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Yeah, we have: - Reallocated_Sector_Ct - Spin_Up_Time - Raw_Read_Error_Rate Pre-Failing. If Reallocated_Sector_Ct has errors the HDD is most likely done or will be very soon, you also should be able to hear some "clicking" sound soon, if not already. I wouldnt try to connect that thing. For the cronjob: Yeah, could also write a script, put it into your /home folder and execute when needed or could go crazy and write something like "if drive with UUID connects then execute script and echo a message".

Since its ext4 format I guess you are still running a Linux system, so I am focusing on giving tips for that - Hint: For Windows you could basically use "CrystalDiskInfo", but it cant read the ext4 partition afaik. Install smartmontools via: sudo apt-get install smartmontools And afterwards execute: sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda > smart-results.txt Post the content of the smart-results.txt here. But my guess is: Its dead. At least for us humans, the magicians at a hard drive recovery center CAN restore/repair it most of the time. From reading that gparted shows Unknown partition it seems inaccessible. I mean you could try via command line to mount it, but that wouldnt make much difference. Basically: sudo mkdir -p /mnt/ext_drive (Make folder) sudo mount /dev/sdX /mnt/ext_drive (Mount the drive to created folder, where sdX, X = letter of that drive, lsblk should show that) ls -lah /mnt/ext_drive (list content of that mounted folder) If its still empty I guess you should send it to a repair center. Also: Make frequent backups, create a small script which executes via cronjob on a dialy/weekly/whatever basis. If you cant do that I can help you with that, I just would need folder paths and such, but we can talk about that if you have your (working) drive back :)

Since I am still getting E-Mails about humblebundle saves and stuff like this and these things are starting to pissing me off during my detox, so I was thinking about a way to unsub from all the sites. I remembered a service called unroll.me, BUT! It sells your data Instead use alternative methods. Unfortunately I found out that the alternative methods only work for Gmail, so not sure about other providers. But I gathered a couple of links for you guys which might help you for unsubbing on newsletters: https://www.howtogeek.com/304373/unrollme-is-selling-your-information-heres-an-alternative/ https://www.labnol.org/internet/gmail-unsubscribe/28806/ https://siliconangle.com/blog/2017/04/25/delete-unroll-account-inbox-cleanup-alternatives/ If you dont care about the data-selling thing, you can still use unroll.me (and delete the account afterwards) since our data is sold anyways all over the internet (Facebook, Google search, Windows, CIA, FBI, NSA :D *sigh* and what not..) So yeah, just a basic reminder for you guys that you should also unsub from gaming related newsletters - Thanks to the humblebundle newsletter which just arrived couple minutes ago for reminding me of doing the same thing.

Depends on your machine. If you have a laptop with hybrid graphics then using Linux will be a pain in the ass.. I used Linux on my main Laptop - with hybrid graphics - for 2 years and ended up going back to windows, because after almost every update something was messed up with the GPU (Especially Xorg...), if you have a Laptop (or PC) with a integrated Graphics card only, then it is totally fine to mess around with Linux I'd say. But also keep in mind: If you have some special programs (Photoshop is a good example) it wont run as good as on windows - Gimp is no equivalent though. Sure you could run it in a virtual machine, but when you end up using a virtual machine with windows installed more than your actual operating system, you could stay on windows and use your tools with the native performance. BUT: If you are interested in learning and troubleshooting linux it is definitely a good way to just install it right away (before you created a backup of your important files!) and just play around with it.

