012 Exploit Author: HaxOr Vendor Homepage: https://www.cartweaver.com Version: 3 Tested on: Windows 7 and Windows 8 Vulnerability is in the Help Documents located in...

Windows 8 Security flaw : Logon Passwords Stores in Plain Text

Windows 8 is the first operating system from Microsoft to support alternative non-biometric authentication mechanisms such as Picture Password and PIN. A vulnerability discovered by a password security vendor - "Passcape" in Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system that it saves a log on password i...

CVE-2012-5378

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActiveTcl 8.5.12, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\TD\bin directory, which is added to the PATH system environment variable, as demonstrate...

CVE-2012-5380

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in Ruby 1.9.3-p194, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\Ruby193\bin directory, which may be added to the PATH system environment variable by...

Design/Logic Flaw

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePerl 5.16.1.1601, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\Perl\Site\bin directory, which is added to the PATH system environment variable, a...

CVE-2012-5383

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in Oracle MySQL 5.5.28, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the "C:\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin" directory, which may be added to the PATH system...

CVE-2012-5382

CVE-2012-5382 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Zend Server 5.6.0 SP4 when installed in the top-level C:\ directory. A Trojan horse DLL placed in C:\Zend\ZendServer\share\ZendFramework\bin could be added to PATH by an administrator, enabling local privilege escalation via wlbsct...

CVE-2012-2897

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT, as used by Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79 and other programs, do not properl...

An Interview With Eugene Kaspersky

Eugene Kaspersky has had an interesting, varied life, with more than his share of adventures, successes and challenges. He’s seen and done a lot, but when he learned that he was going to receive an honorary degree from Plymouth University in England he was taken aback. Excited, yes, and humbled,...

Microsoft Changes Mind; Will Patch Flash on IE 10 Before Windows 8 Ships

Microsoft has reversed course and said it will patch a serious Adobe Flash vulnerability in Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10 before the new Microsoft OS ships Oct. 26. Microsoft had previously said it would wait until after the ship date to update Flash, which is integrated into the browser...

Microsoft Ships Two Bulletins in September Security Update

The Microsoft security team shipped just two bulletins – resolving as many holes – in the September, 2012 edition of Patch Tuesday. The patches will supply fixes for two ‘important’ rated bugs, one in Microsoft Developer Tools and the other in Micrososft Server Software. If unpatched, both could...

Apache Blocks IE 10 Do Not Track Privacy Setting

The co-founder of the Apache HTTP Server Project is under fire for a patch that instructs the world’s most popular Web server to ignore the Do Not Track privacy setting enabled by default in Internet Explorer 10. Do Not Track is a specification under consideration by the W3C and under development...

Early Windows 8 Users to Remain Vulnerable to Flash Exploits Until October

While Windows 8 won’t officially be released until Oct. 26, according to reports over the weekend, the operating system already has a handful of Flash holes that could open the system up to exploits by attackers. The problem stems from the system’s browser, Internet Explorer 10, that’s coming wit...