Re: End of month plan B for list shutdown.
On 29 Apr 2013 at 13:04, David Lum wrote: I vote do it. I prefer e-mail to web forum for this stuff. + -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Disk space management software
On 26 Apr 2013 at 12:32, Erik Goldoff wrote: Just FYI, but there *is* a Portable version of windirstat too ( I use it on client's systems specifically because it doesn't need to be installed YMMV From PortableApps.com? Or somewhere else? -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Disk space management software
On 26 Apr 2013 at 13:27, Ben Scott wrote: On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming angu...@geoapps.com wrote: I use Spacemonger 1.4, the last free version. Prefer it to WinDirStat as it is a standalone executable which doesn't have to be installed. WinDirStat is basically a stand-alone executable. They distribute it as an installer but if you unpack it with 7-Zip it runs just fine. Or just install it once and then copy the binary out. I just have a copy of WinDirStat.EXE in our network miscellaneous utilities folder and run it from there. Thanks, I will add this to my toolkit. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: ALERT : NTSYSADMIN LIST MIGRATION
All you top posters, see answer inline. On 26 Apr 2013 at 7:23, Kurt Buff wrote: On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 7:11 AM, Doug Hampshire dhampsh...@gmail.com wrote: Bottom posting: Something abandoned a long time ago by everyone except Kurt. It's annoying as heck on a PC and makes reading threads on a mobile device significantly more difficult. But then again it's a free country and if Kurt wants to continue to write a paper check, make the entry into the checkbook register, and update the running balance while five people stand behind him in line at the grocery store so be it. But I also have the right to glare at him and make snide comments about those fancy new debit cards all the cool kids are using these days. No checks for me. Cash only - can't forge a $20 bill in my name. Too risky. You might want to check with Ben before characterizing my posting habits as unique to me. Also, portable devices for email - don't like 'em. Too darn hard to work with and see the messages on. Get off my lawn. +1 -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: ALERT : NTSYSADMIN LIST MIGRATION
On 26 Apr 2013 at 14:25, Kennedy, Jim wrote: Kurt's paper check might be the smart way. One of the major grocery chains in Cleveland sent their debit card transactions complete with the account number and pin in plain text via wireless from their cash registers. We were grabbing them from the parking lot just sitting in our car. Jim My wife's brother lives in Cleveland. What grocery chain? If you don't want to answer on list, feel free to answer off-list. Angus -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: mobile scanner
On 19 Apr 2013 at 14:04, Tigran K wrote: The difficulty is in two steps 1 to get the image to the phone 2 to send the picture to the final destination. There's an app for that. CamScanner HD - Scanner, Fax - Android Apps on Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intsig.camscannerhdhl=en CamScanner HD turns your tablet into a scanner. With CamScanner, you are able to digitize any paper documents by photo shooting. Simply take a picture of any paper documents such as receipts, agreements, notes, whiteboards and so forth, and CamScanner can auto-crop image, enhance image quality and create an industry standard PDF file. You can easily share the scanned documents via Email, Google Cloud Print, and fax, upload them to cloud like Dropbox, Google Docs, Box.net, and manage them by grouping or searching. Phone version: CamScanner -Phone PDF Creator - Android Apps on Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intsig.camscanner -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Synchronize booksmarks?
On 18 Apr 2013 at 9:09, Tom Miller wrote: Our users use Firefox and Internet Explorer. Are there any utilities that I could use so that the booksmarks between browsers are synchronized? This allows Firefox to use Internet Explorer Favorites in addition to bookmarks. PlainOldFavorites :: Add-ons for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/plainoldfavorites/ According to the project page you can also create an IEF from Firefox, so as long as your users remember to do that, it should work. XMarks is now owned by LastPass; that also works and has the advantage of being cross-platform and cross-machine. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-895-3270 / 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Synchronize booksmarks?
On 18 Apr 2013 at 20:31, Jon Harris wrote: Speaking of which does Chrome still allow a user to install without Administrator permission? Yes, it installs under User's AppData instead of in ProgFiles -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Synchronize booksmarks?
On 19 Apr 2013 at 17:49, Free, Bob wrote: xmarks looks very intriguing. I like the parent company and their flagship product so that's a big plus in my mind. Anyone use it for a while and care to comment? I'd love to have bookmarks synched between my iThing, multiple laptops and Surface running different browsers, looks like the premium can do most of that. I haven't been able to use it as my places.sqlite is too large to sync successfully once (21 MB). I would need to start with no bookmarks; then it would probably work. I don't want the same set of bookmarks on my mobile as on my desktop. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: LoJack
On 23 Apr 2013 at 17:47, Ben Scott wrote: On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 2:53 PM, James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: I think the BIOS piece, if Activated, puts the agent back onto it. It downloads the software from Lojack and installs it silently. Yah, that's scary enough. I mean, sure, if someone else can control the hardware, in theory they can do anything, but think about the implications. Is there some kind of hook in Windows that lets the BIOS run arbitrary code? If so, that's kind of spooky. Or are they using a higher privilege level to inject code directly into the kernel? If so, what happens when a kernel update comes out? My guess is that the software re-installs itself pre-boot (much like CHKDSK /F can be made to run before Windows loads). Not sure what would happen if it started up and tried to write to a Truecrypted or Bitlocked drive. In 2009 this got some bad press at BlackHat: Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops | ZDNet LAS VEGAS -- A popular laptop theft-recovery service that ships on notebooks made by HP, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Gateway, Asus and Panasonic is actually a dangerous BIOS rootkit that can be hijacked and controlled by malicious hackers. The service -- called Computrace LoJack for Laptops -- contains design vulnerabilities and a lack of strong authentication that can lead to a complete and persistent compromise of an affected system, according to Black Hat conference presentation by researchers Alfredo Ortega and Anibal Sacco from Core Security Technologies. Seen here: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/researchers-find-insecure-bios-rootkit-pre-loaded-in-laptops/3828 Not sure if these vulnerabilities have been fixed since. FWIW, the publish list of laptops which have this in the BIOS: BIOS Compatibility | Absolute Software http://www.absolute.com/en/partners/bios-compatibility -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Synchronize booksmarks?
On 18 Apr 2013 at 21:11, Jon Harris wrote: Thanks guys I think an 19 almost 20 YO can make the decision it just sort of pissed me off having to remove it. She has the admin password so she could have done it on purpose but claimed she did not. I do email her when I need her to do updates and she has been good about doing them so I guess daddy needs to teach her to look before clicking again. Google Earth will install Chrome (and maybe even make it the default browser) unless you select Advanced Install and uncheck it. Evil, thy name is Google. I'm sure there are other apps which have [X] Install Chrome buried in the fine print. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Very weird file rename issue
On 23 Apr 2013 at 20:02, Damien Solodow wrote: That matches the description. Was hoping there was a fix. J That issue has been around since the advent of long filenames (Windows 95?) ... you can't have two files with the same name but different case in the same folder. Windows treats FileName.TxT and FileNAME.TXT as the same internally. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: list admins?
