Slightly OT: training space

2010-11-18 Thread Tom Miller
Folks, We are moving to a new enterprise system here, and most staff need to be trained on it. This means we need space to accommodate large groups of people, possibly simultaneously. Our current training labs and various seminar rooms won't be large enough. My boss is thinking of renting

Re: Slightly OT: training space

2010-11-18 Thread RS
Hampton University has a nice training lab on the the top floor of the library. You could check with them about renting it, but a 5-7 month gig is probably not feasible. http://cit.hamptonu.edu/inside_cit/departments/atm/ On the trailer side of things, Usry (based in Richmond) has a great

Re: Backup Solutions

2010-11-18 Thread Kramer, Jack
System Center Data Protection Manager? DPM is pretty cheap, has file level backup, and works with the volume snapshot service since it's a Microsoft product. Does disk-to-disk and disk-to-tape backup. It can also back up Exchange and Hyper-V. Licensed per client. Jack Kramer Computer

Re: Backup exec 2010 r2

2010-11-18 Thread Kramer, Jack
Some experience with vRanger – a little bit of a pain to set up, amazing when it works; however, SAN or NAS issues cripple it. Also has problems with very large (1TB+) VMs – the ESX server has a tendency to get stuck forever at taking the snapshot of the VM and you'll lose some performance not

Re: Backup exec 2010 r2

2010-11-18 Thread James Rankin
+1 on the file level restores for Windows guest VMs. Very nifty. On 18 November 2010 14:51, Kramer, Jack jack.kra...@ur.msu.edu wrote: Some experience with vRanger – a little bit of a pain to set up, amazing when it works; however, SAN or NAS issues cripple it. Also has problems with very

RE: Slightly OT: training space

2010-11-18 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Our local libraries have meeting rooms and such that are available, yours might too. Again, 5-7 months is probably a stretch but you could always check. From: RS [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 8:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Slightly OT:

You guys ever do this?

2010-11-18 Thread David Lum
Back story: As I have discussed here earlier, I have a client that I was going to effectively P2V a server onto itself, and one tool I was pointed at was DISK2VHD...in tests I managed to get everything to look good, the DISK2VHD system worked fine on a different Hyper-V host, but what I

Re: Slightly OT: training space

2010-11-18 Thread Jon Harris
I don't know where you are but I would think at this time many colleges/universities would have space and facilities to do this. I know our local community college (now a state college) and university both have space they rent out and if you want to rent the extra's they will supply hardware

Re: You guys ever do this?

2010-11-18 Thread Andrew S. Baker
What CPU is it? You need to have hardware virtualization assistance, and it must be enabled. Plan B: Put Windows 2003 back on the server you flattened, install VirtualBox on that server and run the VHD image you have. http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads Then put 2008 R2 on the other box

RE: You guys ever do this?

2010-11-18 Thread Andy Shook
In the BIOS... Shook From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: You guys ever do this? What CPU is it? You need to have hardware virtualization assistance, and it must be enabled. Plan B: Put Windows

Re: You guys ever do this?

2010-11-18 Thread Jon Harris
Microsoft Virtual server will run your VHD. Have you placed a call into Dell to see if you can run the Hyper-V? I know I have had to turn on the VT technology in the BIOS on every machine I have touched from Dell. Why they don't turn it on by default is beyond me but that is just me. I have

Re: A Very Potter Musical

2010-11-18 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Steve Ens stevey...@gmail.com wrote: Abra Cadavra...hocus pocus... Abra Ca-pocus. Hocus-Cadabra I heat up, I can't cool down / My situation goes 'round and 'round -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

MAK and MKS?

2010-11-18 Thread Jon Harris
Okay a lot caffeine and sleep deprived here. I know MAK is the sort of single use license. Is it MKS that uses the new licensing model and what is the name of the technology, please? I know after some sleep I will remember but hey I am sorry I want to get this proposal I am working on completed

RE: A Very Potter Musical

2010-11-18 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Are you spinning round and round sir? -sc -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: A Very Potter Musical On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Steve Ens stevey...@gmail.com

RE: You guys ever do this?

