Action Kitten and Patchouli, being kittens that they are.
– Meatloaf T. Cat
Patchouli, The Outtake.
Patchouli in the middle of the photo shoot.
Nexus 7, The Wait.
A lot of people have received their Nexus 7 on Monday July 16th, 2012. I on the other hand would be receiving one sometimes later today.
My colleague suggested we all should go to Pick Up Stix for lunch today and we did. Then I get this fortune:
A small lucky package is on its way to you soon.
Well played, as long as this Nexus 7 is in a relatively small package.
A Boxful of Gouda.
Don’t you love a boxful of Gouda?
– Meatloaf T. Cat
TDSS Rootkit
A client called me because one of the office computer “was not working.”
Well, the problem was much severe than described. It suffered from multiple malware infections. As usual, I used numbers of applications to detect and remove the malware. I also noted that this computer is unable to download any Windows Update.
- Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool
- Microsoft’s Safety Scanner
- Malwarebytes AntiMalware
- Combofix
- Spybot – Search & Destroy
- Hitman Pro
So, the system is infected with TDSS Rootkit.
The next step is to download Kaspersky Anti-rootkit utility TDSSKiller.
I made sure to “Change parameters” and select the option to detect TDSS file system.
After a reboot, Windows is able to download and install updates.
Still broken, this kitten is.
…and now a message from Meatloaf T. Cat.
Pillage The Kitten is still broken. She is going to the Veterinarian to get fixed.
Meatloaf T. Cat
“Thank You for your service, Sir.”
I was working on a computer that belongs to a retired United States Air Force Pilot earlier today. He flew numerous rescue missions during the Vietnam war. Now he’s staying at home battling Alzheimer’s disease. He is still in a good spirit, telling jokes within our conversations.
After hearing his stories when he’s still in the force, I said to him “Thank You for your service, Sir.”
