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🧿🪬🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸<p>Uninstalling the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MicrosoftStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftStore</span></a> version of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> and disabling <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WindowsDefender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsDefender</span></a> so the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/torch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>torch</span></a> dlls properly install so I can run comfyui-zluda, a fork of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comfyui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comfyui</span></a> which uses <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zluda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zluda</span></a> which is a shim for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CUDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CUDA</span></a> applications to use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HIP</span></a> SDK so I can download <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stableDiffusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stableDiffusion</span></a> and run it on my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Radeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radeon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPU</span></a> because <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amuse</span></a> won't let me generate porn.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>llm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/generativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>generativeAI</span></a></p>
.:\dGh/:.<p>Monthly reminder that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> fucking sucks ass.</p><p>Trying to troubleshoot why a software didn't start and Windows Defender false-positive a DLL that now can't restore.</p><p>Great start for a monday.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Troubleshooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Troubleshooting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WindowsDefender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsDefender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AntiMalware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiMalware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AntiVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiVirus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AV</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mrgrumpymonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mrgrumpymonkey</span></a></span> depends...</p><ul><li>We've already seen shit that cracked <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windowy8Bing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windowy8Bing</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows10S" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows10S</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11Home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11Home</span></a> wide open with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Adware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adware</span></a> that also disables <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsDefender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsDefender</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Next logical step is some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PowerShell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerShell</span></a> script that downloads a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro image, repartition the system drive, add some unallocated space at the end, put a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudInit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudInit</span></a> config in it and then do an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnattendedInstall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnattendedInstall</span></a> of said system with <code>bcd</code> by calling up <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bcdedit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bcdedit</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/chainload" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chainload</span></a> said partition.</p><ul><li>I jist have neither the time nor spoons to do that shit myself, but in theory a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetInstaller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetInstaller</span></a> image of ~ 100MB should suffice...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GossiTheDog</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> it merely prevents <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Screenshots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Screenshots</span></a> by claiming it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a>'d content.</p><ul><li><p>It's a mere <em>ask</em> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> could specifically close that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/API" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>API</span></a> and make it subject to contractual agreements (as they did with their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Antivirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antivirus</span></a> API calls to disable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsDefender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsDefender</span></a>!) if they decide this is against their wishes.</p></li><li><p>It also doesn't prevent the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Keylogger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Keylogger</span></a> nor works against the <a href="http://github.com/kkarhan/windows-ca-backdoor-fix" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">known</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoAPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoAPI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backdoor</span></a> affecting all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Browsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browsers</span></a> (except <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a>) which can be triggered by a single <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HTTPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HTTPS</span></a> request.</p></li></ul><p>The correct solution for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> would be to alert all their users and specifically block <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> in general or at least <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> simply because it is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> and <em>empirically cannot be made private or secure</em>.</p><p>But that would require them to actually give a shit, which thed don't, cuz otherwise they would've stopped demanding <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> and moved out of juristiction of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a>.</p><ul><li>I mean, what's gonna prevent the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>-Regime from threatening <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> et. al. with lifetime in jail for not kicking the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ICC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICC</span></a> (or anyone else he and his fans dislike) from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>'s infrastructure?</li></ul><p>Since they are highly centralized.they certainly <em>are capable</em> to comply with <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sanctions</span></a>"</em> (or whatever bs he'll claim!)...</p>
WinFuture.de<p>Ein Sicherheitsforscher enthüllt mit "Defendnot" eine kritische Schwachstelle im Windows Security Center. Das Tool täuscht ein falsches Antivirenprogramm vor und deaktiviert so den <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WindowsDefender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsDefender</span></a>. <a href="https://winfuture.de/news,151018.html?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winfuture.de/news,151018.html?</span><span class="invisible">utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WindowsDefender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsDefender</span></a> misidentifies key driver, disrupting popular <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> monitoring tools</p><p><a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/107184-windows-defender-misidentifies-key-driver-disrupting-popular-pc.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techspot.com/news/107184-windo</span><span class="invisible">ws-defender-misidentifies-key-driver-disrupting-popular-pc.html</span></a></p>
WinFuture.de<p>Windows Defender stuft beliebte PC-Wartungstools als Bedrohung ein. Der Grund: Der veraltete WinRing0-Treiber. Betroffen sind u.a. Fan Control und MSI Afterburner. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WindowsDefender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsDefender</span></a> <a href="https://winfuture.de/news,149592.html?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winfuture.de/news,149592.html?</span><span class="invisible">utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia</span></a></p>