JJG Journal

Addendum: The story below is somewhat dated….today I would use SDFix and the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool to remove a rootkit infection.

At my work, had to repair WindowsXP machine infected with variant of the Win32/cutwail rootkit virus (among several others, as it turned out). First noticed the PC in my role as system administrator, because of increased network traffic which...Continue Reading »

Here’s another item in the list “things that have the potential to ruin your day”. I am referring to the Israeli-Palestinian situation and its potentially deadly impact on you and me. Let’s recap history: People of the Jewish faith have been treated unfairly throughout history, culminating in the Holocaust during WWII. Great injustice has been done to people of the Jewish faith. Nobody is debating this point, so let’s move to the next point: Great injustice is currently being done to Palestinian people by the Jewish state of Israel. Nobody is debating that point...Continue Reading »

My Sunday newspaper carried a story about the Russian military resuming strategic bombing patrols along the Russian-U.S. border. Read the story here. A big step backwards and a reminder of cold-war times. There are a few things that can make life on this little planet very unpleasant; and I mean for the average reasonably well-to-do American. These are

1. The...Continue Reading »