Root Access

Burgi

3:00 PM

you might want to take a look at your php.ini for what it does with errors

Ben N

What kind of errors might be happening?

Usually I would advise handling them instead of continuing

Burgi

we have legacy software that generates 30MB of php error logs daily

Rahul2001

@BenN Yeah, it's a part of the hacking challenge, I want it to say if there's an error, but not what it is

Ben N

@Burgi That's concerning

Rahul2001

@Burgi 30MB!?

Burgi

3:02 PM

its really poorly written

@BenN have you seen the kitkat comment i posted ages ago?

Ben N

I haven't

Rahul2001

Apr 27 at 9:16, by Burgi

if i had a kitkat i'd use it to murder the guy who wrote this shit

@BenN ^

Ben N

Ah yes, Burgi in the software company offices with the KitKat

wins Clue

Rahul2001

That transcript made me laugh

Burgi

its a super snakey if

Ben N

3:06 PM

How is it snakey?

Burgi

nested IF to about 5 levels, repeats itself

repeats itself

iirc there are about 300 possible outcomes

it could be hugely refactored

Ben N

Ow

Rahul2001

Someone please tell my why this isn't working:

$value = error_get_last['type'];
echo $value;

Burgi

it didn't error?

Ben N

Define "not working"

Burgi

3:13 PM

have you looked in the php error log file?

Rahul2001

> [26-Jun-2017 15:11:44 UTC] PHP Warning: Illegal string offset 'type' in /home/rahulcom/extrasites/hackchal.cf/public_html/e.php on line 4

Ben N

Should it be error_get_last()['type']?

Rahul2001

@BenN sigh Thanks!

Ben N

Note the parentheses; PHP might not be calling the function without them

var firstName

Hey Guys

Ben N

3:14 PM

Hi!

Rahul2001

@varfirstName 'lo

var firstName

any clue why in Task Manager "System" is taking up 99% Disk I/O

Rahul2001

@varfirstName One of those things which just happens. There is no explanation. Accept it and move on.

;p

Ben N

I believe disk usage by kernel-mode drivers is counted towards that process

Is your antivirus scanning?

var firstName

No.

Shouldn't be.

Defrag, possibly?

Ben N

3:17 PM

Might be, but usually Windows doesn't defrag when you're doing things on the machine

Rahul2001

@varfirstName Explorer indexing?

var firstName

I also just checked, auto-defrag was disabled in August of last year.

Burgi

i vote for magical pixies

it was mid-summer last week, they are still doing their little HDD dance

var firstName

"System" is hitting 12 MB/s Disk IO

Burgi

if you close the task manager does it still occur?

var firstName

3:21 PM

...

Burgi

you have a Schroedinger's harddive

var firstName

Burgi, I love you, but you need to get your head checked out.

Burgi

you are observing the the task manager and therefore collapsing the waveform

var firstName

it stopped.

I don't know what it is..

Rahul2001

11 mins ago, by Rahul2001

@varfirstName One of those things which just happens. There is no explanation. Accept it and move on.

You shall never know, it isn't in your destiny

Burgi

3:27 PM

waveforms man!

var firstName

Ok

So one thing I've noticed

Not Dog

@djsmiley2k Hell no

var firstName

When I analyze the disk, it stops the anomalous phenomenon

Rahul2001

@NotDog consoles suck :/

I have a PS2, hardly used

Not Dog

RTS games on a console... eurgh

Also console gaming from a suitcase in a hostel? eurgh

Rahul2001

3:32 PM

Okay, new challenge at hackchal.cf

Well, not new, but I modified stage 2

@satibel Try and break the sandbox? ;p

Not Dog

> HACKCHAL v2.0

There's a login page at login.php.
The password to the login page is stored in indpass.txt which is stored in the rpass folder which, in turn, is placed in the server root.
There's also a proxy script at proxy.php, which I use to circumvent the Facebook block at school.

lol

Rahul2001

@NotDog Stage one is same as last time, yeah

Not Dog

Why do you still have your facebook proxy on the same server

Rahul2001

@NotDog It's a part of the challenge -.-

My real proxy is on a different server

Avery

@Rahul2001 uh

Rahul2001

3:38 PM

@Avery :

Avery

I really don't think posting content with suicidal themes is a good idea.

