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	<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog</link>
	<description>Technology, Hacks, Security, Social Engineering, Art, Music, Photography, Photoshop, Web Design, Photography, Family and Life in general.</description>
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		<title>Koobface ate my moms PC, beware the ugly face that is koobface!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is some info from a packet capture session on my mothers PC. Do not go to this site, it is part of the koobface worm/botnet and merely here for info to look for on your own network. Funny thing is, this traffic was going in the background on her machine with NO browsers open [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/07/31/koobface-ate-my-moms-pc-beware-the-ugly-face-that-is-koobface/</link>
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		<title>Rants and updates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Been a while since I posted. Sounds so cliché. Been working on several projects for my clients and am finally wrapping them up this week. Come Friday, I will be offline for a few weeks. My wife is having major surgery this and wont be able to do much for a while. My health insurance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/05/31/rants-and-updates/</link>
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		<title>Im Rich! Or at least this guy says I am</title>
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Greetings,
 I understand that through Internet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/05/13/im-rich-or-at-least-this-guy-says-i-am/</link>
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		<title>Oh Hai!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow! Today was a busy day for attackers visiting my site.

&#8220;Command shell attack: Generic Attempt to remote include command shell&#8221;
K, thnx, by!
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		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/04/21/oh-hai/</link>
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		<title>Photoshop, Windows 7 and random bugs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, Ive been testing Windows 7 for a few weeks and have built myself a new workstation in preparation for a MCSE lab and Offsec lab environment. The new machine now has 16GB of Ram, 2.8GHz AMD II X2 processor with 1 320GB SATA and 2 additional 500GB SATA drives. I have most of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/03/26/photoshop-windows-7-and-random-bugs/</link>
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		<title>Recovering Outlook Express 6 Accounts, Address Books and Old Messages from a failed Win XP system using Windows 7 (Minus Passwords though)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recovering Outlook Express 6 Accounts, Address Books and Old Messages from a failed Win XP system using Windows 7 (Minus Passwords though)
Step 1 &#8211; Backup all Local and External Data:
First thing you will want to do before making any changes to both your system and the external files is to backup all the data. Make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/03/25/recovering-outlook-express-6-accounts-address-books-and-old-messages-from-a-failed-win-xp-system-using-windows-7-minus-passwords-though/</link>
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		<title>A+ in the bag, now on to MCSA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finished up my second A+ exam today. Now I just have to schedule my MCSA exams and I should be set. Still need to work on my Cisco though. A bit rusty with it since I don&#8217;t have any of the equipment or work in a place doing it everyday. I miss the Cisco stuff. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/03/18/a-in-the-bag-now-on-to-mcsa/</link>
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		<title>Passed the A+ 220-701 exam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I Passed my A+ 220-701 exam today. Was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. I scored an 860 out of a possible 900, so I damn near aced the thing, or at least I I think&#8230; I got like 1 or 2 questions wrong, but I can&#8217;t be sure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/03/13/passed-the-a-220-701-exam/</link>
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		<title>BFIR &#8211; An acronym I created a while ago&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BFIR -verb, [beefer] abbr : Backup, Format, Install, Restore
BFIR, to define a &#8220;beefer&#8221; as the actions one takes to backup their system after a compromise, then one must pull out the dreaded install cd and do a format and clean install of their OS, and then restore their files and settings. 
This is not to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/03/12/bfir-an-acronym-i-created-a-while-ago/</link>
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		<title>Hitler and Cloud Computing Security</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hitler and Cloud Computing Security

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		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/02/26/hitler-and-cloud-computing-security/</link>
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		<title>Using IRC over windows Telnet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For shits and giggles, I wondered how hard it would be to use Telnet to connect to IRC. One reason this is useful, is when you are at a location using a machine with no irc client and cant install or download one. Why you can&#8217;t depends on the network you are using, but lets [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/02/10/using-irc-over-windows-telnet/</link>
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		<title>AOET Update</title>
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AOET MAternal Health Clinic Opening from Johnny Long on Vimeo.
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		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/29/aoet-update/</link>
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		<title>Doro doing Dio (not literally, just a cover)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Old school Dio song &#8220;Egypt&#8221; being covered nicely here by Doro Pesch.

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		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/29/doro-doing-dio-not-literally-just-a-cover/</link>
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		<title>Vesicoureteral Reflux</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just found out my oldest daughter has Vesicoureteral Reflux. This is due to a birth defect of her kidney&#8217;s, where on the left side, she has two tubes which drain through the bladder, on the right side she is fine. What is happening, is when she urinates, the urine goes back up into the kidney, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/28/vesicoureteral-reflux/</link>
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		<title>Boycott the return of Leno, long live Coco!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since Conan is now off the air and can&#8217;t host another show for the next 7 months, I was thinking its time to Boycott the station that drove Coco out. More importantly, not so much the station, as the show that is taking his place, or &#8220;returning&#8221; to the spot, Jay Leno. If NBC had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/25/boycott-the-return-of-leno-long-live-coco/</link>
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		<title>Created a new Wallpaper for Social-Engineer.org</title>
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		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/24/created-a-new-wallpaper-fo-social-engineer-org/</link>
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		<title>Type O</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Havent listened to them in years. Still sound great.

