Author archives: NeverShaveYourDuck

An update has been released which introduces a number of new features. It now uses the Windows Common Controls plus a few other libraries, so need to be installed running an installer. It can be downloaded at http://www.kennethsorling.se/downloads/unzixwin_0_1_1.zip window.onbeforeunload = function() {}Unzip the contents, run the installer. It creates a program group and shortcut on […]

When the site was last hacked, the download torrent file for UnZixWin was tampered with. It seems that a few extra trackers were inserted in the end of the chain.As a result, downloading anything from this torrent file may have resulted in the user receiving a compromised download. I cannot verify this, since my bittorrent […]

Well, over the holidays, my website was hacked once again. This is the third time in as many months this has happened. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one affected. My hosting company, who this time were kind enough to warn me about the issue, maintains that the hacker somehow obtained my FTP password. Myself, I’m […]

In case you’re unfortunate enough to have already installed the PlayVix player, and have thus infected your system with spyware, getting rid of it isn’t so trivial.To make matters worse, other scammers are cashing in on this scam in unexpedted ways.There is a video on YouTube which claims to show you how to remove PlayVix. […]

The scammers are at it agan. If you come across a video file which, on playback, shows you this: Beware! It’s yet another form of the old DivoCodec scam, this time with a new twist. If you’re familiar with the DivoCodec scam, you probably vaguely recognize the screenshot. It’s surprising how predictable these crooks are: […]

Good news for Linux/UNIX users: Fellow scambuster Mike Frysinger has created a C program which extracts the contents of ZIX archives, and put the package online. He calls it funzix, and its homepage is located at http://funzix.sourceforge.net/ It’s a command-line utility, and has been confirmed by Mike to work with both version 1.0 and 2.0 […]

First of all, thanks to all of you who have written me with praise and encouragement. Although I may not always reply, it means a lot to me. This post is just to let you know I’ll be offline for the next few weeks.(Tip: pay your utilites bills! Those guys aren’t kidding around!).Until I can […]

Many people have had problems running the setup package last published, and I’ve identified the source of the problem. The last installation package, unbeknownst to me, included a few system DLLs which really didn’t need to be distributed, as they were almost certain to be on the user’s system anyway, and probably in more recent […]