Re: [FD] TrueCrypt?

2014-05-31 Thread Mike Cramer
> > > Bitlocker and Truecrypt aren't the ONLY FDE and removable media > platforms that are out there. While TC offered incredible portability > of the data (since it was all file containers that could be moved > between platforms easily), as far as encryption itself goes, Bit

Re: [FD] TrueCrypt?

2014-05-30 Thread Mike Cramer
encryption itself goes, Bitlocker should provide the same > level of security as TC for when your devices fall into the wrong hands. You > an also leverage products from McAfee, Symantec, and CheckPoint. YMMV. > > > To use Bitlocker “properly” in a major organization your be

Re: [FD] TrueCrypt?

2014-05-29 Thread Mike Cramer
organization. They’re just not that dumb. Mike From: Justin Bull [mailto:m...@justinbull.ca] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 18:02 To: Mike Cramer Cc: fulldisclosure@seclists.org; secuip Subject: RE: [FD] TrueCrypt? Closed source and Microsoft is notoriously known to play ball with LEO and

Re: [FD] Full disk encryption for OS X alternative to TrueCrypt

2014-05-29 Thread Mike Cramer
You need to ask yourself a question: How well do you know coding and encryption handling to ensure that your software doesn't have unintentional back doors and/or information disclosure? This is a serious question because it requires serious answers when you're dealing with cryptography. The weake

Re: [FD] Beginners error: iTunes for Windows runs rogue program C:\Program.exe when opening associated files

2014-05-01 Thread Mike Cramer
30, 2014 19:28 To: Mike Cramer Cc: Alton Blom; fulldisclosure@seclists.org; Stefan Kanthak Subject: Re: [FD] Beginners error: iTunes for Windows runs rogue program C:\Program.exe when opening associated files The practice of creating persistent services from temp directories is "gene

Re: [FD] Beginners error: iTunes for Windows runs rogue program C:\Program.exe when opening associated files

2014-05-01 Thread Mike Cramer
at SOE deployment time would be overwritten later by the vendor. -Mike From: Alton Blom [mailto:alton...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 19:02 To: Mike Cramer Cc: Stefan Kanthak; fulldisclosure@seclists.org Subject: Re: [FD] Beginners error: iTunes for Windows runs rogue program

Re: [FD] Beginners error: iTunes for Windows runs rogue program C:\Program.exe when opening associated files

2014-05-01 Thread Mike Cramer
likely to dump their executable in C:\Windows than they are to run a service from C:\Windows\Temp\My Application\myservice.exe", which would allow you to use "My.exe" to elevate privilege. -Mike -Original Message- From: Brandon Perry [mailto:bperry.volat...@gmail.com]

Re: [FD] Beginners error: iTunes for Windows runs rogue program C:\Program.exe when opening associated files

2014-05-01 Thread Mike Cramer
[mailto:alton...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 18:18 To: Mike Cramer Cc: Stefan Kanthak; fulldisclosure@seclists.org Subject: Re: [FD] Beginners error: iTunes for Windows runs rogue program C:\Program.exe when opening associated files Hi Mike, It's probalby better seen as a w

Re: [FD] Beginners error: iTunes for Windows runs rogue program C:\Program.exe when opening associated files

2014-04-30 Thread Mike Cramer
I would like to know how this is a vulnerability. In order to write to the root of C:\, you need elevated privileges in Windows. Once someone gains elevated access, what does creating "C:\program.exe" offer them that they couldn't otherwise obtain? I have never actually seen malware take advantag