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Does win32security.LogonUser() Update Last Logon Timestamp?
I'm writing a Python script that will automatically logon users from a list. This script will be run once a month to prevent accounts from being disabled due to low activity. Below is the working code:
import win32security
import getpass
accounts =…
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Windows XP SP3 URL Namespace reservation
I have a Windows XP SP3 machine that I'm trying to setup a URL reservation on. I'm using the httpcfg utility to try and setup the equivalent of the following netsh reservation:
netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:8080/ user=Everyone
I'm referencing…
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Windows DTC Security Risks?
I'm needing Windows DTC services enabled/configured to coordinate cross-server SQL transactions. However, the network admin refuses my request because I need the following configuration setting:
I have scoured the web but unable to find…
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CrerdWriteW storing credentials in Mandarin on Windows
I used the answer here to add credentials programmatically to Windows Credential Manager. The code is inspired by the code in the answer. When I run it however, the credentials in the cred manager show up in Mandarin. I am not sure what am I doing…
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Creating a buffer overflow on windows 10
Soon, I am due to be giving a presentation to my class (doing a degree in computer science) where I want to give a basic example of a buffer overflow and why it's a problem. However, I can't get my buffer overflow to work.
The issue is that as soon…
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prevent system from getting locked
How can we prevent system from getting locked, There are group of systems in our office which needs to run 24/7 with getting locked, these are lab machines.
I do have admin rights but group policies apply preventing from changing registry and…
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Filtering only second Account Name in windows event log using a regex
Does anyone know reqex syntax to filter only second Account Name from Windows Event Log ? I don't want first Account Name, that I got but second Account name mentioned is Account that was deleted , that's what I'm interested in finding out.
I'm…
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Is the current user an Administrator - Windows Store App
There are plenty of examples for Windows Desktop apps that will say whether or not the current user is an Admin.
Here are…
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U may be a victim of software counterfeiting
I installed a Windows XP VM on my system with genuine Windows 7. But when I start my VM, the windows XP shows a popup with message :
"u may be a victim of software counterfeiting"
Is this a concern ? I mean, can it cause a legal problem for me ?
I…
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C++/Qt : How to invoke OS Windows Security dialog for proxy credentials?
My application needs to connect to internet through proxy. I am making use of QNetworkProxyFactory::setUseSystemConfiguration to accomplish it. For Authenticated proxies, i need to pass user credentials to the proxy object. I don't want to build a…
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Hiding the process name to avoid DLL injection. How feasible is it?
The idea is quite simple, i.e try to not follow the standard. For example to inject some thing to Firefox, malware need to know that the name of process is 'firefox.exe' or to inject some thing in internet explorer, malware need to know that process…
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