Monthly Archives: Februar 2008

Google Dorks Tool by cDc

Posted on 21. Februar 2008 by jplasser

Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) released a tool called Goolag Scanner which automates scanning certain web sites for Google hacks. Use it on your own risk! While using this tool in Germany is not prohibited by law (Hackerparagraph 202c) … Continue reading →

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Increase in malicious websites in Google's index

Posted on 21. Februar 2008 by jplasser

Google’s Niels Provos (and others) released a report on drive-by-downloads and the dramatical increase of malicious websites in the Google index. 1.3% of all incoming search queries returned at least one malicious URL on the results page and most of … Continue reading →

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ShmooCon 2008

Posted on 21. Februar 2008 by jplasser

Some nice ShmooCon 2008 results: Researchers found a method to dramatically decrease cost and time to crack GMS-security (download slides here), Path X: Explosive Security Testing Tools with XPath – good presentation on automated testing with Selenium TestRunner (download slides … Continue reading →

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Today: Last total lunar eclipse until 2015

Posted on 20. Februar 2008 by jplasser

In the night from Wednesday to Thursday there will be the last visible total lunar eclipse until 2015. The eclipse can be seen from 2:21 to 6:31 AM here in Austria. From 4:01 to 4:51 AM the moon will be … Continue reading →

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CopyAllUrls – 50.000 downloads

Posted on 18. Februar 2008 by jplasser

CopyAllUrls downloads have nearly reached 50.000 (I couldn’t wait). Thank you all for using CAU!

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Finding Nemo

Posted on 18. Februar 2008 by jplasser

This weekend we made a trip to Vienna visiting Haus des Meeres (besides the old technical museum and searching for a rather hidden skating hall down in Perfektastraße 86 – skatearea23.at – if you ever look for this object I … Continue reading →

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Locked In

Posted on 12. Februar 2008 by jplasser

I can’t say if it’s all because of my current mood or the distortion field I’m in (or maybe the loss of sleep today?), but this morning I unknowingly must have changed the code of the u-lock for my laptop … Continue reading →

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825 sporting aces

Posted on 6. Februar 2008 by jplasser

After I have completed registration for the upcoming Linz marathon I received an email today from the organizing team. It’s an invitation to attend an information evening about pain-free running.The email itself was not so pain-free. They included all recipient’s … Continue reading →

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Time is …?

Posted on 6. Februar 2008 by jplasser

My bottom line of this blog suggests that time is an illusion. Today I woke up overwhelmed with warm and fuzzy stay-in-bed feelings and a manifested indisputable truth in my brain that time can’t be slowed down or even stopped … Continue reading →

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Keep on running

Posted on 4. Februar 2008 by jplasser

Everybody knows Spencer Davis Group’s single “Keep on runnin“. The song is about a man running after a woman, and she keeps running and hiding. Well, I just thought it’s maybe more satisfying to run with and not after someone … Continue reading →

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