Some of you may have noticed that we have a little issue with spammers lately. I am trying to minimize this issue and I need your help with this. So far I added these to the current list: You can help me by reporting the thread itself or by open a support ticket with the link which is in the thread (preferable), so I can add the link to the prevention list. I've added a "Spammer" department to the support ticket list:

Hi all, had something in my mind for overcoming the addiction and wrote a little script, which is for windows only currently but can be ported to Linux aswell - If you want/need it for Linux aswell, let me know. What this script can do? Blocking access to gaming related websites by adding them into the hosts file. What this script can't do (yet)? Blocking gaming software. It is planned to block clients such as steam, uplay, battle.net, but currently it only blocks the access to websites. How to execute? Make a text file on your desktop (or wherever you want) and paste the content/script into it. Change the extension from .txt to .bat Follow this link if you dont have file extensions enabled Right click -> Execute as admin This script also blocks access to twitch.tv. If you still want to access twitch.tv, remove these lines: ( echo. echo 127.0.0.1 twitch.tv echo 127.0.0.1 www.twitch.tv ) >> "%Hosts%" And here is the script. Let me know if you think such scripts are useful so I can work on it and improve it and also let me know if you need such script for Linux.

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If Riot Games don't wanna delete/disable that account, try something like this: Open notepad with an empty file, faceroll over your keyboard, close your eyes, press CTRL + A (to select everything), CTRL + C (to copy into clipboard),press ALT + SPACE + N (to minimize the window), open your eyes, Download Tor Browser, go to Riot website with Tor, request new password, copy confirmation link, open in Tor, paste the facerolling stuff from notepad. Could also try to blindly change your email the same way. Riot wants your IP later if you try to get your account back via their support, even though you might have a dynamic IP from your Internet provider, its still harder when they see weird IP's (from Tor), so it either takes longer or they even might deny to give it back at all. But, they should be able to delete it, because: https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/202647784-Account-Deletion-FAQ

The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws 2nd Edition

1) Since iOS is pretty restricted about saving own documents and read them (especially pdf files, which I assume the Respawn guide is?) you can do it this way: - Upload the guide to dropbox - Get a ebook reader app with the ability to import books from dropbox (or any other cloud such as onedrive) - Import the guide into the app (Small tip, if you are into it: Some speed reader apps also allow importing from cloud drives) 2) Haven't found anything for chrome but this and this guide shows it for safari. There is a app called 1Blocker in the app store which can block websites, but I am not sure if it blocks them system wide for all browser - might worth a try.

Hi everyone, I was thinking about this now for a while and I guess it is time to just do it. I am offering my skills and knowledge to help you guys. What does that mean? - I can help you with securing your website/server (unless it is a hosted solution such as squarespace, you would need to trust them). - I can help you with choosing the right solution for you (Managed hosting? Virtual Private Server (VPS)? Dedicated Server?). - I can give you tips for making your "surfing the web" more secure. - Infected PC? Sure thing, hit me up. I can do malware/network analysis and can clean (most of) the malware/trojans/adware/whatever. - Feeling unsafe at all while using your PC? I can do a security-check up. This is a free service. No costs are involved (but donations are appreciated) and also keep in mind: - German timezone (CET) - Sometimes I might be super busy and can't answer instant (Still have a own business to manage beside my half-time job) Contact me via: - Discord: steddecx#4706 (Stablish at GQ Discord) - At the forum via PM - E-Mail: stablish@protonmail.com

Additional Forum Security: I have enabled 2FA (Two Factor Authentication) and Security Questions. It is set to optional so you can choose to either use it or not. How to enable: - On the top right corner click on your profile and then on Account Settings - On the left side click on Account Security - Enter your password and click on Continue - Now you can choose between Google Authenticator or Security Questions The timeout is set to 30 minutes. The additional security is currently set for the following: I recommend using Authy for 2FA since it is available on iOS, Android, Windows and macOS. Get started with Authy: https://www.howtogeek.com/199262/authy-two-factor-authentication-made-easy/ If you still need help, either ask here or you can contact me via PM.

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I merged the topics.

