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Intel has released a BIOS update with a fix for the Q35 bug that was used by rootkit researcher Joanna Rutkowska.

The affected Intel motherboard products for the Q35 bug are:

DQ35JO, DQ35MP, DP35DP, DG33FB, DG33BU, DG33TL, DX38BT and MGM965TW (Mobile).

The Intel BIOS fix for the Q35 bug is now available for download at Intel Download Centre with severity ratings of “important”.

According to Intel Security Center for the Q35 bug:

A new BIOS update is available for select Intel desktop motherboards to ensure proper configuration settings. This change would prevent a malicious user from modifying software that is run in System Management Mode (SMM). SMM is a privileged operating environment running outside of OS control. Malicious software running in this environment could therefore perform any number of operations. Administrative level privileges are required to exploit this issue. BIOS updates to correct this issue are available for all affected Intel branded motherboards.

If you are using any of the motherboard listed above, you are advised to update your BIOS immediately.

Instructions on how to update the BIOS for Intel Motherboard that are affected with the Q35 bug are available at Intel website.

Intel BIOS update instructions.

Tags: intel bios fix, Joanna Rutkowska, q35 bug

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What are you going to if suddenly your Windows XP going black with no icons visible?

If you are experiencing this after Wednesday, 27th of August 2008, chances are Microsoft have something to do with it. A local newspaper source in Malaysia have reported that starting Wednesday, user of pirated copies of Microsoft Windows XP Professional that are connected to the internet will find their computer displays going black with no icons on the desktop.

You can reset the display properties to normal, but the Windows XP professional display going black will occur every 60 minutes of usage. This will repeteadly happen unless the user of the pirated version of Windows XP Professional register a valid license with Microsoft.

This is indeed quite a harsh move by Microsoft Corp for the WGA campaign. We will just have to wait and see what will happen after this.

Tags: black screen, no icons, pirated windows xp, wga, windows xp, windows xp blackout

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What a nightmare that after finish my familyday @ langkawi my T61 died .. cant boot/turn it on …. i can’t do nothing and pick up the phone and call for warranty on site support on monday … today .. the IBM site engineer call for an appointment to fix it (change the motherboard) .. Here are some photos while T61 deassamble n reassamble back ..

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While playing some games in the net asked by riverdell … the question need me to decode the base64 … after blurr for a while and asking my buddy how to decode the base64 then he wrote me this . Thanks so much to him for his tutorial .. and i owe him teh tarik …

Here are sample from nsm-console running on Hardy :

nsm> decode base64 ‘VldwSk5Gb3lVa2hQUjJSclRUSlJlbFJITlU5TlIwNTBWbTE0YTFJelVqSlpNakF4WWtkT2NFNVlWbUZYUmtZeVYycEtTbG95U25SUFZFNU5Xbm93T1QwOT09′

Decoding base64 –> ascii…
Output ([]’s added to show beginning and end):

[VWpJNFoyUkhPR2RrTTJRelRHNU9NR050Vm14a1IzUjJZMjAxYkdOcE5YVmFXRkYyV2pKSloySnRPVE5NWnowOT09==]

nsm> decode base64 ‘VWpJNFoyUkhPR2RrTTJRelRHNU9NR050Vm14a1IzUjJZMjAxYkdOcE5YVmFXRkYyV2pKSloySnRPVE5NWnowOT09==’

Decoding base64 –> ascii…
Output ([]’s added to show beginning and end):

[UjI4Z2RHOGdkM2QzTG5OMGNtVmxkR3R2Y201bGNpNXVaWFF2WjJJZ2JtOTNMZz09==]

nsm> decode base64 ‘UjI4Z2RHOGdkM2QzTG5OMGNtVmxkR3R2Y201bGNpNXVaWFF2WjJJZ2JtOTNMZz09==’

Decoding base64 –> ascii…
Output ([]’s added to show beginning and end):

[R28gdG8gd3d3LnN0cmVldGtvcm5lci5uZXQvZ2Igbm93Lg==]

nsm> decode base64 ‘R28gdG8gd3d3LnN0cmVldGtvcm5lci5uZXQvZ2Igbm93Lg==’

Decoding base64 –> ascii…
Output ([]’s added to show beginning and end):

[Go to www.streetkorner.net/gb now.]