2010-11-18 Thread David Lum
It's a PowerEdge 840 with a Pentium D CPU. Some of them came with Xeon's which would have met the requirements. Plan B is use an older server to have 2003 on it, put 2008 R2 on the newer box and migrate functions off the 2003 box as time allows. The 2008 system is now their file/print and the

Re: MAK and MKS?

2010-11-18 Thread Jeff Steward
KMS is the acronym you are seeking. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/product-activation.aspx Expand the first section on this page for details. -Jeff Steward On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: Okay a lot caffeine and sleep deprived

RE: MAK and MKS?

2010-11-18 Thread Kennedy, Jim
KMS. However it isn't really licensing. It is activation. If you go KMS you set up your own internal serverset up your computers/servers with no license code entered other than the KMS server. They automagically contact your internal KMS server to activate. How the license count is kept

Re: MAK and MKS?

2010-11-18 Thread Andrew S. Baker
KMS you mean? *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Jon Harris jk.har...@gmail.com wrote: Okay a lot caffeine and sleep deprived here. I know MAK is the sort of single use license. Is

Re: You guys ever do this?

2010-11-18 Thread Kramer, Jack
Deploy an iSCSI target on the Pendium D machine and run your VM on the other Hyper-V capable box with the disk targeted being the iSCSI you just deployed? Very kludgy but it could work. Jack Kramer Computer Systems Specialist University Relations, Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231

RE: LDAPS Setup question

2010-11-18 Thread Michael B. Smith
As it says: the server authentication certificate must be issued to the FQDN of the computer on which your AD LDS instance is running. That's the internal FQDN. If you want to use it externally, you are going to need something that does SSL termination and URL rewriting. Such as ISA or TMG.

RE: Slightly OT: training space

2010-11-18 Thread Jim Mediger
Your best bet might be a community center. Many larger libraries have meeting/conference rooms. 5-7 months might be a stretch though. Jim M From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 7:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Slightly OT: training space

Re: MAK and MKS?

2010-11-18 Thread Jon Harris
Thanks guys I knew I had it wrong. Yes KMS and I am proposing 2008 R2. We do the MAK now I am working on a proposal to use WDS as a stage one and switch to KMS licensing as a stage two. I think with the two of them in place life for the Application and Help Desk staffs would be much easier to

Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread David Lum
http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/u-s-based-internet-traffic-redirected-to-china David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: MAK and MKS?

2010-11-18 Thread Kennedy, Jim
KMS made my head explode setting it up. My problem was I made it far more complicated in my head that it really is. It was worth it, much easier to manage everythingtech's don't have to think about keys..so far no issues after about 2 months on it. We activate Office 2010, 2008 R2 and

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Jeff Brown
Thanks for posting that link. First I've hear of it. SHUZMMM! On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:46 AM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/u-s-based-internet-traffic-redirected-to-china *David Lum** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION

Re: MAK and MKS?

2010-11-18 Thread Jon Harris
Do you use it in a multi-domain environment? Jon On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: KMS made my head explode setting it up. My problem was I made it far more complicated in my head that it really is. It was worth it, much easier to manage

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Ziots, Edward
Dude that is old news, its been happening off and on for years by some of the major ISP's across the globe. Why you want to encrypt your sensitive traffic accordingly... (SSL, better yet, IPSEC (ESP)) Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Michael B. Smith
Yep. BGP is not secure. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 11:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Um, WTF? Dude that is old news, its been happening

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread David Lum
Ok so I'm behind the curve. BGP? From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 8:20 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Um, WTF? Yep. BGP is not secure. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com

RE: MAK and MKS?

2010-11-18 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Nope, single domain. But it looks like you can just set a reg key to publish it's DNS record to multiple domains. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793409.aspx Scroll down to Publishing to Multiple DNS Domains From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread James Rankin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Gateway_Protocol On 18 November 2010 16:21, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: Ok so I’m behind the curve. BGP? *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] *Sent:* Thursday, November 18, 2010 8:20 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Michael B. Smith
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Gateway_Protocol Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 11:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Um, WTF? Ok so I'm behind

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Ziots, Edward
Border Gateway Protocol Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 11:21 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE:

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread David Lum
Ah. I have heard that term I just didn't connect it. Why is it the more I learn the more ignorant I feel? Some days I actually think I do know a lot and then something like this pops up and I'm back to eh, I'm just a n00b... From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Thursday,

Re: MAK and MKS?

