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Win32/Conficker.B/Downadup Resolution
First install this patch MS08-067 Then use this to remove it from any infected computers Malicious Software Removal tool History: Win32/Conficker.B --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background Win32/Conficker.B exploits a vulnerability in the Windows Server service (SVCHOST.EXE) for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2008...
Get FREE One Year Subscription of CA Anti-Virus - Tweaking with Vishal
In case you missed out the free AVG offer here is another free anti-virus product. Once you create a free account on the CA site they will send you link to download it. There words regarding the account. "This information will be used to create your FREE account in case you are in need of any support. Your information will be kept private and will not be shared with any third parties." Get...
Why Patch Tuesday Turns Into Patch Thursday or Friday or Monday
I used to hate the second Tuesday of every month. I honestly liked it better when patches were released as they were ready. What happens with the scheduled updates is that everyone knows that it is coming and that means that everyone expects their SMS Engineers to have the patches deployed that night, no matter how late, no matter how many people, no matter what! And on Wednesday morning, usually around...
Malware Removal Starter Kit
Released today is a new free tool from Microsoft, this is a solution accelerator with scanning tools included. This includes making a WindowsPE CD to boot from to scan a computer for malware. "This guidance provides a set of tasks that licensed Windows® users can perform at no cost to create the Malware Removal Starter Kit. Recommendations for free malware-scanning tools are included. You can...
New Windows® Defender Out
A new version of Windows Defender is available for download. Highlights are below. Overview This is the most current release of Windows Defender. If Windows Defender informed you that an update is available, you are running an older version. We encourage you to upgrade to this version. You can check your version of Windows Defender by clicking the down arrow next to the help icon and choosing ‘About...
Network Access Protection (NAP) : Come and see a live webcast of NAP and Longhorn Server Beta 3
Speaking of a NAP, I am finally getting used to the time difference over here in London and I got up at 4 AM today. BTW you can get a sense of what site I have seen over the weekend by checking out my pics here . Get a look at NAP from more than what you have read in the SCCM docs during this Webcast. Jeff is the release manager of NAP and this is the same presentation given at the MVP summit. Come...
Preventing The SMS Client From Installing
Yesterday Kevin C. asked a question on the SMS email list that I get several times a year. "I have a group of servers that a vendor has banned the SMS client from being installed on. We are auto-pushing the client to all servers that are discovered. I do not have the ability to change the OU the servers are in to prevent AD discovery. " There were several responses and if you have thought about doing...
Browser Plugin Highlights Malware
The company Finjan has announced a browser plugin for Internet Explorer and Firefox that will detect and alert the user to malware infested links, ads, and search results with their new tool titled SecureBrowsing. It works by scanning the pages code in real time and then highlighting potentially malicious links in red, and clean ones in green. The scanning is built on their behavior based technology...
Vista Kenrnel Hacked by Security Company
Is this old news and I missed it? I have never even heard of this company – Rod? Chris? This is surely a death sentence for this company however. Why would you even decide that this was a viable option for your product? Sure I can understand your frustration, maybe even anger, but that is a conversation you have in a conference room, let it out, and move on, it shouldn’t turn into a project...
New Version of Windows Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&displaylang=en Specific features of Windows Defender include: A redesigned and simplified user interface – Incorporating feedback from our customers, the Windows Defender UI has been redesigned to make common tasks easier to accomplish with a warning system that adapts alert levels according to the...
Securing the Local Administrator Account
There are a number of articles on how to secure the local administrator account on Windows computers and most of the have the same advice, rename it, make the password very strong, etc. But I was asked this question a few days ago and after doing some reading and research I don’t really care for this approach. I think I prefer the idea of setting a very strong password, using a tool that generates...
27,000,000 + Personal Information Records Lost from Stolen Laptops Alone
One of my pet peeves, besides confirmation dialogs (YES I am SURE!), is people who store the personal information of others on a laptop. There is no real need for this any longer, Verizon broadband anywhere, VPN/SSL, Bluetooth Internet connected phones, etc. The total stolen records on this page is 88,000,000+, the total just from laptops being stolen is over 27,000,000. http://www.schneier.com/blog...
Hacker promises month of browser holes
If you are not familiar with Donna or her blog you are MISSING out. Well, if you are into computer security at all. I remember her back from my days on dslreports.com. I am not sure how to feel about Metasploit but I have to applaud them in part on this move. Actually notifying the vendors before hand AND not releasing code that will allow anyone to use it as a RCE. Hacker promises month of browser...
Neowin.net - Colorado Sherrifs go Wardriving
Come one now…I love the part where they take your computer for months. Are they trying to find networks or uppatched computers? Is this really something Sherrifs are qualified to do? And what wireless network is secure? Shouldn’t they focus on drunk drivers instead of sitting out in front of a residence for hours at a time? Or maybe handing out tickets to people that drive 40 in a school...
MMS 2006 - Day 2 - Group Policy What's New in Vista and Longhorn
David Power - Program manager Some pretty cool stuff, some of it is redundant. What's new? New in Vista is that GP's no longer run under Winlogon but instead run as a shared service and the service itself has been hardened by requiring local admins to have elevated privileges to stop the service, the service will also auto restart from any error. Network Awareness - policy application is not network...