Not Dog

@Rahul2001 Trump

Rahul2001

@Avery It was meant to be humorous, but ok

@NotDog heh, let's see how far you get ;P

Burgi

@Rahul2001 all the trumping is contributing to climate change

GFSE

4:05 PM

GemsFromStackExchange: First: LOL. Second: Way to hook us then leave us hanging.

posted on June 26, 2017

First: LOL. Second: Way to hook us then leave us hanging.

Rahul2001

4:22 PM

Guys

How do I set up a Windows PC so that I can SSH into it?

bwDraco

Major Hyper-Threading bug in Skylake and Kaby Lake: tomshardware.com/news/…

Avery

@Rahul2001 first go to archlinux.org

then download arch

Rahul2001

@Avery I promise I'll switch to Linux in a month or so, but need to make Windows work right now

bwDraco

@Avery Arch is not a beginner-friendly distro. I would recommend openSUSE instead.

Avery

opensuse?

are you sarcastic? because I hope you are.

He should install gentoo.

Rahul2001

4:25 PM

;P

bwDraco

@Avery You know I run openSUSE on my servers and have done so for years.

Avery

I run arch

and archarm

actually no, I run ubuntu server.

bwDraco

SKL/KBL bug: If the code involves a loop less than 64 instructions long that uses the 8-bit registers AH, BH, CH or DH and the corresponding full 16-bit registers (AX, BX, CX, DX), the processor may act unpredictably.

var firstName

Hey y'all

I've got a defrag running, and VS '17 install running at the same time

bwDraco

This extends to larger registers like EAX or RAX as well when they correspond to the 8-bit registers above.

DavidPostill

4:29 PM

@varfirstName That's a bit pointless.

var firstName

I know.

But the problem is

Defrag has been at 7% for a good half hour

bwDraco

This is uncommon in modern software; it's rather unusual for a modern app to use 8-bit registers, which is probably why it took so long for the bug to be discovered.

var firstName

7% consolidated that is, BelovedApostle

Avery

@varfirstName do you use an ssd?

var firstName

no

Never defrag an ssd

Avery

4:32 PM

duh

If you're a dev you really should look into ssds

really helps with boot times of VS

var firstName

I have no control over my hardware

I'm an employee

Avery

also consider installing gentoo

var firstName

Avery

Will legitimately strangle you <3

Avery

um no I'm not into that

DavidPostill

2

A: Should an HDD be defragmented On Windows 10 (NT?)

As I often say, the guys who wrote the OS are pretty smart and know better. Usually (the initial releases of NTFS did not have a first party defragmenter, and they later found it was needed) . While this article is a decade old, NTFS is NTFS, and many of what it says is probably fundamentally sti...

Avery

4:35 PM

I'm pretty much sarcastic

I don't hate windows

var firstName

@bwDraco oh, i've played with Kali, you don't need to defend me and my rights to stay on Windows

just not allowed to do it on this computer

Avery

kali really isn't intended for daily use

check out archstrike. People will kill me for saying arch, but I'm serious this time.

var firstName

I know my way around Linux is what I mean

Avery

If you're willing to put in effort, archstrike is one of the best distros out there for pentesting. You can just install the repos on top of arch-based OSes too.

var firstName

So I've got a question to ask

Do defrags normally stop at a certain number and jump to a much higher percent?

Srini

4:44 PM

Does any one know answer for my question.See it in my profile.

Rahul2001

@Srini Please link it here

Srini

Looks like your keyboard is set as a UK English keyboard. What keyboard do you have? — jehad 1 min ago

Rahul2001

@Srini (s)he is quite right

Srini

0

Q: Trying to print double quotes(") or atmark (@)

In my laptop, I am trying to print double quotes(") by pressing shift + single quotes button. But it prints @ instead of ". Similarly I am trying to print atmark(@) by pressing shift + 2 button. But it prints " instead of @. I don't know why it prints in this manner. I don't know why this ...

Rahul2001

What do you have your keyboard set as in settings?

