What should be done to determine why it takes so long to set up a secure session using TLS?

I loaded a client-side .svclog file inside Microsoft Service Trace Viewer and there are a lot of entries in the log saying setting up secure session and close secure session, each taking more time than usual. For example, set… Continue reading What should be done to determine why it takes so long to set up a secure session using TLS?

MacBookPro’s OSX install.log has entries that predate the initial unboxing

Basically what the title says. I recently had a look at my /var/log/install.log and the earliest entries are from about 2 full months prior to me unboxing the computer.

The packaging had cellophane, no indication it was seco… Continue reading MacBookPro’s OSX install.log has entries that predate the initial unboxing

I need help finding a list or a reference of DLL’s for discovering hijacked programs

I am removing malware from my grandpa’s Windows computer using the system internals suite. I suspect he has a Trojan which has been making remote connections and downloading a TON of viruses every day.

There are a lot of pr… Continue reading I need help finding a list or a reference of DLL’s for discovering hijacked programs

Windows: What are the security implication of adding Network Service account to “Event Log Readers” group?

I want to read security audit logs from a network service. By default, Network Service does not have permission to read but it can if the account is added to “Event Log Readers”. One of the examples is mentioned here.

Howeve… Continue reading Windows: What are the security implication of adding Network Service account to “Event Log Readers” group?

What is going on with these requests? HEAD with encoded backslash, and my site embedded in the url

I found these entries in my access log, and I found them rather weird. As I don’t know what HEAD’s purpose is here or what their intent was with this. I have the first couple as an example, but it’s happened from multiple IPs… Continue reading What is going on with these requests? HEAD with encoded backslash, and my site embedded in the url