Synology Antivirus Essential detects PHP.Exploit.CVE_2015_2331-3
Today my DiskStation emailed me about detecting malware in the system files. When I looked at the log, I saw this: It appears this is a false positive in the ClamAV database. Further reading:...
View ArticleGetting rid of the @eaDir folders on Synology NAS DSM
The @eaDir directories contain extended attributes and thumbnails that take up quite a bit of space, not unlike Windows Thumbs.db files. Here’s how to get rid of them easily from the command line....
View ArticleDisable indexing and generation of @eaDir directories on Synology NAS
Various forums throughout the Internet have users stating that even though they’ve disabled media indexing the @eaDir folders are still being generated, and even outside the indexed folders. In order...
View ArticleDisable and remove .DS_Store files stored on network locations
So today I was going through my Synology NAS and noticed .DS_Store files all over the place. These are actually files containing extended attributes created by Finder in Mac OS X. But, since they get...
View ArticleControlling fan speed and hard drive APM settings on Synology DiskStation
There is a file in /usr/syno/etc/scemd.xml which controls the fan speeds and trigger temperatures corresponding to the setting at Control Panel > Power, as well as drive APM settings (for hard drive...
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