I do need to further study in HeX in other to make it as such a useful tools .. thanks to rawpacket team

The soon to be released Firefox 3.1 will incorporate more “awesome” features in the so called awesome bar.

According to Ryan Wagner over at CyberNetNews, he recently dug into the about:config settings in the latest nightlies of Firefox, and points out a number of new preference that create wildcards. The settings are:

• browser.urlbar.match.title (#): Returns results that match the text in the title.
• browser.urlbar.match.url (@): Returns results that match the text in the URL.
• browser.urlbar.restrict.bookmark (*): Returns only results that are from the bookmarks.
• browser.urlbar.restrict.history (^): Returns only results that are from the browser’s history.
• browser.urlbar.restrict.tag (+): Returns only results that have been tagged

A quick use of these new awesome bar features in Firefox 3.1 will bring more enhance browsing experience for Firefox 3.1 user.

I wrote a tutorial on how to disable firefox 3 awesome bar before, but with the new features of the awesome bar in soon to be release firefox 3, you might want to think twice before disabling them.

Tags: awesome bar, firefox 3, firefox 3.1, firefox 3.1 awesome bar

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finally, i am speechless and i have nothing to blog or to say. might be due to lot of things going through my mind...well i have to say this once and this only once, "wandi, stop your fscking crap!" to all who wants to get to know me, i would like to apologize for this fscking behaviour [...]

picture from www.alexpanait.com

I just came back from Bangi after completing the 1st day Introduction to ICT Security training and yeah, the training schedule will consume 4 of my working days this week. Lil time for bloggin but I’ll try my best to post something useful and beneficial

Ahh.. I also will post about my trip to Jakarta and Bandung next time. So it will take some time as I need to select suitable pictures for uploading purpose later on.

For you guys who downloaded the i-Hack Defense Challenge questions, I want to say thank you for having the interest on taking part of the analysis fun.. OK perhaps my friend geek00l have shown the way how to retrieve the passphrase and yeah, Hex must be included as one of the required tools for analysts and perhaps Incident Handlers as well. For the answer, sorry to disappoint you guys, I will upload the answer soon but be prepared for another set of fun on retrieving the correct answer

For time being, my hands are full, so please please bear with me Okay?

Thanks for visiting and reading my posts.

Do you know that the Windows key that sits between your Ctrl and Alt key when combined with other key will produce shortcuts that will save you a lot of time and increase your productivity.

The windows key, or also known as a Flag key, Start key, or Menu key is originally introduced during the Windows 95 Operating System. With the introduction of Microsoft Windows XP, the Windows key were included in every keyboard manufactured after 1st September 2003, by (you guessed who) Microsoft. And, not to be suprised, Microsoft are pushing that all new keyboard will incorporated the new Windows Vista logo (circle) as the Windows key instead of the traditional Windows key logo.

Back to the usage of Windows Key Shortcuts. Below are the shortcuts that you can use by combining the with Windows key:

• Windows Key to Open the Start Menu
• Windows Key + D to Show Desktop
• Windows Key + E to Open My Computer
• Windows Key + F to Open Search
• Windows Key + F + Control Key to Open Search For Computers program
• Windows Key + F1 to Open Help
• Windows Key + L to Switch Between Users, or Lock desktop while unattended
• Windows Key + M to Minimize All Windows
• Windows Key + M + Shift Key to restore after Minimizing All Windows
• Windows Key + R to Open Run Dialog
• Windows Key + U to open Utility Manager
• Windows Key + Y to Open Yahoo Messenger (if loaded)
• Windows Key + Pause Key To Open System Properties
• Windows Key + Tab Key To Switch Between Active Programs
• Windows Key + X to enter Windows Mobility Center (Windows Vista+ only)
• Windows Key + P to switch Projection modes (clone, extend, single, multiple monitors, etc.) (Windows 7 only)

The usage of Windows Key shortcuts will definitely save you a lot of mouse click if you could master them, and incorporate them in your daily Windows computing.

