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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Get Boot-Up Trace Events

July 14, 2013 Jul 14, 2013 07/14/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to get boot-up trace events. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am sipping the last of my English Breakfast tea with a little lemon grass and a crushed cinnamon stick. Not sure how I ran out of English Breakfast tea, but I did. Oh well. I...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Get Startup Event Log Entries

July 13, 2013 Jul 13, 2013 07/13/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to query event logs for entries created during startup. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things that annoys me is when something changes on my laptop, and I know that I did not do anything to directly cause the change. Obviously, I did ...

Using the Windows API and Copy-RawItem to Access Sensitive Password Files

July 12, 2013 Jul 12, 2013 07/12/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Guest blogger, Chris Campbell, shows how to use the Windows API and Copy-RawItem to access sensitive password files. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blog by Chris Campbell. Chris is a security researcher and penetration tester who has spoken at several major security conferences, such as BlackHat and...