2010-11-18 Thread Jon Harris
Again thanks a lot guys! I have enough of the proposal done now to allow me some rest. Jon On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Kennedy, Jim kennedy...@elyriaschools.org wrote: Nope, single domain. But it looks like you can just set a reg key to publish it’s DNS record to multiple domains.

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Jon Harris
Are we all not noobs most of the time with something? Jon On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:33 AM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: Ah. I have heard that term I just didn’t connect it. Why is it the more I learn the more ignorant I feel? Some days I actually think I do know a lot and then

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Michael B. Smith
If you've never worked for an ISP, or acquired a CCNP (or higher), or worked for a telecommunications company - it's unlikely that you would've run into BGP or ASNs. We all have our areas of expertise. Don't ask me to set up KMS, for example (to reference another ongoing thread on this mailing

Re: Backup Solutions

2010-11-18 Thread Matthew W. Ross
Sorry I'm late to this discussion. If you are not apposed to a linux backup server, I like BackupPC. File based backup with deduplication, Web interface, can backup client machines directly as well as the servers. Works with SMB, Rsync or SSH tunneled tar. Zero cost, and easy to install on

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Ken Schaefer
Any networking course should cover BGP. When I did my networking subjects, we have to cover OSPF, RIP, BGP etc. Cheers Ken From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Friday, 19 November 2010 12:39 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Um, WTF? If you've never worked for

RE: Backup Solutions

2010-11-18 Thread Ken Schaefer
If you don't need to backup all the clients, then WHS might be an option. Cluster level de-dupe. Image based restore (or file/folder if you want). Web based interface for accessing files outside the office (as well as a RDP proxy to the clients/servers). $600 or so if you want to buy it in a

RE: LDAPS Setup question

2010-11-18 Thread Ken Schaefer
You sure about this? It seems to me that you just need a generic server authentication OID. IN that case, the CN property in the cert just needs to match whatever FQDN is used to connect to the AD LDS instance. If that happens to be the same internally and externally, then there is no problem.

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Michael B. Smith
I've never seen BGP covered in networking courses. Other than advanced Cisco courses. OSPF and RIP and IGRP - common interior protocols, yes; but not BGP. You must attend a better grade of schooling than I did. :) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP

Re: LDAPS Setup question

2010-11-18 Thread Don Ely
What external source are you trying to connect with? We run LDAPs externally for SAAS applications and we just send the vendor the public keys so they can make the connection. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Oliver Marshall oliver.marsh...@g2support.com wrote: Thanks Michael, Does that

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread James Winzenz
The most recent Network+ covers BGP and the other routing protocols, although not in great detail . . . From: Michael B. Smith Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:04 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Um, WTF? I’ve never seen BGP covered in networking courses. Other than advanced

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Don Ely
Yeah, I don't recall any basic course covering BGP unless it was at a very high level. (i.e. BGP = Border Gateway Protocol, the cat's meow to dynamic routing). Of course, I don't remember the last time I studied all things networking... On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:04 AM, Michael B. Smith

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Don Ely
I wouldn't think so. BGP is almost a course in itself. I know plenty about BGP, but there's plenty I don't know about BGP as well... On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:07 AM, James Winzenz james.winz...@hotmail.comwrote: The most recent Network+ covers BGP and the other routing protocols, although

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread David Lum
Sounds right. I had some Cisco classes over 10 years ago and I remember RIP and IGRP. I should take another router class to freshen up. One thing about IT, never a shortage of technology to learn! (says the guy who just built a TS gateway/web access server, TS broker, and 4 TS servers...).

I hope you dont live in Colorado

2010-11-18 Thread Ziots, Edward
Using stolen SSN isn't criminal impersonation, court says Colorado justices play legal Twister to overturn conviction http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/using-stolen-ssn-isnt-crimina l-impersonation-?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2010-11-18 Honestly, I think the judges in this one

OT I hope you dont live in Colorado

2010-11-18 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Ummm, how did that whole deal pass the credit check at the dealer? It says he used his real name and someone elses SSN Didn't anyone notice the dudes name and the name on the credit report for the social security number were different? From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent:

RE: You guys ever do this?

