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    Internet Explorer Could Have A Huge Security Hole

    in IT and Computers

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    Microsoft has released a Security Advisory (2757760)

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2757760

    Microsoft is investigating public reports of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, and Internet Explorer 9. Internet Explorer 10 is not affected. Microsoft is aware of targeted attacks that attempt to exploit this vulnerability.

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object that has been deleted or has not been properly allocated. The vulnerability may corrupt memory in a way that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user within Internet Explorer. An attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit this vulnerability through Internet Explorer and then convince a user to view the website.

    On completion of this investigation, Microsoft will take the appropriate action to protect our customers, which may include providing a solution through our monthly security update release process, or an out-of-cycle security update, depending on customer needs.

    Suggested Actions

    • Deploy the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit
      Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) is a utility that helps prevent vulnerabilities in software from successfully being exploited by applying in-box mitigations such as DEP to applications configured in EMET.
      At this time, EMET is provided with limited support and is only available in the English language. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2458544.
      Configure EMET for Internet Explorer from the EMET user interface
      To add iexplore.exe to the list of applications using EMET, perform the following steps:
      1. Click Start, All Programs, Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit, and EMET 3.0.
      2. Click Yes on the UAC prompt, click Configure Apps, then select Add. Browse to the application to be configured in EMET.
        For 32-bit installations of Internet Explorer the location is:
        C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
        Note For 32-bit systems, the path is c:\program files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
        For 64-bit installations of Internet Explorer the location is:
        C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
      3. Click OK and exit EMET.

      Configure EMET for Internet Explorer from a command line

      • For 32-bit installations of IE on 64-bit systems, run the following from an elevated command prompt:
        "c:\Program Files (x86)\EMET\EMET_Conf.exe"--add "c:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
        Note For 32-bit systems, the path for EMET is c:\Program Files\EMET\EMET_Conf.exe and the path for IE is c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
      • For x64 installations of IE, run the following from an elevated command prompt:
        "c:\Program Files (x86)\EMET\EMET_Conf.exe"--add "c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
      • If you have completed this successfully, the following message displays:
        "The changes you have made may require restarting one or more applications"
      • If the application has already been added in EMET, the following message displays:
        Error: "c:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" conflicts with existing entry for "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"

      [*]Set Internet and Local intranet security zone settings to "High" to block ActiveX Controls and Active Scripting in these zones

      You can help protect against exploitation of this vulnerability by changing your settings for the Internet security zone to block ActiveX controls and Active Scripting. You can do this by setting your browser security to High.

      To raise the browsing security level in Internet Explorer, perform the following steps:

      1. On the Internet Explorer Tools menu, click Internet Options.
      2. In the Internet Options dialog box, click the Security tab, and then click Internet.
      3. Under Security level for this zone, move the slider to High. This sets the security level for all websites you visit to High.
      4. Click Local intranet.
      5. Under Security level for this zone, move the slider to High. This sets the security level for all websites you visit to High.
      6. Click OK to accept the changes and return to Internet Explorer.

      Note If no slider is visible, click Default Level, and then move the slider to High.

      Note Setting the level to High may cause some websites to work incorrectly. If you have difficulty using a website after you change this setting, and you are sure the site is safe to use, you can add that site to your list of trusted sites. This will allow the site to work correctly even with the security setting set to High.

      Impact of workaround. There are side effects to blocking ActiveX Controls and Active Scripting. Many websites that are on the Internet or on an intranet use ActiveX or Active Scripting to provide additional functionality. For example, an online e-commerce site or banking site may use ActiveX Controls to provide menus, ordering forms, or even account statements. Blocking ActiveX Controls or Active Scripting is a global setting that affects all Internet and intranet sites. If you do not want to block ActiveX Controls or Active Scripting for such sites, use the steps outlined in "Add sites that you trust to the Internet Explorer Trusted sites zone".

      Add sites that you trust to the Internet Explorer Trusted sites zone

      After you set Internet Explorer to block ActiveX controls and Active Scripting in the Internet zone and in the Local intranet zone, you can add sites that you trust to the Internet Explorer Trusted sites zone. This will allow you to continue to use trusted websites exactly as you do today, while helping to protect yourself from this attack on untrusted sites. We recommend that you add only sites that you trust to the Trusted sites zone.

      To do this, perform the following steps:

      1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools, click Internet Options, and then click the Security tab.
      2. In the Select a web content zone to specify its current security settings box, click Trusted Sites, and then click Sites.
      3. If you want to add sites that do not require an encrypted channel, click to clear the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone check box.
      4. In the Add this website to the zone box, type the URL of a site that you trust, and then click Add.
      5. Repeat these steps for each site that you want to add to the zone.
      6. Click OK two times to accept the changes and return to Internet Explorer.

