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  1. Free AntiVirus for Windows - ClamWin runs in your system tray, and can perform regularly scheduled system scans in addition to scanning Microsoft Outlook e-mail, and allowing you to right click any file and scan it.
  2. Writing Windows Buffer Overflows - Writing a buffer overflow attack against a Windows program present several challenges.
  3. Installing Nikto on Windows - Nikto is a fast, extensible, free open source web scanner written in Perl.
  4. MS-DOS (Batch File) Shorts - I wrote this article to cover some shortcuts, tips, and batch files I've had to use over time at the MS-DOS command prompt.
  5. Microsoft Office Encryption 2003 and 2007 - This article was designed to address some nagging questions about utilizing Microsoft Office encryption as well as compatibility issues between Office 2003 and Office 2007.
  6. Windows XP Service Pack 3 - This past Tuesday (May 6, 2008) Microsoft made Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 available.
  7. Overriding Windows DNS - You query it using an nslookup and things are fine, but when you point a web browser at the location things just bork up.
  8. Overriding Windows DNS - Quick instructions about how to modify your local DNS entries on a Windows system.
  9. Scripting GPG Encryption on Windows - Using GPG file level encryption allows you to distinctly identify files by filename while still protecting their content.
  10. Mounting an NTFS Partition for Use in Mandriva - Mounting an NTFS disk partition for use in Linux.
  11. Installing Virtual Ubuntu on Windows - Using virtualization you can install Linux on your Windows host operating system.
  12. GnuPG on Windows - GPG is the free, open source alternative to proprietary PGP encryption.
  13. Adios Windows - So I finally kicked Windows to the curb at home yesterday.
  14. Password Recovery on Windows XP - Resetting or decrypting Windows XP passwords is as fast as booting from a CD.
  15. Installing Perl on Windows - A quick guide to installing Active Perl on your Windows machines, including instructions on how to download and install extra packages from CPAN.
  16. Unwanted Systray Items - The Windows system tray can give you a quick overview of programs running in the background on your machine.
  17. MS-DOS Tricks and Shorts - A few simple tricks to that help to make life on the MS-DOS command prompt a little more livable, including concatenating files, creating files, and searching files.
  18. Loading Data into MySQL from a Text File - Short article on loading text into a MySQL database from a plain text file. This operation is remarkably fast and easy, especially for data migration.
  19. Microsoft Natural Elite 4000 Keyboard Review - I have to say the I really enjoy using my new Microsoft keyboard.
  20. MS Acces to Oracle via ODBC - Instructions on connecting Microsoft Access to Oracle using ODBC.
  21. Using the MS-DOS Command Prompt - A short instructional article on using the Command prompt.
  22. Simple Windows XP Backup Script - The following was a quick Perl based backup script I could use to back up my working documents and projects.
  23. Setting Up a WAMP System - A short guide to setting up an Apache, MySQL and PHP system on your Windows machine including common errors.
  24. NT Security Tools - A few good security tools for Windows, reviews, and links to download them.
  25. Hardening Your Windows 2000 Server - A list of simple steps you can take to significantly increase the level of security on a default installation of Windows 2000.
  26. Setting up a Linux MySQL server for Windows clients - Quick setup notes for connecting Windows client machines to a MySQL server.
  27. Scheduling a Batch File to Email when Windows 2000 Boots - Scheduling a batch file to run at boot time on Windows 2000.
  28. Opening Ports on Win9x/Me - Getting some server functionality from your Windows desktop with a home operating system.
  29. NT Port Filtering - Instructions for using native NT/2000 features to implement a simple firewall.
  30. Fun with Web Bugs - Just a quick little program that allows you to fire off raw commands to remote SMTP servers and facilitates composition of HTML email.
  31. How to Enable ODBC Logging for IIS on Win2k - How to enable IIS so that web logs are written to a database
  32. PGP on Windows Tutorial - How to get started using PGP - Pretty Good Privacy.
  33. Designing a Data Driven Website - Part 1 - Choosing a good platform for your website needs, including operating system, scripting language, and database server.
  34. Editorial Response to Microsoft Proposed Non-Disclosure of Vulnerabilities - A brief editorial about the downfalls of ending vulnerability disclosure as outlined by Microsoft.
  35. Madirish Tutorial 09 - Finding and exploring Windows shares by hand.
  36. Madirish Tutorial 10 - Automating hacking tools, making a program to do what we did by hand in Tutorial 9. Includes the code for madirish.bat.
  37. Show Every (x)day for the Year - A short script to show every x number day in a given year.
  38. IIS Unicode Directory Traversal Exploit Explained - The Code Red worm exploit demystified, includes screen shots and instructions.
  39. Little Known MS-DOS Commands - A few handy Microsoft DOS (Disk Operating System) commands that you can use from the command line.

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