Continuing the series from Agnitum firewall guide: 3 . Application window control Windows allows applications to exchange window messages between processes. Malicious processes can get control over other network-enabled applications sending them window messages and imitating user input from keyboard and mouse clicks. The example of using this technique is Breakout leaktest (http://www.firewallleaktester.com/leaktest16.htm). Here the
Below are some penetration techniques I recently came across in the agnitum firewall guide. I thought I would share it with all who are doing some sort of tests of their firewall or just FYI. 1. Components injection Windows operating system by design enables installing system interceptors (hooks) through which foreign code can be injected
Many of us would be of the opinion that you firewall would protect you from the ugly world. But this might not be the case. Even though your firewall works fine when you have logged in, it might not work when you have logged off. Intruders can access a powered on machine with a login