On 19 Apr 2013 at 3:15, Ryan Finnesey wrote: ... I prefer a listserv over a web based forum. +100 -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Google Drive
On 10 Apr 2013 at 9:42, Andrew S. Baker wrote: Especially the mouse-over... :) Load the mobile version m.xkcd.com and you don't even need to move the mouse ;-) By Today's XKCD I ass*u*me the OP meant this one: xkcd: All Adobe Updates https://m.xkcd.com/1197/ -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Google Drive
On 11 Apr 2013 at 14:47, Andrew S. Baker wrote: I use DropBox (75%), Box.com (23%) and SkyDrive (2%) with encryption provided by BoxCryptor. Also check out nCryptedCloud.com I worry about cloud-encryption that offers file-sharing without sharing passwords (FAQ #6 on https://www.ncryptedcloud.com/cloud-security-questions/) -- that implies to me that they can decrypt your files. I do have SpiderOak, but I haven't really put too much up there. Just some testing... Got good ratings from SecurityNow, as does BoxCryptor. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Password complexity question
On 31 Jan 2013 at 14:16, David Lum wrote: I have seen a few articles on password cracking and using unrelated words, so I have a question Given the Making complex passwords section here: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/crack-this-how-to-pick-strong-password s-and-keep-them -that-way/ Could you use a fairly simple method to identify what the password is for and still have it tough to crack? I'm guessing no, but have to ask For a twitter account: Twitter1 vodka eagles! Then for a Facebook account:Facebook2 vodka eagles! Ebay: Ebay3 vodka eagles! Then follow that same pattern for the various accounts. While it seems like bad practice to include the service name as part of the password I thought I'd ask your guys' opinion. It's at least better than using the same password for everything...or is it? It is. But I would recommend using a password manager like LastPass or KeePass with one very strong password to access it rather than worry about individual passwords and patterns. FWIW, I came across this earlier today: More interesting news: passPHRASES aren't more secure, since the dictionary attacks now use them as well. Grammar badness makes cracking harder the long password | Ars Technica When it comes to long phrases used to defeat recent advances in password cracking, bigger isn't necessarily better, particularly when the phrases adhere to grammatical rules. ... A team of Ph.D. and grad students at Carnegie Mellon University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an algorithm that targets passcodes with a minimum number of 16 characters and built it into the freely available John the Ripper cracking program. The result: it was much more efficient at cracking passphrases such as abiggerbetter password or thecommunistfairy because they followed commonly used grammatical rules-in this case, ordering parts of speech in the sequence determiner, adjective, noun. When tested against 1,434 passwords containing 16 or more characters, the grammar-aware cracker surpassed other state-of-the-art password crackers when the passcodes had grammatical structures, with 10 percent of the dataset cracked exclusively by the team´s algorithm. See: http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/grammar-badness-makes-cracking-harder-the-long-password/ One thing I do to mitigate dictionary attacks: m11spelll wuurds wh33n EEYYEE yuuse tthheemm iiNn P@@ssww00rdd5znot sure how long the black hats will take to add stuff like this ;-) but it's just an arms race. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Progress in password cracking
On 26 Jan 2013 at 14:50, Kurt Buff wrote: Grammar badness makes cracking harder the long password Password crackers get an English lesson. by Dan Goodin Jan 24 2013 Ars Technica When it comes to long phrases used to defeat recent advances in password cracking, bigger isn't necessarily better, particularly when the phrases adhere to grammatical rules. Whiich is whyy II oftten missllep wurds inn mmy pawsords. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: on-premises storage application
On 24 Jan 2013 at 19:11, Michael B. Smith wrote: I have a client that wants something like SkyDrive or DropBox - but they want to host it onsite - no cloud storage. They also want the company that produces the application to be in north America or western Europe. I have googled and binged a bit, and I have some options - but I'd prefer some recommendations. Does anyone here have any that they would be willing to share? Thanks! Been meaning to set up one of these for a while: ownCloud | Your Cloud, Your Data, Your Way! https://owncloud.com/ Community (free, no support) edition available: ownCloud.org | Your Cloud, Your Data, Your Way! http://owncloud.org/ The price is right, at least for the community edition. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: FoxIT reader vulnerability
On 15 Jan 2013 at 15:29, Matthew W. Ross wrote: Doesn't Adobe (and possibly other PDF viewers) include PDF rendering with javascript now? I just want a dumb .pdf reader. Is it just me? Try SumatraPDF -- very lightweight. Browser plugin available, but you can turn that off. It's what I use by default. I'll keep a portable copy of Foxit Reader around for those few PDFs which need scripting enabled. Links: http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html http://portableapps.com/apps/office/foxit_reader_portable HTH Angus PS there's also a portable version of Java you can plug in to a portable browser for those rare occasions when you need a Java-enabled browser. http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/java_portable ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: It is quiet today
On 26 Dec 2012 at 20:22, Jon Harris wrote: Either the list is down or it is really quiet today. The list is down. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Server room monitoring/alerts
On 6 Dec 2012 at 12:10, Bill Humphries wrote: I bet there is an app for that. Couldn't find one that sent SMS messages. There are several Android apps that monitor remote computers over IP and alert you to conditions that you tell them to. I found some dedicated SMS-sending alarm systems. Temperature and Humidity SMS Alarm System http://salamass.bossgoo.com/sell-Telephones-Parts/Apple-iphone-4S-32GB-1049148.html Temperature@lert Cellular Edition - Cellular Temperature Monitoring Systems http://www.temperaturealert.com/Wireless-Temperature-Store/Temperature-Alert-Cellular-Sensor.aspx http://www.eldes.lt/en/gsm-security-remote-control-devices-gateways.html -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: All your passwords are belong to us
On 10 Dec 2012 at 13:54, Stefan Jafs wrote: I don't know if you have seen this: http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/25-gpu-cluster-cracks-every-stan dard-windows-password-in-6-hours/ Heard this discussed on the last SecurityNow podcast. The GPU cluster cracked only the old LanMan hashes, though. The newer NTLM takes a little longer (a few days?). As Schneier says, the attacks only get better. It is my understanding that financial institutions which have case-insensitive short passwords are using the web GUI as an interface to their old mainframe systems, which are not case-sensitive and usually have limited hard-coded password fields. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: SemiOT #2: More on SAMBA 4.0
On 11 Dec 2012 at 12:26, Matthew W. Ross wrote: I am curious on what the list thinks about an open-source alternative to an Active Directory server means to them... I'm sure many here will shrug it off, but for smaller installs where money is tight, would you consider Samba 4.0 AD servers? I know I am. Me, too, for some uses. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Mobile app for password management
On 4 Dec 2012 at 20:18, Micheal Espinola Jr wrote: I use Roboform on the PC and iPhone. It uses two-factor auth, and syncs to a cloud interface as well. -1 for Roboform. After v6 they removed the ability to export passwords except one site at a time. Classic lock the customers in tactic. I no longer recommend Roboform to anyone. YMMV. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Mobile app for password management
On 4 Dec 2012 at 16:51, David Lum wrote: I use KeePass on my PC's to manage passwords, I'd like to use a mobile app to do the same thing . There are tons of apps available, do you guys have a recommendation? Device is an iPhone... There was a lengthy review of iOS password mis-managers on a recent SecurityNow podcast which should give you a list of ones to avoid. ISTR they actually recommended two or three. Google it. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: small office and branches setup