      Note Add any sites that you trust not to take malicious action on your system. Two in particular that you may want to add are *.windowsupdate.microsoft.com and *.update.microsoft.com. These are the sites that will host the update, and it requires an ActiveX Control to install the update.[*]Configure Internet Explorer to prompt before running Active Scripting or to disable Active Scripting in the Internet and Local intranet security zone

      You can help protect against exploitation of this vulnerability by changing your settings to prompt before running Active Scripting or to disable Active Scripting in the Internet and Local intranet security zone. To do this, perform the following steps:

      1. In Internet Explorer, click Internet Options on the Tools menu.
      2. Click the Security tab.
      3. Click Internet, and then click Custom Level.
      4. Under Settings, in the Scripting section, under Active Scripting, click Prompt or Disable, and then click OK.
      5. Click Local intranet, and then click Custom Level.
      6. Under Settings, in the Scripting section, under Active Scripting, click Prompt or Disable, and then click OK.
      7. Click OK two times to return to Internet Explorer.

      Note Disabling Active Scripting in the Internet and Local intranet security zones may cause some websites to work incorrectly. If you have difficulty using a website after you change this setting, and you are sure the site is safe to use, you can add that site to your list of trusted sites. This will allow the site to work correctly.

      Impact of workaround. There are side effects to prompting before running Active Scripting. Many websites that are on the Internet or on an intranet use Active Scripting to provide additional functionality. For example, an online e-commerce site or banking site may use Active Scripting to provide menus, ordering forms, or even account statements. Prompting before running Active Scripting is a global setting that affects all Internet and intranet sites. You will be prompted frequently when you enable this workaround. For each prompt, if you feel you trust the site that you are visiting, click Yes to run Active Scripting. If you do not want to be prompted for all these sites, use the steps outlined in "Add sites that you trust to the Internet Explorer Trusted sites zone".

      Add sites that you trust to the Internet Explorer Trusted sites zone

      After you set Internet Explorer to require a prompt before it runs ActiveX controls and Active Scripting in the Internet zone and in the Local intranet zone, you can add sites that you trust to the Internet Explorer Trusted sites zone. This will allow you to continue to use trusted websites exactly as you do today, while helping to protect you from this attack on untrusted sites. We recommend that you add only sites that you trust to the Trusted sites zone.

      To do this, perform the following steps:

      1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools, click Internet Options, and then click the Security tab.
      2. In the Select a web content zone to specify its current security settings box, click Trusted Sites, and then click Sites.
      3. If you want to add sites that do not require an encrypted channel, click to clear the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone check box.
      4. In the Add this website to the zone box, type the URL of a site that you trust, and then click Add.
      5. Repeat these steps for each site that you want to add to the zone.
      6. Click OK two times to accept the changes and return to Internet Explorer.

      Note Add any sites that you trust not to take malicious action on your system. Two in particular that you may want to add are *.windowsupdate.microsoft.com and *.update.microsoft.com. These are the sites that will host the update, and it requires an ActiveX Control to install the update.

    Internet Explorer Could Have A Huge Security Hole

    in IT and Computers

    2000 Baht Room

    in Pattaya

    Posted

    I think the 2000 THB rooms the lady's talk about are shared rooms, so they share a room between 2 or more girls. This is only to keep the rent down.

    As meatballs already said, if you can find one of these rooms that are only 2000 THB a month, then it will pretty basic and well of the beaten track (means that you have to pay a lot for transportation).

    Visa Extension - Marriage Vs Retirement ?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    It is the same thing, but only retirement (as you already pointed out) gets decided by the local office.

    The disadvantage and the advantages

    Marriage Extension

    Advantages:

    Instead of putting 800k in a bank account you only have to put 400K

    Disadvantage:

    3" Inches of Paperwork

    Home visits (to prove that the marriage is legit)

    Longer application is under consideration period (mine took 2.5 Months)

    Retirement

    Advantages:

    Less paperwork

    Under consideration period is usually the same or the next day

    Disadvantages

    Have to put 800k in a bank account for some periods of time.

    Which License To Get?

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

    Posted

    Don't worry about the Yellow book. If you don't have it, you need a proof of residence letter which you easily can get from immigration.

    Edit: // The yellow book is the house registration book for Foreigners, and it is (in some districts) not that easy to obtain. (If you wanna know more about this, look in the Thai Visas, Residency and Work permits forum.)

    Pattaya To Hua Hin Ferry Proposals Discussed In Meeting

    in Pattaya News

    Posted

    They should have done this long time ago. There are fast catamaran boats (Lomprayah) from Samui, via Koh Phangan and Koh Tao to Chumphon and it works although the distance is bigger than from Hua Hin to Pattaya.

    Yes indeed, but these are islands and thus need those boats for easy & cheap access. Pattaya and Hua Hin are easily served by Bus / Minibuses which I guess have a cheaper fare then a Ferry. And don't forget that Ferries are very dependable on the weather.

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    Bye Bye Glitterman

    in Pattaya

    Posted

    It wouldn't surprise me one bit if he gets fined riding that bicycle back in the UK because he broke one of the too tall or the too flashy laws.

    Well he won't be accustomed to today's uk chats hurling abuse at him !

    That's indeed a greater concern !

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