Upgraded kernels for both forum and blog to fix the current CPU vulnerability (CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5754 aka Spectre and Meltdown) https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5715 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5753 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5754

- Added Topic Starter Badge - Added "Save to Pocket"

Hello, to fill this section a bit I decided to give you a nice collection of links which will cover various topics. The list will be updated continually when I'll find links/sites/whatever which fits into here. Currently it is just a thrown together link list, in the future I will separate it even more as it grows. We will have blogs, more Youtube links, Communities, News sites, etc. I also have a personal library worth of 450GB filled with courses and eBooks. I just need to sort them and need to look which I can upload since some of them are paid. If you found a link and you think it fits into the list, let me know. Courses: Interactive Learning: Programming related:

Quick update: - Increased the maximum size of uploading a profile photo (from 500kB to 4000kB)

Kernel seems fine. Seems like it is an Intel GPU issue. Some people can't create it aswell from what I read, so.. if it happens again, try to disable Anti-Aliasing first in the Unity Tweak Tool (Appearance -> Fonts -> Antialiasing - It should be set to RGBA, so try to set it to none if it happens again and reboot if you don't see any changes). If this still wont help, we would need to take a look at the GPU drivers and maybe change them or try another Desktop Environment such as XFCE, KDE.

Never had this issue, but I did some research, first of all I need a bit more information. I assume you are on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and I read that it COULD be a kernel/driver issue, so I need your current kernel, type this into the terminal: uname -a And post the output. You could also try and change the font system-wide to see if it's a font issue itself. I would also need the output of the following: glxinfo | grep -i vendor lspci | grep VGA egrep -i " connected|card detect|primary dev|Setting driver" /var/log/Xorg.0.log

Another short update: - I've added a "Preview Post" button, so you can preview your post before actually posting it. Good for usability and with that you can check formatting issues etc. Some technical/security related stuff: - Added layers to prevent and block SQL Injection, XSS (Cross-Site-Scripting) and increased other backend security related stuff. Still trying to add cloudflare, cloudflare won't authorize the current certificate (the process can take up to 24 hours, I am 12 hours in.. so hopefully we will have cloudflare tomorrow! - Which will add another layer of security) - And other server related stuff. Personal updates: - I asked cam if it's okay when I add a donation button, so.. I added them to my signature

Oh the memories

Hi there, @Cam Adair told me that some members don't have a country flag beside their names. I think some of you don't even know that we have such feature, so let me give you a quick tutorial how to set a country flag: 1) Click on your avatar at the very top right corner and click on account settings: 2) Now click on Country: 3) Last but not least, choose your country and click on save. Voila, you have a country flag beside your name

Another quick update: I added Tags and Prefixes. Prefixes are currently enable for the Tech & Development Sub-Category only. I would need to discuss about prefixes for the other categories. How to add a prefix? Easy, create a topic and choose a prefix: (Ignore the uppercase on Security, prefixes will be all lowercase anyways) These are just quick & dirty prefixes, in the future there will be more for each sub-category, even for the Tech & Development.

Since I see more interests in this topic I had a talk with @Cam Adair. My initial idea was to create a whole new Sub-Forum with a Sub-Domain about IT related stuff, but we need to look first if it's worth and if we can get enough members which are interested in this topic, because creating and setting up a whole new (sub)-Forum might be a waste of time if only a couple of people are (actively) interested, so I am going with the Sub-Category way first. If more and more people are interested and the topics are growing I might consider creating a Sub-Forum, until then we use this Sub-Category. Anyways, let me try to explain what you can ask or discuss: Basically everything about IT, which includes: - Information Security - Windows - Basically everything about Windows. Installation, Security & Hardening, Privacy, Servers or just basic help such as driver issues, "Build a PC", sharing your setup, etc. - Linux - Same as Windows. - Your PC is infected? Get help here. Maybe we have people who know Reverse Engineering and are willing to help (hint: me) - Want to start a own blog and don't know where and how to start? Ask it here - Coding & Programming - Want to learn it? Which language to learn? Which language is newbie-friendly? Ask it here - Need help with a specific code? Ask your questions here. Pro-tip: You can use the code snippet button on the editor to input a code for specific syntax highlighting, such as: #!/usr/bin/python import sys if len(sys.argv) == 1: print "[*] Usage: ./script <ascii>" sys.exit(1) first = True for arg in sys.argv: if first: first = False else: print arg + ' -> ' + arg.encode('hex') - Everything else about IT, Security and the Internet. Just drop your question. That's it so far. I think you get the idea. Writing down every single topic would end in a wall-of-text. Have fun with the new Sub-Category. Regards