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How are (NetBIOS?) names being resolved on my network?
Firstly, i have little understanding of Windows Network Discovery, and how NetBIOS operates. I don't like it, and i try to ignore it. I have a server on my LAN, which (among other things) is acting as ...
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How to avoid frequent sequence of Wireless security stopped - Wireless security started - Wireless security succeeded?
I have a second hand laptop Lenovo T470 where already Windows 11 is installed on it.
When using it for some time, I can see the WLAN symbol disappear and reappear shortly afterwards.
When executing as ...
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Security risks of using Hyper-V to split tunnel under VPN connection on host
I have figured out a way to "split tunnel" using Hyper-V. My VPN uses a LAN on the host instead of a virtual adapter (I don't know how it works). Anyway, I configured a Hyper-V virtual ...
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Windows Firewall Does Not Block VMs From Accessing Port 135 on Windows 10 Host
I have a newly setup Windows 10 device with VMWare installed, and the guest OSes will be designated malware analysis playgrounds with (limited) network access. However, I cannot get the Windows ...
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Get-NetTCPConnection Owning Process is equal to zero
I have a process making malicious connection (as detected by my router).
I am trying to identify which process is it, but when trying to list connections I get a OwningProcess's PID equal to zero 0.
I ...
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is there a way to tell if a windows PC is online if I know its IP address?
Is there a way to check if a remote Windows PC (not working as a server, just a personal PC) is online on the internet if I know its IP address?
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passing internet thru Linux machine
recently, I have been running into a lot of DDoS attacks while playing some online games.
in an attempt too stop these attacks, I plan too have my secondary Linux machine act as a passthrough in which ...
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How to config Windows Defender Firewall for VSC?
Installing VSC (Visual Studio Code) on Windows 10 at home. Believe private should be checked as I'm at home and private network is more secure than public. Why public is checked by default not the ...
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Am I a possible victim of a DNS poisoning or MIM attack?
I recently ran a BitDefender AV scan which picked up and cleaned the GenericKDZ trojan - a very nasty infection which includes a keystroke logger. I am adamant about security - always changing default ...
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Is it safe to use SMBv1 client/server after patching it, on Windows 10?
As you may know, after numerous ransomware attacks, Microsoft decided to disable SMBv1 by default on Windows OS's.
However despite releasing a patch (MS17-010) to address those attacks, it seems that ...
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Remote WMI keeps returning Access Denied
I'm having trouble in configuring a WMI to work remotely. Every time I try to connect, I keep getting "Access Denied" error. It is a Windows 10 Enterprise, has no domain, operates in ...
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rundll32.exe making outbound TCP connection
I've been attempting to harden my network, and have taken some extra security precautions for the sake of learning, as well as.. to be secure. I've recently formatted and re-installed Windows 10, and ...
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Explorer.exe making outbound TCP connection to Akamai
I've just noticed that my c:\windows\explorer.exe executable has attempted to make an outbound connection from localhost:49844 -> 104.111.87.125:443.
It seems that this IP is registered to Akamai, ...
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Using Windows 10 v 1507 Safe or not?
In my company, the pc's are running Windows 10 Enterprise but most of them are running v 1507 the very first from 2015.
Anytime the tech support has to set up a new PC for someone, they install the ...
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XAMPP + wordpress - run a local secure intranet server on W10
I discovered XAMPP recently, and was intrigued by how easy it is to have a server up and running on Windows.
I also installed Wordpress on it, and it was a breeze; in few steps I have my wordpress ...
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