Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2018-09-17 Thread Rob Kampen
On 17/09/18 21:54, Chris Olson via CentOS wrote: We have several small networks, some of which have only four systems that are usually a mix of Windows 7 and CentOS 6 and CentOS 7 machines. All of these systems are Internet connected and updated regularly when yum finds packages available.  Infor

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-12 Thread Leonard den Ottolander
Hi Paul, On Wed, 2017-01-11 at 12:43 +, Always Learning wrote: > Goeiemiddag Leonard, Heh :) . I was just thinking yesterday, "lekker ananas" :-) . > One could say the host name, 4-3-2-1-static.friendly-ip.com, is > not absolutely required in the 1.2.3.4 virtual host file. > > Not knowing w

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-11 Thread ken
On 01/09/2017 01:51 PM, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: Always Learning wrote: On Fri, 2017-01-06 at 12:54 -0500, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: James B. Byrne wrote: On Thu, January 5, 2017 17:23, Always Learning wrote: Cyber attacks are gradually replacing armed conflicts. Better fight with bits than blo

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-11 Thread Always Learning
Goeiemiddag Leonard, > On Tue, 2017-01-10 at 12:00 +, Always Learning wrote: > > (4) The 'extra' Apache Virtual Host file contains > > > > > > Why do you add dummy.domain.com:80 here as the match is done on the > ServerName? > > > DocumentRoot /prod/web/domains/dummy/ > > Ser

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-11 Thread Leonard den Ottolander
Hello Paul, On Tue, 2017-01-10 at 12:00 +, Always Learning wrote: > (4) The 'extra' Apache Virtual Host file contains > > Why do you add dummy.domain.com:80 here as the match is done on the ServerName? > DocumentRoot /prod/web/domains/dummy/ > ServerName 1.2.3.4 > CustomLo

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-10 Thread Always Learning
On Mon, 2017-01-09 at 11:06 -0600, John R. Dennison wrote: > On Mon, Jan 09, 2017 at 04:23:05PM +, Always Learning wrote: > > > > Agreed. One of my Apache defences is to redirect probes/hacks to > > 127.0.0.1 :-) > > Would you be willing to share this rewrite rule with the list, please? > So

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-09 Thread m . roth
Always Learning wrote: > On Fri, 2017-01-06 at 12:54 -0500, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: >> James B. Byrne wrote: >> > On Thu, January 5, 2017 17:23, Always Learning wrote: >> >> >> >> Cyber attacks are gradually replacing armed conflicts. >> > >> > Better fight with bits than blood. >> >> Yes, but... a

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-09 Thread Albert McCann
> -Original Message- > From: CentOS [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Valeri > Galtsev > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 12:26 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue > > One large list that cut the number of attacks was >

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-09 Thread Valeri Galtsev
On Mon, January 9, 2017 11:16 am, Albert McCann wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: CentOS [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Always >> Learning >> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 11:23 AM >> To: Centos >> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Firefox

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-09 Thread Albert McCann
> -Original Message- > From: CentOS [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Always > Learning > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 11:23 AM > To: Centos > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue > > On Thu, January 5, 2017 17:23, Always Learning wrote: > > &

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-09 Thread John R. Dennison
On Mon, Jan 09, 2017 at 04:23:05PM +, Always Learning wrote: > > Agreed. One of my Apache defences is to redirect probes/hacks to > 127.0.0.1 :-) Would you be willing to share this rewrite rule with the list, please? Some may find it useful. Thank you.

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-09 Thread John R Pierce
On 1/9/2017 8:33 AM, Always Learning wrote: Query: How did the Reds get into the Democrats computer systems ? Hope it wasn't a Redhat/Centos system but an 'open Windoze' set-up. primary attack was cracking a too easy password on Podesta's webmail account, quite probably via phishing/human engi

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-09 Thread John R. Dennison
On Mon, Jan 09, 2017 at 04:33:01PM +, Always Learning wrote: > recognise vulnerabilities and how to block them; too many self-declared > "komputar xperts" haven't a clue about robust security. Thank you SO very much for this. I am still laughing at the irony after 5 whole minutes. This made

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-09 Thread Always Learning
On Fri, 2017-01-06 at 12:54 -0500, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote: > James B. Byrne wrote: > > > > On Thu, January 5, 2017 17:23, Always Learning wrote: > >> > >> Cyber attacks are gradually replacing armed conflicts. > > > > Better fight with bits than blood. > > Yes, but... attacks on the friggin' IoT

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-09 Thread Always Learning
On Fri, 2017-01-06 at 11:08 -0500, James B. Byrne wrote: > On Thu, January 5, 2017 17:23, Always Learning wrote: > > > > > > Cyber attacks are gradually replacing armed conflicts. > > > > Better fight with bits than blood. Agreed. One of my Apache defences is to redirect probes/hacks to 127.0.0

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-06 Thread m . roth
James B. Byrne wrote: > > On Thu, January 5, 2017 17:23, Always Learning wrote: >> >> Cyber attacks are gradually replacing armed conflicts. > > Better fight with bits than blood. Yes, but... attacks on the friggin' IoT could result in lots of blood. Or, less so, what do you mean all the rail line

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-06 Thread James B. Byrne
On Thu, January 5, 2017 17:23, Always Learning wrote: > > > Cyber attacks are gradually replacing armed conflicts. > Better fight with bits than blood. -- *** e-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** Do NOT transmit sensitive data via e-Mail Do NOT open attachments nor fol

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-05 Thread Jonathan Billings
On Thu, Jan 05, 2017 at 10:23:18PM +, Always Learning wrote: > [...] The > only method of preventing it compromising a site is to test the > acceptable maximum length of the parameter (in this example '12345') and > if exceeded block the IP address in iptables. I'm honestly interested in what

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-05 Thread John R Pierce
On 1/5/2017 2:23 PM, Always Learning wrote: SQL injection attempts, made by suffixing usually very long strings of SQL coding to valid parameters such as domain.com/info.php?=12345, has been popular with the Russians for at least the last few years. SQL Injection is a server side issue, not

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-05 Thread Always Learning
On Wed, 2017-01-04 at 21:33 +, Chris Olson wrote: > .. A Firefox browser on one system . > Instead, a site located at the link https://gaibacoupontec.com > was displayed with a message indicating that there was an urgent > Firefox update required. Firefox, like other web browsers, us

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-05 Thread Andrew Holway
Maybe is was an ad redirect. I get this a lot on my phone where people are putting malicious js in ads that redirects me to advertisements for rock hard erections whilst I'm reading articles. Its very noisome! On 4 January 2017 at 22:33, Chris Olson wrote: > Everyone is back at work and starting

Re: [CentOS] Firefox Issue

2017-01-04 Thread David Nelson
> Instead, a site located at the link https://gaibacoupontec.com > was displayed with a message indicating that there was an urgent > Firefox update required. Have you checked the user's Firefox profile for any unusual extensions? That would be my first suspicion. _