On 28 Nov 2012 at 12:37, Matthew W. Ross wrote: Cubby from Logmein is a new (beta) option: Free and unlimited if you don't use their cloud storage. Just sync it between computers. But I agree, Dropbox, Box.net or Skydrive (or, or, or...) all would be good inexpensive options for this. Just pair your cloud-drive-of-choice with BoxCryptor to secure the documents from nosy cloud admins and others who might want to read your data-in-the-cloud. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
The Ripple Effect of Windows 8 - Datamation
Fascinating article. The Ripple Effect of Windows 8 - Datamation http://www.datamation.com/applications/the-ripple-effect-of-windows-8-1.html When our firm's employees found Windows 8 too unwieldy, we transitioned to Linux Mint instead and soon found that we didn't need any Microsoft products at all. I have known the author online for a couple of years, he's an active Spiceworks user and an experienced Windows admin. Angus -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Dos help. Reformatting dates
On 30 Oct 2012 at 12:23, Oliver Marshall wrote: Hi Not the right list I know but I thought you might be able to help. I have the date in the format of .mm.dd. I need to format that to ddmm within a batch file. Does anyone know how to do that or know of a small commad line app that can let me do that? FWIW here's my date-string batch-file @ECHO OFF set dDate=%date% set dTime=%time% set month=%dDate:~4,2% if .%month%==.01 set MMM=Jan if .%month%==.02 set MMM=Feb if .%month%==.03 set MMM=Mar if .%month%==.04 set MMM=Apr if .%month%==.05 set MMM=May if .%month%==.06 set MMM=Jun if .%month%==.07 set MMM=Jul if .%month%==.08 set MMM=Aug if .%month%==.09 set MMM=Sep if .%month%==.10 set MMM=Oct if .%month%==.11 set MMM=Nov if .%month%==.12 set MMM=Dec set year=%dDate:~-4% set yy=%dDate:~-2% set day=%dDate:~7,2% set d1=%dDate:~7,1% set d2=%dDate:~8,1% if not .0==.%d1% set /a week=%day%/7 + 1 if .0==.%d1% set /a week=%d2%/7 + 1 set mdy=%month%/%day%/%year% set cymd=%year%%month%%day% set ymd=%yy%%month%%day% set y-md=%year%-%month%-%day% set dow=%dDate:~0,3% set hour=%dTime:~0,2% set h1=%dTime:~0,1% if .==.%h1% set hour=%dTime:~1,1% if .==.%h1% set hour=0%hour% set h1= set min=%dTime:~3,2% set sec=%dTime:~6,2% set sech=%dTime:~-5% if .%1==. goto done if not .%1==.SHOW if not .%1==.show goto done echo date=%dDate% echo mdy=%mdy% echo cymd=%cymd% echo ymd=%ymd% echo y-md=%y-md% echo day=%day% month=%month% year=%year% yy=%yy% echo MMM=%MMM%week=%week% dow=%dow% echo time=%dTime% hour=%hour% min=%min% sec=%sec% sech=%sech% :Done Save as GETDATE.CMD, run with show as a parameter to display what it sets. Works on Windows from XP on. Angus -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: xp and win7
On 14 Oct 2012 at 22:23, Robert Cato wrote: What color is the mouse? Is the secretary single? +1 Sorry, it's been a bad week and I needed a laugh. [BSEG] -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Why is it, in Notepad...
On 4 Oct 2012 at 9:43, Sam Cayze wrote: Obligatory: http://xkcd.com/378/ +42 -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: OT: A little friday funny
On 12 Oct 2012 at 7:46, Andrew S. Baker wrote: LOL For littl' ol' me? I'm honored. :) Indeed you should be. ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 11:39 PM, Michael B. Smith mich...@smithcons.com wrote: Just for ASB... http://cheezburger.com/6462248448 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Everyone is the IT department
On 27 Sep 2012 at 19:50, N Parr wrote: It's already been discussed and solved. http://xkcd.com/627/ +42 xkcd has the answer to most problems -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: How to laugh and cry at the same time
You probably need a quadruple bucky http://catb.org/jargon/html/Q/quadruple-bucky.html -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: OTish Adobe Reader issues.
On 7 Sep 2012 at 12:04, Stephen Holtz wrote: Yes. Starting to move to a new platform for reading PDF's Are you moving to Foxit Reader or some other platform? Just got an email today: Foxit Releases Foxit Enterprise Reader 5.4.2 http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/enterprise.php -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: I don't see any problems with this
On 11 Sep 2012 at 13:49, Jonathan Link wrote: Not at all... In other news, I'm moving to Montana, living off the land and going off the grid... Don't change your name to Randy Weaver. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: OT : Humor only an Admin can enjoy.
On 24 Aug 2012 at 22:15, Kurt Buff wrote: It is an unfounded whinge. The world is a complex and sometimes dangerous place, and the online world is more so. All of us, users included, need to suck it up, realize that what we do has consequences, and that practicing safe computing is like practicing safe driving or safely performing any other task - it requires concentration, planning and some intelligence. You can't do it on autopilot. There are tools for to help deal with that complexity - and as IT professionals we can certainly help folks by pointing out those tools, in this case things such as PasswordSafe, Keepass, LastPass, or other tools to manage the task. But the need remains to change passwords, and to keep them strong enough to foil the malicious, or at least limit the damage. +1 = Nobody Asked Me...: Breaking News... http://oldnfo.blogspot.com/2012/08/breaking-news_18.html The Pity Train has just derailed at the intersection of Suck It Up and Move On, and crashed into We All Have Problems, before coming to a complete stop at Get the Hell Over It! Any complaints about how we operate can be forwarded to 1 800 Waa-waah. This live report courtesy of Quitchur Bitchin' WQRB! I'm truly getting sick and tired of the BS I'm hearing day in and day out... You ARE responsible for your actions, regardless of what you've been told; and excuses DO NOT get it done!!! I really don't give a shit if your 'feelings' get hurt either... -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Windows Update issue: KB2647753 repeated installs on Win7
On 14 Aug 2012 at 22:04, Carl Houseman wrote: Is this something new for you? It's not new to the rest of us. And if you only get 2 - celebrate. I post infrequently enough here I haven't noticed off-list OOO messages. Maybe my spam filter trapped them. Meanwhile, thanks for posting the report of this KB's install problem - I noticed that in my testing, and wondered if it was just my test machine or more general. I was surprised that I was the only one here to see this, but it appears I was only the first. A -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: For your reading pleasure
On 13 Aug 2012 at 9:47, Kurt Buff wrote: 5) Long passwords do indeed work - see 1) and 4) above, but good luck asking for 16+ character passwords, especially when some banking sites won't let you use more than 8 characters. AND most bank passwords are case-insensitive, to make things worse. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Windows Update issue: KB2647753 repeated installs on Win7
On 14 Aug 2012 at 13:52, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote: Win7 users are reporting repeated attempts to install the patch for KB2647753. See thread at DSLreports.com: KB2647753 - Problems installing it - Security | DSLReports Forums http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r27424108-KB2647753-Problems-installing-it Who's the list admin these days? To whom should I forward OOO spam that I received in response to this post? I got OOO spam from these two clowns. Reimer, Mark mark.rei...@prairie.edu John Leto jo...@colonialsavings.com -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Open Source/Free Helpdesk Software with Knowledgebase/FAQ capability ?
On 8 Aug 2012 at 21:55, Scot Parsons wrote: This might be an option; although they don't officially support Safari. They say Safari users report good results. Might be worth testing. http://www.spiceworks.com/free-help-desk-software/ FWIW I use SpiceWorks ... probably not as effectively as I could, but it's good and free (ad supported, but any decent adblocker can prevent the flashy crap on the side). A -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Is it sysadmin day today?
On 27 Jul 2012 at 14:20, Kurt Buff wrote: My first encounter with a Habenero was whole roasted one on a bit of grilled salmon perched on a toasted garlic bread base. It was devilishly hot, and incredibly yummy - the pepper itself was mildly sweet aside from the heat, and it went really well with the salmon. I'm really out of practice eating the really spicy food any more - my wife cannot take any heat at all. I'd love to work up to it again, though. Nothing like sweating through some really good food. OriginalJuan.com has some very good salsas and other spicy sauces. We order from them in sufficient quantity to get free shipping ... -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: there should be...