Ben N

4:46 PM

Please be patient, it can take a couple days for questions to be answered

Srini

@Rahul2001 oh thank you

Rahul2001

@Srini huh?

var firstName

@Srini yep, I have to agree with jehad and @Rahul2001

Srini

I had it is as UK setting guys..After changing it is working perfectly thank you

var firstName

@Srini please mark an answer on your post if you feel it's been answered successfully. This lets people viewing the post at a glance know if you still need help or not.

Srini

4:49 PM

@varfirstName okay sure

var firstName

I would recommend you get jehad's attention by tagging him (@jehad) in your comment chain, and allowing him to post an answer so he get's the credit.

Not Dog

As an employee I still put whatever SSD I want in my work computer and install whatever I want on it

Srini

@varfirstName okay var firstname

djsmiley2k

as an employee?

you're employed now?

var firstName

@DavidPostill congrats on Moderator, btw!

DavidPostill

4:54 PM

@varfirstName thanks :)

var firstName

I remember a conversation last year where we established your name was BelovedApostle

djsmiley2k

@DavidPostill @JourneymanGeek -- 'You can pull out your dipstick and check, have some fancy thing that checks it for you (so cars have that?) and most of the time you should be fine.'

so cars have that? -- I don't know what you were tryingf to say here.... 'Most cars have that?' maybe?

var firstName

@DavidPostill do you have any clue why defrag would stay at 7% for an hour?

Rahul2001

@BenN What does it mean when I install something as a Windows Service?

As in, this software is giving me an option to do that

Ben N

Services are programs that run non-interactively under the control of the Service Control Manager

Therefore, they can run even when nobody's logged on

Rahul2001

5:00 PM

Ah, right. I suspected so

Ben N

You can see all your existing services with services.msc

Rahul2001

Thanks :-)

var firstName

@BenN you have any clue why defrag would stay at 7% that long?

@Srini Thank you for doing what I asked. Have a good day.

Ben N

I do not, sorry

var firstName

7% consolidated for over an hour..

bruh

Ben

Are you comfortable sharing what N is in Ben N?

Avery

5:14 PM

@varfirstName (it's Noyb)

Ben N

Heh, I prefer to remain N-onymous

DavidPostill

@varfirstName No, not really. I never run defrag :)

var firstName

My boss is suggesting I let it run its' course

djsmiley2k

@varfirstName hmmm

it'll stay at that forever, unless it's eithr running, or anaylising

var firstName

It's running

or it should be

djsmiley2k

5:22 PM

running 'a defrag'?

then what pass is it on? is it changing

i think the fragmented value only changes after it finishes

var firstName

oh

its on pass 5

thats not much then

What's not much?

6

5:42 PM

@DavidPostill would this be a good answer to this question:

You can make an environment variable for this. Like %ProgramFiles%, it will automatically route to the desired location. Go to "System" in Control Panel, click "Advanced system settings", click "Environment Variables", click "New", make a variable name, click "Browse Directory" and navigate to the folder, or paste the destination folder there. Then reference it using %variablename% — var firstName 6 mins ago

djsmiley2k

6:05 PM

its an answer certainly#

var firstName

OP wants to get this link (possibly without knowledge of what it actually is), but (s)he doesn't want to get it in clipboard or type it out manually.

djsmiley2k

hmmm

XY problem detected

if the answer is 'laziness', tell them to go fix things themselves xD

Boris_yo

6:43 PM

@MichaelFrank Then why do people still download AquaSnap?

@Rahul2001 Is malnutrition a big problem there?

Michael Frank

@Boris_yo I guess it's because only some, not all of those features are in Windows.

Boris_yo

@JourneymanGeek If you could quote my question in reply, that'd be great...

var firstName

7:18 PM

Does an upvote really count for 10 ~~karma~~ reputation?

how do you do strikethrough?

@Dog i know you're here.

Hey!

Guys!

It increased from 7!

bwDraco

@varfirstName Three dashes.

var firstName

too late.

/s/~~/~~~

poo

s/~~/~~~/

how do you do it?

bwDraco

@varfirstName Dashes, not tildes.