2010-11-18 Thread Carl Houseman
Why do you need to buy $700 worth of ANOTHER 2008 Server OS ? If the only purpose of that is to run a Hyper-V host on standby hardware, just install the free Hyper-V server. Carl From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:04 AM To: NT System Admin

KMS host question

2010-11-18 Thread Glen Johnson
Anyone know how to scroll through the output from this command slmgr -dli all It appears in a window with no scroll controls and is way longer than the screen. Slmgr -dli all test.txt doesn't work either. We're trying to see if the office 2010 key we entered is being accessed on the kms

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Bill Humphries
yeah mainline courses like network+ do not get into ISP level routing tech. Bill Michael B. Smith wrote: I've never seen BGP covered in networking courses. Other than advanced Cisco courses. OSPF and RIP and IGRP -- common interior protocols, yes; but not BGP. You must attend a

Re: A Very Potter Musical

2010-11-18 Thread Ben Scott
Like a record, baby. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.com wrote: Are you spinning round and round sir? -sc -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:33 AM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: Why is it the more I learn the more ignorant I feel? The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know. (Unknown) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Ziots, Edward
Hey don't feel bad, yesterday I just ordered the following books to come up to speed. HIPAA Security/Privacy Law Practical Guide Hacking Exposed Malware Hacking Exposed Computer Forensics Hacking Exposed Web Applications 3 SQL 2008 R2 unleashed SQL 2008 Administration On the

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Don Ely
To be fair, BGP is not just for ISP's... I've run BGP in quite a few companies depending on the needs... On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Bill Humphries nt...@hedgedigger.comwrote: yeah mainline courses like network+ do not get into ISP level routing tech. Bill Michael B. Smith wrote:

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Michael B. Smith
But big boys, right? Not your average SMORG. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 1:41 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Um, WTF? To be fair, BGP is not just for

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Don Ely
Not always. I did some work a few years back for a company with multiple T1's, multiple providers and they were only a 1 site, 100 user company. Their business model dictated that they needed multiple paths... On a 15 site dual MPLS WAN, I run BGP as well. It just depends on the needs. On Thu,

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Greg Olson
BGP is also very helpful in companies with mixed vender gear. For instance we use it here as it makes the Junipers and Cisco and Palo Alto devices all play together nicely. From: Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject:

Re: You guys ever do this?

2010-11-18 Thread Kurt Buff
Plan C: Put ESXi on the box, and run both of the VMs on it. I'm sitting in a VMWare 4.1 class this week, and I'm liking what I see, a lot... Kurt On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 07:13, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: What CPU is it? You need to have hardware virtualization assistance, and it

RE: OT I hope you dont live in Colorado

2010-11-18 Thread Mayo, Bill
I can't tell you how it didn't throw some kind of red flag, but a similar thing happened to me. When I was buying my first home many years ago, the credit check revealed that someone had used my SSN to get a loan on which they defaulted. As in this case, they didn't use my name or address. I

Re: OT I hope you dont live in Colorado

2010-11-18 Thread Jonathan Link
You are very lucky. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Mayo, Bill bem...@pittcountync.gov wrote: I can't tell you how it didn't throw some kind of red flag, but a similar thing happened to me. When I was buying my first home many years ago, the credit check revealed that someone had used my

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Tim Vander Kooi
I have been there done that also, for a company of 100 or so employees. We hosted parts of a major vendors website (it's amazing how often that happens BTW) and had to have very reliable and redundant communications and server systems. Tim From: Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com] Sent:

RE: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Andy Shook
I see they don't have any commas in Oklahoma. Shook From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 2:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Um, WTF? I have been there done that also, for a company of 100 or so employees. We hosted parts of a major

Error seizing schema master FSMO role in Win2003 AD

2010-11-18 Thread Mike Leone
So I am setting up a testing version of my domain, to practice upgrading from Win2003 AD to Win2008 AD, by making a copy of my domain on my ESX cluster. We have a parent and child domain structure. I have 1 DC in each domain as a VM (each is a DNS server, but do *not* hold any FSMO roles). So I