On 30 Jul 2012 at 16:21, David Lum wrote: I set printers and most servers to be static...via DHCP... +1 There are pros and cons to this of course, and I'm not sold that one way or another is the best. Reserved IPs on the DHCP server is best IMHO as that provides one central location where you can find all the IP address assignments. As always, thought, IMHO and YMMV. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks
On 28 Jul 2012 at 22:52, Andrew S. Baker wrote: Thanks, Angus ASB More yet: = Included Stuff Follows = Another large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks and Resource Kits for you, including: SharePoint 2013, Office 2013, Office 365, Duet 2.0, Azure, Cloud, Windows Phone, Lync, Dynamics CRM, and more. - Microsoft SMSP Partner Community Blog - By Eric Ligma Last week, I put up my Large Collection of Free Microsoft eBooks post (60+ eBooks) here on the blog and the response and feedback I am receiving about it is incredibly positive about how much you liked it. Because of this, I thought I would put up this follow-up post which includes even more free Microsoft eBooks available to you for download. Just like with the last list I published here for you, if you find this list helpful, please share it with your peers and colleagues so that they too can benefit from these resources. = Included Stuff Ends = Seen here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2012/07/30/another-large-collection-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-and-resource-kits-for-you-including-sharepoint-2013-office-2013-office-365-duet-2-0-azure-cloud-windows-phone-lync-dynamics-crm-and-more.aspx http://tinyurl.com/cksuymw -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Straight Talk mobile service
On 9 Jul 2012 at 15:28, Roger Wright wrote: So is StraightTalk a bring your own device service or do you have to use their phones? They have a BYOP option Bring an ATT or T-mobile compatible GSM phone, or an unlocked GSM phone make sure it operates on our compatible frequencies http://straighttalksim.com/ -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Today is Tau day
On 28 Jun 2012 at 10:45, Kurt Buff wrote: It's a much nicer constant than Pi... http://newsletters.networkworld.com/t/6688025/258773379/367815/0/ and especially http://tauday.com/ Because Pi ruined my math career, I care... Sorry I missed it. Forwarded to the math teachers in my family. Maybe next year. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Friday (kinda) Funny
On 8 Jun 2012 at 15:19, Andrew S. Baker wrote: I still have a few APCs around here, but I'm mostly using CyberPower UPSes... I can get 40+ minutes (I have 4 UPSes) I quit using APCs a while back, I don't like their $28 proprietary USB cables. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: 6.5 Million Encrypted LinkedIn Passwords Leaked Online [REPORT]
On 6 Jun 2012 at 18:28, Heaton, Joseph@DFG wrote: What I had heard from my security guy was that what was hacked was the hash for the encryption. So, doesn't really matter what you change to until Linkedin changes the hash itself. Anyone hear if they've done that? Actually, it seems that LI hashed the passwords without salting them so a simple rainbow-tables attack on the database should reveal all the short passwords and all the common passwords (like password1234 and linkedinpassword). If you have a long enough password I doubt they'll be able to find its hash in time. That said, I did change my LI pwd, including lengthening it somewhat. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Is there a way...
On 24 May 2012 at 21:08, David Lum wrote: In batch to take this output: --- W32i DLL ENU 11.2.202.235 shp flash32_11_2_202_235.ocx Reply from 4.2.2.3: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=53 --- And end up with this in a .TXT file? --- 11.2.202.235 , 24ms --- I'm wondering if a FOR loop can be leveraged? Is the 4.2.2.3 hard-coded or is that the IP of the system being checked? FWIW on XP the FOR syntax Scott C. provided to scavenge the OCX version didn't work. The following syntax works on XP from the command-line to collect the version number: for /f tokens=1-5 usebackq %i in (`filever %SystemRoot%\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash*.ocx`) do set FLashV=%m -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: 6.5 Million Encrypted LinkedIn Passwords Leaked Online [REPORT]
On 6 Jun 2012 at 14:05, NT System Admin Issues wrote: On 6 Jun 2012 at 18:28, Heaton, Joseph@DFG wrote: What I had heard from my security guy was that what was hacked was the hash for the encryption. So, doesn't really matter what you change to until Linkedin changes the hash itself. Anyone hear if they've done that? Actually, it seems that LI hashed the passwords without salting them so a simple rainbow-tables attack on the database should reveal all the short passwords and all the common passwords (like password1234 and linkedinpassword). If you have a long enough password I doubt they'll be able to find its hash in time. That said, I did change my LI pwd, including lengthening it somewhat. More news, it would appear they have learned their lesson and are now salting the password hash: = Included Stuff Follows = Linkedin Blog » An Update on LinkedIn Member Passwords Compromised It is worth noting that the affected members who update their passwords and members whose passwords have not been compromised benefit from the enhanced security we just recently put in place, which includes hashing and salting of our current password databases. = Included Stuff Ends = Seen here: http://blog.linkedin.com/2012/06/06/linkedin-member-passwords-compromised/ -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Whoa...wkikpedia.
On 19 Jan 2012 at 0:05, Free, Bob wrote: Take, for example, the Twitter account herpderpia (contains offensive language), which has been compiling those who have been crying and confused over the loss of Wikipedia. FWIW http://twitter.com/herpderpedia (not herpderpia) shows that there was some serious clewlessness going on there. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Whoa...wkikpedia.
On 19 Jan 2012 at 17:12, Cynicalgeek wrote: Too bad they didn't realize they could have used Wikipedia mobile or have chosen the Simple English version of the site, or disable Javascript in their browser...or a few other workarounds to access the site yesterday. Yeah, but requires being clueful. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: amazon AWS + Free windows server
The AWS Free Usage Tier will now include Amazon EC2 instances running Microsoft Windows Server. Customers eligible for the AWS Free Usage tier can now use up to 750 hours per month of t1.micro instances running Microsoft Windows Server for free. FWIW on another list it was pointed out to me that 750 hours = 31.25 days. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Whoa...wkikpedia.
On 18 Jan 2012 at 17:15, Kurt Buff wrote: Heretic! Burn the witch! Or install NoScript and Request Policy in Firefox, and gain some measure of control... +1 -- I never saw the blackout page. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Remote Support with UAC
On 4 Jan 2012 at 10:09, James Hill wrote: I´m trying to find a reasonably priced remote support tool for remote controlling client pc´s over the internet. The tricky part is that I want something that works with non admin users and UAC. Logmein Rescue and Teamviewer both support the option for the customer to run an app that doesn´t require admin rights. They both then allow the admin to remotely provide admin creds and restart the app as either a service or in the admin context. They are expensive though. I´m looking for a single admin license with unlimited client pc´s. Are there any other products on the market that meet these requirements? Is this for a corporate user or for a consultant? Price point? -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Remote Support with UAC
On 4 Jan 2012 at 12:03, James Hill wrote: Consultant. Price point is much less than Logmein rescue and teamviewer if possible. Mikogo is looking promising, I'm just testing it now. I use UltraVNC Single-Click. Price point is perfect: free. Not sure if it will meet your needs, though. DameWare might. $99/license, so the price-point is right. DameWare Mini Remote Control http://dameware.info/products/dmrc/ All DameWare software is licensed per User, not per Computer, and there are no additional fees for client agents installed by the program. Therefore, the number of licenses required must correspond with the actual number of people that will be running the software. For example, if there are 10 technicians that will be running the software and connecting to 10,000 remote machines, only 10 licenses are required. Each licensed user can have the software installed on up to three machines (eg. Desktop, Laptop, and Home Computer) and still be covered under his license, provided he is the only person running the software on these additional machines. If anyone else will be running the software on the additional machines, an additional license for each additional person running the software is needed. At your support site you would want to set up a Reverse Connection as documented here: The Reverse Connection http://www.dameware.com/support/kb/article.aspx?ID=300094 Then set up an MSI installer for your clients to run and connect to you. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Handy Utility - now Freeware!
