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Exploring a Github Security Vulnerability scam.

6 min read
Hirusha Adikari
I do stuff sometimes...

Today, I received an email claiming that a security vulnerability had been detected in one of my GitHub repositories. Typically, I receive security notifications from Dependabot, which direct me back to GitHub for further action.

However, this email was unusual. It prompted me to visit an external site, github-scanner.com, rather than linking to GitHub. The email was tied to an issue opened in my repository, urging me to visit this unknown link for more information on how to resolve the issue.

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Windows 7 in 2024

9 min read
Hirusha Adikari
I do stuff sometimes...

This is my journey of installing Windows 7 for minimal office use in Sri Lanka. The device that i'm dealing with today is an ancient Dell Inspiron N4050 from 2014 (a 10 year Intel i3 laptop).

Using the AUR with Arch Linux

5 min read
Hirusha Adikari
I do stuff sometimes...

If you鈥檙e an Arch Linux user, you鈥檙e probably aware of how amazing the AUR (Arch User Repository) can be. It鈥檚 a treasure trove of community-driven packages that aren鈥檛 always available in the official repositories. In this post, I'll show you how to make use of the AUR to install packages that you might need for your system. Let鈥檚 get started!

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