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by otropogo
Tue 29 Sep 2015, 05:06
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

Kingston HyperX RAM-Row Hammer update. I haven't had the hoped for explanation from Kingston regarding slowing of the Memtest with repetition. So this remains a mystery to me. I did return my original HyperX SODIMM set and the second HyperX kit sent to me, keeping the standard speed kit that passed ...
by otropogo
Tue 15 Sep 2015, 04:08
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

Whom are you quoting? http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.fr/2015/03/exploiting-dram-rowhammer-bug-to-gain.html I actually got the quote from a pdf that I was unable to find however the text is the same, you can check for your self Kingston tells me that in order to use the Row Hammer exploit to hack...
by otropogo
Tue 15 Sep 2015, 03:47
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

PostPosted: Sat 05 Sep 2015, 04:20 Post subject: I had the same with 16gb desktop of desktop ram , The first pass was fast but every pass after that got slower and slower until it was at a crawl. But that's to be expected as you are electively DDOS'ing the ram and forcing continuous flipping of dat...
by otropogo
Wed 09 Sep 2015, 03:09
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

[quote="Scooby"]Might be able to detect a rowhammer attack [quote] Modern CPUs provide mechanisms that allow monitoring of cache misses for purposes of performance analysis. These mechanisms can be repurposed by a defender to monitor the system for sudden bursts of cache misses, as truly c...
by otropogo
Wed 09 Sep 2015, 03:00
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

It was a few weeks ago that i done 4 passes of #13 but from what i remember it was like 3 hours , Pass 1 was just over 20mins and pass 4 was something like an hour and 10 mins. The difference was quiet extreme. If you ran the memtest battery, except for the Row Hammer test, you'd find similar slowi...
by otropogo
Sun 06 Sep 2015, 02:34
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

.... when you restart from #1 you are clearing the ram so you don't get the same hammering or slow down. Temps wise it was not as extreme as your laptop but it was higher than normal , it started around the mid to high 30's and was in the mid to high 50's by the end of the test with the fan spinnin...
by otropogo
Sat 05 Sep 2015, 04:00
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

A few days ago I received a second 16GB replacement kit for my HyperX RAM from Kingston. This kit runs at "industry standard" settings of 11-11-11-28, has a longer latency period, and is rated at a somewhat slower transfer rate. My informant at Kingston also mentioned that it has some Row ...
by otropogo
Mon 31 Aug 2015, 03:37
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

Cheers for the update and sorry to hear that it's still a problem. :( You're welcome. And to put the problem into perspective, I was given to understand that Kingston has known about the issue since 2012, but considered it essentially a server problem, not a likely issue for a PC user. I was also t...
by otropogo
Sun 30 Aug 2015, 03:11
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

This week I received replacement HyperX RAM from Kingston and tested it. The Row Hammer test produced several times more errors in this brand new RAM than it did in the (same spec) RAM I've used for almost 2 years (24 to 55 errors per pass vs. 3 to 6 errors). I was pretty upset and complained heated...
by otropogo
Wed 19 Aug 2015, 23:30
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: Lucid Puppy Revitalized as 5.2.8.7 - Nov., 2017 - Final
Replies: 1038
Views: 506678

new and old apps failing

Just ran some tests on old apps brought over from Lupuplus5.2.8-5, where they worked, into sulu4. 1. xfprot - the update function appears to work, according to the terminal display and time of download. However, scans don't seem to work. There's no report, either of suspicious files, nor even when &...
by otropogo
Wed 19 Aug 2015, 21:52
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: Lucid Puppy Revitalized as 5.2.8.7 - Nov., 2017 - Final
Replies: 1038
Views: 506678

BootManagerlists

Have accessed Boot Manager finally to see what's going on with the kernel modules, and am no wiser. So have taken pupsnaps of the lists in the hope they will make sense to others on the thread. Looking at the preferences list, it seems to me that most of the entries are for ethernet controllers, but...
by otropogo
Sat 08 Aug 2015, 20:56
Forum: Misc
Topic: Other Distros
Replies: 3058
Views: 1158059

windows 8.1 updates involutarily

I decided to look at my uninstalled windows updates yesterday to see if any of them were worth installing. I found one whose information told me that no further Windows security updates could be installed unless KB2919355 were installed first. I then went back and forth from my list of installed and...
by otropogo
Sat 08 Aug 2015, 04:13
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

I know it's a pain in the ass but i would test each module on it's own to see if it's just one module that has it. Then obviously just change the one with the bug and reduce the chances of them sending you another set with it , cause at least you know you already have a good one that can be used wh...
by otropogo
Fri 07 Aug 2015, 05:46
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

The bug is caused by the capacitors between the memory cells leaking. Apparently the only way to reduce it is to change one of the refresh values of the ram but it just means it would take more passes of hammering before they started to leak again. Ok on a desktop but it will use more power on a la...
by otropogo
Thu 06 Aug 2015, 23:20
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

You don't need to run single core or run more passes as it's already showing the hammer bug. You need to either contact support of the place you bought the ram or directly to the Manufacture. From reading about it seems hit or miss how they will treat you. You'll either be offered a replacement , d...
by otropogo
Thu 06 Aug 2015, 16:53
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: DebianDog - Jessie (21 June 2017)
Replies: 1012
Views: 433163

[quote="saintless".... You are too stupid to read even two lines... [/quote] From the online oxford dictionary: to troll Make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them mischievous: (Of an action or thing) ...
by otropogo
Thu 06 Aug 2015, 16:22
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: Lucid Puppy Revitalized as 5.2.8.7 - Nov., 2017 - Final
Replies: 1038
Views: 506678

any way to trim a sulusave 2fs file?

My old lupusave file, now transformed into a sulusave 2fs is at 2.2GB with only a few hundred MB of "free space". I have no idea what could be taking up this space. My guess is that it's copies of Seamonkey and other apps that petget failed to uninstall over the years despite reporting tha...
by otropogo
Thu 06 Aug 2015, 13:28
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: DebianDog - Jessie (21 June 2017)
Replies: 1012
Views: 433163

.... My time is too precious to waste it trying to avoid people like you. promises, promises... I'll ignore the abusive name-calling and cut to the chase. It seems I've been spoiled by many years of Puppy use to expect it to have have available in the liveCD/DVD all the instructions needed to insta...
by otropogo
Thu 06 Aug 2015, 01:34
Forum: Security
Topic: Announcement: A GOOD Virus
Replies: 38
Views: 10409

That's the correct ISO. You can run test #13 on it's own from test options , just remove the * star next to all the other tests. They recommend 4 passes 16gb of ram will take 30 mins to 1 hour depending if it runs in single CPU or parallel cores , Not sure what haswell would default to but it can b...
by otropogo
Thu 06 Aug 2015, 01:30
Forum: Puppy Projects
Topic: DebianDog - Jessie (21 June 2017)
Replies: 1012
Views: 433163

rcrsn51 wrote:For the benefit of other community members reading this thread, let me clarify some misconceptions about ISObooter.....
Thanks for your clarification of ISObooter's functions and requirements.