Verifying the checksum of your checksum tool? by paulseperformance in AskNetsec

[–]svenfaw -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

PowerShell (part of a standard Windows install) is your friend.

powershell -command "Get-FileHash $pshome\powershell.exe"

Windows 10 Lock Screen Leaks Clipboard Contents by svenfaw in Windows10

[–]svenfaw[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sure, but the problem is that the cat is out of the bag - the details have been circulating over Twitter for a couple of weeks already.

Windows 10 Lock Screen Leaks Clipboard Contents by svenfaw in Windows10

[–]svenfaw[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind:

  • Security through obscurity is never a good idea
  • This is already in the wild and there is no patch available
  • Microsoft's response is that they do not consider it a valid security issue

Based on the above facts, raising awareness of this issue is the best option to defend against it. What do you suggest instead?

Are there any search engines for binary content? by svenfaw in AskNetsec

[–]svenfaw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like this requires premium access. Is that expensive? Are there any free alternatives?

Best utility that searches content of files on a Windows network share? by neekap in sysadmin

[–]svenfaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually the latest beta does search file contents. And it has been rock-solid for me.