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Jonathan Link
It helps get the sentence out Sooner. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Andy Shook andy.sh...@peak10.com wrote: I see they don’t have any commas in Oklahoma. Shook *From:* Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com] *Sent:* Thursday, November 18, 2010 2:38 PM *To:* NT System Admin

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Don Ely
They were voted out in the recent elections... On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Andy Shook andy.sh...@peak10.com wrote: I see they don’t have any commas in Oklahoma. Shook *From:* Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com] *Sent:* Thursday, November 18, 2010 2:38 PM *To:* NT

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread RS
OU did not just do that! On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.comwrote: It helps get the sentence out Sooner. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Andy Shook andy.sh...@peak10.com wrote: I see they don’t have any commas in Oklahoma. Shook *From:* Tim

Re: Um, WTF?

2010-11-18 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Size isn't the main factor here. It's usually a need for redundancy across multiple sites or circuits. I worked in a location with 100 users (but ~175 servers) and we used BGP to manage our site redundancy between two office locations. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker

Re: Error seizing schema master FSMO role in Win2003 AD - RESOLVED

2010-11-18 Thread Mike Leone
Don't ask me to explain it, but I logged out of the domain admin account, and logged in as another account (which is *also* in the Domain Admins, Enterprise Admins, Schema Admins groups, exactly like the domain administrator account). And it worked perfectly, exactly as it should. Huh? I had

Metadata cleanup after a seize (was Error seizing schema master FSMO role...)

2010-11-18 Thread Kramer, Jack
Now that raises an interesting question - what metadata cleanup is typically required after a role seizure? Jack Kramer Computer Systems Specialist University Relations, Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 From: Mike Leone

vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread justino garcia
Vipre did not detect it, or clean it. Anti-virus definitions were up to date, active scanner was running as well, so I’m a bit concerned the active scanner didn’t pick it up. The virus was still loading in his run command in the registry so I had to uninstall Vipre and put my own copy of McAfee

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Jim Holmgren
What did Vipre Tech Support say when you called them? Jim Holmgren Manager of Server Engineering XLHealth Corporation The Warehouse at Camden Yards 351 West Camden Street, Suite 100 Baltimore, MD 21201 410.625.2200 (main) 443.524.8573 (direct) 443-506.2400 (cell) www.xlhealth.com

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread justino garcia
OH I yet to call them, I will call them soon, but want to see what the list says. But I wanted to see if the malling list saw this before.. Back-Door-F!1, is the name that mcafee detected it as. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Jim Holmgren jholmg...@xlhealth.comwrote: What did Vipre Tech

Re: Metadata cleanup after a seize (was Error seizing schema master FSMO role...)

2010-11-18 Thread Mike Leone
On 11/18/2010 3:07 PM, Kramer, Jack wrote: Now that raises an interesting question - what metadata cleanup is typically required after a role seizure? You have to remove the non-existant DCs. You can't DCPROMO them down from being DCs, since they don't exist. :-) And you can't ignore them,

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread David Mazzaccaro
I had one today Win32.Autorun.gen (v) Vipre detected it, but could not clean it. Malwarebytes (free) took care of it. From: justino garcia [mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 3:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread RichardMcClary
Personally, I'd prefer using AntiVirus 2010 over McAfee. When you get things under control, could you please share with us what it was which tipped you off, what it was doing, etc? I think many of us are curious now. -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Ziots, Edward
There was a post on ISC just a day or two ago about another version of Conficker B++ accordingly, making the rounds. Just an idea, but might be your culprit. Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread John Aldrich
Interesting... My machine blue screened twice on me today, and another user's machine gave him the BSOD as well. Makes me wonder if maybe we don’t have something on our machines. I'll run a quick check on mine and see if I find anything. From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent:

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread justino garcia
The virus came in this morning, via the internet browser. hkey_users\default\software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current backdoor-faaa!1 Torjan windows|Load hkey_users\s-1-5-19\Software\WIndows NT\CUrrent\ Backdoor-FAAA1! Torjan Internet Settigns [Proxy Server

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread RS
Oof! (TM -sc) On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:22 PM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: Personally, I'd prefer using AntiVirus 2010 over McAfee. When you get things under control, could you please share with us what it was which tipped you off, what it was doing, etc? I think many of us are

