Anatomy Of An Attack

Jun 28, 2007 | 4 comments

You can buy the Logitech Harmony 555 from Amazon.

In an effort to remove all invalid links and redirections from my site I've been paying very close attention to my access logs. Courtesy of the list that Redirection maintains I've noticed that my site has been under a prolonged attack.

No, there's no panic just yet, and so far this is not something I'm worried about. The attacks appear to be part of a general 'find any weakness in any website' method, rather than a specific and directed attack. Let me give some details of the URLs that are being accessed:

/plugins/spamx/MTBlackList.Examine.class.php?_CONF%5bpath%5d=someURL

/wp-content/plugins/myflash/myflash-button.php?wpPATH=someURL

/wp-content/wp-content/plugins/wordtube/wordtube-button.php?wpPATH=someURL

/wp-content/plugins/Enigma2.php?boarddir=someURL
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  • Site redesign and new plugin

    Jun 28, 2007 | 9 comments

    You can buy the Logitech Harmony 555 from Amazon.

    A new design! I decided I needed a new and fresh look and the result is the still-in-progress 'Guangzhou' theme. My hope is that it's both easier to navigate, as well as being lighter and more suitable for future work. Comments, as always, are welcomed.

    In conjunction with the new theme I've made use of WP-Cache and Gravatar cache, which should result in a noticeable speed improvement. The site itself has undergone a good clean, with all invalid code being replaced, all dead-links now corrected, and the addition of new sections for software, articles, and about myself.

    On top of that I've added a new plugin: HTML Purified. This plugin changes the default comment filter and replaces it with HTML Purifier, a very exhaustive library that checks, validates, and corrects HTML. Not that WordPress is insecure by default, but this just beefs it up a notch, and ensures that comments are both safe and XHTML valid.

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  • Durian - King Of Fruits

    May 21, 2007 | 4 comments

    You can buy the Logitech Harmony 555 from Amazon.

    It's that time of the year again in Asia when the much revered and reviled fruit, the durian, is in season. If you've never come across the durian, it is a large spiky fruit somewhat resembling a bulbous cactus.

    The taste is certainly very unique, being both appealing and slightly repulsive at the same time. It does make a great filling for a dessert, especially when cooked in durian tarts or inside pancakes. Raw durian can be very strong, and is equivalent to eating garlic - it's a taste you'll find repeating on you throughout the day.

    On first tasting it I thought it like the flesh of some animal in a state of putrefaction.Henri Mouhot, French naturalist

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  • Logitech Harmony 555 (550) Universal Control Review

    Apr 27, 2007 | 16 comments

    You can buy the Logitech Harmony 555 from Amazon.

    Most of us have a good selection of electronic gadgets gracing our home. TVs, DVD players, TIVOs, home theatre systems, the list goes on. Almost all of these will have an individual remote control requiring not only a home (just where did you put that remote?), but batteries and in many situations the ability to navigate a particular action (such as watching a DVD) across multiple controls.

    With this in mind I set about reviewing the Logitech Harmony 555 Universal Remote Control.

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  • Ba Guan

    Apr 17, 2007 | 2 comments

    You can buy the Logitech Harmony 555 from Amazon.

    China is an old country with a lot of history and, to an outsider looking in, with a lot of strange and alien customs.

    Recently I was invited along for a foot massage at a local spa. This industry is well established in China, and they've been practicing these treatments for thousand of years. While having my feet massaged (which for just under one pound was a bargain), one of my friends suggested I try Ba Guan treatment. They described it as something where glass jars are attached to the back, removing moisture from the flesh. There are many reasons why someone would have this done, one being that it helps people with a, for want of better word, dodgy stomach. Aha! Sounds great, I thought, I have that.

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