---strikethrough--- produces ~~strikethrough~~

var firstName

how do you do the replace thing

bwDraco

##s/~~/---/g 38383029

I Am A Bot

7:33 PM

@bwDraco Does an upvote really count for 10 ~~karma~~ reputation? (source)

bwDraco

(note that the main bot account isn't really working so use ## instead of !! - @NotDog is the maintainer of this temporary bot instance)

var firstName

thanks Draco.

Tossing this here for visibility:

Please intervene and merge questions and answers.

-1

Q: Where could I find the dll/exe/process that handles the Bluetooth tray icon?

Where could I find the exe/process/dll that handles this pesky colored tray icon of Bluetooth tray icon. I am very customized person, so I want to customize it, break it open and replace those resources with my redesigned ones to make that Bluetooth icon in line with that other Windows 10 tray ic...

windows-10 bluetooth taskbar desktop-customization notification-area

bwDraco

7:49 PM

Voted to close.

I can't merge questions - a mod would have to do that.

var firstName

oh

I meant to tag @DavidPostill

Thank you for merging that post, @DavidPostill

DavidPostill

@varfirstName No problem. The OP will have to accept your other answer though.

var firstName

Gotcha

I deleted my duplicate answer.

Willing to take the 10 rep hit for losing that upvote

Just so the source of information (Magnus) is not neglected. I don't want to claim his statement was my original idea, so I decided to keep that one, instead of editing the upvoted one that does not have Magnus' comment.

djsmiley2k

8:30 PM

time to get angry with cod again ;D

DavidPostill

djsmiley2k

i watched a guy walk around a corner

3 of us shooting at him

i didn't even get hit mmarkers

omfg

It's actually so screwed now

Experience of playing well coded games in the past lets me see how bad things are maybe

Q3, UT, etc

used to play on near pro level on q3 ctfs

I was never quite good enough

I stress out when io'm doing well etc

but cod I find reasonabily easy to pull 1 for 1

:O

10 in a row

26 for 7 wow

Oliver Salzburg

8:52 PM

What service is that?

It's the icon for one of my MFA entries and I can't remember what account it is

DavidPostill

@OliverSalzburg MFA?

Ben N

Multi Factor Authentication?

I thought that was the Bitcoin logo, not sure if that makes sense here

DavidPostill

@BenN Yep. Sure looks like the bitcoin icon.

djsmiley2k

I thought bitcoin too

so it's likely some exchange?

Oliver Salzburg

I thought Coinbase, but doesn't seem to be the case

And, yes, Multi Factor Auth

And now Coinbase is down

Coincidence?

But, yeah, the icon palette in the app suggests it's Coinbase as well

DavidPostill

9:08 PM

Bitcoinist?

@OliverSalzburg Bitcoin Wallet - Coinbase 2.3.4

Oliver Salzburg

@DavidPostill Awesome!

How did you find that?

var firstName

Hey David. Thanks again for merging that post. Ram was getting on me about posting on both.

DavidPostill

@OliverSalzburg Google image search for coinbase icon. Scroll down

Oliver Salzburg

I think I searched for "favicon"

DavidPostill

@varfirstName He can get a bit irritating sometime :)

djsmiley2k

9:14 PM

he always comes accross angry xD

var firstName

No offence to Ramhound

Just a joke

DavidPostill

@varfirstName I've deleted that for you. Not very nice ...

djsmiley2k

I figure, answering questions draws people to the site

if they dupes, they'l get closed eventually

var firstName

Sorry David..

lol

First day back on the job

I already had to do manual labor :I

Mokubai

10:00 PM

Well, Transformers is stunning... in that you are literally dumbfounded by the nonsensical gibberish that is unfolding in front of your eyes.

Burgi

10:59 PM

hey

Bob

11:26 PM

morning

Bob

11:49 PM

hm

Journeyman Geek

Woof

Bob

@bwDraco Harry is digging deeper :\

Journeyman Geek

Link?

I can't actually deal with it now buuuuut... I can probably take a look

Bob

@JourneymanGeek Nah, not a mod issue. He's just editing the answer to reinforce his claims (without evidence) while the comments are calling it out.

@JourneymanGeek this one => superuser.com/a/1222378/117590

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