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buffalo Says
When it rains it pours. Eva downloaded Windos XP Security 2012
to her computer.Fortunately I do have the programs needed on
flash drive so it is running MBAM as we speak.
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Reader's Respond
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National Cyber Alert System
Cyber Security Alert SA12-006A
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Vulnerable to Brute-Force Attack
Original release date: January 06, 2012
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
Many different wireless access point models are affected.
Overview
Wireless access points with a feature called "Wi-Fi Protected
Setup" (or WPS) could allow an attacker to gain access to your
wireless network.
Solution
Update Firmware
Check your access point vendor's support web site for updated
firmware that addresses this vulnerability.
Disable WPS
Depending on the model, you may be able to disable WPS on your
access point using the web management site. Note that some access
points do not actually disable WPS even though it appears to be
disabled in the web management site.
Description
Wireless access points with a feature called "Wi-Fi Protected
Setup" (or WPS) have a vulnerability that could allow an attacker
to guess your access point's WPS Personal Identification Number
(PIN) in a reasonable amount of time.
Software that performs this attack is freely available. An attacker
would need to be within range of your wireless network for several
hours or more to conduct the attack.
With the WPS PIN, the attacker could gain access to your wireless
network. The attacker then may be able to observe your network
traffic and mount further attacks.
References
* Vulnerability Note VU#723755 -
<http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723755>
* Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN brute force vulnerability -
<http://sviehb.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/wi-fi-protected-setup-pin-brute-force-vulnerability/>
* Cracking WiFi Protected Setup with Reaver -
<http://www.tacnetsol.com/news/2011/12/28/cracking-wifi-protected-setup-with-reaver.html>
Dianne
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Buff, try running "F-Secure." I put it on my comp several years ago.
Two or more yrs ago, when I went with "Charter Communications" as my
ISP, I, still, had my F-Secure. About a year or so later, Charter was
bragging that it had put F-Secure as its protection on the service it
provides for "free." Don't know if F-Secure started "charging..."...it
was, really, free when I got it. Might look into it.
G
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What little boys will do, its called Pay Back.
There was this little boy about 12 years old walking
down the sidewalk, dragging a flattened frog on a
string behind him.
He came up to the doorstep of a house of ill repute,
and knocked on the door.
When the Madam answered it, she saw the little boy
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inside. I have the money to buy it, and I'm not
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The Madam figured, why not, so she told him to come
in. Once in, she told him to pick any of the
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Of course the Madam said no! ! .
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get shots after making love with Amber. THAT'S
the girl I want."
Since the little boy was so adamant and had the
money to pay for it, the Madam told him to go to the
first room on the right. He headed down the hall,
dragging the squashed frog behind him.
Ten minutes later he came back, still dragging the
frog, paid the Madam, and headed out the door.
The Madam stopped him and asked, "Why did
you pick the only girl in the place with a disease,
instead of one of the others?"
He said, "Well, if you must know, tonight when I get
home, my parents are going out to a restaurant to
eat, leaving me at home with a baby-sitter. After
they leave, my baby-sitter will have sex with me
because she just happens to be very fond of cute
little boys. She will then get the disease that I just
caught. When Mom and Dad get back, Dad will
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the baby-sitter's bones, and he'll catch the
disease. Then when Dad gets home from the
baby-sitter's, he and Mom will go to bed and have
sex, and Mom will catch it. In the morning when
Dad goes to work, the milkman will deliver the
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over my FROG."
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