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		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/22/type-o/</link>
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		<title>You can make a difference!</title>
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Johnny Long &#8211; Why Africa? from Johnny Long on Vimeo.
http://www.hackersforcharity.org/
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		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/19/you-can-make-a-difference/</link>
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		<title>Use TCPview to RST an open port and end the connection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just came across a nifty little tool that I&#8217;ve added to my thumb drive when fixing computers. Its called TCPview from SysInternals and Microsoft. Its basically a netstat on steroids, but has a cool feature I like, which lets you send a reset packet to close connections to open ports you may not want [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/19/use-tcpview-to-rst-an-open-port-and-end-the-connection/</link>
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		<title>16-bit programs in windows lead to Ring 0 Kernel exploit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read this article first: http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11199
One thing that is apparent, there are going to be many shops who still use legacy applications in the workplace. Applying the Group Policy to prevent 16-bit programs from running may be a fix, but probably not an acceptable one in most shops. The first thing you should do though, is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/19/16-bit-programs-in-windows-lead-to-ring-0-kernel-exploit/</link>
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		<title>Interview with the Back&#124;Track DEV team to be released today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Social-Engineer.org did a podcast interview with the Back&#124;Track DEV team, and should have the link up some time today. If you don&#8217;t know what Back&#124;Track is, it is a set of security tools for Pen Testers and System Auditors, based in Linux. 
Back&#124;Track is the worlds #1 tool for Security Professionals, with over 100,000 downloads [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/18/interview-with-the-backtrack-dev-team-to-be-released-today/</link>
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		<title>Getting Back&#124;Track 4 Final to play nice with Linksys wusb54gc wireless cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Upon installation of BT4 Final, you will have a set of default drivers for your rt73 based card. This allows you to enable the card using wlan0 to acquire an ip address from dhcp. The problem with the default drivers is they do not allow you to put the card into monitor mode, no use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/14/getting-backtrack-4-final-to-play-nice-with-linksys-wusb54gc-wireless-cards/</link>
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		<title>Honeypots are great.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I purposely added some things the the source code of my websites over the years, just to see who would find it. Most of the time, its someone running an automated scanner, which will scour a site for links, only, these links are only in the source code, and not visible on the pages themselves. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/13/honeypots-are-great/</link>
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		<title>Neglect can sometimes be a good thing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been so busy lately, I haven&#8217;t had time to post anything. Neglecting my blog in this scenario is a good thing I guess, because it means I&#8217;m doing something productive, even if I&#8217;m not employed.
To update, I am still out of work, unemployment finally kicked in and received my first check. Trying to get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2010/01/11/neglect-can-sometimes-be-a-good-thing/</link>
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		<title>Dr. Watson, You are an Evil one&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had a program crash and get the little Dr. Watson popup in windows. I have disabled this feature in just about every computer I have ever used. What Dr. Watson does, is he sends error reports to Microsoft when a program crashes. What you may or may not know, is that he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2009/12/18/dr-watson-you-are-an-evil-one/</link>
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		<title>Something for the mood&#8230;</title>
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and to the idiot at 188.72.213.44, better luck next time dirt bag.
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		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2009/12/18/something-for-the-mood/</link>
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		<title>Politics, influence, war, and why we follow. Time to stand up and  &#8220;just say no!&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is a quote that holds a  lot of truth. The problem with it is, it comes from one of Hitler&#8217;s own. Its simple though. You want to influence a nation to follow, put fear into them. Claim terror or war on your doorsteps and point you finger at any target, and the people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2009/12/10/politics-influence-war-and-why-we-follow-time-to-stand-up-and-just-say-no/</link>
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		<title>Busy Busy Busy&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, things have been hectic around here to say the least. Got laid off in October, been in school 3 nights a week and job hunting all while working on web sites for a few clients. 
I managed to get a call back and interview for 1 job so far. It was for a help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2009/12/07/busy-busy-busy/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to Brasil&#8230;</title>
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My friend Mark Lassise has moved to Brasil, and shares with us a little bit of the experience. http://www.americaninbrasil.com He gives tours and does shuttle services for busisness folks as well as tourists, personal security, and real estate investments. If you are every visiting Brasil, look him up or contact him via his website, he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2009/11/24/welcome-to-brasil/</link>
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		<title>BlackBerry Tethering</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I finally broke down and bought my BlackBerry phone. I have the everything plan from Sprint, so I get unliited Talk, Data, email, IM, GPS, Internet, TV/Radio and some other things I can&#8217;t remmdber at the moment. The one thing the plan didn&#8217;t come with was tethering, and without paying to add it, they wouldn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.twistedpairrecords.com/blog/2009/11/23/blackberry-tethering/</link>
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