January 2010 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Locate a single text file out of 20000 files
by mambo mutua 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Skunks, I managed to recover 20000 text files out of a formatted HDD. My challenge is the application I used to recover with renamed all files to a different name. Out of the 20000 recovered, I only need one. Fine, this is easy with a linux distro, but am in a remote area where I cant find one. I need to use the file tomorrow. Am currently on vista. Any help? A.M

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blazle.vbs virus and tmpData.exe virus
by wallace ngene 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Has anyone encountered these viruses in windows? Blazle can be detected by kaspersky and removed and not with nod32 tmpdata.exe virus has the following symptoms; blocks network access, denies you all ICS Services -- WALLACE NGENE TARURU wallacengene(a)gmail.com

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.co.ke Domain Registration
by Kelvin 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Hi Skunks. Could you help me out here...I need to register a .co.kedomain. I wonder if there is any better (and possibly cheaper) option to Webhost Kenya (www.webhostkenya.co.ke) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Kelvin www.likechapaa.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We help make your website a success. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Google Analytics
by Rahim Kara 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

anyone using?

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[Event] AfricaDotNet Developer Forum Silver Springs Hotel Saturday 30 Jan 10:00
by Rad! 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Right people, as promised there shall be a developer forum this saturday at the silver springs hotel (30th jan) from 10:00 Confirmed speakers are as follows: - Rahim Kara will flex his muscles (ha ha!) and talk about Adobe Flex / Air & Flash - Stephen Ebichondo will share some wisdom on SQL Server Execution Plans - Conrad Akunga (yours truly) will talk about the Innovation Hub and squeeze in some functional programming with F# Tentatively we shall have Wilfred Mworia talking about iPhone development, and hopefully Murigi will share some of his wisdom on the industry. The roster is still open so if you are interested in presenting send me a mail (conradakunga(a)gmail.com) No restrictions as long as it is technically or related to the business of the software industry. I'd be particularly interested in presentations on - Ruby - Silvelight - Python (Wayodi??) - Java (Glen??) - C & C++ (Wesley??) - J2ME

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Permission denied accessing WMI collection object
by Simon Mbuthia 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Hi guys, Any VBS/WMI gurus out there? I'm trying to run a script that'll return a list of all COM objects beginning with the word "datac". So my script looks as below: Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2") Set ClassCollection = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_ClassicCOMClassSetting where Description like 'Datac%'") For Each item In ClassCollection WScript.Echo item.Name WScript.Echo item.Description Next I'm getting an error message at the For.. Next loop. As in the section coloured blue runs well, but when I try to iterate through the items in the ClassCollection collection, that's where I get a message saying "Microsoft VBScript runtime error: Permission denied". I know it has to do with permissions, but what object/system user needs to be granted permission to what exactly? My user account that I use has admin priviledges and I run Windows XP SP3. Thanks in advance, Me. -- Be kind to your dentist - he has fillings too...

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29 Jan '10

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Resolving attack site issue on firefox
by Martin Njuguna 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Dear Skunks, Anybody encountered the error "Reported attack site " while using firefox, yet the same website shows up very well in IE? How can I resolve the problem? Thanks in advance Martin S. Njuguna Digital Vision Limited c:+254 751 440 543 c:+254 721 440 543 t:+254 20 21 33 865 e:martin@digitalvision.co.ke w: http://www.digitalvision.co.ke Skype: digitalv.ke

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How to advertise on Facebook
by vada dava 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Anybody on this list who has ever advertised on facebook,give me some freq guidelines on how to go forward on this.Does it work and the returns(clicks to your site) and method of payment used.

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Zimuse
by Dennis Kioko 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

"Meanwhile Eset is warning<http://www.eset.eu/press-computer-worldwide-targetted-by-MBR-Worm> of a new worm called Zimuse, which overwrites the master boot record on infected systems. BitDefender has also issued a warning about Zimuse, but claims that it destroys hard drives using malicious code. What is unanimously agreed is it does not do so immediately upon infecting a system but, depending on the variant, 20 or 40 days later by rendering the system unbootable. It is usually possible, however, to repair the system by using a repair CD to restore the MBR, allowing a normal Windows installation to once more boot. Zimuse is being spread via infected USB sticks and via the web as a downloadable IQ test. Eset believes that the malware was originally targeted at members of a Slovakian bikers' club. Most initial reports on the spread of the worm came from Slovakia, but this has now been overtaken by the USA, followed by Slovenia, Thailand, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic. Eset has provided a tool for removing the malware, but this is only useful before the MBR has been overwritten." http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Scareware-becomes-ransomware-aga… I can't wait for the drama when this hits here. I was even contemplating placing the file in my "movies" folder -- with Regards: Why you should not mind your own business, Find out at: http://gramware.blogspot.com

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