On 29 Dec 2011 at 13:28, Roger Wright wrote: http://www.netwrix.com/local_admin_bulk_password_reset_freeware_video_de mo.html Roger Wright Thanks for sharing. Looks like they have some other useful freeware tools: Top 10 Free Tools for IT Professionals http://www.netwrix.com/top_10_freeware_tools.html Some of them have paid versions. netw...@thisisnotmyrealemail.com is a good email if you need one to register for download ;-) -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: I knew there was a reason I liked C|Net download.com less and less
On 6 Dec 2011 at 18:29, David Lum wrote: http://seclists.org/nmap-hackers/2011/5 I downloaded something from them a few months ago and realized I needed to really pay attention on that site because the defaults have you installing crap you don´t want. And by defaults I mean unless you´re really looking, you´re probably on the wrong download button. FAIL Old news to some of us: Download.com Now Wraps Downloads In Bloatware - Slashdot http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1740238/ Posted by Soulskill on Monday August 22, @01:12PM from the do-not-want dept. MrSeb writes At Download.com, page designs have been repeatedly tweaked over the years to push its updater software (now called TechTracker), TrialPay offers, and the site's mailing list. Bothersome, perhaps, but certainly not inexcusable. They've got to make money off the site somehow, after all, and banner ads don't always do the job. Now, things have taken a turn for the worse: Cnet has begun wrapping downloads in its own proprietary installer. Not only will this cause the reputation of free, legitimate software to be tarred by Cnet's bloatware toolbars, homepage changes, and new default search engines - but Cnet is even claiming that their installer wrapping is 'for the users.' Links in the original: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/22/1740238/ -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-895-3270 / 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Big brother, not many care that he's here.
In related news today: = Included Stuff Follows = A Voice Crying in the Wilderness This story was linked to on the Drudge Report this morning, and I was able to read it earlier, but I suspect that the site is overloaded as it no longer loads: Library of Congress to receive entire Twitter archive - FederalNewsRadio.com The Library of Congress and Twitter have signed an agreement that will see an archive of every public Tweet ever sent handed over to the library's repository of historical documents. We have an agreement with Twitter where they have a bunch of servers with their historic archive of tweets, everything that was sent out and declared to be public, said Bill Lefurgy, the digital initiatives program manager at the library's national digital information infrastructure and preservation program. The archives don't contain tweets that users have protected, but everything else - billions and billions of tweets - are there. A Google Search for Library of Congress to receive entire Twitter archive shows the story has been copied everywhere, so if you can't read it on the original site, you can read about it elsewhere. = Included Stuff Ends = Seen here: http://vozclam.blogspot.com/ -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-895-3270 / 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Server gets sloooower the longer it stays up
On 5 Oct 2011 at 11:44, Mike Hoffman wrote: I´ve just had a similar thing with an SBS 2008 box, and discovered the Raid drives had issues. After replacing one drive the rebuild stuck at 99.83% and after that every 6-8 hours the network cards stopped and the system just froze. Now the box is virtual and running fine since. Related story Why RAID 5 stops working in 2009 | ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/blog/storage/why-raid-5-stops-working-in-2009/162 Due to the size of modern drives, one can apparently EXPECT a read-failure during a RAID-5 rebuild, so RAID 5 is no longer reliable enough. With 120GB drives it was fine. With terabyte drives it isn't. RAID5 versus RAID10 (or even RAID3 or RAID4) To put things into perspective: If a drive costs $1000US (and most are far less expensive than that) then switching from a 4 pair RAID10 array to a 5 drive RAID5 array will save 3 drives or $3000US. What is the cost of overtime, wear and tear on the technicians, DBAs, managers, and customers of even a recovery scare? What is the cost of reduced performance and possibly reduced customer satisfaction? Finally what is the cost of lost business if data is unrecoverable? I maintain that the drives are FAR cheaper! Hence my mantra: NO RAID5! NO RAID5! NO RAID5! NO RAID5! NO RAID5! NO RAID5! NO RAID5! http://miracleas.com/BAARF/RAID5_versus_RAID10.txt -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: AV and malware protection?
On 7 Oct 2011 at 11:49, Micheal Espinola Jr wrote: No specific sites... well, actually I /can/ get the IP of one of the sites. The drive-by added bogus google and bing entries to the hosts file in an effort to have another vector on system [re]infection. Malwarebytes promptly blocks access to the Romainian IP in question. Not admin, not aware of any specific unpatched vulnerabilities - but its possible. I've seen the same set of infections on 4 systems in the past two weeks. These were all at different medical/dental clients. Were their 3rd-party Internet-facing programs up to date? I'm thinking mostly of Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash, and Java. In my experience users don't update these and sysadmins for small clients often don't either. 99.8% of Commercial Exploits caused by a few unpatched apps According to an article by Danish security company CSIS, most Windows infections by commercial malware are the result of failure to patch a few vulnerable apps: Java JRE (37%), Adobe Reader (and Acrobat) (32%), Adobe Flash (16%), Internet Explorer (10%), Windows Help (3%), and Apple Quicktime (2%). MSIE and Windows Help are patched automatically by Windows Update (which home users should have enabled and which business sysadmins should be managing), but the other four applications all need to be updated separately. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r26386723-99.8-of-Commercial-Exploits-caused-by-a-few-unpatched-apps -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Firewall/Router recommendations
On 5 Oct 2011 at 21:08, Kurt Buff wrote: Well, true, but IMHO it's much more important to find the root cause ATM, since the unit has until now performed to expectations. +1 on that suggestion. Check out the ClearOS logs. Perhaps the OP has an infected box applying a DDOS to someone off the LAN or spamming through his firewall. Logs should show this. Blocking port 25 outbound may solve this problem. Almost anything in the right class will handle what he needs, once he figures out what's happening. Heck, even a simple pfsense box on decent hardware will do what he wants. +1 on pfsense. I just replaced an IPCop box with a newer pfSense box when a power failure fried the IPCop's power supply. Trivial install and pfSense supports dual WAN which IPCop doesn't. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: AV and malware protection?
