Apr 15 2014
Have you ever created a self-signed certificate and then seen the following errors in the apache error log? 1[warn] RSA server certificate is a CA certificate (BasicConstraints: CA == TRUE !?) Well this is likely because you are using a certificate that is used to sign other certificates as your SSL cert rather than using(…)
Aug 6 2012
If you want to test exploits against windows machines or if you’re a web developer and need to test code in IE 7, 8, and 9 you will want to have multiple windows virtual machines handy. This tutorial will show you how to legally get copies of windows installed on virtualbox using the free editions(…)
Aug 5 2012
If you want to run BackTrack in virtual box, I highly recommend installing the guest additions to take advantage of the screen resizing, shared windows, shared clip board, etc. Backtrack does not come with the virtualbox guest additions installed by default. Earlier versions of BT required several rounds of downloading kernel headers, patching, and copying(…)
Aug 2 2012
Several people have recently come to me asking for help identifying and remediating hacks against their wordpress blogs. Many of the online tutorials fail to address attackers who try to maintain persistence by changing user passwords and remaining logged in to wordpress. Even if you reset the password the attacker can still make changes because(…)
Jul 31 2012
1. Update your software 1sudo apt-get update 2. Install the latest security updates 1sudo apt-get upgrade 3. Install required packages 1sudo apt-get install dkms build-essential linux-headers-generic linux-headers-$(uname -r) module-assistant 4. Install guest additions Click on Install Guest Additions… from the Devices menu, then choose to browse the content of the CD when requested. Run sudo(…)
Jul 31 2012
What is MacPorts? MacPorts provides an infrastructure for building, installing, and packaging open source software. It is designed to match the functionality of the FreeBSD Ports system and to be extensible for future enhancements. Installing MacPorts Download the macports package for your version here or you can click on the version of the MacOS you(…)
Jul 29 2012
If you have ever tried to backup a wordpress site on godaddy you are in for a treat, I decided to write this article in case I ever needed to go through this again and in the hopes that it may help someone else. If you’re like me, you have one or more wordpress sites(…)