Tags: flag key, menu key, Windows key, windows key shortcut, windows shortcut

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Windows Server 7, the server edition of a new Operating System by Microsoft is going to be called Windows Server 2008 R2, according Ward Ralston which is the Windows Server Group product manager

Ward Ralston were quoted explaining why Windows Server 7 will be called Windows Server 2008 R2;

Throughout the launch of Windows Server 2008 we said we would be keeping with a 2/4 year major/minor release cadence with the next version of Windows Server. So it is appropriate that the name of the next version reflect that - Windows Server 2008 R2.

Oddly though, Windows Server 7 was scheduled to be released on 2010 if Microsoft follow their roadmap accordingly.

Tags: Ward Ralston, Windows server 2008, Windows server 2008 R2, Windows Server 7

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I’m surfing the net today with expectation to kill my free time and well - try to find any interesting materials to read.  And I bump on a website of a classic TV Series which I loved to watch when I was a kid.  It is a famous Australian Series which was called “Girl From Tomorrow”.

As I still remember, this classic series was aired by TV3 slots of “Alam Ria Cuti Sekolah” arround 1992-1994.  I just cannot remember the exact years of the screening.  Anyone shared interest with me for this classic series?  I’m pretty sure my eldest sister will agree with me that this series is the best series that we ever watched during school’s holiday back in year 1992-1994.

It’s my best childhood show ever.  And if you would like to download the complete series, well you can do so by downloading the 12 episodes here:

http://rapidshare.com/files/28963982/aaf-tgft-101.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963778/aaf-tgft-101.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28964084/aaf-tgft-102.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963794/aaf-tgft-102.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28964076/aaf-tgft-103.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963807/aaf-tgft-103.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28964023/aaf-tgft-104.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963810/aaf-tgft-104.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28964011/aaf-tgft-105.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963814/aaf-tgft-105.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28964022/aaf-tgft-106.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963825/aaf-tgft-106.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28964131/aaf-tgft-107.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963815/aaf-tgft-107.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28964010/aaf-tgft-108.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963850/aaf-tgft-108.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963948/aaf-tgft-109.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963817/aaf-tgft-109.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28964009/aaf-tgft-110.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963830/aaf-tgft-110.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28964017/aaf-tgft-111.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963829/aaf-tgft-111.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28964019/aaf-tgft-112.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28963860/aaf-tgft-112.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/28962694/aaf-tgft-nfo.rar

So enjoy the show.  I hope this will be your favourites classic series too! God I missed “Alam Ria Cuti Sekolah” slots.

Sometimes I wonder where and how the math genius were created.  How did they studies to be able to simplify and solving complicated equations of math.  Well, I guess I found the answer.  Math should be fun this way:

And here is another part of math which really hard for me to solve.  But the problem solve easily by this math genius.  I wonder if I’m able to think like him when I took my SPM years and years ago!

And some people just make it easy on expansion question:

Nice one huh.  Actually I recieved this emails from one of my friends and it made my day.  A nice way to entertain your friends.  Nice jokes!

Here's another puzzle. Head to http://ptg.selangor.gov.my/ , the website of Pejabat Tanah dan Galian Selangor, and tell me what's wrong with it. Just the main page - no need to follow all the links or try to find hidden URLs. Just look at the main page. And tell me what's wrong, or, if there's anything wrong with it, or if there's something hidden, or whatever. I will reveal the answer tomorrow. By the way, the slogan "BUAT YANG BETUL, BUAT DENGAN BETUL, BUAT BETUL BETUL" is not the

Erm, I’ve been surfing around and try to find something about problem solving.  Suddenly I hit a website that has this chart as a guide about problem solving.   It’s kind of interesting to use.  Actually it’s only humor, but still fun to use and evaluate your problem situation.

It’s nice right?  Well honestly i think this make sense a bit when I try it with one of my problem where it ended up to be as ‘No Problem’.  You should really give it a try.