On 7 Oct 2011 at 9:34, John Hornbuckle wrote: I just use Microsoft Security Essentials. Seems to work well enough for me. Or am I naïve? I don't trust MSE, as it requires Automatic Updates to update itself and I don't let AU run on my systems. Microsoft has slipped to many things like Windows Genuine Advantage Notification in as part of critical Windows security updates for me to trust AU to run automatically. I use AVG (the free home license) on one home system, and a home license of VIPRE (from a client with 100 home licenses to spare) for another. On 7 Oct 2011 at 10:23, Ben Scott wrote: On any platform, the regular user account I use is non-admin. I have filesystem permissions set-up to lock things down for non-admin users. The admin account I only use for software updates and system changes. Absolutely! This is the perfect way to run. When I run like this, I can always use MakeMeAdmin.cmd [1] to run things that need admin rights to do their work (e.g CCleaner, Spybot Search and Destroy, and WinPatrol). In addition, on those XP systems where I have to run with Admin rights for various reason I use DropMyRights [2] to run my email client, Firefox, and my explorer-replacement (Total Commander [3]) so I really have to work to run things with admin rights. A [1] MakeMeAdmin http://blogs.msdn.com/b/aaron_margosis/archive/2005/03/11/394244.aspx [2] Non Admin - Drop My Rights http://nonadmin.editme.com/DropMyRights [3] Total Commander http://www.ghisler.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Torpig/Anserin/Mebroot infection
On 3 Oct 2011 at 16:14, John Aldrich wrote: We don't have a mail server here. Our ISP hosts our email for us, so yeah, we do allow SMTP out. I wonder if there's a way to force all port 25 traffic to one IP in the firewall? There's usually a way to limit port-25 traffic to only one IP. It won't force the traffic (redirect it), but it will prevent infected machines from sending to port 25 elsewhere. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Ticket System: Recommendations, Blackberry App Ticket Support
On 3 Oct 2011 at 13:05, John C Owen wrote: We are looking at SpiceWorks as it has a helpdesk function built in We are just scratching the scratching the surface here but comes recommended for less than 1000 users My biggest problem with Spiceworks is its inability to handle roaming computers -- i.e. laptops off the LAN -- with any success. When they fix that it'll be a great product. You can block the ads with a simple HOSTS fix, too. A -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: SSD and forensics and software used to wipe single files mostly does not work at all with SSDs
On 29 Sep 2011 at 19:54, David Lum wrote: A worthy read http://isc.sans.edu/diary/The+SSD+dilemma/11656 David Lum Systems Engineer // NWEATM Office 503.548.5229 // Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764 Best suggestion in the article: use TrueCrypt on SSDs. I expect you could wipe one by filling it completely with random data. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Cloud Based AV
On 5 Aug 2011 at 10:16, Cameron wrote: Vipre? If I'm not mistaken you can set it so that the device will look to the cloud if it can't connect to the mother ship! It does, I have laptops configured this way. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: File dropbox for an org
On 1 Aug 2011 at 14:35, Sam Cayze wrote: AllardSoft - Demo-ing it right now, looks VERY promising and priced right! I saw today on LifeHacker that YouSendIt.com now has unlimited storage for $20/mo. How does AllardSoft compare? = Included Stuff Follows = The All New Pro Plus. Upgrade to Our Best Offer Ever | YouSendIt * New Unlimited file storage in the cloud. * New Unlimited number of E-signed documents. * New Unlimited folder sharing across devices. UNLIMITED STORAGE FOR LESS THAN $12.50 PER MONTH* WITH AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION. = Included Stuff Ends = More here with links: https://www.yousendit.com/e?phi_action=app/rmCampaignskuId=eURBOUl3PT0entrypoint=rmProPlusUpgradeOffers=4000122cid=ha-050027271001;4000122 (I don't get a cut off that link). Corporate Pricing is a little different: 5 User $999.99 per year ($16.99/month per user) 25 User $2999.99 per year ($9.99/month per user) http://www.yousendit.com/compare-plans?incid=topNavPlansSignUp_txt -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: old cars (was RE: Vipre console hangs server on reboot)
On 29 Jul 2011 at 9:10, Cameron wrote: Since we've now hit a good direction... I've got 3 1984 Kawasaki 750 Turbos, with one being a toy and pulling about 200hp at the rear wheel...once I get new injectors and a Power Commander...should about 230hp (pretty good power to weight ratio at 500lbs) I *_had_* a 1968 Mustang that I bought from my little brother in NJ for $250 and sold a few years later in Tucson for $325 (much to his digust). Of course, this was more than a few years ago. [Sigh] that was the only car I've ever owned that actually would have had collector value had I held on to it. OTOH at the time I was glad to get rid of it ;-) Back in my foolish pre-family youth I rode bikes. Rode from Florida to NH on a Honda SuperHawk. It was Not a Good Vehicle for NH winters, but with megaphone pipes it sounded almost like a Real Bike. For a long time I only rode two-wheeled vehicles. I had a Wakasuki 350 (3-cyl screamer) and used it to haul my 10-speed to Tucson Wheelmen races. Good times. Rode with the HD club of Johannesburg on their annual Pongola Run one year, I think it was about 1982 or 1983. That was a kick. There were a surprising number of really classic WWII HDs that survived the war in north Africa and had made their way south to Jo'burg over the intervening 40 years. One really surprising thing to me at the time was that if you were licensed to carry a pistol you HAD to carry it concealed -- carrying openly was against the law, since it made you a target to those opposed to apartheid. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Automatically Delete Items From Recycle Bin
On 29 Jul 2011 at 10:07, John Hornbuckle wrote: We use folder redirection for users´ My Documents and related folders. Works great, but using this method also causes the Recycle Bin to be stored on the network-and it can grow quite large. I´m looking for an automated way (a script is fine) to delete items from the Recycle Bin. I´ve found scripts for emptying the Recycle Bin on logon or logoff, but I don´t want to go that route. Rather, I only want to delete items from the Recycle Bin that have been there for more than a specified period of time (probably seven days). Anyone know how? Here's my EmptyRecycleBin batch file. You could modify it to use the freeware program TDEL*, which allows you do delete by age. Instead of using RD, use TDEL with the /S: recurse into subdirectories command-line switch. = Included Stuff Follows = @echo BEFORE %temp%\before.txt dir c:\ | find/i bytes free%temp%\before.txt dir D:\ | find/i bytes free%temp%\before.txt ATTRIB C:\RECYCLER\* -R -S -H /S /D DEL C:\RECYCLER\* /F /S /Q FOR /D %%a in (C:\RECYCLER\*) do RD %%a /S /Q ATTRIB D:\RECYCLER\* -R -S -H /S /D DEL D:\RECYCLER\* /F /S /Q FOR /D %%a in (D:\RECYCLER\*) do RD %%a /S /Q @type %temp%\before.txt @del %temp%\before.txt @echo AFTER @dir c:\ | find/i bytes free @dir D:\ | find/i bytes free @pause = Included Stuff Ends = TDEL /? gives you screens and screens of options. HTH * http://www.utopiatemple.com/tutils/tdel.htm -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
OT: Microsoft's MS-DOS is 30 years old
Well, two days ago. = Included Stuff Follows = Microsoft's MS-DOS is 30 today o reghardware Kudos to QDOS By Tony Smith 27th July 2011 06:00 GMT MS-DOS is 30 years old today. Well, kind of. On 27 July 1981, Microsoft gave the name MS-DOS to the disk operating system it acquired on that day from Seattle Computer Products (SCP), a hardware company owned and run by a fellow called Rod Brock. = Included Stuff Ends = More here with links: http://www.reghardware.com/2011/07/27/ms_dos_turns_30/ Makes me feel OLD. Angus ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: File dropbox for an org
On 28 Jul 2011 at 16:40, David Lum wrote: Do any of you use http://www.dropbox.com/teams or something similar for your organization? If so do you also have FTP in place or do you use dropbox in place of it? Any other information you can share is greatly appreciated! Looking at setting up a ZendTo server. ::: Official Home Page for ZendTo - Web-Based File Transfer ::: http://www.zend.to/ -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: The Fed Audit [OT]
On 22 Jul 2011 at 13:00, Ben Scott wrote: On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: Isn´t there another list for this discussion? I sent to the wrong address; sorry for the noise everyone... Share, please, the right address for rants like this ;-) -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: HP universal driver for 2008 x64 and x32?
On 22 Jul 2011 at 15:10, Terry Dickson wrote: I pulled one yesterday with FTP, the link on the website was broken. However that was for Windows 7, I don't see them for Server 2008. Do you have the FTP URL for this? -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Weird Duplicate IP address problem
On 19 Jul 2011 at 14:04, Kennedy, Jim wrote: Take it out back and beat it with a hammer. Tell the bean counters someone must have dropped it. +1 -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: There were a few things here that I didn't know about...
On 21 Jul 2011 at 8:58, Kurt Buff wrote: And there were a few that I wasn't interested in, but I thought all y'all might find it helpful... http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2011/071911-microsoft-tools.html I **_hate_** slideshow articles. What a waste of bandwidth and time you have to put up with to read the slides. That said there were some useful things in there, especially the first one. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Tinyurl.com and the like
+On 27 Jun 2011 at 18:02, Andrew S. Baker wrote: It's a valid concern, but many URL shorteners allow you to see where the destination would be if you clicked. For TinyURL specifically, you can use http://preview... and the link to see where it would go manually. And, if you're using a web content filter, you can avoid landing at bad locations even if you accidentally clicked on them. This is with the understanding that these things change often enough, so layers of security are important. It's a royal PITA remembering what the expansion options are for all the URL shortening services. This site can be a blessing when investigating those shortened URLs: Untiny: http://untiny.me/ There are several Firefox add-ons to automagically expand those shortened URLs for the paranoid among us. Long URL Please Mod :: Add-ons for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/long-url-please-mod/ Xpnd.it! short URL expander :: Add-ons for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/xpndit-short-url-expander/ -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Showing what process on a server is using the bandwidth
On 12 Jul 2011 at 16:28, Oliver Marshall wrote: Hi, Is there a tool anyone can suggest, other than wireshark, that we can use to show which process on a server is using up bandwidth on the WAN connection? Maybe this one: SmartSniff: Packet Sniffer - Capture TCP/IP packets on your network adapter SmartSniff is a network monitoring utility that allows you to capture TCP/IP packets that pass through your network adapter, and view the captured data as sequence of conversations between clients and servers. You can view the TCP/IP conversations in Ascii mode (for text-based protocols, like HTTP, SMTP, POP3 and FTP.) or as hex dump. (for non-text base protocols, like DNS) http://nirsoft.net/utils/smsniff.html In the Options you can add columns that show ProcessID, Process Filename, and Process User. Might need to download WinPCAP, see the Nirsoft page. HTH Angus ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Thought on malware cleaning
On 13 Jul 2011 at 14:08, Erik Goldoff wrote: What I would like to see from the OS is something like a trimmed down version of UAC *just for the malware load points* !!! A permission / integrity monitor that prompts and/or logs whever a RUN key is altered, whenever a scheduled task is created, whenever a link is added to the STARTUP group, etc ... WinPatrol does this pretty well. The basic one is free, even for commercial use, but it doesn't monitor the startup locations in real time. http://www.winpatrol.com/morewhyplus.html#plus3 Advanced Examination of HIDDEN Registry Startup Keys (NOW FREE in Version 14) While programs like MSConfig will show you the standard Startup locations in Windows, we know there are other ways to launch programs without your knowledge. WinPatrol PLUS examines many alternate, more technically advanced locations. We've seen undesirable programs use these locations and even some of our friends in the security business now hide their programs there. WinPatrol PLUS will let you know about any changes to the following alternate startup keys. See: WinPatrol Free vs PLUS http://www.winpatrol.com/compare.html and WinPatrol Real-Time Infiltration Detection http://www.winpatrol.com/rid.html RID is NOT in the free version. The non-free Plus version is currently on sale at 50% off, but I bought my licenses last year during his 99-cent sale ;-). He offers discounts for quantity purchases. HTH Angus ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: build to last a lifetime
On 30 Jun 2011 at 6:41, Stevie Sparks wrote: it's a dream come true for those who cannot afford http://omf.gd/15vt Great domain name, but Web of Trust doesn't like it. omf.gd | WOT Reputation Scorecard | WOT (Web of Trust) http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/omf.gd Also, I get an error cannot connect to database there. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Unable to copy some files even using a boot CD
I had something happen yesterday that I'm still trying to figure out. Had to clone a user's profile folder under Win7 Pro 32-bit when their IE config got so messed up they couldn't use any sites with scripting, even after I reset all the IE settings. When I was copying over the user's Documents folder, there were about 6 files which I couldn't copy, got Access denied. I took ownership of the files using the file-properties/security/advanced method but that didn't allow me to copy the files either. I figured it was something with Windows security or permissions, so I booted using my SystemRescueCD, mounted the NTFS drive, and tried to copy the files. I got Permission denied UNDER LINUX, no Windows security involved at all. I took a shaky cellphone picture of the SysResCD screen and here is my best guess as to the filenames: Files are in an Adobe folder under user's folder, ...\Purchased_Fonts\Linotype Fonts\Documents\Font related\Linotype Font List.pdf ...\Purchased_Fonts\Linotype Fonts\Documents\Font related\Features.pdf ...\Purchased_Fonts\Linotype Fonts\Documents\??\EULA_???.pdf ...\Purchased_Fonts\Linotype Fonts\Trademarks\Trademark.pdf ...\Purchased_Fonts\Linotype Fonts\Fonts\Optima\OpenType ???\Optima???.?tf Anyone ever seen anything like this or have a possible workaround? User is functional, haven't heard any whines about fonts not working. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: sync PDA phone
On 25 Jun 2011 at 11:29, Len Hammond wrote: Been away from the list for a while. This problem IS the driver between the phone device and the operating system. This phone is old enough to ONLY have 32bit drivers. Any 64bit O/S will not work with this phone. When I finally figured this out and rebuilt the desktop to W7/32bitteh connection to the phonefunctions as advertised. That's the good news. The bad news is I have RAM installed that is not being utilized and the machines just seems not as fast as the 64bit version. However it is functional. And when I decide to get a new phone (Probably a WinPhone 7 device) I'll probably rebuild again then for 64bit. The desktop is getting a bit ragged about now anyway with all the stuff it has to do and be experimented with. Anyway, people, Thanks for the help. As always, this group is the best. Hopefully I can get back here more often now some things have settled down for the summer. I would try setting up a 32-bit virtual machine on the 64-bit desktop and seeing if that would sync to the phone. A -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: USB MEMORY STICK WITH WRITE PROTECT
On 24 Jun 2011 at 20:00, Ben Scott wrote: On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming angu...@geoapps.com wrote: PQI makes them -- U339. http://www.pqi.com.tw/product2.asp?cate1=18proid=13 I looked for the U339 just last week and didn't have a lot of luck finding available stock. I suspect it's been discontinued. Meritline has them in stock according to their website. I have bought from Meritline successfully in the past. PQI 8GB Cool Drive U339 Black USB Flash Drive, Model BB18-803AR0151 http://www.meritline.com/pqi-8gb-u339h-black-usb-flash-drive---p-32842.aspx?source=fgmemory PQI Cool Drive Series U339 32GB USB Flash Drive (With Write Protection) - Titanium, Model BB18-3239R0151 http://www.meritline.com/pqi-cool-drive-series-u339-32gb-usb-flash-drive-titanium-model-bb18-3239r0151---p-55997.aspx?source=fgmemory -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: USB MEMORY STICK WITH WRITE PROTECT
On 24 Jun 2011 at 12:47, Nigel Parker wrote: Hi Trying to find a USB memory key with a write protect small size would do 2-4-or 8gb Do they still make them with a write protect feature PQI makes them -- U339. http://www.pqi.com.tw/product2.asp?cate1=18proid=13 Newegg has some others (Imation, I think) with WP switches. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Get external IP from command line
On 24 Jun 2011 at 18:41, Michael B. Smith wrote: While I personally have it, since I'm a heavy user of MinGW, I bet 99% of Windows users don't have wget. ;-) There's a Win32 port, pretty lean. I use it all the time. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Stupid user tricks
On 21 Jun 2011 at 7:09, Andrew S. Baker wrote: True for city names, but I'm not aware of any zip codes that traverse state lines in the US... https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=ensource=hpbiw=bih=q=same+zipcode+two+statesbtnG=Google+Search Zip Codes that are in multiple states http://maps.huge.info/zips_in_multiple_states.htm -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Be Very Wary of The Cloud...
On 23 Jun 2011 at 10:45, MMF wrote: Funny you should mention it! I suspect that we're on our way forward (make that back to) dumb terminals instead of computers for input into the Cloud! All that will be necessary is a screen , keyboard and mouse. Maybe we won't need the mouse!!! And I am VERY wary of the cloud! This blog posting makes a good point for some local storage: Price gap: Storage vs Bandwidth | Backblaze Blog http://blog.backblaze.com/2011/06/22/price-gap-storage-vs-bandwidth/ -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Print screen utility
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:35 AM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com wrote: Do any of you have a favorite print screen utility to allow you to dump the contents of your screen to the printer? We have an intranet web page that updates frequently and it doesn't print well in Chrome. I don't know if it's Chrome or the web page or a combination thereof (I suspect it's more a combination, as it prints pretty well in IE.) I use GreenShot from greenshot.sourceforge.net on machines where I can install software and the last free version of PrintKey when I need a portable one that runs off my USB drive. Just wondering if you guys have a favorite app that you use for this sort thing. Bonus points if it is a Google Chrome extension/app. :D http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=chrome screen capture extension https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=google+chrome+screen+capture+extension ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Windows 2000 machines on your network
Still have one 70+-year-old accountant at a client who is running Windows 95 so he can run Quattro Pro for DOS for his custom reports. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Stupid user tricks
On 20 Jun 2011 at 17:20, Andrew S. Baker wrote: We get paid the same whether we have an end-user annoyance factor or not. I wasn't arguing that point at all... My focus is on the oft-stated, but rather misguided belief that IT's real value is enhanced because other people don't know what they're doing, or because cheap equipment breaks regularly... A.K.A. The Broken Window Fallacy in economics. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-895-3270 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Stupid user tricks
On 20 Jun 2011 at 12:24, Mike Sullivan wrote: Since we are on the subject. ;-) I had a user who would once a month forget her username. She would thank me I had a boss who always used a mineral name as his password, and he always put this month's password in the same place on the shelf. One time when he went away for fieldwork for a month, we re-arranged his mineral shelf. He locked his account out, you betcha! At the time I was a geophysicist, not a system admin, so I didn't have to unlock him ;-) A -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Stupid user tricks
On 20 Jun 2011 at 16:24, John Aldrich wrote: Oh, yeah! That whole thing about not looking up the city/state from a zip code really doesn't make sense! :D What makes you think there is a unique relationship between ZIP codes and city names? 1 ZIP code 2 Cities Blackridge VA and La Crosse VA share a common ZIP code, 23950. http://bytes.com/topic/access/answers/199153-1-zip-code-2-cities See http://preview.tinyurl.com/6fxbnxa for more examples. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: How to find a workstation
On 8 Jun 2011 at 9:53, Zvonimir Bilic wrote: Check out SysAid free edition. Supports up to two administrators, 100 assets, and 100 end users. http://www.ilient.com/free-edition.htm I was going to suggest Spiceworks, which but I also believe that the Angryziber IPSCAN program will scan the current network and give you a screen showing the computer name and the logged-in user's name (if you're in a domain environment). -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: windows 7 forensics
On 9 Jun 2011 at 18:42, Ben Scott wrote: If you want to use MS Windows, they sell these devices that plug between the hard drive and the host adapter, and block all write commands, making the drive effectively read-only. I think I would want to use one of these anyway. Got a link or a good Google string to tell us where we can get one of these? They might be very useful ... -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Android Vulnerability
On 18 May 2011 at 11:00, John Aldrich wrote: Any of you Android users here want to comment on this story about the newly discovered vulnerability in Android's O/S: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6xk8bwp Update at the bottom of the story, a day later, it's fixed. http://previewtinyurl.com/5thm2or -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Fake antivirus
On 3 Jun 2011 at 10:34, John Aldrich wrote: Thanks... This particular user is unlucky enough to have teenagers who use his computer. My guess is they are visiting infected/hostile/0wned sites and that's how he's getting infected. Never really had a problem when he was working here, so I'm suspecting it's some of his grandkids that are causing the problem. Have him either get the kids their own computer or set up a VirtualBox for them to run in his computer. That way they'll only trash their own stuff. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: from Cornelia
On 2 Jun 2011 at 15:44, Stu Sjouwerman wrote: Will Kill. Been seeing spam here regularly, 1-5 msgs/week. Not Good. Do you have a Captcha in your subscribe mechanism? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: backing up user's data
On 26 May 2011 at 13:47, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com wrote: We have a file server where users SHOULD be storing their data. However, users still continue to store their data in My Document and their Desktop. I am being told to come up with a solution to backup THAT data. We do NOT have BackupExec or any other paid-for backup program. We backup data on the file server to a USB drive using the built in MS Backup tool that is part of SBS2003. Any ideas on the best automated way to backup 10 or so user machines with their Desktop and My Documents data to a single shared location (we have a large NAS device which has plenty of space and is shared out). Batch file in the System Login script: CD /d %userprofile% XCOPY Desktop\*.* \\NAS\%computername%\%Username%\Desktop /m/f/i/s/c/h/y XCOPY My Documents\*.* \\NAS\%computername%\%Username%\MyDocs /m/f/i/s/c/h/y By specifying %computername%\%Username% you allow for users who have profiles on different computers. Just set up a share for each %computername% If you run this full-screen, when this starts taking a long time and the user starts to complain, tell him he needs to keep his docs on the server, not on his desktop or in his MyDocs. You could also back up %AppData%\Mozilla\*.* to grab any Firefox profiles and Thunderbird email profiles if those exist and %AppData%\ where is any program which has a local profile which needs backing up (e.g. Microsoft Outlook stores some stuff like NK2 files and the like locally). Users have to log off and back in for this to work. If they don't do this in your situation, you could create a Scheduled Task that runs daily as the logged-in user. Down side of Scheduled Tasks is maintaining the password when the user changes the password. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Helpdesk software
On 25 May 2011 at 10:22, James Rankin wrote: I seem to remember SpiceWorks has a helpdesk side to it It does, and it's free (ad-supported, but AdBlock Plus can be configured to block the ads ;-)) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Vipre Attachment Question
On 23 May 2011 at 15:45, Kelsey, John wrote: Vipre for Exchange 2003. Is there a way to allow attachments to come in when they are from specific senders? For example, I want to open up .pdf attachments, but ONLY when they come from us...@wherever.com. All other .pdf´s should be blocked. I assume I can do this with an `expression rule´ maybe? Anybody else done this? I'll bet you could find someone here who has done this or could help you: GFI Support -- VIPRE Email Security for Exchange http://supportforums.sunbeltsoftware.com/categories.aspx?catid=29flcache=8103325entercat=y or http://preview.tinyurl.com/3e2nxln ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
Re: Found on Facebook
On 23 May 2011 at 17:26, Ben Scott wrote: I like your last. Might can add BP or TEPCO in there perhaps? I actually used TEPCO originally, but I felt the all-caps stood out too much and risked ruining the delivery. Same with BP. Haliburton was the third choice. :) Tucson Electric Power Company wanted to change their name to TEPCO many years ago only to find that local plumber Ted Edwards Plumbing had registered the name TEPCO. Google tepco tucson if you're curious. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
