IIS LockDown Tool released

Microsoft has finally released a tool that helps secure your IIS machine. This new tool helps patch, and lockdown IIS from well known holes, as well as helping protect itself from unknown holes. Download it below (NOTE: This is also added to our patch section of this site.) IIS Lockdown Tool

Microsoft Releases New network Patching tool

I found the following link from a bugtraq posting and decided to post it here. The tool below will patch a network of Windows machines with the latest security updates and patches. Below is a list of the platforms supported. Microsoft Windows versions 2000, 2000 SP1, 2000 SP2 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows...

Htaccess Tutorial Part 3 released

Securityfocus has released its 3rd and final installment of "Hardening Htaccess". This section is written to help people to secure port 80 as much as possible and how to block/allow hosts into a particular area of your website. This will be added to the links section for future reference. Read more about...

Code Red Part 3: Backdooring your IIS machine

Yet another variant of Code Red worm has come out that not only exploits you but backdoors your webserver. It creates a file called root.exe which is really a copy of your cmd.exe file. This will allow a attacker to execute commands on your machine with complete control. This can also allow...

The Worm that won't die

Well as everyone knows Code Red Worm is one busy worm. It seems to be so busy in fact that it managed to this site over 40 times in less then 2 days. Originally we got hit roughly 30 times. Proof enough you need to keep your systems patched and up to...
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