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Saturday, June 4th, 2011
malware and scams
Saturday, June 4th, 2011 01:48 amI got a small fright today when a message popped up on my work computer. It seemed similar to the trojan that I had cleaned off of Forestfen's computer last weekend. It then brought up an artfully disguised browser page. I recognized it as malware-related right away, but wasn't sure if it had already somehow managed to infect the computer. Thankfully it didn't seem to get further than the browser screens (it had popped up while I was googling for info on SQL Server). I disconnected from the network right away, took some photos, and closed all my browsers. I did a full scan later, which found nothing.
( next window that popped up... cut for size )
Apparently scammers are now also calling people up on the telephone pretending to be with Microsoft and trying to scare them into thinking that their computer is infected.
( next window that popped up... cut for size )
Apparently scammers are now also calling people up on the telephone pretending to be with Microsoft and trying to scare them into thinking that their computer is infected.
SQL Server port configuration
Saturday, June 4th, 2011 02:15 amIt took me hours today to realize/figure out the following about why my JDBC connection to SQL Server wasn't working:
If you are trying to configure SQL Server 2008 R2 Express edition to use a specific port, don't make the mistake of thinking that the "Listen All" option in the SQL Server Configuration Manager means to "listen on all ports". It actually means to listen on all of the computer's TCP/IP addresses. If you set it to "No", then you have to specifically enable listening to one or more TCP/IP numbers on the "IP Addresses" tab, and use one of those IP numbers in your JDBC connection string.
When "Listen All" is set to "Yes", then you can specify a port number in the "IPALL" section. Your JDBC connection can contain your computer name instead of the IP number.
If "Listen All" is set to "No" and specific TCP/IP numbers are not enabled, you'll get a "Connection refused" error.
If the JDBC connection is only used between different applications on your computer (not to another computer), then you don't need to configure any Firewall rules for the SQL Server port number, even though the "Connection refused" message implies that you do.
If you are trying to configure SQL Server 2008 R2 Express edition to use a specific port, don't make the mistake of thinking that the "Listen All" option in the SQL Server Configuration Manager means to "listen on all ports". It actually means to listen on all of the computer's TCP/IP addresses. If you set it to "No", then you have to specifically enable listening to one or more TCP/IP numbers on the "IP Addresses" tab, and use one of those IP numbers in your JDBC connection string.
When "Listen All" is set to "Yes", then you can specify a port number in the "IPALL" section. Your JDBC connection can contain your computer name instead of the IP number.
If "Listen All" is set to "No" and specific TCP/IP numbers are not enabled, you'll get a "Connection refused" error.
If the JDBC connection is only used between different applications on your computer (not to another computer), then you don't need to configure any Firewall rules for the SQL Server port number, even though the "Connection refused" message implies that you do.
This song has been fascinating me this evening.
Saturday, June 4th, 2011 02:49 amJezebel...
Sung by Frank Laine when he was younger:
Video title: Frankie Laine - Early Video of "Jezebel"
Posted by: Mark Gallagher
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw9j2EN4TU4
Sung by Frank Laine when he was older):
Video title: Frankie Laine sings Jezebel
Posted by: johnwaynefreak
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj5YGvTGx1U
Sung by Edith Piath, an instrumental, and sung by Mireille Mathieu:
Video title: Jezebel - 3 versions. Piaf , Caiola , MIreille Mathieu
Posted by: GeoSilverMore
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pPjRlKhurc
Sung by Waldemar Matuska:
Video title: Jezabel - Waldemar Matuska
Posted by: Genialny Leos
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLeXfShIlrw
Sung by Frank Laine when he was younger:
Video title: Frankie Laine - Early Video of "Jezebel"
Posted by: Mark Gallagher
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw9j2EN4TU4
Sung by Frank Laine when he was older):
Video title: Frankie Laine sings Jezebel
Posted by: johnwaynefreak
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj5YGvTGx1U
Sung by Edith Piath, an instrumental, and sung by Mireille Mathieu:
Video title: Jezebel - 3 versions. Piaf , Caiola , MIreille Mathieu
Posted by: GeoSilverMore
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pPjRlKhurc
Sung by Waldemar Matuska:
Video title: Jezabel - Waldemar Matuska
Posted by: Genialny Leos
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLeXfShIlrw