Op 5-8-2024 om 23:47 schreef Ralf Quint via Freedos-user:
On 8/5/2024 12:30 PM, Roderick Klein via Freedos-user wrote:
It's not the driver! It has been dissected on various cyber security
sites and confirmed by CrowdStrike that the problem is a a typo in a
configuration file for CrowdStrike's F
On 8/5/2024 12:30 PM, Roderick Klein via Freedos-user wrote:
It's not the driver! It has been dissected on various cyber security
sites and confirmed by CrowdStrike that the problem is a a typo in a
configuration file for CrowdStrike's Falcon Sensor update installer.
That causes a parsing error
Op 5-8-2024 om 19:44 schreef Ralf Quint via Freedos-user:
On 8/5/2024 9:43 AM, Roderick Klein via Freedos-user wrote:
Op 5-8-2024 om 18:31 schreef Ralf Quint via Freedos-user:
On 7/25/2024 12:06 AM, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
I haven't mentioned Microsoft in my entire response. On the
On 8/5/2024 9:43 AM, Roderick Klein via Freedos-user wrote:
Op 5-8-2024 om 18:31 schreef Ralf Quint via Freedos-user:
On 7/25/2024 12:06 AM, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
I haven't mentioned Microsoft in my entire response. On the
contrary, I've mentioned updates which is exactly the att
Op 5-8-2024 om 18:31 schreef Ralf Quint via Freedos-user:
On 7/25/2024 12:06 AM, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
I haven't mentioned Microsoft in my entire response. On the contrary,
I've mentioned updates which is exactly the attack vector used by
CrowdStrike.
Try to know actually what
On 7/25/2024 12:06 AM, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
I haven't mentioned Microsoft in my entire response. On the contrary,
I've mentioned updates which is exactly the attack vector used by
CrowdStrike.
Try to know actually what you are talking about. There is no "attack
vector used by
>a machine has UEFI with Secure Boot then it won't boot DOS anyway, so
>that strongly points to the machine you tried on being older.
I was using Linux. I only needed the long key on the computer that
specified a user password. (Which password did not work in dislocker, I
believe thanks to TPM)
On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 at 15:44, Dan Schmidt via Freedos-user
wrote:
>
> FWIW, I didn't need the bitlocker key unless they set a pin. At least with
> ntfs-3g. But, I suppose that is a subject for a not-Dos forum.
As far as I can tell, it's only fairly recently -- since UEFI and
SecureBoot became
FWIW, I didn't need the bitlocker key unless they set a pin. At least with
ntfs-3g. But, I suppose that is a subject for a not-Dos forum.
Many years ago, I tried all the DOS NTFS drivers. I found the one by
Paragon Software to work the best. (it was hidden in a bootdisk in one of
their downloa
> I'm unsure about this...
> https://www.kaspersky.co.uk/resource-center/definitions/boot-sector-virus
> I cite:
> "An infected floppy disk or USB drive connected to a computer will
> transfer when the drive's VBR is read, then modify or replace the
> existing boot code."
You somehow managed to
Hi! To avoid boot virus problems in DOS, you could:
- use FDSHIELD to write-protect boot sectors in DOS
- configure your BIOS to write-protect boot sectors
- configure your BIOS to not boot from floppy etc.
Of course there are viruses which infect both files
and boot sectors. You can also
On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 at 23:13, Dan Schmidt via Freedos-user
wrote:
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> How many of you woke up to the CrowdStrike debacle Friday morning and, after
> making minced oaths, solemnly proclaimed "If we still had Fat32 and BIOS, I
> could fix this with FreeDos in 20 seconds flat!"
True enough.
And o
I was kinda hoping to take a "nostalgia tack" on this one.
Two cents:
Me, I came up with a Linux solution. Ntfs-3g, ntfs-fix, and some basic
python. It booted and did the trick without typing anything, but it
required disabling secure boot and changing to ahci. It was late, it was
linux, it req
Sure, if you want to ignore decades of anti-competitive practices used by
Microsoft for decades you could argue that the EU is responsible. :)
Best regards,
Christoph
Am 25.07.2024 um 01:49 schrieb andrew fabbro via Freedos-user:
If you want someone to blame other than CrowdStrike, you could
On July 25 2024, 11:50, Mateusz Viste wrote via Freedos-user:
On 25/07/2024 10:44, userbeitrag--- via Freedos-user wrote:
Since DOS was vulnerable to boot viruses, it was AFAIK only necessary to
access a (floppy) disk. DOS would always execute the virus if it was in
the boot sector (be it a VBR
On 25/07/2024 10:44, userbeitrag--- via Freedos-user wrote:
Since DOS was vulnerable to boot viruses, it was AFAIK only necessary to
access a (floppy) disk. DOS would always execute the virus if it was in
the boot sector (be it a VBR or MBR). A simple "A:" at the prompt might
have been enough, de
On July 25 2024, 00:11, Dan Schmidt wrote via Freedos-user:
Maybe a bot off topic, but
How many of you woke up to the CrowdStrike debacle Friday morning and,
after making minced oaths, solemnly proclaimed "If we still had Fat32 and
BIOS, I could fix this with FreeDos in 20 seconds flat!"
On July 25 2024, 01:49, andrew fabbro wrote via Freedos-user:
1. Does FreeDOS have any AV software options?
I think, any DOS AV software for MS-DOS-compatible Disk Operating
Systems should also work on FreeDOS. No?
I don't think that there are many DOS AV software options left today,
becaus
Hi,
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 10:02 PM Roger via Freedos-user
wrote:
>
> Heard Southwest Airlines was the only airline working, still relying upon
> Windows 3.0/3.1.
Someone elsewhere posted a (joke?) Twitter response where Southwest
was still running C64!
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I haven't mentioned Microsoft in my entire response. On the contrary,
I've mentioned updates which is exactly the attack vector used by
CrowdStrike.
W dniu 25.07.2024 o 01:49, andrew fabbro pisze:
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 3:45 PM Michał Dec via Freedos-user
wrote:
I haven't because I've
Cannot really tell who's exactly at fault. Closed source and proprietary
code.
We are not pushing blame around, just citing we don't have the problem.
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 11:50 PM andrew fabbro via Freedos-user <
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 3:45 PM M
On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 3:45 PM Michał Dec via Freedos-user <
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> I haven't because I've been using Linux since 2007. The enshittification
> of Windows starting with Windows ME taught me very well that updates are
> a humiliation ritual with this operating
Me too, except since the downfall of Gates, about a decade ago or so, upon
the realization their statements of Linux being evil fell through, there
has been a steady influx of Windows developers into the world of open
source and Linux ever since.
Heard Southwest Airlines was the only airline worki
I haven't because I've been using Linux since 2007. The enshittification
of Windows starting with Windows ME taught me very well that updates are
a humiliation ritual with this operating system. You sacrifice the
reliability of your machine for some participation trophy that says "ur
system is
Maybe a bot off topic, but
How many of you woke up to the CrowdStrike debacle Friday morning and,
after making minced oaths, solemnly proclaimed "If we still had Fat32 and
BIOS, I could fix this with FreeDos in 20 seconds flat!"
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