RE: [NTSysADM] Windows 8 still showing lock screen

2014-07-01 Thread David McSpadden
Ok. So I found an article that mentioned setting a screensaver and adding a timeout value. Then setting it to something like 120 minutes. I set mine to 999. Applied and then set the screensaver to none and unchecked on resume . Desktop has been up with not lock screen or screensaver for the

[NTSysADM] double credentials , 2008r2 RDweb/Rdp

2014-07-01 Thread J- P
So i set up a brand new server running 2008r2 rdweb, I created a custom RDP file pointing to the server (remote.domain.com) and after launching it and authenticating , another RDP prompt comes up. Note; The server's FQDN is exactly that of the dns name I'm using to connect, (remote.domain.com)

[NTSysADM] Microsoft took-over NO-IP namespace to analyze and stop malware

2014-07-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2014/06/30/microsoft-takes-on-global-cybercrime-epidemic-in-tenth-malware-disruption.aspx -- Espi

RE: [NTSysADM] Windows 8 still showing lock screen

2014-07-01 Thread Hank Arnold
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Re: [NTSysADM] Microsoft took-over NO-IP namespace to analyze and stop malware

2014-07-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Thanks, Susan. That link has been very unresponsive today; likely given the events. Here is a text grab of No-IP's response for anyone that is having issues retrieving the link: ***UPDATE*** Is your service down because of this outage? The solution we have available at the moment is

Re: [NTSysADM] Microsoft took-over NO-IP namespace to analyze and stop malware

2014-07-01 Thread Free, Bob
Got a 6MB csv file listing over 22K domains from PSS earlier I bet they are busy. From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Micheal Espinola Jr Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 1:32 PM To: ntsysadm Subject: [spam] [dkim-failure] Re: [NTSysADM]

Re: [NTSysADM] Microsoft took-over NO-IP namespace to analyze a nd stop malware

2014-07-01 Thread rodtrent
Keep in mind that over 7 million detections were made over the past 12 months alone - and that was just by Microsoft, not including all other AV vendors. No-IP is either just lazy, or complicit. The security community has been complaining publicly, and directly, about it for over a year.

Re: [NTSysADM] Microsoft took-over NO-IP namespace to analyze a nd stop malware

2014-07-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I applaud what they did in one respect, but I have serious concerns about what they were able to accomplish legally. I can't wait to hear more about whether or not Microsoft did try to contact No-IP - or if its an issue of No-IP being known to be complicit in illegal activities, and was

Re: [NTSysADM] Microsoft took-over NO-IP namespace to analyze a nd stop malware

2014-07-01 Thread rodtrent
Whether they were lazy or complicit, neither are good for protecting customers. In their response they extolled their “sophisticated” techniques for monitoring, yet nothing was identified in over a year. Sent from my Surface Pro 3 From: Micheal Espinola Jr Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎July‎ ‎1‎,

Re: [NTSysADM] Microsoft took-over NO-IP namespace to analyze and stop malware

2014-07-01 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
What was the context for that - if you can say? -- Espi On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Free, Bob r...@pge.com wrote: Got a 6MB csv file listing over 22K domains from PSS earlier I bet they are busy. *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com]

Re: [NTSysADM] Microsoft took-over NO-IP namespace to analyze and stop malware

2014-07-01 Thread Free, Bob
Context was extremely close to the technet link you posted, just had more details about the particular domains. From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Micheal Espinola Jr Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 2:47 PM To: ntsysadm Subject: [spam]

[NTSysADM] best/preferred remote re-imaging

2014-07-01 Thread J- P
Hi all, For a small office (30 pcs) what is the preferred (free or paid) imaging method? As I wont be onsite on a daily basis anymore , I want to be able to re image a PC with our default apps (Office/Sumatra/FF/Chrome/accounting app) and settings. I have windows 2008r2 and 2012r2 servers and

RE: [NTSysADM] best/preferred remote re-imaging

2014-07-01 Thread Joseph L. Casale
For a small office (30 pcs) what is the preferred (free or paid) imaging method? I haven't done that for ages. As I wont be onsite on a daily basis anymore , I want to be able to re image a PC with our default apps (Office/Sumatra/FF/Chrome/accounting app) and settings. I have windows