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread justino garcia
So any ideas? is COnficker2 not being stoped by vipre? On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:33 PM, RS rich...@gmail.com wrote: Oof! (TM -sc) On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:22 PM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: Personally, I'd prefer using AntiVirus 2010 over McAfee. When you get things under control,

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Jeff Steward
Contact Support. It could be that you have a new variant that isn't picked up yet, and won't be until the A/V companies see it. -Jeff Steward On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:39 PM, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.comwrote: So any ideas? is COnficker2 not being stoped by vipre? On Thu, Nov 18,

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread justino garcia
I am on hold with vipre tech... On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:39 PM, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.comwrote: So any ideas? is COnficker2 not being stoped by vipre? On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:33 PM, RS rich...@gmail.com wrote: Oof! (TM -sc) On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:22 PM,

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread justino garcia
The funny thing is, mcafee did catch it (I had to uninstall vipre, and use mcafee). On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:41 PM, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.comwrote: I am on hold with vipre tech... On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:39 PM, justino garcia jgarciaitl...@gmail.comwrote: So any ideas?

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Ralph Smith
I've seen on a few computers over the last couple of weeks where there is a file on the user's desktop called MSTSC.exe, and there are various executables scattered around in the user's profile with various names the same as or close to legitimate Windows files, including SVCHOST.EXE. I sent

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread justino garcia
I guess best is just to reimage / wipe / reimage the system. Ralph what do you use for reimage of the system? On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Ralph Smith m...@gatewayindustries.orgwrote: I've seen on a few computers over the last couple of weeks where there is a file on the user's desktop

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Ziots, Edward
Yep, that is a driveby malware we have seen accordingly, it's the thinkpoint virus. C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\hotfix.exe C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\dkfjasdfshd.bat C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop\mstsc.exe Is what we saw in

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Ralph Smith
It depends on the machine. At various times we have used Norton Ghost, GhostImage, Drive Image XML and Acronis to create an image, so the appropriate tool is used to restore it. When we set up a new computer we create an image of the clean install, and then use that if we need to reimage it

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Steven M. Caesare
I’ll send you a bill. -sc From: RS [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 3:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus. Oof! (TM -sc) On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:22 PM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: Personally, I'd prefer using

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Ralph Smith
Yes, that's it. We had one workstation that had the fake Thinkpoint scan running, so apparently VIPRE AP didn't block it from executing on that one. On every affected machine we have seen, looking at the browser history each user was on Facebook immediately prior to VIPRE AP reacting. I

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread justino garcia
So maybe facebook needs to be blocked, oh how horrible.. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Ralph Smith m...@gatewayindustries.orgwrote: Yes, that's it. We had one workstation that had the fake Thinkpoint scan running, so apparently VIPRE AP didn't block it from executing on that one. On

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread RS
I would think that Mr. McClary's brilliantly executed joke would be payment enough*, but if you require old fashioned monetary compensation I'll be happy to send a check. What's your address again? * Seriously, one of several great LOL moments today. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Steven M.

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Don Guyer
I never thought the day would come!!! Vile weed! (who can tell me which TV show that line came from?) Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306

Re: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Jonathan Link
His current location doesn't have postal service. On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 4:17 PM, RS rich...@gmail.com wrote: I would think that Mr. McClary's brilliantly executed joke would be payment enough*, but if you require old fashioned monetary compensation I'll be happy to send a check. What's

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Kim Longenbaugh
Welcome back Kotter? That 70's show? FBI, with Inspector Erskine? From: Don Guyer [mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 3:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus. I never thought the day would come!!! Vile weed!

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Maglinger, Paul
Reefer Madness? From: Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:k...@colonialsavings.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 3:30 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus. Welcome back Kotter? That 70's show? FBI, with Inspector Erskine? From: Don Guyer

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Don Guyer
No, no and never heard of that show-no. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Kim

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Don Guyer
Not that kind of weed. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Maglinger, Paul

RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus.

2010-11-18 Thread Rod Trent
Seinfeld From: Don Guyer [mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 4:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: vipre: SVCHOST.EXE virus. No, no and never heard of that show-no. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox

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