Whois queries are used to determine the IP address ranges associated with clients. A whois query can be run on most UNIX environments. In a Windows environment, the tools such as WsPingPro and Sam Spade can be used to perform whois queries. Whois queries can also be executed over the Web from www.arin.net and www.networksolutions.com.

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Here’s a new way to get Microsoft to pay attention to you: slip a brief message into the malicious Trojan horse program you just wrote. That’s what an unnamed Russian

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Error Messages

Error Messages Overview Think about these questions. * Why are Error Conditions and Error Messages a security problem? * What’s wrong with error conditions? * Wouldn’t an administrator want the

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Wanted: Windows Hackers

Microsoft has said it wants to get more security researchers into Redmond to demonstrate flaws in its software, and it wants them to come back every six months. In March,

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