FragmentSmack is a known Denial of Service Attack (DoS) which takes advantage of TCP fragmentation. An attacker sends small packets of data made wherein they fail to reassemble at the receiving end due to intentional missing fragments. The result is that the system will try to reassemble the packets effectively clogging the system, making the CPU reach a maximum utilization level thus making the system freeze.

When weaponized, attackers can disable systems by sending 8-byte sized IP fragments that have random starting offsets and no final fragments.

Of course not all systems can be immediately updated due to policy and other concerns. Microsoft recommends a workaround by disabling packet reassembly which can be done with the following commands:

Netsh int ipv4 set global reassemblylimit=0

Netsh int ipv6 set global reassemblylimit=0

The commands will drop any packets that are out of order. This will slow the system down a little due to losses and resends but it’s the best choice for administrators who have for some reason need to put off patching. The problem isn’t exclusive to Windows as this was first discovered in Linux distributions that use kernel 3.9 and above. The problem has since been patched and Windows users need to do the same.

Security products such as Checkpoint are also affected so until Checkpoint also comes up with a patch, Microsoft’s temporary solution is the way to go.

Remote-Piloted JET

Speaking of the September 2018 Patch Tuesday, what Microsoft failed to include was a patch for their JET (Joint Engine Technology) Database Engine vulnerability. The technology is present in many Microsoft products including Microsoft Access and Visual Basic and like the previous vulnerability, goes way back to previous versions of Windows.

This vulnerability can allow attackers to remotely execute code, which makes it more dangerous than FragmentSmack. JET apparently has an index management problem which is successfully exploited, can result in out-of-bounds memory write, to which attackers can inject code and perform remote execution.
Zero-Day Initiative had no choice but to disclose this vulnerability as it wasn’t included in Patch Tuesday and is past its 120-day deadline.

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There are few simple steps to take to hide a drive or to show a drive. 

To hide a drive: 

• Open CMD ( Windows Key + R and type CMD , press enter)

Hide Any Drive in Windows Using Command Prompt

• Type diskpart and press enter, if prompted for UAC (User account control) dialog-box, click Yes
• Type List Volume and enter to list all available drives on your system
• Type select volume e to hide  Volume 0
• remove letter e to hide volume 0

Hide Any Drive in Windows Using Command Prompt

Result

BEFORE

AFTER

To show a drive follow below steps

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he downside is that you always have to go to the recycle bin and remove them again, even if you already deleted them once. This can be a time consuming process. What you can do is to try and eliminate some of the issues listed here, so here are some of the best things you can do in this regard.

1. Reach the desktop of your Windows computer
2. Right click on the Recycle Bin
3. Click on the Properties button
4. Here you will have to select the desired drive that you want to use the function for.
5. If you want to do it for all drives, you have to do that manually, so keep that in mind.
6. Under the Settings for the selected location, check the button to not more files to the Recycle Bin, Remove files immediately when deleted.

And yes, you can also remove the confirmation dialog there as well. there’s a function where you can check or uncheck Display Delete Confirmation Dialog.

Check this out right away and you will be quite impressed with the amount of great results you get here. Plus, it just goes to show that you can get quite a good experience without spending a ton of time and effort!

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